Invited Sessions

Thursday, May 7


Session 21 – Census Bureau Demographic Frame and Administrative Data

Time: 8:00–9:15 AM
Room: 101
Chair: Elizabeth Tydings (U.S. Census Bureau)

  • 21‑1 Overview of Quality in the Demographic Frame & Person Characteristic Frame
    Daphne Liu, U.S. Census Bureau

  • 21‑2 2020 Demographic Frame: Introduction and Coverage Analysis
    Tim Kennel, U.S. Census Bureau

  • 21‑3 Measuring Foreign Residence in U.S. Administrative Records
    Andres Mira, U.S. Census Bureau

  • 21‑4 How Comparisons to Benchmarks Inform Improvements to the Demographic Frame
    David Brown, U.S. Census Bureau


Session 22 – Responding to the Public Data Crisis: Ways Researchers Can Take Action

Time: 8:00–9:15 AM
Room: 104
Chair: Sarah Burgoyne (Tampa Bay Partnership)

  • Beth Jarosz, Georgetown University
  • Amy O’Hara, Georgetown University
  • Christopher Dick, Demographic Analytics Advisors / dataindex.us
  • Mark Mather, Population Reference Bureau

Session 42 – Seeking Foundation Research Funding: Opportunities and Tips for Applicants

Time: 9:30–10:45 AM
Room: 101
Chair: James Wilson (Russell Sage Foundation)

  • Christian Edlagan, Washington Center for Equitable Growth
  • Stephen Glauser, Russell Sage Foundation
  • Lori Melichar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Melissa Wooten, William T. Grant Foundation

Session 64 – Influencing Policy Through Media: Crafting and Placing Effective Op‑Eds

Time: 11:00 AM–12:15 PM
Room: 101
Chair: Mary Jo Mitchell (Population Association of America)

  • Colleen Heflin, Syracuse University
  • Raquel Wojnar, Population Reference Bureau
  • Stephanie Coontz, Council on Contemporary Families

Session 86 – Federal Statistics at Risk: Implications for Demographic Research

Time: 1:45–3:00 PM
Room: 101
Chair: Jennifer Park (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)
Discussant: Allison Plyer (The Data Center of Southeast Louisiana)

  • Stevenson Pierson, American Statistical Association
  • Keenan Dworak Fisher, Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Josh De La Rosa, National Center for Education Statistics
  • Amy Branum, National Center for Health Statistics
  • Susan Jekielek, Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD

Session 106 – Impact of Tax Credits on Reducing Child Poverty: The National Academies Report

Time: 3:15–4:30 PM
Room: 101
Chair: V. Joseph Hotz (University of Chicago)

Panelists

  • V. Joseph Hotz, University of Chicago
  • Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University
  • Marianne Bitler, UC Davis
  • Lisa Gennetian, Duke University

Discussants

  • Tim Smeeding, University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Zachary Parolin, Bocconi University
  • David Johnson, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth

Session 107 – NIH‑Funded Training Opportunities for Early‑Career Population Scientists

Time: 3:15–4:30 PM
Room: 105
Chair: Sarah Burgard (University of Michigan)

  • Randy Capps, NIH / NICHD
  • Delany Torres, NIH / NIA
  • Christopher Soria (UC Berkeley) & Lindsay Cannon (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
  • Kaitlyn Berry, University of Minnesota
  • Lauren Brown (USC) & Suzanne Bell (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)

Friday, May 8


Session 128 – Caregiving in the Cross‑National Perspective Using HRS Data

Time: 8:00–9:15 AM
Room: 101
Chair: Minki Chatterji (National Institute on Aging)
Discussant: Elena Fazio (NIH)

  • Marco Angrisani, University of Southern California
  • Jürgen Maurer, University of Lausanne
  • Yulin Yang, UCSF
  • Kate Miller, Johns Hopkins University

Session 129 – Demographic Change and Inequality in the St. Louis Region

Time: 8:00–9:15 AM
Room: 104
Chair: Cynthia Feliciano (Washington University in St. Louis)

  • Samuel Kye, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Ness Sandoval, Saint Louis University
  • Kiara Wyndham, Washington University in St. Louis

Session 151 – Trust, Fear, and Being Counted: How Policy Contexts Shape Population Data

Time: 9:30–10:45 AM
Room: 101
Chair: Dorian Caal (Census Quality Reinforcement Task Force)

  • Ed Kissam, Werner‑Kohnstamm Family Fund
  • Sergio Garcia‑Rios, Center for the Study of Race and Democracy
  • Amy O’Hara, Georgetown University

Session 171 – Research Agenda for Improving Economic and Social Mobility in the United States

Time: 11:00 AM–12:15 PM
Room: 101
Chair: Florencia Torche (Princeton University)

  • Florencia Torche, Princeton University
  • Tyson Brown, Duke University
  • Martha Bailey, UCLA
  • David Grusky, Stanford University

Session 193 – Surviving and Thriving Under New Funding and Research Priorities

Time: 3:00–4:15 PM
Room: 101
Chair: Christy Erving (University of Texas at Austin)

  • Christina Cross, Harvard University
  • Carmen Gutierrez, UNC Chapel Hill
  • Tara McKay, Vanderbilt University
  • Fatima Touma, University of Colorado Boulder

Session 194 – Fertility Patterns and Developments Across Countries

Time: 3:00–4:15 PM
Room: 104
Chair: James Iveniuk (NORC at the University of Chicago)

  • Ana P. Canedo, University of Montreal
  • Mahjoube Amanichakani & Shelley Clark, McGill University
  • Holly Hummer, University of British Columbia
  • Monica Alexander, University of Toronto

Saturday, May 9


Session 231 – Meet the Editors

Time: 10:00–11:15 AM
Room: 101
Chair: M. Giovanna Merli (Duke University)

  • Population Research and Policy Review – David Warner
  • Demographic Research – Jenny Trinitapoli
  • Demography – Hedwig Lee & Marcos Rangel
  • Population and Development Review – Ridhi Kashyap
  • Populations (Open Access) – Cindy Fan

Session 250 – Innovations in Data Collection Around the Globe

Time: 11:30 AM–12:45 PM
Room: 101
Chair: Fernando Riosmena (UT San Antonio)

  • Mauricio Rodríguez Abreu, INEGI
  • Yuan Cheng, Fudan University
  • Sonalde Desai, University of Maryland
  • Ayaga Bawah, University of Ghana