Each week, the CSDE Seminar Series brings top demographers and population health scientists from around the world to a classroom near you. These events boast free admission and a variety of formats–check out the sidebar to learn more about each! For more information or to learn how you can get involved with the Seminar Series, please feel free to contact the Seminar Series Chair, Rawan Arar. CSDE seminars are held weekly on Fridays from 12:30-1:30pm during the academic year. Speakers provide their research insights during the first 35 minutes and the audience has time for Q&A during and following their talk.
CSDE’s seminars will be predominantly in a hybrid format! You are welcome to join us in-person (room noted for each seminar) or you can pre-register in order to join via Zoom. Find and click the REGISTER HERE link in the upcoming seminars list below
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The Next CSDE Seminar
Population Research Discovery Seminars
Panel: Housing, Urban Development, and Displacement
Tim Thomas, Chief Research and Data Officer, King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA)
Talk Title: The Housing Precarity Risk Model: Predicting Displacement and Eviction Risk in a Post-COVID U.S.
Will von Geldern, PhD Candidate, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
Talk Title: Measuring Displacement: Using Mixed Methods to Understand Eviction Outcomes
Parrington Hall Room 360
To Join By Zoom: Register HERE
12:30-1:30 PM PT on 10/03/2025
360 Parrington Hall
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Autumn 2025 Seminar Schedule
| Date | Title | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 09/26/2025 | CSDE Academic Year 2025-2026 Opening Reception | |
| 10/03/2025 | Panel: Housing, Urban Development, and Displacement |
Tim Thomas, Chief Research and Data Officer, King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) Talk Title: The Housing Precarity Risk Model: Predicting Displacement and Eviction Risk in a Post-COVID U.S. Will von Geldern, PhD Candidate, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance Talk Title: Measuring Displacement: Using Mixed Methods to Understand Eviction Outcomes Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE |
| 10/10/2025 | A Portrait of the Unhoused Population of Seattle in 2023 |
Nathalie Williams, Professor of Sociology, University of Washington Hugo Aguas, PhD Student Department of Sociology, University of Washington Mingze Li, PhD Student Department of Sociology, University of Washington Yuanxi Li, Undergraduate Student Department of Sociology & Informatics, University of Washington Brandon Morande, PhD Student Department of Sociology, University of Washington Aryaa Rajouria, PhD Student Department of Sociology, University of Washington Caroline Teague, Undergraduate Student Department of Sociology, University of Washington Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE |
| 10/17/2025 | The Guest Lecture - From Human Ecology to Social Ties to Assimilation: The Legacy of Pete Guest |
Susan Brown, Professor of Sociology, University of California Irvine Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Brown during their visit on October 17th |
| 10/24/2025 | "Fit for Habitation Only by the Negro:" Draining the Wretched Lowcountry Swamp, 1895-1915 |
Morgan Vickers, Assistant Professor of Law, Societies, and Justices, University of Washington Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE |
| 10/31/2025 | Death by Design: Producing Racial Health Inequality in the Shadow of the Capitol |
Sanyu A. Mojola, Professor of Sociology & Public Affairs, Princeton University Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Mojola during their visit on October 31st |
| 11/07/2025 | Growing up in the UK: Child Development in a Complex System |
Chia Liu, Associate Lecturer of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Liu during their visit on November 7th |
| 11/14/2025 | Deep Mapping Grief and Loss in the Context of Migration |
José Alavez, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Washington Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE |
| 11/21/2025 | A Demographer’s View of Education and Dementia: Patterns, Predictability, and Persistence |
Hyungmin Cha, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Washington Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE |
| 12/05/2025 | CSDE Fall 2025 Lightning Talks & Poster Session |
Raitt Hall 221 |