Fri, November 21, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
18th Avenue Library, Research Commons, 3rd floor Colloquia Space, room 340
This conference offers an opportunity to engage in academic discussions, exchanging ideas and perspectives, with students and faculty in a low-stakes setting. Working together as the Ohio Population Consortium, conference organizers are Bowling Green State University's Center for Family and Demographic Research (CFDR) and Ohio State University's Institute for Population Research (IPR).
All are invited and welcome to attend. If you plan to be there for lunch, please register in advance.
Conference Agenda
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:30-10:00 am | Check-In & Registration 18th Avenue Library, 3rd Floor Colloquia Space, Room #340 |
| 10:00-10:10 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks Dr. Sarah Hayford, Director of the Institute for Population Research, The Ohio State University |
| 10:10-11:00 am | Session 1: Fertility Session Chair: Julie Skeldon, Bowling Green State University Military Affiliation and Breastfeeding Patterns: Evidence from the National Survey of Children’s Health 2017 – 2023 Rachael Ioele, Bowling Green State University Convergence or Diversity? Trends and Patterns of Childlessness Across Low-Fertility Countries Luca Badolato, The Ohio State University Abortion Restrictiveness and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Hospitalization Rates, 2017–2021 Alaxandria Crawford, The Ohio State University |
| 11:00-11:10 am | Break |
| 11:10-12:00 pm | Session 2: Health & Well-Being Session Chair: Leni Doehrmann, Bowling Green State University Marginalization and Health Disparities Among Women Engaged in Precarious Work in the Indian Coal Mining Industry: A Scoping Review Indranarayan Roychowdhuri, The Ohio State University Repositioning Women’s Roles: Mothers in Law, Intergenerational Dynamics, and Midlife Wellbeing in Rural Mozambique Chelsea Chen, The Ohio State University Insulin Before Smores: The Management and Embodiment of Diabetes at a Summer Camp for Diabetic Adolescents Kelsey Shearer, The Ohio State University |
| 12:00-1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:05-1:45 pm | Roundtable Sessions All roundtable sessions will run concurrently – please choose one! Table 1: Youth, Inequality, & Well-Being Roundtable Chair: Jaycob Applegate, Bowling Green State University Socioeconomic Inequality in Youth Help-Seeking for Mental Health: Evidence Across the COVID-19 Pandemic Olivia DeCrane, The Ohio State University Gendered Perceptions of Fairness Among Korean Youth Seungyeon Yang, The Ohio State University Table 2: Crime, Law, & Society Roundtable Chair: Andrea Constant, The Ohio State University The Dual Violence of the State: Welfare, Policing, and the Governance of Well-Being Taylor June, The Ohio State University The Role of Parental Contact in Intergenerational Incarceration Morgan Poole, Bowling Green State University |
| 1:45-1:50 pm | Break |
| 1:50-2:55 pm | Session 3: Gender & Sexuality Session Chair: Akanne Torres Beltran, The Ohio State University Relational Uncertainty Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic Katie Ripley, Bowling Green State University If You Had a Dad, You Wouldn’t Understand: How LGBTQ+ People Use Dark Humor for Survival, Community, and Negotiate Relationality Nina Wilson, The Ohio State University Sexuality and Women’s Contraceptive Use: The Role of Structural Barriers, Self-Efficacy, and Social Networks Adrienne Bostleman, Bowling Green State University “I guess I’ve been lucky”: Meaning making in precariously employed gay, bisexual, and queer immigrant men in Toronto Amy Xu, The Ohio State University |
| 2:55-3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:00-3:45 pm | Session 4: Parenthood Session Chair: Molly Craig, Bowling Green State University Motherhood Penalties in China: Does Couples’ Sibship Status Matter? Xiaoyi Cui, The Ohio State University Trends in Health and Well-Being of U.S. Men by Resident Father Status, 1997-2018 Francesca Marino, Bowling Green State University Stepfamily Complexities and Stepfamily Integration Across Four Domains Gabrielle Juteau, Bowling Green State University |
| 3:45-4:00 pm | Closing Remarks Dr. Wendy Manning, Interim Director of the Center for Family and Demographic Research, Bowling Green State University Dean Ryan King, Divisional Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Ohio State University |