BGSU/OSU Graduate Student Conference on Population

Friday, November 13, 2026
Hosted by Bowling Green State University
10:00 am to 4:00 pm 

308 Bowen-Thompson Student Union

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.

This year's conference is being hosted by Bowling Green 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