Our in-person conference on the unequal burden of bereavement will be held on May 16th, 2022. We have a terrific lineup with a keynote by Rashawn Ray.
Please hold the date and join us from 9am-1:30 CST on May 16th, 2022 at the University of Texas at Austin Glickman Center in the RLP Building.
This conference will bring together leading scholars to address the pressing public health issue of inequality in bereavement in the U.S.
9:00 am – 9:15 am
The Foundation
Welcome. Rob Crosnoe, Associate Dean in the College of Liberal Arts, UT Austin
History of the loss project and the loss network. Debra Umberson, UT Austin
Racism-the fundamental cause of the unequal burden of bereavement. Bridget Goosby, UT Austin
9:15 am – 10:00 am
The Unequal Burden of Bereavement and Health (10” presentations, 15” Q&A) (moderated by Kevin Thomas)
- Life Course Bereavement and Health: Racial/Ethnic Disadvantage in the United States. Rachel Donnelly, Vanderbilt University
- Black-White Differences in Exposure to Household Mortality: Variation across the Life Course and by Socioeconomic Status. Angela Dixon, Emory University
- Novel Approaches to Measuring the Burden of Bereavement. Ashton Verdery, Penn State University
10:00 am – 10:10 am
Break
10:10 am – 11:05 am
The Long Reach of Bereavement Across Outcomes and Over the Life Course (10” talks, 15” Q&A) (moderated by Christy Erving)
- Linked Lives, Bereavement Experiences, and Educational Attainment. Emily Smith-Greenaway, University of Southern California
- Near-by Homicides and Young Women’s Reproductive Lives During the Transition to Adulthood. Abby Weitzman, UT-Austin
- Parental Death and Cognitive Impairment: An Examination by Gender and Race-ethnicity. Hui Liu, Michigan State University
11:05 am – 11:50 am
The Future of Policy and Data (moderated by Patti Thomas) (10” talks, 15” Q&A)
- Advancing Bereavement Care In America: Focus On Washington, D.C. Joyal Mulheron, Evermore
- Measuring Prevalence of New Bereavement in BRFSS and its Association with Population Health. Toni Miles, University of Georgia
- Creating a National Data Resource on Bereavement: What Do We Need, and How Will We Collect It? Debby Carr, Boston University
- Q&A, Discussion
11:50 am – 12:30 pm
LUNCH, make connections
12:30 pm -1:30 pm
Racial Uplift Activism. Keynote address by Rashawn Ray, University of Maryland (discussion moderated by Bob Hummer)
The conference adjourns at 1:30 but…
1:30 pm -3:00 pm
Meeting space will be available for collaborative groups, spontaneous and planned meetings
Speakers & Moderators
- Deborah Carr, Boston University, Sociology
- Angela Dixon, Emory University
- Rachel Donnelly, Vanderbilt University, Sociology
- Bridget Goosby, University of Texas, Population Research Center and Sociology
- Emily Smith-Greenaway, University of Southern California, Sociology and Spatial Science
- Bob Hummer, University of North Carolina, Carolina Population Center and Sociology
- Hui Cathy Liu, Michigan State University, Sociology
- Toni Miles, University of Georgia School of Medicine
- Joyal Mulheron, Evermore, a nonprofit dedicated to improving lives of the bereaved
- Rashawn Ray (keynote address), University of Maryland, Sociology
- Kevin Thomas, University of Texas, Population Research Center, Africa and African Diaspora Studies Department
- Debra Umberson, University of Texas, Center on Aging & Population Sciences, Population Research Center, and Sociology
- Ashton Verdery, Penn State University, Sociology and Demography
- Abigail Weitzman, University of Texas Population Research Center and Sociology
- Patti Thomas, Purdue University
Advisory Board Members
- Linda Burton, UC Berkeley, Dean of Social Welfare
- Debby Carr, Boston University
- Gil Gee, UCLA
- James Jackson, University of Michigan (in memoriam)
NIA Loss Project Investigators
- Bob Hummer, University of North Carolina
- Hui Liu, Michigan State University
- Belinda Needham, University of Michigan
- Debra Umberson, University of Texas
NIA Dementia Supplement Investigators
- Eileen Crimmins, University of Southern California
- Mark Hayward, University of Texas
- Debra Umberson, University of Texas
