Carolina Population Center

Early Environments, Inflammation, and the Perpetuation of Health Disparities within and Across Generations
2015-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Speaker: Dr. Thomas McDade, Professor of Anthropology & Director, Laboratory for Human Biology Research, Northwestern University; CPC Training Program Alumnus

Longitudinal and Multilevel Methods for the Multinomial Logit Model
2015-02-20 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. David Guilkey, Cary C. Boshamer Professor of Economics, UNC-CH; Faculty Fellow, Carolina Population Center

No Control Group, No Problem? Using Natural Experiments to Evaluate National-Level Nutrition Initiatives in the U.S. and Mexico
2015-02-13 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. Lindsey Smith, Research Assistant Professor of Nutrition, UNC-CH; CPC Training Program Alumna

The Perils of Precarity: The Impacts of Insecure Work on Individuals and Families in Industrial Societies
2015-02-06 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. Arne Kalleberg, Professor of Sociology, UNC-CH; Faculty Fellow, Carolina Population Center

An Overview of Instrumental Variables (IVs) in the Social Sciences
2015-01-30 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Bollen, Henry Rudolph Immerwahr Professor of Psychology & Sociology, UNC-CH; Faculty Fellow, Carolina Population Center

Linking Microfinance and Cell Phone Technology to Promote Optimal Breastfeeding Practices in Nigeria
2015-01-23 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. Valerie Flax, Research Assistant Professor of Nutrition, UNC-CH

Identity Categories and Identity Construction in Demographic Research
2015-01-15 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. David Kertzer, Paul Dupee University Professor of Social Science & Professor of Anthropology and Italian Studies, Brown University

Intergenerational Socioeconomic and Cultural Determinants of Latino Health: The NINOS Study
2014-11-14 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. Allison Aiello, Professor of Epidemiology, UNC-CH; Faculty Fellow, Carolina Population Center

Social, Biological, and Environmental Linkages
2014-11-07 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. Linda Adair, Professor of Nutrition, UNC-CH; Faculty Fellow, Carolina Population Center

Environmental Contaminants and Inequality in Chronic Disease Morbidity: Arsenic and Cardiometabolic Risk
2014-10-31 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. Michelle Mendez, Assistant Professor of Nutrition, UNC-CH; Faculty Fellow, Carolina Population Center

Incorporating Geographic Context into Randomized Controlled Trials: The Case of the Oral Cholera Vaccine
2014-10-24 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. Michael Emch, Professor and Chair of Geography, UNC-CH; Faculty Fellow, Carolina Population Center

Compression of Morbidity: Change over Time in the Morbidity Process
2014-10-10 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. Eileen Crimmins, AARP Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California

The Demography of Natural Disasters: What Can We Learn from DesInventar?
2014-10-03 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. Mark Montgomery, Professor of Economics, Stony Brook University; Senior Associate, Population Council

Economic Boom, Population Aging, and Policy Shift: What’s Ahead for China?
2014-09-26 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. Yong Cai, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UNC-CH; Faculty Fellow, Carolina Population Center

MEASURE Evaluation: The Next Five Years
2014-09-19 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. Jim Thomas, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, UNC-CH; Faculty Fellow, Carolina Population Center; Director, MEASURE Evaluation

Psychosocial Influences on Clinical Outcomes Among Adults Living with HIV
2014-09-12 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. Brian Pence, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, UNC-CH

New Methods for Soliciting Responses to Sensitive Questions: Evidence from Adolescent Surveys in Ethiopia
2014-09-05 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. David Lindstrom, Professor of Sociology, Brown University
