IBS Speaker Series: Amanda Stevenson
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: The past, present, and future of abortion and contraception in the US: Insights from and challenges for demography Abstract: In June 2022, the United States Supreme Court ended 50 years of legal protections for right to ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Mara Goldman
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Covid-19 and Conservation/Tourism: Lessons learned from dryland communities in East and Southern Africa. With: Joana Roque de Pinho, University Institute of Lisbon; Angela Kronenburg García, University of Padua; Eduard Gargallo, University Institute of Lisbon; Jona Heita, ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Karen Bailey
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Investigating the role of equity and sense of place in climate adaptation Abstract: As climate change worsens and exposes vulnerable populations to natural hazards, there is a growing call to understand the nuances and complexities of ... Read more
CANCELLED – IBS Speaker Series – Menken Lecturer: Deborah Balk
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COThis event has been cancelled due to snow. Tomorrow's event has NOT been cancelled. Join in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. Title: Growing Populations-at-Risk: New Blended (Spatial Demographic) Approaches for Understanding Our Urban Future Abstract: Ten percent of the world’s population, and about 13% of the urban population, live in the ... Read more
Menken Distinguished Lecture in Population Studies with Deborah Balk
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUCJgmFomus The lecture will be immediately followed by a reception at the Koenig Alumni Center. Please RSVP here. Or, attend via Zoom. Please email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. Title: Confronting the Rising Tide: Population Exposure, Change and Prospects in Low-lying Coastal Areas Abstract: Globally, one in ten persons live in low-lying areas proximate to the ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Clint Carroll
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Indigenous Access, Conservation, and Land-Based Education in Oklahoma Abstract: Indigenous Nations face significant challenges when it comes to the interrelated processes of cultural knowledge revitalization and environmental adaptation. These challenges range from compromised local ecological health brought ... Read more
IBS Internal Event: DEI Informational and Listening Session
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: DEI Informational and Listening Session Please join us for an informational and listening session on DEI efforts at IBS. We want to know what kinds of things you think should be priorities! We'll discuss past efforts, ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Jill Harrison
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: From the Inside Out: The Fight for Environmental Justice within Government Agencies Abstract: In this presentation, Harrison will present key findings from her book, From the Inside Out: The Fight for Environmental Justice within Government Agencies, ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Jill Harrison
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: TBD Abstract: TBD Bio: TBD
IBS Research Talk: Kimberly Updegraff
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. A graduate student lunch will follow the talk in 155B from 12:30pm 1:30 pm, please RSVP. Title: Family and Culture: Sources of Strength in Mexican-Origin Youth Abstract: Guided by culturally and ecologically informed models of development, Dr. Updegraff will draw on two decades of ... Read more
IBS Research Talk: Jillian J. Turanovic
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. A graduate student lunch will follow the talk in 155B from 1:00 pm 2:00 pm, please RSVP. Title: Victimization, Violence, and Wellbeing: A Prevention Science Approach Abstract: Experiences with violence and victimization shape human development. In this talk, I will provide an overview of ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Marisa Westbrook
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Rising Pressure: The Embodiment of Housing Insecurity among Low-Income Hispanic/Latinx Families in Changing Neighborhoods Abstract: Exclusionary displacement occurs when individuals leave housing in neighborhoods but are unable to move into other housing options in similar neighborhoods ... Read more
IBS Research Talk: Catherine DeCarlo Santiago
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. A graduate student lunch will follow the talk in 155B from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, please RSVP. Title: Translating Youth and Family Assets to Community Intervention Abstract: This talk will describe a program of research that includes (1) examination of youth and family assets to ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: James Crooks
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Uncovering new links between climate change, air quality, natural disasters, and American society Abstract: The U.S. remains a large contributor to climate change while also being adversely affected by it through, among other pathways, air pollution ... Read more
IBS Research Talk: Ráchael Powers
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. A graduate student lunch will follow the talk in 155B from 1:00 pm 2:00 pm, please RSVP. Title: Violence and trauma prevention: Centering victim agency and leveraging third parties Abstract: In efforts to prevent gender-based violence (intimate partner and sexual violence), we often focus ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Kenneth Blake Vernon
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: The Ecology of Agglomeration and the Rise of Chaco Great Houses Abstract: Decisions individuals make about where to live have profound consequences for everything from climate and conflict to migration, inequality, the origins of agriculture, and ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Katrina M. Walsemann
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: How educational inequities in the U.S. South pre and post Brown shape the cognitive status of Black and White adults Abstract: Although education is a key determinant of cognitive function, its role in determining Black-White disparities ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Aubrey Limburg
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Enhancing the study of racial/ethnic disparities in health: A project linking Medicaid and Census Bureau data Abstract: Medicaid data are used frequently to investigate racial and ethnic disparities in health. However, there is considerable variation in ... Read more
IBS Visiting Scholar: Terry Cannon
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. Title: Is Disaster Risk Creation More Significant than Disaster Risk Reduction? Abstract: Most research and practice work in disaster risk reduction (DRR) is based on the assumption that it reduces vulnerability or mitigate hazards. Research is supposedly ‘taken up’ by governments and relevant institutions ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Laura Vargas
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Mental health and trauma exposure among recent Latinx immigrant adults: study goals and research progress Abstract: Exposure to violence and trauma in Latin America significantly contributes to migration to the U.S., bringing attention to the mental ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Erin Kelly (CANCELLED)
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Contextual Risk Factors Associated with Youth Suicides in the U.S. Bio: Erin Wright Kelly, DrPH, MA is a Research Associate at the Injury and Violence Prevention Center at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Scott Ortman
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Connecting the Past and Present of Inequality through Archaeology Abstract: Economic inequality is an important issue in the world today, and the difficulty in reducing it has led many to presume it is an intrinsic property ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Marcy Rockman
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password. *Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Learning How to Live Here: Some Steps in Building Stronger Connections Between Climate Change, Archaeology and Heritage, Social Science, and Policy Abstract: Archaeology and heritage are strangely invisible in US approaches to climate change. Strange because ... Read more
IBS Internal Event: Poster Contest and Spring Gathering
IBS 155 Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COTitle: IBS Spring Gathering Come support our IBS graduate students who will share their research via posters. Attendees will be able to vote on their favorites. Prizes will be awarded! We are excited to gather and socialize in person. Open to all of IBS. RSVP is REQUIRED, including guests! Names will be checked at the ... Read more
Information Session on Large Language Models
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for any questions. Title: Information Session on Large Language Models Abstract: CRS is offering an information session to explore ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Midjourney, and discuss how these models can elevate our research, enhance our communication, and open up new possibilities. Of course, these Large Language Models ... Read more
Internal: Hybrid Technology Office Hours
IBS 290 1440 15th St, Boulder, Colorado, United StatesIf you are planning to run hybrid meeting in any of the IBS conference rooms this coming semester, please read carefully and add one of these events to your calendar! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful Summer. If you haven’t been in the building over the summer, you may notice that the technology in ... Read more
Internal: Hybrid Technology Office Hours
IBS 290 1440 15th St, Boulder, Colorado, United StatesIf you are planning to run hybrid meeting in any of the IBS conference rooms this coming semester, please read carefully and add one of these events to your calendar! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful Summer. If you haven’t been in the building over the summer, you may notice that the technology in ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Colette Perold
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password.*Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Assembling the Continental Computer: Free-Trade, the Cold War, and the Origins of South American Digital Media Markets Abstract: This talk analyzes the creation of early digital media markets in South America through the study of the International Business Machines (IBM)’s operations in ... Read more
Internal: Hybrid Technology Office Hours
IBS 290 1440 15th St, Boulder, Colorado, United StatesIf you are planning to run hybrid meeting in any of the IBS conference rooms this coming semester, please read carefully and add one of these events to your calendar! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful Summer. If you haven’t been in the building over the summer, you may notice that the technology in ... Read more
Internal: Hybrid Technology Office Hours
IBS 290 1440 15th St, Boulder, Colorado, United StatesIf you are planning to run hybrid meeting in any of the IBS conference rooms this coming semester, please read carefully and add one of these events to your calendar! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful Summer. If you haven’t been in the building over the summer, you may notice that the technology in ... Read more
IBS Internal Event: Welcome Back Gathering
Martin Park 36th Street and Eastman Avenue, Boulder, Colorado, United StatesWelcome back everyone! To celebrate the start of the fall semester, IBS will gather with catered appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages at Martin Park. Enjoy the company of coworkers and let IBS pay for a meal for you and your family!
IBS Panel Discussion: What is Climate Justice and Why Does it Matter in Our Work at CU and Beyond?
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin a panel discussion hosted by Phaedra C. Pezzullo, David Ciplet, Jasmin Barco, Clint Carroll, Karen Bailey, Colleen Scanlon-Lyons of CU Boulder.
CUPC/IBS Speaker Series: Ryan Brown
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password.*Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Health Insurance and Child Health: Evidence from Seguro Popular Abstract: Universal public health insurance is being implemented across the globe putting substantial pressure on public finances. Whereas the impact of these programs on health care utilization has been well documented, there is ... Read more
IBS Brown Bag: Ryan Scarrow
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, CODr. Scarrow will discuss the types of research sought by Nature Sustainability; specific guidance on formatting; the review process. He is also available between 1:00-3:00 for individual meetings to discuss specific questions or topical ideas. Please write Denise.Porchetta@colorado.edu (IBS Event Coordinator) to schedule.Bio: Ryan joined the Nature family in March 2017 as an Associate Editor serving the launching team ... Read more
Jessor Lecture by Kate Cagney
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COTitle: The Social Context of Health Video: https://youtu.be/gY2ig27wXkg Abstract: Bio: Kathleen Cagney, Ph.D., is Director of the Institute for Social Research and Professor of Sociology. Her work examines social inequality and its relationship to health with a focus on neighborhood, race, and aging and the life course. Her general aim is to bring insights from urban ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Diane Douglas
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password.*Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Inclusive Cultural and Natural Resource Management: A Path to Attain Sustainable Development Abstract: There is a growing realization that the Environmental, Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) processcommonly fails to safeguard either the natural or human environment on projects in developing countries. Most importantly, ... Read more
CUPC/IBS Speaker Series: Sara Yeatman
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password.*Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: The Demography of Unrealized Fertility Biography: I am the new director of the CU Population Center and Professor of Health and Behavioral Sciences at CU Denver. I am a social demographer and interdisciplinary researcher with training in the fields of sociology, demography, and public ... Read more
Information Session on Large Language Models
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for any questions. Title: Information Session on Large Language Models Abstract: CRS is offering an information session to explore ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Midjourney, and discuss how these models can elevate our research, enhance our communication, and open up new possibilities. Of course, these Large Language Models also ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Evan Thomas
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password.*Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Valuing Water to Survive Climate Change. Abstract: Currently, four billion people experience water stress, which means they simply don’t have water sometimes. An additional one billion people do not have access to safe, clean drinking water at all. And, the United Nations projects ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Sarah Klassen
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password.*Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Mapping Cambodia's Ancient Cities: Lidar, Radar, and AI Insights into Ancient Settlements Abstract: In tropical regions, now lush with dense vegetation, technologies such as lasers, radar, and artificial intelligence have uncovered compelling evidence of extensive preindustrial settlements. In this talk, Klassen will ... Read more
14th Annual IGSS Conference
Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences 2023 Keynote Speaker: Emily R. Klancher Merchant
IBS Speaker Series: Pam Buckley, Christine Steeger, Charleen Gust
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password.*Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: Evidence-Based Behavioral Programs for Youth – What are they? Are they inclusive of diverse populations? Do they build a more equitable future for all youth, families and communities? Abstract: Evidence-based programs (EBPs) for youth are structured preventive interventions that have been developed ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: CUPC Flash Talks
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password.*Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Jani Little, Rocky Mountain Research Data Center- “The Rocky Mountain RDC and Expanding Opportunities with Restricted Data” Brian Cadena, Economics, University of Colorado Boulder - “US-Mexico Migration Networks: New Data and New Questions” Ryan Masters, Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder - “Understanding Recent ... Read more
IBS Speaker Series: Suzanne Tegen
IBS 155A Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th Street, Boulder, COJoin in person or via Zoom, email ibs-contact@colorado.edu for the password.*Light lunch served at 11:45, please RSVP. Title: When we can’t say Climate Justice: the importance of the messenger and the context in the energy transition Abstract: Suzanne Tegen will talk about her work with rural coal communities and how building trust can take more time and more listening than ... Read more
