University of Wisconsin–Madison

DemTraining AY2026-2027

Sept 2 (First official day of class): Intro to the Centers. CDE/CDHA Leadership and SSRS Staff

Sept 9: Writing PAA Abstracts. Corina Mommaerts, Economics

Sept 16: New Outcome Metrics for Survival Analysis. Lu Mao, Biostatistics

Sept 23: What are ‘Policy Relevant’ Findings? Callie Freitag, Social Work

Sept 30: Practice Job Talk. Yue Qin, Sociology

Oct 7: Network Analysis for Demographers. Fabien Accominotti, Sociology

Oct 14: CDE/CDHA Mentoring Compact. CDE/CDHA Faculty Leadership

Oct 21: Practice Job Talk. Sarah Salas

Oct 29*: Data Visualization. Jonathan Schwabisch, IRP
(NOTE: Dem Training will meet on *Thursday, Oct 29, during the IRP Trainee Meeting Time 1:45)

Nov 4: Demographic Life Course Research. Monica Grant, Sociology

Nov 11: No Meeting

Nov 18: Open Science and Research Ethics. Tamkinat Rauf, Sociology

Nov 25: No Meeting (Thanksgiving Break)

Dec 2: What to Expect on a Campus Visit/Interview. Hector Pifarre Arolas, Public Policy; Peter Rich, Sociology; Johnny Uelmen, Pop Health