Minnesota Demography and Aging Seminar

All Seminars will be held in-person on Mondays from 12:15-1:15 PM CT in the Seminar Room in 50 Willey Hall. Seminars will also be live streamed via Zoom. Lunch and beverages will be served.

Contact [email protected] with any questions.

Spring 2026 Seminar Series

Measuring Women's Agency in Tunisia

Monday, January 26  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM

Caroline Krafft, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Using Systematic Social Observations on Google Street View to Assess Neighborhood Characteristics in Minneapolis

Monday, February 2  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM

Michelle Pasco, Family Social Science, University of Minnesota

Rethinking the Role of Race in Research: Introducing Population Conscious Analysis

Monday, February 9  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM

Felicity Enders, Academic Affairs, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. (The recording is available only to members). 

Preventing Vertical Transmission of HIV: Insights from Simulation Modeling

Monday, February 16  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM

Horacio Duarte, Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota

The Development of Executive Function Skills and Implications for Population Level Health and Wellbeing

Monday, February 23 |  12:15 - 1:15 PM

Stephanie Carlson, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota 

Communication Research for Health Equity: Lessons from the Collaborative on Media and Messaging for Health and Social Policy

Monday, March 2  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM

Sarah Gollust, Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota

Caregiver Support for People Living with Dementia: From Research to Practice

Monday, March 16  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM

Eric Jutkowitz, Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota

PAA Presidential Address Preview

Monday, March 23  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM (this talk will be in person only and will not be recorded)

Irma Elo, Sociology, University of Pennsylvania 

Access to Reproductive Health and Education Outcomes

Monday, March 30  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM

Diana Krüger, Economics, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile

Environmental Contexts, Social Relationships, and Health Outcomes over the Life Course

Monday, April 6  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM (this talk will not be recorded)

Haena Lee, Sociology, Sungkyun Kwan University, South Korea 

Longer Lives, Later Births: Implications for Generational Overlap

Monday, April 13  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM

Paula Fomby, Sociology, University of Pennsylvania 

Sexual Minority Health in NCHAT-BIO: Linking Chronic Stress, Inflammation, and Epigenetic Aging

Monday, April 20  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM (this talk will not be recorded)

Lisa Christian, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University

State Preschool Investment and Population Achievement

Monday, April 27  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM

Jade Jenkins, School of Education, University of California - Irvine

Neighborhood Change in a Series of Natural Experiments: Understanding the Methods, Data, and Policy in a Real-Life Neighborhood Setting 

The Pittsburgh Hill/Homewood Research on Neighborhood Change and Health (PHRESH)

Monday, May 4 |  12:15 - 1:15 PM

Tamara Dubowitz, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh 

 

Previous Seminar Series:

To watch previous seminar recordings, visit the ISRDI YouTube channel.

Since 2004, the MPC has been bringing national and international demographers to Minnesota to share their research at our Seminar Series. If you would like more information regarding a past presentation, please contact [email protected].