2016 Population Association of America (PAA)
2016 Annual Meeting – Washington, DC
March 31 - April 2, 2016
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 https://paa.confex.com/paa/2016/meetingapp.cgi/Home/0 and specific session locations will be published in the final program.
Jimi Adams, University of Colorado, Denver
You Make Me Sick: Peer Network Processes of Adolescents’ Healthy Lifestyles
Fenaba Addo, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Comparing the Benefits of Cohabitation and Marriage for Health and Happiness in Mid-Life: Is the Relationship Similar Across Countries?
Fenaba Addo, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Consequences of Partnered Childbearing for Mothers' Mid-Life Health
Fenaba Addo, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wealth and Unintended First Births
Allison Aiello, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Carolina Population Center
Financial Stressors during the Great Recession and Increases in Interleukin-6 Levels
Allison Aiello, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Carolina Population
Intergenerational Education Mobility and Depressive Symptoms in a Latino Community
Allison Aiello, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Carolina Population
Variation in a Novel Measure of Immune Status by Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Status: Findings from the Detroit Neighborhood Health Study
Dawn Alley, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Jennifer Dowd, CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR)
Is Obesity Becoming More Disabling over Time? Evidence from the Nhanes 1988-2012
Michael Bader, American University
Gina Lovasi, Columbia University
Can We Increase Neighborhood Disorder Estimation Accuracy By Incorporating Spatially Located Covariates in Kriging Models?
Michael Bader, American University
Segregation in Place: Aging, Age-Dependent Mobility, and Long-Term Racial Succession
Lisa Bates, Columbia University
Theresa Osypuk, University of Minnesota
CHILD Marriage and Intimate Partner Violence in RURAL Bangladesh: A Longitudinal Multilevel Analysis
Lisa Bates, Columbia University
Women's Empowerment as a Protective Factor Against Intimate Partner Violence in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Exploration of the Process and Limitations of Its Influence
Jeffrey (Bart) Bingenheimer, George Washington University
A Closer Look at Family Influences on Adolescent Sexual Activity in Ghana: Prospective Effects of Between- and within-Person Variation in Five Dimensions of Youth-Parent Relationships
ECONOMY, LABOR FORCE, EDUCATION, AND INEQUALITY
Session Chair: Sigal Alon, Tel Aviv Univeristy
Discussant: Jennie Brand, University of California, Los Angeles
Returns to Higher Education
Jennie Brand, University of California, Los Angeles
The Social and Economic Context of Worker Displacement
Sarah Burgard, University of Michigan
Clustering, Stability, and Change in Tobacco and Alcohol Use and BMI Among Older U.S. Adults
Sarah Burgard, University of Michigan
Cross-National Comparison of Sex Differences in Morbidity in Wealthy Nations: The Role of Labor Force Trajectories
Sarah Burgard, University of Michigan
Housing Voucher Receipt and Housing Instability in the Post-Recession Period
Sarah Burgard, University of Michigan
Is Beef What’s for Dinner? Exploring and Explaining Intersectional Differences in Dietary Practices Among U.S. Adults
REPRODUCIBLE RESEARCH AND REPLICATION
Session Chair: Alison Buttenheim, University of Pennsylvania
Alison Buttenheim, University of Pennsylvania
Improving Household Participation in a Vector Control Campaign: A Pragmatic Randomized Field Trial of Behavioral Economic Interventions
Alison Buttenheim, University of Pennsylvania
Under Covered? Cohort Changes in Time to Vaccination Among California School Children
Sarah Cowan, New York University
The Prevalence of and Barriers to Bystander Intervention on Behalf of Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence Victims
COMBINING DATA TO PRODUCE BETTER ESTIMATES
Session Chair: John Warren
Discussant: Audrey Dorélien, University of Minnesota
Audrey Dorélien, University of Minnesota
Health Across Urban Dimensions in China
BIODEMOGRAPHY, HEALTH, AND MORTALITY
Session Chair: Thomas McDade
Discussant: Jennifer Dowd, CUNY Institute for demographic research (CIDR) US
Jennifer Dowd, CUNY Institute for demographic research (CIDR) US
Is Obesity Becoming More Disabling over Time? Evidence from the Nhanes 1988-2012
Jennifer Dowd, CUNY Institute for demographic research (CIDR) US
The Early Life Origins of the Relationship Between Midlife Obesity and Cognitive Functioning in Later Life
Michael Emch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Climate Events and Short Term Migration in Matlab, Bangladesh
Michael Emch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Indigenous Health in the Ecuadorian Amazon: A Multilevel and Longitudinal Analysis
Christy Erving, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Theories of Racial Inequality and Health Disparities
Jason Fletcher, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cesarean Section, the Gut Microbiome and Children’s Health: Investigating Causal Linkages
Jason Fletcher, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Consequences of Childbearing on Delinquency and Substance Use
Jason Fletcher, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Gender-Specific Pathways of Peer Influence on Adolescent Suicidal Behaviors
GENETICS, EPIGENETICS, AND AGING
Session Chair: Jason Boardman
Discussant: Jason Fletcher, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Jason Fletcher, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Multigenerational Effects of Early Life Health Shocks
Jason Fletcher, University of Wisconsin, Madison
The Effects of Peer Networks on Delinquency Across Immigrant Generations
CHILDREN AND MIGRATION
Session Chair: Reanne Frank, Ohio State University
Discussant: Jenna Nobles, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Reanne Frank, Ohio State University
Segregation and Residential Attainment Among Immigrants
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONTEXT OF HEALTH
Session Chair: Kate A. Cagney
Discussant: Esther Friedman, RAND Corporation
Michelle Frisco, Pennsylvania State University
Molly Martin, Pennsylvania State University
Which Settings Provide the Most Americanized and Healthiest Diets? How Home, School, and Other Meals Shape the Diets of Mexican Children of Immigrants
Steven Haas, Pennsylvania State University
Early Life Influences on Population Differences in Aging-Vector Trajectories of Functional Limitations
EARLY-LIFE EXPOSURES AND HEALTH: INTEGRATING BIOMARKER DATA
Session Chair: Jenna Nobles, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Discussant: Amar Hamoudi, Duke University
EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE ON HEALTH BEHAVIORS
Session Chair: Dean Lillard
Discussant: Amar Hamoudi, Duke University
Mark Hatzenbuehler, Columbia University
Too Scared to Move?: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of State-Level Immigration Policies and Obesity Among Latinos in the United States
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER, AND SEXUALITY
Session Chair: Yasamin Kusunicki, University of Michigan
Discussant: Maggie Hicken, University of Michigan
RACE, GENDER, AND SES IN LATIN AMERICA
Session Chair: Maggie Hicken, University of Michigan
Discussant: Ellis Monk, University of Chicago
ETHNIC AND RACIAL VARIATION IN HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND HEALTH
Session Chair: Rachel Kimbro, Rice University
Discussant: Patrick Krueger, University of Colorado, Denver
Patrick Krueger, University of Colorado, Denver
Predictors of Men’s Use of HIV Testing Services in Low-Income Countries: The Role of Masculinity
Hedy Lee, University of Washington
Exploring Relationship Dynamics Between Citizens and the Police Via Twitter
METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES IN FERTILITY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH IN LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
Session Chair: Hedy Lee, University of Washington
Discussant: Athena Pantazis, University of Washington
RACE AND ETHNICITY: POLICIES, PATTERNS, AND PROCESSES
Session Chair: Annie Ro, University of California, Irvine
Discussant: Hedy Lee, University of Washington
Adam Lippert, University of Colorado, Denver
How Work and Family Transitions Are Associated with Stress-Related Immunity Dysfunction Among Young Adult Women
SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, HEALTH, AND MORTALITY AMONG YOUNG AND MIDDLE AGED ADULTS
Session Chair: Wesley James, University of Memphis
Discussant: Adam Lippert, University of Colorado, Denver
EFFECTS OF BEHAVIOR ON HEALTH AND MINORITY
Session Chair: Vida Maralani, Yale University
Discussant: Jamie Lynch, St. Norbert College
Vida Maralani, Yale University
Maternal Age, Family Income Dynamics, and Child Investment
Vida Maralani, Yale University
The Fertility Patterns of Women Who Breastfeed
Molly Martin, Pennsylvania State University
Does Increasing Income Lead to Greater Childhood Obesity? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Molly Martin, Pennsylvania State University
Does the Association Between Mothers' Employment and Availability for Their Adolescent Children Vary By Family Structure?
Ryan Masters, University of Colorado, Boulder
Collective Health Lifestyles and Life Course Plasticity in Women’s Smoking
Ryan Masters, University of Colorado, Boulder
Trends in Black-White Differences in Low Birth Weight and Neonatal Mortality
Ryan Masters, University of Colorado, Boulder
Variation in Adolescents’ Physical Weight Perceptions: The Gendered and Aged Context of State Level Body Size Reference Norms
ADULT MORTALITY
Session Chair: Arun Hendi, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Neil Mehta, Emory University
Neil Mehta, Emory University
Do Origins Influence Work Disability? a Comparison of Native and Foreign-Born Americans
Neil Mehta, Emory University
The Contribution of Weight Status to Black-White Differences in Mortality and Life Expectancy
HEALTH DISPARITIES IN EARLY AND MID-LIFE
Session Chair: Richard Rogers, University of Colorado, Denver
Discussant: Jennifer Montez, Syracuse University
Jennifer Montez, Syracuse University
Trends in US Women's Physical Functioning by Education Level, 1997-2014
Jennifer Montez, Syracuse University
Why Are Educational Differences in Mortality Large in Some U.S. States but Small in Others?
Chris Muller, Columbia University
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Columbia University
The Epidemiological Transition in the United States: Volatility and Variability in the Age- and Cause-Patterning of Death
Arijit Nandi, McGill University
Do Minimum Wages Improve Early Life Health?
Arijit Nandi, McGill University
Estimating the Causal Effect of Intimate Partner Violence on Women’s Contraceptive Use: An Application of Marginal Structural Models to Cohort Data from Rakai, Uganda
Arijit Nandi, McGill University
Time Use and Mental Distress Among Mothers in Rural India
Arijit Nandi, McGill University
Twenty-Five Year Trends in the Prevalence of Early Marriage Among Women in 35 Sub-Saharan African Countries
CHILDREN AND MIGRATION
Session Chair: Reanne Frank, Ohio State University
Discussant: Jenna Nobles, University of Wisconsin, Madison
EARLY-LIFE EXPOSURES AND HEALTH: INTEGRATING BIOMARKERS
Session Chair: Jenna Nobles, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Discussant: Amar Hamoudi, Duke University
Jenna Nobles, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Understanding the Impact of Compositional Changes in Maternal and Geographic Characteristics on Declining Infant Mortality Rates in the United States, 1990-2013
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
Theresa Osypuk, University of Minnesota
Lisa Bates, Columbia University
CHILD Marriage and Intimate Partner Violence in RURAL Bangladesh: A Longitudinal Multilevel Analysis
Theresa Osypuk, University of Minnesota
How Prominent Is Residential Selection? Understanding the Residential Patterns of Low Income Families into Neighborhoods of High Opportunity
Jayanti Owens, Brown University
Diagnosing Kids on the Clinical Margins: Relationships Between Early Childhood ADHD Diagnoses, Social Adjustment/Behavioral Course, and Academic Achievement Among Children with Less Severe ADHD-Related Behaviors
David Rehkopf, Stanford University
Assessing the Relationship Between Subjective and Objective Dementia Probabilities Using Genetic Risk Scores
David Rehkopf, Stanford University
Demographic Correlates of Site-Specific Genome-Wide DNA Methylation in Costa Rica
David Rehkopf, Stanford University
Predicting Survival: Telomere Length Versus Conventional Predictors
David Rehkopf, Stanford University
Racial and Socioeconomic Variation in Genetic Markers of Telomere Length
Kara Rudolph, University of California, Berkeley
Jacqueline Torres, University of California, San Francisco
Migration of Adult Children to the U.S. and Depression Among Older Mexican Adults: Considering Time-Varying Treatment and Outcome
Laura Tach, Cornell University
Demographic Divergence, School Choice, and the Changing Relationship Between Neighborhoods and Schools
Laura Tach, Cornell University
Fragmentation or Diversification? Ethno-Racial Change and the Social and Economic Diversity of Communities
Jacqueline Torres, University of California, San Francisco
Kara Rudolph, University of California, Berkeley
Migration of Adult Children to the U.S. and Depression Among Older Mexican Adults: Considering Time-Varying Treatment and Outcome
INCARCERATION AND FAMILY LIFE
Session Chair: Becky Petit, University of Texas, Austin
Discussant: Kristin Turney, University of California, Irvine
Kristin Turney, University of California, Irvine
Individual and Spillover Consequences of Parental Health Limitations for Parenting
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND CHRONIC DISEASE
Session Chair: Robbee, Wedow, University of Colorado, Boulder
Discussant: Margaret Weden, RAND Corporation
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Columbia University
Chris Muller, Columbia University
The Epidemiological Transition in the United States: Volatility and Variability in the Age- and Cause-Patterning of Death
Emily Walton, Dartmouth University
Multiethnic Neighborhoods on the Ground: Resources, Constraints, and Sense of Community
EARLY LIFE EXPOSURES, AGING, AND MORTALITY
Session Chair: Jason Thomas, Pennsylvania State University
Discussant: Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Columbia University
Steven Haas, Pennsylvania State University
Early Life Influences on Population Differences in Aging-Vector Trajectories of Functional Limitations
COMMUNITY AND POLICY INFLUENCES ON CHILDREN
Session Chair, Lori Kowaleski-Jones, University of Utah
Discussant: Kathleen Ziol-Guest, New York Univeristy
Discussant: Rebecca Ryan, Georgetown University