NextGenPop
Recruiting the next generation of scholars in population research
Twenty undergraduates visited Cornell June 4-18 for NextGenPop, an intensive summer training program aimed at increasing diversity in the field of population.
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NextGenPop is an undergraduate program in population research that aims to increase the diversity of the population field and nurture the next generation of population scientists. The program includes a 2-week, on-campus summer experience and subsequent virtual components focused on research and professional development, as well as opportunities for mentorship and networking at the annual meeting of the Population Association of American (PAA). It provides a stipend, room, board, and travel support.
Summer program sites share a common core curriculum on population perspectives, research methods, and professional development. Each site also features a signature theme that reflects their cutting-edge research and expertise. The summer 2023 program was hosted by Cornell University June 4-18, with a focus on population and public policy. The inaugural 2022 summer program was hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and future years will be hosted by Duke University, the University of California, Irvine, and the University of Minnesota.
NextGenPop activities are coordinated by PAA and supported by an expert Advisory Committee and consortium of population research centers from universities across the United States. Funding comes from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health (R25 HD105602, PIs Marcy Carlson and Kelly Musick). For additional information on the NextGenPop program, 2022 Fellows, and upcoming program sites, visit: http://nextgenpop.org.
NextGenPop @ Cornell | Summer Experience June 4-18, 2023
The 2023 summer program at Cornell University consisted of a two-week, intensive, in-person learning experience. NextGenPop Fellows studied population composition and change through the lens of pressing contemporary issues, including race and income inequalities, health disparities, immigration, family change, and the life course.
The program included five key components: 1) classroom instruction on core population topics; 2) hands-on applications with population data; 3) case studies on population and public policy; 4) mentored research development; and 5) professional development. Each day of the summer program rotated through a subset of these components, making for a full day of classroom-, hands-on, and group-based learning, in addition to community meals, local outings, and social activities.
NextGenPop @ Cornell | Faculty
NextGenPop leverages expertise within CPC and the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and engages faculty with strong lines of research in population and public policy, including public policies related to race and income inequalities, health disparities, immigration, family change, and the life course.
Kendra Bischoff
Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology
Research interests: social stratification and inequality ; sociology of education; urban sociology
Jamein Cunningham
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Brooks School of Public Policy
Research interests: economics of crime, urban economics, labor economics, applied microeconometrics, demography
Matt Hall
Director, Cornell Population Center, Cornell Institute of Public Affairs, and Program on Applied Demographics
Professor of Public Policy and Sociology, Brooks School of Public Policy
Research interests: immigration, inequality, residential segregation, population redistribution, spatial demography
Chris Hess
Regional Affiliate, Cornell Population Center
Assistant Professor of Sociology at Kennesaw State University, Lecturer for Brooks School of Public Policy
Research interests: residential segregation, housing inequalities, computational methods, spatial demography
Sadé Lindsay
Provost’s New Faculty Postdoctoral Associate (2021-2023)
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Sociology (beginning 07/2023), Brooks School of Public Policy
Research interests: racial inequality, prison reentry and employment, women’s incarceration, drug use and policy
Kelly Musick
Senior Associate Dean of Research
Professor of Public Policy and Sociology, Brooks School of Public Policy
Research interests: family demography, social inequality, social policy
Adriana Reyes
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Sociology, Brooks School of Public Policy
Research interests: family demography and health disparities across the life course, particularly as adults grow older
Seth Sanders
Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Brooks School of Public Policy
Research interests: labor economics, econometrics, population research
Laura Tach
Director of Graduate Studies in Public Policy
Professor of Public Policy and Sociology, Brooks School of Public Policy
Research interests: poverty and public policy, family demography, neighborhood inequality
NextGenPop @ Cornell | Regional Partners
Samantha Friedman (Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Social and Demographic Analysis at University of Albany) will present her work on the first, national HUD study to examine housing discrimination against same-sex couples in the private rental market, focusing on the value of this research for public policy and litigation.
Laura Lindberg (Principal Research Scientist at Guttmacher Institute) will present a case study of Guttmacher’s involvement in the federal contraceptive coverage Supreme Court case, addressing the research that went into developing an amicus brief and the role that researchers can play in synthesizing and presenting scientific evidence.
NextGenPop @ Cornell | Institutional Support
OADI | Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives works to ensure that all students have equal and equitable access to the full educational experience available at Cornell University. OADI houses programs, services, and resources designed to support and empower students as they leverage their academic agency to achieve their goals.
Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement supports an inclusive and welcoming environment for all graduate and postdoctoral scholars at Cornell University, but especially for those from backgrounds historically excluded from and underrepresented in the academy. OISE supports systemic change and promotes a climate of diversity, belonging, equity, engagement, and achievement.
The Center for First-Generation Student Success launched in June 2017 to advance the success of first-generation students. The Center provides data, training, and expertise for a growing network of colleges and universities around the country to scale and sustain the work of serving first-generation students.