NextGenPop is a new undergraduate program in population research that aims to increase the diversity of the population field and nurture the next generation of population scientists. Students from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. The summer 2022 program will be hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. From May 31-June 14, 15 undergraduate students (“NGP …
A hearty congratulations to Ariane Ophir, who completed her PhD in Sociology in the summer. A family sociologist who uses quantitative methods to understand how population dynamics (re)produce or undermine gender inequality, Ophir’s dissertation examined gender and housework in a changing demographic context. Ophir is now a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Demographic Studies …
Leigh Senderowicz is a postdoctoral researcher in the Health Disparities Research Scholars (HDRS) program—an interdisciplinary training program based in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the School of Medicine and Public Health. Senderowicz is a social demographer and mixed-methods researcher whose work focuses on rights-based approaches to international sexual and reproductive health. Senderowicz’s research …
Over the last few months, several CDE affiliates received grants from NICHD to explore a range of topics affecting population dynamics and health. Congratulations to Lawrence Berger and Jennifer Dykema, Marcy Carlson, Monica Grant, Katherine Magnuson and Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Jenna Nobles and Felix Elwert, and Alejandra Ros Pilarz! Lawrence Berger is the PI for the …
CDE welcomed four new postdocs: Guadalupe Aguilera of the Health Disparities Research Scholars program, Jane Seymour, who is conducting research at the UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity, directed by affiliate Jenny Higgins, and Laura E. T. Swan and Hoa Vu, both of whom are working with affiliate Tiffany Green in the population health sciences department. …
CDE is pleased to welcome its new director, Jenna Nobles, and associate director for training, Katherine Curtis! Nobles is a professor of sociology with affiliate appointments in population health sciences and obstetrics and gynecology. On campus, she is the training director for the Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (CORE) and a member of the executive committee …
The Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (or CORE), led by affiliate Jenny Higgins, released a new brief on Wisconsin’s proposed changes to reproductive health funding. Research indicates that if Wisconsin state law were to prohibit healthcare providers that perform abortions from participating in the state Medicaid program, tens of thousands of Wisconsinites would lose access to …
Affiliate Eric Grodsky and colleagues contributed “Why student absences aren’t the real problem in America’s ‘attendance crisis’” to the Wisconsin State Journal. In the piece, the researchers detail their investigation into how excused and unexcused absences relate to children’s academic achievement. They argue that attendance policies end up disproportionately punishing families dealing with out-of-school crises …
Affiliate Rebecca Myerson has published a new study on the impact of Medicare health insurance coverage on lung cancer screening in the journal Medical Care. In the study, Myerson and colleagues estimated the effect of nearly universal access to Medicare coverage on annual lung cancer screening. They found that gaining Medicare coverage at age 65 …
A feature from UW News explores research from Michal Engelman, Won-tak Joo, and Jason Fletcher showing that poor health—not aging itself—decreases older Americans’ likelihood of voting, but early and absentee voting can help people continue voting even when they experience health challenges. The researchers published their findings in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B.