Spring 2011 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 2011

January 24, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
David Mandell Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics; Associate Director, Center for Autism Research, CHOP - University of Pennsylvania
Location: 103 McNeil

January 31, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Georges Reniers Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs - Princeton University
Location: 103 McNeil


February 2011

February 7, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
V Bhaskar Professor of Economics - University College London
Location: 103 McNeil

February 14, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Berk Ozler Senior Economist - World Bank Development Research Group, Poverty Cluster
Location: 103 McNeil

February 21, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Angela Lee Duckworth Assistant Professor of Psychology - University of Pennsylvania
Location: 103 McNeil

February 28, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
V. Joseph Hotz Professor of Economics, Duke University; Visiting at Russell Sage Foundation
Location: 103 McNeil


March 2011

March 14, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Jennifer van Hook Professor of Sociology and Demography - Penn State University
Location: 103 McNeil

March 21, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: 103 McNeil

March 28, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Anne Pebley Fred H. Bixby Chair Professor of Population, Depts. of Community Health Sciences and Sociology; Director, California Center for Population Research - Uuniversity of California, Los Angeles
Location: 103 McNeil


April 2011

April 4, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Mikko Myrskylä Head of the Research Group on Lifecourse Dynamics and Demographic Change - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Location: 103 McNeil

April 11, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Tori Velkoff & Jason Devine - U.S. Census Bureau
Location: 103 McNeil

April 18, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
José Víctor Ríos Rull Professor of Economics - University of Minnesota
Location: 103 McNeil

April 25, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Kelly Musick Associate Professor, Department of Policy Analysis and Management - Cornell University
Location: 103 McNeil