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WIT Magazine—The Melody of Connection: How Gemma Wang Is Using Music to Combat Loneliness One Note at a Time

November 6, 2025

“At just 16 years old, Gemma Wang is proving that age is no barrier to creating meaningful social change…Through a powerful combination of empathy, research, and creativity, Gemma is rewriting the narrative around elder care and showing that sometimes the most profound solutions come from the simplest acts of human connection.“

Read here: WIT Magazine

Intergenerational Relationships and Social Interaction—Generations Now

October 28, 2025

Gemma contributed an article to the American Society on Aging’s Generations Now publication on how community-based, intergenerational interventions to combat loneliness can address cognitive decline and premature neurodegeneration in older adults.

By Gemma Wang

Read here: Generations Now—The American Society on Aging

Gerontological Society of America Innovation in Aging (Oxford University Press)Annual Scientific Conference

November 13, 2025

This summer, Gemma submitted an abstract to the Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, where she’ll be presenting a poster on the importance of community-based interventions in combating loneliness and cognitive decline. Her abstract will also be published in Innovation in Aging, GSA’s peer-reviewed publication published by Oxford University Press.

By Gemma Wang; Lena Thompson, PhD, MPH; Jordan P. Lewis, PhD, FGSA

Inspīr Senior Living’s Perspectives Blog

April 15, 2025

We were lucky enough to be featured on Inspīr Senior Living’s Perspectives Blog for Global Volunteer Month, which focused on the activity, impact, and connection we brought to the assisted living facility in April of 2025.

By the Inspīr Senior Living Team

Read here: Perspectives Blog—Inspīr Senior Living