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Call for Papers: IUSSP and MPIDR Conference on Kinship Structures, Dynamics, and Inequalities (01/12/26)

The call for papers is now open for the upcoming conference “Kinship Structures, Dynamics, and Inequalities,” which will take place on June 8-9, 2026 at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock, Germany. The event is organized by the IUSSP Scientific Panel on Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities; MPIDR; NYU Abu Dhabi; Pennsylvania State University; and the National University of Singapore. Extended abstracts (maximum two pages, PDF) must be submitted via the conference website by January 12, 2026.

The conference will bring together researchers from across disciplines to examine how changing family and kinship systems shape social and economic inequalities in diverse contexts. The organizing committee invites submissions on a wide range of topics, including kin availability and inequality, caregiving and intergenerational transfers, bereavement, LGBTQ+ and chosen kinship, and innovative data and methods for studying kin relations within and outside the household.

Call for Papers: 2026 Natural Hazards Workshop (01/14/26)

The 2026 Natural Hazards Workshop will be held from June 14-17, 2026, at the Omni Interlocken Hotel in Broomfield, Colorado. The workshop will be organized around the theme  Stronger Together: Coalitions for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Researchers Meeting Organizing Committee is now accepting submissions for research presentations and roundtable discussion. The Practitioners Meeting Organizing Committee is also accepting submissions for abstracts. Both calls will be open through January 14, 2026.

The goal of this year’s Workshop is to identify how we can unite more people around the cause of disaster risk reduction. Attendees will learn about the pathways to building and sustaining coalitions as well as measurable outcomes that have resulted from these efforts.

Registration will open soon, and please share this information with colleagues and students. Also, please subscribe to Workshop updates so you don’t miss important deadlines and opportunities to contribute. Please note that there are many additional Workshop opportunities with various deadlines, including the student paper competition, student volunteer program, poster sessions, and research and practice highlights.

We look forward to hearing what you want to share with the hazards and disaster community.

Student Summer Research Visit: Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program (01/14/26)

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is inviting applications from qualified and highly motivated students for a Summer Research Visit.

The goal of the Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program is to enable discovery by bringing together data scientists and population scientists to work on focused, intensive and collaborative projects of broad societal relevance. For a period of 3 months (June 8 – August 21, 2026) participating students will work in small teams, with support from experienced mentors, towards a common research goal.

Apply by January 14, 2026. More information can be obtained here.

Call for Submissions: Conference and Special Issue on How Policy Contexts Impact Population Health in the US (01/15/26)

The Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS) and the Center for Policy Research (CPR) will host a conference on June 8 and 9, 2026 at Syracuse University to advance knowledge on the connections between policies and population health in a changing U.S. context. In conjunction with the CAPS-CPR conference, The Milbank Quarterly will publish a special issue in 2027. Authors intending to submit a paper to The Milbank Quarterly special issue are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract of the paper by January 15, 2026 for presentation at the CAPS-CPR conference.
The conference and special issue seek empirical, methodological, and theoretical contributions on the topic. Of particular interest are papers that link changes and variation in policy contexts to health outcomes, identify mechanisms linking policies to outcomes, or propose new ways to measure and conceptualize policy contexts for health research.
Up to 15 papers will be selected for the conference. The goal of the conference is to significantly strengthen each paper before its submission to the special issue. The first author of each paper will be a 2026 CAPS-CPR Conference Fellow and receive (1) reimbursement of travel expenses up to $1500, (2) feedback and suggestions from an assigned discussant and other conference fellows, and (3) a detailed written review by a guest editor of the special issue (Pinka Chatterji, Shannon M. Monnat, and Jennifer Karas Montez). Presentation at the conference is not a requirement for submitting a paper to the special issue.
Application instructions and more information can be found here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h4ncQILPsLtSyCGeQDBl81Tan3F1DeKZ/view

*New* Register Now: Northwest Evolution, Ecology, and Human Behavior Symposium (NWEEHB) (01/16/26)

Register by January 16 for the 9th Northwest Evolution, Ecology, and Human Behavior Symposium (NWEEHB) to be held February 27 – March 1 @ UW Pack Forest! Open to all!

What is NWEEHB? 

NWEEHB is an intimate weekend seminar held every other year, bringing together anthropology and archaeology faculty, researchers, and students working broadly in areas of human behavior, evolution, and ecology. The weekend is structured around networking events and in-depth talks with ample time for discussion. Past symposiums have been held at Boise State University and WSU Pullman. This year’s symposium is supported by the UW Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, the eScience Institute, and the Department of Anthropology. Our plenary speakers are Brooke Scelza (UCLA) and Adam Rorabaugh (Simon Fraser)

Register and submit an (optional) abstract here. The form will ask you about attendance dates, meals, transportation info, and other event preferences. No registration fees are due at this time. Final costs will be determined after registration forms are collected, but are estimated at $155 for students and $270 for non-students for the full weekend (includes all meals and lodging). Additional details in the form. See a tentative schedule of events below.

Use the same form to submit an abstract for the Friday night student poster session (grad and undergrad) or Saturday podium talks (senior grad students, postdocs, faculty, research scientists). Podium talks are 20 minutes. Presenters will have a chance to edit abstracts before the final program is published.

Please register before Jan 16th. We will send out abstract acceptances and additional instructions for registration credit card payments via a secure UW portal later this month.

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Demographic Research on De/Re-institutionalization of Asian Families (02/28/26)

We are inviting you to submit contributions to the Special Collection of Demographic Research on the “De/Re-institutionalization of Asian Families“, organized by Lake Lui, Bussarawan Puk Teerawichitchainan, and Adam Ka-lok Cheung. Submissions to this collection are possible from November 1, 2025 until February 28, 2026. Please find more information on the collection’s description and goals as well as on submission procedures here.