Paquito Bernard, associate professor in the Department of Physical Activity Sciences at Université du Québec à Montréal, will discuss bidirectional associations between climate change impacts and physical activity behaviors. Bernard will present the respective mitigation and amplification roles of physical activity in climate change perspectives and how health psychology can take part in addressing this threat by promoting climate action.
Events
Sponsored and hosted by The Rock Ethics Institute’s Children, Youth, and Media in International and Global Conflict Zones Initiative.
Biography: Dr. Weeda Mehran is a faculty member at the Department of Politics, Co-director, Centre for Advanced International Studies (CAIS) and the Programme Director for MA in Conflict, Security and Development at the University of Exeter. Dr. Mehran has formerly worked at the Global Studies Institute, Georgia State University, McGill University and Dublin City University as a Vox-POL visiting scholar. In 2015, she completed her PhD degree at the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge. Dr. Mehran has worked with a number of national and international organisations in Afghanistan and has written numerous policy reports on various issues in Afghanistan. Dr. Mehran’s research takes an inter-disciplinary and comparative approach to studying propaganda campaigns across a number of far right and violent extremist groups.
Co-sponsored by: Bellisario College of Communications, School of International Affairs, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Sponsored and hosted by The Rock Ethics Institute’s Children, Youth, and Media in International and Global Conflict Zones Initiative.
Abstract: Living amidst a failed decolonisation process and a chronic exile, Sahrawis remain widely neglected among the academic and humanitarian debates regarding (post)colonialism, protracted situations, and (im)mobilities among camp-based populations. As such, analysing their survival strategies after four decades in exile is of the utmost relevance, especially from the youth point of view: those who were born in exile and leave the refugee camps to study.
Based on a 24-month ethnographic research in Extremadura Community (Spain) and Algiers (Algeria), this talk focuses on how second generations of Sahrawi students shape their future perspectives based on their transnational educational trajectories, belonging both to the origin and host societies. It analyses how return is perceived after graduation and how youngsters negotiate the transition from refugee-students to migrants.
Biography: Rita Reis is a PhD Candidate in Social Anthropology at the Institute of Social Sciences – University of Lisbon (ICS-ULisboa). Her MSc’s thesis (ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon) started the academic interest in contexts of refugees and forced migrations, with special emphasis on the Western Sahara conflict, through the analysis of the daily life of borders among Sahrawi refugees. Her on-going PhD research explores the ambiguity experienced by young people and how future is perceived, through Sahrawi students’ migrations from the refugee camps (Tindouf, Algeria) to Extremadura Community (Spain) and Algiers (Algeria). Reis’ research is financed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (SFRH/BD/128517/2017).
Co-sponsored by: African Studies, Anthropology, Geography, Middle Eastern Studies, School of International Affairs
Leveraging Systems to Improve and Expand Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research & The Office of Foundation Relations invite you to the W.M. Keck Foundation Science & Engineering and Medical Research Program workshops for an overview of the funding opportunity and process on:
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
and
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
9:00-10:30 a.m. ET
The Keck Foundation supports basic research projects that are high-risk and have the potential for transformative impact in two program areas: Science & Engineering Research and Medical Research.
Please register for a Workshop via this form.
*Note that these sessions will be recorded
If you need assistance, please contact Sophie Penney Leach, Ph.D., Director of Foundation Relations (swp2@psu.edu).
For research on topics related to youth health and well-being to be meaningful, it must also be responsive to the real experiences of youth today. The lived experience – or the personal knowledge about the world gained through first-hand accounts of everyday events rather than through representations constructed by other people – is relevant across all aspects of research, practice, and policy. Join the Board on Children, Youth, and Families (BCYF) for a seminar that examines the importance of including youth voices in research.
Higher Education and the Black-White Earnings Gap
Organized by the Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office (SIRO, OSVPR) and Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.
Panelists include Neela Yennawar (Director, X-ray Crystallography and Automated Biological Calorimetry facility; Associate Research Professor)
and Susan Hafenstein (Director of the Center for Structural Biology; Huck Chair of Structural Virology; Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
who will present successful tips for winning these programs.
The Shared Instrument Grant (SIG) and High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of expensive, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated systems’ (see link below).
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-21-127.html
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-21-126.html
Criminal Justice Research Center Fall 2021 Speaker Series
Sept. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 28, Dec. 3, 12 – 1 p.m.
For more information, Email: rer201@psu.edu
Criminal Justice Research Center Fall 2021 Speaker Series
Sept. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 28, Dec. 3, 12 – 1 p.m.
For more information, Email: rer201@psu.edu
Criminal Justice Research Center Fall 2021 Speaker Series
Sept. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 28, Dec. 3, 12 – 1 p.m.
For more information, Email: rer201@psu.edu
Sponsored by the Department of Family and Community Medicine
PRI Coding Working Group
Nonlinear Interactions: Estimation, Interpretation, & Presentation
with Alexander Chapman
Wednesday, December 1st 12-1pm via Zoom
For more information, contact Megan Evans (mme5163@psu.edu) or Rachel McNealey (rlmcnealey@psu.edu)
PRI Coding Working Group
Introduction to Word Embedding & Word2Vec
with Marjan Davoodi
Wednesday, November 3rd 12-1pm via Zoom
For more information, contact Megan Evans (mme5163@psu.edu) or Rachel McNealey (rlmcnealey@psu.edu)
PRI Coding Working Group
Visualizations in R
with Jiahui Xu
Monday, October 18th 12-1pm via Zoom
For more information, contact Megan Evans (mme5163@psu.edu) or Rachel McNealey (rlmcnealey@psu.edu)
PRI Coding Working Group
Intro to Python
with Dr. Charles Seguin
Thursday, October 7th 12-1pm via Zoom
For more information, contact Megan Evans (mme5163@psu.edu) or Rachel McNealey (rlmcnealey@psu.edu)
PRI Community & Place Working Group
Thursday, November 18th ~ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ~ via Zoom
PRI Communities & Place working group is focused on issues that arise in research where communities and places - ranging from rural hamlets to small urban neighborhoods, to major metropolises – are central to the phenomena under investigation.
Information: Corina Graif (cua4@psu.edu), Charley Boynton (cnb35@psu.edu), Brittany Freelin (bnf5@psu.edu) and Iman Said (ixs228@psu.edu)
PRI Community & Place Working Group
Thursday, November 4th ~ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ~ via Zoom
PRI Communities & Place working group is focused on issues that arise in research where communities and places - ranging from rural hamlets to small urban neighborhoods, to major metropolises – are central to the phenomena under investigation.
Information: Corina Graif (cua4@psu.edu), Charley Boynton (cnb35@psu.edu), Brittany Freelin (bnf5@psu.edu) and Iman Said (ixs228@psu.edu)
PRI Community & Place Working Group
Thursday, October 21st ~ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ~ via Zoom
PRI Communities & Place working group is focused on issues that arise in research where communities and places - ranging from rural hamlets to small urban neighborhoods, to major metropolises – are central to the phenomena under investigation.
Information: Corina Graif (cua4@psu.edu), Charley Boynton (cnb35@psu.edu), Brittany Freelin (bnf5@psu.edu) and Iman Said (ixs228@psu.edu)
PRI Community & Place Working Group
Thursday, October 7th ~ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ~ via Zoom
PRI Communities & Place working group is focused on issues that arise in research where communities and places - ranging from rural hamlets to small urban neighborhoods, to major metropolises – are central to the phenomena under investigation.
Information: Charley Boynton (cnb35@psu.edu), Brittany Freelin (bnf5@psu.edu) and Iman Said (ixs228@psu.edu)
Design of Cluster Randomized Trials
Family Relationships and Well-Being: The Roles of Gender and Culture
Thursday, 28 October, 12 noon - 1pm EST
Abortion Access, Child Maltreatment, and Foster Care Entries
Marina Potter
Reproductive autonomy enables women to control the timing and circumstances in which they give birth. Conversely, unintended births are associated with parental stress, stalled educational and employment trajectories, and fewer partnership choices. These hardships may reduce parents’ ability to adequately care for their children. In this study, I test the effects of abortion access, measured by distance to the nearest clinic and average service population of abortion clinics, on rates of child maltreatment and foster care entry at the county level from 2009 to 2018. I use difference-in-difference models with county and year fixed effects. I find that an additional 100,000 women per clinic is associated with a four percent increase in substantiated maltreatment rates and an increase of 100 miles to the nearest clinic predicts a fifteen percent increase in foster care entry rates. These findings have important implications for child well-being and abortion policy.
Information: Nancy Luke (nkl10@psu.edu)
PRI Family Demography Working Group
Monday, 4 October, 12 noon - 1pm EST
"Effects of Life Course Timing of Mortality Exposure on Fertility Preferences and Behaviors"
Lauren Newmyer, Lisa McAllister, and Mary K. Shenk
We focus on a sample of women (N=310) in Matlab, Bangladesh and examine how the timing of mortality exposure in the life course (i.e., childhood, adolescence, and post-marriage) shapes fertility preferences and behaviors. Our results indicate that mortality exposure post-marriage has the most significant effect on fertility.
Information: Nancy Luke (nkl10@psu.edu)
Lisa McAllister
Mary K. Shenk
Penn State Addiction Center for Translation has announced the seventh annual Penn State Addiction Symposium. The virtual event will highlight substance use research, treatment, education and community engagement from all Penn State campuses. Keynote speakers include Judith Feinberg, MD, from West Virginia University and Jane Liebschutz, MD, from University of Pittsburgh.
Registration link, call for posters and presentations and agenda coming soon.
Please contact psact@pennstatehealth.psu.edu for questions related to the event.
Substance Use among Vulnerable Populations Amidst a Drug Overdose Epidemic
Criminal Justice Research Center Fall 2021 Speaker Series
Sept. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 28, Dec. 3, 12 – 1 p.m.
For more information, Email: rer201@psu.edu
PRI Communities and Place Working Group
Thursday, September 23rd ~ 12:00 - 1:00 am via Zoom
Communities and Place is a PRI working group focused on issues that arise in research where communities and places - ranging from rural hamlets to small urban neighborhoods, to major metropolises – are central to the phenomena under investigation. Participants in the group have diverse substantive interests that span such topics as racial and ethnic segregation, neighborhood effects (on crime, health, educational outcomes, and the like), community growth and development, residential attainment (mobility/migration, housing and neighborhood quality), and local social organization (interpersonal networks, place attachment, etc.). We plan to meet regularly during the Fall and Spring semester to share ideas, approaches, and points of view. We are excited to also experiment with a host of new ideas including designated paper presentations, research idea workshops, article discussions, professional development, and more. Faculty members and students interested in communities and place from different departments and units across PSU are welcome to attend.
Information: Charley Boynton (cnb35@psu.edu), Brittany Freelin (bnf5@psu.edu) and Iman Said (ixs228@psu.edu)
PRI Environmental Demography Working Group
October 1st ~ 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Hybrid meeting in 605 Oswald and Zoom
The goal of this new working group is to bring together researchers with interests in relationships between the natural environment and population processes broadly defined. Monthly meetings will offer opportunities for members to present work in progress, discuss new and innovative publications in the field of environmental demography, and develop collaborative research ideas.
Information: Heather Randell (hrandell@psu.edu)
PRI Population Health Working Group
November 10th ~ 10:00 - 11:00 am
Hybrid meeting in 605 Oswald and Zoom
This group is for those whose research focuses on or relates to population health.
Information: Louisa Holmes (lmhomes@psu.edu)
PRI Population Health Working Group
October 11th ~ 10:00 - 11:00 am
Hybrid meeting in 605 Oswald and Zoom
This group is for those whose research focuses on or relates to population health.
Information: Louisa Holmes (lmhomes@psu.edu)
Subtle Slights and the Impact of Bias on Mental Wellbeing
No place like home: Observing social communication in the natural environment can promote earlier detection of autism
Vaccine Dissent and the Post-COVID Landscape
Organizational Change Management: Are We Fully Equipped to Support Peer Worker Integration?
From the Outside In: Stories of Urban Community Field Work
The Experiences of Neurodiverse Penn State Students
Lectures will be held in-person and remotely via Zoom
https://psu.zoom.us/j/526737440
(No prior registration is necessary)
Virtual Book Launch!
Dr Sarah Damaske's newest book
The Tolls of Uncertainty:
How Privilege and the Guilt Gap Shape Unemployment in America.
September 9th via Zoom ~ 4:00-5:30pm EST
The book chronicles the experiences of individuals navigating the American unemployment system.
Read more about Dr. Damaske's book: https://news.psu.edu/story/661730/2021/06/17/research/new-book-tolls-uncertainty-examines-us-unemployment-system.
Panelists will be:
Dr. Marianne Cooper, Stanford University
Dr Dan Laurison, Swarthmore College
Dr. Pam Stone, Hunter College
Register: https://psu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqcO2hqjIpGNBFJGBN6RpXUJ_2bNRqn7aI
Co-sponsored by the Population Research Institute, the Department of Sociology and Criminology, and the School of Labor and Employee Relations at the Pennsylvania State University.
This hybrid-event is the first in a series of training for those who work with corporations and will cover: IP, contracting, entrepreneurship, compliance, and development-related topics.
Developing a Climate Change and Health Research Agenda for the NIH: Adaptation, Equity and Big Data
The panel discussions, poster session, and keynotes will all take place online. Join us for engaging panel discussions and keynotes on health data, ethics, models, energy models, justice, and other topics that will play a critical role in shaping the future of digital research. Learn more or register.
Join us as we celebrate student innovation at Penn State through the lens of AI for Good. Student teams participating in the Nittany AI Challenge will share the culmination of their work from the last 8 months, with minimum viable products that use artificial intelligence to improve the world in the areas of education, environment, health, and humanitarianism.
NICHD launched its STrategies to enRich Inclusion and achieVe Equity (STRIVE) Initiative to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in all aspects of its research and workforce. STRIVE, which complements NIH UNITE, focuses on taking action to improve EDI within NICHD and the scientific community, and to expand health disparities research to develop solutions that mitigate inequities.
We are excited to kick off our STRIVE for Change workshop series on July 14, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, with “Establishing a New Frontier in Health Disparities Research Across the Lifecourse.”
These free, virtual workshops will bring together stakeholders from diverse sectors to discuss health disparities research, identify knowledge gaps, and help chart a bold course for future activities.
To register for the July 14 and future workshops in the series, please visit the event page .
Individuals who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the workshop should contact Liza Cook at liza.cook@nih.gov at least 5 business days in advance of the event.
Substance Use Among Vulnerable Populations Amidst a Drug Overdose Epidemic
Using EMA to measure food cue reactivity to understand binge-eating behavior
Alcohol use in the U.S.: Current trends, causes, and public health implications
This is the third of three webinars in the summer symposium series hosted by the PRC’s Program for Translational Research on Adversity and Neurodevelopment. Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, this series brings substance use investigators and trainees from biomedical/neuroscience and prevention science together with invested stakeholders, with the aim of advancing a transdisciplinary, translational approach to address the gaps in substance use disorder prevention.
Leslie Leve, Ph.D. (University of Oregon): “Intervention Outcomes for Women with Prior Correctional System Involvement: Early Adversity and Biological Indicators of Health”
Our Annual "PRI Welcome" Event!
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Hybrid event!
110 Henderson, Living Center and also Zoom!
We will not be able to provide our usual pizza,
but a small surprise will be given as you exit.
Sponsored by OSVPR : MRI, SSRI, Huck, IEE, and ICS
The June 7 drive is part of the Third Annual Penn State Summer Blood Drive Challenge—blood supplies are particularly low right now as a result of pandemic-related restrictions and illnesses, so it is especially important in these times for those eligible to donate when they can. Remember, a single blood donation can help save up to three lives—every donor and every pint counts!
[IMPORTANT NOTE: Though walk-in donations will be accepted, please make an appointment for your donation if at all possible--this will ensure that we are adequately staffed to accommodate everyone who wishes to donate, as the Red Cross staffs the drive based upon the number of appointments made in advance--thanks!]
Make your appointment for our June Blood Drive today! Both whole blood and power red donations will be accepted.
~~Donation is easy and takes no more than one hour of your time (about 1 ½ hrs. for power reds).
Appointments are strongly encouraged (see how and why below)--Walk-ins are also welcome!*
To make an appointment:
On-line: Go to http://www.redcrossblood.org and enter zip code ‘16802’ or ‘PSU’ in the 'Find a Blood Drive' field on the upper right. A list of blood drives in our area will come up; choose Penn State Innovation Park’ on June 7. Click to schedule an appointment on the left; you will need to create a username and password the first time. For subsequent donations, you will be able to log in to your own page and go from there. Click the time you want for your appointment, and you will receive a confirming email. You are going to save a life!
e-mail: Contact the blood drive coordinator (Joanne Aller, jam28@psu.edu) to make the appointment for you.
PRI Brown Bag Lecture Series
Dr. Prentiss Dantzler, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies,
University of Toronto
April 19, 2022 ~ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
FULLY REMOTE
“Social Housing, Neighbourhood Dynamics, and Residential Outcomes: Lessons from the U.S. and Canada”
Co-Sponsored with Diversity Promotion Committee
PRI Brown Bag Lecture Series
Dr. Greg Sharp, Assistant Professor of Sociology,
Dartmouth College
March 29, 2022
"Activity Spaces, Community Resources, and Health: Introducing the Boston Activity Space and Health Study (BASHS)"
Dartmouth College
PRI Brown Bag Lecture Series
Dr. Whitney Pirtle, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of California, Merced
March 1, 2022
“Critical Theoretical Perspectives on Race, Class, and Gender Inequities during the Covid-19 Pandemic”
PRI Brown Bag Lecture Series
Dr. Elaine Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Indiana
Via Zoom
“Centering Equity in Health Research”
February 15, 2022
PRI Brown Bag Lecture Series
Via Zoom
Dr. Katie Genadek, Research Associate, University of Colorado, Boulder
January 18, 2022
"Love in Lockdown: Couple's Shared Time During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States"
Secondary Prevention: Neurobiological Mediators and Moderators of Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes
PRI Brown Bag Lecture Series
Dr. David Lindstrom, Professor of Sociology, Brown University
December 7, 2021
"Reducing Response Bias in Reports of Trauma and PTSD: An Application of the Non-verbal Response Card in a Survey of Youth in Burkina Faso"
PRI Brown Bag Lecture Series
Postdocs and Graduate Students Flash Talks
November 16, 2021 ~ 12:00-1:00
in 302 Pond Lab
Speakers:
Deshamithra Jayasekera ~ “Has increased access to health insurance causing lower mobility in the U.S.?”
Muntasir Masum ~ “Combined alcohol use and weight status effects on mortality risk among adults: Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey linked mortality files, 2001-2015”
Liyun Liu & Kayla Kemp ~ " Family education effects on child development in rural China"
Mara Sheftel ~ "Disability and older age return migration: Evidence against the Salmon Bias"
Muntasir Masum
Liyun Liu
Kayla Kemp
Mara Sheftel
PRI Brown Bag Lecture Series
Dr. William Pan, Associate Professor of Global Environmental Health, Duke University
November 9, 2021
"Development and Implementation of a Climate-Health Early Warning System for Malaria"
The PSU Population Research Institute &
Syracuse University CPR/Lerner Center Joint Symposium
October 12, 2021
The PSU Population Research Institute &
Syracuse University CPR/Lerner Center Joint Symposium
Syracuse Panelists:
Marc Garcia
Shannon Monnat
Penn State Panelists:
Selena Ortiz
Alexis Santos
**This event will be fully remote**
Penn State Panelists: Selena Ortiz, Alexis Santos
*** Note the location change to 110 Henderson, Living Center ***
PRI Brown Bag Lecture Series
Dr. Nina Banks, Associate Professor of Economics
and an affiliated faculty member in the Department of Women's & Gender Studies and in Africana Studies, Bucknell University
September 28, 2021
"African American Women's Community Activism: A Feminist Reconceptualization As Unpaid Collective Work"
PRI Brown Bag Lecture Series
Dr. Jennie E. Brand, Professor of Sociology and Statistics, UCLA
September 14, 2021
“Uncovering College Effect Heterogeneity using Machine Learning”
Research Questionnaire Design
Seeing the Lion: From Epidemiology to Digital Health in Search of Transformative Change in Early Childhood Mental Health
Innovative Methods in Child Maltreatment Research
Social Skills for Neurotypicals: Promoting Equity and Inclusion for Individuals on the Spectrum
The ASD@PSU Symposium will highlight the scope of work being done across the university to advance our understanding and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Invited speakers will discuss their work that ranges from large genomic studies to targeted clinical interventions. There will be opportunities for discussion and brainstorming about how to create collaboration opportunities for Penn State to better meet the needs of the ASD community.
Surviving Two Epidemics: Resilience and Health in the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH) 1998-2021
Presented by Dr. Hans-Peter Kohler, Frederick J. Warren Professor of Sociology and Co-Director, Population Aging Research Center, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Kohler will present an overview of how respondents in the MLSFH have been affected by HIV/AIDS and COVID-19, and how they have managed to "survive" through challenging times.
Discussants:
![Headshot of Sam Clark with short brown hair, gray beard, glasses, and black shirt.](https://management.ssri.psu.edu/sites/management/files/2021-07/Sam_Clark.jpg)
Dr. Sam Clark, Professor of Sociology, Ohio State University
![Headshot of Mary Shenk with brown, pulled back hair, white turtleneck, red sweater, and white and red scarf.](https://management.ssri.psu.edu/sites/management/files/2021-07/Mary_Shenk.jpg)
Dr. Mary K. Shenk, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Demography, and Asian Studies, Penn State
Agenda:
9:00 Welcome and introduction
9:05 Dr. Hans-Peter Kohler (followed by 5 minutes for brief questions)
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-10:37 Dr. Sam Clark
10:37-11:00 Dr. Mary Shenk
11:00-11:45 Open discussion and questions
11:45 Those attending in person are welcome to introduce yourself to the speakers. We are not able to hold a formal reception.
Lecture Sponsors
The De Jong Lecture is supported by the Gordon F. and Caroline M. De Jong Lectureship in Social Demography Endowment, administered jointly and supplemented by the Department of Sociology and Criminology and the Population Research Institute at Penn State.
View Previous De Jong Lectures
Gordon F. De Jong is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Demography, former Director of the Graduate Program in Demography, and Senior Scientist with the Population Research Institute at Penn State. Caroline M. De Jong, a former middle school teacher, has been involved in numerous community, church, and university-related organizations including the American Association of University Women, Stay-and-Play Nursery School, Presbyterian Women, and the Centre County Board of Elections.
Penn State Collegiate Recovery Community & Lions for Recovery
In Pennsylvania, more than 2,000 children were victims of Child SexualAbuse (CSA) in 2019. CSA increasesthe risk for lifelong adverse outcomes—including substance use, poormental health, and obesity. Preventing CSA from ever occurring is a national,statewide, countywide, and local priority. In 2018, a unique and innovative multi-year, multi-site partnership launchedbetween the Child Maltreatment SolutionsNetwork at Pennsylvania State University, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, and local agencies in five counties across the Commonwealth. Within each of our pilot counties, this partnership delivers evidence-informed programs to three distinct populations: adults in the general community, second graders, and at-risk parents.In this presentation we will describe the preparation, planning, and implementation of our coordinated CSA prevention approach, using the triumphs and tribulations of our partners at York County as an illustrative example. Our intention is that participants will leave with an understanding of why and how we can prevent CSA when we come togetherto create a safe and healthy Pennsylvania.
Applying Project Management Principles for Research Studies
PRI Happy Hour via Zoom
Thursday, May 13th 4:30-5:30 pm
Information: Rachel Charney (ruc260@psu.edu)
PRI Population Health Working Group
Tuesday, April 21st ~ 4:00 to 5:00 pm
via Zoom.
Kira England
"Age, Period, and Cohort Patterns in the Use of Drugs with Elevated Overdose Risk in the United States, 1979-2018"
Information: JD Daw (jud36@psu.edu)
PRI Environmental Demography Working Group
Monday, April 26th ~ 2:00 to 3:00 pm
via Zoom.
Ziqiao Chen
"The Effects of State Policies and Mining Activities on Opioid Sales in Kentucky and West Virginia"
Information: Heather Randell (hrandell@psu.edu)
Dynamical Systems Approaches to Intensive Longitudinal Data
Ending Child Poverty: Examining Poverty Trends and Policy Implications
Join Sleep Health Editor-in-Chief Dr. Orfeu M. Buxton, as he discusses sleep health and COVID-19 with an engaging team of experts.
Enhanced Models of Translating Research to Policymakers
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in School
PRI Coding Working Group
Tuesday, April 13th ~ 12 to 1pm
via Zoom.
Dr. Sarah Font
"Complex Data Management"
https://psu.zoom.us/j/98103254592
Information: Megan Evans (mme5163@psu.edu)
Environmental Impacts on Families: Change, Challenge, and Adaptation
Families are embedded in larger contexts that have implications for family relationships and well-being. A large body of research by family scholars has documented the impacts of multiple dimensions of the broader social environment−including cultural, economic, and political contexts−on family functioning. Less attention has been paid to how dimensions of the physical environment may affect families, including factors that protect families and promote their resilience in the face of change and challenge. Toward stimulating novel interdisciplinary and translational research on families, the 2021 National Symposium on Family Issues examined the role of the physical environment in family relationships, behaviors, and well-being, with a focus on three key dimensions: environmental disasters, climate change, and the built environment.
Book Citation
![Book cover for Environmental Impacts on Families: Change, Challenge, and Adaptation.](https://management.ssri.psu.edu/sites/management/files/2023-02/Symp2021BookCover_0.jpg)
Ortiz, S. E., McHale, S. M., King, V., & Glick, J. E. (Eds.). (2023). Environmental impacts on families: Change, challenge, and adaptation. Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22649-6
Environmental Impacts on Families is part of the National Symposium on Family Issues book series. The book and individual chapters are available through Springer Link and your university library.
Monday, October 25, 2021
Session 1: Environmental Disasters
The first session focused on the social, demographic, and health impacts of environmental disasters such as hurricanes and tsunamis, on communities, families, and children. A focus was on the role of individual and community resilience in long-term recovery from disasters. Speakers also addressed the role of government programs and policies in helping individuals adapt, and the efficacy of evidence-based interventions in post-disaster contexts.
- David Abramson, Clinical Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Science, New York University School of Global Public Health
- Elizabeth Frankenberg, Director, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Tara Powell, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moderator: Alexis Santos, Assistant Professor of Human Development & Family Studies and Demography, Penn State
Session 2: Climate Change
The session addressed the intersection of environmental conditions, socioeconomic disparities, and community resilience that is shaping new realities for and constraints on families. Speakers advanced understanding of how environmental change impacts maternal and child health, family functioning, and adaptation across diverse communities around the world. Speakers considered ways in which climate change has altered family life and opportunities as well as issues of environmental justice.
- Audrey Dorelien, Assistant Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs and Affiliate, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota and Kathryn Grace, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Society, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota
- Amanda Carrico, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Program, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Shanondora Billiot, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions, Arizona State University
Moderator: Heather F. Randell, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography, Penn State
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Session 3: The Built Environment
This session focused on the ways in which dimensions of the built environment−from the proximal environment of homes to neighborhood and larger community environments−have effects on the health and well-being of youth and families. Speakers considered the ways in which features of home environments get under the skin to affect youth physical and mental health, how food access and physical activity opportunities in the community serve to promote youth and family health, and the effects of neighborhood development programs on reducing health disparities among children, adolescents, and families.
- Kim Ferguson, Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies, Roy E. Larsen Chair, Department of Psychology, Sarah Lawrence College, and Gary Evans, Elizabeth Lee Vincent Professor of Human Ecology, Cornell University
- Laurie Lachance, Associate Research Scientist, Department of Health Behavior & Health Education and Director of Evaluation, Center for Managing Chronic Disease, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
- Andrew Binet, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Urban Planning and Public Health, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Mariana Arcaya, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Health, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Moderator: Selena E. Ortiz, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration and Demography, Penn State
Symposium Sponsors
The Symposium on Family Issues is sponsored annually by The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R13 HD048150) along with Penn State’s Population Research Institute and Social Science Research Institute.
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Environmental factors impact health, including air and water pollution, pesticides/herbicides, and other dynamics. In addition, such impacts are often compounded by environmental justice concerns, as has been emphasized further by COVID-19 disproportionate impact on minority communities. Because Penn State has numerous researchers working on both cancer and the environment, this session will be a chance to share research and discuss potential opportunities for collaboration in this space.
PRI Environmental Demography Working Group
Monday, March 22nd ~ 2:00 3:00 pm
Carolyn Reyes and Heather Randell
"Dams and Children’s Educational Outcomes in Brazil"
Information: Heather Randell (hrandell@psu.edu)
Matt Ferrari & Meg Small will share updates about the Centre County Data4Action's progress and findings.
Evaluating and improving service trajectories for families of children with autism in Québec, Canada