Spring 2014 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 2014

January 27, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
M. Giovanna Merli Associate Professor of Public Policy, Sociology & Global Health - Duke Sanford School of Public Policy
Location: McNeil Room 103


February 2014

February 3, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Daniel A. Levitis Research Fellow - Max Planck Institute For Demographic Research

February 10, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Emily Owens Associate Professor of Criminology - University of Pennsylvania
Location: McNeil Room 103

February 17, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Shannon M. Monnat Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography - Pennsylvania State University
Location: McNeil Room 103

February 24, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Muhammad Farhan Majid International Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher - University of Pennsylvania
Location: McNeil Room 103


March 2014

March 3, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Norbert Rudiger Schady (CANCELLED) Principal Economic Advisor - Inter-American Development Bank
PSC Spring 2014 Colloquium Series
Location: McNeil Room 103

March 17, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Shripad Tuljapurkar The Dean and Virginia Morris Professor of Population Studies - Stanford University School of Medicine
Location: McNeil Room 103

March 24, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sarah Brauner-Otto Assistant Professor - McGill University
Location: McNeil Room 103

March 31, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Arun Hendi (Etienne Van De Walle Prize Winner) Graduate Student - University of Pennsylvania
Location: McNeil Room 103


April 2014

April 7, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Alison Buttenheim Assistant Professor - University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
Location: McNeil Room 103

April 14, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sonia Bhalotra Professor - Department of Economics & Institute of Social and Economic Researchat at the University of Essex
Location: McNeil Room 103

April 21, 2014 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
various speakers GGD Students - University of Pennsylvania
Location: McNeil Room 103

April 28, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lionel Kesztenbaum Researcher - Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques (INED)
Location: McNeil Room 103