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Demographic Methodological Developments from Swanson in Two New Publications

CSDE External Affiliate David Swanson has two new publications extending demographic methods and was recently interviewed by KPCC, the NPR member station for Southern California. First, Swanson and co-author Lucky Tedrow have published research uncovering two new mathematical equalities in the life table in Canadian Studies in Population. Second, Swanson presents a case study of forecasting tribal populations using the cohort-component method in a new article in Population Research and Policy Review. Lastly, the interview for AirTalk, a radio show hosted by Larry Mantle, will include a discussion of the migration across coastal and central southern California.

Siting Surveillance: Deportation Threat and Institutional Involvement among Latinos across U.S. Counties

This week we looking forward o hearing from from Assistant Professor of Sociology at Stanford University, Asad Asad! Dr. Asad will present his research examining whether and how variation in surveillance of subordinated populations across space  is associated with these individuals’ rates of institutional involvement.

You can register for the seminar HERE, and check out all the upcoming topics and register for future seminars on our website.

After the seminar, we will facilitate and graduate student discussion with Dr. Asad. Students will have the opportunity to discuss research collaborations, professional development, academic publishing, and interdisciplinary research, among other topics.

This seminar is co-sponsored with the Population Health Initiative.