Spring 2012 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 2012

January 2, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Penn Winter Break

January 16, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

January 23, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Aline Desesquelles Researcher at the Institut National d’Etudes Démographiques (INED, Paris)
Location: 103 McNeil

January 30, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Claudia Valeggia Francis E. Johnston Term Associate Professor of Anthropology - University of Pennsylvania
Location: 103 McNeil


February 2012

February 6, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Subha Mani Assistant Professor of Economics - Fordham University
Location: 103 McNeil

February 13, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Yao Lu Assistant Professor of Sociology - Columbia University
Location: 103 McNeil

February 20, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Kenneth Wolpin Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences - University of Pennsylvania
Location: 103 McNeil

February 27, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Susan Watkins Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania; Visiting Research Scientist, CCPR, University of California, Los Angeles - University of Pennsylvania; University of California, Los Angeles
Location: 103 McNeil


March 2012

March 12, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Ayaga Bawah Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health - Columbia University
Location: 103 McNeil

March 19, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Rachel Margolis Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology - University of Western Ontario
Location: 103 McNeil

March 26, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Leticia Marteleto Assistant Professor of Sociology - University of Texas at Austin
Location: 103 McNeil


April 2012

April 2, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Eileen Crimmins Director of the USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health (CBPH)
Location: 103 McNeil

April 9, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Evelyn Patterson Assistant Professor of Sociology - Vanderbilt University
Location: 103 McNeil

April 16, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Rene Zenteno
Location: 103 McNeil

April 23, 2012 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: 103 McNeil