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. Snacks and beverages will be served. View the schedule as a PDF. 

Special this semester - a three part mini-series on Dementia. 

Contact [email protected] with any questions.

Spring 2025 Seminar Series

 

January 27  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM 

MPC All Member Meeting 

All MPC Members are invited to join this meeting to network and give input on the goals and direction of the MPC. This meeting was not recorded.

 

February 3 |  12:15 - 1:15 PM  

US Mortality Trends Since the Pandemic: What Did and Didn't Change?   |  Watch the recording

Elizabeth Wrigley-Field - Associate Director of the Minnesota Population Center, Associate Professor, Sociology

 

February 10 |  12:15 - 1:15 PM 

Use and Evaluation of Predictive AI in US Hospitals  |  Watch the Recording

Paige Nong - Assistant Professor, Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota

 

February 17  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM 

Aging and Mental and Physical Health: A Genetically Informed Perspective   |  Watch the Recording

Robert Krueger -  Professor, Psychology, University of Minnesota 

 

February 24 - 25  

HOME: Health, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity in Housing    

A research barnraising event hosted by the Minnesota Population Center (no recordings are available from this event)

 

March 3  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM 

Toward a Better Understanding of Primary Care Physician Career Transitions and Trajectories: A Work-in-Progress Presentation  |  This recording is not publically available

Erin Fraher - Deputy Director for Policy and Director for the Program on Health Workforce Research & Policy, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina

 

March 17  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM 

The Motherlode: Why Most American Mothers End Up Financially Supporting Their Children   |  Watch the Recording

Jennifer Glass -  Professor, Department of Sociology Centennial Commission Professorship in the Liberal Arts at the University of Texas

 

March 24  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM 

Does Wildfire Influence Dementia in the US? A Burning Question about Climate Change and Neurological Health   |  Watch the Recording

Joan Casey - Associate Professor, University of Washington Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Services

 

March 31  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM 

Capturing Structural Racism in Health Equity Research   |  THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN POSTPONED

Zinzi Bailey - Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota

 

April 7  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM 

Toward Health Equity in Brain Aging: Epidemiologic Approaches for Better Evidence  |  This recording is not publically available

Elizabeth Rose Mayeda - Associate Professor, Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

 

April 14  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM 

"This population is too small to be of relevance:" Centering Indigenous Older Adults in Cognitive Health Research   |  Watch the Recording

Cliff Whetung - Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Medical School - Duluth campus

 

April 21 |  12:15 - 1:15 PM 

Immigrant Health and the Duality of Risk   |  This seminar was not recorded. 

Arun Hendi - Assistant Professor, Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University 

 

April 28  |  12:15 - 1:15 PM 

Racial Disparities in Long-term Population Displacement from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina   |  Watch the Recording

Michael Rendall - Director of the Maryland Population Research Center

 

May 5 |  12:15 - 1:15 PM 

MPC/LCC Member Flash Presentations  |  Watch the Recording

Come hear about 4 hot topics from LCC and MPC researchers:

  • Janna Johnson - What Changed Between Gen X and Millennials? Investigating Recent Declines in U.S. Fertility
  • Tom VanHeuvelen - The Life Course Link between Job Quality and Health
  • Katie Berry - Place-Based Influences on Mortality among People Experiencing Homelessness
  • Dave Van Riper / Sarah Flood - What is the Gateway Exposome Coordinating Center (GECC) For AD/ADRD Research

 

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

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 [email protected].