2013 Population Association of America (PAA)
2013 Annual Meeting – New Orleans, Louisiana – April 11-13, 2013
The RWJF Health & Society Scholars program is proud to announce that the following individuals, associated with the HSS program (identified in bold type below), are participating in sessions at this meeting. Please note that titles listed in ALL CAPS are session titles and all others are individual paper sessions. A complete session listing noting dates and times is currently available at paa2013.princeton.edu and specific session locations will be published in the final program.
Generational Change in Pre-Marital Behavior
Sharon Sassler, Cornell University; Fenaba Addo, University of Wisconsin-Madison
CONTEXT, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING
Spillover effects of uninsurance: The effects of neighborhood levels of uninsurance on collective efficacy
Manufacturing Plant Social Characteristics and Incident Hypertension, Diabetes and Ischemic Heart Disease
David Rehkopf, Stanford University; Mark Cullen, StanfordUniversity
POPULATION HEALTH: COMMON THEMES AND CONTESTED FRAMEWORKS
Chair: Lisa Berkman, Harvard School of Public Health
Maria Glymour, Harvard School of Public Health
Mark D. Hayward, University of Texas at Austin
Patterns of Neighborhood Racial and Ethnic Change in Multiethnic Metros, 1970-2010
Health, Work-Family Conflict, and Organizational Characteristics in Nursing Homes: Multi-level Findings From the Work, Family and Health Network
Lisa Berkman, Harvard School of Public Health; Orfeu Buxton, Harvard Medical School; Mary Durham, Kaiser Permanente, Center for Health Research; Georgia Karuntzos, RTI International
The Peer Group Context of Sexual Behaviors amongGhanaian Youth
Jeffrey Bingenheimer, George Washington University; Clement Ahiadeke, University of Ghana; Elizabeth Asante, University of Ghana
RACE, ETHNIC, AND GENDER DISPARITIES IN HEALTH AND MORTALITY
Chair: Hedwig Lee, University of Washington
Discussant: Jason Schnittker, University of Pennsylvania
Understanding the Declining Female Mortality Advantage in the United States: An Assessment Using Prospective Data
Sarah A. Burgard, University of Michigan; Michael Elliott, University of Michigan; James S. House, University ofMichigan; Neil Mehta, Emory University; Katherine Y. Lin, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Ela, University of Michigan
SES AND HEALTH IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
Chair: James R. Walker, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Discussant: Alison M. Buttenheim, University of Pennsylvania
Ambient Temperature In Utero and Cold-Related Adult Mortality in a Swedish Cohort, 1915 to 2002
Ralph Catalano, University of California, Berkeley; Tim-Allen Bruckner, University of California, Irvine; Gerard G. J. van den Berg, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute
Adolescent Experience Affects Longevity: Evidence from Historical Epidemiology
Ralph Catalano, University of California, Berkeley; April Falconi, University of California, Berkeley; Alison Gemmill, University of California, Berkeley; Ronald Dahl, University of California, Berkley
On Suicide and Social Inequality: Using Fct to Present a Time-Oriented Examination of Suicide Mortality
Cynthia G. Colen, Ohio State University; Bruce Link, Columbia University; Sean Clouston, McGill University; Marcie Rubin, Columbia University
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Chair: Jennifer B. Dowd, CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR)
Impact of Birth Seasonality on Infectious Disease Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Relationship between Birth Month and Child Health and Survival in Sub-Saharan Africa
Socioeconomic Status, Stressful Life Events and Immune Function in Add Health
Jennifer B. Dowd, CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR); Tia Palermo, Stony Brook University, State University of New York (SUNY); Laura Chyu, Northwestern University; Emma Adam, Northwestern University; Thomas W. McDade, Northwestern University
Social Weathering of Genes: Demographic and Social Correlates of Telomere Length in Children and Their Mothers
Sara McLanahan, Princeton University;Colter Mitchell, Princeton University; Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Columbia University; John Hobcraft, University of York; Daniel A. Notterman, Princeton University
Interactive Effects of in Utero Nutrition and Genetic Inheritance on Cognition: New Evidence Using Sibling Comparisons
New Faces, New Places and New Spaces: Immigrant Spatial Assimilation across Metropolitan American
Reanne Frank, Ohio State University; Ilana Redstone Akresh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
KIN AVAILABILITY AND INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFERS
Chair: Claudia Solari, Abt Associates
Discussant: Esther M. Friedman, Harvard University
Physical Functioning Before, During, and After First Stroke Onset: Do Children’s Characteristics Matter?
Esther M. Friedman, Harvard University; Benjamin D. Capistrant,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Academic Achievement and Teacher-rated Behavior among White and Latino Elementary School Students in New and Established Latino Destinations
Michelle Frisco, Pennsylvania State University; Erin M. Powell, Pennsylvania State University
CHANGING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS: EFFECTS ON HEALTH
Chair: Diane S. Lauderdale, University of Chicago
Discussant: Maria Glymour, Harvard School of Public Health
The Welfare State, the Life Course, and Cross-National Variation in Socioeconomic Disparities in Health and Aging
THE PRODUCTION OF HEALTH DISPARITIES
Chair: Paula Lantz, George Washington University
Discussant: Steven A. Haas, Pennsylvania State University
Getting Sick and Falling Behind: Health and the Risk of Mortgage Default and Home Foreclosure
Do Men Really Prefer to Live with Sons? Stress, Pregnancy, and Family Composition
Married, Cohabiting, Single Parent, Extended, and Skipped Generation Families: Family Structure and Children’s Health, Medical Care, and Schooling Outcomes in the U.S.
Patrick M. Krueger, University of Colorado at Denver; Douglas Jutte, University of California, Berkeley; Luisa Franzini, University of Texas at Houston; Irma T. Elo, University of Pennsylvania; Mark D. Hayward, University of Texas at Austin
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF ADULT OBESITY IN THE U.S.
Chair: Rachel T. Kimbro, Rice University
Discussant: Jarron M. Saint Onge, University of Houston
Growing Waistlines in the U.S.: Race/Ethnicity, Nativity, and Period Trends in Body Mass among U.S. Adults
Patrick M. Krueger, University of Colorado at Denver; Kate Coleman-Minahan, University of Colorado at Denver; Ronica Rooks, University of Colorado at Denver
Using Twitter for Demographic and Social Science Research: Tools for Data Collection
Hedwig Lee, University of Washington; Tyler McCormick, University of Washington; Nina Cesare, University of Washington; Ali Shojaie, University of Washington
The Effect of Public Insurance Eligibility for Childless Adults on Their Labor Supply
Laura Dague, Texas A&M University; Thomas DeLeire, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Lindsey Leininger, University of Illinois at Chicago
HEALTH BEHAVIORS
Chair: Vida Maralani, Yale University
Discussant: Berkay Ozcan, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
The Effect on Medical Care Utilization of Extending Public Insurance to Low-Income Adults without Dependent Children
Lindsey Leininger, University of Illinois at Chicago; Thomas DeLeire, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Laura Dague, Texas A&M University;; Kristen Voskuil, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Donna Friedsam, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Impact of Perceptions of Neighborhood Walkability and Perceptions of Behavioral Control over Exercise on Obesity in a Diverse Population
Shira Schwartz, NYU Cancer Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center, Department of Surgery; Bruce Link, Columbia University; Andrew Rundle, Columbia University; Gina Lovasi, Columbia University
The Wages and Work Patterns of Women Who Breastfeed Their Children
Parents’ Work Hours, Availability during the Day and Adolescent Weight Gain
Molly A. Martin, Pennsylvania State University; Adam M. Lippert, Pennsylvania State University
Economic Conditions during Childhood and Later-Life Mortality Risk in the United States
FAMILY STRUCTURE AND SCHOOLING
Chair: Margaret L. Usdansky, Syracuse University
Discussant: Christopher McKelvey, University of Wisconsin-Madison
ISSUES IN FUNDING AND DELIVERING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES
Chair: Christopher McKelvey, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Discussant: J.M. Ian Salas, University of California, Irvine
The Great Recession and Private Safety Nets – Doubling up
Natasha Pilkauskas, Columbia University; Sara McLanahan, Princeton University; Irwin Garfinkel, Columbia University
MORTALITY TRENDS AND DIFFERENTIALS
Chair: Neil Mehta, Emory University
Discussant: Dana A. Glei, Georgetown University
Why have Gains in U.S. Women’s Longevity Lagged Behind Europe? A Comparison of the US and Finland
Jennifer Karas Montez, Harvard University; Pekka Martikainen, University of Helsinki; Hanna Remes, University of Helsinki
GENDER HEALTH DISPARITIES
Chair: Jennifer Karas Montez, Harvard University
Discussant: Tetyana Pudrovska, Pennsylvania State University
CRIME, HEALTH AND HUMAN CAPITAL
Chair: Jeffrey D. Morenoff, University of Michigan
Discussant: Lars H. Andersen, Rockwool Foundation Research Unit and Aarhus University
Decomposing Gender Inequalities in HIV/AIDS in Kenya, Lesotho, and Tanzania
Arijit Nandi, McGill University; Drissa Sia, McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy; Yentéma Onadja, Université de Montréal
Do Pedestrian Supportive Environments Assessed Using Virtual Audits Predict Childhood Obesity in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study?
Gina Lovasi, Columbia University; Steve Mooney, Columbia University; Nicolia Eldred-Skemp, Columbia University; Kathryn Neckerman, Columbia University; Andrew Rundle, Columbia University; Julien O. Teitler, Columbia University
NEIGHBORHOOD, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES ON HEALTH
Chair: Justin T. Denney, Rice University
Discussant: Stephanie A. Robert, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Migration and Mental Health: the Immigrant Advantage Revisited
Jenna Nobles, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Graciela M. Teruel, Universidad Iberoamericana
Changing Work and Work-Family Conflict in an Information Technology Workplace: Evidence from the Work, Family, and Health Network
Erin Kelly, University of Minnesota; Phyllis Moen, University of Minnesota; J. Michael Oakes, University of Minnesota; Cassandra Okechukwu, Harvard University
Examining the role of genotype in socioeconomic disparities in health: test of a theoretical model of social selection
MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY OVER THE LIFE COURSE
Chair: Iliana V. Kohler, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Jason Schnittker, University of Pennsylvania
FAMILY INSTABILITY
Chair: Emily F. Shafer, Harvard University
Discussant: Megan M. Sweeney, University of California, Los Angeles
School Racial-Ethnic Composition and the Formation of Romantic Relationships outside of Schools: A Test of Structural Sociological Propositions
The Form and Function of Premarital Courtship Trajectories
Sarah Halpern-Meekin, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee; Laura M. Tach, University of Pennsylvania
TRANSITIONS TO ADULTHOOD
Chair: Monica J. Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Discussant: Kristin Turney, University of California, Irvine
U.S. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH POLICY
Chair: Elizabeth Wildsmith, Child Trends
Discussant: Liza Fuentes, CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR)
Low Birthweight among Immigrants in Australia and the United Kingdom
Melissa L. Martinson, University of Washington; Marta Tienda, Princeton University; Julien O. Teitler, Columbia University
Positive, Negative, or Null? The Effects of Maternal Incarceration on Children
CHILDREN IN DIVERSE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
Chair: Elizabeth Wildsmith, Child Trends
Discussant: Shannon E. Cavanagh, University of Texas at Austin
Cumulative Risks of Foster Care Placement by Age 18 for American Children by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, 2000-2009
Bias in Estimates of Child Obesity from Panel Surveys
Margaret M. Weden, RAND Corporation; Peter Brownell, RAND Corporation; Michael S. Rendall, University of Maryland and RAND Corporation; Christopher Lau, RAND; Meena Fernandes, Abt Associates; Zafar Nazarov, Cornell University
The Intergenerational Transmission of Cigarette Smoking: Comparing Non-Hispanic White, Black and Hispanic Youth
Peter Brownell, RAND Corporation; Margaret M. Weden, RAND Corporation; Jeremy Miles, RAND Corporation; Michael S. Pollard, RAND Corporation
Living Arrangements and Child Health: Examining Family Structure Linkages with Children’s Health Insurance and Health Status
Increasing Inequality in Parent Incomes and Children’s Completed Schooling: Correlation or Causation?
Greg J. Duncan, University of California, Irvine; Ariel Kalil, University of Chicago; Kjetil Telle, Statistics Norway; Kathleen M. Ziol-Guest, Cornell University
Also, congratulations to RWJF Meharry Health Policy fellows Tyson Brown, Taylor Hargrove and Courtney Sinclair Thomas on their papers and presentations being accepted by the Population Association of America (PAA). Dr. Brown is an assistant professor of sociology, and Hargrove and Thomas are doctoral students in the Department of Sociology at Vanderbilt University.
Gendered Racism and Self-Rated Health Trajectories.
Tyson H Brown; Liana Richardson; Taylor W. Hargrove; Courtney S. Thomas
Does It Work?: Examining the Utility of the Stress Process Model for Explaining Variations in Mental Health among African American Young Adults.
Taylor W. Hargrove
Not So Supportive? Black-White Differences in the Protective Effect of Social Support on Birth weight and Preterm Delivery.
Courtney S. Thomas