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. Seminars are held during both the fall and spring semesters. All seminars are hybrid with in person speakers and audience as well as a Zoom option for attending remotely. The University of Minnesota community and friends of the Life Course Center are welcome to attend.
All seminars are 12:15 - 1:15 PM Central Time in 50 Willey Hall Seminar Room (unless otherwise noted).
Fall 2026 Seminar Series
The Rich Did Not Always Live Longer Than the Poor in the United States
Monday, September 14 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Andrew Goodman-Bacon, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Beyond Primary Prevention: Policy Recommendations to Support Smoking Cessation among Adults
Monday, September 21 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Nathaniel Tran, Division of Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois, Chicago School of Public Health
Feeds, Forums, and Chatbots: Reproductive Health Information and Trust in a Shifting Digital Ecosystem
Monday, September 28 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Asha Hassan, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Minnesota Medical School
Black–White Mortality Crossover Paradox: Observed Mortality Selection and Heterogeneity in Frailty
Monday, October 5 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Casey Breen, Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin
Title to be Announced
Monday, October 12 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Erin Kelly, MIT Sloan School of Management
Moving Ahead, Staying Behind: Four Generations of Geographic Mobility in the United States from 1850 to 1940
Monday, October 19 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Joshua Goldstein, Department of Demography, University of California, Berkeley
A Visitor-Enriched Census in the U.S. Cities Using Large-Scale Mobile Positioning Data
Monday, October 26 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Di Zhu, Geography, Environment and Society, University of Minnesota
Title to be Announced
Monday, November 2 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Kyle Hill, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Title to be Announced
Monday, November 9 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Nick Graetz, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota
Extending the Family: New Evidence on American Kinship
Monday, November 16 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Megan Reed, Department of Sociology, Emory University
Who Shares Germs with Whom? Human Behavior Data to Guide Public Health Decision Making
Monday, November 23 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Sharia Ahmed, Department of Epidemiology, Emory University
Title to be Announced
Monday, November 30 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Kristen Mark, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School
The Pathways that Connect Aging, Climate, and Health
Monday, December 7 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Lori Hunter, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder
Title to be Announced
Monday, December 14 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Rachel Young, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Previous Seminar Series:
To watch previous seminar recordings, visit the ISRDI YouTube channel.
If you would like more information regarding a past presentation, please contact [email protected].