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Kenzie Latham-Mintus

@kenziemintusphd.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of Sociology at Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indy). Associate Editor at #JGSS. Research interests include health, aging, and disability. #sociology #medsoc #gerontology

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Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · Nov 26

Here's my attempt to start building up our social gerontology community. I *know* that I am missing folks, so please comment, and I'll add you.

go.bsky.app/KnsmUGh

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Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · 1d

FINALLY!

two women are sitting next to each other on a couch with the words sweata weatha written on the screen .

Alt: two women are sitting next to each other on a couch with the words sweata weatha written on the screen .

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Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · 1d

every sentence that *actually* says something

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · 8d

Today is #InternationalDayofOlderPersons -> How do social-environmental factors affect cognitive ageing? Siyun Peng & Brea Perry explore the interplay between early and later life simulating environments: bit.ly/48DcfMO

@usf.edu @iusociology.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social

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Leah Abrams @leahrabrams.bsky.social · 9d

The @popassocamerica.bsky.social deadline is coming up on Sunday 📆

I welcome submissions to Session 708: Older Workers, Longer Working Lives, and Health.

I look forward to reading your work in this area!

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Seth Edmunds @phealthy.bsky.social · 9d

This is pretty crazy, study models millions of indirect hurricane deaths potentially driving/contributing to the life expectancy disparity in the US:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

a, Total incidence of TCs on CONUS by month. Bar height is sum of average maximum wind speeds for all state-by-storm events. Colours correspond to decades. b, Stacked overlapping excess mortality responses to each storm for all of CONUS. Each storm response aggregates state-level responses nationally, accounting for state-level population and adaptation. Outline colours correspond to the decade when the TC occurred. The upper envelope is the total estimated mortality burden for CONUS resulting from all TCs occurring during the prior 172 months (see Supplementary Fig. 3). c, Official deaths directly resulting from TCs for each month according to NOAA National Hurricane Center and NOAA National Weather Service6,7. The y-axis scale is the same for b and c.

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Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · 16d

COMMUNITY: All the other reasons flow from this reason. And, I think we all could use a bit more community these days.

Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 16d

The top 5 reasons to attend #PAA2026. Repost THIS with YOUR #1 reason to come to the premier conference of demographers and social and health scientists from the United States and abroad. buff.ly/3KR6NRM

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 17d

This is a story of what happens when you have a weak social safety net, and years of failing to rein in housing costs and medical costs.

Priced out of traditional housing, more Americans are living in RVs

Moving into an RV may seem like a way to save money, but it can come with unexpected costs and trap families in a cycle of debt.

www.nbcnews.com

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Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · 21d

I've already pre-ordered my copy!

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 22d

Socioeconomic Differences Among High Schools Drive Gap in College Outcomes

About a quarter of graduates from high-poverty high schools earn a college degree within six years. Their peers at low-poverty schools complete at more than double that rate. https://bit.ly/4ntn0FC

#EDUSky #AcademicSky

Students at their desks writing in a classroom.

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Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · 22d

I'm always incredibly grateful when colleagues provide alternative suggestions for reviewers when they decline, but I cannot help but to think about this meme.

Three Spider-Mans pointing at one another.

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National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) @nacda-icpsr.bsky.social · 23d

Workshop Alert!
Creating an NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan with ICPSR
Virtual Workshop – October 30, 2025, 10am-1pm EST

Join ICPSR for a practical virtual workshop designed to help you navigate the requirements of the NIH’s DMS Policy.

myumi.ch/y1NM1

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Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · 23d

I'm fairly obsessed with this new publication from Fingerman, Birditt, Fiori et al. on "fringeships" and the importance of weak ties. The full spectrum of friendship has been under-theorized, especially in social gerontology, and I'm happy to see work.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Sarah Patterson @spattersearch.bsky.social · Aug 1

Caring for an older adult with dementia is a family and community affair - read more about our study here:

Ian Kremer @leadcoalition.bsky.social · Jul 30

Care beyond kin: Study urges rethink as nontraditional caregivers step up in dementia care news.umich.edu/care-beyond-... by @umich.edu

#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving

Care beyond kin: U-M study urges rethink as nontraditional caregivers step up in dementia care

Friends, ex-spouses and neighbors are playing a growing role in caring for older adults with dementia—yet surveys and policies still act as if only spouses and children matter.

news.umich.edu

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Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · Sep 2

Can anyone tell me why every university talk takes place Tues. afternoon? As someone who has taught during that slot for more than a decade, it feels like I'm doomed to miss all the good stuff. Or, is this just a case of confirmation bias?

Either way, event planners please sprinkle in a few Weds.

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JAMA Health Forum @jamahealthforum.com · Aug 19

From 2019 to 2025, #Medicare Part D increased deductibles and coinsurance for brand-name drugs, potentially risking higher costs for beneficiaries spending less than the $2000 out-of-pocket limit in 2025. ja.ma/41Iz9OD
via @jamainternalmed.com

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · Jul 29

Okay let me avoid my deadlines by making a thread of the recommendations you all made to this verbal hiccup I made this morning:

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · Jul 29

I know there a lot going on but I would read 10000 words on the demise of school buses. This ish is INANE.

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Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · Aug 12

We have a great set of @asadisability.bsky.social sessions this morning including this one! Make sure to stop by before you say goodbye to the Windy City #ASA2025

ASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · Aug 12

Catch our final joint session co-sponsored with the Section on Disability in Society #MedSoc #ASAChicago #ReimaginingHealth

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Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · Aug 11

I really appreciated all of the presenters' insights and thoughts, but I really loved @jessicacalarco.com's comments about organizing around care work. Disability scholars and advocates have long pushed for a similar reframing.

American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Aug 11

Another must-see ASA 2025 Annual Meeting Plenary Session starts at noon. What Comes After the New Economy? features David Pedulla, Darrick Hamilton @darrickhamilton.bsky.social‬, Jessica Calarco @jessicacalarco.com‬, & Elizabeth Pearson. Live stream here: https://bit.ly/3TDl6Wl.

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Laura Weiss @lauralew105.bsky.social · Aug 1

Forty percent of Americans plan to get a Covid shot this fall -- of that, two-thirds are worried they won't be able to and/or that insurance won't cover it. Vaccine uptake is already low. Recent policy changes will only discourage vaccination more, and it will cost lives. www.kff.org/health-infor...

KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: COVID-19 Vaccine Update | KFF

As federal vaccine policy changes, this poll finds that most adults do not expect to get a COVID-19 vaccine this fall , and many parents are confused and uncertain about whether the vaccine is recomme...

www.kff.org

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Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · Jul 31

I've been collecting examples of when AI goes wrong so that I can inform students of its shortcomings and explain why I am not allowing it in my courses.

Here's another one to add to the pile.

John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · Jul 31

Literal yikes. Hard to get the book more wrong.

Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · Jul 30

Testing ChatGPT's new "study and learn" option so I asked for some help understanding @biblioracle.bsky.social's work to see how my students might fare and it confidently just told me things that are... quite wrong.

Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · Jul 30

As if doing peer-reviews isn't already time consuming, now, I need to be a mind reader.

Any guesses whether "5" or "1" indicates high importance?

Importance of this article to its subfield of study
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National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) @nacda-icpsr.bsky.social · Jul 28

Pumping Iron Is Their Secret to Aging Well
via NYT
Greysteel, a gym outside Detroit, teaches barbell lifting for older people. Some are well into their 80s and 90s.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/w...

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · Jul 25

The reality is that the only thing that can reduce homelessness, mental illness, and addiction is more housing, more investment in shelters, and building more mental health infrastructure. That’s it. You can’t address homelessness without houses and you can’t address illness without healthcare.

Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · Jul 25

My husband is an ER provider, where this process would start. It's how many people access mental health care. ERs cannot handle the current mental health load, w/ patients waiting days to be admitted. This will overwhelm already struggling ERs & our limited inpatient mental health care facilities.

Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · Jul 24

The White House, via yet another executive order, has announced a plan for the sweeping removal and subsequent detention of people experiencing homelessness.

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Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · May 22

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The Benefits of Medicaid Expansion

Since 2012, states have had the option of expanding Medicaid to all low-income adults, with nearly full financing from the federal government. To date, 36 states and the District of Columbia have expa...

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Kenzie Latham-Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · May 22

www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

SNAP Is Linked With Improved Health Outcomes and Lower Health Care Costs | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

A substantial body of research links the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s most important anti-hunger program, with lower health care costs and improved health...

www.cbpp.org

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