The Center for Poverty & Inequality Research hosts an annual
seminar series on poverty issues. We are pleased to welcome
faculty, researchers, and thought leaders to the UC Davis campus.
Most of our seminars are located in Andrews Conference Room, 2203
Social Sciences and Humanities Building, unless otherwise noted.
Parking Information: Daily parking is
available in the Quad Parking
Structure through the AggiePark website
or AMP app. The Andrews Conference Room is a short walk from the parking
structure.
Directions to Andrews Conference Room:
Enter the Social
Sciences & Humanities Building through the Letters & Science
Dean’s Office entrance (arch and glass doors). Stairs and
elevator are located just inside; proceed to the second floor.
Andrews is on the right side of the hall, 2203 SS&H.
Join Dr. Lois Miller for a discussion on the effects of College
Transfers. Dr. Miller is an applied microeconomist with interests
in labor economics, public economics, and the economics of
education. She focuses her research on topics in higher
education, with a focus on how access and internal resources in
postsecondary education can affect inequality and social
mobility. Dr. Miller received her PhD in Economics from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison and her BA in Mathematics
from DePauw University.
Dr. Sophie McGuinness is an assistant professor of education
leadership and policy studies at Florida State University. Her
research uses tools in applied microeconomics to study education
policy with a focus on career and technical education, community
colleges, and workforce development. Her work has appeared in top
journals including Education Finance and
Policy, Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness,
and Research in Higher Education. Her work has been
supported by the ECMC Foundation and Bonsal Family Foundation.
Join this presentation by NIH officials to learn about the latest
developments in funding, reviews of applications, and how and
where funding opportunities will be posted. The presentation will
include a specific discussion of funding opportunities for
trainees and early-career investigators.
The project examines employers’ strategies for hiring people
disadvantaged in the labor market, with a particular focus on
individuals living in generational poverty and members of
marginalized Roma communities (MRC), to narrow the mismatch
between labor supply and demand.
Sarah Brayne is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Sociology. In her research, she uses quantitative and qualitative
methods to understand whether and how data-intensive surveillance
shapes individual trajectories and population-level disparities.
