Summer Workshop and Data Release
June 3 - June 7, 2002
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Welcome to the home page of CLOC's Summer Workshop and Initial Data
Release activities. Here you can find the summary and objectives
of our 5-day conference, a list of the people who participated
in the conference, and a schedule of
week's activities. For more information, please contact the
workshop coordinator, Becky Utz, at clocinfo@umich.edu.
Summary & Objectives:
Prior to the public release of the CLOC data set, we invited researchers
and scholars to gather for a five-day workshop where we would explore
the psychological, social, and biological consequences of spousal bereavement
among older adults. The objectives of this workshop were:
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To introduce workshop participants to the CLOC study, including the content and structure of the data set, as well as an overview of the research findings based on the data,
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To foster discussion and exchange of ideas on current research related to grief, bereavement, and aging couples, and
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To provide young scholars (and scholars new to the study of bereavement) the opportunity to meet and collaborate with other researchers of bereavement and old age.
During the morning sessions,
renowned scholars led discussions related to late-life bereavement.
During the afternoon sessions, participants conducted their own analyses
using the CLOC data and had the opportunity to engage in one-on-one
or small group discussions with the guest lecturers and CLOC research
team members. All workshop participants received an early-release CD-ROM
containing the CLOC data and documentation.
The workshop was part
of the 55th annual Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques. E-mail:
summers@isr.umich.edu or
web-page: http://www.isr.umich.edu/src/si
Nearly forty scholars gathered in Ann Arbor from June 3-June 7th for the CLOC workshop. The background of participants was quite varied, with participants representing the disciplines of psychology, sociology, gerontology, nursing, psychiatry, family studies, anthropology, and epidemiology. Participants also ranged from advanced doctoral students to full professors to nonacademic researchers.
WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS:
| Allison Burton | University of South Florida |
| Melissa Franks | Wayne State University |
| Esme Fuller-Thomson | University of Toronto, Canada |
| James Gillies | University of Memphis |
| Cindy Grief | University of Toronto, Canada |
| Jennifer Reid Keene | University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| Nina Knoll | Free University Berlin, Germany |
| Mary-Frances O'Connor | University of Arizona |
| Donna Owen | Texas Tech University |
| Amy Pienta | University of Florida |
| Nina Rhee | University of Michigan |
| Virginia Richardson | Ohio State University |
| Marina Schmitt | German Centre for Research on Ageing, Germany |
| Beverly Shipley |
University College London, UK & McGill University, Canada |
| Corey Smith | Johns Hopkins University |
| Charlie Stelle | Texas Tech University |
| Wendy Wehage | University of Akron |
| Kristi Williams | The University of Chicago |
| Laura Wong | CEDE PLAR, Brazil |
| Emmanuelle Zech | University of Louvain, Belgium |
| Laura Zettel | University of California Irvine |
INVITED LECTURERS:
| Toni Antonucci | University of Michigan |
| George Bonanno | Columbia University |
| Rich Gonzalez | University of Michigan |
| Jim Lepkowski | University of Michigan |
| Robert Neimeyer | University of Memphis |
| Susan Nolen-Hoeksema | University of Michigan |
| Margaret Stroebe | Utrecht University, The Netherlands |
| Camille Wortman | State University of New York, Stony Brook |
The CLOC research team members from the University of Michigan also particpated and lectured during the 5-day workshop: Stephanie Brown, Debby Carr, Jung-hwa Ha, Dan Kruger, Randy Nesse, John Sonnega, Becky Utz, and Amiram Vinokur.
Workshop
Activites and Resources:
The schedule below outlines the events of the 5-day workshop. For those
of you who were unable to attend, we have provided audio files, power
point slides, and other resources for many of the lectures and discussions
that occurred during the workshop.
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MONDAY, JUNE 3
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8:30-9:00
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Registration, Breakfast |
| 9:00-10:15 | Introduction to the CLOC Study | |
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10:30-11:30
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Research Findings: Some of What We Have Already Learned From CLOC |
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11:30-12:30
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Proposed Projects: Questions you Hope to Answer with CLOC |
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12:30-
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Lunch (on your own) |
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1:30-2:30
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Getting Started with the Data |
Presenter: Rebecca Utz |
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2:30-4:30
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Technical Details of CLOC: Sample, Weights, & Imputations |
Presenter: Jim Lepkowski |
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4:30-5:00
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Independent data analysis; meetings with presenters |
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Welcome! Dinner Reception
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| TUESDAY, JUNE 4 | ||
| 8:30-9:00 |
Breakfast |
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| 9:00-10:00 | Variability in Response to the Loss of a Loved one: Cultural Understanding vs. Scientific Evidence | |
Presenter: Camille Wortman |
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| 10:00-12:00 | Loss and the Reconstruction of Meaning | |
Presenter: Robert Neimeyer |
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download: lecture notes |
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| 12:30-1:30 |
Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:30-5:00 | Independent data analysis; meetings with presenters | |
| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 | ||
| 8:30-9:00 | Breakfast | |
| 9:00-10:30 | Coping with Attachment in Bereavement: Toward Better Outcome Prediction? | |
Presenter: Margaret Stroebe |
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| 10:45-12:15 | Pathology and Resilience During Bereavement | |
Presenter: George Bonanno |
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| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1:30-5:00 | Independent data analysis; meetings with presenters | |
| THURSDAY, JUNE 6 | ||
| 8:30-9:00 | Breakfast | |
| 9:00-10:30 | Marriage, Loss, Social Support | |
Presenter: Toni Antonucci |
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| 10:30-12:30 | Strategies for Conducting Couple-Level Data Analysis | |
Presenter: Rich Gonzalez |
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| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1:30-5:00 | Independent data analysis; meetings with presenters | |
| FRIDAY, JUNE 7 | ||
| 8:30-9:00 | Breakfast | |
| 9:00-10:30 | Stress and Coping in Bereavement | |
Presenter: Susan Nolen-Hoeksema |
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| 10:45-11:15 | What is Grief Good for? | |
Presenter: Randolph Nesse |
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| 11:15-1:00 | Preliminary Findings: Presentations by Workshop Participants | |
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Buffet Lunch |
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Political and Social Research