THE POWER OF POLICY - Supporting Latino Aging and Family Care Across Generations - The POWER of Policy: Supporting Latino Aging and Family Care Across Generations

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Mentoring-driven policy research examines how evidence, collaboration, and cultural competence can improve outcomes for Latino aging and intergenerational caregiving. Grounded in a structured, research-oriented mentoring model, the work supports emerging scholars to publish in top journals, secure NIH funding, and advance into academic and policy leadership. The framework promotes cross-national, policy-relevant large-scale studies and extends to pilot projects on formal and informal caregiving among Medicare-Medicaid dually eligible Latino and non-Latino older adults, translating findings into policy impact.

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Mentoring approach and research framework

Cross-national studies and policy relevance

Pilot projects on caregiving

Program activities and policy translation

Innovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2 449 Abstract citation ID: igaf122.1529 THE POWER OF POLICY: SUPPORTING LATINO AGING AND FAMILY CARE ACROSS GENERATIONS Jacqueline Angel, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States For over three decades at The University of Texas at Austin, I have mentored emerging scholars committed to addressing the health and well-being of Latino aging populations. As Wilbur J. Cohen Professor of Health and Social Policy and Mentoring and Principal Investigator of the NIH R13-funded International Conference on Aging in the Americas (ICAA), my mentoring philosophy integrates rigorous training with contextual understanding of policy, culture, and family systems. Through the ICAA’s structured, research-driven mentoring model now embedded in the Texas RCMAR I have guided emerging scholars and early-career underrepresented scholars in successfully publishing in top-tier journals, securing NIH funding (R01, R03, R21, K01), and advancing into academic and policy leadership positions. The ICAA mentorship framework emphasizes cross-national, policy-relevant research using large-scale studies such as the Hispanic EPESE, Mexican Health and Aging Study, and Health and Retirement Study. Recent initiatives include mentoring on 450 Innovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2 pilot projects examining formal and informal caregiving among Medicare-Medicaid dually eligible Latino and non-Latino older adults. At ICAA meetings, I lead program development for juried poster competitions, speed-mentoring sessions, and manuscript development workshops all designed to translate research into policy impact. In this presentation I will reflect on how sustained mentorship rooted in evidence, collaboration, and cultural competency can shape research agendas and policy solutions that promote healthy aging and intergenerational caregiving within Latino communities. Angel has received several recognitions for mentoring research on aging, among which are the 2023 GSA James Jackson Outstanding Mentoring Award, UT Austin Faculty Mentor, President’s Award for Global Learning, 2020. She was elected GSA Fellow in 2000.

FAQs

What mentoring approach supports Latino aging and family caregiving in this work?

A structured, research-driven mentoring model integrates rigorous training with contextual understanding of policy, culture, and family systems to help scholars translate research into policy impact.

Which research types and large-scale studies does the mentoring framework emphasize?

It emphasizes cross-national, policy-relevant research using large-scale studies such as the Hispanic EPESE, Mexican Health and Aging Study, and Health and Retirement Study.

What caregiving initiative is highlighted in recent work?

Pilot projects examine formal and informal caregiving among Medicare-Medicaid dually eligible Latino and non-Latino older adults.

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