May 16th marked the 24th Annual PRI Sponsored Demography Graduate Student Workshop. This year's workshop focused on Mixed Methods and featured presentations by Penn State Sociology and Demography alum Dr. Lisa Pearce (UNC-Chapel Hill), Penn State Demography affiliate Dr. Ashley Patterson (Curriculum and Instruction), and Penn State associate professor of Information Sciences & Technology, Dr. Lynette Yarger. The attendees not only received an overview of mixed methods, but were also exposed to ongoing research using mixed methods. A total of 50 graduate students, faculty, and staff representing a total of 11 departments participated in this year's workshop.
This year's workshop was co-chaired by graduate students Sarah Miller, Rachel Lindstrom, and Kyler Sherman-Wilkins.