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CSDE Seminar Series

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

Click HERE to view a pdf of our Winter 2025 Seminar Series poster.

Did you miss a CSDE seminar?

Past seminar recordings are available to view. Visit our CSDE Seminar Recordings page.


The Next CSDE Seminar

There is no CSDE Seminar this week. The CSDE Seminar Series will return in Winter Quarter 2025. Enjoy your Winter Break.

Winter 2025 Seminar Schedule

Date Title Speaker(s)
01/10/2025 "Contraceptive Use Can Increase the Love between Husband and Wife.": Six Years of Research on the Rwandan Family Planning Program

Hilary Schwandt, Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Western Washington University


Parrington Hall Room 360

To Join By Zoom: Register HERE

Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Schwandt during their visit on January 10th

01/17/2025 Centering Migration Research to Cultivate Knowledge, Creativity and Community: Lessons from the Summer Institute for Migration Research Methods

Irene Bloemraad, Sociology, University of British Columbia

Jenny Van Hook, Sociology & Criminology, Penn State University


Parrington Hall Room 360

To Join By Zoom: Register HERE

Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Blooemraad & Dr. Van Hook during their visit on January 17th

01/24/2025 When Geographies Collide: Hierarchical Regional Systems in China's Great Leap Famine

Mark Henderson, Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University


Parrington Hall Room 360

To Join By Zoom: Register HERE

Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Henderson during their visit on January 24th

01/31/2025 The Power Density of Electricity Consumption: A Convergence of Technical and Behavioral Challenges in Sustainable Transitions

Patrick Greiner, Sociology, University of Washington


Parrington Hall Room 360

To Join By Zoom: Register HERE

02/07/2025 Equity and Measurement Considerations in Migration After California Wildfires

Sameer Shah, Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington

Ethan Sharygin, Population Research Center, Portland State University

Mary Angelica Painter, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder


VIRTUAL ONLY

To Join By Zoom: Register HERE

02/14/2025 History as a Fundamental Cause of Disease

Amy Bailey, Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago


Parrington Hall Room 360

To Join By Zoom: Register HERE

02/21/2025 Aging and the Social Brain: The Role of Social Networks in Alzheimer’s Disease

Brea Perry, Sociology, Indiana University


Parrington Hall Room 360

To Join By Zoom: Register HERE

Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Perry during their visit on February 21st.

02/28/2025 Conceptualizing Age, Predicting Inequality

Sasha Johfre, Sociology, University of Washington


Parrington Hall Room 360

To Join By Zoom: Register HERE

03/07/2025 Navigating Ambiguity: Imprecise Probabilities and the Updating of Disease Risk Beliefs

Jason Kerwin, Economics, University of Washington

Divya Pandey, Applied Economics, University of Minnesota


Parrington Hall Room 360

To Join By Zoom: Register HERE

03/14/2025 CSDE Winter 2025 Lightning Talk & Poster Session