Past PSC Events
April 23, 2012 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
PAA Practice Sessions (6 speakers, Lunch Provided)
PSC Spring 2012 Colloquium Series | Location: 103 McNeil
Description: Six students will be presenting. Each student will be allocated 15 minutes for the presentation, and 5 minutes for comments. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED!1) Theresa Fedor - The Impact of Learning HIV Status on Marital Stability and Sexual Behavior within Marriage in Malawi (12:00-12:20)
2) Li-Chung Hu -Trends in Obesity-Free Life Expectancy in the United States 1995-2005: Gender and Racial Differences and Alternative Categorizations (12:20-12:40)
3) Rebbeca Tesfai - Ethnic Inequality in Homeownership and House Value: An Investigation of Wealth Differences among Blacks in the United States (12:40-1:00)
4) Emily Vala-Haynes - Out-of-Union Fertility in Paraguay (1:00-1:20)
5) Yeonjin Lee - Do Racist Attitudes Harm the Community Health Including Both the Victims and Perpetrators? A Multi-Level Analysis (1:20-1:40)
6) Jessica Ho -International Comparisons of U.S. Mortality. (1:40-2:00)
2) Li-Chung Hu -Trends in Obesity-Free Life Expectancy in the United States 1995-2005: Gender and Racial Differences and Alternative Categorizations (12:20-12:40)
3) Rebbeca Tesfai - Ethnic Inequality in Homeownership and House Value: An Investigation of Wealth Differences among Blacks in the United States (12:40-1:00)
4) Emily Vala-Haynes - Out-of-Union Fertility in Paraguay (1:00-1:20)
5) Yeonjin Lee - Do Racist Attitudes Harm the Community Health Including Both the Victims and Perpetrators? A Multi-Level Analysis (1:20-1:40)
6) Jessica Ho -International Comparisons of U.S. Mortality. (1:40-2:00)
April 16, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Mexican Policy Challenges and Perspectives on Migration
Rene Zenteno
PSC Spring 2012 Colloquium Series | Location: 103 McNeil
April 9, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Zero Prison Population Growth (ZPPG)
Evelyn Patterson Assistant Professor of Sociology - Vanderbilt University
PSC Spring 2012 Colloquium Series | Location: 103 McNeil
April 2, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A Global Perspective on Physiological Change with Age: Evidence and Conjectures
Eileen Crimmins Director of the USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health (CBPH)
PSC Spring 2012 Colloquium Series | Location: 103 McNeil
March 26, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
From Racial Democracy to Affirmative Action: Race and Educational Inequality in Brazil
Leticia Marteleto Assistant Professor of Sociology - University of Texas at Austin
PSC Spring 2012 Colloquium Series | Location: 103 McNeil
March 19, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Education Differences in Healthy Behavior Changes and Adherence Among Middle-Aged Americans
Rachel Margolis Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology - University of Western Ontario
PSC Spring 2012 Colloquium Series | Location: 103 McNeil
Description: Rachel Margolis CV
March 12, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The unfolding demographic and health transition in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from health and demographic surveillance data
Ayaga Bawah Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health - Columbia University
PSC Spring 2012 Colloquium Series | Location: 103 McNeil
February 29, 2012 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Michael Katz Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History - University of Pennsylvania
Penn Institute for Urban Research Event | Location: Inn at Penn, Living Room
Co-sponsored by Penn’s Department of History and Penn Press.
February 27, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Research in Motion: An Analysis of the Culture of Foreign Aid
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
PSC Spring Colloquium Series | Location: 103 McNeil
Description: Susan Watkins CV
February 20, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Aligning Learning Incentives of Students and Teachers: Results from a Social Experiment in Mexican High Schools
Kenneth Wolpin Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences - University of Pennsylvania
PSC Spring 2012 Colloquium Series | Location: 103 McNeil
Description: Kenneth Wolpin's CV
February 13, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Social Process of Chinese International Migration to the US and Europe
Yao Lu Assistant Professor of Sociology - Columbia University
PSC Spring Colloquium Series 2012 | Location: 103 McNeil
Description: Yao Lu's CV
February 6, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Subsidized Training Program for Low Income Women in India: A Randomized Field Experiment
Subha Mani Assistant Professor of Economics - Fordham University
PSC Spring Colloquium Series 2012 | Location: 103 McNeil
January 30, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Life history transitions: An evolutionary demography approach
Claudia Valeggia Francis E. Johnston Term Associate Professor of Anthropology - University of Pennsylvania
PSC Spring 2012 Colloquium Series | Location: 103 McNeil
January 23, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Health status of French prison inmates: does time spent behind bars matter?
Aline Desesquelles Researcher at the Institut National d’Etudes Démographiques (INED, Paris)
PSC Fall 2011 Colloquium Series | Location: 103 McNeil
Description: Paper on Disability in French Prisions
January 20, 2012 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Data & GIS Resources at Penn
Nykia M. Perez Kibler & Christine Murray
Location: GSE 008
Description: How to find data; file format issues; support for statistical software such as manuals, tutorials, etc; and information on GIS resources.
December 9, 2011 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Why and How Do We Study Inequality?
Panel Discussion
Education and Inequality Workshop | Location: 169 McNeil
Description:
Panelists:
- Emily Hannum (Sociology, Penn)
- Joshua Klugman (Sociology, Temple)
- Annette Lareau (Sociology, Penn)
- Hyunjoon Park (Sociology, Penn)
December 5, 2011 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Science and Impact of the NIH’s Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS®)
Christopher B Forrest, MD, PhD Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - CHOP
PSC Fall 2011 Colloquium Series | Location: 103 McNeil
Description: An article that describes PROMIS
December 2, 2011 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Unequal Childhoods and Unequal Adulthoods
Annette Lareau Stanley I. Sheerr Term Professor in the Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology - University of Pennsylvania
Knowledge by the Slice | Location: Irvine Auditorium, Cafe ’58
December 2, 2011 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Irvine Auditorium, Amado Recital Hall
Urban Studies, Population Studies Center, PennDesign and Penn IUR
Description: How are cities and suburbs in the Northeastern United States faring today? This symposium brings together leading researchers and practitioners from Boston to Washington, DC, to reflect on urban growth, social diversity, housing, and economic development. Following a keynote talk on metropolitan America, panels will explore recent patterns and trends in the Northeast and what they tell us about planning and policy challenges and opportunities.
Contact
239 McNeil Building
3718 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6298
3718 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6298
Tel: 215-898-6441
Fax: 215-898-2124
Fax: 215-898-2124
