Spring 2012 Colloquium
January 2012
January 2, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
No Colloquium
Penn Winter Break
January 16, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
No Colloquium
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
January 23, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Health status of French prison inmates: does time spent behind bars matter?
Aline Desesquelles Researcher at the Institut National d’Etudes Démographiques (INED, Paris)
103 McNeil
Description: Paper on Disability in French Prisions
January 30, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Life history transitions: An evolutionary demography approach
Claudia Valeggia Francis E. Johnston Term Associate Professor of Anthropology - University of Pennsylvania
103 McNeil
February 2012
February 6, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Subsidized Training Program for Low Income Women in India: A Randomized Field Experiment
Subha Mani Assistant Professor of Economics - Fordham University
103 McNeil
February 13, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Social Process of Chinese International Migration to the US and Europe
Yao Lu Assistant Professor of Sociology - Columbia University
103 McNeil
Description: Yao Lu's CV
February 20, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Aligning Learning Incentives of Students and Teachers: Results from a Social Experiment in Mexican High Schools
Kenneth Wolpin Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences - University of Pennsylvania
103 McNeil
Description: Kenneth Wolpin's CV
February 27, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Research in Motion: An Analysis of the Culture of Foreign Aid
Susan Watkins Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania; Visiting Research Scientist, CCPR, University of California, Los Angeles - University of Pennsylvania; University of California, Los Angeles
103 McNeil
Description: Susan Watkins CV
March 2012
March 12, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
The unfolding demographic and health transition in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from health and demographic surveillance data
Ayaga Bawah Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health - Columbia University
103 McNeil
March 19, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Education Differences in Healthy Behavior Changes and Adherence Among Middle-Aged Americans
Rachel Margolis Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology - University of Western Ontario
103 McNeil
Description: Rachel Margolis CV
March 26, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
From Racial Democracy to Affirmative Action: Race and Educational Inequality in Brazil
Leticia Marteleto Assistant Professor of Sociology - University of Texas at Austin
103 McNeil
April 2012
April 2, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
A Global Perspective on Physiological Change with Age: Evidence and Conjectures
Eileen Crimmins Director of the USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health (CBPH)
103 McNeil
April 9, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Zero Prison Population Growth (ZPPG)
Evelyn Patterson Assistant Professor of Sociology - Vanderbilt University
103 McNeil
April 16, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Mexican Policy Challenges and Perspectives on Migration
Rene Zenteno
103 McNeil
April 23, 2012 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
PAA Practice Sessions (6 speakers, Lunch Provided)
103 McNeil
Description: Six students will be presenting. Each student will be allocated 15 minutes for the presentation, and 5 minutes for comments. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED!1) Theresa Fedor - The Impact of Learning HIV Status on Marital Stability and Sexual Behavior within Marriage in Malawi (12:00-12:20)
2) Li-Chung Hu -Trends in Obesity-Free Life Expectancy in the United States 1995-2005: Gender and Racial Differences and Alternative Categorizations (12:20-12:40)
3) Rebbeca Tesfai - Ethnic Inequality in Homeownership and House Value: An Investigation of Wealth Differences among Blacks in the United States (12:40-1:00)
4) Emily Vala-Haynes - Out-of-Union Fertility in Paraguay (1:00-1:20)
5) Yeonjin Lee - Do Racist Attitudes Harm the Community Health Including Both the Victims and Perpetrators? A Multi-Level Analysis (1:20-1:40)
6) Jessica Ho -International Comparisons of U.S. Mortality. (1:40-2:00)
2) Li-Chung Hu -Trends in Obesity-Free Life Expectancy in the United States 1995-2005: Gender and Racial Differences and Alternative Categorizations (12:20-12:40)
3) Rebbeca Tesfai - Ethnic Inequality in Homeownership and House Value: An Investigation of Wealth Differences among Blacks in the United States (12:40-1:00)
4) Emily Vala-Haynes - Out-of-Union Fertility in Paraguay (1:00-1:20)
5) Yeonjin Lee - Do Racist Attitudes Harm the Community Health Including Both the Victims and Perpetrators? A Multi-Level Analysis (1:20-1:40)
6) Jessica Ho -International Comparisons of U.S. Mortality. (1:40-2:00)
Contact
239 McNeil Building
3718 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6298
3718 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6298
Tel: 215-898-6441
Fax: 215-898-2124
Fax: 215-898-2124
