CSDA Colloquia 2006


COLLOQUIA/SEMINARS SPONSORED BY

Center for Social and Demographic Analysis
Lewis Mumford Center


Past Colloquia

2005 | 2004 |2003/2002 |2001/2002 | 2000/2001


Spring 2006 Colloquia

Friday, January 27, 2006, 3:30pm, Terrace Lounge, Campus Center.

Lawrence Shell, PhD, Professor of Anthropology Department, University at Albany.
 “Social Construction of Children’s Exposure to Toxic Pollutants: What Can Be Done?”

Friday, Febrary 10, 2006, 3:30pm, CSDA Information Core, BA B-29.

Myron Gutmann, PhD, Professor of History, University of Michigan, Director of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).
 “Making the Most of Our Data: The Data Sharing for Demographic Research Project.”

Friday, March 3, 2006, 2:30pm, Terrace Lounge, Campus Center.

Mark Haryward, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Director, Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin.
 “Does the Body Forget? Early Life Influences on Adult Diabetes.”

Friday, March 17, 2006, 3:30pm, CSDA Information Core, BA B-29.

Stacy Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Department of Economics, University at Albany.
 “Does College Teach Young Men to Smoke Pot?”

Friday, March 24, 2006, 3:30pm, CSDA Information Core, BA B-29.

Janine Jurkowski, PhD, Assistant Professor of Department of Health Policy, Management, & Behavior, University at Albany.
 “Latino Health Disparities: Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health Care Utilization.”

Friday, April 28, 2006, 3:30pm, Terrace Lounge, Campus Center.

John Bound, PhD, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan.
 “Internationalization of U.S. Doctorate Education.”

Fall 2006 Colloquia

Wednesday, October 4, 2006, 3:30pm, CSDA Information Core, BA B-29.

Limei Li, PhD, Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University.
 “The Remaining Legacy of the Hukou System in the Chinese City .”

Friday, October13, 2006, 3:30pm, D’Ambra Auditorium, Life Sciences Research Building.

Lisa Sattenspiel, PhD, Professor of Anthropology, University of Missouri - Columbia.
 “Why Canadian Fur Trappers Should Stay in Bed When They Have the Flu: Modeling the Geographic Spread of Infectious Diseases.”

Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 12:20pm, HU 354.

Japonica Brown-Saracino, PhD, Department of Sociology, Cornell University.
 “Social Preservation: The Quest for Authentic People, Place, and Community.”

Thursday, November 16, 2006, 12:20pm, CSDA Information Core, BA B-29.

Kate Strully, PhD, Robert Wood Johnson Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University.
 “Job Loss and Health in the U.S. Labor Market.”

Friday, December 1, 2006, 12:20pm, HU 290.

Sapna Swaroop, PhD, NIA Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Chicago.
 “Good Neighbors? Racial and Ethnic Diversity and Community Social Cohesion.”

Monday, December 4, 2006, 12:20pm, HU 354.

Mary Fischer, PhD, Department of Sociology, University of Connecticut.
 “College Summer Jobs: The Role of Institutional Contacts on Employment Outcomes.”

Wednesday, December 6, 2006, 12:20pm, HU 354.

Jarron Saint Onge, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado.

Monday, December 11, 2006, 12:20pm, HU 354.

Cynthia Colen, Ph.D., Robert Wood Johnson Post-Doctoral Fellow, Columbia University.