This webinar will highlight the April 2023 special issue of The Gerontologist dedicated to implementation science in aging research. Authors of special issue papers will share their work and take questions about incorporating implementation science at different stages of a research plan. The objectives of this webinar are to:

• Highlight different implementation models that guide aging research.
• Present studies using implementation science at different stages of intervention development, delivery, adaptation, and even discontinuation.
• Illustrate how implementation science can be used to adapt interventions for different populations, such as for delivery in different cultural contexts.

Presented by:

• Julie Bobitt, PhD, Assistant Professor, Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago (co-organizer)
• Natasha L. Gallant, PhD, RDPsych, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Regina
• Jaime M. Hughes, PhD, MPH, MSW, Assistant Professor, Department of Implementation Science, Section on Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine 
• Shannon E. Jarrott, PhD, FGSA, Professor, College of Social Work, The Ohio State University (co-organizer)
• Lauren J. Parker, PhD, MPH, Assistant Scientist, Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health