Social Statistics & Population Dynamics Seminar series
Fall 2020 & Winter 2021
| OCTOBER 2020 | |||
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Ka-Yuet Liu, Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles |
Obstetric interventions, Neonatal Health, and Child Development |
Oct. 7, 12-1PM, Zoom |
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Marie Connolly, Department of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal | Visualization of Occupation and Industry Risks Associated with COVID-19 | Oct. 14, 12-1PM, Register HERE |
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John-Paul Ferguson, Organizational Behaviour, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University | Same Planet, Different World? Spatial Employment Segregation by Race in America | Oct. 28, 12-1PM, Zoom |
| NOVEMBER 2020 | |||
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Leah P. Boustan, Department of Economics, Princeton University | "Streets of Gold: Immigration and the American Dream Over Two Centuries" | Nov. 4, 12-1PM, Zoom |
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Mathew Hauer, Department of Sociology, Florida State University | The Path of Least Resistance: Projections of Social Inequalities as a Result of Climate Change in the United States | Nov. 11, 12-1PM, Register HERE |
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Damon Centola, Annenberg School for Communication, School of Arts and Sciences & School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania. Director of the Network Dynamics Group |
Myths of Diffusion and the Power in the Periphery See his new Book: Change: The Power in the Periphery to Make Big Things Happen |
Nov. 18, 12-1PM, Zoom |
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Jessie Handbury, Department of Real Estate, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
School Food Policy Affects Everyone: Retail Responses to the National School Lunch Program |
Nov. 25, 12-1PM, Zoom |
| DECEMBER 2020 | |||
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Janice Keefe, Department of Family Studies and Gerontology, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Yves Carrière, Department of Demography, Université de Montréal |
When Policy Domains Collide: Trends and Projections of Effective Retirement Age and Its Impact on Care
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Dec. 9, 12-1PM, Register HERE |
| JANUARY 2021 | |||
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Anna Zajacova, Department of Sociology, University of Western Ontario | Chronic Pain as a Measure of Population Health | Jan. 13, 12-1PM, Register HERE |
| FEBRUARY 2021 | |||
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Markus Schafer, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto | Compensatory Connections? Living Alone, Loneliness, and the Buffering Role of Non-Household Ties Among Older American and European Adults |
Feb. 10, 12-1PM, Register HERE |
| MARCH 2021 | |||
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Thomas Soehl, Department of Sociology, McGill University
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Aaron Erlich, Department of Political Science, McGill University
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Using Digital Trace Data and Social Media to Study International Migration: What probably doesn’t work and what might work |
Mar. 10, 12-1PM, Register HERE |
| APRIL 2021 | |||
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Lisa Y. Dillon, Department of Demography, Université de Montréal | PRDH Historical Data Development: The Canadian Peoples Project and the Registre de la population du Québec ancien | Apr. 7, 12-1PM, Zoom |
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Zoua Vang, Department of Sociology, McGill University |
Engaging with Indigenous Communities to Improve Perinatal Health Care |
Apr. 14, 12-1PM, Register HERE |
| MAY 2021 | |||
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Geoff Bowlby, Census Manager (Director General), Statistics Canada Jennifer Ortman, Principal Demographer, Population Bureau, U.S Census Bureau Jonathan Wroth-Smith, Principal Statistician, Office for National Statistics, UK |
What is the future of the Census in Canada, the UK and the US? | May 12, 12-1PM, Register HERE |
| June 2021 | |||
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Melinda Mills, Department of Demography, Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, University of Oxford & Nuffield College |
In the eye of the storm: providing data-driven decision-making support during a pandemic | June 9, 12-1PM, Register HERE |
