Sarah Burgard
Director of @UM_PSC - faculty @UMSociology @umichsph @fordschool @umisr - I study links between social inequality & health inequality, mostly with surveys.
- Really amazing scholars (thank you @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social !) here to provide the fundamental science for free, for everyone @um-psc.bsky.social
- Is your calendar marked? Join us Thursday for PSC’s PDHP hybrid Workshop with @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social-- a providing a very practical overview of methods and software to adjust for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys. RSVP at pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops
- fantastic news for our neighbors @um-psc.bsky.social - hooray @sashakillewald.bsky.social and team! 💛💙
- We are so excited to see you @popassocamerica.bsky.social in St. Louis! Register today for early bird pricing! 🐣
- This is true! Early bird registration rate ends tomorrow. Presenters need to be registered by Feb. 4. #PAA2026 everything you need is here: www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/home
- Let's catch up! See you @um-psc.bsky.social in a week, friends
- Winter 2026 PSC Coffee Chats resume Jan. 20, with special guest Ana Reynoso (U-M Economics). Join us each month for baked goods and brief interviews! More events: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/
- Thank you to the new International Hub psc.isr.umich.edu/research/int... @um-psc.bsky.social
- 🇹🇭 The International Research Hub is extending PSC's longstanding tradition of building global collaborations. A November meeting at the Chulalongkorn University College of Population Studies in Bangkok will lead to new work in data collection and demographic research: www.chula.ac.th/en/news/2751...
- Reposted by Sarah BurgardPSC alum Zheng Mu: "Singapore's tolerance for and diversity of parenting options allow [stay-at-home Chinese mothers in 🇸🇬] to reject narrow instrumental models in favor of more nurturing, hands-on, & engaged parenting." Contributing to feminist migration studies: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
- free and fantastic for everyone! please join us @um-psc.bsky.social
- Very much looking forward to this upcoming PDHP workshop where @randridge.bsky.social and I will be providing a very practical overview of methods and software for adjusting for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys. Registration is free! Please join if you are interested.
- Baby Boom generation take heed :-)
- "The baby boomer generation has a history of making its mark in ways that surprise people, often for the better." PSC's William Frey provides a population overview for @brookings.edu. #Demography
- Reposted by Sarah Burgard"The baby boomer generation has a history of making its mark in ways that surprise people, often for the better." PSC's William Frey provides a population overview for @brookings.edu. #Demography
- As of Jan 1, the nation’s first baby boomers turned 80 years old. This group—numbering 79 million in its peak year—continues to impact all aspects of America’s social, cultural, and economic life, William H. Frey says. Read more of Frey's findings: brook.gs/4aO4WmN
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- Reposted by Sarah BurgardDue to the federal government shutdown, there is a brief second round of Call for Submissions specifically for government employees for any session at the virtual 2026 Applied Demography Conference. The deadline is tomorrow, December 10. buff.ly/zK8eQuz
- Free and available from these wonderful folks on Friday in person or online!
- Join us Friday for PDHP's hybrid half-day workshop on Adaptive Interventions with @d3center.bsky.social experts Shiyu Zhang, Walter Dempsey, and @leb112358.bsky.social. Details and registration at pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/
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- Reposted by Sarah BurgardMark your calendar for the next, hybrid half-day PDHP Workshop with @d3center.bsky.social experts, covering Adaptive Interventions: Dec. 12! Register at pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/ @leb112358.bsky.social
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- Nominate your awesome colleagues! @popassocamerica.bsky.social
- The Dorothy S. Thomas Award is presented annually for the best graduate student paper on the interrelationships among social, economic and demographic variables. Nominations now open! Submit a nomination by January 31, 2026. buff.ly/sMThJ6E
- Reposted by Sarah BurgardData scientists perform last rites for ‘dearly departed datasets’ in 2nd Trump administration buff.ly/BedgVzD
- join us in person or online on Monday @um-psc.bsky.social !
- 👀 We are thrilled to have @um-psc.bsky.social alumnus @angabridged.bsky.social join us for our next Brown Bag session: Shannon Ang of NTU Singapore joins us presenting on ways older adults stay socially connected online. #sociology Live and on Zoom: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/ang/
- Reposted by Sarah BurgardWith a new measure to understand causes of maternal mortality, historical demographer George Alter finds infectious disease & nutrition improvements likely impacted falling maternal mortality more than shifting obstetrical practices. Just out in Population Studies: psc.isr.umich.edu/news/new-ins...
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- literally everyone is welcome! please join us @um-psc.bsky.social on 11/10 9am-1pm ET in person or on zoom!
- Mark your calendar for next week's free, online half-day PDHP Workshop with @alussier.bsky.social: demonstrating the Structured Life Course Modelling Approach (SLCMA) applied to High Dimensional Data. Register at psc.isr.umich.edu/events/pdhp-...
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- Did you hear in the back? Make your own dolled up HOT CHOCOLATE BAR this month @um-psc.bsky.social join us if you can on Tuesday the 4th at 10!
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- please help us understand what population scientists are experiencing in the #shutdown @popassocamerica.bsky.social
- As the federal #shutdown enters week 2, GPAC is monitoring developments and working with partners (@cossa.bsky.social) to address disruptions. If your research/funding has been affected, share impacts via our portal—your examples help strengthen advocacy for a swift resolution. buff.ly/pIO1QQw
- We have propagated mini monsteras this month at coffee chat, and the snacks are fall-a-rific! Come by if you want to take one home! 🌱 Grown with love by the @um-psc.bsky.social
- you won't want to miss this one @um-psc.bsky.social tomorrow - please join if you are able! 🍎🍂
- you won't want to miss this one @um-psc.bsky.social tomorrow - please join if you are able! 🍎🍂
- Today, friends, learn from Dr. Schechter @um-psc.bsky.social (link takes you to zoom if needed)
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- Go team and plan to join next year 💙💛 @um-psc.bsky.social
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- Here's the dirt cake I'm bringing, along with some other secret treats for the @um-psc.bsky.social family!
- Tomorrow!! Olsen Park, 1-4pm, @um-psc.bsky.social annual picnic! Food truck from Saucy Joes with Italian pasta and panini and gelato from 1:30-3:30 - everyone welcome, bring family, games, demography trivia 💙💛
- Tomorrow!! Olsen Park, 1-4pm, @um-psc.bsky.social annual picnic! Food truck from Saucy Joes with Italian pasta and panini and gelato from 1:30-3:30 - everyone welcome, bring family, games, demography trivia 💙💛
- All credit go to the mentors, and to one of mine, the peerless Jim House, who I was honored to honor 💙💛
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- Reposted by Sarah Burgard@sashakillewald.bsky.social in @us.theconversation.com: "The number of children Americans have affects the gender pay gap only because parenthood decreases women’s wages while increasing men’s wages." @umichstonecid.bsky.social theconversation.com/us-women-nar...
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- best caffeine and creative snacks out there, and fascinating guests - join if you can @um-psc.bsky.social !!
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- Thank you @maggielevenstein.bsky.social and @johnkubale.bsky.social for this great summary and action call in @theconversation.com on #DisappearingData
- Reposted by Sarah Burgard2 bits of data from new Economist/YouGov poll..... 13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/
- Reposted by Sarah BurgardThe submission site is now open! Submit your work to #PAA2026 — Deadline is Sunday, October 5. www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
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- this is beacon of hope style news!
- It's going to be amazing, and it's free! 8/20 workshop on APC analysis with Dr. Yang Claire Yang from UNC. Or watch and get the materials later - from @um-psc.bsky.social
- @karenguzzo.bsky.social we [heart] wonderful PAA members like you!!
- Reposted by Sarah BurgardSo excited that the #PAA2026 call includes a dedicated session on: **Heterodox, Feminist, and Critical Perspectives on Demography** Get your submissions ready for session 917 and please share widely!!
- We are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026: www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
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- we can't wait to see all your submissions, everyone - looking forward to seeing you in St. Louis!
- We are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026: www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
- join us @um-psc.bsky.social and beat the corn sweats! 🌽 We have the good treats: ice cream "nacho" bar - see you at 2!🍨
- Please join us @um-psc.bsky.social and beat the "corn sweats" 🌽 the treats are going to be really great! Can you say ice cream "nacho" bar? 🍨
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- Reposted by Sarah BurgardNew, from an anonymous NIH insider: Trump is being pushed to spend more NIH money. The White House is ordering NIH to do multi-year budgets for awards. This budget trick means fewer awards, fewer labs funded, and lower paylines for researchers. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
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- You can get video, code & more from all our past workshops too at pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/pa... part of @um-psc.bsky.social
- Join PDHP's next free, half-day workshop, "Communicating Through Data Visualization," with @eytan.adar.prof. Topics include best practices, how to use software (RAWGraphs & Illustrator) and unconventional tools (tornado plots, HOPs, hive plots, Upset, & more). Share! > pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops.
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- Reposted by Sarah BurgardEXTREMELY BAD NEWS for economic research, per former BLS Commissioner @ericagroshen.bsky.social on LinkedIn. BLS is suspending access to its restricted data "for the forseeable future." Applies to projects through the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers & onsite projects with BLS. #EconSky
- So chuffed about our amazing colleague Dr. Al Young's leadership at this critical time! A dream team with @jessicacalarco.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sarah BurgardDropped by @harvardpress.bsky.social today to see my amazing editor & get a first look at my book jacket. Thrilled to see it in print!
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