Fall 2015

Friday, September 11 Introduction & Overview, Planning a PAA Submission Michal Engelman, UW-Madison Sociology Jim Raymo, UW-Madison Sociology Friday, September 18 Workshop PAA Abstracts Michal Engelman, UW-Madison Sociology (Bring a draft.) Friday, September 25 Faculty Job Market: What Do Hiring Committees in Sociology, Applied Economics, Public Policy, and Public Health Look for? Christine Schwartz, UW-Madison Sociology Jason Fletcher, UW-Madison Public Policy & Sociology Friday, October 2 Life Course Connections: Themes and Methods in Cutting Edge Research Alberto Palloni, UW-Madison Sociology Friday, October 9 Practice Job Talk: Intermarriage and Social Exclusion in China Yu Wang, UW-Madison Sociology PhD Candidate Friday, October 16 Writing a Dissertation Proposal Amy Kahrmann Huseby, UW-Madison Writing Center Friday, October 23 Socioeconomic Inequality: An Economist’s Take Steven Durlauf, UW-Madison Economics Friday, October 30 Ethical Issues in Population Research Paul Kelleher, UW-Madison Bioethics and Philosophy Friday, November 6 Applying for & Making the Most of Postdocs Jenna Nobles, UW-Madison Sociology Marcy Carlson, UW-Madison Sociology Alyn Turner McCarty, UW-Madison School of Medicine Friday, November 13 Inequality: Perspectives from Social Science and Population Health Stephanie Robert, UW-Madison Social Work & Population Health Friday, November 20 Methodological Advances: Rethinking Interaction Effects John Mullahy, UW-Madison Population Health Friday, November 27 Thanksgiving Break Friday, December 4 Practice Job Talk: Who Helps the Unemployed? Young Workers’ Receipt of Private Cash Transfers Kathryn Edwards, UW-Madison Economics PhD Candidate Friday, December 11 Practice Job Talk: The Formation and Human Capital Consequences of High School Social Networks Sean Lewis-Faupel, UW-Madison Economics PhD Candidate