Fall 2025 Seminar Series
Seminars are primarily held in-person with 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 will primarily be held in-person with an online via Zoom option
- The Seminar Series for Fall 2025 will be held in 2208 LeFrak
- 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.
- Note if visiting MPRC offices, at the present time, Morrill Hall is not accessible for people who are not able to climb stairs. If accommodations are needed, please send request to meeting organizer (mprc-support@umd.edu) at least 72 hours prior, if possible, to the event to allow time to discuss and implement alternatives.
- If faculty are interested in inviting an undergraduate class to the seminar, please send a request to Susan Parker so that we can assess the feasibility of accommodating them.
- Ideas for seminars or speakers can be sent to Susan Parker
Faculty Associate Center Meeting and Lunch Gathering
Sep 05, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM — Hybrid - Rm 2208 Lefrak in person,Melissa Noel, Temple University
Sep 08, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2208 LeFrak / Online,Navigating Stigma and Ambiguous Loss: A Qualitative Study of Adult Children of Incarcerated Parents
Mónica L. Caudillo, Department of Sociology, UMD
Sep 15, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2208 LeFrak / Online,Does Community Violence Lead to Higher Suicide Rates? The Case of Mexico
Claudia Persico, American University
Sep 22, 2025 from 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM — 2208 LeFrak / Online,The Cleaner the Air, the Better They Fare: The Effects of Air Filtration and Other School Spending on Student Achievement
Janet Currie, Yale University
Sep 29, 2025 from 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM — 2208 LeFrak / Online,What Can Trends in Emergency Department Visits Tell Us About Child Mental Health?
Angela Henneberger, University of Maryland Baltimore
Oct 06, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2208 LeFrak / Online,Multi-Tiered PBIS: A Long-Term Follow-Up Linking RCT Data with Statewide Administrative Data in Maryland
John MacDonald, University of Pennsylvania
Oct 20, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2208 LeFrak / Online,Controlling Crime by Focusing on Tail Risks
Journal Club - Michel Boudreaux
Oct 24, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2101C Morrill Hall,Journal Club Meeting with Michel Boudreaux
Iliya Gutin, Syracuse University
Oct 27, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2208 LeFrak / Online,Conceptualizing “Capacity for Population Health”: Spatial Variation in Life Expectancy Trends in the United States and Peer Countries, 1980-2021
Daniel Ragan, University of New Mexico
Nov 03, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2208 LeFrak / Online,Propinquity in Adolescent Friendship Networks: Implications for Health and Well-Being
Journal Club - Amelia Branigan
Nov 05, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1101 Morrill Hall,Journal Club Meeting with Amelia Branigan
Rebecca Ryan, Georgetown University
Nov 10, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2208 LeFrak / Online,How Parents’ Perceptions of Economic Mobility Affect Parental Investments
Héctor Alcalá, UMD SPH
Nov 17, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2208 LeFrak / Online,Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences: What does this mean for health care utilization?
Erich Battistin, UMD Agricultural and Resource Economics
Nov 24, 2025 from 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM — 2208 LeFrak / Online,Fast-Tracked Jobs Help Asylum Seekers Integrate Faster
Demar Lewis, UMD Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dec 01, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2208 LeFrak / Online,Examining the Health Associations of Carceral Knowledge for Black American Adults
Aubrey Jackson Soller, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Dec 08, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 2208 LeFrak / Online,Excluded but Not Exempt: Women’s Hidden Punishment in Abortion Legislation