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- CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR
- CSDE AFFILIATE & FELLOW NEWS
- CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST
- FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- CONFERENCES
- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
- OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR
Ruth Mace -- The Behavioral Ecology of Small Family Size
Ruth Mace, University College London
The Behavioral Ecology of Small Family Size: Sibling Competition and Wealth
Inheritance in Africa and the UK
Co-sponsored with The IGERT Program on Evolutionary Modeling, UW
Friday, February 6
12:30 - 2:00 pm
Parrington Hall Forum
CSDE Seminar Schedule
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CSDE AFFILIATE & FELLOW NEWS
David Takeuchi Wins the Health Disparities Innovation Award from NIH
David Takeuchi and two of his colleagues,
Margarita Alegria (Harvard University) and James Jackson (University of
Michigan), were awarded the Health Disparities Innovation Award by the National
Institutes of Health. They received the honor for two groundbreaking studies,
the National Survey of American Lives and the National Latino and Asian
American Study. These studies are the first of their kind to provide national
estimates of the social factors associated with mental disorders among African
Americans, black Caribbeans, Asian Americans, and Latinos. The studies provide
a better understanding of the health disparities in the distribution of mental
disorders, access to mental health care, and the quality of mental health
services available to these racial and ethnic groups.
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CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST
Caren Marzban -- A Simulation Approach to the Inverse Problem: Tunnel Detection via Gravity
CSSS Seminar Series
Caren Marzban, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Statistics, University of
Washington
"A simulation approach to the inverse problem: Tunnel detection via
gravity"
Wednesday, February 4
12:30 - 1:20 pm
Denny 401
More info is here.
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Mary P. Koss -- Measurement of Sexual Victimization
Psychology presents:
Mary P. Koss, Ph.D., Regent's Professor, The University of Arizona Mel and Enid
Zuckerman College of Public Health
Measurement of Sexual Victimization
Wednesday, February 4
3:30 - 4:30pm
Physics Astronomy Building A-114
Reception following.
Why is it so hard to come to agreement on how often rape and other sexual
assaults occur? The lecture examines the advances and retreats in trying to
measure this elusive target. How
investigators approach their work is
dissected to identify the challenges to accurate measurement. The widely used
Sexual Experiences Survey developed by Koss and recently revised by a
collaboration of nine experts is used as a case study of obstacles and dilemmas
in producing a standard measurement. The
lecture concludes with a status
report on our current ability to estimate how ubiquitous sexual victimization
is in the lives of women. Although we
are becoming more sophisticated in
framing the issues, and there is clear consensus in some areas, there remain
many unstudied questions.
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David Foster--The System for Population Kinetics
IHME
Seminar Series
Dr. David Foster, Research Professor Emeritus,
University of Washington Department of Bioengineering.
"The System for Population Kinetics: New Software for Simulation and
Analysis of Kinetic Data in Populations"
Wednesday, February 4
4:00 pm coffee and refreshments
4:15-5:30 presentation and Q&A
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2301 5th Avenue
Suite 600
Seattle, Washington 98121
Telephone 206 897 2800
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Sakena Yacoobi-- Advancing the Status of Women in Afghanistan
Department of Global Health Lecture Series
The Department of Global Health & Americans for United Nations Population
Fund Present:
Sakena Yacoobi Program and Executive Director, The Afghan Institute for
Learning (AIL)
“Advancing the Status of Women in Afghanistan”
Thursday, February 5
11:30 AM
Foege Auditorium S-060
Genome Sciences Building
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Ruth Mace-- A Phylogenetic Approach to Cultural Evolution
IPEM (IGERT Program in Evolutionary Modeling)
Seminar Series
Ruth Mace (Anthropology, University College London)
A phylogenetic approach to cultural evolution: How much does horizontal
transmission of cultural traits matter?
Thursday, February 5
3:30 pm
Denny 401
More info is here.
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Heidi Larson-- Why Do People Believe What They Do?
Department of Global Health Lecture Series
Heidi Larson, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor in the Department of
International Development, Clark University; Research Associate at the Harvard
Center for Population and Development Studies. She is an anthropologist and
specialist in risk analysis and crisis management in public health programs.
Why Do People Believe What They Do?
The impact of rumors on global health
Monday, February 9
12:30 p.m.
K-069 Health Sciences Center
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Paul M. Ong -- Inequality and the Urban Spatial Structure
WCPC Seminar Series
Paul M. Ong, Professor of Urban Planning, Social Welfare and Asian American
Studies, UCLA
Inequality and the Urban Spatial Structure
Monday, February 9
3:00- 4:30 pm
Parrington Commons (#308)
More info is here.
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Ann Anagnost-- Food and the Environment
Environmental Anthropology (EA) Forum
Ann Anagnost (Professor, Anthropology)
Food and the Environment
Monday, February 9
3:30-5:00pm
Denny Hall, 401
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Melissa Austin-- Consortium on Fostering Interdisciplinary Inquiry Conference
Public Health Genetics Seminar Series, School of
Public Health
Melissa Austin, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Public Health Genetics,
Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington
Consortium on Fostering Interdisciplinary Inquiry Conference: Ten Universities
Collaborating to Advance Knowledge and Best Practices Across the Disciplines.
Wednesday, February 11
3:00-4:20 pm T-739
The Public Health Genetics Seminar Series are open to anyone in the university
community.
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Barbara Stilwell -- A Cause for Concern: The Global Health Workforce and the State of Our Health
Research shows health care workers are migrating
from poorer to richer nations at an alarming rate. It's a complicated issue
that may impact patients and their families in surprising ways.
Join the School of Nursing and UWAA for the 29th annual Elizabeth
Sterling Soule Endowed Lecture, A Cause for Concern: The Global Health
Workforce and the State of Our Health.
Dr. Barbara Stilwell, director of technical leadership for IntraHealth
International, explores the question of why migration matters in health care
and examines who wins and who loses.
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009 from 7-8 p.m
Kane Hall Room 120, UW Seattle
FREE, but advance registration is requested.
More info is here.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Science of Generosity
The University of Notre Dame is pleased to
announce a $3 million project on the Science of Generosity, supported with
funding from the John Templeton Foundation. Open invitations are now issued for
letters of inquiry proposing research on generosity in the human and social
sciences.
Generosity is an important personal virtue, collective responsibility, and
vital element in the building of social capital, community wellbeing, justice,
and peace in the world. The aim of this Science of Generosity initiative is to
stimulate scientific research on the practice of generosity in human life and
society. This initiative is particularly interested in better understanding
three key aspects of generosity:
* The sources, origins, and causes of generosity
* The variety of manifestations and expressions of generosity
* The consequences of generosity for both the givers and receivers involved
Four to eight proposals for funding of between $250,000 and $500,000 will be
awarded in this first wave of competition in 2009. A second competition in 2010
will fund $1.2 million dollars worth of smaller projects. Letters of inquiry
(LOIs) for the first wave of the competition are due April 1st, 2009.
“Generosity” is defined for purposes of this project as the disposition toward
and practice of giving good things to others freely and abundantly. Generosity
may involve the giving of money, possessions, time, attention, talents, aid,
encouragement, emotional investment, and more. Generosity is related to but not
identical with the areas of charitable financial giving, volunteering,
altruism, philanthropy, informal helping, corporate giving, voluntary service,
bequests and estates, relational commitment, love, and social exchange.
Proposed projects are encouraged but not limited to scholars in the disciplines
of economics, behavioral economics, business & finance, sociology,
psychology, anthropology, political science, social psychology, family and
developmental studies, geography, law, education, communications, cultural
studies, religious studies, and sociobiology. Proposals may be either
discipline specific of inter-disciplinary and may come from scholars with
expertise in generosity research or those recently investing into researching
generosity.
For detailed information about proposal procedures, topics of interest,
eligibility, deadlines, available resources, contact information, or to sign up
to receive project updates, refer to the project website.
Science of Generosity
University of Notre Dame
936 Flanner Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
email: generous@nd.edu
phone: 574-631-2173
http://generosityresearch.nd.edu
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Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (U13)
(PAR-09-092)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): March 31, 2009, March 2, 2010, March 2,
2011
This announcement solicits NICHD Cooperative Agreement Conference (U13)
applications to conduct health disparities-related meetings, workshops, and
symposia. The objectives of these meetings will be to establish
academic-community partnerships, identify community-research priorities, and
develop long-term collaborative agendas. Areas of focus for these partnerships
may include one or more of the following community-health issues infant
mortality; sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); violence prevention; techniques
for outreach and information dissemination; childhood, adolescent, and/or adult
obesity; health literacy; uterine fibroid tumors; and pediatric and maternal
HIV/AIDS prevention.
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Window Extended for Electronic Applications with Deadlines through the End of February, 2009
(NOT-OD-09-045)
National Institutes of Health
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Food and Drug Administration
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
This notice supersedes NOT-OD-08-018.
NIH/AHRQ/CDC (NIOSH)/ and FDA will extend the electronic application error
correction window to five days for those opportunities with submission dates
through February 2009. This change is being made in response to applicant
concerns about Grants.gov system performance. This extension should allow
applicants sufficient time to correct system identified errors or warnings
following on-time submission.
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CONFERENCES
Understanding Markets: Information, Institutions and History
Sponsored by the Hagley
Museum and Library and German
Historical Institute
October 30 and 31, 2009 at the Hagley Library, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
To recognize the contributions of Austrian immigrant and market analyst
Ernest Dichter, and to celebrate the opening of his rich business
records, the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware and
German Historical Institute in Washington D.C. jointly invite proposals
for the conference, "Understanding Markets: Information, Institutions
and History" October 30 and 31, 2009 at Hagley.
Since markets are not transparent to those engaged in them, and change
continually over time, understanding markets is a complex process that
involves a wide range of individuals and institutions. This conference
invites historically-grounded contributions that explore the practices
and institutions through which such efforts have proceeded in Europe and
North America, ca. 1750-2000. Papers may consider
many aspects of
efforts to understand markets, such as the acquisition, dissemination,
cost and reliability of information; institutionalization of research
activities; the impact of secrecy, deception, bias, and misinformation;
the influence of market research on production and marketing decisions;
conceptual or theoretical foundations and assumptions; and instructive
failures or informative successes. We encourage proposals to address who
was engaged in efforts to understand markets, whether individuals such
as salesmen, merchants, researchers, or purchasing officers;
organizations, including firms, agencies, and consortia; or third party
institutions, e.g. trade associations, information providers, and
governments.
The conveners are Roger Horowitz and Philip Scranton
from the Hagley
Museum and Library and
Hartmut Berghoff and Uwe Spiekermann from the
German Historical Institute.
Proposals should be no more than 500 words and accompanied by a short
cv. Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2009. Travel support is
available for those presenting papers at the conference. To submit a
proposal or to obtain more information, contact Carol Lockman, Hagley
Museum and Library, PO Box 3630, Wilmington DE 19807, 302-658-2400, ext.
243; 302-655-3188 (fax); clockman@Hagley.org.
Dr. Roger Horowitz
Associate Director
Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society
Hagley Museum and Library
PO Box 3630
Wilmington DE 19807
rh@udel.edu
302-658-2400, ext. 244
302-655-3188 (fax)
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Two Assistant Professors -- Minot State University, Sociology
Sociology/Anthropology: Minot State University, North
Dakota, is built upon a core commitment to students, learning, service,
cooperation, and a respect for people and place. Our Vision 2013 is a vision
for Minot State
University to become a premier public
institution in the Great Plains.
Minot State University
seeks individuals that will help us create a community that is pervasively
focused on: student growth, learning and success; the development of students
with integrity, character, and intelligence; institutional commitment to civic
engagement, stewardship of its local and global place; and meaningful service
for the welfare of others. The Sociology Department at Minot State
University's Social
Science Division invites applications for two tenure-track positions in
sociology. The appointments begin August 2009. Position 1) Special preference
will be given to candidates prepared to teach introduction to sociology and
political science/public administration. The Social Science Division BA and BSE
programs provide students with an option to specialize in the political science
discipline. Position 2) Special preference will be given to candidates prepared
to teach introduction to anthropology and community studies. The Social Science
Division is providing support for the Studies in Community and Environment
program as part of Strategy One of Vision 2013: Creating a Distinctive Mission
Focused on Engagement and Place. Candidates should be prepared to offer courses
in social problems, research methods, rural sociology, religion, aging,
criminology or environment. The ranks and areas of expertise are open. Ph.D. in
sociology or related field is preferred, but ABD considered.
Review of applicants will begin immediately.
More info is here.
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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
International Fellowship Compton Foundation/PRB
The Compton Foundation has made a fellowship
opportunity available through PRB. The Fellowship is specifically designed for
capstone/internship work and dissertation research on topics that examine the
interactions linking population dynamics/family planning/reproductive health
with environmental and/or human security issues. This Fellowship provides
highly motivated individuals with a unique opportunity to explore these very
important interactions.
We have decided to extend the deadline for submission of applications to
February 16 to allow the opportunity to others who may not have been aware of
the Fellowhip or may not have had time to apply. As a reminder, we are
accepting applications from citizens of developing countries who are from
sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, currently enrolled full-time in Master’s
or Ph.D. programs in academic institutions in the U.S. or Canada, and who plan
to return to their home countries upon completion of their studies. Candidates
accepted into the Fellowship will receive a generous one-year grant to help
them carry out field work.
More info is available on PRB’s website, www.prb.org (in the section labeled
“PRB News” on the home page).
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Workshops on Advanced Spatial Analysis
This is a preliminary announcement regarding the
2009 Workshops on Advanced
Spatial Analysis. We are offering two workshops this summer:
a) Multi-level modeling to be held at Penn
State June 21-26, 2009
This five-day workshop, led by Kelvyn Jones (University of
Bristol, U.K.)
and
S.V. (Subu) Subramanian (Harvard
University) is designed
to give participants
experience in the concepts and applications of multilevel statistical modeling,
particularly in a spatial and demographic context.
b) Spatial Regression Modeling to be held at UC Santa Barbara July 12-12, 2009
The goal of this five-day workshop, led by Paul R. Voss (University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Katherine Curtis (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
is to provide an overview of applied spatial regression analysis (spatial
econometrics). This course will introduce the broader field of spatial data
analysis and the range of issues that generally must be dealt with when
analyzing georeferenced data.
Project website: http://www.csiss.org/GISPopSci/
The primary audience for these workshops are interdisciplinary pre-doctoral
students of demography at NICHD-supported population training centers in the
United States, institutional members of the wider Association of Population
Centers (APC), graduate students in demography-related disciplines from both
APC and non-APC institutions (including agricultural economics, anthropology,
economics, geography, public health, rural sociology, sociology), as well as
young faculty and researchers employed in population agencies. The advanced
workshop series are targeted at population scientists who already possess a
working knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial
statistics, and who use these tools in their research.
The application form for these workshops is available at
http://www.csiss.org/GISPopSci/workshops/2009/apply/
The application deadline is March 31, 2009. Decisions on the acceptance of
applications will be made by April 15, 2009.
There are no fees required for participation in the Advanced Spatial Analysis
Workshop series. However, participants are encouraged to seek funding from
their own institutions, departments, and advisor to cover transportation,
lodging, meals, books, and access to a laptop (see above).
Subject to funding from Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD, scholarships will be
available for all qualifying applicants, with a priority given to graduate
students and postdoctoral fellows. Funding for these NICHD Workshops is
intended for US and US-based graduate students and early-career population
scientists. Federal employees and those in the private sector are not eligible
for stipend support.
For further details please contact me via the contact information below.
Stephen A. Matthews, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Demography
(courtesy appointment in Geography)
Director, Geographic Information Analysis Core
Population Research Institute
Social Science Research Institute
Preferred Contact Information:
Population Research Institute
601 Oswald Tower
University Park,
PA 16802-6211
Tel: (814) 863-9721
Fax: (814) 863-8342
E-mail: matthews@pop.psu.edu
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Work, Poverty and Criminal Justice, Lang College
Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal
Arts and America Works invite applications for a two-year postdoctoral
fellowship in Work, Poverty and Criminal Justice, from fall 2009 through spring
2011. We welcome applications from candidates in a broad array of disciplines
ranging from Urban Studies and History to Criminal Justice and Economics.
Candidates with an expertise in the history of criminal justice reform;
welfare-to-work and other social reform initiatives; and urban and micro-economies
are encouraged to apply. Applicants should have a strong commitment
community-based learning and social activism; teach one course per semester;
engage in own and supervise research by students with America Works; supervise
students in the America Works internship program.
Located in Greenwich Village, Eugene
Lang College
offers a wide range of co-curricular opportunities as part of our Project
Pericles initiatives. Students enroll in courses that address historical,
political and economic underpinnings of major social issues while engaging in
fieldwork, research and internships that provide hands-on experience. Most
recently, we have established partnerships with the Arthur Kill Correctional
Facility, the Academy at Rikers
Island, and America
Works, a reentry program for formerly incarcerated men and women.
The courses taught and research undertaken by the Lee Bowes and Peter Cove
America Works Post-Doctoral Fellow will allow us to further expand these
co-curricular offerings. Students undertake paid internships with America Works
while learning about poverty and criminal justice in the United States.
The fellow will also conduct research on work and social reform appropriate to
his or her area of expertise.
Requirements:
Qualifications: Ph.D. in appropriate field; a strong record of scholarly
research and significant college teaching experience; some administrative
experience.
More info is here.
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Are You Interested in Attending an ATLAS.ti Workshop?
Hello colleagues,
In response to local interest, there
is the possibility of bringing an
experienced trainer to UW for a 2 day workshop in Atlas.ti (qualitative
data analysis). This would be at a more favorable per person rate than
typically available. Details are in the email below. This may be able to
accomodate more than 12-14 people; the more participants, the lower the
fee.
Luisa Valbuena is the coordinator.
Would you please let your graduate
students know of this opportunity and ask them to contact Luisa as soon as
possible? Luisa will need to get *firm* commitments prior to making
arrangements. It sounds like the cost may be in the neighborhood of $600
or less. Please feel free to share this information with others.
With appreciation, Paula Nurius
Dear all prospective ATLAS.ti participants
Thank you for letting me know about your
interest in participating in the
workshop that we are trying to organize
on site.
We have planned to bring Dr. Nick Woolf for two day training. He charges
$2200 per day workshop and additionally hotel, airfare, meals, ground
transportation (taxes). We have estimated that this would have a total cost
of $6000= perhaps slightly less.
Therefore, the cost per participant
depends on the number of participants.
The same workshop costs around 1300 to 1500 per person in Santa Barbara. We
would need a minimum of 6 persons to make it cost-convenient. We are hoping
to have a group of 10-14 participants but if it is not possible we will still
proceed to organize the workshop with six.
We still don’t know if we can have access to the computer lab for two days,
if this were not possible every participant would need to bring their own
laptop. A free version of ATLAS.ti is
available to download on line. It only
allows managing 10 primary documents, but for the purpose of the workshop
that could work for those of you who do not have ATLAS.ti installed.
I will be sending a new update as soon as Dr. Woolf get’s back to me with
different date options in February and March.
Best regards,
Luisa Valbuena
Research Coordinator
Dental Public Health Sciences D-583
Box Number 357475
Phone: 206 616 4923
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OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
PRB Discuss Online -- Abandoning Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Join the PRB Discuss Online on Wednesday:
“Abandoning Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting”
When: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, noon-1 p.m. (EST)
Who: Molly Melching, founder and executive director, Tostan
As many as 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital
mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), and more than 3 million girls are at risk for
cutting each year on the African continent alone. FGM/C is almost impossible
for individuals to abandon without support from their social networks, most
notably within their intramarrying groups. Through Tostan, an organization
dedicated to empowering women, adolescent girls, and their communities,
innovative and courageous individuals have mobilized communities to abandon the
practice through cross-cutting educational programs and attention to human
rights within each community’s social context and culture.
As part of PRB’s commemoration of Feb. 6 as the International Day of Zero
Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, join Molly Melching, founder
and executive director of Tostan, as she discusses the challenges and successes
of Tostan’s work to curb genital cutting in Senegal and several other African
countries. Melching has led community efforts to abandon female genital
cutting, as well as to reduce infant and maternal mortality, increase school
and birth registration, encourage female leadership, and stop child/forced
marriage. A former Peace Corps volunteer, Melching has lived and worked in
Senegal for 34 years and has gained international recognition for her success
in implementing programs to improve women’s lives.
Where:http://discuss.prb.org. You may submit questions in advance and during
the discussion. A full transcript of the questions and answers will be posted
after the discussion.
Visit www.prb.org for new materials
commemorating the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital
Mutilation/Cutting, including an audio interview with FGM/C opponent Berhane
Ras-Work, a background article on Zero Tolerance Day, and other PRB articles
and resources on FGM/C.
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