MPC Workshop

The MPC Workshop provides a rich set of opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to familiarize themselves with, and keep abreast of, the important work being done at the MPC. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to present their research and other works in progress and to pursue professional training and development. The flexible and casual setting of the MPC Workshop is designed to support all participants. Workshops are scheduled on Fridays from 12:15pm-1:15pm during the academic year and held in the seminar room of 50 Willey Hall. Snacks are served.

Please contact mpc@umn.edu with any questions.

Note: In an effort to slow the spread of COVID 19 the remainder of MPC workshops Spring semester 2020 are cancelled except this May 1 webinar:

FRIDAY, MAY 1  12:00-1:30 

https://umn.zoom.us/j/146323722

Note: This workshop will be 90 minutes long

Impact of Drought on Healthcare Expenditure in Rural India
Divya Pandey

Comparing the Life Satisfaction and Subjective Well-being of Black and White Americans Across the Life Course
Corey Culver

Baby Boom or Bust? Evidence from Poland's Family 500+ Program
Anna Bokun

Impact of Switching Occupation in Later Life on Retirement Decision
Yun Taek Oh

Sharing Fine Resolution Protected Health Information: Using Regionalization to create HIPAA Compliant Aggregations
Brittany Krzyzanowski

Spring 2020 Schedule

FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 

Length-Biased Sampling as a Unifying Concept in Population Studies- View recording here. 
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
Understanding Research Impact Metrics: When, Why, and How to Use Them
Jenny McBurney & Allison Langham-Putrow

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14
How to Review Articles for Journals
Rob Warren & Theresa Osypuk

FRIDAY, MARCH 6
Child Mortality and Racial Residential Segregation: Indications for Contemporary Trends
J'Mag Karbeah
&
Calculating Duration Expectancy to Describe Rust Belt Migration Before, During, and After the Great Recession
Chris Levesque

FRIDAY, MARCH 20
How to Give a 12-minute Research Talk 
Jose Pacas

FRIDAY, MARCH 27-Rescheduled to May 1
Impact of Drought on Healthcare Expenditure in Rural India
Divya Pandey
&
Comparing the Life Satisfaction and Subjective Well-being of Black and White Americans Across the Life Course
Corey Culver

FRIDAY, APRIL 3--Rescheduled to May 1
Note: This workshop will be 90 minutes long
Baby Boom or Bust? Evidence from Poland's Family 500+ Program
Anna Bokun
&
Impact of Switching Occupation in Later Life on Retirement Decision
Yun Taek Oh
&
Sharing Fine Resolution Protected Health Information: Using Regionalization to create HIPAA Compliant Aggregations
Brittany Krzyzanowski

FRIDAY, APRIL 10-CANCELED
PAA Poster Practice

FRIDAY, APRIL 17-CANCELED
PAA Presentation Practice

FRIDAY, MAY 1-CANCELED
Reproducible Research Workflows 
Alicia Hofelich Mohr &  Caitlin Bakker

FRIDAY, MAY 8-CANCELED
Non-Academic Career Panel
Panelists:  
Susan Brower, State Demographer, State of Minnesota
Michael Davern, Executive Vice President for Health Care Research, NORC
Misty Heggeness, Principal Economist/Senior Advisor, U.S. Census Bureau; Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute
Anne Kaduk, Research Associate, Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic; Formerly: Quantitative Researcher, Growth: Population and Survey Sciences team, Facebook

To view past MPC Workshop (previously the Inequality & Methods Workshop) schedules, please use the links below:

Some select previous workshops have been recorded and can be found on the ISRDI YouTube channel.