2027 Scientific Meeting
Call for Abstracts
“Health Behavior Across the Life Course"
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 9, 2026
AUTHORS NOTIFIED: November 13, 2026
The 2027 AAHB conference theme “Health Behavior Across the Life Course” recognizes that health behaviors are shaped, reinforced, and transformed by a dynamic interplay of biological, psychological, social, environmental, and structural influences over an individual's lifetime. From early development through older adulthood, factors such as critical life stages, developmental transitions, cumulative risk, and multilevel social and environmental determinants have lasting implications for health and well-being. Advances in life course science have demonstrated that understanding these influences across the lifespan is essential for developing effective interventions, informing policy, reducing disparities, and improving population health. The conference will examine health behaviors across time, place, and identity in areas such as nutrition, physical activity, sleep, substance use, mental health, sexual health, chronic disease prevention, healthy aging, and others to understand health across the lifespan. By bringing together researchers, practitioners, and trainees, the conference will foster interdisciplinary dialogue, highlight innovative approaches to health behavior science, and inspire collaborations that accelerate discovery, translation, and impact across the life course.
There is only one call for abstracts this year;
there will not be a separate “late breakers” call.
General Guidelines for Abstracts
We particularly encourage submissions that are related to the meeting theme. Abstracts related to other health behavior topics are also welcome for submission. In addition to research-based abstracts, this year we invite abstracts describing novel research protocols for proposed or on-going health behavior research studies. All abstract submissions are limited to 300 words.
Authorship
You may submit no more than 3 abstracts as presenting author. If you submit more than 3 abstracts as presenting author, you will be asked to select abstracts for withdrawal. Abstracts are limited to 15 co-authors. If your abstract is accepted for presentation, it is expected that you and/or a co-author will register for the conference and be present for your session. All presenters/abstract authors will be responsible for their conference-related expenses (e.g., meeting registration and hotel). We welcome submissions from members and non-members. We encourage submissions from first-time attendees.
Presentation Format
All abstracts will be considered for poster presentation by default. During the submission process, you will be asked if you would like your abstract to be considered for a 5-minute "lightning" talk. A select number of abstract submissions that receive the highest reviewer ratings (based on quantitative scores and indication by reviewers that they would be a good fit for the format) will be selected. Your indication of interest in being considered for a lightning talk will not affect the overall likelihood of your abstract's acceptance.
No Show Policy
Cancellations for accepted abstract presentations must be communicated directly to the AAHB Research Review Chair. Cancellations must be made prior to the first day of the Meeting.
Questions?
Direct any questions about submissions to Yu Lu, PhD, 2027 Research Review Chair, yuluhes@outlook.com.
