Social Demography Seminars

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The Hybrid Social Demography Seminar (SDS) series at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies provides a lively forum for scholars from across the university to discuss in-progress social scientific and population research. Social demography includes work that uses demographic methods to describe and explain the distribution of social goods across populations. The Social Demography Seminar series thus welcomes presentations on a wide variety of topics such as family, gender, race/ethnicity, population health—including mortality, morbidity, and functional health—inequality, im/migration, fertility, and the institutional arrangements that shape and respond to population processes. The long-term goal is to build a broad and multi-disciplinary community of social demographers at Harvard.

The core interdisciplinary programming committee includes: Randy Akee, Lisa Berkman, Rita HamadDaniel Schneider, S V Subramanian, Mary Waters, and Xiang Zhou.

The seminars are geared towards faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students, and those with other academic appointments (e.g., research scientist or associate).

With the aim of disseminating scholarly research, The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies hosts a diverse array of speakers. They do not represent or speak for the Center, the School, or the University, and hosting them does not imply endorsement of their views, organizations, or employers.


LOCATION: HCPDS, 9 Bow Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge, MA, and online via Zoom. 

LUNCH: Lunch will be provided.

TIME: Thursdays, 12:00–1:15 p.m. (unless otherwise noted).

REGISTRATION: We request that all attendees (in person and Zoom participants) register by clicking on the seminar buttons below and then clicking on the Registration Link (registration links will be added as we get closer to the start of the semester).

QUESTIONS (or to be added to the email list): Kory Powell (kpowell@hsph.harvard.edu)


Social Demography Seminars | Fall 2026

Sep
17

Social Demography Seminar with Maria Glymour

On September 17, 2026 at 12:00 pm till 1:15 pm
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Sep
24

Social Demography Seminar with Minjin Chae

On September 24, 2026 at 12:00 pm till 1:15 pm
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Oct
01

Social Demography Seminar

On October 1, 2026 at 12:00 pm till 1:15 pm
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Oct
08

Social Demography Seminar with Tom Lindman

On October 8, 2026 at 12:00 pm till 1:15 pm
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Oct
15

Social Demography Seminar with Jung Hyun Kim

On October 15, 2026 at 12:00 pm till 1:15 pm
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Oct
22

Social Demography Seminar with Bocar Ba

On October 22, 2026 at 12:00 pm till 1:15 pm
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Oct
29

Social Demography Seminar with Julia Behrman

On October 29, 2026 at 12:00 pm till 1:15 pm
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Nov
05

Social Demography Seminar with Heather Randell

On November 5, 2026 at 1:00 pm till 2:15 pm
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Nov
12

Social Demography Seminar with Gabrielle Oliveira

On November 12, 2026 at 1:00 pm till 2:15 pm
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Nov
19

Social Demography Seminar with Alison Gemmill

On November 19, 2026 at 12:00 pm till 1:15 pm
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Dec
03

Social Demography Seminar

On December 3, 2026 at 12:00 pm till 1:15 pm
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