Population Studies Center
The Population Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania has fostered research and training in population since its founding in 1962 and is led by Director Emilio Alberto Parrado.
- New paper in the Population Center Working Papers series! Medicaid LTSS Spending and Participation: Data Sources and Insights by @patrickarp.bsky.social , Lindsay White, @ermeara.bsky.social , Ari Ne'eman, & Norma B. Coe READ IT HERE: repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332…
- TODAY - Friday, February 6 | 12:00 PM | PSC Commons (403 McNeil) & Virtual Air Pollution and Learning with R. Jisung Park Education & Inequality Cluster Workshop R. Jisung Park, Penn Social Policy and Practice & Wharton sp2.upenn.edu/person/r-jis... web.sas.upenn.edu/education-an...
- THIS Weekend is The Penn GSE Ethnography in Education Research Forum Register: 2026forum.dryfta.com/index.php #FACTS Constructing Knowledge and Truth in a Complex World PSC Associate Dr. Roberto G. Gonzales, Richard Perry University Professor, is the conference Convenor! @penngse.bsky.social
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- Please join us (in person or online) for a PARC Aging Chat MONDAY, FEB 2 @ 12PM in McNeil 403 (ZOOM INFO IN GRAPHIC) Hospice Care (PARC Aging Chats) with @davidrosenkranz.bsky.social & Anne Song aging.upenn.edu/events/parc-aging-chats
- New PSC/PARC Population Studies Working Paper! Replication Study: Predictors of Loneliness in U.S. Adults Over Age Sixty-Five with @patrickarp.bsky.social , Daniel S. Lee, Chuxuan Sun, Sheel Trivedi, Emily Yam, & Shana D. Stites READ IT HERE: repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332…
- Reposted by Population Studies CenterJoin us online on January 30 at 12pm ET for this panel of scientists to provide a demographic overview of the U.S. immigrant population. See the panelists and register here: buff.ly/elJ7uTd @fertmortmig.bsky.social @chloeneast.bsky.social
- Reposted by Population Studies CenterDoes your work or field of study relate to counting or characterizing populations, or generating/using population data to make decisions? If "Yes" to any of these, then this conference is for you! Join colleagues February 10–12 for the VIRTUAL PAA Applied Demography Conference: buff.ly/SwZMdvC
- Reposted by Population Studies CenterRecognize a fellow demographer (or yourself!) who has contributed to the profession with a PAA Annual Award! Nominations deadline is Saturday, January 31, 2026: buff.ly/VZcZ5G0
- New PSC/PARC Population Studies Working Paper! The Life You Save (For): Experiences Dominate Goods in Motivating Savings with @yinsiyuan.bsky.social Grant Donnelly, Cait Lamberton, & Michael I. Norton. READ IT HERE: bit.ly/4bJeaky
- Penn AGING researchers are encouraged to submit a brief abstract to be considered for a poster or 5-15 minute presentation at the 2026 PARC Aging Retreat "USA at 250 Years: Aging Healthily" on May 1, 2026! Submission Deadline: March 3, 2026! Details:
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- Reposted by Population Studies CenterRead Co-Director @angeladuckworth.bsky.social's @nytimes.com op-ed on situational agency — the power of shaping one’s environment to support goal achievement, rather than relying solely on willpower. nyti.ms/4pwfY3J
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- Reposted by Population Studies Center2. Amy Finkelstein on U.S. healthcare facts & fallacies bit.ly/4j8JXNs 3. Co-Directors @angeladuckworth.bsky.social and @katymilkman.bsky.social on the science of self-control bit.ly/3MOpP7m
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- Happy New Year! We're excited to share the @pennpsc.bsky.social YEAR IN REVIEW NEWSLETTER All of the Population Studies Center's highlights from 2025: news, awards, & grants roundups, podcasts featuring our researchers, upcoming events, and lots more. READ HERE: bit.ly/3MJzQTr
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- Reposted by Population Studies CenterI am presenting this at the #ASSA meeting tomorrow -- 15 years after I first presented an earlier version at the same conference. In between I've had a family and a whole career. Play the "Top 5" game at your own risk, kids.
- The first antibiotics reduced childhood pneumonia, boosting adult human capital and income. However, discriminatory institutions curtailed long-run gains from a healthy start, from Sonia R. Bhalotra, Damian Clarke, and Atheendar Venkataramani www.nber.org/papers/w34606
- Grab some cocoa☕ and peruse the PENN POP STUDIES NEWSLETTER! ✏️New pubs by our researchers, including @joeljm.bsky.social & @hthirumurthy.bsky.social 🎉 Congrats Emily Curran, winner of the van de Walle prize! 🎞️ Catch up on past colloquiums with @anacanedog.bsky.social & Margherita Odasso
- Happy Holidays to all from Population Studies Center (@pennpsc.bsky.social) and the Population Aging Research Center (@pennaging.bsky.social) - and wishes for a bright shiny New Year!
- Are you a Penn Freshman looking for a Freshman Seminar for Spring 2026? Consider this class: ➡️ SOCI0012/ANTH0131: Not Just Numbers: Navigating Tribal Nations, the Federal/Tribal relationship, and Population Data Tuesday/Thursday: 5:15-6:45 pm View the syllabus on Path@Penn
- @PennPSC Research Associate @angeladuckworth.bsky.social and Emeritus Research Associate Linda Aiken are among the world's most cited researchers in their fields in 2025. SEE THE FULL LIST @Clarivate: bit.ly/3gdF2if
- TODAY at NOON Mary Jo Mitchell, APC/PAA Government Affairs Director with @ccpratucla.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social Engaging Policymakers: Role of PAA/APC and Population Scientists Wednesday, December 3 12:00 PM Pacific Time (3PM EST) Join Zoom Meeting ID: 927 9571 2747 Passcode: 362298
- ICYMI: Watch past @pennpsc.bsky.social colloquiums on our YouTube Channel! Linked below is @hopeharvey.bsky.social of UK Martin School presenting Doubled Up: Shared Households and the Precarious Lives of Families WATCH HERE: youtu.be/X1oRqDY-sDA?si=tmGq…
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- Join us online or in person for the PARC Aging Chat ( @PennPARC ), when @hthirumurthy.bsky.social & @draaron.bsky.social of @pennmehp.bsky.social share insights on Opportunities with the CFAR Cohort. Monday at NOON! See the graphic below for Zoom details. More info: bit.ly/4p011HA
- Join us online or in person for the PARC Aging Chat ( @PennPARC ), when @hthirumurthy.bsky.social & @draaron.bsky.social of @pennmehp.bsky.social share insights on Opportunities with the CFAR Cohort. Monday at NOON! See the graphic below for Zoom details. More info: bit.ly/4p011HA
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- Reposted by Population Studies CenterWe enjoyed a lively conversation between @katymilkman.bsky.social, @corinnelow.com, and Judd Kessler about how behavioral economics can help people get more out of life. We’re glad so many people joined us for this event!
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- Reposted by Population Studies CenterPostdoctoral Researcher Positions!
- Congratulations to @PennPSC researcher Dolores Albarracín (@dalbarra.bsky.social), who has been honored with the 2025 Career Contribution Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (@spspnews.bsky.social). bit.ly/3JhYg57
- Recent installation of brighter, better streetlights around Philly led to a 21% drop in outdoor gun violence and a 15% drop in street crime overall, according to a new study by John MacDonald and Aaron Chalfin LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4orQjZL
- We are thrilled to share that Professor Melissa Wilde has been nominated for President of the American Sociological Association (ASA)! If elected, Professor Wilde will serve as ASA President in 2028. Congrats! sociology.sas.upenn.edu/news/2025/11... @sas.upenn.edu @upenn.edu @asanews.bsky.social
- Can stricter cell phone policies at school improve student learning and teacher satisfaction? In this Knowledge at Wharton podcast, @angeladuckworth.bsky.social discusses findings from her national “Phones in Focus” survey. WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=9fKU4AyB1BM
- Don't miss Monday's PENN POPULATION STUDIES COLLOQUIUM! MON | 11/17 | 12 - 1PM | PSC Commons (McNeil 403) Margherita Odasso, @cedemografia.bsky.social Migrating Alone or with Family? Differences in Mental Health among Return Migrants in Mexico bit.ly/3LzIYcA
- Don't miss Monday's PENN POPULATION STUDIES COLLOQUIUM! MON | 11/17 | 12 - 1PM | PSC Commons (McNeil 403) Margherita Odasso, @cedemografia.bsky.social Migrating Alone or with Family? Differences in Mental Health among Return Migrants in Mexico bit.ly/3LzIYcA
- Don't miss Monday's PENN POPULATION STUDIES COLLOQUIUM! MON | 11/10 | 12 - 1PM | PSC Commons (McNeil 403) @anacanedog.bsky.social at University of Montreal Connected to Last? The Temporary Effect of Sponsorship on Refugee's Friendship Networks bit.ly/4nz96BL
- Don't miss Monday's PENN POPULATION STUDIES COLLOQUIUM! MON | 11/10 | 12 - 1PM | PSC Commons (McNeil 403) @anacanedog.bsky.social at University of Montreal Connected to Last? The Temporary Effect of Sponsorship on Refugee's Friendship Networks bit.ly/4nz96BL
- TODAY 11/6 NOON-1:30pm American Indian and Alaska Native Populations Today: Migration Patterns and Why They Matter Williams Hall 623 – 255 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA Featuring: Gwynne Evans-Lomayesva (Hopi Tribal Nation), PhD Candidate in Demography docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Check out the first publication in our new Undergraduate Research Series! Gendered Pathways of Afghan Refugee Integration in Canada: Insights from the Afghan Canadian Community Survey by Jillina Weng Advisor: Emilio A. Parrado READ IT HERE: bit.ly/3Lpw5By
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- Reposted by Population Studies CenterWe're looking for panelists for our "Beyond Academia: Careers for PhDs in Behavioral & Brain Sicences" event on Jan 16. We bring PhDs working in industry/gov/non-profit sector to @upenn.edu to share their experience & jobs. Early career welcome! DM or email pennmindcoreATsas.upenn.edu Thanks!
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- Reposted by Population Studies CenterI wrote in the New York Times about how I think companies saying women are leaving because of "return to office" is a cop out. Nursing, a fundamentally in person job, is almost 90% female. So what do women really want? Boundaries. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...
- Reposted by Population Studies Center2/ I will be presenting this at @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social on Weds: popcenter.harvard.edu/blog/calenda... More details on the paper -- which we started 2+ years ago -- later. We've tried to write it as simply and transparently as possible and walk through every step of the logic.
- Reposted by Population Studies Center1/ New paper w/ @rourkeobrien.bsky.social, @clowenstein.bsky.social, and Elizabeth Bair showing how the Voting Rights Act had starkly different effects on #mortality by race and age -- and the potential importance of #status #threat in explaining these findings. www.nber.org/papers/w34421
- Penn Grad Students! Last chance to submit your work for the 2025 Etienne van de Walle Prize for Best Graduate Student Paper in Demography Deadline 11/1 READ MORE: www.aging.upenn.edu/research/eti...
- Check out this special RESEARCH edition of the PENN POPULATION STUDIES NEWSLETTER featuring new pubs by 30+ @pennaging.bsky.social & @pennpsc.bsky.social researchers, including @oppforhealthlab.bsky.social, @pfomby.bsky.social, & @drdmgriffith.bsky.social READ IT HERE: bit.ly/3Wg0QeL
- New PSC/PARC Population Studies Working Paper! Higher Neighborhood Deprivation is Associated with Accelerated Disease Progression in Behavioral-Variant Frontotemporal Degeneration. with @sdstites.bsky.social, Corey T. McMillan, Rory Boyle, et al. READ IT HERE: bit.ly/47mme7e
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