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Erik Liet Hernandez
I am a current dual-title doctoral candidate in Sociology and Demography at Penn State University. I am interested in education's role in demographic processes. Specifically, I am examining education and health disparities. My dissertation is focused on the longitudinal changes in the effect and composition effect of educational attainment on type II diabetes.
I seek a tenure-track assistant professor position.
UPCOMING EVENTS
MY LATEST RESEARCH
Global Progression of the Second Demographic Transition
The Second Demographic Transition describes the increasing heterogeneity in the context of union formation and childbearing, with important implications for population stabilization, aging, and related socioeconomic and policy concerns. These changes are due to society shifting away from pronatal-traditional cultural norms, "post material" ideation, and progress in education, health, and human development
Evidence Challenging Richard Florida's In-Migration Theory of the Creative Class
Richard Florida suggests that in recent decades, residential in-migration has shifted away from corporate communities to "creative centers." In these centers, the "creative class" (e.g., scientists, professors, architects, etc.) increasingly seek out experiences that validate individual creativity, and move for openness to diversity rather than more traditional migration reasons.