Fall 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.


September 2014

September 8, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Duncan Thomas Professor - Duke University, Department of Economics
Location: McNeil Room 103

September 15, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Norbert Rudiger Schady Principal Economic Advisor - Inter-American Development Bank
Location: McNeil Room 103

September 22, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Jennifer Lundquist Associate Professor - University of Massachusetts, Department of Sociology
Location: McNeil Room 103

September 29, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Prakarsh Singh Assistant Professor of Economics - Amherst College, Economics Department
Location: McNeil Room 103


October 2014

October 6, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Tod G. Hamilton Assistant Professor - Princeton University, Sociology Department
Location: McNeil Room 103

October 13, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Jane Menken Professor - University of Colorado at Boulder
Location: McNeil Room 103

October 20, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Philip Morgan Professor - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location: McNeil Room 103

October 27, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Vida Maralani Assistant Professor - Yale University, Department of Sociology
Location: McNeil Room 103


November 2014

November 3, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
John R. Wilmoth Director, Population Division, United Nations - Professor, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Demography
Location: McNeil Room 103

November 10, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Regina S. Baker Doctoral Candidate - Duke University, Department of Sociology
PSC Fall 2014 Colloquium Series
Location: McNeil Room 103

November 17, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Michal Engelman Assistant Professor of Sociology - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location: McNeil Room 103

November 24, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hui Zheng Assistant Professor - The Ohio State University
Location: McNeil Room 103


December 2014

December 1, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Till Bärnighausen Associate Professor - Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Global Health & Population
Location: McNeil Room 103

December 8, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Kathleen Cagney Associate Professor, Sociology and Health Studies - The University of Chicago, Department of Sociology
Location: McNeil Room 103