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