Health and Population

Vivian Shaw and Jason Beckfield launch AAPI COVID-19 Project

July 1, 2020

Vivian Shaw, a Harvard College fellow and co-principal investigator, launched the AAPI COVID-19 Project — the acronym stands for Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders — with professor and department chair Jason Beckfield. Read Gazette article... Read more about Vivian Shaw and Jason Beckfield launch AAPI COVID-19 Project

Can the U.S. learn from the situation in New York? An interview with Michèle Lamont

April 2, 2020

Michèle Lamont was interviewed by Anne-Marie Dussault of French TV station RDI

2020 Mar 12

CANCELLED: Ariela Schachter: 'Not one drop: Uncovering Whites’ contemporary rules of ethnoracial classification in the U.S.

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies 9 Bow Street

Social Demography Seminar presentation by Ariela Schachter, PhD, assistant professor of sociology, Washington University, St. Louis.

2020 Mar 05

Mariana Arcaya: A long-run view of recovery after Hurricane Katrina: Dimensions and determinants of post-disaster well-being

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies 9 Bow Street

Social Demography Seminar presentation by Mariana Arcaya, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

2020 Feb 20

Elizabeth Frankenberg: Long-term dynamics of health, well-being, and population change after a disaster

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies 9 Bow Street

Social Demography Seminar presentation by Elizabeth Frankenberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

2020 Feb 06

Christina Ciocca Eller: Life goes on after dropout: Examining the early life outcomes of four-year students with ‘some college, no degree

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies 9 Bow Street

Social Demography Seminars (SDS) presentation by Christina Ciocca Eller, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Studies at Harvard University. Read more about Christina Ciocca Eller: Life goes on after dropout: Examining the early life outcomes of four-year students with ‘some college, no degree

2020 Jan 30

Jacob Bor: Health divides and political divides

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies 9 Bow Street

Social Demography Seminar presentation by Jacob Bor, Boston University. Read more about Jacob Bor: Health divides and political divides

2019 Dec 05

Robert Hummer: Health disparities among US adults who will soon transition to middle age (with a lagniappe focusing on Add health data collection, availability, and future plans)

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies 9 Bow Street

Social Demography Seminars presentation by Robert Hummer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

2019 Nov 21

Amy Hsin: Beyond dreamers: The under-analyzed complexity of the undocumented youth population

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies 9 Bow Street

Social Demography Seminars presentation by Amy Hsin, PhD, Queens College, City University of New York.

2019 Nov 07

Jenny Trinitapoli: AIDS: An epidemic of uncertainty

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies 9 Bow Street

Social Demography Seminars presentation by Jenny Trinitapoli, University of Chicago.

2019 Oct 31

Charles Nelson: Sensitive periods in human development: The effects of early profound deprivation on brain-behavioral development

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies 9 Bow Street

Social Demography Seminars presentation by Charles Nelson, Boston Children’s Hospital.

2019 Oct 24

Letizia Mencarini: Trust and fertility in uncertain times

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge Street, K354

Social Demography Seminars presentation by Letizia Mencarini, Bocconi University.

2019 Oct 17

Elena Ruíz: The role of epistemic capital in structuring inequality

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge Street, K354

Social Demography Seminars presentation by Elena Ruíz, PhD, visiting scholar in sociology, Harvard University.

2019 Oct 10

Kevin Croke: Ethiopia’s expansion of primary health care services: A mixed methods study

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies 9 Bow Street

Social Demography Seminars presentation by Kevin Croke, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

2019 Oct 03

Linda Zhao: Ethnic homophily and socioeconomic status in adolescent classroom friendship networks

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies 9 Bow Street

Social Demography Seminars presentation by Linda Zhao, doctoral student in sociology, Harvard University.

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Health and Population

Vivian Shaw and Jason Beckfield launch AAPI COVID-19 Project

Can the U.S. learn from the situation in New York? An interview with Michèle Lamont

CANCELLED: Ariela Schachter: 'Not one drop: Uncovering Whites’ contemporary rules of ethnoracial classification in the U.S.

Location:

Mariana Arcaya: A long-run view of recovery after Hurricane Katrina: Dimensions and determinants of post-disaster well-being

Location:

Elizabeth Frankenberg: Long-term dynamics of health, well-being, and population change after a disaster

Location:

Christina Ciocca Eller: Life goes on after dropout: Examining the early life outcomes of four-year students with ‘some college, no degree

Location:

Jacob Bor: Health divides and political divides

Location:

Robert Hummer: Health disparities among US adults who will soon transition to middle age (with a lagniappe focusing on Add health data collection, availability, and future plans)

Location:

Amy Hsin: Beyond dreamers: The under-analyzed complexity of the undocumented youth population

Location:

Jenny Trinitapoli: AIDS: An epidemic of uncertainty

Location:

Charles Nelson: Sensitive periods in human development: The effects of early profound deprivation on brain-behavioral development

Location:

Letizia Mencarini: Trust and fertility in uncertain times

Location:

Elena Ruíz: The role of epistemic capital in structuring inequality

Location:

Kevin Croke: Ethiopia’s expansion of primary health care services: A mixed methods study

Location:

Linda Zhao: Ethnic homophily and socioeconomic status in adolescent classroom friendship networks

Location:

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