Spring 2023 Seminar Series
Following the pandemic, seminars have been either online or hybrid presentations when possible.
Overflow parking is available for faculty and staff at the Mowatt Lane Garage (Lot U)
Please note :
- MPRC public events for this semester will be a mix of in person and online via Zoom
- For in person events, all event attendees must follow current protocols for COVID-19
- For Seminars and Workshop events that are held via teleconference, each event has a unique registration link; open individual seminar pages to get the link for that event.
- At the present time, Morrill Hall is not accessible for handicapped individuals.
- If faculty are interested in inviting an undergraduate class to the seminar, please send a request to Susan W. Parker so that we can assess the feasibility of accommodating them.
- Ideas for seminars or speakers can be sent to Susan W. Parker
Cassie McMillan, Northeastern University
Feb 06, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — In Person - 1101 Morrill Hall - currently planned,New destinations, adolescent friendship, and substance use: How network revitalization informs the immigrant paradox
Shareen Joshi, Georgetown University
Feb 13, 2023 from 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM — In-person,Just Water? Environmental Jurisprudence, Water Quality and Infant Mortality in India
Clare Barrington, University of North Carolina
Feb 20, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — In Person - 1101 Morrill Hall,PrEP Up!: a mixed methods study of stigma and pre-exposure prophylaxis use in Guatemala
Luciana Gandini, National Autonomous University of Mexico & Fellow at AU
Feb 27, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — In Person - 1101 Morrill Hall ,Weakening Practices amidst Progressive Laws: Refugee Governance in Latin America during COVID-19
Corinne Low, University of Pennsylvania
Mar 06, 2023 from 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM — Online, plus in-person viewing option,Traditional Institutions in Modern Times: Dowries as Pensions When Sons Migrate
Journal Club - Izidora Skracic
Mar 08, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2101C Bianchi Room - In person as planned,Publishing the Dissertation and Beyond
Sonalde Desai, Department of Sociology at UMD
Mar 13, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — In Person - 1101 Morrill Hall,The Global Aspirational Class and Its Demographic Fortunes
Gunnar Andersson, Stockholm University
Mar 27, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — Online via Zoom,Union formation in Sweden during the recent period of fertility decline: trends and correlates
Journal Club - Dahai Yue
Mar 29, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2101C Bianchi Room - In person as planned,New evidence on the health returns to education with optimal instruments
Sam Trejo, Princeton University
Apr 03, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — In-person / hybrid,My school district isn't segregated: Experimental evidence on the effect of information on parental preferences regarding school segregation
PAA Practice Oral Presentations _Graduate Student Co-Authors
Apr 10, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — TBD,Practice Session for PAA for Student Co-Authors presenting at PAA
Marcos Rangel, Duke University
Apr 24, 2023 from 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM — In-Person 1101 Morrill, Hybrid,First Impressions Matter: Evidence from Elementary-School Teachers
Journal Club - Bianca Bersani
Apr 26, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2101C Bianchi Room - In person as planned,"Does Early Adolescent Arrest Alter the Development Course of Offending into Young Adulthood?"
Rebecca Thornton, Baylor University
May 01, 2023 from 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM — In-person, 1101 Morrill,Long-Lasting Effects of Bible Translations on Literacy: Evidence from Sub-Sahara Africa
Joint Presentation by: Sangeetha Madhavan, Kirsten Stoebenau, and Ken Leonard
May 08, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — In person, 1101 Morrill Hall,Does Kinship Matter in Low Income Urban Contexts in sub-Saharan Africa?: New Findings from Nairobi, Kenya