Toni Antonucci discusses the social convoy model as a useful way to measure the complexity – and ultimately the importance – of close social ties over the life course. In a recent article in *The Gerontologist*, coauthored by Kristine Ajrouch and MiCDA colleague Kira Birditt, Antonucci notes that the social convoy model offers “a unique window into the most influential psychosocial aspects of human development” – an individual’s social relations.

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