Spring 2015 Colloquium


The Penn Population Studies Colloquium Series co-sponsored by the Population Aging Research Center at the University of Pennsylvania meets most Mondays from 12-1 PM during the academic year. The Spring 2023 Colloquium Series will be hosted in-person in: McNeil 150 (ROOM CHANGE). The Population Studies Center adheres to the policies implemented by the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) and the University regarding protections in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. SAS and University regulations supersede the specific practices at the PSC, especially since many issues are still in flux. See the latest announcement from the University.

Specific guidelines for the 2022-2023 Colloquium:

Vaccination requirements: All students, faculty, staff, postdocs, and other campus partners, including outside visitors, are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 except those who qualify for an exemption.

Face covering: Masking is optional.

Meetings: Group meetings with the visitor, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner, will be reserved to no more than 5 people on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign-up sheets for these group meetings will be distributed the week before the talk. Sign up here to meet with speakers individually or to participate in the networking lunch, speaker availability will be listed as soon as we have updates, approximately a week before the talk. Contact Dawn Ryan if you are interested in meeting with the speaker.

If you are interested in speaking at one of our colloquium sessions, please contact Emilio Parrado or Iliana Kohler. Population Studies Center events may be photographed and/or video recorded for educational and promotional use.

Privacy Statement: The colloquium series may be recorded for the purpose of dissemination on the Population Aging Research Center and Population Studies Center websites, social media platforms, and on the PSC YouTube channel. If you prefer not to be recorded, please be sure to keep your video and microphone off during the talk and Q&A portion.


January 2015

January 26, 2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham Assistant Professor - Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
Location: McNeil Room 103


February 2015

February 2, 2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Jennifer Karas Montez Assistant Professor of Sociology - Case Western Reserve University
Location: McNeil Room 103

February 9, 2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Aline Désesquelles Research Associate - Institut National d’Etudes Démographiques (INED)
Location: McNeil Room 103

February 16, 2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Emilio A. Parrado Professor & Chair, Department of Sociology - University of Pennsylvania
Location: McNeil Room 103

February 23, 2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Michael White Professor of Sociology - Brown University
Location: McNeil Room 103


March 2015

March 16, 2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adrienne M. Lucas Assistant Professor of Economics - University of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics
Location: McNeil Room 103

March 27, 2015 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Phillipe Fargues Director of the Migration Policy Center - European University Institute
PSC Spring 2015 Colloquium Series, joint with Sociology's Race, Ethnicity and Migration Workshop
Location: McNeil Room 103

March 30, 2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sarah A. Burgard Associate Professor of Sociology & Epidemiology - University of Michigan, School of Public Health
Location: McNeil Room 103


April 2015

April 6, 2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Michael S. Rendall Professor of Sociology & Director of the Maryland Population Research Center - University of Maryland
Location: McNeil Room 103

April 13, 2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Jennifer Beam Dowd Associate Professor - CUNY, School of Public Health
Location: McNeil Room 103

April 20, 2015 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Nikkil Sudharsanan PhD Candidate - University of Pennsylvania
Thomas Anderson PhD Candidate - University of Pennsylvania
Edith Y. Gutierrez-Vazquez PhD Candidate - University of Pennsylvania
Arun S. Hendi PhD Candidate - University of Pennsylvania
Location: McNeil Room 103

April 22, 2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Louis Chauvel Professor of Sociology - Université du Luxembourg
Co-sponsored by: <p>University of Pennsylvania, Sociology Department</p>
Location: McNeil Room 103

April 27, 2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
France Meslé Research Associate - Institut National d’Etudes Démographiques (INED)
Location: McNeil Room 103