Congratulations to our postdoc fellow Christina Cross on winning PAA’s 2020 Dorothy S. Thomas award!

Head shot of Christina Cross

Postdoc Fellow Christina Cross, PhD, is this  year’s recipient of the PAA Dorothy S. Thomas award for best demography paper by a doctoral student. Christina is the first African American recipient in the 40-year history of this award. Tune in on YouTube for the award presentation and to hear from Christina herself as she accepts the award.

Happy Friday at Virtual PAA 2020!

PAA logo for 2020 conference

There are dozens of sessions taking place today, and here are some that highlight affiliates and some close colleagues of the Harvard Pop Center community. 8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Mental Health Giacomo Pasini will be presenting a paper co-authored by Mauricio Avendano and Lisa Berkman 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Early Life Exposures and Health Over the Lifecourse A paper titled “Analysis of Attained Height and Diabetes Among 554,122 Adults…