ESPO Resources

General ESPO Resources

• Tips to Organizing a Scientific Symposium (February 2021)
• An introductory video about ESPO (January 2022)
• Logging into GSA Connect — Joining a Community (PDF format)
• Dissertation, thesis, and writing resources (GSA member only access)
• October 2013 Joint Newsletter from ESPO and the Canadian Association for Gerontology (PDF format)

Publishing

• ESPO Guide to becoming a journal reviewer (PDF format)
• Materials from the "How to Publish" symposium held at the 2017 IAGG World Congress (PDF format)
• Materials from the "How to Publish" symposium held at the 2016 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting (PDF format)
• Materials from the "How to Publish" symposium held at the 2015 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting (PDF format)
• Materials from the "How to Publish" symposium held at the 2014 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting (PDF format)
• GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization (ESPO) Professional Development Webinar Series: "Increasing the Odds that Your Manuscript will be Published" (February 7, 2014)
• Materials from the "How to Publish" preconference workshop held at the 2012 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting (PDF format)

Careers and Positions

• Inaugural ESPO Pre-Conference Workshop: "Tools for Building a Solid Career in Gerontology" (November 16, 2016)
• Non-Academic Careers in Aging for Emerging Scholars (PDF format)
• Bridging the Student-to-Professional Gap (PDF format)
• Academic Positions Across the Full Spectrum (PDF format)
• Finding Your Gerontology Career Niche (PDF format)

Mentoring

• GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization (ESPO) Professional Development Webinar Series: "Navigating the Mentor-Mentee Relationship" (September 3, 2014)
• Ladder Mentoring and the GSA Mentoring Task Force (PDF format)

Grants and Research

• GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization/National Institute on Aging Webinar: "NIA 101: The Review Process" (June 14, 2016)

Professional Development Webinar Series

• While providing information to emerging scholars on professional development, these webinars will complement and extend the mentoring and training opportunities provided during the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting.