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 Spring 2026 Seminar Series poster.
Did you miss a CSDE seminar?
Visit our CSDE Past Seminars and Recordings page.
The Next CSDE Seminar
Spring 2026 Seminar Schedule
| Date | Title | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 04/03/2026 | Improving Hiring Decisions: Experimental Evidence on the Value of Reference Information About Teacher Applicants |
Dan Goldhaber, Director, CALDER at the American Institutes for Research & CEDR at the University of Washington Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE |
| 04/10/2026 | Aging with Limited Kin in Family-Oriented Societies |
Bussarawan “Puk” Teerawichitchainan, Associate Professor of Sociology & Anthropology & 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 April 10th |
| 04/17/2026 | Civilizing Contention: International Aid in Syria’s War |
Rana Khoury, Assistant Professor of Political Science & Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Khoury during their visit on April 17th |
| 04/24/2026 | Data Equity and Identity: A Qualitative Analysis of Public Feedback on Asian Racial Categories |
Ninez Ponce, Professor and Endowed Chair of Health Policy and Management & Director of UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, University of California Los Angeles Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Ponce during their visit on April 24th |
| 05/01/2026 | Population Association of America Annual Meeting 2026: Practice Talks | |
| 05/08/2026 | NO SEMINAR: Population Association of America Annual Meeting 2026 | |
| 05/15/2026 | Enduring Illegality: Time and the State of Waiting in Undocumented Middle Life |
Angela Garcia, Associate Professor of Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice, The University of Chicago Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Garcia during their visit on May 15th |
| 05/22/2026 | The Promises and Pitfalls of Social Scientific Instruction in U.S. Medical Schools |
Lauren Olsen, Assistant Professor of College of Liberal Arts, Temple University Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE Follow this link to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Olsen during their visit on May 22nd |
| 05/29/2026 | Ice Geographies and Critical Demography |
Jen Rose Smith, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Washington Parrington Hall Room 360 To Join By Zoom: Register HERE |
| 06/05/2026 | Closing Reception 2026: Celebration of Trainees' Accomplishments |
Closing Reception: Celebration of Trainees’ Accomplishments Parrington Hall 320 |