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Alexis Santos

@appdemography.bsky.social

Puerto Rican πŸ‡΅πŸ‡· + Dog lover + Salsa/Music Enthusiast. Twitter retiree. I study Demography and Population Health. Trained in Economics. www.alexisrsantos.com

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Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo has been the first place I have heard and seen Cotorras in the wild. It has been such a beautiful thing to see them fly around between 10 am to 1 pm. Cotorras are nearly extinct in Puerto Rico, so this really brought some emotions! 🦜

28.01.2026 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Por donde voy estarΓ© en Fidelity.

09.01.2026 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t believe it has been 4 months already!

I’m proud to represent Penn State in the Dominican Republic and foster connections with academics here! Thanks to @ssripennstate.bsky.social for their unwavering support! #WeAre

03.12.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Early bird rate for spring writing groups!

For profs with a little extra research funding sitting around (and I know it’s an awful time for that), I really recommend this weekly facilitated writing group. The facilitator is excellent and it’s given me a place to work on the writing tasks I’m most resistant to (but need to do!) each week

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OK. I guess the system has my name and e-mail blocked. Thanks 3,000 for clarifying this for me.

30.11.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I did put zero in the ActBlue donation maybe its that.

30.11.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have tried donating many times. ActBlue never lets the payment go through.

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Call for Papers!

Submit your paper for the conference: 'Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities', taking place on 8 and 9 June 2026 @mpidr.bsky.social in Rostock organized by @demography.bsky.social, @iussp.bsky.social +coll.
Deadline: 21 January 2026
www.demogr.mpg.de/go/kinship-conference

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Book Review:

A Little History of Mathematics

Author: @snezanalawrence.bsky.social

Published in Annals of Science and #FREE to read! @tandfresearch.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

22.10.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Season of birth in Puerto Rico: Rethinking changes in patterns using 90 years of births occurring under US occupation This article examines birth seasonality in Puerto Rico and explores whether patterns shift during periods of economic transformation. We compiled monthly birth counts for approximately 5.64 million...

Our article on historical demography of #PuertoRico is out!
In times of economic transformations/instability, birth patterns in PR are disrupted πŸ‡΅πŸ‡·.

Thanks @hathitrust.bsky.social for making these data accessible and to @pennstateuniv.bsky.social!

coauthored with WilmarΓ­ De JesΓΊs.

15.10.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law

3 MAGA extremists have re-intro'd a bill that allows South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion. If you haven't heard about S 323, it's because corporate media has completely ignored it.

Here's the overview, the sponsors, & how to fight back:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...

06.10.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 776    πŸ” 610    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 130
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Top Feeling: a journal acceptance on Monday AM!

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High rates of polygyny do not lock large proportions of men out of the marriage market | PNAS There is a widespread belief, in both the scholarly literature and the popular press, that polygyny prevents large numbers of men from marrying by ...

🚨 The Economist has been telling you for years that polygamy causes civil war by locking men out of marriage. A new article with @rebeccasear.bsky.social and @anthrolog.bsky.social explains that the demography of marriage markets doesn't actually work that way. 🧡

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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It was not Toby.

06.10.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The @popassocamerica.bsky.social deadline is coming up on Sunday πŸ“†

I welcome submissions to Session 708: Older Workers, Longer Working Lives, and Health.

I look forward to reading your work in this area!

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Have they endorsed @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social? What happened to Vote Blue No Matter Who? @democrats.org

01.10.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of people will need to update their slides :D

30.09.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ Want to use quant methods to study crime, desistance and intimate partner violence? A *funded PhD* at β€ͺ@demosocupf.bsky.social‬ is opening soon! DM if you are interested πŸ“¬

28.08.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Geographic Disparities in Tobacco Treatment for COPD This cohort study evaluates whether rural residence or physical distance to a specialty clinic are associated with the prescription of comprehensive tobacco dependence treatment among individuals with...

Sam the rural health advoCATe applauds this exploration of a disease with a higher rural burden.
#PowerOfRuralCats
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

27.08.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

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Netanyahu denies starvation in Gaza as images of emaciated children spark global outcry
YouTube video by CBS Evening News Netanyahu denies starvation in Gaza as images of emaciated children spark global outcry

Netanyahu said Monday there is "no starvation" in Gaza.

Netanyahu is a war criminal.

youtu.be/ejPzTSeB_OI?...

29.07.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 520    πŸ” 308    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 37

Scratch that … SUMMER 2017!

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My mom has kept issues of ArcUser received in my home in Puerto Rico since Spring 2019! Wow!

What do I do with them?

29.07.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Demographic Shifts and Aging in the Middle of the World: Health Challenges and Policy Opportunities in Ecuador Abstract. Ecuador is a middle-income country in South America with approximately 18 million residents. While still young, the country is undergoing a demog

Our work on Demographic Aging in Ecuador has been published ahead of print in #TheGerontologist

academic.oup.com/gerontologis...

28.07.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Dr. Arribas Colmenar!

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I’m thrilled to share new work out in Social Networks!

In this project, randomly allocating students to teams permitted identifying causal effects of co-membership.

Thanks to Sarah Gordon, Wayne Baker, Jose Uribe, and Cassandra Chambers for bringing me on!

Ful article: πŸ“„ lnkd.in/e9TyvnRX

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What opposition?

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