Seminars

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 2025 Seminar Series

Early Life Deprivation and Later Development 

Studies of Children Adopted Internationally from Orphanage-like conditions

September 8  |  Megan Gunnar, Professor, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota

 

The Epidemiology of Child Maltreatment: Advancing Evidence for Primary Prevention

September 15  |  Susan Marshall Mason, Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota

 

How Journalists Use Data to Tell Stories

September 22  |  MaryJo Webster, Data Editor, Star Tribune

 

ConnectedNest: Improving Cancer Survivorship by Connecting Individuals to Community Resources

September 29  |  David Haynes, Assistant Professor, Institute for Health and Informatics and Helen Parsons, Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota

 

Modeling Climate-Related Migration in Coastal Bangladesh

October 6  |  Kelsea Best, Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University

 

Hot Topics: Flash Sessions and Round Table Discussion 

October 13  |  Various members from the MPC and LCC

  • Steve Ruggles: The Pig in the Python: Labor Force Flows in the United States, 1900 - 2040
  • Janette Dill: Earnings growth among the healthcare workforce during the pandemic and recovery
  • Theresa Osypuk: The influence of a housing voucher experiment on mortality, fertility, and family formation after 30 years
  • Julia Drew & Andrew Fenelon: U.S. Health Surveys Microdata for Population Health Research

Deadly divides: Socio-geographic Disparities of Persistently High Mortality During the Era of Medicaid Expansion in the United States

October 20  |  Regina Baker, Associate Professor, Sociology, University of North Carolina (This seminar was not recorded)

 

Cardiovascular Health Across the Lifespan and Risk of Early and Late-Onset Dementia

October 27  |  Sanaz Sedaghat, Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota (This seminar was not recorded)

 

Preliminary Findings from the Future of Families Generation 3 Study

November 3  |  Julien Teitler, Professor, Social Work, Columbia University (recording only available to members upon request).

 

The Challenges of Assessing the Performance of Acute Care Hospitals in the United States

November 10  |  Jason N Mose, Director of Research Operations, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

 

Exploring Connections: Environmental Exposures, the Physical Landscape, and Health Outcomes from Infancy to Adulthood

November 17  |  Celeste Butts-Jackson, Assistant Professor, Population Health Policy and Management, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (This seminar will not be recorded)

 

Life Course Center Pilot Project Presentations

November 24  |  Extended Time: 12:15 - 1:45 PM  |  Set of four presentations from LCC pilot project recipients 

  • Quantifying the contribution of Social, Behavioral, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors to Dementia Prevalence in the United States - Ruija Chen, Postdoctoral Associate, Epidemiology, Boston University
  • Context and Cognitive Difficulty - Dylan Connor, Associate Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University
  • The Long-Run Effects of Early-Life Public Housing Exposure - Andrew Fenelon, Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota
  • Biomarkers of Aging, Education, and Health Outcomes in Cancer Survivors - Shuo Wang, Postdoctoral Associate, Laboratory Medicine, University of Minnesota 

Impacts of School Re-Segregation in the Twin Cities Metro over the Last 25 Years

December 1  |  School Segregation Team: Theresa Osypuk, Myron Orfield, Rachel Widome, Christopher Uggen, and Susan Marshall Mason

 

Integrated Longitudinal Data in Minnesota: Linking Early Childhood, Education, and Workforce Systems

December 8  |  Susan Brower, Minnesota State Demographer, Jen Verbrugge, and Steve Rogness

 

PREVIOUS SCHEDULES

To watch previous seminar recordings, visit the ISRDI YouTube channel.

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.