Spring 2013 Seminar Series
MPRC is planning a stimulating series of visiting scholars during the Spring semester.
- Normative Beliefs Regarding the Employment of Parents of Pre-School Children: A National Survey Experiment Feb 04, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1101 Art-Sociology,
- Jerry A. Jacobs, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
- Seminar Series: Data on the Undercount of Young Children in the U.S. Decennial Census Feb 11, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 0124B Cole Student Activities Building,
- William O'Hare, Research Fellow, National Science Foundation / American Statistical Association / Census Bureau
- Seminar Series: Single Motherhood and Child Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Life Course Perspective Feb 18, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 0124B Cole Student Activities Building,
- Shelley Clark, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, McGill University
- The Nuances of Blackness: Race, Complexion and Mental Health Feb 25, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 01:30 PM — Lucille Maurer Library, 1126 Taliaferro Hall,
- Verna M. Keith, Professor, Department of Sociology, Texas A & M University
- Panel Discussion: NIH Grant Review Experiences Mar 01, 2013 from 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM — 0124B Cole Student Activities Building,
- Panel discussion with Natasha Cabrera, Associate Professor, Human Development; Sandra Hofferth, Professor, Family Science; and Michael Rendall, Professor, Sociology and Director of MPRC
- Seminar Series: Orphans in Tanzania: From childhood to adulthood Mar 04, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 0124B Cole Student Activities Bldg.,
- Kathleen Beegle, Senior Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank
- Seminar Series: Working in the USA: Immigrants, Human Capital, and the Future of Reform Mar 11, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 0124B Cole Student Activities Building,
- Audrey Singer, Senior Fellow, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution
- Seminar CANCELLED: Continuity and Change in Children's Time Use Trajectories Mar 25, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 0124B Cole Student Activities Building,
- Liana C. Sayer, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland
- Social and Demographic Disparities in Displacement from and Return to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina: Short-Term and Long-Term Findings Mar 28, 2013 from 03:30 PM to 05:00 PM — 1124 LeFrak Hall,
- Michael Rendall, Professor of Sociology and Director of MPRC at the University of Maryland
- Seminar Series: The Effect of College Education on Health Apr 01, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 0124B Cole Student Activities Bldg.,
- Kasey Buckles, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Notre Dame
- Department of Geographical Sciences: Human Dimensions of Global Change Seminar Series Apr 04, 2013 from 03:30 PM to 05:00 PM — 1124 LeFrak Hall,
- Kenneth A. Frank, Professor, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, and Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansging
- Seminar Series: Will the 2nd Half of the Gender Revolution Strengthen the Family? Evidence from the U.S. and Sweden Apr 08, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 0124B Cole Student Activities Building,
- Frances Goldscheider, Professor, Department of Family Science, University of Maryland
- Seminar Series : Food Insecurity and SNAP Participation Among Immigrant Families During the Economic Downturn Apr 15, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 0124B Cole Student Activities Building,
- Heather Koball, Senior Fellow, Labor, Human Services, and Population Center, Urban Institute
- Panel Session : Comparative Perspectives on Family Complexity Apr 22, 2013 from 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM — 0124B Cole Student Activities Building,
- Sangeetha Madhavan, Assistant Professor, Department of African American Studies; Natasha Cabrera, Associate Professor, Department of Human Development; Kevin M. Roy, Associate Professor, Department of Family Science
- Seminar Series: Micro-Ordeals and Preventative Health Products: Evidence on Short-Term Take-Up and Habit Formation Apr 29, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 0124B Cole Student Activities Building,
- Vivian Hoffmann, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland
- Situating Risk, Home and Health: Qualitative Research Methods Across Disciplines May 01, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 02:00 PM — 0124B Cole Student Activities Building,
- Marian Moser Jones, Department of Family Science, School of Public Health; Jeffrey McCune, Department of Women's Studies, American Studies; Joseph Richardson, Department of African American Studies
- Seminar Series: Fatherhood in Institutional Context: Fathers’ Time with Children in Two Parent Families May 14, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 0124B Cole Student Activities Building,
- Jennifer Hook, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Southern California