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In “A Profile of Great-Grandparenthood in the U.S.,” R. Margolis & A. Verdery find that rates of great-grandparenthood for older cohorts are stable bc of ↑ life expectancy & postponed fertility, but rates for younger cohorts are lower. @westernu.ca @pop.psu.edu read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

In “Why Do Black Women Have a Higher Obesity Prevalence Than White Women?” Frisco et al. find that living in disadvantaged n'hoods & single-parent HHs as adolescents & having ↓ adult incomes explain much of the difference. @ssripennstate.bsky.social @pop.psu.edu read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

New publication with my #UCSF colleagues about #cannabis budtenders and their #medical recommendations: doi.org/10.26828/can...

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The Growth and Diversity of Older Undocumented Immigrants in the United States | Demography | Duke University Press Jennifer Van Hook, Mara Getz Sheftel; The Growth and Diversity of Older Undocumented Immigrants in the United States. Demography 2025; 12253766. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-12253766

New study from @pop.psu.edu Director, Jenny Van Hook, shows dramatic aging of the undocumented immigrant population. Nearly half of undocumented Asians and more than one in five undocumented Mexicans are aged 50 or older, raising the uncertainty of aging in United States. buff.ly/jJzBdfU

In a new Demography article with @marasheftel.bsky.social we document the aging of the undocumented immigrant population. Half of undocumented Asians and one in five undocumented Mexicans are 50 or older, and now entering older adulthood without a safety net.
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The submission site is now open! Submit your work to #PAA2026 — Deadline is Sunday, October 5. www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...

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....

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...

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

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?

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

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/...

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

New pub with my amazing colleague and the grad students in my most recent seminar on the corporate drug trade.
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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

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.

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

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

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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…

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.

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

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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...

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.

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

Some of our Demography students presenting at #PAA2025

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

📚 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.

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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…

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

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Poster session at PAA 2024 in columbus ohio

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...

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

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

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