The MPC Workshop series provides a rich set of professional development opportunities for all members, but especially for students and trainees. Students and trainees are often encouraged to present their research and expertise to showcase the important work being done at the MPC. The flexible and casual setting of the MPC Workshop is designed to support all participants. Workshops are on Fridays from 12:15pm-1:15pm during the academic year.
Please contact mpc@umn.edu with any questions.
The Zoom link for all workshops is: https://umn.zoom.us/j/98877152382
spring 2023 Schedule
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20
All UMN Graduate Student Meeting | Watch the Recording | View the Slides
All are welcome! Come and learn about what the MPC and LCC can offer graduate students at the University of Minnesota. There will be lunch provided. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Jan. 18th.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
What to do about Messy Datasets | Watch the Recording | View the Slides
Tom VanHeuvelen - Associate Professor, Sociology (Food provided)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 - Virtual Only
Tips and Tricks for Publishing in Demography | Watch the Recording
Moderator: Jonas Helgertz Associate Professor of Economic History at Lund University
Panelists: Sarah Flood, Director of the Life Course Center, Evan Roberts, Assistant Professor, History of Medicine, and Ragui Assaad, Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
Selected MPC Demography Articles: Evan Roberts & Rob Warren; Kathryn Grace & Audrey Dorélien; Ann Meier & Sarah Flood; Ragui Assaad; Theresa Osypuk; Elizabeth Wrigley-Field & Jonas Helgertz; Jack DeWaard & Kobie Price; Jason Kerwin & Natalia Ordaz Reynoso.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Best Practices for Creating Effective Tables | Watch the Recording
Audrey Dorélien, Training Director, Minnesota Population Center and Assistant Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Plan on using your laptop and recommended to have a data table you are working on. Resources: Ten Guidelines for Better Tables
FRIDAY, MARCH 3
MPC Population Studies Trainee Presentations (No recording)
Our trainees will be giving presentations about their work.
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
MPC Interdisciplinary Fellow & Population Studies Trainee Presentations (No recording)
Our trainees and IDF fellow will be giving presentations about their work.
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
Conference Networking: Why and How
Speakers: Naomi Thyden, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health, University of Illinois School of Public Health; Lara Cleveland, IPUMS Senior Research Scientist; Sam Gailey, Postdoctoral Fellow, MPC Population Health Training Program; David Van Riper, ISRDI Director of Spatial Analysis
FRIDAY, MARCH 31
PAA Poster Practice Session (No recording)
Join us as people presenting posters at PAA share their research.
FRIDAY, APRIL 7
PAA Presentation Practice (No recording)
Join us as those presenting at PAA practice their talks.
FRIDAY, APRIL 21
New Advances in Difference-in-differences: A Practical Guide for Applied Research - Part 1 (No recording)
Janna Johnson, Assistant Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs and Andrew Goodman-Bacon, Economist, Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute , Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. This is a two part, longer session, hands-on workshop. Lunch and beverages will be provided. Registration required, not open to the public.
FRIDAY, APRIL 28
New Advances in Difference-in-differences: A Practical Guide for Applied Research - Part 2 (No recording)
Janna Johnson, Assistant Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs and Andrew Goodman-Bacon, Economist, Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute , Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. This is two part, longer session, hands-on workshop. Lunch and beverages will be provided. Registration required, not open to the public.
FRIDAY, MAY 5
Creating an Academic Identity for Interdisciplinary Researchers
University of Minnesota Libraries
Speakers: Danya Leebaw, Director, Social Sciences Department and Emma Molls, Director, Open Research and Publishing Department
Past Workshops
To view past MPC Workshop (previously the Inequality & Methods Workshop) schedules, please use the links below:
- Fall 2022 Schedule
- Spring 2022 Schedule
- Fall 2021 Schedule
- Spring 2021 Schedule
- Fall 2020 Schedule
- Spring 2020 Schedule (Due to the emergence of COVID19 the spring 2020 schedule was cut short and events were canceled.
- Fall 2019 Flyer
- Spring 2019
- Fall 2018
- Spring 2018
- Fall 2017
- Spring 2017
- Fall 2016
- Spring 2016
- Fall 2015
- Spring 2015
- Fall 2014
- Spring 2014
- Fall 2013
- Spring 2013
- Fall 2012
Some select previous workshops have been recorded and can be found on the ISRDI YouTube channel.