BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Carolina Population Center - ECPv6.15.17//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Carolina Population Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Carolina Population Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20180101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200221T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200221T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20191206T185951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145301Z UID:35439-1582286400-1582290000@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Alison Buttenheim: Nudging or Fudging? Realizing the potential for behavioral economics to improve population health DESCRIPTION:Watch live via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/491702016 \nOn February 21\, 2020\, Alison Buttenheim will present “Nudging or Fudging? Realizing the potential for behavioral economics to improve population health” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. Buttenheim is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Penn Nursing\, an Assistant Professor of Health Policy\, Perelman School of Medicine; a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics\, the Associate Director of the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics and the Associate Director of the National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania. \nAlison M. Buttenheim wants to understand how people make decisions about their health and focuses her research on the use of behavioral economics to increase the uptake of evidence-based care. Her work ranges from how households in Peru decide whether to apply insecticide to eliminate a disease-carrying insect vector to why parents in the United States request exemptions from child immunization laws. \nPresentation Abstract: \nApplying behavioral economics insights to global health programs offers great potential to address the “last mile” behavioral challenges to achieving better health outcomes. Researchers and practitioners from several disciplines have generated promising results in diverse settings through focused laboratory or basic science studies and through field experiments. There is robust demand from health ministries\, funders\, and bilateral and multilateral development agencies for bringing a behavioral economics lens to intervention and program development.  That said\, the field is also producing many null or negative trials\, many of which are never published\, and is also falling short in widespread dissemination and scale of successful interventions. In this talk\, I propose four barriers (and some solutions) to realizing the full potential for behavioral economics approaches to meaningfully improve population health: imprecision in the use of the “nudge” concept\, inadequate intervention design processes\, ignoring heterogeneous treatment effects\, and insufficient attention paid to implementation. \nWe record as many videos as possible. You can see previous events here. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/interdisciplinary-research-seminars-alison-buttenheim/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/258_buttenheim-hi-res.rev_.1479221599.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200214T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20191206T192123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145301Z UID:35438-1581681600-1581685200@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Oscar Gonzalez: On Learning Machine Learning DESCRIPTION:On February 14\, 2020\, Oscar Gonzalez\, an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, will present “On Learning Machine Learning” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nDr. Gonzalez studies statistical mediation\, machine learning/data mining\, and psychometrics and how these statistical methods can help identify\, evaluate\, and measure mechanisms of behavior change in interventions or prevention programs. \nPresentation abstract: \nOn Learning Machine Learning \nA lot of research in the social sciences has focused on hypothesis-driven\, explanatory approaches to data analysis. Machine learning could supplement a researcher’s analytic toolbox to explore patterns in datasets and study research hypothesis that focus on prediction. In this talk\, I provide an overview of basic concepts of machine learning and misconceptions for its use in social science research. I also review different types of machine learning methodology and the role of machine learning in area of data science. Finally\, I briefly discuss part of my research on the intersection between machine learning and psychometrics for short-form development and diagnostic assessment and discuss what each of these fields could learn from each other. \nWe record as many videos as possible. You can see previous events here. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/interdisciplinary-research-seminars-oscar-gonzalez/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200207T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20191206T185948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145301Z UID:35437-1581076800-1581080400@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Til Stürmer: Propensity scores - principles\, implications and use for study design DESCRIPTION:On February 7\, 2020\, Til Stürmer\, the Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, will present “Propensity scores – principles\, implications and use for study design” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nDr. Stürmer is an internist and epidemiologist with expertise in state of the art methods for nonexperimental treatment comparisons\, including comparative effectiveness research\, and real world evidence based on real world data. He has worked as a cancer epidemiologist\, has over 15 year experience in analyzing claims data and merging claims data to other data sources\, and is an internationally recognized leader in pharmacoepidemiology\, propensity scores\, and disease risk scores. \nDr. Stürmer has led UNC-Chapel Hill’s pharmacoepidemiology program from 2008 through 2018 to become one of the largest and most recognized doctoral training programs in pharmacoepidemiology; During that time\, he was also the director of the Center for Pharmacoepidemiology in the Department of Epidemiology overseeing its expansion to multiple members. Funded by the National Institute on Aging (R01 AG023178\, now R01 AG056479) since 2005\, his interdisciplinary research team published over 100 papers focusing on developing and implementing novel methods to answer clinical questions of importance to older adults in the absence of alternative evidence. \nHe is a former president of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology\, a former member on the FDA Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee\, and director of Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) at the NC TraCS Institute\, UNC’s Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). \nPresentation Abstract: \nPropensity scores are increasingly used to address confounding in nonexperimental research. While they can efficiently balance measured confounders\, their application goes beyond confounding control and has helped researchers to highlight several issues related to study design that can help us to better understand and address sources of variability in exposures (treatments). \nWe record as many videos as possible. You can see previous events here. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/interdisciplinary-research-seminars-til-sturmer/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sturmer-cropped-738x714-e1575662135184.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200131T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200131T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20191206T191112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145301Z UID:35436-1580472000-1580475600@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:CANCELED: Adriana Lleras-Muney: Do Youth Employment Programs Work? Evidence from the New Deal DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture has been canceled. We will update the CPC website with a new date and time as soon as the lecture has been rescheduled.\n \nOn January 31\, 2020\, Adriana Lleras-Muney will present “Do Youth Employment Programs Work? Evidence from the New Deal” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nAdriana Lleras-Muney is a Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at UCLA. She received her Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University and was an assistant professor of economics at Princeton University for seven years before moving to UCLA. Her research examines the relationships between socio-economic status and health\, with a particular focus on education and income. Her most recent work investigates whether cash transfers to poor families improve poor children’s education\, lifetime incomes and long term health. She is an associated editor for the Journal of Health Economics and she serves in the board editors of two other journals\, Demography and the American Economic Journal-Economic Policy. She is also a permanent member of the Social Sciences and Population Studies Study Section at the National Institute of Health. Lleras-Muney is a faculty fellow at the California Center for Population Research (CCPR)\,  the Center for Economic and Social Research and the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); and a member of the California Policy Lab. \nWe record as many videos as possible. You can see previous events here. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/interdisciplinary-research-seminars-adriana-lleras-muney/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/adriana-lieras-muney-horizontal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200124T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200124T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20191206T190908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145301Z UID:35435-1579867200-1579870800@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Rachel Margolis: The Effects of Gender Equality-Focused Parental Benefits on Union Stability DESCRIPTION:On January 24\, 2020\, Rachel Margolis will present “The Effects of Gender Equality-Focused Parental Benefits on Union Stability” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nRachel Margolis is an associate professor in the sociology department at the University of Western Ontario\, where she has worked since her PhD in Demography and Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania.  Her research addresses population aging\, changes in family networks\, population health\, and social policy. \nPresentation Abstract: \nThis paper examines how a policy aimed to promote gender equality at home and in the workplace unintentionally made unions more stable. Paid parental benefits policies were originally designed to increase women’s return to work after childbirth. However\, more recent extensions of these policies aim to promote more equal care and paid work for parents. This is a great example of a social policy which was first used to encourage the first phase of the gender revolution\, the movement of women into the paid labor force\, and then have been adapted to promote the second phase of this revolution\, the movement of men into care work and housework. Even though these policies have no explicit aims regarding relationship stability\, these policies have the potential to shift union stability because the newly unequal division of labor is a source of stress and common cause of union dissolution for parents. Using administrative data from Canada\, this paper contributes to a broad literature in sociology about whether and how family policies can shape unions and family structure. \nWe record as many videos as possible. You can see previous events here. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/rachel-margolis-the-effects-of-gender-equality-focused-parental-benefits-on-union-stability/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/margolisbanner-e1575660867371.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200117T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200117T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20191206T190616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145301Z UID:35434-1579262400-1579266000@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Myron Cohen: Prevention of HIV 2020 DESCRIPTION:On January 17\, 2020\, Myron Cohen\, the Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health and Medical Affairs; the Yeargan-Bate Distinguished Professor of Medicine\, Microbiology and Immunology\, and Epidemiology; and the Director of the Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, will present “Prevention of HIV 2020” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nDr. Cohen’s research work focuses on the transmission and prevention of transmission of STD pathogens including HIV. Much of his work has been conducted at the research sites he and his group have developed in Lilongwe\, Malawi and Beijing\, China. Dr. Cohen and his coworkers have identified the concentration of HIV in genital secretions required for transmission of HIV ( NEJM 336:1072\, 1997; AIDS 15: 621\, 2001)\, and the effects of genital tract inflammation on HIV (Lancet 349: 1868\, 1997). \nAlong with Sylvia Becker-Dreps\, MD\, MPH\, Natalie Bowman\, MD\, MPH\, and Filemon Bucardo of the University of Nicaragua-Leόn\, Dr. Cohen is studying Zika as a sexually transmitted disease. \nStreaming: https://zoom.us/j/490091454 \nA recording will be available after the event. You can see previous events here. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/myron-cohen-director-of-the-institute-for-global-health-and-infectious-diseases/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MikeCohenNAMheadshotsJCL201-e1575662088807.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200110T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200110T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20191206T190321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145301Z UID:35433-1578657600-1578661200@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Add Health Team: Add Health Wave V: New Directions\, New Data DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, January 10\, the Add Health Team will present “Add Health Wave V: New Directions\, New Data” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nThe National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) is a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of adolescents in grades 7-12 in the United States during the 1994-95 school year. The Add Health cohort has been followed into young adulthood with four in-home interviews\, the most recent in 2008\, when the sample was aged 24-32. Add Health re-interviewed cohort members in a Wave V follow-up from 2016-2018 to collect social\, environmental\, behavioral\, and biological data with which to track the emergence of chronic disease as the cohort moves through their fourth decade of life. \nAdd Health combines longitudinal survey data on respondents’ social\, economic\, psychological and physical well-being with contextual data on the family\, neighborhood\, community\, school\, friendships\, peer groups\, and romantic relationships\, providing unique opportunities to study how social environments and behaviors in adolescence are linked to health and achievement outcomes in young adulthood. The fourth wave of interviews expanded the collection of biological data in Add Health to understand the social\, behavioral\, and biological linkages in health trajectories as the Add Health cohort ages through adulthood\, and the fifth wave of data collection continues this biological data expansion. \nStreaming: https://zoom.us/j/990224137 \nA recording will also be available after the event. You can see previous events here. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/add-health-team-carolina-population-center/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191122T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20190920T132719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145301Z UID:14964-1574424000-1574427600@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Keely Muscatell: The Social Life of the Immune System: Bi-Directional Links between Social Experiences and Inflammation DESCRIPTION:On 11/22/2019\, Keely Muscatell will present “The Social Life of the Immune System: Bi-Directional Links between Social Experiences and Inflammation” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nKeely Muscatell is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at UNC Chapel Hill. Trained as a social neuroscientist\, her research focuses on elucidating the neurobiological mechanisms that link social experiences and health. Her work is highly interdisciplinary\, as she employs theory and methods from social psychology\, cognitive and affective neuroscience\, psychoneuroimmunology\, pharmacology\, and population health. Keely completed post-doctoral training in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars program at UCSF/UC Berkeley\, and in the Psychology Department at Berkeley. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology from UCLA in June 2013\, an MA in Psychology from UCLA in 2009\, and a BA in Psychology and Spanish from the University of Oregon in 2006. When not in the lab\, Keely can be found reading Dave Eggers\, Ben Lerner\, and Zadie Smith\, watching college football\, and/or drinking craft beer while listening to their vinyl collection with her partner\, Dave Rose. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. Streaming may be available and must be arranged at least one week in advance. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/keely-muscatell-the-social-life-of-the-immune-system-bi-directional-links-between-social-experiences-and-inflammation/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20190920T132602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145302Z UID:14962-1573819200-1573822800@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Jennifer Glick: Family Migration and Educational Aspirations: Preliminary results from the first wave of the Family Migration and Early Life Outcomes (FAMELO) Project DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, November 15\, Jennifer Glick will present “Family Migration and Educational Aspirations: Preliminary results from the first wave of the Family Migration and Early Life Outcomes (FAMELO) Project” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nStreaming information: Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/420629922 \nJennifer Glick is a social demographer who focuses primarily on migration and family processes. Her work has been directed at the intersection of migration and the family life course and the extent to which migration alters educational and labor force trajectories and influences the timing and patterns of family formation. She is also interested in the importance of migration for intergenerational relationships and living arrangements. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. Streaming may be available and must be arranged at least one week in advance. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/jennifer-glick-family-migration-and-educational-aspirations-preliminary-results-from-the-first-wave-of-the-family-migration-and-early-life-outcomes-famelo-project/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191108T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191108T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20190920T132159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145302Z UID:14956-1573214400-1573218000@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Marissa Hall: Health warning labels: Applying behavioral science experiments to inform public policy DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, November 8\, Marissa Hall will present “Health warning labels: Applying behavioral science experiments to inform public policy” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nStreaming information: Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/358600217 \nMarissa Hall uses behavioral science to inform policies to prevent cancer and other chronic diseases. Much of her research focuses on the impact of pictorial tobacco product warnings on both intended and unintended outcomes. She is also leading several experiments to examine the impact of obesity prevention policies such as sugar-sweetened beverage health warnings and taxes\, with a focus on preventing childhood obesity among Latinx populations. Her research is currently supported by a K01 Career Development Award from NIH and grants from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. Streaming may be available and must be arranged at least one week in advance. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/marissa-hall-health-warning-labels-applying-behavioral-science-experiments-to-inform-public-policy/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191104T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191104T180000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20191029T165734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145301Z UID:32458-1572883200-1572890400@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:2019 Hettleman Talks: Kavita Singh Ongechi DESCRIPTION:Attend these TEDX-style presentations from the four winners of the annual Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement\, given to researchers conducting innovative work in their fields. \nThe late Phillip Hettleman\, a member of the UNC class of 1921\, and his wife Ruth established the prestigious award in 1986 in order to recognize the achievements of outstanding junior faculty. \nThis year’s Hettleman Prize awardees are: Uffe Bergeton\, associate professor in the Asian studies department within the College of Arts & Sciences; Kavita Singh Ongechi\, associate professor in the maternal and child health department within the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and a Faculty Fellow at the Carolina Population Center; and from the School of Medicine\, Li Qian\, associate professor in the pathology and laboratory medicine department\, and Greg Wang\, associate professor in the biochemistry and biophysics department. \nSingh (Ongechi) ‘s work is focused on exploring the role of social factors (education\, poverty\, stigma\, and gender equality) in addition to the role of specific interventions and environmental factors on health outcomes. Much of her work is also focused on reaching the poorest and most vulnerable populations with interventions and evaluating national efforts to improve maternal and child health. \nFind out more about this years winners here. \nClick here to register for the event\, however\, registration is not required. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/2019-hettleman-talks-kavita-singh-ongechi/ LOCATION:Carolina Club\, George Watts Hill Alumni Center\, 106 Stadium Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States CATEGORIES:Aging ORGANIZER;CN="Bridget Riordan":MAILTO:briordan@unc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191101T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191101T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20190919T224821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145302Z UID:14893-1572609600-1572613200@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Chris Wiesen: Power Estimation for Hypothesis Tests Commonly Used in Social Science DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, November 1\, Chris Wiesen will present “Power Estimation for Hypothesis Tests Commonly Used in Social Science.” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nStreaming information: Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/354372015 \nChris Wiesen earned a M.S.Ed at the University of Pennsylvania (1988) and an M.A. (1992) and a Ph.D. (1994) at UNC. Before coming to the Odum Institute\, Wiesen spent one year with the National Institute of Statistical Sciences\, two years visiting Duke University and three years at Research Triangle Institute (now Research Triangle International). Along with offering consulting services to graduate students and faculty in the UNC system\, he teaches short courses on various software packages including SAS and SUDANN and topics on quantitative analysis. Wiesen teaches the required CPSM course: Survey Sampling. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. Streaming may be available and must be arranged at least one week in advance. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/chris-wiesen-power-estimation-for-hypothesis-tests-commonly-used-in-social-science/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191025T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191025T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20190919T224542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145302Z UID:14891-1572004800-1572008400@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Jennie Brand: Uncovering Treatment Effect Heterogeneity using Machine Learning DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, October 25\, Jennie Brand will present “Uncovering Treatment Effect Heterogeneity using Machine Learning” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nStreaming information: Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/889917518 \nJennie E. Brand is Professor of Sociology and Statistics at UCLA. \nShe is also Director of the California Center for Population Research and Co-Director of the Center for Social Statistics (CSS). Prof. Brand studies social stratification and inequality\, and its implications for various outcomes that indicate life chances. Her research agenda encompasses three main areas: (1) access to and the impact of higher education; (2) the consequences of disruptive events\, such as job displacement; and (3) causal inference and quantitative methods for panel data. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. Streaming may be available and must be arranged at least one week in advance. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/jennie-brand-uncovering-treatment-effect-heterogeneity-using-machine-learning/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190920T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190920T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20190919T214637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145202Z UID:14862-1568980800-1568984400@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Stephanie Martin: Engaging Family Members to Support Maternal and Child Nutrition DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, September 20\, Stephanie Martin will present “Engaging Family Members to Support Maternal and Child Nutrition” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nStreaming information: Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/807016500 \nStephanie Martin is an assistant professor of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with more than 15 years’ experience designing and implementing behavioral interventions in low-income countries. Dr. Martin’s research focuses on the evaluation of behavioral interventions to improve maternal and child nutrition\, implementation research to facilitate the translation of global recommendations into effective programs\, and mixed-methods research to examine barriers and facilitators to infant and young child care and feeding practices.She is particularly interested in behavioral interventions to increase social support\, and is currently examining family members’ experiences supporting women for improved maternal and child nutrition in Kenya and Tanzania. As a global health practitioner\, Dr. Martin implemented policy-\, facility- and community-level programs\, and developed dozens of training and communication materials to promote maternal\, child and adolescent health and nutrition\, as well as HIV prevention\, care and treatment. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/engaging-family-members-to-support-maternal-and-child-nutrition-stephanie-martin-assistant-professor-of-nutrition-university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/ CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190913T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190913T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20191018T190341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145301Z UID:32399-1568376000-1568379600@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Jessica Faul: Where Do We Go from Here? Incorporating Genetics into Social Science and Health Research in the GWAS Era DESCRIPTION:On 9/13/2019\, Jessica Faul will present “Where Do We Go from Here? Incorporating Genetics into Social Science and Health Research in the GWAS Era” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series.\nDr. Faul studies health and cognitive functioning\, health disparities\, and the integration of genetic and social science data in health research. She has worked with HRS core and restricted data files\, examining genetic\, gene-environment\, and socioeconomic determinants of health and using longitudinal modeling and time-varying predictors of health outcomes. \nSeminar abstract: \nThere has been a significant increase in the number of population-based and social-science surveys adding genetic data over the last decade. This has dramatically expanded the reach of these studies by making rich phenotypic data of interest to researchers from a wide variety of disciplines in the biological and health sciences. The expansion of population-based phenotypic\, environmental and genomic data\, plus the growing interest in integrating the behavioral and social sciences with biology\, has the incredible potential for cutting edge science. Large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified genes with significant and replicated evidence of association with cognitive and physical function measures\, longevity\, obesity\, health behaviors\, and educational attainment\, to name a few; however\, the size of the genetic effects found to date\, while increasing\, explain only a fraction of trait variability. So where do we go next? This talk will focus on what we’ve learned from the GWAS era\, provide research-based examples of theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches for integrating social and genomic data that move beyond GWAS\, and will conclude with a discussion of what hurdles remain and what the future may hold for genetic research in a social science context including a discussion of issues related to biological data collection in a field setting. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/jessica-faul-where-do-we-go-from-here-incorporating-genetics-into-social-science-and-health-research-in-the-gwas-era/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190906T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190906T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20191018T190341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145201Z UID:32398-1567771200-1567774800@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:CANCELED: Teresa Seeman: Aging Trajectories Through Biopsychosocial Lens DESCRIPTION:Due to Hurricane Dorian\, this week’s interdisciplinary research seminar series lecture has been canceled. Please visit https://www.cpc.unc.edu/events/2019-2020-interdisciplinary-research-seminars for the latest news about the 2019-2020 seminar series.\nOn Friday\, September 6\, Teresa Seeman will present “Aging Trajectories Through Biopsychosocial Lens” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nTeresa Seeman\, PhD\, is Professor of Epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public Health and of Medicine in the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Trained as an epidemiologist\, with post-doctoral training in neuroendocrinology\, her research interests are inter-disciplinary\, focusing on role of social and psychological factors in health and aging\, with particular interest in elucidating the biological pathways through which such factors impact on health. Working in both community- and laboratory-based contexts\, her work has documented the widespread health effects of protective social factors (e.g.\, social relationships) and psychological characteristics (e.g.\, control beliefs\, perceptions of self-efficacy)\, including effects on risks for physical and cognitive decline as well as overall longevity. Her research has also contributed to our understanding of how these social and psychological influences are mediated through multiple major biological regulatory systems. She has been a leader in empirical research on a multi-systems view of biological risk – allostatic load. Her work has shown that levels of allostatic load predict subsequent health outcomes\, and that differences in allostatic load are related to social factors\, including levels of social integration and support as well as more traditional measures of socio-economic status [SES]: higher allostatic load seen among those reporting less social integration and/or support and lower SES. Her current research is focused on developing more integrated models that incorporate consideration of life-course experiences with stressful and protective conditions and the cumulative impacts of these experiences on major biological regulatory systems that determine trajectories of health and longevity. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. Streaming may be available and must be arranged at least one week in advance. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/canceled-teresa-seeman-aging-trajectories-through-biopsychosocial-lens/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190830T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190830T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20191018T190340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145301Z UID:32397-1567166400-1567170000@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Ryan Masters: Trends in Drug Availability\, Economic Distress\, and Drug-related Mortality among U.S. Whites DESCRIPTION:On August 30\, 2019\, Ryan Masters will present “Trends in Drug Availability\, Economic Distress\, and Drug-related Mortality among U.S. Whites” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series.\nRyan Masters is a social demographer by training with interests in examining long-term trends in US morbidity\, chronic diseases\, and mortality rates. \nThe Carolina Population Center hosts a weekly Friday lecture on a topic that enhances our understanding of population-related changes. The 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will feature talks related to aging trajectories\, health behavior\, the Zika virus\, and the beverage tax – among other topics. \nAll seminars are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Carolina Square Room 2002 at 123 W. Franklin St. unless otherwise indicated. \nInstructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact CPC (cpc@unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar. Streaming may be available and must be arranged at least one week in advance. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/ryan-masters-trends-in-drug-availability-economic-distress-and-drug-related-mortality-among-u-s-whites/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2019-20 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190429T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190429T163000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20200102T153549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145235Z UID:35798-1556551800-1556555400@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Work\, Family and Health: Understanding Diverging Trends in Life Expectancy DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, April 29th\, Lisa Berkman\, PhD\, will present Work\, Family and Health: Understanding Diverging Trends in Life Expectancy as part of the J. Richard Udry Distinguished Lecture series at Carolina Population Center.\nBerkman is the Director of the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies\, the Director of Harvard’s PhD program in Population Health Sciences\, and the Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy\, Epidemiology\, and Global Health and Population. She is the principal investigator of the Health and Aging Study in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa (HAALSI)\, funded by the National Institute on Aging. She recently served as co-PI on the Work\, Family & Health Network\, a study on workplace practices and employee and family health. \nThis presentation is part of the J. Richard Udry Distinguished Lecture series. Dick Udry’s research was highly innovative and interdisciplinary—features that he embedded in the Carolina Population Center’s practices and culture as its Director. In recognition of his enduring contributions\, CPC named its distinguished lecture series in his honor. Previous presenters have included Dr. Douglas Massey\, Professor of Sociology at Princeton University (2018) and Dr. John Bongaarts\, Vice President and Distinguished Scholar of the Population Council (2017). URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/work-family-and-health-understanding-diverging-trends-in-life-expectancy/ CATEGORIES:Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190222T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190222T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20200102T153547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145235Z UID:35792-1550836800-1550840400@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Biological Mediators and Moderators of Social Disadvantage DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, February 22\, Colter Mitchell\, PhD will present Biological Mediators and Moderators of Social Disadvantage as part of the Carolina Population Center 2018-2019 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series.\nMitchell is Research Assistant Professor of the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and is a Faculty Associate of the University of Michigan Population Studies Center. \nMitchell is hosted by Carolina Population Center Fellow Guang Guo. Guo is Dr. George and Alice Welsh Distinguished Professor of Sociology. Guo is a CPC Training Program Alum: he was a Postdoctoral Fellow from 1991-1993. \nProfessor Mitchell is part of an NIH initiative to explore social epigenomics related to health disparities. \nFriday\, Feb 22\n12-1\nCarolina Square Room 2002\n123 West Franklin Street\nLocation information is here. \nPRESENTATION ABSTRACT \nMeasures of social disadvantage such as poverty\, parental incarceration\, and family instability have well documented health and behavioral consequences for children\, which can even reach into adulthood. Social disadvantage likely operates through both social and biological mechanisms; however\, only in the last decade and a half have we seen a rapid increase in the integration of social science and biology. I investigate biological correlates of social disadvantage using the Fragile Family and Child Wellbeing Study (n=4898)\, a population-based sample of children born in hospitals in 20 cities in the US. Families have been studied at birth and ages 1\,3\,5\,9\, and 15\, with additions of genetic\, epigenetic\, and neuroimaging data collected more recently. Due to the study design the sample is racially and ethnically diverse and has lower SES levels than most large national studies— making it exceptionally rare within biosocial research. Of particular interest here are the correlations with genomic (polygenic scores\, and changes in epigenetic profiles and telomere length) and functional and structural neuroimaging measures with the effect of cumulative disadvantage and timing of social disadvantage. \nResearch project: “Epigenetic Mediation of Adverse Social Context on Stress Response\, Socioemotional Development\, and Health in a Population-based Study of Minority and Low SES Children and Adolescents” \nSelected publications URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/biological-mediators-and-moderators-of-social-disadvantage/ CATEGORIES:2018-19 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181026T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181026T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20200102T153541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145235Z UID:35781-1540555200-1540558800@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Hypothesizing Upward: Have U.S. State Policies Widened Inequalities in Life Expectancy? DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, October 26th\, Jennifer Karas Montez\, PhD\, will present Hypothesizing Upward: Have U.S. State Policies Widened Inequalities in Life Expectancy? as part of the Carolina Population Center 2018-2019 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. Montez is a Professor of Sociology\, the Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar of Aging Studies\, and Co-Director of the Policy\, Place\, and Population Health Lab at Syracuse University. Her work examines the large and growing inequalities in U.S. adult mortality since the early 1980s. She is particularly interested in why trends in mortality have been most troubling for women\, low-educated adults\, and states in the South and Midwest.\nProfessor Montez is hosted by Carolina Population Center Fellow Robert (Bob) Hummer. Hummer is the Howard W. Odum Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also co-PI of the Biosocial Training Program at the Carolina Population Center. \nPRESENTATION ABSTRACT \nIn the United States\, life expectancy is increasingly being shaped by where we live and how much schooling we have completed. Why? Most speculation has focused on “micro-level” explanations\, such as individuals’ personal choices and lifestyle behaviors. This presentation will discuss the importance of macro-level explanations\, particularly U.S. state policies. Weaving together results from several recent and ongoing studies\, this presentation will build the case that the diverging policy contexts of U.S. states—resulting from decades of deregulation\, devolution of political authority from federal to state levels\, and state preemption laws—have likely played a critical role in the widening inequalities in life expectancy. \nCurriculum Vita (PDF) \n Instructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact Kate Allison (akalliso@email.unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar \n Streaming may be available and must be arranged at least one week in advance. \nThis seminar is part of the Carolina Population Center’s Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/hypothesizing-upward-have-u-s-state-policies-widened-inequalities-in-life-expectancy/ CATEGORIES:2018-19 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180928T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180928T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20200102T153536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145236Z UID:35778-1538136000-1538139600@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Social Gradients in Gene Regulation in Nonhuman Primates DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, September 28th\, Jenny Tung\, PhD\, will present Social Gradients in Gene Regulation in Nonhuman Primates as part of the Carolina Population Center 2018-2019 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series.\nTung is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology and Biology at Duke University. She is also a Faculty Research Scholar with Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI). Dr. Tung is a participating faculty member with the Carolina Population Center’s Biosocial Training Program. \nTung is hosted by Carolina Population Center Fellow Allison Aiello. Aiello is a Professor of Epidemiology and the Program Leader of Social Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. Dr. Aiello is PI for the Detroit Neighborhood Health Study (DHNS)\, the “Niños study\,” and the Infectious Links between Psychosocial Stress and Aging Study. She is also Program Director and Co-PI for the Biosocial Training Program at CPC. \nPRESENTATION ABSTRACT \nIn social species\, including our own\, interactions with other members of the same species powerfully shape the environment that animals face each day. These interactions mediate the evolutionary costs and benefits of group living\, and also contribute to social gradients in health. Here\, I will present our recent research on the impact of social interactions at the molecular and organismal levels. Using a five-decade data set from wild baboons in Kenya\, we demonstrate that social adversity in early life combines with ecological pressures to profoundly shape individual survival. Meanwhile\, in captive rhesus macaques\, we show that social status causally alters immune function\, including the response to infection. Finally\, by taking advantage of data sets from both species\, we show that social status is consistently linked to variation in the regulation of innate immunity and inflammation-related genes. However\, the strength and direction of these associations depend on sex\, cellular environment\, and the nature of the social hierarchy in which they arise. \n Instructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact Kate Allison (akalliso@email.unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar \n Streaming may be available and must be arranged at least one week in advance. \nThis seminar is part of the Carolina Population Center’s Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/social-gradients-in-gene-regulation-in-nonhuman-primates/ CATEGORIES:2018-19 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180914T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180914T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20200102T153535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145301Z UID:35776-1536926400-1536930000@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:CANCELED: Biological Mediators and Moderators of Social Disadvantage DESCRIPTION:This seminar has been cancelled due to weather. \nOn Friday\, September 14\, Colter Mitchell\, PhD will present Biological Mediators and Moderators of Social Disadvantage as part of the Carolina Population Center 2018-2019 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. \nMitchell is Research Assistant Professor of the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and is a Faculty Associate of the University of Michigan Population Studies Center. \nMitchell is hosted by Carolina Population Center Fellow Guang Guo. Guo is Dr. George and Alice Welsh Distinguished Professor of Sociology. Guo is a CPC Training Program Alum: he was a Postdoctoral Fellow from 1991-1993. \nProfessor Mitchell is part of an NIH initiative to explore social epigenomics related to health disparities. \nFriday\, Sept. 14\n12-1\nCarolina Square Room 2002\n123 West Franklin Street \nLocation information is here. \nPRESENTATION ABSTRACT \nMeasures of social disadvantage such as poverty\, parental incarceration\, and family instability have well documented health and behavioral consequences for children\, which can even reach into adulthood. Social disadvantage likely operates through both social and biological mechanisms; however\, only in the last decade and a half have we seen a rapid increase in the integration of social science and biology. I investigate biological correlates of social disadvantage using the Fragile Family and Child Wellbeing Study (n=4898)\, a population-based sample of children born in hospitals in 20 cities in the US. Families have been studied at birth and ages 1\,3\,5\,9\, and 15\, with additions of genetic\, epigenetic\, and neuroimaging data collected more recently. Due to the study design the sample is racially and ethnically diverse and has lower SES levels than most large national studies- making it exceptionally rare within biosocial research. Of particular interest here are the correlations with genomic (polygenic scores\, and changes in epigenetic profiles and telomere length) and functional and structural neuroimaging measures with the effect of cumulative disadvantage and timing of social disadvantage. \nResearch project: “Epigenetic Mediation of Adverse Social Context on Stress Response\, Socioemotional Development\, and Health in a Population-based Study of Minority and Low SES Children and Adolescents” \nSelected publications \n Instructors: To arrange for class attendance\, contact Kate Allison (akalliso@email.unc.edu) by the Monday before the seminar \n Streaming may be available and must be arranged at least one week in advance. \nThis seminar is part of the Carolina Population Center’s Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/canceled-biological-mediators-and-moderators-of-social-disadvantage/ LOCATION:Carolina Square Room 2002\, 123 W. Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516 CATEGORIES:2018-19 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180323T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180323T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20200103T135048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145235Z UID:35822-1521806400-1521810000@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Planning Racial Inequality DESCRIPTION:Allan M. Parnell\, Ph.D.\, Vice President\, Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities \nAllan M. Parnell\, Ph.D.\, is Vice President of the Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities and a Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For the last decade\, Dr. Parnell has served as an expert witness in civil rights and fair housing cases across the country\, including Jerry R. Kennedy\, et al.\, v. The City of Zanesville\, et al.\, BBC Baymeadows\, LLC v. City of Ridgeland\, and Inclusive Communities Project v. Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs\, the 2015 Supreme Court decision upholding the use of disparate impact evidence in fair housing litigation. \nDr. Parnell received his A.B with Honors in Geography\, his M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology\, all from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to his current positions\, Dr. Parnell was a Visiting Research Associate at the East-West Population Institute in Honolulu\, a Research Associate for the Committee on Population at the National Academy of Sciences\, and a member of the sociology faculty at Duke University. He has been the Principal Investigator on grants from the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development. Dr. Parnell can be contacted at allanmparnell@gmail.com and at 919 563 5899. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/planning-racial-inequality/ CATEGORIES:2017-18 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171201T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171201T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20200103T135043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145235Z UID:35813-1512129600-1512133200@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:When Should Researchers Use Inferential Statistics When Analyzing Data on Full Populations? DESCRIPTION:Dr. Rob Warren (Professor of Sociology\, University of Minnesota) \nProfessor Warren is a sociologist\, demographer\, population health scholar\, and education policy researcher with experience and expertise in the collection\, production\, and dissemination of large-scale data products for research on health\, aging\, education\, and labor force outcomes. He is currently involved in the construction of the new 100% count historical Census data sets for IPUMS. Dr. Warren has worked intensively on WLS data infrastructure since his first week in graduate school; for example\, he designed and programmed the employment history and job characteristics modules of every survey of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) administered since the mid-1990s. Dr. Warren also serves as the Director of the Minnesota Population Center. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/when-should-researchers-use-inferential-statistics-when-analyzing-data-on-full-populations/ CATEGORIES:2017-18 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171117T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171117T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20200103T135042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145235Z UID:35812-1510920000-1510923600@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:From ‘Opt Out’ to Blocked Out: The Challenges for Labor Market Re-Entry After Family-Related Employment Lapses DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kate Weisshaar (UNC-CH Assistant Professor of Sociology; CPC Faculty Fellow) \nKate Weisshaar is a sociologist whose research focuses on gender and economic stratification processes within families\, workplaces\, and society\, with an interest in developing critical tests of causal processes by leveraging data and quantitative methods. She is particularly interested in how macro-level inequalities in the labor force are reproduced through micro- and meso-level processes in the workplace\, in families\, and in the work-family intersection. Her recent work examined labor market outcomes associated with intermittent labor force participation\, with a specific examination of how periods of unemployment or “opting out” of work for family reasons affect labor market outcomes upon re-entry\, such as hiring prospects\, wages\, and occupational prestige. Kate received her PhD in Sociology from Stanford University\, and has been an Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at UNC-Chapel Hill and a Faculty Fellow at the Carolina Population Center since 2016. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/from-opt-out-to-blocked-out-the-challenges-for-labor-market-re-entry-after-family-related-employment-lapses/ CATEGORIES:2017-18 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170324T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170324T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20200103T135058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145201Z UID:35843-1490356800-1490360400@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Race\, Nativity\, Aging & Health: Critical Demography and Life Course Perspectives DESCRIPTION:Tyson Brown\, Assistant Professor of Sociology & Director of the Center for Biobehavioral Health Disparities Research\, Duke University \nDr. Brown is an assistant professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Biobehavioral Health Disparities Research at Duke University. He earned his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—where he was also a trainee at the CPC—prior to completing a NIH/NIA postdoctoral fellowship at Duke. Brown’s research draws on life course perspectives and panel data to understand racial inequalities in health and wealth trajectories in middle and late life. He also studies how racial inequalities are gendered and classed\, and the extent to which socio-environmental and psychosocial mechanisms across the life course explain within- and between-group inequalities. His research and training have been supported by funding from the NIH and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/race-nativity-aging-health-critical-demography-and-life-course-perspectives/ CATEGORIES:2016-17 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170113T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20200103T135055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145235Z UID:35837-1484308800-1484312400@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:The CPC legacy: integration of biological and social perspectives on health DESCRIPTION:Linda Adair\, PhD\nThe value of multidisciplinary and longitudinal approaches to maternal and child health\nLinda Adair’s research focus has a strong life-course focus\, spanning from explorations of determinants of birth outcomes\, to infant feeding and child growth patterns to multidimensional pathways to healthy aging in adults. Her work has taken her from the Philippines (where she leads the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey)\, and China for the study of the emergence of cardiometabolic disease risk\, to South Africa\, Malawi\, and Rwanda\, where her work is focused on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. \nPenny Gordon-Larsen\, PhD\nLinking Environment\, Biology\, Behavior to Cardiometabolic Disease in Population Research\nPenny Gordon-Larsen\, PhD\, is professor and associate chair for research in the department of nutrition at UNC. For over 20 years her work has focused on obesity and its cardiometabolic disease complications\, spanning genetics and the gut microbiome to behavior to environmental research. At the core of this work is the focus on the interplay between environment\, biology\, behavior and disease in relation to global population health. \nKathleen Mullan Harris\, PhD\nSocial\, Behavioral\, and Biological Linkages in Health across the Life Course\nKathleen Mullan Harris is the James E. Haar Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at UNC. Her research focuses on social inequality and health with particular interests in family\, the transition to adulthood\, and social policy. She leads an integrative research program in Add Health to understand the social\, environmental\, behavioral\, biological and genetic linkages in social stratification pathways that lead to health disparities across the life course. \nBarry M. Popkin\, PhD\nAn Economist’s Foray into Global Nutrition and related biomedical areas\nBarry M. Popkin\, PhD\, is the W. R. Kenan\, Jr. distinguished professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). While initially his research work focused on the economics of women’s work and how time constraints were linked with major household health concerns\, his long-term interests have focused on the study of the dynamic shifts in our environment as they affect dietary intake and physical activity patterns and trends and obesity and other nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases –all from a more social science economics perspective. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/the-cpc-legacy-integration-of-biological-and-social-perspectives-on-health/ CATEGORIES:2016-17 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161202T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161202T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20200103T135055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145201Z UID:35836-1480680000-1480683600@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Quantification of Biological Aging DESCRIPTION:Dan Belsky\nAssistant Professor of Medicine\, Duke University\nJacobs Foundation Research Fellow \nDan is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and the Social Science Research Institute and Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow (2016-2018). Dan works at the intersection of genetics\, the social and behavioral sciences\, and public health. His work brings together discoveries from the cutting edge of genome science and longitudinal data from population-based cohorts to identify mechanisms that cause accelerated health decline in older age. Dan’s work takes a life-span approach that encompasses research on cohorts of children\, young and middle-aged adults\, and older adults. His goal is is to understand why socioeconomically disadvantaged populations suffer increased morbidity in older age and earlier mortality\, and to devise strategies for intervention to mitigate these health inequalities. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/quantification-of-biological-aging/ CATEGORIES:2016-17 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151030T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20200103T135104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145235Z UID:35853-1446206400-1446210000@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:CPC Research Methods Series: Stories and Themes: A Framework for Qualitative Analysis DESCRIPTION:Dr. Clare Barrington \nAssistant Professor of Health behavior; and CPC Faculty Fellow \nBarrington’s research examines social and structural influences on health and health behaviors\, with a focus on HIV prevention and health care among female sex workers\, men who have sex with men (MSM)\, and transgender women in Latin America and Latino migrants in the United States. She has been conducting community-based research in the Dominican Republic for over 15 years. In collaboration with the Centro de Orientacion e Investigacion Integral (COIN)\, she studied the social networks of male clients of female sex workers. Results from this study contributed to the growing literature on normative influences on sexual behavior within social networks and were also used in developing a pilot HIV prevention intervention aimed at male clients in the Dominican Republic (funded by the USAID/Academy for Educational Development). Most recently\, with support from USAID\, Barrington has been studying a cohort of 250 female sex workers living with HIV in Santo Domingo and their male partners. The aim is to improve understanding of the factors influencing their achievement of optimal HIV outcomes and to assess feasibility and initial effects of a multi-level intervention called Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors). In Guatemala\, she has collaborated with researchers from the Universidad del Valle (UVG) and the Centers for Disease control to examine and compare social networks among gay identifying and non-gay identifying MSM and transgender women. She is currently working with UVG to implement two PEPFAR-funded implementation science projects to pilot the use of social networks to promote HIV testing among MSM in Guatemala City and to evaluate a multi-level intervention for MSM living with HIV. In North Carolina\, Barrington has been studying the intersection between social networks\, migration and HIV among Mexican migrants. She currently leads the qualitative formative research and evaluation of a HRSA project to promote early detection and linkage to care for HIV among Mexican MSM and transgender women in North Carolina. Finally\, Barrington is the qualitative researcher on several mixed-methods projects including a NIDA-funded longitudinal study of relationship disruption during incarceration and HIV risk among African American men in North Carolina\, a quality improvement strategy to improve maternal and child health in Ghana\, and an impact evaluation of cash transfer program in Malawi. \nBarrington will continue to conduct mixed-methods research to improve understanding of the long-term experiences of people living with HIV in Latin America and Latinos in North Carolina. In the Dominican Republic her goal is to continue research with the Abriendo Puertas cohort to examine the role of substance use in HIV care and treatment among female sex workers living with HIV. She also has a grant pending to the adapt Abriendo Puertas for MSM. She is also interested in exploring how to improve employment opportunities for FSW\, MSM and transgender women who are living with HIV in the Dominican Republic\, Guatemala\, and North Carolina as this has emerged as key structural determinant to positive HIV outcomes across settings. With her work with Latinos in North Carolina she aims to identify strategies to overcome the challenges of geographic dispersion and social isolation for engaging with Latinos living with HIV. She is also developing a new line of research focused on chronic disease in Latin America. She will conduct formative research in collaboration with two rural diabetes clinics to examine the epidemiological transition from the perspective of community health workers and explore social determinants of diabetes in these communities. URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/cpc-research-methods-series-stories-and-themes-a-framework-for-qualitative-analysis/ CATEGORIES:2015-16 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140926T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140926T130000 DTSTAMP:20260605T082255 CREATED:20200103T135120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T145201Z UID:35884-1411732800-1411736400@www.cpc.unc.edu SUMMARY:Economic Boom\, Population Aging\, and Policy Shift: What’s Ahead for China? DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Yong Cai\, Assistant Professor of Sociology\, UNC-CH; Faculty Fellow\, Carolina Population Center URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/economic-boom-population-aging-and-policy-shift-whats-ahead-for-china/ CATEGORIES:2014-15 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR