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2015
CSDA/LMC Colloquium
Friday, February 20, 2015, 3:30pm, BA B-29
"Assessing the Predictive Value of Fertility Expectations through a Social-Cognitive Model"
Christine Bachrach, University of Maryland at College Park
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Friday, February 13, 2015, 3:30pm, BA B-29
"Beyond the Schoolyard: The Contributions of Parenting Logics, Financial Resources, and Social Institutions to the Social Class Gap in Structured Activity Participation"
Amy Lutz, Department of Sociology, Syracuse University
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2014
Friday, November 21, 2014, 2:00pm, BA B-29
"Food Insecurity and Homelessness in the Journeys Home Survey"
David Ribar, Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Friday, November 07, 2014, 3:30pm, A B-29
"Demography Turn 50: Reflections on Five Decades of U.S. Family Demography"
Pamela Smock, University of Michigan, An Arbor
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Friday, October 24, 2014, 3:30, BA B-29
"A binational view of education: Should we look for assimilation?"
Jennifer Glick, Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
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Friday, April 18, 2014, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, BA B-29
"How Does Unemployment Affect Family Arrangements for Children"
Dr. Elizabeth Peters (Urban Institute)
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Monday, April 07, 2014, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, BA B-29
"Reconceptualizing the Health of Older Adults"
Dr. Linda Waite (University of Chicago)
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Friday, March 28, 2014, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, BA B-29
"Paternal Incarceration and Children¡¯s Wellbeing: Why Interparental Violence Matters"
Dr. Heather Washington (SUNY-Albany)
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Friday, February 28, 2014, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, BA B-29
"Preserving History or Hindering Progress: The Effect of Historic Districts on Local Housing Markets in New York City"
Dr. Ingrid Gould Ellen (New York University)
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Friday, February 14, 2014, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, BA B-29
"Communication as a Social Determinant of Health: Evidence from Los Angeles and New York"
Dr. Matthew Matsaganis (SUNY-Albany)
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Friday, February 07, 2014, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, BA B-29
"Mixed-Income Neighborhoods and Foreclosure Rates in New York and Los Angeles"
Dr. Elena Vesselinov (CUNY)
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Friday, January 31, 2014, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, BA B-29
"The Regional Economic and Local Educational Foundations of Violence: A Spatial Analysis of Homicide across Mexico¡¯s Municipalities"
Dr. Matthew C. Ingram (University at Albany)
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2013
"Role of BMI and Education on Cognitive Impairment and Decline in an Ethnically Diverse Sample"
Dr. Elizabeth Grubert (University at Albany)
Friday, December 06, 2013, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, BA B-29
"Challenging the Rule of Experts: A Participatory Design Competition on Toronto's Waterfront" Dr. James White
Monday, November 11, 2013 2:30 pm, BA-B29
"Adolescent Experiences and Adult Education Attainment"
Dr. Kris Marsh (University of Maryland)
Friday, November 01, 2013, 3:30-5:00 pm, BA B-29
"Effects of Peer Counseling to Support Breastfeeding: Estimates from a Randomized and non-Randomized Intervention"
Dr. Theodore Joyce (Baruch College, CUN)
Friday, October 25, 2013, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, BA B-29
"The Design, Evaluation, and Planning for an Annual Survey of Income and Program Participation"
Dr. Jason Fields (U.S. Bureau of the Census)
Friday, October 18, 2013, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, BA B-29
"Weathering the Storm? Employment Transitions of Low-Skill Mexican Immigrants, 2003-2011."
Dr. Katharine Donato (Vanderbilt University)
Friday, September 27, 2013, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, CSDA Library, BA-B29
"Increasing Inequality in Parent Incomes and Children¡¯s Completed Schooling: Correlation or Causation?"Dr. Greg Duncan (University of California, Irvine)
Friday, September 06, 2013, 3:30-5:00 pm, CSDA Libary, BA-B29
"Toward a Better Understanding of the Hispanic Paradox" Dr. Robert A. Hummer
Friday, May 03, 2013, 3:30-5:00 pm, BA-B29
2012
CSDA/LMC Fall workshops
"Introduction to Stata" by Hui-Shien, Ph.D., Manager of User Support, CSDA
Date: Friday, October 5, 2012 -- 1:00-4:00pm
Location: AS13 (Arts & Sciences ? Main Campus)
"Introduction to ArcGIS" by Jin-Wook Lee, M.S., Manager of GIS Group, CSDA & LMC
Date: Friday, October 19, 2012 -- 1:00-4:00pm
Location: AS13 (Arts & Sciences ? Main Campus)
"Introduction to R" by Furrina Lee, Ph.D., Data Archivist, CSDA
Dates: Friday, November 30, 2012 -- 1:00-4:00pm
Location: AS13 (Arts & Sciences ? Main Campus)
CSDA/LMC Colloquium
"Heterogeneity in Birth Weight and its Implications for Infant Mortality, Obesity in Children, and Blood Pressure in Adults" by Timothy B. Gage
September 21, 2012--3:30pm, BA B-29
CSDA Brown Bag Series
"Introduction to Zotero" by Nicole D'Anna, Ph.D. Student, Department of Sociology
Dates: Thursday, September 20, 2012
Location: CSDA Library, Business Administration, Room B-29
CSDA Data Workshop
"Accessing Census Data: Making Sense of American FactFinder 2" by Robert Scardamalia, Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology
Dates: Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Location: Arts & Sciences 13 (AS-13)
CSDA/LMC Colloquium
"How Do Household-Level Veteran and Disability Statutes Affect Poverty and Material Hardship?: Evidence from the SIPP" by Andrew London
April 27, 2012--3:30pm, BA B-29
CSDA/LMC Colloquium
"Research Opportunities Using the New York Confidential Research Data Center" by Diane Gibson and Jonathan Fisher
March 30, 2012--1:30pm, BA B-29
CSDA/LMC Colloquium
"The Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program" by Brin Bell
March 23, 2012--3:30pm, BA B-29
CSDA/LMC Colloquium
"Racial Reshuffling in American Metropolis, 2000-2010 " by Hilary Silver.
March 2, 2012--3:30pm, BA B-29
2011
12th Annual Lewis Mumford Lecture
"Citizen Engagement, Community Development, and Fighting Poverty in the Era of the Tea Party " by John Atlas.
October 19, 2011 -- 6:00pm, Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, University at Albany
CSDA/LMC Colloquium
"Employment and Exile: U.S. Criminal Deportations, 1908-2005" by Ryan D. King.
May 6, 2011 -- 3:30pm, BA B-29
CSDA Spring Workshop
"Hierarchical Linear Modeling (with examples from Sociology & Education)" by Kathryn Schiller, Associate Professor, School of Education
Dates: Tuesday, May 3 and Thursday, May 5, 2011
Location: Business Administration B-29, CSDA Library
CSDA Spring Workshop
"Introduction to WebGIS" by Jin-Wook Lee, M.S., Manager of GIS Group, CSDA & LMC
Date: April 15, 2011 -- 1:00-4:00pm
Location: Science Library, SL0G12
CSDA/LMC Colloquium
Friday, April 8, 2011 -- 3:30pm, University Hall - Room 110
"Race, Place, and Neighborhood Criminal Inequality" by Lauren Krivo.
CSDA Spring Workshop
"Introduction to Stata" by Hui-Shien, Ph.D., Manager of User Support, CSDA
Date: March 4, 2011 -- 1:00-4:00pm
Location: Science Library, SL0G12
CSDA/LMC Colloquium
Friday, February 4, 2011 -- 3:30pm, BA B-29
"The quantity and quality of education in the world: Trends, data, and issuess" by Aaron Benavot.
2010
CSDA & LMC Annual Holiday Open House
Date: Thursday, Dec 16, 2010 -- 2:30-4:30pm
Location: BA Room B-29 (CSDA Library)
CSDA/LMC Colloquium
Friday, November 19, 2010 -- 3:30pm, BA B-29
"Effects of Childlessness on the Health Status of Elders" by Robert Plotnick.
CSDA Fall Workshops
"Introduction to ArcGIS" by Jin-Wook Lee, M.S., Manager of GIS Group, CSDA & LMC
Date: Oct 1, 2010 -- 1:00-4:00pm
Location: Science Library, SL0G20
"Introduction to Stata" by Hui-Shien, Ph.D., Manager of User Support, CSDA
Date: Oct 29, 2010 -- 1:00-4:00pm
Location: Science Library, SL0G20
Friday, April 23, 2010, 3:30 pm, The Standish Room, Science Library
"Bio-Ancestry and Social Construction of Race in the Contemporary United States"
by Guang Guo
Brown Bag Seminar - "Domestic and International Migration from China: A Competing Risk Model Approach" by Zai Liang
Date: April 22, 2010--12:00pm
Location: BA B-29
Friday, March 26, 2010, BA B-29
"How Does Where We Live and How We Communicate Impact Our Health?" by Matthew Matsaganis
"GIS Workshop " by Jin-Wook Lee, M.S., Manager of GIS Group, CSDA & LMC
Date: February 22, 2010 -- 11:30am-2:30pm
Location: Science Library, SL0G12
"Stata Workshop " by Hui-Shien, Ph.D., Manager of User Support, CSDA
Date: March 22, 2010 -- 11:30am-2:30pm
Location: Science Library, SL0G12
"SAS Workshop " by Ruby Wang, Ph.D., Statistical Consultant/Programmer, CSDA
Date: April 19, 2010 -- 11:30am-2:30pm
Location: SL0G12, Science Library
Friday, February 19, 2010, 3:30 pm, BA B-29
"Population Genetics of BRCA Genes" by Roxana Moslehi
Friday, February 05, 2010, 3:30 pm, BA B-29
"Mumford, Branford and Geddes as sociological pioneers: civics, regionalism and reconstruction" by Ray Bromley
2009
Friday, December 04, 2009, 3:30pm, BA-B29
"Recent Immigration Trends and Local Policy Response" by Audrey Singer, Brookings Institute
Workshop - "Census Mapping with ArcGIS" by Jin-Wook Lee, M.S., Manager of GIS Group, CSDA & LMC
Part I - Friday, October 23, 2009 -- 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Part II - Friday, October 30, 2009 -- 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Part III - Friday, November 13, 2009 -- 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Location: SL0G03, Science Library, Garden level -Main Campus
Friday, October 02, 2009, 3:00pm, HU 354
"Fleeing the Immigrant?: Foreign-Born Concentration and Native Mobility" by Kyle Crowder, UNC – Chapel Hill
Brown Bag Seminar - "Generational Patterns in Hispanic Locational Attainment in Houston, 2003-2007 " by Sam Friedman
Date: Sept 25, 2009--12:30-1:30pm
Location: BA B-29
Workshop - "Mapping Census Data using ArcGIS" by Jin-Wook Lee, M.S., Manager of GIS Group, CSDA & LMC
Part I - March 6, 2009 -- 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Part II - March 13, 2009 -- 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: Science Library, SL0G20
2008
October 17, 2008, 3:30 pm, Room 375, Campus Center
"Assessing Trends and Explanations: Where do Immigrants Settle in Urban America?"
Robert Adelman, Associate Professor of Sociology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.
March 14, 2008, 3:30 pm, CSDA Library (BA - Room B-29)
"Local Political Geography and Institutionalized Racial Inequality." by Allan M. Parnell, Vice-President, Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities, Mebane, NC.
February 8, 2008, 3:30 pm, Terrace Lounge, Campus Center
"Is younger faster? Age and the rapidity of English acquisition among Immigrant Children in the United States." by Gillian Stevens, Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Visiting Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation.
2007
March 20, 2007, 3:30 pm, Terrace Lounge - Campus Center
"What has the Internet done to community, and vice versa?" by Barry Wellman, S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, Director of NetLab, University of Toronto.
March 9, 2007, 3:30 pm, CSDA Library (BA - Room B-29)
"The Environmental Problem and Protection in Transitional China." by Han Ling, Associate Professor School of Environmental Science Peking University.
February 9, 2007, 3:30 pm, CSDA Library (BA - Room B-29)
"Are changes in neighborhood composition followed by changes in disease rates? A 10 year longitudinal study in New York State." by Louise Ann McNutt, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health.
Earlier Events
The Center has also organized or co-organized numerous seminars and international conferences, bringing together scholars from around the world.
"Urban Visions" (1988)
"A Tiger by the Tail: Local Responses to Economic Restructuring in Comparative Perspective" (1989)
"Megacities of the Americas" (1990)
"Gender, Space and Place" (1992)
"The Campus Conference" (1994)
"Benton MacKaye and the Appalachian Trail" (1996)
"City, State, and Region in a Global Order: Toward the 21st Century," held in Hiroshima, Japan, in December 1998
"The Future of Chinese Cities: A Research Agenda for the 21st Century," held in Shanghai in July 1999.