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Sports Spotlight Series at the Black Men’s Brain Health Conference
Part 1 @ 3:10 to 4:35 pm features NFL Alumni players talking about navigating cognitive aging, mental health, and transitioning from sport participation.
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Black Men’s Brain Health Conference
The Black Men’s Brain Health (BMBH) Conference during 2022 Super Bowl week will provide training and education for academics and community leaders focused on...
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Social, Environmental, and Biological Determinants of Dementia Disparities
Organized by Emeritus Professor William A. Vega, this conference series aims to address scientific issues associated with mitigating the disproportionate impact of ADRD among...
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Staff Working Remotely Through the Holiday Season
The Roybal Institute offices will be closed during the USC winter recess. We will resume operations on Monday, January 3, 2022.
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Impact of COVID-19 on Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities: Perspectives from the City of LA and LA County
Join Executive Director of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, Dr. Maria Aranda, for a discussion on how COVID-19 has changed the...
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Issues in Dementia and Cognitive Change Among Health Disparities Populations in the United States: New Research from Emerging Scientists
“Issues in Dementia and Cognitive Change Among Health Disparities Populations in the United States: New Research from Emerging Scientists” is part of the conference...
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Advancing Family Caregiving Research in Diverse Communities
Advancing Family Caregiving Research in Diverse Communities: Lessons Learned from Community-Based Studies: Join the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging for a virtual...
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Elder Abuse & Maltreatment Virtual Roundtable Discussion
Elder Abuse & Maltreatment Virtual Roundtable Discussion featuring XINQI DONG, MD, MPH & S. DUKE HAN, PHD, ABPP-CN.
Information on elder abuse and maltreatment...
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Winter Recess
The Roybal Institute will be closed during the USC winter recess in observance of USC’s policy to suspend operations, when possible. We will resume...
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Interdisciplinary Aging Research to Address Health Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
The second Interdisciplinary Aging Research to Address Health Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias conference is scheduled as a virtual event. The conference...
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Events are on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic
We will resume event programming as soon as it is safe to do so and will seek opportunities for virtual events.
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Virtual Workshop – National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers
This workshop will bring together key stakeholders and experts to provide input to the committee on a draft Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality...
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CANCELLED – Southern California Alzheimer’s Disease Centers Research Symposium
The symposium has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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POSTPONED – LA Tech + Aging Conference & Expo
The conference has been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. A new date has yet to be determined.
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CANCELLED – National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers
The National Research Summit has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Many Faces of Dementia 2020: Caring Across Diverse Communities
The USC Roybal Institute is once again a partner for the 10th Many Faces of Dementia conference. A ONE – DAY CONFERENCE designed to...
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Leadership in the Aging Network: Creating Age-Friendly Communities
Ms. Laura Trejo, MSG, MPA presents “Leadership in the Aging Network: Creating Age-Friendly Communities
Ms. Trejo is General Manager of the City of Los...
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USC Winter Recess Closure
The Roybal Institute closes for winter recess in observance of USC’s policy to suspend operations, when possible, between the Christmas and New Year’s Day...
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SBSS Discovery Series
St. Barnabas Senior Services is presenting Discovery Series: Social Isolation and Loneliness
Moderated by Executive Director Maria P. Aranda, PhD
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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UsAgainstAlzheimers’s along with Savonix & USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging present:
Preparing Us for a Cure, a conversation over breakfast with global leaders in brain health.
Wednesday, July 17th, 8:00 am – 10:00 am
By...
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Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
A global forum to advance dementia science
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Broad-Based Employee Ownership and the Economic Wellbeing of the Formerly Incarcerated
A presentation by USC Roybal Institute Faculy Associate Robynn J.A. Cox
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ASA’s 2019 Aging in America Conference
The 2019 conference will have a strong focus on critical and emergent topics facing the field of aging.
![Asian caregiver with Asian older adult hospice patient in wheelchair](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/hospice-asian-wheelchair-450x233.jpg)
A Scoping Review of Educational Interventions of Advance Care Planning for Chinese Populations
A presentation by Mandong Mia Liu, MSW, PhD student
![Son kissing mother's forehead](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/LatinoFamily-grayscale-450x233.jpg)
Addressing Social Isolation as a Potent Killer!
A presentation by James E. Lubben, PhD, Boston College
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The Indian Dementia Initiative: A DSW Capstone Project
A presentation by Nils de Mol van Otterloo, MSW, DSW Candidate
![Asian military veteran at USC event honoring their service](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Veteran-at-USC-event-1-feature-size-450x233.jpg)
The Future of Caregiving Interventions for Individuals and Families Affected by Neurocognitive Disorders: What We’ve Done, and Lessons Learned from Working with Military and Veteran Families
Join us for an event with researchers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Caregiver Center
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Advance Care Planning in Chinese Americans
The USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging: Caregiver Self-Management Project presented a special research lecture featuring Mei Ching Lee, PhD, MSRN, CHPN.
![2018 Many Faces registration flyer](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Many-Faces-Conference-March16-_Registration-Open-feature-size-450x233.jpg)
2018 Many Faces of Dementia Conference: It’s Not All Alzheimer’s
This year's conference will focus on non-Alzheimer’s dementias.
![Carl V. Hill speaks at podium](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/carl-v-hill-feature-size-450x233.jpg)
2018 Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
Carl V. Hill, director of the National Institute on Aging's Office of Special Populations, gave this year's lecture.
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The Brain and Music Through the Lifespan
The USC Social Work & Arts Incubator and the USC Roybal Institute sponsored the event.
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Inheriting Genocide: Lessons from Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma in Holocaust and Armenian Genocide Survivor Populations
The symposium highlighted survivors of the Holocaust, as well as survivors of the Armenian genocide.
![Infographic millennial dementia caregivers](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dementia-millennial-caregivers_featured-image-450x233.png)
Millennials and Dementia Caregiving in the United States (Live Stream Briefing)
The USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging and UsAgainstAlzheimer's discussed findings from their new report.
![Vern Bengtson speaks at conference](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Vern-Bengtson-conf-featured-450x233.jpg)
New Dimensions in Spirituality, Religion, and Aging
The conference was convened by Roybal Senior Scientist Vern L. Bengtson and Merril Silverstein of Syracuse University.
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2017 International Conference on Aging in the Americas
The conference was hosted by the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging.
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Compassion in Prison & Beyond: A Gold Standard of Care
The event was hosted by the USC Edward Roybal Institute on Aging in partnership with the Center for Health Justice.
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Living Long or Living Well: Can We Do Both?
Murali Nair, an affiliate faculty member of the USC Roybal Institute, spoke at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
![Purple-colored brain on black backrground](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/purple-brain-450x233.jpg)
Research Cluster Seminar with Alzheimer’s Disease Expert Helena Chang Chui
Dr. Chui is internationally recognized for her research in Alzheimer disease and vascular cognitive impairment.
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Congressional Efforts to Repeal the ACA and Reform Medicare — How Will It Affect the Medicare Program?
The workshop included information on ACA's Medicare provisions and discussed how a potential repeal could have impacted the program.
![Older black prisoner and older white prisoner in prison cell](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/RonLevine-photo-450x233.jpg)
Prisoners of Age Exhibit: The Man Behind the Camera
The USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck Arts Incubator invites everyone to a discussion with photographer Ron Levine who will talk about his photographs of geriatric inmates.
![Latino woman being kissed on the cheek by her caregiver](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Latino-Alz-cover-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
World Alzheimer’s Day Briefing on Latinos and Alzheimer’s
LatinosAgainstAlzheimer’s and the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging discussed their joint report.
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Depression and Elder Abuse: The Mediation of Social Support
Mireya Vilar-Compte of the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City discussed her research on depression and elder abuse.
![older woman prisoner](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-Designing-Effective-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Designing Effective & Rigorous Research in Correctional Facilities: Experiences at a Women’s Facility
The event addressed the challenges of conducting research in correctional facilities.
![Even Me cast member screencap](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Joyce-Even-Me-cast-member-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Even Me
'Even Me' is an award-winning documentary that highlights the rise of HIV/AIDS among older adults in communities of color.
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2016 Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
Richard H. Carmona, the 17th Surgeon General of the United States, delivered the 2016 Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture.
![older Korean man](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2015-Casual-Model-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
A Causal Model of Life Satisfaction among Elderly Persons in Korea
Junsoo Hur, a visiting scholar at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, gave a global health lecture.
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Roybal Reception Honoring Vern Bengtson at the 2015 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting
We honored Roybal Senior Scientist Vern L. Bengtson at our reception this year.
![William Vega speaking](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2015-Aging-Press-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
2015 Los Angeles Healthy Aging Report: Press Conference
The USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging unveiled its new report on Los Angeles County’s aging adult population.
![Rick Settersten speaks](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2015-What-Young-Adults-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
What Young Adults Have Taught Me About Aging: Lessons in Experience, Identity, and Inequality
Rick Settersten shared some lessons he's learned from studying young adulthood and what they mean for aging in the United States.
![Chloe Bird speaks at USC](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Chloe-Bird-at-USC-Social-Work-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Making Social Stress Research Actionable: Identifying Levers and Communicating Findings
Chloe E. Bird offered strategies for social scientists to make their work accessible to others who can put that knowledge to work.
![Arnold Pomerantz speaking](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2014-Struggle-Dignity-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Struggle, Dignity, Triumph and the Future: LGBT Elders and the Arc of History
Members of GLIDE talked about how being in the LGBT community has affected their lives over the years.
![Workshop participants group photo](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2014-International-Workshop-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
The International Workshop on Social Support for Older Adults
The workshop gathered together scholars in aging from Mexico, China and the United States to discuss different international models of social support.
![William Vega speaks about healthy aging initiative](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2014-Healthy-Initiative-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Healthy Aging Initiative for Los Angeles County
Representatives of the Clinical and Translational Science Awards program and the Healthy Aging Initiative spoke about emerging research opportunities.
![Takashi Yamashita speaks at USC](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Takashi-Yamashita-at-USC-School-of-Social-Work-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Exploratory Spatial Analysis for Aging in Place
Takashi Yamashita talked about geographic information systems (GIS) and health outcomes in the context of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs).
![Togo West speaking](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2014-Memorial-Lecture-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
2014 Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
Togo D. West Jr., former U.S. Secretary of the Army and former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, gave the 2014 Roybal Memorial Lecture.
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Men’s Health Awareness Day featuring the Imperials Car Club
The USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging hosted a free health fair on the USC campus to raise awareness about men's health issues.
![William Vega, Daniel Lai and Iris Chi](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Vega-Lai-Chi-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Voices of Aging Chinese Immigrants: Implications for Policy and Practice in a Culturally Diverse Aging Society
Daniel W.L. Lai's presentation focused on linking research findings to different community realities faced by aging Chinese immigrants.
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Engaging a Community for All Ages to Inform Environmental Policies: The Health & Aging Policy Fellows Program
Adriana Perez, the co-director of the ASU Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence, presented her research.
![Wilber Smith speaks about the film](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/A-Hole-in-the-Head-featured-450x233.jpg)
Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed
Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed is an award-winning documentary that tells the shocking, inspiring and extraordinary life story of Vertus Hardiman.
![Maxine Waters](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Maxine-Waters-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Advocates for African American Elders: Inaugural Event Featuring Congresswoman Maxine Waters
Advocates for African American Elders' first public event introduced the community to its work on behalf of African American seniors.
![Vega speaks at 2012 ICAA](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-ICAA-Vega-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
2012 International Conference on Aging in the Americas
The USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, in partnership with The University of Texas at Austin, hosted the conference at USC.
![James Lubben speaks at USC School of Social Work](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/James-Lubben-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Social Isolation as a Health Risk Among Older Adults
James Lubben of Boston College discussed the risks associated with social isolation among the older adult population.
![Herny Cisneros speaks at USC](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Herny-Cisneros-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
2012 Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
Henry Cisneros, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), delivered the 2012 Roybal Memorial Lecture.
![Frances Yang](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Frances-Yang-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Measurement Issues Related to Depression in Diverse Older Adults
Frances Yang of the Harvard Medical School discussed her research on issues surrounding mental health measures for minority seniors.
![doctor's stethoscope and paper work](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Health-Care-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Health Reform and Medicare: Why We’re All in It Together
Judith Feder, one of the nation's foremost experts on the U.S. health insurance system, spoke about the Affordable Care Act and Medicare.
![Karen Bass speaks at USC](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/2011-Memorial-Lecture-Karen-Bass-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
2011 Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
Rep. Karen Bass delivered the 2011 Roybal Memorial Lecture.
![Owl looking wise](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wise-owl-450x233.jpg)
Wisdom and Successful Cognitive & Emotional Aging
Dilip Jeste, an expert in the field of aging, discussed his ongoing research on the criteria and determinants of successful aging.
![Old Asian couple](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Old-Asian-Couple-near-Sea-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Intergenerational Family Support for Chinese Older Adults: New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society
Scholars from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the United States convened at USC campus to discuss the changing role of elder care in China.
![Group photo of Memorial Lecture participants](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2010-Memorial-Lecture-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Inaugural Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
The inaugural Pearmain Prize in Research on Aging was presented to Kyriakos S. Markides.
![twenty-dollar bills spread out on a table](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Twenties-Money-450x233.jpg)
A New Approach to Economic Security for Older Adults: Implications for Elders of Color
Steven P. Wallace discussed the “Elder Standard Index,” a new tool that adjusts the poverty line to a more realistic level.
![red wine in a glass](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/red-wine-in-glass-450x233.jpg)
Like a Fine Wine: How the Creative Mind Gets Better with Age
The event was co-sponsored with the USC Davis School of Gerontology for USC Parents Weekend.
![California poppies in the wild](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/poppy-california-450x233.jpg)
California Family Caregivers and Legislators: Caring and Sharing
The legislative breakfast forum was co-sponsored with the California Coalition for Caregiving.
![older Latino couple dancing the tango](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/olderadultcouple-dancing-450x233.jpg)
“The Policy Dance: Concept to Reality”: A Panel Discussion
Laura Trejo, Cynthia Banks and Ernie Powell spoke at the panel discussion.
![older Latino couple dancing the tango](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/olderadultcouple-dancing-450x233.jpg)
“The Policy Dance: Concept to Reality”: A Lecture with Lynn Daucher
Lynn Daucher, the director of the California Department on Aging, spoke at the first event in the lecture series.
![Dr. Markides sitting in his office near book shelf](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Kokos-Markides-450x233.jpg)
Aging and Health among Hispanics/Latinos in the United States
Kyriakos Markides gave an overview of findings from his research and other studies on the health of older Hispanics.
![Dr. Julie L. Gerberding speaking](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Julie-Gerberding-450x233.jpg)
USC Edward R. Roybal Institute for Applied Gerontology Inaugural Lecture
Julie L. Gerberding, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), delivered the inaugural lecture.
![Carl V. Hill speaks at podium](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/carl-v-hill-feature-size-450x233.jpg)
2018 Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
Carl V. Hill, director of the National Institute on Aging's Office of Special Populations, gave this year's lecture.
![Richard H. Carmona speaking](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-Memorial-Lecture-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
2016 Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
Richard H. Carmona, the 17th Surgeon General of the United States, delivered the 2016 Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture.
![Togo West speaking](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2014-Memorial-Lecture-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
2014 Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
Togo D. West Jr., former U.S. Secretary of the Army and former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, gave the 2014 Roybal Memorial Lecture.
![Herny Cisneros speaks at USC](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Herny-Cisneros-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
2012 Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
Henry Cisneros, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), delivered the 2012 Roybal Memorial Lecture.
![Karen Bass speaks at USC](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/2011-Memorial-Lecture-Karen-Bass-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
2011 Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
Rep. Karen Bass delivered the 2011 Roybal Memorial Lecture.
![Group photo of Memorial Lecture participants](https://roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2010-Memorial-Lecture-featured-image-450x233.jpg)
Inaugural Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
The inaugural Pearmain Prize in Research on Aging was presented to Kyriakos S. Markides.