1980

Willis, S. L., & Baltes, P. B. (1980, April). Fluid and crystallized intelligence: Theory and research in later adulthood. In Theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA.

1981

Willis, S. L. (1981, August). The teacher as a lifelong learner. In S. L. Willis (Chair), The teacher as a life long learner. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Willis, S. L. (1981, November). Cognitive and noncognitive influences on short-term longitudinal cognitive training for older adults. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Gerontological Society of America, Toronto, Canada.

1982

Willis, S. L, Schaie, K. W., & N. Lueers. (1982, April). The relation of fluid and crystallized abilities to real life tasks. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

1983

Willis, S. L. (1983, April). Ability correlates of real life tasks in young and later adulthood. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Detroit, MI.

Willis, S. L. (1983, July). Application of developmental principles to teacher education. In S. L. Willis (Chair), Developmental Principles and Teacher Education. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Munich, Germany.

Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1983, November). Enhancing intellectual performance in well functioning elderly. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Willis, S. L. (1983, November). Cognitive training with the well functioning elderly. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society meeting, San Francisco, CA.

1984

Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1984, August). The role of cohort analysis in psychological research: The case of intellectual abilities, obsolescence and retraining. In M. W. Riley (Chair), Age stratification. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Antonio, TX.

Willis, S. L. (1984, May). Cognitive training research in later adulthood. Colloquium presented at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Studies, Munich, West Germany.

Willis, S. L. (1984, June). Seattle Longitudinal Research: Training phase. Colloquium presented for Psychology Department, Universität Erlangen-Nuernberg.

Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1984, November). Components of decline: Spatial orientation and inductive reasoning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, San Antonio, TX.

1985

Cooney, T. M., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1985, November). Prior levels of performance as factors in predicting subject attrition in the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, New Orleans, LA, November.

Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1985, April). Cognitive training with the elderly: Space and reasoning abilities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA.

Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1985, July). Training space and reasoning abilities in the elderly. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Tours, France.

Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1985, August). Differential ability decline and its remediation in late adulthood. In L. Light (Chair), Aging and Cognition. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Schaie, K. W., Willis, S. L., Hertzog, C. K., & Schulenberg, J. E. (1985, November). Effects of cognitive training upon primary mental ability structure. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, New Orleans, LA.

Willis, S. L. (1985, March). Improvement with cognitive training: Which old dogs learn what trick? Invited paper presented at the George A. Talland Conference, Cape Cod, MA.

Willis, S. L. (1985, June). Professional updating among senior college faculty. Invited address for Seminar on Senior Faculty Development and Early Retirement Planning. Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA.

Willis, S. L. (1985, August). Spatial training: Longitudinal elderly sample. In S. L. Willis (Chair), Sex differences on mental rotation ability across the lifespan. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1985, April). Spatial training in later adulthood: Components of change. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1985, November). Training the elderly on the ability factors of spatial orientation and inductive reasoning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological society, New Orleans, LA.

1986

Jay, G. M., & Willis, S. L. (1986, November). Older adults’ attitudes toward computers: A selected review of the literature. In S. L. Willis (Chair), Microcomputers and the elderly. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, Chicago, IL.

Nesselroade, C., & Willis, S. L. (1986, November). Recruitment and maintenance of elderly subject populations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, Chicago, IL.

O’Hanlon, A. M., & Willis, S. L. (1986, April). Cognitive training effects on angles of rotation in spatial ability measures in the elderly. In K. W. Schaie & S. L. Willis (Co-chair), Longitudinal studies of cognition, work, and marriage. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

47. Tosti-Vasey, J. L., & Willis, S. L. (1986, November). Work and family factors affecting professional obsolescence in mid-career faculty. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, Chicago, IL.

Willis, S. L. (1986, February). Future aging trends. Invited paper at the second annual convocation on Health and Healing in America, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Willis, S. L. (1986, April). Professional obsolescence in senior faculty. Affidavit submitted in response to constitutional challenge to mandatory retirement under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Blishen vs. Board of Governors of York University and Attorney General of Ontario, Canada.

Willis S. L. (1986, August). Inductive reasoning: Longitudinal change and cognitive training. In S. L. Willis (Chair), Training on fluid ability performance revisited. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Willis, S. L. (1986, August). Spatial ability performance in old age: Descriptive and interventive findings. In C. E. Lunneborg (Chair), Life experience, Gender, and spatial ability. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Willis, S. L. (1986, October). Cognitive aging: A well-researched sample case. Invited paper presented at the Conference of Social Structure and the Psychological Aging Processes, University Park, PA.

Willis, S. L., Schaie, K. W., & Schulenberg, J. E. (1986, April). Fluid/crystallized intelligence: Structural invariance and correlates of everyday problem solving in two age groups. Paper presented at the Human Development Conference, Nashville, TN.

Willis, S. L., & Tosti-Vasey, J. (1986, April,). Professional obsolescence among senior college faculty. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Willis, S. L, & Tosti-Vasey, J. (1986, April). Professional obsolescence in mid-career college faculty. Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, New York.

1987

Jay, G. M., Willis, S. L., Nesselroade, C., & MaloneBeach, E. (1987, August). Perceived social support, health and life satisfaction in the young-old and old-old. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.

MaloneBeach, E. E., Tosti-Vasey, J.. & Willis, S. L. (1987, August). Cognitive ability, depression, and performance perception. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1987, July). Generational differences in adult personality: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. In D. Field (Chair), Continuity in personality in the later years: Findings from four longitudinal studies. Symposium conducted at the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, IX Biennial meeting, Tokyo, Japan. (ERIC Document Services No. ED 293065).

Tosti-Vasey, J. L., Willis, S. L., Christina, R. D., & Jay, G. M. (1987, August). Cognitive abilities and frequency of game playing in the elderly. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Willis, S. L. (1987, February). Issues in professional obsolescence. Workshop conducted in conjunction with the Third Annual Convocation on Health and Healing in America, University Park, PA.

Willis, S. L. (1987, April). Training of older adults on reasoning ability. Workshop presented at Columbia University, New York, NY.

Willis, S. L. (1987, July). The relationship between mental abilities and real life tasks in adolescence and old age. Paper presented at the XIth Biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Tokyo, Japan.

Willis, S. L. (1987, October). Cognitive training research. Colloquium presentation to gerontology group, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

Willis, S. L. (1987, November). Contributions of cognitive training research to understanding late life potential. In M. Perlmutter (Chair), Late life potential. Presidential Symposium conducted at Gerontological Society of America, Ann Arbor, MI.

Willis, S. L., & Marsiske, M. (1987, August). Psychometric characteristics of the Everyday Problems test (EPT). In R. L. West (Chair), Modifiability of aging effects: Cognitive intervention research. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontologicl Sociey of America, Washington, DC.

1988

Jay, G. M., & Willis, S. L. (1988, November). Predictors of older women’s computer attitudes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (1988, August). Description and prediction of age-related change in everyday task performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1988, September). Generalizability of age difference patterns of psychometric intelligence within and across ability domains. Paper presented at an NIA workshop on Generalizing from experience: An issue of development, Bethesda, MD.

Willis, S. L. (1988). Myths of cognitive training research. Invited paper presented at the Second Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Willis, S. L., & Tosti-Vasey, J. (1988, November). Professional competence in mid- career college faculty members: Antecedents and correlates. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

1989

Gruber-Baldini, A. L., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1989, November). Health and rigidity predictors of cognitive change and training gain. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.

Dutta, R., Yue, G. A., Schaie, K. W., Willis, S. L., O’Hanlon, A. M., & Yu, L. C. (1989, November). Age differences in primary mental abilities in China and the United States. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.

Jay, G. M., & Willis, S. L. (1989, November). The influence of direct experience on older adults’ computer attitudes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.

Jay, G. M., Willis, S. L., & Dutta, R. B. (1989, March). Predictive models of intellectual personal control beliefs: Intellectual self-efficacy and concern about intellectual aging. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Reid, J. D., & Willis, S. L. (1989, November). Midlife antecedents of differential aging. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.

Schaie, K. W., Dutta, R., & Willis, S. L. (1989, July). Rigidity-flexibility and cognitive abilities in adulthood. Paper presented at X Biennial Meeting of International Society for Study of Behavioral Development, Jyväskylä, Finland.

Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1989, July). Age difference patterns of psychometric intelligence in adulthood: Generalizability within and across ability domains. Poster presented at the X Biennial Meeting of International Society for Study of Behavioral Development, Jyväskylä, Finland.

Tosti-Vasey, J. L., Willis, S. L., & Shaffer, J. H. (1989, November). Professional activity in retirement among eminent scientists. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis.

Willis, S. L. (1989, November). Maintaining professional competence in senior faculty. Invited address at conference on Faculty Seniority in Research Universities. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Willis, S. L., & Diehl, M. (1989, August). The elderly’s comprehension of information regarding commonly prescribed drugs. In Facilitating medication compliance in the elderly. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Willis, S. L., & Diehl, M. (1989, November). A path analysis model of life stress and social support in older adults. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.

Willis, S. L, & Jay, G. (1989, July). Lagged relationships between mental abilities and self-efficacy from young-old to old-old age. Paper presented at X Biennial Meeting of International Society for Study of Behavioral Development, Jyväskylä, Finland.

Willis, S. L., & Marsiske, M. (1989, November). Selective attrition effects in a longitudinal study of adult intelligence: Methodological considerations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.