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The BU Population Science Seminar Series (BU PopSci) is an interdisciplinary forum connecting established and emerging scholars in demography, population health, epidemiology, economics, and related fields.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Seminars<\/a>
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About the Series<\/p>\n

A Forum for Innovative Population Research<\/h3>\n
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The Boston University Population Science Seminar Series (BU PopSci) brings together established and emerging scholars working across demography, population health, epidemiology, economics, and related fields. Each academic year, the series hosts 8\u201310 seminars that pair senior researchers with early-career faculty and postdoctoral scholars, creating a space where new ideas and methodological approaches can be shared and debated across disciplinary boundaries.<\/p>\n

Speakers are drawn from universities and research institutions across the country and internationally, with a deliberate emphasis on representing diverse career stages, methodological traditions, and substantive interests. The series also serves as a meeting point for the BU research community, connecting faculty and students from across the university who share an interest in population science.<\/p>\n

BU PopSci is a joint initiative of the Center for Innovation in Social Science (CISS), College of Arts & Sciences (CAS)<\/strong>, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences<\/strong>, the School of Law<\/strong>, and the School of Public Health<\/strong>. Members of the BU community and the broader academic public are welcome to attend. To receive regular announcements and invitations, please join our mailing list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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8\u201310<\/div>\n
Seminars Per Year<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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4<\/div>\n
Sponsoring Units<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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10<\/div>\n
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Hybrid<\/div>\n
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Academic Year 2026\u201327<\/p>\n

Seminar Schedule<\/h3>\n
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Day & Time<\/div>\n
Mondays, 12:00\u20131:15 pm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In-person with hybrid access. Light refreshments provided.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Venue<\/div>\n
Center for Innovation in Social Science (CISS) Conference Room, 704 Commonwealth Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nSpeaker<\/th>\nTopic \/ Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Sept. 14, 2026<\/td>\nEmma Zang<\/a>, Associate Professor Tenure of Sociology and Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 19, 2026<\/td>\nMarcia Pescador Jimenez<\/a>, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, BUSPH<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov. 16, 2026<\/td>\nJames Feigenbaum<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Economics, Boston University College of Arts & Sciences<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 7, 2026<\/td>\nAnna Aizer<\/a>, Professor of Economics, Brown University<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan. 25, 2027<\/td>\nMeghan Zacher<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Population Studies, Brown University<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feb. 22, 2027<\/td>\nAnna Stansbury<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Work and Organization Studies, MIT Sloan<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar. 15, 2027<\/td>\nBU Lightning Round<\/td>\nPAA Practice Talks \u2014 Population Association of America<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apr. 12, 2027<\/td>\nMark Pachuki<\/a>, Professor of Sociology, University of Massaschusetts Amherst<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2027<\/td>\nTo be announced<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Series Leadership<\/p>\n

Faculty Organizers<\/h3>\n
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Co-Director<\/div>\n

Deborah Carr<\/a><\/p>\n

A&S Distinguished Professor of Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences; Director, Center for Innovation in Social Science (CISS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Andrew C. Stokes<\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor of Global Health & Sociology, School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Neha Gondal<\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor of Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences; Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Benjamin David Pyle<\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor of Law, School of Law<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Linh T\u00f4<\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Administration<\/p>\n

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Alana Garrigues<\/a><\/p>\n

Research Specialist, School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shannon Landis<\/a><\/p>\n

Center Administrator, Center for Innovation in Social Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Scholarly Community<\/p>\n

Faculty Affiliates<\/h3>\n

Faculty from across the schools and colleges of Boston University whose research advances the population sciences.<\/p>\n

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Stacy Andersen<\/a><\/p>\n

Co-Director, New England Centenarian Study; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Emelia Benjamin<\/a><\/p>\n

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jacob Brown<\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jack Dennerlein<\/a><\/p>\n

Dean, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Maria Glymour<\/a><\/p>\n

Chair and Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Joshua Goodman<\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor of Education, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bronwyn Keefe<\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Dean & Associate Professor; Director, Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research (CADER), School of Social Work<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Loretta Lees<\/a><\/p>\n

A&S Distinguished Professor of Sociology; Director, Center for Innovation in Social Science; BU Initiative on Cities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Daniel Miller<\/a><\/p>\n

Professor of Human Behavior, Social Work and Policy in the School of Social Work<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yannis Paschalidis<\/a><\/p>\n

A&S Distinguished Professor in the College of Engineering; Director, Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Marcia I. Pescador Jimenez<\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Christopher Robertson<\/a><\/p>\n

Professor of Law, School of Law; Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management, School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jennifer Weuve<\/a><\/p>\n

Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Faculty members engaged in population science research are invited to apply to become a Faculty Affiliate<\/a> of the BU Population Science Seminar Series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Institutional Support<\/p>\n

Sponsors & Funders<\/h3>\n

The series is generously supported by the following Boston University schools and centers:<\/p>\n

Center for Innovation in Social Science (CISS)<\/span>
\nSargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences<\/span>
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Join the BU PopSci Mailing List<\/h3>\n

Subscribe to receive seminar announcements, speaker information, and updates from the series throughout the academic year.<\/p>\n

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