Fostering Collaboration and Innovation in Population Science
Greetings from my home office to yours! As many of you know, I stepped into the role of Chair of the Department of Policy Analysis and Management (PAM) last summer, and Matt Hall will take over as CPC Director as of June 1. Matt brings a deep commitment to demographic training and an exciting vision for the future of CPC. I look forward to his leadership and to staying actively engaged in Cornell’s vibrant population community. It’s been an honor serving as CPC’s Director, and I’m grateful for the many ways you’ve supported its mission. Kelly Musick
Incoming Director Matt Hall
Matt Hall (PAM) becomes the new CPC Director this June, bringing expertise and leadership that will expand and innovate population at Cornell. His own research has provided critical insights into the economic and social impacts of unauthorized migration, the emergence of Latino boom towns, and the changing nature of racial stratification and segregation in housing and neighborhoods. Read the Cornell Chronicle article .
TODAY: DemSemX
CPC is collaborating on a new cross-center initiative that will bring together 8 U.S. population centers to foster scholarly interaction and support graduate training: Bowling Green , Cornell , Michigan , Minnesota, Penn State , UCLA , UT-Austin , and UW-Madison . Join us May 29 2-4pm . Link to more information .
Spring Highlights
CPC@PAA 2020
We weren’t able to meet in DC for PAA this year, but we gathered with our affiliates and alumni for a virtual reception to share research and reconnect. See more on CPC's virtual PAA participation .
Digital Demography with Emilio Zagheni
Emilio Zagheni (Director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) presented in CPC's Innovations in Population Science seminar series on modeling migration flows and taught the Spring 2020 Methods Minicourse on digital and computational demography. Link to CPC seminars and events.
COVID-19 Research and Outreach
CPC affiliates in the Program in Applied Demographics (PAD) developed a vulnerability index and mapping tool to help local planners, health departments, and community groups across NYS assess county-level risk factors for COVID-19. See media coverage from NCPR and WKBW Buffalo .

More from CPC affiliates on COVID-19:

Francine Blau (ILR), Josefine Koebe, and Pamela Meyerhofer (PhD Candidate, PAM), Essential and Frontline Workers in the COVID-19 Crisis , Econofact .

Nicolas Bottan (PAM), Bridget Hoffmann, and Diego Vera-Cossio, Novel Dataset Reveals the Deepening Effects of COVID-19 on Inequality , IDB Ideas Matter .

Sharon Sassler (PAM) and Amanda Miller, Challenges Facing Cohabiting Couples Differ from those of Married Couples in this Crisis, Council on Contemporary Families .

Kim Weeden (SOC) and Benjamin Cornwell (SOC), The Small World Network of College Classes: Implications for Epidemic Spread on a University Campus , Sociological Science .

Nicolas Ziebarth (PAM), The Pros and Cons of Sick Pay Schemes , Washington Post .
Graduate Training
Matt Hall led the final Demography Training Series Proseminar of the term From Conference Paper to Journal Entry. Link to CPC’s training seminars .
Kelly Musick and Marcy Carlson (UW-Madison) co-taught a virtual cross-institution graduate seminar this spring in family demography that included students from the Cornell and UW campuses.
New Funding Awards
Adriana Reyes (PAM) received funding from the Network on Life Course Health Dynamics and Disparities in 21st Century America for her pilot project Unmet Caregiving Need Across State Policy Contexts .

Warren Brown (PAD and FSRDC) and Sarah Hamersma (Syracuse University) received a WT Grant Foundation award for their CPC/ CAPS- seeded project SNAP Access and Young Adults’ Educational Engagement .

Erin McCauley (PhD Candidate, SOC/PAM) received an NSF award for her dissertation project Detained Potential—Associative Stigma as a Core Mechanism Behind Educational Inequality for Children of Incarcerated Parents.

A number of CPC affiliates received support from the Atkinson Center , Cornell Center for Social Sciences , and Global Cornell's Migration Initiative , including:
 
Filiz Garip (SOC), Nancy Chau (AEM), and Ariel Ortiz-Bobea  (Dyson) for The Impact of Weather on Migration Decisions and Routes in Mexico .

Peter Rich (PAM) for Dividing Lines: School District Boundaries and the Geography of Unequal Opportunity.

Lindy Williams (DSOC) with John Zinda (DSOC), Robin Blakely-Armitage (CaRDI), and David Kay (CaRDI) for Flood Risk in COVID-19 Context .

Nicolas Ziebarth (PAM) for US Sick Pay Mandates: Coverage and Welfare Effects.
Congratulations!
Laura Tach (PAM) received the prestigious SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities for advancing research on the connections between economic insecurity, relationship instability, and the well-being of children. Read more in PAM News .
Maureen Waller was awarded Cornell’s fifth annual  Engaged Scholar Prize recognizing innovation in community-engaged scholarship that inspires students, colleagues, and community partners. Her research looks at parents’ experiences with the child support, welfare, family court, and criminal justice systems. Read more in PAM news .
Job Placements of CPC Graduate Student Minors and Postdocs
Alyssa Goldman (PhD, SOC): Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Boston College

Hope Harvey (Postdoc, PAM): Assistant Professor, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky

Rick Moore (Postdoc, SOC): Assistant Director for Assessment and Evaluation, Center for Teaching and Learning, Washington University in St. Louis

Youngmin Yi (PhD, SOC/PAM): Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, UMass Amherst
Welcome New Affiliates
Amelia Greiner Safi (Public Health, Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Communication) works at the intersection of public health, environmental/ecological health, policy, and communication.
Carolyn Yancy (Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine) studies disease surveillance, epidemiology, zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, and international capacity building.

Media Highlights
Kendra Bischoff (SOC) and Sean Reardon's research Residential Segregation by Income, 1970-2009 was cited in the New York Times .

Hope Harvey (Postdoc, PAM) discusses unequal consequences of the COVID-19 response in the New York Times .

Anna Haskins (SOC) shares stories about how limited Wi-Fi access has impacted the performance of her students in the New York Times .

Karl Pillemer (PAM) predicts the pandemic will prompt a radical shift in elder care on Cornellcast .

Nicolas Zibarth (PAM) cited on paid sick leave and influenza-like infection rates in the New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and The Economist. Read more at Cornell Media Relations .
Population Studies in Practice: 2020 Census
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