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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Aug 18

The submission site is now open! Submit your work to #PAA2026 — Deadline is Sunday, October 5. www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...

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Elena Pojman @elenapojman.com · Aug 19

New in Rural Sociology: Caregiver well-being varies across rural, surburban, and urban places.

We find:
- Rural & surburban caregivers are worse-off than urbanites.
- State-level family policy matters little.

Caregivers deserve support, & policy should reflect that.
doi.org/10.1111/ruso...

Does Caregiver Well‐Being Differ by Rurality and State Policy Environment? Identifying a Well‐Being Typology for Rural, Suburban, and Urban Caregivers

Despite caregiving making up a considerable portion of how individuals and governments spend their time and money, its impacts on caregivers' well-being are not well understood. In this article, we i....

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Penn State Population Research Institute @pop.psu.edu · Aug 19

New Annual Review of Sociology article on Bereavement from @smithgreenaway.bsky.social, Ashton Verdery, and @carrds723.bsky.social

Deborah Carr @carrds723.bsky.social · Jul 31

What can sociologists contribute to our understanding of bereavement? Read our new ARS article (free). @smithgreenaway.bsky.social @pop.psu.edu @annualreviews.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social @asasmh.bsky.social @buciss.bsky.social www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

The New Sociology of Bereavement | Annual Reviews

Bereavement—the loss of a loved one through death—is a common and consequential life course experience. Although bereavement, and the topic of death and dying more broadly, has remained on the margins...

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Asher Rosinger @asherrosinger.bsky.social · Aug 4

It was really fun getting texts and calls from old friends that they heard me on NPR this morning! Really enjoyed talking to NPR's @pien-huang.bsky.social about #water needs and #dehydration - have a listen! @psuanthro.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @pop.psu.edu
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...

What's the deal with electrolyte drinks — do you need them to stay hydrated?

Seems like nobody's drinking plain water these days. Electrolyte packets or colorful sports drinks are everywhere. But do you need them?

www.npr.org

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Brian Thiede @brianthiede.bsky.social · Jul 25

New paper, led by former Penn State Rural Sociology graduate student Cara Adrien, on environmental shocks and child fostering:

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Penn State Population Research Institute @pop.psu.edu · Jul 22

New research brief from @elenapojman.com and Florence Becot on caregiving in the northeast region of the U.S.

Social Science Research Institute at Penn State @ssripennstate.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (NERCRD) has published a fourth brief in its caregiving research brief series. The brief describes the caregiving experience for rural, suburban & urban caregivers in the Northeast region of the US. Full brief ➡️

Rural-Suburban-Urban Differences in Caregiving in the Northeast U.S. Region - Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development

Enhancing the capacity of Land Grant Universities to foster regional prosperity and rural development.

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Southern Demographic Association @sda-demography.bsky.social · Jul 21

Five days left to submit your abstract(s) for the 2025 SDA Meeting in Lexington, KY (due Friday, July 25)! Check the meeting website for more info about the conference and for the link to submit your paper or poster abstract or to propose a session/panel: sda-demography.org/sys/website/...

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Penn State Population Research Institute @pop.psu.edu · Jun 11

In Social Science & Medicine, Cayley Ryan-Claytor finds evidence that U.S. adults (especially young adults with college degrees) use the internet to complement information and services provided by traditional medical providers, rather than to replace them.

doi.org/10.1016/j.so... #OA

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Louisa Holmes @docholmes.bsky.social · May 14

New pub with my amazing colleague and the grad students in my most recent seminar on the corporate drug trade.
#geosky #academicsky 🛟
@ssripennstate.bsky.social @pop.psu.edu @pennstategeography.bsky.social

Emily Rosenman @emilyrosenman.bsky.social · May 14

First Bluesky post, sharing some work in a new direction (health plus econ geog!) with my amazing colleague @docholmes.bsky.social and many @pennstategeography.bsky.social grad students. Pre-proofs here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

From Dealer to Doctor: A Case Study Examining How Purdue Pharma Sought to Leverage Racial Health Disparities to Attenuate Flagging OxyContin Sales

The objective of this study is to demonstrate ways in which Purdue Pharma and their primary consultant, McKinsey & Company, sought to leverage existin…

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · May 5

My new-to-blusky friend Nicole Kreisberg @nicolekreisberg.bsky.social is looking for interviewees for her project on immigrant couples! Her research team is in particular need of more respondents from Latin America and/or on student visas. Please share widely! #Socsky

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Penn State Population Research Institute @pop.psu.edu · Apr 28

In @wssjournal.bsky.social, Cleothia Frazier finds perceived neighborhood disadvantage is associated with increased anxiety and externalized anger, suggesting older adults’ perceptions of physical neighborhood stressors can have a deleterious impact on emotional health.

doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...

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Alexis Santos @appdemography.bsky.social · Apr 18

If you or a loved one ever spent time at Oswald Tower at Penn State you may be entitled to a brick.

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Alexis Santos @appdemography.bsky.social · Apr 21

Our new publication titled “Identifying air quality monitoring deserts in the United States” is out in PNAS.

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Alexis Santos @appdemography.bsky.social · Apr 22

Just out in Economics Letters our study on Remittances in Guatemala! We use Bayesian Structural Time-Series and Causal Impact to study the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on remittances received in Guatemala.

Result: They increased and the impact was still observed in December 2024.

The Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Remittances in Guatemala: A Causal Impact Analysis

Remittances constitute a major way in which migrants contribute to their family’s well-being and stability. Almost 2 million people of Guatemalan-orig…

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Brian Thiede @brianthiede.bsky.social · Apr 22

Excited to have @clarklgray.bsky.social as our @pop.psu.edu seminar speaker today, talking about "Measuring Climate Vulnerability using Big Population Data":

pop.psu.edu/events/pri-b...

PRI Brown Bag Lecture Series - Dr. Clark Gray | Population Research Institute

PRI Brown Bag Lecture Series Dr. Clark Gray, Professor of Geography & Environment, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill “Measuring Climate Vulnerability using Big Population Data” April 22, 2025 ~ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST IN PERSON (lunch provided): 314 Welch Building

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Penn State Population Research Institute @pop.psu.edu · Mar 24

Register now for the PRI Methods Workshop on hard-to-reach populations held May 13.

tinyurl.com/2025gradmeth...

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EdSHARe Project @edshareproject.bsky.social · Apr 18

According to a new study by @edshareproject.bsky.social researchers High schools have long been recognized for shaping students’ futures. High schools may even contribute to how much a person weighs later in life.

High school experiences linked to midlife body weight | Penn State University

High schools have long been recognized for shaping students’ futures. According to a new study by researchers from Penn State, the University of Texas, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Univ...

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EdSHARe Project @edshareproject.bsky.social · Apr 12

Congratulations to Kelsey Shaulis for winning the poster award with the High School & Beyond (HS&B:80)’s analysis on the Gender Differences in Educational Trajectories and Midlife Health! @popassocamerica.bsky.social @pop.psu.edu

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Penn State Population Research Institute @pop.psu.edu · Apr 12

Some of our Demography students presenting at #PAA2025

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Penn State Population Research Institute @pop.psu.edu · Apr 7

New research from PRI associate Michelle Frisco and colleagues: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

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Population Europe @populationeu.bsky.social · Mar 6

📚 New PopDigest!

A study led by @mkroberts.bsky.social ( @oxforddemsci.bsky.social ) examines the long-term consequences of housing instability experienced between the ages of 18 and 26 on finances, mental health & stress.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/yvxytvzt

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Social Science Research Institute at Penn State @ssripennstate.bsky.social · Mar 26

@bpc-bipartisan.bsky.social 's This Week in Immigration Podcast "Estimating the Unauthorized Immigrant Population" features @pop.psu.edu director @vanhookjenny.bsky.social.
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This Week in Immigration Podcast: "Estimating the Unauthorized Immigrant Population" | Social Science Research Institute

In this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown sits down with Robert Warren from the Center for Migration Studies, Jeffrey Passel from the Pew Research Center, and Jennifer Van…

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Penn State Population Research Institute @pop.psu.edu · Mar 24

Register now for the PRI Methods Workshop on hard-to-reach populations held May 13.

tinyurl.com/2025gradmeth...

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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Mar 13

Willing to serve as a #PAA2025 poster discussant? Help foster engagement and deliver feedback to the research presented at the poster sessions. Interested in volunteering, sign up here: form.jotform.com/250658911441...

Poster session at PAA 2024 in columbus ohio

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Alexis Santos @appdemography.bsky.social · Mar 12

Kinship structures for Left Behind Older Adults in High Outmigration Contexts: Evidence from Puerto Rico pre-proofs are available. (Early Access)

Coauthored with: Amílcar Matos Moreno, Diego Alburez, Ivan Williams, Ashton M. Verdery, Mariana Fernández Soto

@pop.psu.edu @ssripennstate.bsky.social

Kinship Structures for Left Behind Older Adults in High Outmigration Contexts: Evidence from Puerto Rico

AbstractObjectives. Migration accelerates population aging in high-outmigration contexts. Older adults who remain in high-outmigration contexts are at high

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