Webinar: The Pros and Cons of Virtual vs. In-Person Interaction for Older Adults
Date
March 18, 2025
In this March 4, 2025 webinar, three researchers discussed how social media and new technologies may enhance—or limit—social connectedness and emotional well-being among older adults.
- Karen L. Fingerman (University of Texas at Austin) focused on the relationships between social media use, social ties, and emotional well-being in later life.
- Ellen L. Compernolle (NORC at the University of Chicago) summarized research on loneliness among older adults from Chicago during and before the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Steven W. Cole (University of California at Los Angeles) described how in-person and virtual social environments influenced gene expression during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
This webinar was hosted by PRB and the Coordinating Center for the Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, with funding from the National Institute on Aging.