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 on Gun Violence
Avanti Adhia, Assistant Professor of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing, University of Washington
Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, Bartley Dobb Professorship for the Study and Prevention of Violence of Epidemiology, University of Washington
Parrington Hall Room 360
To Join By Zoom: Register HERE
12:30-1:30 PM PT on 01/16/2026
360 Parrington Hall
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Winter 2026 Seminar Schedule
| Date | Title | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2026 | The Emergence of Ownership Opacity in Landed Capitalism: Consolidation, Adaptation, Evasion |
Andrew Messamore, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Washington Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE |
| 01/16/2026 | Panel on Gun Violence |
Avanti Adhia, Assistant Professor of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing, University of Washington Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, Bartley Dobb Professorship for the Study and Prevention of Violence of Epidemiology, University of Washington Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE |
| 01/23/2026 | School-Based Support for Children’s Mental Health: Evidence from North Carolina |
Sarah Komisarow, Assistant Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Komisarow during their visit on January 23rd |
| 01/30/2026 | Aging with Limited Kin: Childlessness and Care Arrangements in Singapore and Thailand |
Bussarawan “Puk” Teerawichitchainan, Associate Professor of Sociology & Co-Director of the Centre for Family and Population Research, National University of Singapore Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Teerawichitchainan during their visit on January 30th |
| 02/06/2026 | Occupations, Careers, and Opportunity: A Structural Approach to Studying Economic Mobility over the Life Course |
Michael Schultz, Senior Research Scientist at the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE |
| 02/13/2026 | The Hidden Private Safety Net: Shared Households and Older Adults’ Housing Costs |
Kristin Perkins, Assistant Professor of Sociology & Public Affairs, Georgetown University Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Perkins during their visit on February 13th |
| 02/20/2026 | Gendered Dissent and Social Threat: Attitudes Towards Protest Repression in Colombia |
Gabriella Levy, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Washington Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE |
| 02/27/2026 | The Journey into Adulthood in Uncertain Times |
Robert Crosnoe, Rapoport Centennial Professor of Liberal Arts, Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Crosnoe during their visit on February 27th |
| 03/06/2026 | CSDE Winter 2026 Lightning Talks & Poster Session |
Raitt Hall 221 |
| 03/13/2026 | Infrastructures of Resettlement: How Bureaucratic Legacies Shaped Racial Disparities in Post-Cold War Refugee Selection |
Jake Watson, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of California San Diego Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Watson during their visit on March 13th |