Dissemination
Hans-Peter Kohler - University of Pennsylvania
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Research That Makes a Difference.
Research That Makes a Difference.
Dissemination of research to peers, policy-makers, and stakeholders is critical to have an impact.
While academic careers are still marked by grant and publication success, this limited focus severely hinders implementation, adoption, and scientific progress. Working with PARC and the MLSFH team, I ensure that research findings reach the audiences and stakeholders where they can make a difference, domestically and abroad.
Workshops/Conferences.
Workshops/Conferences.
PARC Aging Retreat
PARC Aging Retreat
The PARC Aging Retreat, an annual dissemination event that we initiated the Population Aging Research Center, brings together PARC Associates across campus for a day of research highlights and discussions with prominent external keynote speakers.
Recent/forthcoming PARC Aging Retreats:
Forthcoming: Limits of Chronological Age, featuring Jay Olshansky (U Illinois Chicago) & Joseph Baur (Penn Medicine)
2024: Healthy Aging for All - Illusion or Promising Future?, featuring Jennifer Dowd (Oxford U) & Michal Kobor (U British Columbia)
2023: Aging and the New American Demography, featuring Julie Zissimopoulos (USC) & Ronald Lee (UC Berkeley)
PARC Aging Chats
PARC Aging Chats
The monthly PARC Aging Chats, organized by us at the Population Aging Research Center, provide a novel environment that features lively cross-disciplinary debates on open research questions and the policy implications of our research.
Recent/forthcoming PARC Aging Retreats:
Promise (or Lack Thereof) of Biosocial Studies of Aging and ADRD: Jason Fletcher (U Wisconsin-Madison) & Corey McMillan (Penn)
Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity: Lisa Berkman (Harvard) & Victor Mwapasa (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences)
Global Cognition and ADRD Research: Lindsay Kobayashi (U Michigan)
Frontiers in ADRD Research: Yaakov Stern (Columbia) & Jason Karlawish (Penn)
Current Pitfalls and Future Promise of Long-term Services and Support: Chanee Fabius (Johns Hopkins) & Mary Ersek (Penn)
Conversation on Families & Caregiving: Joan Costa-i-Font (LSE) & Pilar Gonalons-Pons (Penn)
Other Workshops/Events
Other Workshops/Events
I regularly co-organize workshops and other scientific events in connection with PARC, the MLSFH and other partners. Recent example includes:
Co-organizer, Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) Sub-Saharan Africa Workshop, U of Pennsylvania (2023, in collaboration with the HCAP Network)
Co-Organizer, Frontiers of Longitudinal Research in Malawi: Informing Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi (2016)
Policy Dissemination.
Policy Dissemination.
PARC/LDI Research Briefs
PARC/LDI Research Briefs
The monthly PARC Aging Chats, organized by us at the Population Aging Research Center, provide a novel environment that features lively cross-disciplinary debates on open research questions and the policy implications of our research.
Recent PARC/LDI Research Briefs highlighting my research include:
Policy Papers
Policy Papers
My research includes the evaluation of policies to inform key stakeholders. Examples include:
Behrman JR, Kohler H-P. 2012. Sexual Transmission of HIV. In: Lomborg B, ed. Rethink HIV: Smarter Ways to Invest in Ending HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. New York: Cambridge University Press:11-48.
Kohler H-P. 2013. Population Growth. In: Lomborg B, ed. Global Problems, Smart Solutions: Costs and Benefits. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press:510-580.
Kohler H-P, Behrman JR. 2014. Population Quantity, Quality and Mobility. In: Behrman JR, Fardoust S, eds. Towards a Better Global Economy: Policy Implications for Global Citizens in the 21st Century. Oxford: Oxford University Press:138-219.
Research Dissemination in Malawi
Research Dissemination in Malawi
In collaboration with the MLSFH Team, I help ensure that the research of the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH) reaches key audiences and stakeholders in Malawi. Recent dissemination activities include:
MLSFH Research Team Meetings at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS, 2023, 2024) and at Penn (2023)
Dissemination meetings with community representatives in Blantyre (2023)
Establishment of MLSFH Community Advisory Boards (2024)
MLSFH Workshop with members of the National Health Sciences Research Committee (NHSRC, 2023), followed by meetings with representatives of the Ministry of Health, the Public Health Institute of Malawi, and other stake holders
Research dissemination in MLSFH study communities since 2018
In The News.
In The News.
Selected Media Coverage
Selected Media Coverage
Penn News, April 24, 2024: “Gearing up for research on aging”
Penn News, January 22, 2024: “Two-and-a-half decades of research in Malawi”
Penn Today, December 3, 2020: "A new vision for the Population Aging Research Center"
NPR Marketplace, January 25, 2019: “Why declining birth rates are a phenomenon in developing countries”
Washington Post, October 19, 2018: “As U.S. fertility rates collapse, finger-pointing and blame follow”
PBS Newshour, May 17, 2018: “The surprising thing about the declining U.S. birth rate”
American Economic Association: Chart of the Week, February 12, 2018: “Imagining a Better Life”
Onmia—All Things Penn Arts & Science, January 11, 2018: “Surviving an epidemic: Charting trends and resilience in sub-Saharan Africa”
Penn Current, October 12, 2017: “How are families in low- and middle-income countries changing?”
New York Times, February 29, 2016: “Women Waiting Longer to Have Children”
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