In a new paper out in IJE, we compare the US Add Health & BCS70 cohorts, finding that American adults have significantly worse health in midlife compared to their British peersāespecially in cardiovascular health. šŗšøš¬š§. www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/us-adul...#episky#publichealth
American adults have significantly worse health in midlife compared to their British peers, especially in markers of cardiovascular health, according to a new study involving researchers from Oxfordās...
New paper (w/ @dennisfeehan.bsky.socialonlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We are in the early stages of a new era of demographic research that offers exciting opportunities to quantify demographic phenomena at a scale and resolution once unimaginable. These scientific poss...
Our next Brownbag is Wed, Oct 9 w/ Peter Catron, Assoc Prof of Soc at Univ. of Washington: āContextual Boundaries: Skin Tone Stratification and Skill Transferability Among Mexicans in the Age of Mass Migration.ā 12pm, 310 Social Sciences Building, w/ zoom option. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Join us for the Fall 2024 Demography Brown Bag Series, with guest Peter Catron from University of Washington. Peter Catron is Associate Professor o...
I was born at home in a geodesic dome and was a doula. Now Iām an actual expert in maternal mortality statistics and while birth is beautiful, the whole idea of ānatural birthā is eugenic, white supremacist, patriarchal bullying.
Anyone have favorite ways in which theyāve kept projects organized as they get more senior? Iām noticing I have more projects than ever but SOMEHOW have less free time Iāve been recommended a Commit Action coach ā do others use things like this?
Fellow Canvas users--just learned that you can now sort submissions randomly within SpeedGrader. A good option given the evidence in this paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
šCongratulations to CDE affiliate Leigh Senderowicz (@lsenderowicz.bsky.socialcde.wisc.edu/leigh-sender...
Congratulations to CDE affiliate Leigh Senderowicz, who has been awarded a K01 by NICHD for her project āContraceptive Autonomy: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Developing a Novel Family Planning Measure....
Hey sociologists/demographers! I have a paper on "3 ways of looking at Black/white mortality disparities" & I'd LOVE to get more feedback. I have a talk ready to go that's been super well-received. But it seems like my kid needs me to not travel for a while, so: if you need a Zoom speaker, lmk!
New study: 400,000 miscarriages happen every year in US states with current abortion bans. Bans reduce the quality of miscarriage care, which can cause dangerous, life-threatening situations for people who must manage care on their own. Study: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
Texas' abortion ban prevented doctors from providing an abortion to a woman with a failing pregnancyāforcing her to instead pass the pregnancy on her own. She spent days in agony, vomiting and bleeding, until she passed out from blood loss and nearly died. www.dallasnews.com/news/public-...
A Texas woman needed help passing her incomplete miscarriage and wanted a surgical abortion. Her husband said that two medical centers denied or delayed a...