About
Graduate work at CDHA provides training in the demographic and biological models of health and aging. Through course work, research, and mentorships, the program enables students to build expertise in demographic concepts and methods while cultivating their professional skills.
Graduate students attend two weekly seminars. The first, Demography Seminar (DemSem)—co-sponsored by the Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE)—features lectures by top scholars in the field. A list of DemSem presentations related to CDHA Research Themes can be found here. The second, Demography Training Seminar, aims to enhance the craft of research, foster individual mentoring relationships, and address methodological standards and ethical concerns in the field. Under faculty supervision, students develop the expertise needed to undertake independent research and present at professional conferences.
Postdoctoral fellowships at the Center are designed individually to meet the needs and interests of each scholar. CDHA typically receives NIA funding for one postdoctoral position.
Support for CDHA’s training program comes from a training grant (T32 AG000129-30) from the National Institute of Aging. CDE receives training support from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (T32 HD007014-42).
Demography Training Seminar
Together with the CDE, CDHA hosts a weekly training seminar that provides training and professional development to graduate students studying population sciences. This seminar is led by Max Bebris, is open to all, and meets on Wednesday from 2:00-3:15 p.m. in room 8417 of the Sewell Social Sciences Building. You can subscribe to our Google calendar here. An archive of past seminars is available here.
Fall 2024
Sept 4
No class today!
Sept 11
“Writing PAA Abstracts.” Corina Mommaerts—UW-Madison Economics
Sept 18
No class today!
Sept 25
“CDE/CDHA: History of Conducting Ethical Research.” Katherine Curtis—UW-Madison Community & Environmental Sociology
Oct 2
“Responsible Data Sharing and Interacting with Advisors.” Marcy Carlson—UW-Madison Sociology
Oct 9
“Effective Networking.” Torsheika Maddox—UW-Madison Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Oct 16
Practice Job Talk
Oct 23
No class today!
Oct 30
“Where to Find and How to Use Administrative Data.” Naoki Aizawa—UW-Madison Economics
Nov 6
“How to Give Effective Presentations.” Monica Grant—UW-Madison Sociology
Nov 13
“Data and Disclosure Risks.” Kassem Fawaz—UW-Madison Electrical and Computer Engineering
Nov 20
“How to Promote Research Work.” Leigh Senderowicz—UW-Madison Gender & Women’s Studies
Dec 4
“Intergenerational Data.” Ananth Seshadri—UW-Madison Economics