Led by Professors Megan Sweeney (UCLA) and Daniela Urbina (USC) and co-hosted by the USC Department of Sociology, the UCLA Family Working Group, and the California Center for Population Research (CCPR).

The event is tailored to graduate students conducting research on families and inequality, with the goal of sharing works-in-progress and connecting with fellow researchers and faculty working in these areas. Note that no affiliation with USC/UCLA is required to participate in the event. The deadline for Submissions is Monday, March 2nd, 2026.

All submissions must be made through this Google Form link. Authors are asked to submit an extended abstract of 2-4 pages. Abstracts must be sufficiently detailed to allow the session organizer to judge the merits of the paper, and should consist of a statement of the research question, the data and research methods, and preliminary findings. For further details about the event and submission process, please see the attached flyer. If you have additional questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Megan Sweeney (msweeney@soc.ucla.edu), Hsiu-yu Yang (hsiuyu@ucla.edu), or Maureen Cowhey (mcowhey@g.ucla.edu).