1990

Diehl, M., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1990, November). Adults’ perception about the relevance of printed materials for elderly’s independent living. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, November 1990

Haessler, S., & Willis, S. L. (1990, November). Longitudinal stability and change in social support networks of the young-old and old-old. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (1990, November). Practice effects in the fluid intelligence performance of the elderly: Longitudinal follow-up and replication. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Meyer, B. J. F., Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (1990, March-April). Text processing variables predict the readability of everyday documents read by older adults. Paper presented at Third Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA, March-April, 1990.

O’Hanlon, A. M., Schaie, K. W., Haessler, S., & Willis, S. L. (1990, November). Perceived intellectual performance change over seven years. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Willis, S. L. (1990, February). Modifying intellectual functioning in later adulthood. In R. McCarter (Chair), Aging Processes: Phylogenetic and cognitive approaches. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, New Orleans, LA.

Willis, S. L. (1990, March). Cognitive aging. Invited address at the Longevity in America: Beyond the linear life plan conference. University of South Carolina, Coastal Carolina College, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Willis, S. L., Diehl, M., Gruber-Baldini, A. L., Marsiske, M., & Haessler, S. (1990, March-April). Correlates and predictors of intellectual performance and intellectual change in older adults. Paper presented at the Third Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (April, 1990). Everyday cognition: Taxonomic and methodological considerations. Invited address at the West Virginia Life-Span Developmental Psychology Conference on Mechanisms of Everyday Cognition, Morgantown, WV.

1991

Diehl, M., & Willis, S. L. (1991). Relationships between psychometric intelligence and measures of everyday problem solving in older adults. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (November, 1991). Prediction of fluid intelligence training gains in older adults. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Willis, S. L. (1991, November). Age/cohort differences in cognitive training. In V. G. Cicirelli & R. T. Coward (Co-chair), New insights into aging among the very old. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Willis, S. L., Marsiske, M., & Diehl, M. (1991, November). Activities of daily living, control beliefs, and perceived need for assistance. In V. G. Cicirelli & R. T. Coward (Co-chair), Everyday competence: Social emotional, and personal adaptations in successful aging. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Willis, S. L., Marsiske, M., & Diehl, M. (1991, November). Older adults’ performance on instrumental activities of daily living (IDALS) and mental abilities. In S. L. Willis (Chair), Old and new approaches to the study of adult intelligence: What is the relationship? Symposium conducted annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

1992

Goodwin, P. E., & Willis, S. L. (1992, November). Longitudinal relationship of health and cognitive functioning to performance on tests of basic skills and everyday problems. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Maier, H., & Willis S. L. (1992, November). Relationship among game playing, intellectual control beliefs, and personal variables. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Maitland, S. B., Dutta, R., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1992, November). Trait invariance and cohort differences of adult personality. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (1992, November). Everyday problem solving: Measurement, dimensionality, and correlates. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Marsiske, M., Willis, S. L., Goodwin, P. E., & Maier, H. (1992, April). Relationships among cognitive processes, intellectual abilities, and everyday task performance. Paper presented at the Fourth Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.

.Tosti-Vasey, J. L., Person, D. C., Maier, H., & Willis S. L. (1992, November). The relationship of game playing to intellectual ability in old age. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Willis, S. L., & Marsiske, M. (1992, August). Cognitive functioning and activities of daily living. In D. Park, (Chair), The promise of applied cognitive aging research: Basic research delivers. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC).

Willis, S. L., & Marsiske, M. (1992, November). Psychometric characteristics of the Everyday Problems Test (EPT). Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Willis, S. L, & Schaie, K. W. (1992, November). Maintaining and sustaining cognitive training effects in old age. In R. L. West (Chair), Modifiability of aging effects: Cognitive intervention research. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1992, August). Personality factors and cardiovascular disease: Age and cohort effects. In P. P. Vitaliano (Chair), Personality and health across the life span. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

1993

Frech, C. D., & Willis, S. L. (1993, November). Training on health problem solving tasks. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Goodwin, P., Maier, H., & Willis, S. L. (1993, November). Social support predictors of health outcomes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Maier, H., Goodwin, P., & Willis, S. L. (1993, November). Long-term effects of control beliefs on morbidity and mortality. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (1993, August). Aspects of creativity in the everyday problem solving of older adults. In C. Adams-Price (Chair), Creativity and life span development. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Willis, S. L., Schaie, K. W., & Diehl, M. (1993, October). Medication adherence in rural elderly. In R. W. Morrell & D. C. Park (Co-chairs), Aging and medication adherence. Symposium conducted at the 37th Annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Seattle, WA.

Tosti-Vasey, J. L., Goodwin, P., & Willis, S. L. (1993, November). Cognitive abilities as predictors of mortality among the elderly. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

1994

Maier, H., McGuire, L. C., & Willis, S. L. (1994, April). Everyday competence as a correlate of health behaviors in late life. Poster presented at the Fifth Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Maier, H., McGuire, L. C., & Willis, S. L. (1994, November). Structure of Health Behaviors in Older Adults. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

McGuire, L. C., Maier, H., Willis, S. L., Goodwin, P., & Tosti-Vasey, J. (1994, November). Everyday cognition, control beliefs, and preventive health behaviors. In S. L. Willis & H. Maier (Chairs), Correlates of health behavior in late life: exercise and substance use. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

McGuire, L. C., Schaie, K.W., & Willis, S. L. (1994, November). Serial position effects across the adultlLifespan. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Schaie, K. W. & Willis, S. L. (1994, August). A life-span approach to adult intellectual development. In W. J. Hoyer (Chair), Life-span approach to adult development and aging: a new look. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA.

Tesluk, M. M., McGuire, L. C., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1994, April). Change in word fluency over the adult lifespan: A longitudinal linguistic analysis. Poster presented at the Fifth Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Tesluk, M. M., Schaie. K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1994, November). Complexity Measures in the Word Fluency Task: A Longitudinal Linguistic Analysis. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Tosti-Vasey, J., McGuire, L. C., Goodwin, P., & Willis, S. L. (1994, November). Mammography and breast self-exam utilization by older rural women. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Willis, S. L. (1994, August). Competency in everyday problem solving in old age. Invited presidential address at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Willis, S. L. & Ganguli, M. (1994, November) Everyday problem solving in low SES nondemented elderly. In D. Marson (Chair), Empirical approaches to determining the competency of older adults. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

1995

Allen-Burge, R., Willis, S. L., Yesavage, J., & Taylor, J. (1995, November). Everyday problem solving in Alzheimer’s Disease patients. In M. Diehl & S. Willis (Chairs), Everyday competence in later life. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Bertrand, R., Doland, M., & Willis, S. L. (1995, November). Assessing errors on everyday problem solving tasks among rural older adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Dolan, M., Bertrand, R., & Willis, S. L. (1995, November). The association of errors in everyday problem solving with established clinical and neurological measures of dementia. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Hurley-Tesluk, M., Bosworth, H., Schaie, K.W., & Willis, S.L. (1995, November). Complexity measures in word fluency: A linguistic analysis in AD patients. In H. Bosworth (Chair), Cognition: Measurement issues. Paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Maier, H., McGuire, L. C., & Willis, S. L. (1995, November). Health practices and health outcomes in rural elderly. In L. S. Mitteness & S. Litvin (Chairs), Diversity and health. Paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Maitland, S., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1995, November). Generational and cohort concordance of familial health behaviors. Poster session at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA

Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (1995, November). Everyday competence: Subjective and objective measurement. In H. Bosworth (Chair), Cognition: Measurement Issues. Paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

McGuire, L. C., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1995, November). Memorability functions in verbal memory: Longitudinal analysis of gender performance. In M. Johnson & L. McGuire (Chairs), Cognition: Words and Memory. Paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Nguyen, H., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1995, November). An analysis of the life complexity inventory (LCI) with a Chinese sample. Poster session at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Persaud, A., Intrieri, R., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K.W. (1995, November). Practical intelligence: Still stable over all these years. In B. Hayslip & M. Diehl (Chairs), Cognition: The effects of context and task. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Schaie, K. W., Hurley-Tesluk, M., Willis, S. L. (1995, November). Do older people use older words: A qualitative analysis of word fluency. In M. Johnson & L. McGuire (Chairs), Cognition: Words and Memory. Paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Willis, S. L. (1995, November). Application of psychology to everyday life. In L. Poon (Chair), Fifty years of psychology at GSA: Retrospective and prospective views. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Willis, S. L. (1995, August). Everyday problem solving in old age: Assessment and implications. In F. Wolinsky (Chair), Health status: Conceptual, measurement, and modeling issues. Special session conducted at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington, DC.

Zwahr, M., Allen-Burge, R., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1995, November). The relationship between medical advance directives and painful health behaviors. In C. M. Mehrotra (Chair), Advanced directives, surrogates and decision-making. Paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

1996

Allen-Burge, R., Dolan, M. M., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1996, November). Compliance with prostrate care across the adult lifespan. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington,

Bosworth, H. B., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1996, April). Distance to death in the Seattle Longitudinal Study: Cognitive, personality, and sociodemographic predictors. Poster presented at the 6th Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Bosworth, H. B., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1996, November). Terminal change, cognitive function, personality characteristics, and sociodemographic variables in the Seattle Longitudinal Study. In J. Smith & H. Maier (Chairs), Psychological functioning prior to death: Theory and recent research results. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Dolan, M. M., Bertrand, R. M., & Willis, S. L. (1996, November). A qualitative analysis of errors on a measure of everyday cognitive competence among rural older adults. In D. Marson (Chair), Qualitative cognitive changes associated with declining competency in older adults. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Griffiths, P. C., Zwahr, M., & Willis, S. L. (1996, November). The relationship between positive nutrition practices and other health behaviors in elderly women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Willis, S. L. (1996, May). Psychology of aging. In A. Svanborg (Chair), Postponement of aging-related dysfunction. Symposium conducted at the American Geriatric Society/AFAR annual meeting, Chicago IL.

Willis, S. L. (1996, August). Intellectual, self-related and affective predictors of everyday problem solving. In M. Marsiske (Chair), Everyday problem solving: Interface of cognition. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Toronto, Canada.

1997

Bertrand, R. M., & Willis, S. L. (1997, November). Everyday problem solving among probable Alzheimer’s patients: Comparing subjective and objective assessments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.

Dolan, M., Zwahr, M., de Frias, C., & Willis, S. L. (1997, November). Change in everyday cognitive competence over time: Predictors and correlates of status. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.

Willis, S. L., Dolan, M., & Bertrand, R. (1997, February). Problem solving on everyday tasks in normal elderly. Paper presented at the Conference on Medical Information Processing and Aging, Destin, FL

Willis, S. L. (1997, August). Cognitive intervention with nondemented elderly. In A. Svanborg (Chair), Postponement of the disability of aging. Symposium conducted at the 16th Congress of the International Association of Gerontology, Adelaide, Australia.

Willis, S. L., Bertrand, R., & Dolan, M. (1997, November). Errors on everyday financial problems in demented and normal older adults. In D. Marson (Chair), Loss of financial capacity in older adults with dementia. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.

Nguyen, H. T., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1997, November). A cross-cultural analysis of the impact of environmental dimensions on cognitive abilities. Poster session at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.

1998

Dolan, M. M., & Willis, S. L. (1998, November). Prediction of objective everyday competence and self-reported IADL functioning: Cognitive status and health measures. Poster presented at the meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.

Saczynski, J., Zuo, Y., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1998, November). Cognitive training effects on primary mental abilities. In P. Lichtenberg & E. Ryan, Interversions to improve cognitive performance and everyday skills. Digest paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.

Willis, S. L., & Smith, D. (1998, November). Relationship of psychometric ability and cognitive function. In S. L. Tennstedt & J. B. Jobe, Cognitive abilities and cognitive function in a diverse population: Pilot findings from the ACTIVE study. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.

1999

Bertrand, R., & Willis, S. L. (1999, November). Examining the patterns of change on everyday problem solving among Alzheimer’s patients. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Caskie, G. I. L., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1999, November). Individual differences in the rate of change in cognitive abilities during adulthood. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kennet, J., McGuire, L., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1999, November). Age and item-related influences on list learning: Results from a 3-cohort sample from the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kennet, J., Schaie, K. W., &Willis, S. L.(1999, November). Early psychometric indicators of possible dementia in later life: APO E genotypes and cognitive performance among middle-aged and older community-dwelling individuals. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Maitland, S. B., Intrieri, R., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1999, November). Gender differences and change in cognitive abilities across the adult life span. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Nguyen, H. T., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1999, November). A structural equation test of environmental factors: A study of generational similarities and differences. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Saczynski, J. S., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1999, November). Cognitive training in normal elderly: Predictors of training gains and maintenance of effects. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Willis, S. L., & Tennstedt, S. (1999, November). Advanced cognitive training in vital elderly (ACTIVE) project. In S. L. Willis (Chair), Clinical trials on behavioral interventions: Challenges and concerns. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.