Spring 2016

Friday, January 29 The Publication Process: Manuscript Submission, Revision, and Reviewing Monica Grant, UW-Madison Sociology Friday, February 5 GIS: An Overview Malia Jones, UW-Madison Applied Population Laboratory Friday, February 12 A Hands-on Introduction to Geospatial Analysis Bill Buckingham, UW-Madison Applied Population Laboratory Friday, February 19 Grant Writing: A Primer for Graduate Students Pamela Herd, UW-Madison LaFollette School of Public Policy and Sociology Lonnie Berger, UW-Madison School of Social Work Friday, February 26 Academic Conferences: Beyond Presentations Michal Engelman, UW-Madison Sociology Friday, March 4 Lifespan and Healthspan Eileen Crimmins, University of Southern California Friday, March 11 No Seminar today Friday, March 18 PAA Practice Talks Jessica Polos presents Cesarean Section, the Gut Microbiome and Children’s Health: Investigating Causal Linkages Catherine Doren presents Diverging Trajectories or Parallel Paths? The Gender Earnings Gap by Education in Life Course Perspective Ariane Ophir presents Changes in Romantic Relationships and Short-Term Fertility Intentions Esteban Quinones presents Migration and Labor Outcomes in Southern Mexico Ellen Dinsmore presents Mass Incarceration and the Intergenerational Transmission of Disadvantage: Socioeconomic Attainment among Young Adults with an Incarcerated Parent Angie Forgues presents Multigenerational Effects of Early Life Health Shocks Friday, March 25 Spring Break Friday, April 1 PAA No Seminar Friday, April 8 Justice and Research: What Big Data Can (& Can’t) Say about Inequality Pilar Ossorio, UW-Madison Law & Bioethics Friday, April 15 Displaying Quantitative Data Karl Broman, UW-Madison Biostatistics Friday, April 22 Confidentiality and Special Considerations in the Collection and Analysis of Quantitative Data Marcy Carlson, UW-Madison Sociology Pamela Herd, UW-Madison Public Policy & Sociology Kristen Malecki, UW-Madison Population Health Sciences Jim Raymo, UW-Madison Sociology Friday, April 29 Careers outside Academia: Opportunities in Government Agencies and Research Organizations Laura Blakeslee, Wisconsin Department of Health Julia Goldberg, Mathematica Friday, May 6 Academic Work and Life Joe Conti, UW-Madison Sociology Eva DuGoff, UW-Madison Population Health Sciences Michal Engelman, UW-Madison Sociology