Fall 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.


September 2020

September 14, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hanming Fang Professor of Economics - University of Pennsylvania
Location: Zoom Webinar
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September 21, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Wangui M. Muigai Assistant Professor in African and African American Studies and History - Brandeis University
Co-sponsored by: PRSS/Dorothy Roberts
Location: Zoom Webinar

September 28, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Angela Duckworth Professor of Psychology - University of Pennsylvania
Location: Zoom Webinar
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October 2020

October 5, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sarah Hayford Professor and Director of Graduate Studies - The Ohio State University
Location: Zoom Webinar
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October 12, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Emilce Santana Visiting Assistant Professor - Texas A&M
Location: Zoom Webinar
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October 19, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Elizabeth Fussell Associate Professor of Population Studies and Environmental Studies (Research) - Brown University
Co-sponsored by: The Socio-Spatial Climate Collaborative (SC)2
Location: Zoom Webinar
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October 26, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Michelle Budig Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Professor of Sociology - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Location: Zoom Webinar
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November 2020

November 2, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
James Raymo Professor of Sociology - Princeton University
Location: Zoom Webinar
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November 9, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Vegard Skirbekk Professor Population and Family Health (In the Columbia Aging Center) - Columbia University
Co-sponsored by: PARC (Population Aging Research Center)
Location: Zoom Webinar

November 16, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Philip Anglewicz Associate Professor - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Location: Zoom Webinar
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November 23, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Aashish Gupta (Advanced Student Prsentation) PhD Candidates - University of Pennsylvania, Population Studies & Sociology
Location: Zoom Webinar
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December 2020

December 7, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Cameron Campbell Professor - Division of Social Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Location: Zoom Webinar
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December 14, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Herbert L. Smith Professor of Sociology - University of Pennsylvania
Location: Zoom Webinar
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