Minnesota Demography and Aging Seminar
MPC is a University-wide interdisciplinary cooperative for demographic research. Seminars are held during both the fall and spring semesters.
Please contact mpc@umn.edu with any questions.
To watch previous seminar recordings, visit the ISRDI YouTube channel.
SPRING 2021 Schedule
All seminars will be hosted virtually on Zoom on Mondays from 12:15 - 1:15 Central Time (unless otherwise noted).
Download the seminar series schedule.
JANUARY 25
Living on the Edge: An American Generation’s Journey through the Twentieth Century | Watch the Recording | Flyer
Richard Settersten - School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, Oregon State University
Glen Elder - Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lisa Pearce - Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
FEBRUARY 1
Structural Racism, Police Violence, and Population Health Research | 12:15 - 1:45 PM CT | Watch the Recording | Flyer
Rachel Hardeman - School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Hedwig Lee - Sociology, Washington University
Maeve Wallace - Tulane School of Public Health
Alyasah "Ali" Sewell - Sociology, Emory University
FEBRUARY 8
Has it Always Paid to be Rich? Income and Cause-Specific Mortality in Southern Sweden 1905-2014 | Watch the Recording
Martin Dribe - Center for Economic Demography, Lund University
FEBRUARY 15
Non-cognitive Skills and Social Success: Evidence from the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research (MCTFR) Longitudinal Studies | Watch the Recording
Matt McGue - Center for Neurobehavioral Development, University of Minnesota
FEBRUARY 22
A Shock by Any Other Name? Understanding Migration Responses to Local Demand Shocks | Watch the Recording
Abigail Wozniak - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (this recording will only be available until the end of the semester).
MARCH 1
Dementia Inequities in Indigenous Populations: Translation of Ethnographic Community-Based Participatory Research Findings to Culturally Safe Dementia Care Tools | Watch the Recording
Kristen Jacklin - Department of Family Medicine and BioBehavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth
MARCH 8
The Impact of Income on Maternal Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment | Zoom Link (This seminar will not be recorded per speaker request)
Tiffany Green - Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin
MARCH 15
Models of Social Change: Principles and Methods for Age-Period-Cohort Analysis | Zoom Link
Christopher Winship - Sociology, Harvard University
Ethan Fosse - Sociology, Harvard University
MARCH 22
Long-Term Dynamics of Health, Well-Being, and Population Change after a Disaster | Zoom Link
Elizabeth Frankenberg - Sociology, University of North Carolina
MARCH 29
Push, Pull, and Trap: How Federal Housing Policy Racialized Metropolitan Development | Zoom Link
Jacob Faber - Sociology, New York University
APRIL 12
The Process of Health Change with Aging: Evidence on Social, Psychological, Behavioral and Biological Risks from the HRS | Zoom Link
Eileen Crimmins - University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
APRIL 19
Cohort Differences in the Relationship Between Debt and Risk of Heart Attack | Zoom Link
Angie O'Rand - Sociology, Duke University
APRIL 26
Does Incarceration Shape Trust in the State, Community Engagement, and Civic Participation? | Zoom Link
Chris Wildeman - Sociology, Duke University
MAY 3
Work-Family Histories and Cognitive Function in Later Life | Zoom Link
Sarah Burgard- Sociology and Epidemiology, University of Michigan
Previous Seminar Series:
Since 2004, the MPC has been bringing national and international demographers to Minnesota to share their research at our Seminar Series. Click on the links below to see a listing of previous MPC Seminar Series presentations and speakers. If you would like more information regarding a past presentation, please contact mpc@umn.edu.
- Fall 2020 Schedule and Recordings
- Spring 2020 Schedule (Due to COVID-19 the seminars from March to the end of the semester were cancelled).
- 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
- Spring 2012
- Fall 2011
- Spring 2011
- Fall 2010