Utah Demography Research Network and Seminar Series
The Utah Demography Network is a group of researchers working at The University of Utah who are interested in population related issues. The group meets monthly during the academic year for presentations and discussions of working papers.
Demography Seminar Series
All interested persons are welcome to attend the Seminar Series. Cathleen Zick, Ph.D., Department of Family and Consumer Studies and Institute for Public and International Affairs, serves as the seminar coordinator. If you have any questions about the seminars, or would like to be added to the email notification list, please contact her (phone: 801-581-3147, email: zick@fcs.utah.edu).
DATE |
PRESENTER |
TITLE |
9/18/09 |
Yehua Dennis Wei, Geography Department, U of U |
"Urban China in Transition: Geospatial Perspectives." |
10/23/09 |
Tom Maloney and Ming Wen, Economics and Sociology Departments, U of U |
"Neighborhood Contexts and Overweight and Obesity Among Documented and Undocumented Immigrants in Utah." |
11/20/09 |
Jim Vanderslice, Family and Preventive Medicine, U of U |
"Environmental Exposures and Public Health Outcomes" |
12/18/09 |
Joseph Price, Economics Department, Brigham Young University |
"Time vs. Money: Which Resources Matter for Children?" |
1/22/10 |
Cathleen Zick, Robert Mayer, and Mitchell Marsden, Family and Consumer Studies, U of U |
"Retirement Planning Responses to Economic Shocks: Preliminary Findings from a Cohort Study" |
2/19/10 |
Ikuho Yamada, Geography Department, U of U |
TBA |
3/12/10 |
Stephen Alder, Family and Preventive Medicine, U of U |
"The Development of a Population Based Research Site in Ghana" |
4/9/10 |
Theresa Fedor and Eddy Berry, Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology, Utah State University |
"Low Birth Weight in Rural Areas: Racial and Ethnic Differences" |
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