#PAA2026 delivers:

Cutting-edge research
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New Orleans | July 26–30

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Swing by booth 602 at #PAA2026 to learn about Gateway to Global Aging Data. Their website: g2aging.org

All Exhibitors: www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/spon...

🎡 PSC Postdoc @wescorking.bsky.social has investigated whether sexual orientation and gender identity influences responses to the ACS's measure of cognitive limitations. Learn more at #PAA2026

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Sponsoring #PAA2026 positions your organization as an active supporter of research, education, and collaboration in the potato sector.

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🎡 With evidence from the US and Canada, PSC's Peilin David Yang demonstrates that context and population composition matter for comparative studies on socioeconomic health inequality. Talk to David at #PAA2026!

One conversation could change everything. NEW at #PAA2026 a mentoring event for students & early career members!

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PAA Conference session on spousal bereavement effects with speakers Cayley Ryan-Claytor and Sarah Patterson, scheduled May 7, 11-12:15 p.m., Room 105.

🎡 Does a disruption like the death of a spouse affect how old we feel, and how long we expect to live? At #PAA2026, Cayley Ryan-Claytor, Sarah Patterson and colleagues unpack the consequences of spousal bereavement. UM SRC

Member-Initiated Meetings are held by population research-related organizations or individuals in conjunction with #PAA2026. Check out all of this year's MIMs and add them to your schedule: buff.ly/lvEElo5

5 weeks out from #PAA2026, so let's get excited to meet some exhibitors! Make sure to visit the Cross-National Equivalent File (CNEF) at booth 404. buff.ly/e2jV4WD

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🎡 Natasha Pilkauskas has spent years investigating the impacts of the Child Tax Credit. At #PAA2026, Pilkauskas and colleagues present on the impact of 2021 expanded CTC payments on smoking during pregnancy.

Abstract deadline approaching for PAA 2026.
Submit by April 2.
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🎡 Research on aging nonbinary adults remains scarce. PSC Postdoc Bailey Otter presents at #PAA2026 on a mixed-methods project to understand nonbinary experiences in mid-to-late adulthood and support well-being in later life.

Positive childhood experiences are linked to better health outcomes, but variability in how they are measured and defined makes it harder to synthesize and apply what we know. Patricia Drenth et al present a review at #PAA2026 that will inform the development of a common framework.

Share your research with a focused expert audience at #PAA2026.
The abstract deadline is April 2—submit today: https://bit.ly/4ci3FFd

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🎡 With their study of M-CARES, PSC affiliate Martha Bailey et al provide the first experimental evidence on the socioeconomic returns of reducing financial barriers to contraception for low-income women it the US. #PAA2026

Conference poster detailing a session on educational trends and occupational persistence in post-socialist China, featuring presenter Haori Peng. May 8, 8:30 to 10, Rooms 220-227 at PAA 2027

🎡 Children of high-status parents often remain high-status—and those from low-status families often remain low-status. Using CGSS data, PSC trainee Haorui Peng finds that despite China’s 1999 Higher Education Expansion, intergenerational occupational persistence remains stable. #PAA2026

Book your stay for #PAA2026 and be right where the action is! 🏨🤝 📊
Attendees can access the discounted room block at the Marriott St. Louis Grand: buff.ly/zFqiL48

Reminder: the only official discounted PAA rates are available through the links on the conference website ⬆️ secure your room early!

Working in potato research or applied science? Submit your abstract to #PAA2026 and be part of this year’s program.

The deadline is April 2: https://bit.ly/4ci3FFd

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🎡 Situations of armed conflict present particular ethical considerations for human subjects research. PSC's @cyndibuckley Cynthia Buckley presents work with Nathalie Williams et al summarizing the literature and evaluating guidelines for research in war settings. #PAA2026

Advance registration is now open for #PAA2026

Join the potato research community in New Orleans, July 26–30.

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In Session: Valuating and Improving Data Quality Thursday, May 7, 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Room 266 Do retrospectively-collected relationship measures match prospective reports? May 6-9, 2026 | #PAA2026 Sarah Burgard Erin Ice Lucie Kalousova Janet Wang Peilin David Yang University of Michigan Population Studies Center

🎡 PSC researchers have done important work in recent years on matching between retrospectively-collected measures and prospective reports. At #PAA2026, Sarah Burgard and PSC trainees and alumni present findings on reports of divorce and widowhood. Lucie Kalousova Janet Wang https://myumi.ch/9pzwA

In Session: Racial and SES Segregation and Integration overflow Friday, May 8, 8 - 9:15 a.m. Room 261 The Price of Macro-Segregation: Racial Disparities in Property Taxes and Local Government Fiscal Capacity Robert Manduca

🎡 Star inequality scholar Robert Manduca has advanced important research on inequality, demonstrating how property tax base fragmentation at the macro level-- beyond neighborhoods-- drives Black-White racial inequality in the U.S. #PAA2026

Grad students: Enter the Frank L. Haynes Research Award Competition when submitting your #PAA2026 abstract.

Up to 5 oral presentation awards and 1 best poster award will be announced during the Award Ceremony & Luncheon in New Orleans.

Apply by April 2: https://bit.ly/3Nm6JpE

🎡 Where you live shapes gender gaps in mental health. Amy Pienta & Isabella Kneeland find women have higher rates of depression and anxiety overall, but disparities are largest in households and smaller in prisons, hospitals, and shelters. Context matters for targeting care. #PAA2026 ICPSR

Registration for #PAA2026 opens soon!

Plan to join colleagues from across research, industry, and extension in New Orleans, July 26–30, for 3 days of scientific sessions, networking, and events.

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In Poster Session 1: Demography, Public Policy and Legal Institutions/ Neighborhoods, Communities and Urbanization/Spatial and Environmental Demography Date: Thursday, May 7, 8:30 - 10 a.m. Location: Rooms 220-227 Impacts of climate change on birth outcomes: combined and individual effects of drought and air pollution May 6-9, 2026 | #PAA2026 Emily Treleaven Population Studies Center Lily Borak Adrienne Epstein Nadia Diamond-Smith

A study of the impacts of climate change on birth outcomes using Chitwan Valley Family Study data suggests there are distinct prenatal critical periods when effects of drought and air pollution affect pregnancies. Emily Treleaven et al at 🎡 #PAA2026. UM SRC https://myumi.ch/797zQ

In Poster Session 5 Education, Work and Economic Inequality Friday, May 8, 8:30 - 10 a.m. Rooms 220-227 Educational Trends, 1999 Higher Education Expansion, and Relative Intergenerational Occupation Persistence in Post socialist China May 6-9, 2026 | #PAA2026 Haori Peng

🎡 Children of high-status parents often remain high-status—and those from low-status families often remain low-status. Using CGSS data, Haorui Peng finds that despite China’s 1999 Higher Education Expansion, intergenerational occupational persistence stayed stable. #PAA2026

Stand out where science and industry meet. #PAA2026 sponsorships are designed to help you increase visibility, generate leads, and build relationships with a highly specialized audience.

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Grad students: we want your research at #PAA2026!

This is your opportunity to build your CV, gain presentation experience, and connect with leaders in the field.

Submit by April 2: https://bit.ly/4ci3FFd

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In the Flash Session: Lifecourse Perspectives on Migration and Health Thursday, May 7, 8 - 9:15 a.m. Room 102 Acculturation and Mortality Risk Among Aging U.S. Immigrants: Evidence of Age Group-Specific and Interactive Effects May 6-9, 2026 | #PAA2026 Shane Burns Population Studies Center Connor Sheehan Elizabeth Baker Kyriakos Markides

🎡 US immigrants are aging rapidly. PSC Postdoc Shane D. Burns, PhD, MPH presents on acculturation and mortality risk at #PAA2026, with results that underscore the need for age-group-specific frameworks to guide policies supporting longevity for older immigrants.