Harvard Pop Center at PAA 2026: Thursday, May 7, 2026
Flash: Health Transitions and Mortality Patterns in LMICs: Evidence Across Contexts and Populations
“Physical function and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among middle and older adults in rural South Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in Rural South Africa (HAALSI),“ presented by HCPDS Faculty Members Lisa Berkman, Tom Gaziano, Steven Tollman, and their colleagues.
POSTER SESSION: Health and Health Behavior
“The Gendered Associations between Marital Experiences and Mental Health in Older Age: Comparison of a Rural Black South African Community Sample to a National Sample,” presented by HCPDS Research Director Elyse Jennings and her colleague.
SESSION: Modeling Demographic Processes
“The Demographic Traces of Historical Events: A Multistate Model with Application to Educational Attainment,” presented by HCPDS Faculty Member Deirdre Bloome.
SESSION: Critical Perspectives on Demography and Climate Change
“The Burden of Blackness: Examining the Concentration of Toxic Release Inventory Sites,” presented by HCPDS Graduate Student Affiliate Major Eason.
SESSION: Work/Family, Gender, and Care Work: The Impact of Working Conditions—Including Remote Work, Job Insecurity, and Authority—on the Household Division of Labor
“The Changing Distribution of Time Spent ‘Caring’: Trends from the American Time Use Survey in 2003 to 2024,“ presented by HCPDS Graduate Student Affiliates Nayun Eom and Dylan Nguyen.
SESSION: Structural Oppression and Health
Chair 1: Emily Dore
SESSION: Experimental Methods in Studying Union Formation and Dissolution
Discussant: Harvard Bell Fellow Shiro Furuya
SESSION: Social Policy, Poverty, and Health
“Does Easing Administrative Burdens Reduce Hunger? The Case of COVID-19 SNAP Administrative Flexibilities,” presented by HCPDS Associate Director Daniel Schneider.
SESSION: Demographic Dimensions of Inequality and Social Mobility
“Beyond the Average: Reconceptualizing the Interplay of Genes, Gender Inequality, and Educational Attainment,” presented by Harvard Bell Fellow Shiro Furuya, HCPDS Faculty Member S (Subu) V Subramanian, and Affiliated Scientist Rockli Kim.
“The Association Between Income and Causes of Death in the United States, 2008-2019,” presented by HCPDS Faculty Member David Cutler and colleagues.