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Michelle Poulin

@michellepoulin.bsky.social
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Sociologist and Demographer. Executive Director of the Berkeley Population Center. I study family, gender, fertility, economics, mostly in Africa.

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The UC Berkeley Department of Demography is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor, open field. Applications are due October 15, 2026. See details and applications: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05488 Please share widely.
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Assistant Professor - Open Field - Demography
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Join our next Brown Bag Seminar on Wednesday, March 18 at 12pm PT. @dennisfeehan.bsky.social, Associate Professor at UC Berkeley, will present, "What Do We Lose if We Lose the Demographic and Health Surveys? Quantifying Research Impact with Digital Trace Data.” events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
We're now accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography, taking place in-person at UC Berkeley on June 1-5, 2026. Deadline to apply: March 1. See more information on the workshop and how to apply here: populationsciences.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u... Please share widely!
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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Call for Abstracts: Spring Symposium on Population Research: New Findings, New Directions (April 17, 2026, Faculty Club at UC Berkeley) Sponsors: Berkeley Population Center & Center on Economics and Demography of Aging Deadline: February 16, 2026 populationsciences.berkeley.edu/conferences/...
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Call for Abstracts: Spring Symposium on Population Research: New Findings, New Directions - Population Sciences
This symposium is an opportunity for the UC Berkeley population sciences community to share and discuss new findings, innovative ideas, and future directions of their research.
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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Call for Abstracts: Workshop on Determinants of Adult Mortality, Morbidity, and Healthy Aging in LMICs. Sponsors: UC Berkeley Center on Economics and Demography of Aging & USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health Deadline: Dec 15 2025 populationsciences.berkeley.edu/conferences/...
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Call for Abstracts: Workshop on Determinants of Adult Mortality, Morbidity, and Healthy Aging in LMICs - Population Sciences
The Workshop on Determinants of Adult Mortality, Morbidity, and Healthy Aging in LMICs is co-sponsored by the NIA-supported UC Berkeley Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging-CEDA (William Do...
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Atheendar Venkataramani @atheendar.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Nice detective work to shed light on an an important question that few might think to even ask.
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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
As the federal #shutdown enters week 2, GPAC is monitoring developments and working with partners (@cossa.bsky.social) to address disruptions. If your research/funding has been affected, share impacts via our portal—your examples help strengthen advocacy for a swift resolution. buff.ly/pIO1QQw
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Share Your Research Activities Negatively Affected by Shutdown
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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The BERKELEY POPULATION SCIENCES BROWNBAG SERIES returns! Our first three talks feature: Ian Lundberg - UCLA @nathanlo.bsky.social - Stanford University @mpbitler.bsky.social‬ - UC Davis Join us Wednesdays, 12 - 1PM at 310 Social Sciences Building, or via Zoom ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB
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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
During the 1st week of June we held our 11th Annual Berkeley Workshop in Formal Demography. We had a terrific workshop & are already looking forward to next year! TY to NIH & to instructors @ayesha-mahmud.bsky.social @rchung.bsky.social Josh Goldstein @dennisfeehan.bsky.social @jnobles.bsky.social!
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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
In a country where "more than a third of marriages are between first cousins," marrying outside the family leads to more progressive gender attitudes--even though people marry younger. sites.duke.edu/ericafield/f... by Al-Shafaee, Field, @seema.bsky.social, @munirsquires.bsky.social
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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 02/05/2025
Long-Term Effects of the US Medical Research Effort During World War II www.nber.org/digest/20250...
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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
New study estimates that the Trump administration's 90-day funding freeze for USAID's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief would result in ~60 thousand HIV deaths across 7 countries. www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
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The impact of the PEPFAR funding freeze on HIV deaths and infections: a mathematical modelling study of seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa
The sudden cessation of PEPFAR funding likely results in tens of thousands of HIV deaths and new infections. These losses of life and health should compel the United States government to rapidly and f...
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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Join our next Brownbag this Wednesday, 4/16 at noon, to hear Magali Barbieri (UC Researcher in Demography at UC Berkeley) present her project, “Multi-morbidity and the US Disadvantage in Life Expectancy.” Attend in-person at 310 Social Sciences or via Zoom (ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB).
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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
When home heating is less affordable, more people die each winter. That's what our analysis found for a period when LIHEAP was in place. Without LIHEAP, the effect would presumably much larger. Ungated copy of the study here: bit.ly/2JrJfxR
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Aakriti Jain @aakritijain.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Huge crowds in SF today for #standupforscience. inspiring stories, not only from scientists like @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social, but also people who have lived through life-saving/changing experiences as a direct consequence of federally-funded scientific research 💪🏽
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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
One week left to apply to our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography!
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Esteban J. Quiñones, Ph.D. @estebanjq.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Here are updated forms for Federal Cuts Tracker Map project, live later this week 🙏🏼 Help share and crowdsource!!! www.linkedin.com/posts/abigai...
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Abigail André on LinkedIn: #data #federalgovernment #federalworkers #usaid #noaa #federalcuts #stories | 21 comments
Here are updated forms for Federal Cuts Tracker Map project, live later this week. If you're new to the project, it is an interactive map that is tracking… | 21 comments on LinkedIn
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Stéphane Helleringer @shelleringer.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Surreal read of the day: a paper using USAID-funded and now terminated Demographic & Health Surveys to count the huge number of lives saved by the now frozen US PEPFAR program to fight HIV, co-authored by current US admin’s nominee to lead cuts in health research jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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HIV Development Assistance and Adult Mortality in Africa
To determine the effects of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Bendavid and coauthors conducted analyses of adult mortality using person-level data from the Demographic and He...
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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
We are now accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography, taking place in-person at UC Berkeley on June 2-6, 2025. Deadline to apply is March 10. See more information on the workshop and how to apply here: populationsciences.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u... Please share widely!
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Alison Gemmill @alisongemmill.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Our two papers on abortion bans and fertility/infant mortality are now out. In 14 states w/ abortion bans, fertility increased 1.7% and infant mortality increased 6%. Key takeaway is that these impacts were disproportionately felt among those w/ greatest structural disadvantages. Links below.
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
For every $100 million of funding, NIH-supported research generates 76 patents. These patents create opportunities for an estimated $598 million in further research and development.
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Michelle Poulin @michellepoulin.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Yes, exactly.
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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
PAA and the Association of Population Centers express alarm about recent events in which federal agencies have been purging scientific and statistical data from publicly available portals and websites. Read our full statement: www.populationassociation.org/blogs/paa-we...
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Michelle Poulin @michellepoulin.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/w...
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How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze (Gift Article)
President Trump’s order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about the United States’ reliability as a global leader.
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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
PAA is led by members who volunteer their time and expertise to guide the organization and meet the needs of our field. The 2025 election slate is being prepared and PAA members can submit suggestions. Nominate by Feb. 20: www.populationassociation.org/blogs/paa-we...
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Call for Nominations to PAA Leadership
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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Reminder: January 31st, 2025 is the deadline for abstract submissions -> ECSR 2025 Conference "Demography and social inequality" uni-koeln.converia.de//frontend/in... Faced with below replacement fertility, high levels of immigration, increasing life expectancy: Demographic change as a challenge
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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
🚨Applications are now open for the 2025 Berkeley Stone center Summer School on inequality A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered! Apply now 👇👇👇 sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Science @science.org magazine's Breakthrough of the Year is fantastic: an HIV-prevention drug protects people for six months at a time and in two clinical trials showed 99.9% and 100% (!) efficacy in preventing infection www.science.org/content/arti... by @cohenjon.bsky.social 🧪
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Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year: Opening the door to a new era of HIV prevention
A drug with a novel mechanism protects people against the AIDS virus for 6 months. It could speed the end of the epidemic—if those who need it most get access
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Ansgar Hudde @hudde.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
🎉ECSR Conference 2025 is coming to Cologne!🎉 📅 3-5 September 2025 📅 Abstract deadline: Jan 31st ℹ️ Details: ecsr2025.eu I'm happy to be on the organizing team. Theme: "Demography & Social Inequality" – but submissions from *all* sociology fields, methodical approaches etc. are welcome. #ECSR2025
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Nina Bandelj @ninabandelj.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Thrilled to contribute to a special issue dedicated to THE Viviana Zelizer and link of her #money research to #family studies. Check out the issue at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1755618x...
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Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie: Vol 61, No 4
Click on the title to browse this issue
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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social is accepting applications for Fall 2025 for the PhD program in Demography AND the Graduate Group in Sociology & Demography. Seeking a diverse and strong cohort; applications DUE 12/17/2024. Learn more about the program: www.demog.berkeley.edu/graduate-pro...
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Graduate Program - Department of Demography
Graduate Program UC Berkeley Demography offers three graduate degree tracks independently and in conjunction with the department of Sociology. Ph.D. in Demography The doctoral program is intended to p...
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Ariel Ortiz-Bobea @arielob.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
This is an amazing program for early-career economists in developing countries. Please share with your networks! (and follow my colleague Chris Barrett — a great public goods provider among many other things)
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Casey Breen @caseybreen.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
I'm organizing a CenSoc Users Conference this Friday, Dec 6th! Please consider tuning in (all are welcome) to hear about some of the fascinating mortality research being done with these data. Full program and Zoom link: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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CenSoc Users Conference Program
CenSoc Users Conference Meeting Information In-person: Demography Seminar Room, 310 Social Science Building Zoom Link: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/95559957196 Date: December 6th Organizers Casey...
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SCIDjournal.bsky.social @scidjournal.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Check out our special issue on global health, "Politics, Power, and Inequality in Global Health" Many thanks to our fantastic guest editors Joseph Harris and @dadakim.bsky.social It's a must read! link.springer.com/journal/1211...
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Studies in Comparative International Development | Volume 58, issue 3
Volume 58, issue 3 articles listing for Studies in Comparative International Development
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Stéphane Helleringer @shelleringer.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Surveys of mobile phone users became popular in LMICs during COVID pandemic. Are recommendations to keep interviews <15-20mns too restrictive? In RCT, we could not detect differences in participation & data quality when users asked to complete longer interviews journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
In the last three years, satisfaction with democracy dropped by double digits in the US, UK, Canada, South Korea, Germany & Greece. pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Chart shows declines in shares of people satisfied with the way democracy is working in their country, including a 21 point drop in UK and a 10 point drop in US.
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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Our next Brownbag is Wed, Oct 23 w/ John Casterline, Prof in Population Studies Emeritus at Ohio State University: “Fertility Decline in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Fresh Assessment of Mechanisms.” 12pm, 310 Social Sciences Building, w/ zoom option. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
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Demography Brown Bag Seminar: “Fertility Decline in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Fresh Assessment of Mechanisms”
Join us for the Fall 2024 Demography Brown Bag Seminar with John Casterline, PhD, Professor in Population Studies Emeritus from Ohio State University.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 18/10/2024
There’s an enduring expectation for #men to suppress their vulnerability, and it brings tragic mental health consequences. buff.ly/3NLtr7v #mentalhealth
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Men are carrying the brunt of the ‘loneliness epidemic’ amid potent societal pressures
There is an epidemic of isolation gripping the United States, health experts say, with the resulting loneliness disproportionately impacting men and leading to concrete health issues.
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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 03/10/2024
Our next Brownbag is Wed, Oct 9 w/ Peter Catron, Assoc Prof of Soc at Univ. of Washington: “Contextual Boundaries: Skin Tone Stratification and Skill Transferability Among Mexicans in the Age of Mass Migration.” 12pm, 310 Social Sciences Building, w/ zoom option. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
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Demography Brown Bag Seminar: “Contextual Boundaries: Skin Tone Stratification and Skill Transferability Among Mexicans in the Age of Mass Migrat...
Join us for the Fall 2024 Demography Brown Bag Series, with guest Peter Catron from University of Washington. Peter Catron is Associate Professor o...
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Michelle Poulin @michellepoulin.bsky.social · 21/09/2024
At Berkeley we're hosting a 'CenSoc' Users Conference on December 6th. The deadline to submit an abstract is October 31st. Please share widely with your networks, and consider submitting an abstract if you use or are interested in using these data.
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CPIPR @popresearchctrs.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
NICHD is seeking input from researchers and other stakeholders on its 2025 Strategic Plan. Details: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide... To ensure consideration, responses should be submitted no later than Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
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NOT-HD-24-028: Request for Information (RFI): NICHD Strategic Plan 2025
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI): NICHD Strategic Plan 2025 NOT-HD-24-028. NICHD
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Carolina Population Center @uncpopcenter.bsky.social · 04/12/2023
Featuring Faculty Fellow Ross Boyce
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Extreme weather helped fuel surge in malaria cases last year
Cases of malaria rose globally last year, according to a World Health Organization report released Thursday, in part because of record flooding in Pakistan.
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CPIPR @popresearchctrs.bsky.social · 08/12/2023
New data show that about half of U.S. adults lived alone upon gray divorce, another one-third lived with others, and the remaining 14% lived with a new partner. Adults living with a new partner tended to exhibit the most advantaged sociodemographic profiles. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36842065/
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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 29/11/2023
Who's joining us in Columbus for #PAA2024? 🤔 Can't wait for the demography magic! 🔍🎉 Comment below if you're in! 🌐✨ #PAA2024
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Michelle Poulin @michellepoulin.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
This study and its findings are remarkable.
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Michelle Poulin @michellepoulin.bsky.social · 10/11/2023
See this new opportunity; if eligible do submit.
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Jenn Dowd @drjenndowd.bsky.social · 02/11/2023
Excellent opportunity for students to train with some amazing Demographers! #demography #population
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