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The Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America will be virtually held May 5-8. Listed below are the sessions presented by CPC Faculty Fellows, postdoctoral scholars, predoctoral and undergraduate trainees, and staff members.

All times listed here are in CENTRAL TIME. (The conference is being virtually held from St. Louis.) The PAA virtual conference platform has an option to specify your own time zone!)

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

9:00 – 9:10 AM

Welcome to PAA 2021 – President Robert Hummer and Vice President Mary Carlson

9:15 – 10:30 AM

Trajectories of Neighborhood Attainment From Adolescence to Mid-Adulthood
Session 2 | Neighborhoods, Children, and Youth
Presented By: Rebecca Bielamowicz*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Yana Kucheva
Discussant: Kristin Perkins

Assets, Debts, and Unintended Fertility
Session 6 | Families and Economic Inequality
Presented By: Jessica Su*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Fenaba Addo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Regina Baker
Discussant: Janeria Easley

Her, His, and Their Fertility Desires and Contraceptive Behaviors: A Focus on Young Couples in Six Countries
Session 8 | Couples and Men
Presented By: Ilene Speizer*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Lisa Calhoun, Carolina Popula on Center
Chair: Neetu John
Discussant: Stan Becker

Migration and Inequality: Examining the Impacts of Out- and Return Migration Through an Agent-Based Model
Session 14 | Temporary, Circular and Return Migration
Presented By: Yunlin Li*; Barbara Entwisle, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Brian Frizzelle, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Claudia Masferrer
Discussant: Holly Reed, Nicole Denier

9:30am -11:00 AM

Close Family Member Deaths and Physical Health Among American Young Adults
Poster
Session P1 | Aging and the Life Course; and Mortality and Morbidity
Presented By: Kaitlin Shartle*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Robert Hummer, Carolina Popula on Center; Debra Umberson, University of Texas at Austin

Double Jeopardy: The Cumulative Toll of Objective and Subjective Weight Status on Health from Early Life to Adulthood
Poster
Session P1 | Aging and the Life Course; and Mortality and Morbidity
Presented By: Iliya Gutin*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

10:45-12:00 PM

Race, Gender, and Young Adults’ Career Aspirations Across the Transition to Adulthood
Session 23| Childhood Conditions and Adult Achievement
Presented By: Alyssa Browne*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Lisa Pearce, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jessica Hardie, Hunter College,
CUNY
Chair: Jayanti Owens
Discussant: Christina Ciocca Eller

Contraceptive Behavior Dynamics and Pregnancy Experiences in the United States: A Latent Transition Analysis
Session 28 | Innovation and Challenges in Studying Contraceptive Use
Presented By: Alison Swiatlo*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Sian Curtis, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Carolyn Halpern, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Katherine Tumlinson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Kristen Hassmiller Lich, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Nisha Gottredson, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chair: Amy Finnegan
Discussant: Yoonjoung Choi

1:00-2:15 PM

Understanding Immigrant Assimilation: An Ego-Centric Networks Approach
Session 48| New Data and Methods in Migration Research
Presented By: Claire Le Barbenchon, Duke University; Giovanna Merli, Duke University; Theodore Mouw, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Filiz Garip
Discussant: Emilio Zagheni

1:15 -2:45 PM

Immigrant Generation, Race/Ethnicity, and Health Entering Midlife
Poster
Session P2 | Applied Demography; Migration and Immigration; and Spatial and Environmental Demography
Presented By: Fatima Touma, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Robert Hummer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Associations Between Historic Redlining and Toxic Metal Exposures in Residents of the City of Detroit, Michigan, 2008–2012
Poster
Session P2 | Applied Demography; Migration and Immigration; and Spatial and Environmental Demography
Presented By: Evans Lodge, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chantel Martin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Cherese Beatty, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Allison Aiello, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

On the Road Again? Climate Anomalies and Migration Trends in Indonesia
Poster
Session P2 | Applied Demography; Migration and Immigration; and Spatial and Environmental Demography
Presented By: Yunlin Li; Katie McMahon, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Bethany Stoutamire, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Ann Suk

2:30 -3:45 PM

Life Course Trajectories of Subjective Health: Testing Longitudinal Models for Self-rated Health From Adolescence to Midlife
Session 54| Health in Later Life: Patterns and Pathways
Presented By: Iliya Gutin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Kenneth Bollen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Heide Jackson
Discussant: Michel Engelman

Early Cohabitation and Educational Attainment in Young Adulthood
Session 57| Families, Social Class, and Intergenerational Mobility
Presented By: Iliya Gutin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Kenneth Bollen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Jayanti Owens
Discussant: Lauren Gaydosh

Using Structural Equation Models to Examine the Association Between Family Planning Social Norms and Modern Contraceptive Use in Nigeria
Session 61 |Understanding Contraceptive Behavior in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Presented by: Mahua Mandal, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Lisa Calhoun, Carolina Popula on Center; Courtney McGuire, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ilene Speizer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Katherine Tumlinson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discussant: Nadia Diamond-Smith

4:00 -5:15 PM

Session 71 |Biodemography of Aging and the Life Course
Chair: Y. Claire Yang, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Session 72 |Racial Disparities in Aging: Patterns and Determinants
Discussant: Alexis Dennis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Informal Payments for Family Planning: Prevalence and Perspectives of Women, Providers, and Health Sector Key Informants in Western Kenya
Session 81 |Quality of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Programs
Presented by: Katherine Tumlinson*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Laura Britton, Columbia University; Caitlin Willaims, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Debborah Wambua, Innova ons for Poverty Ac on-Kenya; Dickens Onyango, Kisumu County Health Department
Chair: Lindsay Mallick
Discussant: Mai Do

Climate-Induced Migration and Unemployment in Middle-Income Africa
Session 84 |Origin and Contextual Influences on Migration-Climate Connections
Presented by: Valerie Mueller, Arizona State University; Clark Gray, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Douglas Hopping, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Uriel Lomelí-Carrillo
Discussant: Jack DeWaard

Thursday, May 6, 2021

9:15 -10:30 AM

Long-Term Social Isolation and Health: Epigenetic Methylation of Immune Genes
Session 99 |Biomarker Applications to Population Health Research
Presented by: Brandt Levitt, Carolina Population Center
Chair: Michael McFarland
Discussant: David Braudt

Session 103 |Social Determinants of Child Health
Chair: Sian Curtis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

9:30 -11:00 AM

Increasing Prevalence of Children Home Alone in Ghana: How Do Socioeconomic Factors Influence Changes Over Time?  
Poster
P3 |Children, Youth, and Intergenerational Ties; and Education, Work, and Economic Inequality
Presented by: Rene Iwo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Mónica Ruiz-Casares, McGill University; José Nazif-Munoz

The Influence of Schools and Neighborhoods on Later-Life Neighborhood Attainment: A Test of Perpetuation Theory
Poster
P3 |Children, Youth, and Intergenerational Ties; and Education, Work, and Economic Inequality
Presented by: Rebecca Bielamowicz, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Influence of Schools and Neighborhoods on Later-Life Neighborhood Attainment: A Test of Perpetuation Theory
Poster
P3 |Children, Youth, and Intergenerational Ties; and Education, Work, and Economic Inequality
Presented by: Rebecca Bielamowicz, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Aspiration, Socioeconomic Background, Genomes, and Lifetime Cognitive Ability
Poster
P3 |Does Workplace Flexibility Facilitate Shared Parenting? Examining the Role of Individual and Collecting Bargaining Power
Presented by: Guang Guo*, UNC Chapel Hill; Meng-Jung Lin, UNC Chapel Hill; Adam Lilly, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

10:45 -12:00 PM

Death of a Parent and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Early Adulthood
Session 113 | Family Mortality and Health
Presented by: Michael Garcia*, University of Texas at Austin; Belinda Needham, University of Texas-Austin; Bridget Goosby, University of Texas at Austin; Debra
Umberson, University of Texas at Austin; Robert Hummer, Carolina Population Center
Chair: Xing Zhang
Discussant: Kagan Mellencamp

Session 118 |Structural Racism and Health
Chair: Alexis Dennis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discussant: Evans Lodge, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1:00-2:15 PM

Session 131 |Flash: Union Formation
Chair: Fenaba Addo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Session 135 |Flash: Gender, Sexuality, Work, and Family
Chair: Katherine Weisshaar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Session 136 |Life Course Approaches to Population Health
Chair: Taylor Hargrove, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1:00-2:45 PM

Aspiration, Socioeconomic Background, Genomes, and Lifetime Cognitive Ability
Poster
P4 |COVID-19; Data and Methods; and Race and Ethnicity
Presented by: Guang Guo*, UNC Chapel Hill; Meng-Jung Lin, UNC Chapel Hill; Adam Lilly, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Birth (Weight) of a Nation: Racism and U.S. Population Health in the Trump Era
Poster
P4 |COVID-19; Data and Methods; and Race and Ethnicity
Presented by: Carmen Gutierrez*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Nathan Dollar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Life Cycle of the Amazonian Indigenous Household and Their Livelihoods: Changes in the Last 20 Years and Their Future Perspectives
Poster
P4 |COVID-19; Data and Methods; and Race and Ethnicity
Presented by: Rosa Salinas Castro*; Alisson Barbieri, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Richard Bilsborrow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2:30 – 3:45 PM

Applying Group-Based Trajectory Modeling and Prediction Modeling to Understand Under-5 Mortality Trends and Determinants in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries
156|Health Systems and Child Health and Mortality
Presented by: Elizabeth Simmons*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Gustavo Angeles, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Kavita Ongechi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; William Weiss, USAID
Chair: Slawa Rokicki
Discussant: Sarah Bradley

3:15 – 4:45 PM

Sleep Rules and Sleep Regulation Among Children of Incarcerated Parents
Poster
P5 | Family Demography; and Historical Demography
Presented by: Amelia Branigan, University of Maryland, College Park; Jess Meyer*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Friday, May 7, 2021

9:15 – 10:30 AM

Session 185 | Cohabitation and Nonmarital Relationships
Chair: Jessica Su, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discussant: Sharon Sassler, Cornell University
Discussant: Jessica Su, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Session 188 | Health and Well-being in Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations
Chair: Carolyn Halpern, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Moving on Up? Neighborhood Affluence, Interpersonal Racism, and Psychobiological Distress Among Black Americans
Session 193|Discrimination and Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities (Including Bio-Social Pathways)
Presented by: Reed DeAngelis*, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Carolina Population Center

Chair: Christy Erving
Discussant: Bridget Goosby

Rebuilding Families After the Boxing Day Tsunami: Trauma Exposure, Fertility Expectations, and Fertility Outcomes 
Session 194|Fertility Responses to Environmental Shocks
Presented by: Bethany Stoutamire*, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Elizabeth Frankenberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Duncan Thomas, Duke University; Cecep Sumantri, SurveyMETER
Chair: Roland Pongou
DISCUSSANT: Alice Goisis

DISCUSSANT: Elena Ambrosetti

9:30 – 11:00 AM

Investigating Out-of-Pocket Payments for Modern Contraception in Tanzania Using a Nationally Representative Sample of Family Planning Users
Poster
P6| Fertility, Family Planning, Sexual Behavior, and Reproductive Health; and Religion and Culture
Presented by: Clara Busse*; Katherine Tumlinson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Validation of a Reproductive Empowerment Scale in Plateau State, Nigeria
Poster
P6| Fertility, Family Planning, Sexual Behavior, and Reproductive Health; and Religion and Culture
Presented by: Mahua Mandal*, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Lisa Marie Albert, Palladium; Bryan Shaw

10:45 – 12:00 PM

PrEP Disclosure Decision-making and Experiences Among Gay or Bisexual Men in Guatemala City
Session 205|Sexual Behaviors and Health
Presented by: Sophia Bartels*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ingrid Castillo , CAS Guatemala – Colectivo Amigos Contra el SIDA; Lisa Hightow-Weidman, UNC School of Medicine ; Kate Muessig , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Dirk Davis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Cesar Galindo, CAS Guatemala – Colectivo Amigos Contra el SIDA; Clare Barrington, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Lawrence Stacey
DISCUSSANT: Brooke West

Race/Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, and Perceived Stress Among Adults in the United States: An Intersectional Approach 
Session 206|Intersectionality and Population Health
Presented by: Stephanie Hernandez*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Carolyn Halpern, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Robert Hummer, Carolina Population Center
Chair: Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde
DISCUSSANT: Gabe Miller

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM

The Influence of Early-Life Dis/Advantage and Socioeconomic Mobility on Early- to Midlife Depressive Symptom Trajectories Among African American Women and Men
Session 214|Inequality in the Transition to Adulthood
Presented by: Alexis Dennis*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Taylor Hargrove, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Sadie Emch, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Robert Hummer, Carolina Popula on Center
Chair: Jessica Hardie
DISCUSSANT: Youngmin Yi

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health of College Students
Session 215|COVID-19 and Mental Health
Presented by: Jane Fruehwirth*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Siddartha Biswas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; David Lambert, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Krista Perreira, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Yang Zhang
DISCUSSANT: Anna Zajacova

Session 215|Remote Sensing, Digital Trace, and Other Alternative Data Sources
Chair: Barbara Entwisle

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Pre-Pregnancy Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Subsequent Birth Outcomes: A Finite Mixture Modeling Approach
Poster
P7| Gender and Sexuality; and Health and Health Behavior
Presented by: Megan Barry*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Carolyn Halpern, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

COVID-19 Cases and Testing in 53 Prison Systems  
Poster
P7| Gender and Sexuality; and Health and Health Behavior
Presented by: Katherine LeMasters*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Erin McCauley; Kathryn Nowotny, University of Miami; Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, UNC Chapel Hill

Are Partner and Nonpartner Violence Victimizations During Adolescence Connected With Experiences of Minor Sex Trafficking?
Poster
P7| Gender and Sexuality; and Health and Health Behavior
Presented by: Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Sandra Martin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Carolyn Halpern, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; John Preisser, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Multitype Childhood Maltreatment Exposure and Substance Use Development From Adolescence to Young Adulthood: A Gene-Environment Interaction Study
Poster
P7| Gender and Sexuality; and Health and Health Behavior
Presented by: Aura Ankita Mishra*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Kris?ne Marceau; Sharon Christ , Purdue University

Intersectional Stigma and Mental Health Among Transgender Women Sex Workers Living With HIV in the Dominican Republic  
Poster
P7| Gender and Sexuality; and Health and Health Behavior
Presented by: Tamar Goldenberg*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Clare Barrington, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Deanna Kerrigan, George Washington University; Yeycy Donastorg, Ins tuto Dermotologico y Cirugia de Piel; Martha Perez, Instituto Dermotologico y Cirugia de Piel; Hoisex Gomez, Instituto Dermotologico y Cirugia de Piel

2:30 PM – 3:45 PM

The Time Path of Weight Status Before and After Incident Dementia
Session 231|Social and Behavioral Determinants of Cognitive Aging Across the Life Course
Presented by: Yuan Zhang*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Virginia Chang, New York University
Chair: Yoonyoung Choi
DISCUSSANT: Miles Taylor

American Despair? A Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Self-destructive Behaviors 
Session 234| Simulation and Machine Learning in Demography
Presented by: Lauren Gaydosh*, Vanderbilt University; Charreau Bell, Vanderbilt University; Benjamin Lane, Vanderbilt University; Ali Yaqoob, Vanderbilt University; Katrina Tsun, Vanderbilt University; Rachel Fan, Vanderbilt University; Marina Yue, Marina Yue; Kathleen Harris, Add Health – Carolina Popula on Center; William Copeland, University of Vermont; Lilly Shanahan, University of Zurich; Sherika Hill, University of North Carolina; Jennifer Godwin, Duke University
Chair: Elizabeth Bruch
DISCUSSANT: Filiz Garip

Session 238|Contraceptive Behaviors in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Chair: Katherine Tumlinson

Session 244|Immigrant Health, Education, and Well-being
Discussant: Joaquin Rubalcaba

Saturday, May 8, 2021

9:15 – 10:30 AM

The Timing and Sequencing of Events in the Transition to Adulthood
Session 249| Migration in the Context of Life Course Events and Roles in Young Adulthood
Presented by: Jonathan Horowitz*, University of Toronto; Barbara Entwisle, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Jessica Hardie
DISCUSSANT: Yuying Tong

Session 255|Contraceptive Use Dynamics
Discussant: Katherine Tumlinson

Broad and Discrete Social and Economic Trends that are Affecting Work and Workers
Session 263| Are Generational Categories Meaningful Distinctions for Workforce Management?
Presented by: Arne Kalleberg*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Arne Kalleberg

10:45 – 12:00 PM

Social Support and Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Pakistan: A Longitudinal Investigation of the Bidirectional Relationship
Session 274| Influences on Gender-Based Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Presented by: Robin Richardson*, Columbia University; Lisa Bates, Columbia University; Precious Esie; Joanna Maselko, University of North Carolina
Chair: Anastasia Gage
DISCUSSANT: Mahua Mandal

Social Support and Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Pakistan: A Longitudinal Investigation of the Bidirectional Relationship
Session 274| Influences on Gender-Based Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Presented by: Robin Richardson*, Columbia University; Lisa Bates, Columbia University; Precious Esie; Joanna Maselko, University of North Carolina
Chair: Anastasia Gage
DISCUSSANT: Mahua Mandal

Unmet Expectations and Despair among White Americans
Session 275|Health Effects of Despair, Isolation, and Stress
Presented by: Reed DeAngelis, University of North Carolina; Kathleen Mullen Harris, University of North Carolina
Chair: Shannon Monnat
DISCUSSANT: Andrew Cherlin