Brown Bag Seminar Recordings
May 3, 2013
Jacquelynne Eccles, The University of Michigan
"How Should We Think about Developmental Contexts?"
April 19, 2013
Cynthia Osborne, The University of Texas at Austin
"Family Instability, Multipartner Fertility, and Behavior in Middle Childhood"
April 5, 2013
Steven Austad, Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, UT Health Science Center San Antonio
"The Future of Human Health and Longevity"
March 29, 2013
Daniel Grossman, Ibis Reproductive Health
"The Impact of Recent Restrictions on Abortion Care in Texas"
March 22, 2013
Deborah Carr, Department of Sociology, Rutgers University
"We Don't Die Alone: The Role of Families in End-of-Life Planning and Bereavement Processes"
March 1, 2013
Christine Schwartz, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin at Madison
"The Reversal of the Gender Gap in Education and Marital Dissolution"
February 15, 2013
Adam Gamoran, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin at Madison
"Causal Effects of Social Capital on Child Outcomes"
January 25, 2013
Becky Pettit, Department of Sociology, University of Washington
"Invisible Men: Mass Incarceration and the Myth of Black Progress"
January 18, 2013
Michael Hout, Department of Sociology, University of California at Berkeley
"The Social Recession: The Immediate and Lasting Effects of the Lagging Economy, 2006-2010"
October 10, 2012
Kelley Crews, University of Texas at Austin
Scale, Pattern, and Process: Functional Implications of Pattern Metric Analysis for Demographic Research
September 29, 2012
Marcus Feldman, Stanford University
Cultural Contingency: a Framework for Modeling Social Evolution
April 20, 2012
Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Smoke and Mirrors: Longevity in Latin America and the Caribbean
April 13, 2012
Emilio Parrado, University of Pennsylvania
Immigration Enforcement Policies, the Economic Recession, and the Size of Local Mexican Immigrant Populations
April 6, 2012
Carolyn Heinrich, Population Research Center and LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
The Efficacy of Private Sector Providers in Improving Public Educational Outcomes for Disadvantaged Students
March 30, 2012
Paul von Hippel, Population Research Center and LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
Why Are Educated Adults Thin? Body Mass Index and Selection into College
March 23, 2012
Elaine Hernandez, Population Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin
The Unintended Consequences of Medical Advances: Educational Gradients in Prenatal Behaviors During First Pregnancy
March 2, 2012
Lingxin Hao, Department of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University
Income Inequality among American Children during the Great Recession
February 10, 2012
Rebeca Wong, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch
Modeling Old-Age Wealth with Endogenous Early-Life Outcomes: The Case of Mexico
January 20, 2012
Jim House, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan
Beyond Health Care Reform: Social Determinants and Disparities in Health & America's Paradoxical Crisis of Health Care and Health
December 2, 2011
Rob Warren, University of Minnesota
The Impact of Childhood Sickness on Adult Socioeconomic Outcomes: Evidence from Late 19th Century America
November 18, 2011
Brian Finch, San Diego State University
Temporal Trends for Health Disparities Research: Assessing Modern Approaches
November 11, 2011
Eileen Crimmins, University of Southern California
Diverging Longevity in the U.S.: Putting the U.S. in an International Perspective
October 14, 2011
Howard Silver, Consortium of Social Science Associations
Science Funding in an Age of Austerity
October 7, 2011
Fred Pampel, University of Colorado at Boulder
Cohort Change, Diffusion, and Support for Environmental Spending
September 30, 2011
Daniel Hamermesh, University of Texas at Austin
Beauty is the Promise of Happiness?
September 23, 2011
Mark Fossett, Department of Sociology, Texas A&M University
The Texas Census Research Data Center: A Resource for Research and Scholarship
September 16, 2011
Marlene Lee, Population Reference Bureau
Building a Cross-National Index of Well-Being for Older Populations
September 9, 2011
Justin Denney, Department of Sociology, Rice University
Families, Resources, and Adult Health: Where Do Sexual Minorities Fit?
September 2, 2011
Charles Hirschman, Department of Sociology, University of Washington
The Correspondence Between Race/Ethnic Identities and Observed Race
April 29, 2011
Kathryn Paige Harden, Population Research Center and Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
Early Pubertal Timing and Psychopathology in Adolescent Girls: Genetic versus Environmental Mechanisms
April 22, 2011
Sarah Kendig, Population Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin
Girls' Self-Concepts and the Transition to Adolescent Pregnancy
March 3, 2011
Shannon Cavanagh, Population Research Center and Department of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin
Family Instability and Child Development
February 18,2011
Carlos A. Costa Ribeiro, Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro (IUPERJ)
Wealth and Stratification Processes in Brazil
February 11, 2011
Leticia Marteleto, Population Research Center and Department of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin
From Racial Democracy to Affirmative Action: Race and Educational Inequality in Brazil
January 28, 2011
Shelley Clark, Department of Sociology, McGill University
Dating, Sex, and Schooling in Urban Kenya
December 3, 2010
Keith Robinson, Population Research Center and Department of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin
Raising Learners: Why Parental Involvement might Matter (For Some) but is Insufficient for Closing Racial Achievement Gaps
October 29, 2010
Andres Villarreal, Population Research Center and Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin
Stratification by Skin Color in Contemporary Mexico
October 15, 2010
Kenneth C. Land, Department of Sociology, Duke University
DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS: Monthly Time Series Analyses of Executions, Short-term Deterrence and Displacement of Homicides in Texas
October 14, 2010
Jean-Marie Robine, Research Director at INSERM, the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research
The Longevity Revolution and its Possible Impact on the Functional Health Status of the Adult Population
September 10, 2010
Florencia Torche, Department of Sociology, New York University
Early Origins of Disadvantage: Maternal Stress, Birth Weight and Educational Outcomes
September 3, 2010
Mark Hayward, Population Research Center and Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin
Fall 2010 Brown Bag Kickoff
May 7, 2010
Alex Weinreb, Population Research Center and Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin
Ethnic Politics and Inequality in Africa: Does It Matter if Your Guy is in Power?
April 9, 2010
David Kirk, Population Research Center and Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin
Cumulative Disadvantage in the Transition to Adulthood: The Case of Juvenile Arrest and Later Educational Attainment
April 2, 2010
Jennifer Glass, Department of Sociology, University of Iowa
The Truth About Telecommuting: Distribution and Earning Effects of Flexible Work Practices in the NLSY
March 12, 2010
Bridget Goosby, Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Adolescent Loneliness and Health in Early Adulthood
March 5, 2010
Noreen Goldman, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
SES, Stress and Health: The Physiological Linkages
February 26, 2010
Mignon R. Moore, Department of Sociology, University of Califorian, Los Angeles
Invisible Families: A Mixed-Methods Study of Gay Identities, Relationships and Motherhood among Black Women
February 19, 2010
Guy Steklov, Department of Population Studies; Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Hebrew University
When Bad Data Happens to Good Evaluations: Experimental Evidence on Incentives in Developing Countries
February 5, 2010
Catherine Cubbin, Population Research Center and School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin
Recommending Feasible Measures of Wealth for Health Research: Findings from Two Nationally-representative Surveys
January 29, 2010
David Baker, Department of Education and Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
Social Vaccine or Risk Factor? The Underappreciated Education Effect on the HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Africa
January 22, 2010
Tetyana Pudrovska, Population Research Center and Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin
Status Attainment as a Health Risk? A Causal Analysis of Social Etiology of Breast Cancer in a 50-Year Panel Study
