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Editor:
Tonya Allen
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PRInformation
Spring 2003
Student News
Awards
Flora Nankhuni received first prize at the College of Agricultural Sciences research exhibition for her poster entitled "Investigating the Environment-Population Vicious Circle of Poverty: The Case of Africa and Malawi." This poster also won third prize in the Social and Behavioral Sciences category in Penn State's 18th Annual Graduate Exhibition.
Mira Hidajat received third prize in the Social and Behavioral Sciences category in Penn State's 18th Annual Graduate Exhibition for her poster, "Socio-Demographic Determinants of Comorbidity at the Time of Death in Four Asian American Groups."
Recent Appointments
Frank Avenilla has accepted a position as Social Science Analyst at the Center for Population Research, NICHD
Flora Nankhuni has been awarded a Population Council postdoctoral fellowship.
Qiuyan Wang has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at RAND.
Zhenmei Zhang has accepted a faculty position at Bowling Green.
Students Present Research at PAA
Frank Avenilla, "Assessing the Links between Emotional and Behavioral School Engagement and Academic Performance among High School Adolescents" (poster)
Cristina Bradatan, "The Perverse Effect of Population Policies. A Case Study" (poster)
Erica Gardner (with Dr. Suet-ling Pong and Lingxin Hao), "Parental Involvement in Immigrant Children's Education"
Tesfayi Gebreselassie (with Dr. David Shapiro and Lisa Strunk), "Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys" and "Women's Educational Attainment and Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa" (poster)
Elizabeth Gifford, "Access to Health Care during the Transition to Adulthood for Youth with Disabilities" (poster), and "Children's Health Insurance 2001" (with Shailesh R Bhandari) (poster)
Bina Gubhaju (with Dr. Stephen Matthews), "Women's Status, Reproductive Behavior and Context in Nepal" (poster)
Mira Hidajat, "Socio-Demographic Determinants of Comorbidity at the Time of Death in Four Asian American Groups" (poster)
Tanya Kenkre (with Dr. R. Salvador Oropesa and Dr. Nancy Landale), "Financial Arrangements in Marital and Cohabiting Unions with Children: An Analysis of the Income Allocation Methods of Fathers of Mainland Puerto Ricans"
Bob Lee (with Alan Graefe and Robert Burns), "Analysis of Demographic Segmentation of Local Residents in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area: A GIS Approach for the Potential Park Visitors" (poster)
Flora Nankhuni (with Dr. Jill Findeis), "Inter-relationships Between Women's and Children's Work: Effects on Children's Education in Malawi"
Julianne Ohlander (with Ken Chew and Richard McCleary), "Who Gets It Next? The Impact of Family Structure on the Risk of Child Abuse in Abusive Multi-Child Households"
Tanja St. Pierre (with Dr. Gordon F. De Jong and Dr. Deborah Graefe), "Welfare Reform, Family Structure, and Migration: Moving to Benefits: Moving from Restrictions"
Michele Steinmetz, "Cultural Differences in Fertility in Kenya: Family Formation as a Case Study" (poster)
Lisa Strunk (with Dr. David Shapiro and Tesfayi Gebreselassie), "Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys" and "Women's Educational Attainment and Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa" (poster)
David Warner (with Dr. Mark D. Hayward and Eileen Crimmins), "Toward a Better Understanding of Race/Ethnic Differences in Active Life Expectancy"
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