Andrea Tilstra
@andreatilstra.bsky.social
Demographer & Sociologist | Social Inequalities in Population Health | Senior Researcher at Oxford 🇬🇧, PhD from Boulder ⛰️ | she/her
Big week touring around German academic institutions: Charité on Monday, WZB on Tuesday, DeZim on Wednesday...and now finally [for the first time ever] off to MPIDR in Rostock.
Grateful to the Oxford Berlin Research Partnership for making it all possible! 🤓
Grateful to the Oxford Berlin Research Partnership for making it all possible! 🤓
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Big week touring around German academic institutions: Charité on Monday, WZB on Tuesday, DeZim on Wednesday...and now finally [for the first time ever] off to MPIDR in Rostock.
Grateful to the Oxford Berlin Research Partnership for making it all possible! 🤓
Grateful to the Oxford Berlin Research Partnership for making it all possible! 🤓
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3 full-time positions on Probabilistic Migration Modeling at University of @helsinki.fi in collaboration with @mpidr.bsky.social and Mikko Myrskylä.
DM me if you want to know more, as I'm part of the project. Definitely DM me if you heard of conformal prediction
www.vaestoliitto.fi/en/news/post...
DM me if you want to know more, as I'm part of the project. Definitely DM me if you heard of conformal prediction
www.vaestoliitto.fi/en/news/post...
Postdoctoral Researchers in Demography and Population Projections
The Population Research Institute (PRI) at Väestöliitto – Family Federation of Finland and the University of Helsinki invite applications for three positions as Postdoctoral research fellow to study…
www.vaestoliitto.fi
October 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM
3 full-time positions on Probabilistic Migration Modeling at University of @helsinki.fi in collaboration with @mpidr.bsky.social and Mikko Myrskylä.
DM me if you want to know more, as I'm part of the project. Definitely DM me if you heard of conformal prediction
www.vaestoliitto.fi/en/news/post...
DM me if you want to know more, as I'm part of the project. Definitely DM me if you heard of conformal prediction
www.vaestoliitto.fi/en/news/post...
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I wrote a commentary on a new study comparing US and German mortality trends among “early adults” (age 25-44).
The pre-pandemic trends were wildly different (US far worse), but there’s some sign of increased alcohol deaths persisting since the pandemic in both countries. Concerning stuff.
The pre-pandemic trends were wildly different (US far worse), but there’s some sign of increased alcohol deaths persisting since the pandemic in both countries. Concerning stuff.
Early Adult Mortality in a Cross-National Context
US mortality has long been considered exceptional. Since the mid-1980s, mortality in the US has been higher than in other wealthy nations, and over the last 15 years, that disadvantage has grown.1,2 M...
jamanetwork.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I wrote a commentary on a new study comparing US and German mortality trends among “early adults” (age 25-44).
The pre-pandemic trends were wildly different (US far worse), but there’s some sign of increased alcohol deaths persisting since the pandemic in both countries. Concerning stuff.
The pre-pandemic trends were wildly different (US far worse), but there’s some sign of increased alcohol deaths persisting since the pandemic in both countries. Concerning stuff.
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New article out in @sociusjournal.bsky.social.
It shows how closely linked motherhood penalties 🤰📉 and gender inequalities 👨💼💰👩💼 are by studying many local labour markets.
Thread 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
It shows how closely linked motherhood penalties 🤰📉 and gender inequalities 👨💼💰👩💼 are by studying many local labour markets.
Thread 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New article out in @sociusjournal.bsky.social.
It shows how closely linked motherhood penalties 🤰📉 and gender inequalities 👨💼💰👩💼 are by studying many local labour markets.
Thread 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
It shows how closely linked motherhood penalties 🤰📉 and gender inequalities 👨💼💰👩💼 are by studying many local labour markets.
Thread 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Cheesing really big for a good cause: We 💛 the Yellow Submarine and are so happy that they’ve launched their new bakery. Meeting Prue was definitely a fun bonus ☺️.
Our star bakers @andreatilstra.bsky.social & @sanderwagner.bsky.social Wagner met Dame Prue Leith at the grand opening of Life Changing Bakes in Oxford! 🍰✨ A bakery giving people with learning disabilities & autism work experience—& every crumb of profit goes to charity: www.yellowsubmarine.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Cheesing really big for a good cause: We 💛 the Yellow Submarine and are so happy that they’ve launched their new bakery. Meeting Prue was definitely a fun bonus ☺️.
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We're hiring an Assistant Professor in Criminology (in our Sociology department)! Tenure track. 2/2 teaching load. Great colleagues. Fantastic location.
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Assistant Professor of Sociology with an expertise in Criminology, tenure track, nine-month position beginning August 16, 2026. Competitive salary for an entry-level position. The Department offers un...
jobs.colostate.edu
September 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We're hiring an Assistant Professor in Criminology (in our Sociology department)! Tenure track. 2/2 teaching load. Great colleagues. Fantastic location.
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...
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Excited and grateful to launch my ERC project #SOCIO-CLIMP 🌍🌤️
The project explores how #ClimateChange and #EnvironmentalHazards unequally affect different socio-demographic groups 🧑🤝🧑 across Europe — combining spatial climate data with demographic detail to uncover patterns of #ClimateInjustice.
The project explores how #ClimateChange and #EnvironmentalHazards unequally affect different socio-demographic groups 🧑🤝🧑 across Europe — combining spatial climate data with demographic detail to uncover patterns of #ClimateInjustice.
📣 The ERC Starting Grant call results are out!
Find out which early-career researchers will receive funding this year, what they will be investigating, where they will be based... plus lots of other #ERCStG facts & figures for 2025!
➡️ buff.ly/IsafuFh
#FrontierResearch 🇪🇺#EUfunded #HorizonEurope
Find out which early-career researchers will receive funding this year, what they will be investigating, where they will be based... plus lots of other #ERCStG facts & figures for 2025!
➡️ buff.ly/IsafuFh
#FrontierResearch 🇪🇺#EUfunded #HorizonEurope
September 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Excited and grateful to launch my ERC project #SOCIO-CLIMP 🌍🌤️
The project explores how #ClimateChange and #EnvironmentalHazards unequally affect different socio-demographic groups 🧑🤝🧑 across Europe — combining spatial climate data with demographic detail to uncover patterns of #ClimateInjustice.
The project explores how #ClimateChange and #EnvironmentalHazards unequally affect different socio-demographic groups 🧑🤝🧑 across Europe — combining spatial climate data with demographic detail to uncover patterns of #ClimateInjustice.
Looking to do a PhD in demography, health, data science? Oxford Demography (LCDS) is recruiting to fill TWO positions! See Charlie's posts below for specifics.
Come join us in the beautiful (albeit a bit rainy) Oxford!! 👩🏫📊🌦️
Come join us in the beautiful (albeit a bit rainy) Oxford!! 👩🏫📊🌦️
🚨It's that exciting time of year!🚨
Our team has got TWO open DPhil (PhD) positions in #datascience + #health here at @oxforddemsci.bsky.social for 2026🎉! See for details:
1️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/HDS_2026.html
2️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/pophealth_2026.html
Please share and help us to find our future teammates ❤️!
Our team has got TWO open DPhil (PhD) positions in #datascience + #health here at @oxforddemsci.bsky.social for 2026🎉! See for details:
1️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/HDS_2026.html
2️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/pophealth_2026.html
Please share and help us to find our future teammates ❤️!
September 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Looking to do a PhD in demography, health, data science? Oxford Demography (LCDS) is recruiting to fill TWO positions! See Charlie's posts below for specifics.
Come join us in the beautiful (albeit a bit rainy) Oxford!! 👩🏫📊🌦️
Come join us in the beautiful (albeit a bit rainy) Oxford!! 👩🏫📊🌦️
⚠️ICYMI: Oxford Demography (LCDS) is offering three short courses throughout this academic year.
A great chance to visit Oxford & learn from our amazing team! 🤓🏛️
Details [course titles, dates, fees] available here:
www.demography.ox.ac.uk/short-courses
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social
A great chance to visit Oxford & learn from our amazing team! 🤓🏛️
Details [course titles, dates, fees] available here:
www.demography.ox.ac.uk/short-courses
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social
Short Courses
We are preparing to launch a series of Short Courses. Please find details below, and click the relevant links for further information!
www.demography.ox.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
⚠️ICYMI: Oxford Demography (LCDS) is offering three short courses throughout this academic year.
A great chance to visit Oxford & learn from our amazing team! 🤓🏛️
Details [course titles, dates, fees] available here:
www.demography.ox.ac.uk/short-courses
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social
A great chance to visit Oxford & learn from our amazing team! 🤓🏛️
Details [course titles, dates, fees] available here:
www.demography.ox.ac.uk/short-courses
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social
Outside of academia, I volunteer @ The Gatehouse (UK) supporting homeless & vulnerable communities. I LOVE this place: the guests, the volunteers, the purpose. On 12 Oct, I’ll run the Oxford Half to fundraise for them & the important resources they provide. They deserve all the support we can give💙
August 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Outside of academia, I volunteer @ The Gatehouse (UK) supporting homeless & vulnerable communities. I LOVE this place: the guests, the volunteers, the purpose. On 12 Oct, I’ll run the Oxford Half to fundraise for them & the important resources they provide. They deserve all the support we can give💙
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Another job alert! Join us @sociologyoxford.bsky.social as a postdoc on @ewabatyra.bsky.social's ERC project. A great three-year position to work in the area of fertility and reproductive behaviour. www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/postdo...
August 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Another job alert! Join us @sociologyoxford.bsky.social as a postdoc on @ewabatyra.bsky.social's ERC project. A great three-year position to work in the area of fertility and reproductive behaviour. www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/postdo...
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ATTN: Robert Wood Johnson has money to support “canceled” research on racial-indigenous health equity
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
Rapid Response: Reinvesting in Racial and Indigenous Health Equity Research
The purpose of this call for proposals is to meet the current moment by supporting timely, actionable health equity research that has been interrupted by shifts in federal funding.
www.rwjf.org
August 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
ATTN: Robert Wood Johnson has money to support “canceled” research on racial-indigenous health equity
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
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Soon to open offer for a *funded* PhD to study child poverty dynamics at @demosocupf.bsky.social @upf.edu If you have an interest in quantitative methods, social policy and child poverty this may be for you! Feel free to reach out for enquiries
August 18, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Soon to open offer for a *funded* PhD to study child poverty dynamics at @demosocupf.bsky.social @upf.edu If you have an interest in quantitative methods, social policy and child poverty this may be for you! Feel free to reach out for enquiries
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By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
August 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
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Some exciting Monday afternoon reading here - Jonas Schöley and I have a new study in @addictionjournal.bsky.social using UK data on alcohol duty revenue to examine trends in alcohol sales and how these have changed since the start of the pandemic.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Some exciting Monday afternoon reading here - Jonas Schöley and I have a new study in @addictionjournal.bsky.social using UK data on alcohol duty revenue to examine trends in alcohol sales and how these have changed since the start of the pandemic.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🚨PhD in Quantitative Sociology @tcdsociology.bsky.social
Join me for a project on “The Economics of Late-Life Divorce”
📌 €25,000/year + fees
📌 Strong quant skills & soc background needed
📌 Deadline: July 21, 2025
👉 www.tcd.ie/sociology/ab...
#PhD #Sociology #Demography #QuantMethods #AcademicJobs
Join me for a project on “The Economics of Late-Life Divorce”
📌 €25,000/year + fees
📌 Strong quant skills & soc background needed
📌 Deadline: July 21, 2025
👉 www.tcd.ie/sociology/ab...
#PhD #Sociology #Demography #QuantMethods #AcademicJobs
June 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🚨PhD in Quantitative Sociology @tcdsociology.bsky.social
Join me for a project on “The Economics of Late-Life Divorce”
📌 €25,000/year + fees
📌 Strong quant skills & soc background needed
📌 Deadline: July 21, 2025
👉 www.tcd.ie/sociology/ab...
#PhD #Sociology #Demography #QuantMethods #AcademicJobs
Join me for a project on “The Economics of Late-Life Divorce”
📌 €25,000/year + fees
📌 Strong quant skills & soc background needed
📌 Deadline: July 21, 2025
👉 www.tcd.ie/sociology/ab...
#PhD #Sociology #Demography #QuantMethods #AcademicJobs
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“Historically, no one lived past age 35”
"I’ve heard *so* many versions of this claim, including recently from a menopause doctor (implying menopause is not “natural” because noone lived long enough to go through it). Every time someone states this “fact,” a demographer loses a piece of their soul"
"I’ve heard *so* many versions of this claim, including recently from a menopause doctor (implying menopause is not “natural” because noone lived long enough to go through it). Every time someone states this “fact,” a demographer loses a piece of their soul"
There Were Still Old People When Life Expectancy Was 35.
A demography myth that won't die
jenndowd.substack.com
June 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
“Historically, no one lived past age 35”
"I’ve heard *so* many versions of this claim, including recently from a menopause doctor (implying menopause is not “natural” because noone lived long enough to go through it). Every time someone states this “fact,” a demographer loses a piece of their soul"
"I’ve heard *so* many versions of this claim, including recently from a menopause doctor (implying menopause is not “natural” because noone lived long enough to go through it). Every time someone states this “fact,” a demographer loses a piece of their soul"
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Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
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Coherent forecasting model for health and mortality that works with both prevalence AND incidence methodologies for healthy life expectancy 👀
Co-authored with @mpbergeron.bsky.social #ViolettaSimonacci #JimOeppen
Co-authored with @mpbergeron.bsky.social #ViolettaSimonacci #JimOeppen
In “Modeling & Forecasting Healthy Life Expectancy,” M.P. Bergeron Boucher @cosmostrozza.bsky.social et al. “forecast health & mortality simultaneously in a coherent & simple manner, while accounting for changes in prevalence & transition probabilities over time.”
read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
June 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Coherent forecasting model for health and mortality that works with both prevalence AND incidence methodologies for healthy life expectancy 👀
Co-authored with @mpbergeron.bsky.social #ViolettaSimonacci #JimOeppen
Co-authored with @mpbergeron.bsky.social #ViolettaSimonacci #JimOeppen
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Why is mortality progress stalling in the US and the UK?
@drjenndowd.bsky.social is giving a keynote overview at Nordic Demographic Symposium 🇩🇰 @demografi.dk
@drjenndowd.bsky.social is giving a keynote overview at Nordic Demographic Symposium 🇩🇰 @demografi.dk
June 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Why is mortality progress stalling in the US and the UK?
@drjenndowd.bsky.social is giving a keynote overview at Nordic Demographic Symposium 🇩🇰 @demografi.dk
@drjenndowd.bsky.social is giving a keynote overview at Nordic Demographic Symposium 🇩🇰 @demografi.dk
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One of the greatest tragedies of the gutting of the federal government is the loss of dedicated scientists who chose to work in public service for the benefit of the American people.
This letter is both incredibly brave and a testament to their integrity.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
This letter is both incredibly brave and a testament to their integrity.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
N.I.H. Workers Denounce Trump’s ‘Harmful’ Health Policies
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
One of the greatest tragedies of the gutting of the federal government is the loss of dedicated scientists who chose to work in public service for the benefit of the American people.
This letter is both incredibly brave and a testament to their integrity.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
This letter is both incredibly brave and a testament to their integrity.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
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Marital separation, BMI decline, and the myth of the revenge body
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
@socarxiv.bsky.social preprint by Associate Member @nicolekapelle.bsky.social and Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow @andreatilstra.bsky.social
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
@socarxiv.bsky.social preprint by Associate Member @nicolekapelle.bsky.social and Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow @andreatilstra.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Marital separation, BMI decline, and the myth of the revenge body
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
@socarxiv.bsky.social preprint by Associate Member @nicolekapelle.bsky.social and Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow @andreatilstra.bsky.social
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
@socarxiv.bsky.social preprint by Associate Member @nicolekapelle.bsky.social and Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow @andreatilstra.bsky.social
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Right on time for #WorldEnvironmentDay🌍:
Does having a child make parents care more about the planet?
Together with @guzoch.bsky.social, I found: not always—and not in the same way for everyone.
📄 New study in Population and Environment:
doi.org/10.1007/s111...
#ClimateChange #Parenting #Sociology
Does having a child make parents care more about the planet?
Together with @guzoch.bsky.social, I found: not always—and not in the same way for everyone.
📄 New study in Population and Environment:
doi.org/10.1007/s111...
#ClimateChange #Parenting #Sociology
From parenthood to planet care? The evolution of environmental and climate concerns during family formation - Population and Environment
We examine the effect of childbirth on parents’ environmental and climate concerns, focusing on potentially dynamic changes in concerns within a time span of 2 years before and up to 10 years after bi...
doi.org
June 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Right on time for #WorldEnvironmentDay🌍:
Does having a child make parents care more about the planet?
Together with @guzoch.bsky.social, I found: not always—and not in the same way for everyone.
📄 New study in Population and Environment:
doi.org/10.1007/s111...
#ClimateChange #Parenting #Sociology
Does having a child make parents care more about the planet?
Together with @guzoch.bsky.social, I found: not always—and not in the same way for everyone.
📄 New study in Population and Environment:
doi.org/10.1007/s111...
#ClimateChange #Parenting #Sociology
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1/ A huge congrats to Dr. Antonino Polizzi @polizzan.bsky.social, who passed his DPhil viva for his thesis “The Causes and the Consequences of Growing Life Expectancy Shortfalls” on Friday, examined by Prof. @ridhikashyap.bsky.social & Dr. Iñaki Permanyer. @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social #demography
May 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
1/ A huge congrats to Dr. Antonino Polizzi @polizzan.bsky.social, who passed his DPhil viva for his thesis “The Causes and the Consequences of Growing Life Expectancy Shortfalls” on Friday, examined by Prof. @ridhikashyap.bsky.social & Dr. Iñaki Permanyer. @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social #demography
Join me in congratulating Dr. Polizzi!!! So so so proud of Antonino, who successfully defended his thesis today. ❤️ @polizzan.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Join me in congratulating Dr. Polizzi!!! So so so proud of Antonino, who successfully defended his thesis today. ❤️ @polizzan.bsky.social