Schedule and Presentations 2006

Sunday, August 27 – Thursday, August 31
Sunday, August 27
Afternoon
 Travel in
7-8:00 pm
 Welcome, Overview of Conference, Introductions Dan Mungas
Slides
Monday, August 28
7:45-8:15 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30-9:40 am
 Dementia Research: Neuropsychology, Neuroimaging, Neuropathology Bruce Reed
Slides
9:45-10:30 am
 Scientific Summary: the Aging Brain: Ischemia, Vasculature, and Alzheimer’s Disease Bruce Reed

Slides
10:45-11:45 am
 Study Overview Dan Mungas

Slides
12:15-12:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:00-2:45 pm
 Introduction to Modern Measurement (IRT, SEM) Paul Crane & Rich Jones

Slides
3:00-4:30 pm
 Doing IRT with Parscale, DIFwithpar Laura Gibbons

Slides
6:00-6:30 p.m.
Dinner
6:30-8:00 pm
 Doing IRT with Mplus and MIMIC Models Rich Jones
Tuesday, August 29
7:45-8:15 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30-12:00 am
 Analysis of Longitudinal Data
Longitudinal Data Analysis: Overview, Introduction, and General Modeling Framework Elena Erosheva

Slides
Mixed Effect Models Danielle Harvey

Slides
Latent growth curve models Rich Jones
12:15-12:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:00-2:45 pm
 Doing LDA with SAS proc mixed Danielle Harvey
3:00-4:30 pm
 Stata xtmixed Laura Gibbons
6:00-6:30 p.m.
Dinner
6:30-8:00 pm
 Doing LDA with Mplus Latent Growth Curves Rich Jones
Form Workgroups
Wednesday, August 30
7:45-8:15 a.m.
Breakfast
Morning
 FREE
12:15-12:45 pm
Lunch
1:00-5:00 pm
 Workgroups
6:00-6:30 p.m.
Dinner
6:30-8:00 pm
 Work Groups, Discussion and Evaluations
Thursday, August 31
7:45-8:15 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
 Work Groups; report of work groups; wrap-up
1:00 pm
 Ferry off the island