Spring 2020 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 2019

January 27, 2019 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
John Eason Associate Professor, Sociology - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Demography & Ecology
Location: McNeil 395
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February 2020

February 3, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Mathew Hauer Assistant Professor - Florida State University, Department of Sociology
Location: McNeil 395
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February 10, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Margot Jackson Associate Professor of Sociology - Brown University
Location: McNeil 395
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February 17, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Atheendar Venkataramani Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy; Assistant Professor of Medicine - University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Location: McNeil 395
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February 24, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Megan Reed (van de Walle Prize Winner) Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology & Demography - University of Pennsylvania, Population Studies & Sociology
Location: McNeil 395


March 2020

March 2, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Liana Sayer Director of the Maryland Time Use Laboratory and Professor of Sociology - University of Maryland
Location: McNeil 395
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March 16, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Judith Levine Associate Professor - Temple University
Location: McNeil 395

March 23, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Cameron Campbell Professor - Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Location: McNeil 395

March 30, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
James Raymo Professor of Sociology - Princeton University
Location: McNeil 395


April 2020

April 6, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Elizabeth Fussell Associate Professor of Population Studies and Environmental Studies - Brown University
Location: McNeil 395

April 13, 2020 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
PAA Practice Talks - University of Pennsylvania, Population Studies
Location: McNeil 395

April 20, 2020 - 12:00pm
Ben Wilson Post-doctoral Researcher - Stockholm University
Location: McNeil 395

April 27, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Michelle Budig Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Professor of Sociology - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Location: McNeil 395