Spring 2021

January 27: Introduction Jordan Conwell, UW-Madison Sociology February 3: Academic Job Market: Networking and Negotiation Christine Schwartz, UW-Madison Sociology February 10: Introduction to Spatial Analysis Megan Bea, UW-School of Human Ecology February 17: How I Found My Dissertation Topic CDE/CDHA students February 24: Individual Research Consults Jordan Conwell, UW-Madison Sociology March 3: Mini Talks by CDE/CDHA/HDRS Postdocs Jordan Conwell, UW-Madison Sociology March 10: Research Methods: Selection Jason Fletcher, UW-Madison Public Affairs and Sociology John Mullahy, UW-Madison Population Health Sciences March 17: Causal Inferences and Other Approaches for Compelling Explanations Michal Engelman, UW-Madison Sociology March 24: Research Methods: The Role of Time in Family Demographic Research Marcy Carlson, UW-Madison Sociology Felix Elwert, UW-Madison Sociology March 31: Strategies for Research and Networking Alejandra Ros Pilarz, UW-Madison Social Work April 7: PAA Practice Talks Regular Sessions I Leafia Ye: Divergence after Convergence: Widening Nativity Gaps in Income in Mid-to-Later Life Shiro Furuya and Jia Wang: Early Childhood Conditions and Later-life Loneliness in the United States Jason Robey, Michael Massoglia, and Michael Light: Stubborn Differences: The Lasting Impact of Judicial Appointments on Criminal Sentencing Boyan Zheng: Intergenerational Transmission of Skill Cultivation and Emotional Warmth Parenting: The Role of Cultural Capital, Economic Capital, and Childhood Divorce Experience April 14: PAA Practice Talks Regular Sessions II Kelsey Wright: ’Safer-at-home’: How Shifting Daily Realities Affect Childbearing Decisions, Aspirations, and Practices David Mallinson, Felix Elwert, and Deb Ehrenthal: Gestational Age and Siblings’ Literacy: Spillover Effects in the Family Flash Sessions Sharada Dharmasankar: Minimum Wage Policies and Racial Inequality Megan Agnew: Innovative Methods in Spatial and Environmental Demography April 21: PAA Practice Talks Regular Sessions III Shiro Furuya, James M. Raymo, and Ryohei Mogi: Living Arrangement and Chronic Loneliness at Older Ages: A Comparative Study in Europe Lindsay Cannon and Emma Romell: Gender Division of Labor and Relationship Quality Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Won-tak Joo, Michal Engelman, Alberto Palloni, and Jason Fletcher: Longevity and in Utero Exposure to the Influenza Pandemics in the 19th Century Ariane Ophir: Family Complexity and the Division of Household Labor April 28: PAA Practice Talks Posters Rachel Rosenfeld: Water Toxins and Social Disparities in the Mississippi Delta Region Shiro Furuya, Jason M. Fletcher, and Qiongshi Lu: The Big (Genetic) Sort? Reassessing Migration Patterns and Their Genetic Imprint in the UK Emma Romell: Family Complexity and Teacher Perceptions of Parental Supportiveness Shiro Furuya, Jason M. Fletcher, and Qiongshi Lu: Misfit of Circadian Rhythm against Social Time Alex Mikulas: Timing is Everything: Identifying How the Legacy of Slavery Relationship Changed over Time Julia Thomas: Refugees from the Land of Cotton: Lynching and the Great Migration Grace Venechuk: Employment Quality, Self-Rated Health and Allostatic Load among Working Americans Leah Foltman and Grace Venechuk: Racial Fluidity in the United States: A Historical/Place-Based Analysis Using Census-Linked Administrative Data (CenSoc) May 5: No class- exam week and PAA