Add to Calendar
Time Thu, Apr 15, 2010 12:00 am to Sat, Apr 17, 2010 12:00 am
Location Dallas, TX
Description

PRI faculty and students will be presenting papers and posters and serving as session chairs and discussants at the Population Association of America (PAA) 2010 Annual Meeting in Dallas April 14-17. Following is a list of PRI affiliates on the program

Thursday, April 15

8-10 a.m.

Poster Session 1

Measuring Earning Assimilation: A Distributional Approach (Xiaozhou Wang, Pennsylvania State University; Glenn Firebaugh, Pennsylvania State University)

Child Poverty in the U.S.: Changes Over Time and Space (Carla Shoff, Pennsylvania State University; Diane K. McLaughlin, Pennsylvania State University)

Can Multiple Imputation Help Improve Children's Health Insurance Coverage Estimates from the Current Population Survey? (Rebekah Young, Pennsylvania State University; Luis A. Sanchez, Pennsylvania State University)

Health and Nutrition Education and Child Development: Does Reiteration Matter? (Monika Setia, Pennsylvania State University; Arnold Degboe, Pennsylvania State University)

8:30-10:20 a.m.

Session 12: Immigrant Destinations

How Skilled-Immigrants Influence Economic Opportunities in Metro- and Micropolitan Destinations (Deborah Roempke Graefe, Pennsylvania State University; Gordon F. De Jong, Pennsylvania State University)

10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.

Session 21: Timing of Childbearing and Fertility Transitions

Ongoing Fertility Transition in Kinshasa: Evidence from the 2007 DHS (David Shapiro, Pennsylvania State University)

Session 30: Immigration and the Labor Force

Legal Status and Wage Disparities for Mexican Immigrants (Matthew Hall, Pennsylvania State University; George Farkas, University of California, Irvine)

Session 32: Statistical, Spatial, and Network Methods

Chair: Stephen A. Matthews, Pennsylvania State University

Discussant: Tse-Chuan Yang, Pennsylvania State University

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Poster Session 2

Health, Poverty, and Indigeneity: Analysis of Self-Rated Health in Chile (David Ader, Pennsylvania State University)

Child Well-Being In Interethnic Families (Jennifer Pearce-Morris, Pennsylvania State University; Valarie King, Pennsylvania State University)

Racial Segregation in Muslim Congregations: Evidence from 11 Metropolitan Areas Across the United States (Catherine D. Tucker, Pennsylvania State University)

1:30-3:20 p.m.

Session 46: The Elderly and Their Kin: Contact, Care and Social Support

Chair: Melissa Hardy, Pennsylvania State University

Session 52: Migration and Divorce

Discussant: Jennifer Van Hook, Pennsylvania State University

Session 54: Economic Crisis and Gender Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa

Gender, Economic Well-Being and Children's Access to Schooling in Kinshasa: Evidence on the Consequences of Prolonged Economic Crisis (David Shapiro, Pennsylvania State University)

3-5 p.m.

Poster Session 3

Men's Support for Abortions in Nairobi's Urban Slums, Kenya (Nana Yaa G. Boakye, University of Ghana [visiting scholar at PRI])

Is Self-Rated Health Status Converging? A Thirty Year Decomposition of Health in the United States (Shawn F. Dorius, Pennsylvania State University)

Nonresident Father's In-Kind Support and Child Support Contributions on Child's Household Food Insecurity (Daphne C. Hernandez, Pennsylvania State University; Emily Pressler, New York University)

Cohabitation, One Form or Many? Evidence from the Canadian General Social Survey (Christina M. Wolfe, Pennsylvania State University)

The Consequences and Meanings of Enclaves and Migrant Networks for Origin Communities in Nang Rong (Daniel Parker, Pennsylvania State University; Sara Curran, University of Washington)

3:30-5:20 p.m.

Session 58: Sexual Behaviors, Reproductive Health and Fertility among Adolescents and Young Adults

Young Adult Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcomes in Southern Malawi (Sara E. Yeatman, University of Colorado at Denver; Jenny Trinitapoli, Pennsylvania State University; Hazel Namadingo, Tsogolo la Thanzi)

Session 60: Adult Mortality

Why Do Depressed People Die Younger? An Inquiry into the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Mortality (Jason Houle, Pennsylvania State University)

Friday, April 16

8-10 a.m.

Poster Session 4

The Long-Term Effects of Family Emotional Climate on Academic Achievement in the Elementary School (Katerina Bodovski, Pennsylvania State University; Min-Jong Youn, Pennsylvania State University)

The Impact of the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Programme (CHPS) on Skilled Assistance at Birth in Ghana (Philomena E. Nyarko, University of Ghana; Faustina Frempong-Ainguah, University of Ghana; Fiifi Amoako Johnson, University of Southampton; Zoe Matthews, University of Southampton; Peter Gething, University of Southampton; Peter Atkinson, University of Southampton; Francis Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Pennsylvania State University; Jane C. Falkingham, University of Southampton)

Health among the Homeless: A Re-Examination (Adam M. Lippert, Pennsylvania State University; Barrett A. Lee, Pennsylvania State University)

Revisiting 'Her' Infertility: Links between Infertility Diagnosis and Response (Katherine M. Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Jasmine Fledderjohann, Pennsylvania State University)

8:30-10:20 a.m.

Session 73: Family Planning, Reproductive Health and Fertility in Africa

A Moveable Feast?: The Flexibility of Fertility Preferences in a Transitioning Malawian Community (Jenny Trinitapoli, Pennsylvania State University)

Session 77: Child Health and Well-Being

Limited Spending on Child Care Subsidies and Strict Welfare Policies: A Risky Combination for School-Age Children? (Kathryn Hynes, Pennsylvania State University; Kaylin Greene, Pennsylvania State University)

Session 78: Late Life Work, Retirement and Income Security

Discussant: Melissa Hardy, Pennsylvania State University

Session 81: Immigrant Integration

Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation in the United Kingdom and United States (John Iceland, Pennsylvania State University; Pablo Mateos, University College London)

Session 85: The Association Between Body Weight, Pubertal Timing and Adolescent Sexual Behavior

Adolescent Girl's Weight and High School Fertility: The Role of School Context (Jennifer Buher Kane, Pennsylvania State University; Michelle Frisco, Pennsylvania State University)

Session 86: Determinants of Child Survival in Africa

Influence of Maternal Education on Child Health in Kenya (Benta A. Abuya, Pennsylvania State University; James Kimani, IMPAQ International, LLC; Elijah Onsomu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte)

10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.

Session 91: Social Demographic Aspects of Fertility

The Quality of Male Fertility Data in Major U.S. Surveys (Kara Joyner, Bowling Green State University; Elizabeth Peters, Cornell University; Asia Sikora, Cornell University; Kathryn Hynes, Pennsylvania State University; Jamie C. Rubenstein, Cornell University)

Session 105: Global Patterns of Internal Migration

Internal Migration in Chile: An Empirical Analysis of the Indigenous Population (David Ader, Pennsylvania State University)

Session 107: Social Determinants of Perinatal and Child Health

Perinatal and Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Variable and Persistent Cognitive Delay at 24 and 48 Months of Age in a National Sample (Marianne M. Hillemeier, Pennsylvania State University; Paul Morgan, Pennsylvania State University; George Farkas, University of California, Irvine; Steven Maczuga, Pennsylvania State University)

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Poster Session 5

Family Instability and Weight Gain among Elementary Students (Claire Altman, Pennsylvania State University)

Early Work Experiences and Family Formation Behaviors (Jeremy Staff, Pennsylvania State University; Matt VanEseltine, Pennsylvania State University; April Woolnough, Pennsylvania State University; Eric Silver, Pennsylvania State University; Lori A. Burrington, Pennsylvania State University)

Health Insurance Coverage among Children of Immigrants: Does Mother's Region of Origin Matter? (Kaylin Greene, Pennsylvania State University)

12:30-2:20 p.m.

Session 109: Infant and Child Mortality

Maternal Schooling and Child Mortality in Nigeria: The Importance of the Actual Curriculum (Emily Grace Smith, Pennsylvania State University)

Session 112: Family Planning, Reproductive Health and Fertility among Hispanics in the U.S. and Latin America

Discussant: Nancy S. Landale, Pennsylvania State University

Session 119: Immigration, Ethnicity and Child Development

Chair: Suet-ling Pong, Pennsylvania State University

Discussant: Emily Greenman, Pennsylvania State University

Session 125: Health Insurance and Health Care Utilization

The Double-Edged Sword: Financial Source of Household Healthcare Expenditure in Ghana (Henry Tagoe, University of Ghana [PRI visiting scholar])

2-4 p.m.

Poster Session 6

The Influence of Own and Origin Socioeconomic Status on Young Adult BMI by Generation and Ethnicity (Elizabeth H. Baker, Pennsylvania State University)

2:30-4:20 p.m.

Session 134: Latino Family Structure and Economic Well-Being

Household Structure, Migration Communities and Child Poverty: An Investigation of Poverty among the Children of Mexican Migrants (Mark A. Leach, Pennsylvania State University)

Session 139: Historical Demography

Household Predictors of the Presence of Life Cycle Servants in Orkney, Scotland, 1851-1901 (Julia A. Jennings, Pennsylvania State University)

Saturday, April 17

8:30-10:20 a.m.

Session 146: Gender, Race and Class

The Best Laid Plans: Social Capital and the Development of Girls' Educational and Occupational Plans (Jessica H. Hardie, Pennsylvania State University)

Community Influences on White Racial Attitudes: What Matters and Why? (Marylee C. Taylor, Pennsylvania State University)

Session 151: Mexican Immigrant Integration: Health, Family, and Identity

Immigration, Generation, and Children's Weight (Jennifer Van Hook, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth H. Baker, Pennsylvania State University; Claire Altman, Pennsylvania State University)

Session 155: Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation Dynamics

Discussant: Barrett A. Lee, Pennsylvania State University

Session 157: Innovations in Data and Measurement in Spatial and Network Analysis

Chair: Stephen A. Matthews, Pennsylvania State University

Session 159: What is 'Race' in Education Research?

Ethnic Group Disparities in Academic Skill Development across Four Low-Income Countries (Jessica Heckert, Pennsylvania State University; Rukmalie Jayakody, Pennsylvania State University)

9-11 a.m.

Poster Session 7

The Influence of Legal Status on Educational Transitions among Mexican Immigrant Youth: Empirical Patterns and Policy Implications (Emily Greenman, Pennsylvania State University)

Predictors of Marriage and Dissolution among Cohabiters (Brett Beattie, Pennsylvania State University)

Custodial Fathers and Child Well-Being: An Initial Look (Spencer James, Pennsylvania State University)

10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.

Session 167: Gender in Developing Countries

Women's Status during Reform in Vietnam (Phuong Pham, Pennsylvania State University; Rukmalie Jayakody, Pennsylvania State University)

Session 177: Multi-Partnered Fertility, Complicated Families, and Child Wellbeing

Using the NLSY79 to Assess The Long-Term Impact of Multipartnered Fertility on Children (Cassandra J. Dorius, Pennsylvania State University)

12:30-2:20 p.m.

Session 180: Fathers and Their Children

Chair: Valarie King, Pennsylvania State University

Discussant: Paul Amato, Pennsylvania State University

New Fathers? Residential Fathers? Time with Children in Four Countries (Jennifer L. Hook, University of Washington; Christina M. Wolfe, Pennsylvania State University)

Session 184: Family and Intergenerational Aspects of the Transition to Adulthood

Parent-Child Relationships at the Transition to Adulthood: A Comparison of Immigrant and Native-Born Youth (Jessica H. Hardie, Pennsylvania State University)

Session 192: Immigrant Assimilation: Comparative Perspectives

Discussant: John Iceland, Pennsylvania State University

Event Type