Becca
@rebeccaluttinen.bsky.social
Demography PhD candidate @UTSA focused on fertility autonomy, Global health data analyst @ISRDI focused on how spatial context influences health
Lehigh IR & Econ alum, former barista ☕️, lover of cabin life, languages, climbing & 🏃♀️ (she/her)
Lehigh IR & Econ alum, former barista ☕️, lover of cabin life, languages, climbing & 🏃♀️ (she/her)
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Hey sociology lovers! After losing our program to Hurricane Katrina and a 20-year hiatus, Tulane University is re-launching its PhD in sociology! If you'd like to learn more, please reach out at [email protected]. I'd be happy to chat to prospective students or faculty who might send some our way.
December 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Hey sociology lovers! After losing our program to Hurricane Katrina and a 20-year hiatus, Tulane University is re-launching its PhD in sociology! If you'd like to learn more, please reach out at [email protected]. I'd be happy to chat to prospective students or faculty who might send some our way.
472 miles ran, 61 hours of yoga 💖
75 days to the El Paso marathon
75 days to the El Paso marathon
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
472 miles ran, 61 hours of yoga 💖
75 days to the El Paso marathon
75 days to the El Paso marathon
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A new study on 40+ European countries found women increasingly want men to share child care and housework equally—but men's attitudes have barely budged. In countries where this gap was widest, both birth rates and female employment were lower. (1/3)
December 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A new study on 40+ European countries found women increasingly want men to share child care and housework equally—but men's attitudes have barely budged. In countries where this gap was widest, both birth rates and female employment were lower. (1/3)
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Rescheduled! On Dec. 10, our panel of social scientists will discuss birth rate trends and how policy incentives like tax credits and paid family leave affect decisions to start families. Timely discussion due to recent interest in boosting national birth rates.
U.S. Birth Rate Trends: Patterns, Drivers, and Implications for American Families
Consider joining us on Wednesday, December 10, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in 2075 Rayburn House Office Building for ice cream and engaging presentations about U.S. fertility trends and related policies.An…
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November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Rescheduled! On Dec. 10, our panel of social scientists will discuss birth rate trends and how policy incentives like tax credits and paid family leave affect decisions to start families. Timely discussion due to recent interest in boosting national birth rates.
Universities should provide housing for PhD students…. just a thought
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Universities should provide housing for PhD students…. just a thought
☀️🌧️ & ⛑️
Check out our last post in our series on future estimation in child health research. In this post, we demonstrate how to build a model with DHS data and historical climate data. Then we show how to create forecasts by plugging projected climate data into that model.
Check out our last post in our series on future estimation in child health research. In this post, we demonstrate how to build a model with DHS data and historical climate data. Then we show how to create forecasts by plugging projected climate data into that model.
New blog post from IPUMS DHS on how to create forecasts of child nutrition using DHS, CHIRTS, and CHC-CMIP6 data - check it out at tech.popdata.org/dhs-research...
Using Historical and Projected Climate Data to Forecast Child Malnutrition
In the final post in our series on future estimation we create a model to predict child malnutrition and plug in projected climate scenario data to predict a future level of child malnutrition.
tech.popdata.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Check out our last post in our series on future estimation in child health research. In this post, we demonstrate how to build a model with DHS data and historical climate data. Then we show how to create forecasts by plugging projected climate data into that model.
Check out our last post in our series on future estimation in child health research. In this post, we demonstrate how to build a model with DHS data and historical climate data. Then we show how to create forecasts by plugging projected climate data into that model.
Did I just spot an antinatalist in the wild ?
October 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Did I just spot an antinatalist in the wild ?
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We have a fantastic line-up of panel speakers - Christina Dragon, Fernanda Fortes de Lena, Onikepe Owolabi, and Kristopher Velasco - for our November FemQuant online event: Feminist Research and Data Activism in Political Turmoil. Sign up to join us on 5 Nov femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
October 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
We have a fantastic line-up of panel speakers - Christina Dragon, Fernanda Fortes de Lena, Onikepe Owolabi, and Kristopher Velasco - for our November FemQuant online event: Feminist Research and Data Activism in Political Turmoil. Sign up to join us on 5 Nov femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
A small joy in a busy work day: discovering that there is a Wes Anderson color palette compatible with ggplot () github.com/karthik/wesa....
GitHub - karthik/wesanderson: A Wes Anderson color palette for R
A Wes Anderson color palette for R. Contribute to karthik/wesanderson development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A small joy in a busy work day: discovering that there is a Wes Anderson color palette compatible with ggplot () github.com/karthik/wesa....
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Very excited to announce that @srhayford.bsky.social, @lesja.bsky.social, and I will be guest-editing a special volume of @prpr-journal.bsky.social on "Contemporary Pronatalism in Demographic Context"! Submissions due March 1, 2026. link.springer.com/collections/...
October 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Very excited to announce that @srhayford.bsky.social, @lesja.bsky.social, and I will be guest-editing a special volume of @prpr-journal.bsky.social on "Contemporary Pronatalism in Demographic Context"! Submissions due March 1, 2026. link.springer.com/collections/...
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PUERTO RICO FINDS DIP IN BIRTH RATE. NYT 1/25/1958
In a San Juan housing project, 36% of partnered women had been sterilized. They had family planning clinics in multinational factories and got time off for la Operación (not as much as the mandatory maternity leave).
In a San Juan housing project, 36% of partnered women had been sterilized. They had family planning clinics in multinational factories and got time off for la Operación (not as much as the mandatory maternity leave).
September 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
PUERTO RICO FINDS DIP IN BIRTH RATE. NYT 1/25/1958
In a San Juan housing project, 36% of partnered women had been sterilized. They had family planning clinics in multinational factories and got time off for la Operación (not as much as the mandatory maternity leave).
In a San Juan housing project, 36% of partnered women had been sterilized. They had family planning clinics in multinational factories and got time off for la Operación (not as much as the mandatory maternity leave).
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Having children is a commitment to the future.
And too many people don’t feel secure enough about their lives now or in the future to make that commitment and have the children they’d like.
And until we address that issue, birth rates are unlikely to increase. My op-ed in @newsweek.com.
And too many people don’t feel secure enough about their lives now or in the future to make that commitment and have the children they’d like.
And until we address that issue, birth rates are unlikely to increase. My op-ed in @newsweek.com.
Low Birth Rates Are Here To Stay | Opinion
Individuals and families need to be supported by a strong social safety net that includes paid leave and a robust child care infrastructure. There are no quick fixes.
www.newsweek.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Having children is a commitment to the future.
And too many people don’t feel secure enough about their lives now or in the future to make that commitment and have the children they’d like.
And until we address that issue, birth rates are unlikely to increase. My op-ed in @newsweek.com.
And too many people don’t feel secure enough about their lives now or in the future to make that commitment and have the children they’d like.
And until we address that issue, birth rates are unlikely to increase. My op-ed in @newsweek.com.
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Cash in hand has helped moms in Flint, and led to health improvements for babies. PSC's Luke Shaefer and Sumit Agarwal discuss on @npr.org ⬇️
www.michiganpublic.org/health/2025-...
www.michiganpublic.org/health/2025-...
Study: cash aid to Flint moms lowers evictions, postpartum depression
New research by the organizers of Rx Kids, a universal cash aid program for new moms and babies in Flint, found families in the program were less likely to be evicted or report postpartum depression.
www.michiganpublic.org
September 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Cash in hand has helped moms in Flint, and led to health improvements for babies. PSC's Luke Shaefer and Sumit Agarwal discuss on @npr.org ⬇️
www.michiganpublic.org/health/2025-...
www.michiganpublic.org/health/2025-...
Learn how to access and use climate scenario data in the third post of our series on how to use future estimation in spatial health research.
Check out this new blog post from IPMUS DHS showing users how to access and use climate scenario data for child health research! tech.popdata.org/dhs-research...
Harnessing CHC-CMIP6 Climate Scenario Data to Explore the Future
Returning to our series on future estimation, we provide an overview of a data source for future climate scenarios.
tech.popdata.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Learn how to access and use climate scenario data in the third post of our series on how to use future estimation in spatial health research.
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New blog post from IPUMS DHS on dietary diversity and spatial analysis - check it out at tech.popdata.org/dhs-research...
IPUMS DHS Spatial Analysis and Health Research Hub
Understand population health in its environmental context
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August 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
New blog post from IPUMS DHS on dietary diversity and spatial analysis - check it out at tech.popdata.org/dhs-research...
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Looking forward to being part of this panel, along with @econmsk.bsky.social and @jennifersciubba.bsky.social!
PAA and APC will host an in-person congressional briefing on Oct. 8, 3:30 pm. An expert panel of social scientists will discuss birth rate trends and impact of policy incentives like tax credits and paid family leave on family planning decisions.
U.S. Birth Rate Trends: Patterns, Drivers, and Implications for American Families
Please join us on Wednesday, October 8, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in 2075 Rayburn House Office Building for
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August 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Looking forward to being part of this panel, along with @econmsk.bsky.social and @jennifersciubba.bsky.social!
Paint by numbers has proven to be the best stress relief for me && David got me an easel so I guess it’s official now
August 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Paint by numbers has proven to be the best stress relief for me && David got me an easel so I guess it’s official now
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The Demographic and Health Surveys Program has been saved! At least in part. According to the announcement, “Several donors and host countries are funding the completion of selected surveys.”
Great news for global health in spite of US government’s war on data.
www.dhsprogram.com/Who-we-are/N...
Great news for global health in spite of US government’s war on data.
www.dhsprogram.com/Who-we-are/N...
August 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The Demographic and Health Surveys Program has been saved! At least in part. According to the announcement, “Several donors and host countries are funding the completion of selected surveys.”
Great news for global health in spite of US government’s war on data.
www.dhsprogram.com/Who-we-are/N...
Great news for global health in spite of US government’s war on data.
www.dhsprogram.com/Who-we-are/N...
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The June issue has posted—2 research notes and 13 articles, including research on legalization and employment & assimilation outcomes of immigrant workers, how changing demographic rates shape kinship networks, mothers’ work schedules over three decades...& more. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/i...
Volume 62 Issue 3 | Demography | Duke University Press
read.dukeupress.edu
June 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The June issue has posted—2 research notes and 13 articles, including research on legalization and employment & assimilation outcomes of immigrant workers, how changing demographic rates shape kinship networks, mothers’ work schedules over three decades...& more. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/i...
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"personal economic pessimism and concerns about having a good relationship in the future are associated with greater importance of avoiding a pregnancy in the short term" (controlling for economic and relationship status, etc) @karenguzzo.bsky.social, Belykh, @wendymanning.bsky.social , & Roza
Perceptions of the Future and Pregnancy Avoidance in the U.S - Population Research and Policy Review
Despite low U.S. fertility rates since the Great Recession, two-child norms remain pervasive, suggesting individuals are unable to achieve their goals. To understand what may be driving the apparent m...
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June 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"personal economic pessimism and concerns about having a good relationship in the future are associated with greater importance of avoiding a pregnancy in the short term" (controlling for economic and relationship status, etc) @karenguzzo.bsky.social, Belykh, @wendymanning.bsky.social , & Roza
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In this post in our series on climate and population projections we demonstrate how to generate fertility rates and to project a population using the DHS, a vital data source in many low-and middle-income countries. tech.popdata.org/dhs-research...
Estimating the now and predicting the future: Fertility rate estimation and population projection
Use the DHS to estimate fertility levels and project future population levels
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June 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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