Conference Agenda

Thursday, March 24

Session 1. Introductions and Background to the Conference

Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland
Cheryl Eavey, National Science Foundation
Emilio Morgan, Michigan State University

Session 2. Change and Adaptation/ Disaster planning, Emilio Moran, Michigan State University, Chair

Climate Change, Weather Events and Human net Migration
Presenter:  Elizabeth Fussell, Population Studies & Training Center, Brown University
Discussant: Klaus Hubacek, University of Maryland

How Social Media can improve Donation Campaigns
Presenters:  Chen Wang, University of Maryland; William Rand, University of Maryland,
Discussant:  Henry Brady, University of California, Berkeley

Tracking the Transcontinental Social Mobility of Western European Immigrants
Presenter:  Elyakim Kislev, Hebrew University.
Discussant:  Andrés Villarreal, University of Maryland

Lunch
Thoughts on Future Directions for the Social and Behavioral Sciences by Myron Gutmann, University of Colorado, Boulder

Comments: Howard Nusbaum, NSF; Michael Spittel, OBSSR / NIH; John Yellen, NSF

Session 3. Community Characteristics and Quality of Life, Catherine Eckel, Texas A&M University, Chair

Aging in Disorderly Neighborhoods
Presenter:  Michael Bader, American University
Discussant: Barbara Entwisle, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Exposure to Violent Locations and Adolescent Mental Health: Integrating Survey Smartphone, and Administrative Data Resources
Presenter:  Christopher Browning, Ohio State University
Discussant: Dalton Conley, New York University.

Linking Federal Surveys with Federal and State Administrative Data to Improve Data on Families
Presenter:  Amy O’Hara, US Census Bureau, Center for Administrative Records and Research Applications
Discussant: Michel Boudreaux, University of Maryland

Friday, March 25

Session 4.  Individual and Community Factors in Health, Christine Bachrach, University of Maryland, Chair

Predicting the Community Level Burden of Asthma Using Novel Linkages of Social Media, Social Economic and Air Quality Sensor Data
Presenter:  Hongying Dai, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Discussant: Amir Sapkota, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland

Individual and Facility-Level Determinants of Contraceptive Use among Young Women in Malawi.  
Presenter: Jean Digitale, The Population Council.  
Discussant: Margaret Frye, Princeton University

Effect of Health Shocks on Resource Acquisition for Food Insecure Households:  A Social Observatory Analysis  
Presenters: Tammy Leonard and Sandi Pruitt, University of Dallas
Discussant: Darrick Hamilton, New York University

Session 5: Discussions about future directions for social science research and potential collaborative opportunities, Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland, Chair

Remarks by Michael Barton, Arizona State University on a potential initiative transforming the social and behavioral sciences, and a panel discussion with federal agency representatives as to the contribution of the papers and individual projects to their priority funding areas.

Discussants: Regina Bures, NICHD / NIH; David Berrigan, NCI / NIH; William Riley, OBSSR / NIH