BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250905T053816EDT-8652BLWvmH@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250905T093816Z DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\nDr. Matthew M. Brooks\, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Florida State University\, will lead our upcoming Lunch & Le arn session with an engaging discussion on shifting family dynamics in rur al communities. His research examines how transformations in marriage\, pa renthood\, and household structures intersect with broader social and econ omic change\, particularly in rural North America. Attendees will gain a d eeper understanding of the unexpected ways rural families are evolving\, t he implications of these shifts for child well-being and poverty\, and how they challenge long-standing assumptions about rural life and policy.\n\n \nItinerary\n\n12:00pm - 12:05pm | Welcome and introductions\n\n12:05pm - 12:45pm | Lunch&Learn presentation\n\n12:45pm - 12:55pm | Moderated Q&A se ssion\n\n12:55pm - 13:00pm | Closing and upcoming sessions\n\nLocation\n\n This is an online webinar hosted on Zoom. To receive details to enter the event\, please register.\n\n\nFeatured Speaker\n\n \n\nMatthew M. Brooks  \n\nAssistant Professor\, Sociology of Population\, Florida State Universi ty\n\nMatthew M. Brooks is the Charles B. Nam Assistant Professor in the S ociology of Population at Florida State University. Dr. Brooks serves as t he Assistant Director of FSU’s Center for Demography and Population Health . His area of expertise relates to the social and family demography of the rural United States\, and his research strives to understand the causes a nd consequences of population change on rural-urban disparities in poverty \, health\, and well-being.  Recent projects of Dr. Brooks’ have examined the uneven impacts of Medicaid expansion on mortality between rural and ur ban areas\, the rise of cohabitation and nonmarital childbirth among rural women\, and growing racial diversity in the United States.\n\n \n\n\nSugg ested Readings\n\n\n Lichter\, D. T.\, & Brown\, D. L. (2011). Rural Americ a in an urban society: Changing spatial and social boundaries. Annual Revi ew of Sociology\, 37\, 565–592. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-081309 -150208 \n Clark\, S.\, Brooks\, M. M.\, Helou\, A.-M.\, & Margolis\, R. (2 024). Are rural areas holdouts in the second demographic transition? Evide nce from Canada and the United States. Demography\, 61(2)\, 541–568. https ://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-11237867\n (2019\, December 26). Opioids and ki nship in Ohio. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/us/o pioids-kinship-ohio.htmlLinks to an external site.\n\n\n\nWhat are Lunch&L earn's?\n\nThe CAnD3 Lunch&Learn series is designed to introduce our Fello ws\, team members\, and partners to emerging research on topics related to population dynamics and population aging. These modules will cover the  F our CAnD3 Population Aging Axes: (1) family and social inclusion\; (2) edu cation\, labour and inequality\; (3) migration and ethnicity\; and (4) wel lbeing and autonomy.\n\n\nCAnD3 Newsletters\n\nSign up for our newsletter to keep up to date with CAnD3 events.\n DTSTART:20251008T160000Z DTEND:20251008T170000Z LOCATION:CA\, QC\, Online via Zoom SUMMARY:October Lunch&Learn: Unexpected Changes in Rural Families: Fewer Ma rried Parents\, Lower Child Poverty URL:/cand3/channels/event/october-lunchlearn-unexpecte d-changes-rural-families-fewer-married-parents-lower-child-poverty-367122 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR