Join the Center for Demography and Population Health on Friday, March 21, 2025, for the annual Charles B. Nam Lecture in the Sociology of Population. This year’s lecture will cover the topic “Disparities in Epilepsy among U.S. Older Adults: New Data and New Directions in Incidence-based Studies.”
The lecture will be held on Friday, March 21, in the Pepper Center Broad Auditorium and will feature David F. Warner, Ph.D., a Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. A reception with light refreshments will begin at 9:30 a.m., and the lecture will begin at 10 a.m. The lecture will also include a question-and-answer session.
Dr. Warner currently serves as the co-editor-in-chief for the Population Research and Policy Review as well as an associate editor for the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. His research has centered around examining the intersection of health, families, and aging. He has also researched the development and consequences of multimorbidity, or the co-occurrence of chronic health conditions, functional limitations, and other age-related conditions outside the traditional disease models.
The annual lecture was established by Elwood “Woody” Carlson, Ph.D., and is named after the founder of CDPH, Charles B. Nam, Ph.D. The lecture series recognizes Dr. Nam’s significant contributions to the center, the college, and the demography community. Dr. Nam served as the center’s director for 15 years and is currently a distinguished research professor emeritus and research associate. To this day, Dr. Nam remains involved with the center through his ongoing research, attendance at events, and support for the Charles B. Nam Scholarship Award in Demography.
The lecture series brings a speaker every year to discuss their recent research in demography. Typically occurring in March, the lecture coincides with Dr. Nam’s birthday. Last year the lecture featured Jennifer Kara Montez, Ph.D., a Professor of Sociology at Syracuse University, who spoke on the topic “U.S. States and Population Health: What do we know and where do we go from here?”
For more information about the Annual Charles B. Nam Lecture, the Center for Demography and Population Health and its events check out the website here.