BGSU/OSU Graduate Student Conference on Population

Friday, November 13, 2026

Bowling Green State University

308 Bowen-Thompson Student Union

10:00 am to 4:00 pm 

The 20th annual BGSU/OSU Graduate Student Conference on Population is co-sponsored by the Center for Family and Demographic Research at Bowling Green State University and the Institute for Population Research at The Ohio State University.

Agenda

PAPER SESSIONS

SESSION 1: IMMIGRATION
Session Chair: Austin McWhorter, Bowling Green State University

Being Seen as a Troublemaker: Informal Reputational Labeling and School Fighting Among Immigrant Youth
Fatemeh Hassanzadeh, Bowling Green State University

Navigating Oceans and Cornfields: Marshallese Liminal Legality in Ohio
Anna Jacob, The Ohio State University

Immigration Policy Climate, Parental Citizenship, and Food Assistance Among U.S.-Born Hispanic Children
Joseph A. Arthur, Bowling Green State University

Gendered Destinations: How Family Networks Shape Where Central American Migrants Go
Grecia Garcia-Castellon, Bowling Green State University

SESSION 2: SEXUAL AND GENDER IDENTITIES
Session Chair: Isabel Pereira de Almeida, Bowling Green State University

A Thematic Analysis of Diversified Need Fulfillment in Polyamorous Relationships
Leah Young, The Ohio State University

Family Acceptance and Parenthood: A Focus on Different-Gender and Same-Gender Couples 
Molly N. Craig, Bowling Green State University

Functional Health among Sexually Diverse Older Adults: The Role of Social Ties
Nat Bankey, Bowling Green State University

Sexual Orientation Discordance and Loneliness
Laxmi Sureshkumar, The Ohio State University

SESSION 3: WEALTH AND WELL-BEING ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE
Session Chair: Mayanna Weed, Bowling Green State University

Private Wealth, Public Protection: How Welfare States Shape the Consequences of Asset Inequality in Later Life
Hyunji Lim,The Ohio State University

Competing Adverse Childhood and Protective Childhood Experiences on Early Midlife Health and Well-Being
Marissa Bramble,Bowling Green State University

Financing Family Obligations: Parental Student Debt and Mother-Adult Child Relationships
Chelsea Chen, The Ohio State University

ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS

TABLE 1: UNION INSTABILITY
Roundtable Chair: Hannah Smith, Bowling Green State University

The Impacts of Self-Rated Health on Union Formation and Dissolution
Rachael Ioele, Bowling Green State University

Until Health Do Us Part: How Health Shocks Impact Marriage Stability in Later Life
Sara Roza and Nat Bankey, Bowling Green State University

Unstable Partnerships and Fertility Expectations Across Adulthood: Evidence from the NLSY97
Julie Skeldon, Bowling Green State University

TABLE 2: SEXUAL AND GENDER IDENTITIES
Roundtable Chair: Olivia Morrison, Bowling Green State University

Dividing the Housework: The Role of Relative Education Among Same- and Different-Gender Couples
Leni Doehrmann, Bowling Green State University

The Role of Sex and Sexual Identity in the Association of Tobacco Use and C-Reactive Protein Levels
Caroline Willett, The Ohio State University

TABLE 3: YOUTH, FAMILY SYSTEMS, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Roundtable Chair: Andrea Constant, The Ohio State University

The Impact of Response to DEI Policy Changes: Belonging and Counterspaces among Racial Minority Students
Sophia Sampson, The Ohio State University

Stress and Stigma, Family Structure Changes, and Daily Activities: Mechanisms Towards Negative Educational Outcomes Following Paternal Incarceration
Morgan Poole, Bowling Green State University

Parental Imbalance: An Analysis of Justice-Involved Youths’ Substance Use Patterns by Parental Warmth
Grady Schulz and Alexis R. Galvin, Bowling Green State University

Past BGSU / OSU Graduate Student Conferences on Population