MINNESOTA DEMOGRAPHY AND AGING SEMINAR
These seminars are designed for researchers studying issues at the intersections of topics related to the life course and demography. The University of Minnesota community and friends of the Life Course Center are welcome to attend.
FALL 2021 SCHEDULE
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seminar schedule is flexible this semester and subject to change. All seminars will have the option to attend virtually. Notice about hybrid or any in-person event details will be clearly communicated closer to the event. We will be keeping in mind the University's policies, COVID-19 numbers in our community, and input from our speakers and community when making decisions.
Tentative Schedule
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM CT
Understanding the Role of Natural Resources in Environmental Migration in the US Gulf Coast | Watch the Recording
Katherine Curtis - Community & Environmental Sociology, University of Wisconsin - Madison
MONDAY, OCTOBER 4 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM CT
Supplemental Income Programs and Health and Wellbeing of Older Adults | Watch the Recording
Emma Aguila - Sol Price School of Public of Policy, University of Southern California
MONDAY, OCTOBER 11 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM CT
Inequality without Groups: Intersectional Typicality and the Shift from Categories to the Cues of Categories
Ellis Monk - Department of Sociology, Harvard University
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM CT
“Can you just tell us what works?” Building the evidence base for effective COVID-19 vaccine demand creation in a dynamic environment | Watch the Recording
Alison Buttenheim - Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM CT
The Demography of Retirement | Watch the Recording
Courtney Coile - Economics, Wellesley College
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8 | 12:15 - 5:00 PM CT
Population Dynamics Branch: COVID Research and Data Barnraiser | Learn More
Virtual Panel Discussion, In-Person Poster Session, and In-Person Research Mixer
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM CT
Structural Determinants of Disparities in Later Life Cognitive Function and Dementia | Zoom Link
Jennifer Manly - Neuropsychology in Neurology, Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and the Taub Institute for Research in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease, Columbia University
Co-Sponsored by the Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22 | 12:15 - 1:30 PM CT
Life Course Center Year 1 Pilot Project Presentations | Zoom Link
Rural-Urban Differences in 5-Year Mortality among Older Adults in the United States: The Role of Socio-Demographic and Health Characteristics, Living Arrangements, and Spousal Mortality
Carrie Henning-Smith - Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota
Julia Drew - IPUMS
The Budgetary Impact of Assisted Living Availability on State Medicaid Spending on LTSS
Lynn Blewett - Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota
Do Grandparents Moderate the Association Between Early Life Conditions and Health at Older Ages?
Evan Roberts - Sociology, University of Minnesota
Anna Prizment - Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota Medical School
The Impacts of Extreme Weather on Older Adults’ Time Use
Sarah Flood - IPUMS
Jesse Berman - Environmental Health Science, University of Minnesota
Kathryn Grace - Geography, University of Minnesota
David Van Riper - Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation, University of Minnesota
The Paradox of Racial Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease
Rachel Hardeman - Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity, University of Minnesota
Samuel L. Myers, Jr. - Public Policy, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs University of Minnesota
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM CT
COVID-19 Research during the Pandemic: The Health and Retirement Study | Zoom Link
Bharat Thyagarajan - University of Minnesota Medical School
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM CT
Cross-over Effects of Education on Health within Married Couples | Zoom Link
Andrew Halpern-Manners - Sociology, Indiana University Bloomington
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM CT
Raíces de Salud: The Social Determinants of Health among Older Latina/o/xs in the U.S. | Zoom Link
Catherine Garcia - Sociology, Syracuse University
PREVIOUS SCHEDULES
Spring 2021 (schedule and recordings)
Fall 2020 (schedule and recordings)
Spring 2020 Flyer (Note because of COVID-19 seminars starting March 18th were cancelled).
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
The LCC regularly convenes Open Forums where research results are presented to the broader community. in addition to piloting its new University of Minnesota Advanced Careers Initiative (UMAC), promoting intergenerational learning and career readiness for what’s next in people's lives.