Disciplinary Perspectives on Gene-Environment Interactions: Economics, Sociology, and Political Science
Location:
Event Type:
8:30 Light Breakfast
9:00 Welcome
9:10 Overview and Opportunities in Gene-Environment Research
Christopher Chabris, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Neuroscience Program, Union College and Assistant Professor of Neurology, Albany Medical College
9:50 Session I – Economics
Moderator: Irwin Garfinkel, Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems, Columbia University
Daniel Benjamin, Assistant Professor of Economics, Cornell University
Jason Fletcher, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Yale University &
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar, Columbia University
Discussant: Matthew Neidell, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University
10:50-11:10 Break
11:10 Session II – Political Science
Moderator: Jane Waldfogel, Compton Foundation Centennial Professor of Social Work for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems, Columbia University
Christopher Dawes, Assistant Professor of Politics, New York University
Discussant: Andrew Gelman, Professor of Statistics and Political Science, Columbia University
11:40-12:00 Break and Get Lunch
12:00 Session III – Sociology
Moderators: Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development and Education, Columbia University
Dalton Conley, Professor of Sociology, NYU
Jason Boardman, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado-Boulder
Discussant: Bruce Link, Professor of Sociomedical Sciences and Epidemiology, Columbia University