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- CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR
- CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST
- FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- CONFERENCES
- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR
No CSDE Seminar This Week
There will be no CSDE Seminar on Friday, May 1,
2009 due to PAA meetings.
CSDE Seminar Schedule
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CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST
Jon Krosnick – The Accuracy of Online Surveys with Non-probability Samples of People who Volunteer to do Surveys for Money
CSSS Seminar Series
Jon Krosnick, Frederic O. Glover Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences,
Stanford University
The Accuracy of Online Surveys with Non-probability Samples of People who
Volunteer to do Surveys for Money
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Denny 401
More information is here.
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Jon Krosnick – Social Psychology Under the Microscope
Jon A. Krosnick, Ph.D., Frederic O. Glover
Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor of Communication and of
Political Science, Professor of Psychology (by courtesy), Stanford University
Social Psychology Under the Microscope: Do Our
Classic Experiments Replicate When Participants Are Representative of the
General Public Rather Than Convenience Samples of College Students?
Since David Sears's provocative article in Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology in the late 1980s about social psychology's nearly exclusive
reliance on American college sophomores as our research participants, the field
has become increasingly interested in studying social phenomena outside of that
group. Recent years have seen growing
interest in the impact of culture (studied via comparisons of people across
nations and across regions within a nation), the impact of aging (studied via
comparisons of young adults, middle-age adults, and the elderly), and
more. But it continues to be much more
practical for social psychologists to rely on nearly cost-free laboratory
studies of college students than to attempt to collect data from representative
samples of adults.
This talk will explore whether this approach compromises theory-building in
social psychology. In the context of
national surveys of representative samples of thousands of American adults, a
series of classic and highly-cited social psychological experiments were
repeated to assess the generalizability of the lab-based results that fill our
introductory textbooks and to gauge whether our widely-accepted effects appear
across a range of population subgroups differing in age, educational
experience, race, region of residence, and other factors. Topics of the studies
include attitude processes (e.g., persuasion and predictions of the Elaboration
Likelihood Model), social cognition (e.g., heuristics and biases in social
judgment, the fundamental attribution error, the false consensus effect,
self-perception effects), and more. In
every case, the limits of generalizability are quite striking and remarkably
consistent across experiments.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
3:30 - 4:30pm
Physics Astronomy Building
A-114
Light refreshments following.
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Brent Burkholder and Chung-won Lee – Strengthening Data Quality for Monitoring and Evaluation of Global Immunizations Programs
IHME Seminar Series
Brent Burkholder, Director, Global Immunization Division, National Center for
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Chung-won Lee, Team Lead, Data Management, Strengthening Immunization Systems
Branch, Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Strengthening Data Quality for Monitoring and Evaluation of Global
Immunizations Programs
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
4:00 – 5:00 pm
IHME Offices
More information is here.
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The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity, and Globalization
Simpson Center for the Humanities
New Books in Print Lecture Series
During the 1920s and 1930s, in cities from Beijing to Bombay, Tokyo to Berlin,
Johannesburg to New York, the Modern Girl made her sometimes flashy, always
fashionable appearance in city streets and cafes, in films, advertisements, and
illustrated magazines. Dressed in provocative attire and in hot pursuit of
romantic love, Modern Girls seemed to flout the prescribed roles of dutiful
daughter, wife, and mother. Contemporaries debated whether the Modern Girl was
looking for sexual, economic, or political emancipation or whether she was
little more than an image, the hollow product of a new global commodity
culture.
This book, edited by The Modern Girl Around the World Research Group at the University of Washington, tracks the Modern Girl as
she emerged in the interwar period as a global phenomenon. Editors of the book
include, Alys Eve Weinbaum (English), Lynn M. Thomas (History), Priti
Ramamurthy (Women Studies), Uta G. Poiger (History), Madeleine Yue Dong
(History and International Studies), and Tani E. Barlow (History, Rice
University). Sponsored for the Humanities from 2001-2004, the comparative and
collaborative interdisciplinary research and teaching of this group developed
new archives and methods, rewriting histories of gender formation and
globalization.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
4:00 pm
Communications 202
Reception to follow.
More information is here.
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Theo Chocolate Academy – CHOC 202 Journey to Africa: Life among the Cacao Farmers
African Studies Program
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Theo Chocolate, 3400 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
More information is here.
The Theo Chocolate Academy’s calendar of events is here.
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Alva Robinson – From the Central Asian Steppes to African-American Self
Alva Robinson, M.A. Graduate Student in Near
Eastern and Central Asian Study Group
The presentation will be based on Langston Hughes (1902-1967), the iconic giant
of the Harlem Renaissance, and his impression of Soviet Central Asia during the
1930's. Drawing first from parallels between circumstances of African- American
and Central Asian diasporas, focusing on Hughes' understanding of the region
and its people in relation to his own experiences in life, and finally by
exploring Hughes' own reflections of Central Asia in his works, we will see why
the Central Asia of the 1930's would compel and intrigue African Americans of
the time.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Denny 123
For more information contact Ilse D. Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033;e-mail:
icirt@u.washington.edu.
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Race/Knowledge Project – Politics Beyond Prisons: A Critical Forum on Race, Cultural Politics and the Seattle Jail Proposal
Please join The Race/Knowledge Project for a critical
dialogue on the the planned $220 million Seattle municipal jail project and the
emerging struggles against it. Presentations by Chandan Reddy (University of Washington),
Moni (CARA—Communities Against Rape and Abuse), Renee Byrd (University of Washington),
Dean Spade (Seattle
University; Sylvia Rivera
Law Project), Sarah White (SYLAW—Street Youth Legal Advocates of Washington)
and Tim Harris (Real Change), followed by an hour-long conversation with
invited guests and a catered reception.
In conjunction with a special exhibition of
"Voices from Outside - Artists Against the Prison Industrial
Complex," a limited edition portfolio of original prints that either
critique the prison industrial complex or address alternatives to
incarceration. Twenty-one artists from the US,
Canada, and Mexico
contributed prints to honor Critical Resistance's 10 year anniversary. The
exhibition will be on display before and after Politics Beyond Prisons.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
3:30 pm
Communications 226
More information is here.
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Professor Greg Hancock – Reframing and Extending Analysis of Variance using a Likelihood/Information Paradigm
Colloquium in Measurement, Statistics, and
Research Design
Greg Hancock, Professor, University of Maryland
Reframing and Extending Analysis of Variance using a Likelihood/Information
Paradigm
This talk will discuss a possible future for statistical analysis within
experiment design. Specifically, while analysis of variance (ANOVA) has been
the practical workhorse of experimental design for generations,
likelihood-based approaches might offer a more flexible framework to
accommodate nonnormality, heterogeneous dispersion, ordinal outcomes, treatment
nonresponse, and measurement error, all serious concerns for anyone doing
research with human subjects.
Greg is a graduate of the MSRD program at the UW and one of the really
important scholars in structural equation modeling and latent variables. He is Professor and Chair in the Department
of Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation at the University
of Maryland, College Park, and Director of the Center for
Integrated Latent Variable Research (CILVR).
If you are a researcher who wonders whether ANOVA really is sufficiently robust
to satisfy your needs and interested in thinking of new ways of conceptualizing
the analysis you should definitely come and listen to Greg.
Friday, May 1, 2009
1:00 pm
Miller 411
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Amy Balkin and Lize Mogel – Blurring Boundaries: A Conversation about Spatial and Social Justice
Geography Colloquium
Amy Balkin and Lize Mogel, artists
Blurring Boundaries: A Conversation about Spatial and Social Justice
Never static or fixed, space is continuously produced by political, economic
and social practices and discourses that lead to ideas of identity, belonging
and power. The study of space, then, often leads geographers to interrogate
issues of social and spatial justice. However, geographers are not alone in
their study. Artists and activists have long been engaging in a struggle to
bring issues of social and spatial injustices to light. To that end, the
Department of Geography's Colloquium Committee is happy to present a panel
discussion with artists Amy Balkin and Lize Mogel. Our conversation will
explore their approaches and frameworks for working on social and spatial
justice issues as well as spaces of collaboration.
Friday, May 1, 2009
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Smith 304
More information is here.
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Corcoran, Pettinicchio, and Robbins – Religion and Violent Crime in Cross-National Contexts: The Effects of "Moral Community" on Cross-National Homicide
Department of Sociology
Deviance Seminar Series
Author/s: Katie Corcoran, David Pettinicchio, and Blaine Robbins
Religion and Violent Crime in Cross-National Contexts: The Effects of
"Moral Community" on Cross-National Homicide
Discussants TBA
Friday, May 1, 2009
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Condon 311
More information is here.
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Roger Goodman – Whatever is Going to Happen to Japan’s Higher Education System?
East Asia Center and Japan Studies Program
Roger Goodman, Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies, Faculty of Oriental
Studies, University of Oxford
Whatever is Going to Happen to Japan’s Higher Education System?
Monday, May 4, 2009
12:00 – 1:15 pm
Thomson Hall 317
More information is here.
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Kathy O’Connor – Optimism, Turtles, and Consensus
Anthropological Epistemologies of Health and
Healing
Kathy O’Connor
Optimism, Turtles, and Consensus
Monday, May 4, 2009
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Denny 401
More information is here.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Pilot Intervention and Services Research Grants (R34)
(PAR-09-173)
National Institute of Mental Health
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see
announcement.
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
is to encourage research on 1) the development and/or pilot testing of new or
adapted interventions, 2) the adaptation and/or pilot testing of interventions
with demonstrated efficacy for use in broader scale effectiveness trials, or 3)
innovative services research directions that require preliminary testing or
development. The R34 award mechanism provides resources for evaluating the
feasibility, tolerability, acceptability and safety of novel approaches to improving
mental health and modifying health risk behavior, and for obtaining the
preliminary data needed as a pre-requisite to a larger-scale (efficacy or
effectiveness) intervention or services study.
NIMH intervention and services research is aimed at preventing or
ameliorating mental disorders, emotional or behavioral problems, the
co-occurrence of mental, physical and substance abuse problems, HIV infections,
and the functional consequences of these problems across the life span.
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Rapid Assessment Post-Impact of Disaster (R03) (R21)
(PAR-09-171)
National Institute of Mental Health
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see
announcement.
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
is to provide a rapid funding mechanism for research on the post-impact of
disasters, in order to permit access to a disaster area in the immediate
aftermath of the event. Potential
applicants are strongly encouraged to contact NIMH Program Staff before
submitting a RAPID application to determine whether or not the proposed work
meets the guidelines of this program, whether requested RAPID funding is likely
to be available, and whether the idea should be considered for initial submission
as a fully developed application. The
RAPID grants described in this funding opportunity announcement are designed to
provide a limited sum of money for early assessment to investigators who intend
to follow up with a full research application, using the preliminary data from
this initial effort as a basis for their larger application.
There is also an R21 announcement.
(PAR-09-172)
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Women's Mental Health in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period (R01) (R21)
(PA-09-174)
National Institute of Mental Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see
announcement.
In this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA),
the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD), and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
encourage research on women's mental health in relation to pregnancy and the
postpartum period. As illustrated by a
few highly publicized cases, the consequences of severe untreated postpartum
depression and psychosis can be devastating for individuals, families, and
communities. A recent evidence-based
practice report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality noted that
depression is also prevalent during pregnancy as well as the postpartum period,
therefore research that occurs throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period
(the perinatal period) is encouraged.
There is also an R21 announcement.
(PA-09-175)
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CONFERENCES
“University Week” features Place, Health, and Equity Conference
This article includes description of the
upcoming conference, biographies of major presenters, and a short
schedule. A link for registration can be
found at the bottom of the page.
Read the article here.
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2009 National Forum on Education Statistics and NCES Summer Data Conference
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), in the
U.S Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), will
sponsor a 2.5-day meeting of the membership of the National Forum on Education
Statistics. This will be immediately followed by the annual NCES Data
Conference
The Data Conference is an opportunity for professional
networking, updates on federal and national activities affecting data
collection and reporting, and information about the best new approaches in
collecting, reporting, and using education statistics. The Conference will
include training and business meetings for state CCD and EDFacts data
coordinators. In addition, there will be a range of informative sessions
targeted toward interests in school finance, building and managing data
systems, data standards, and data delivery and use, as well as information
about changes in how the U.S. Department of Education collects and uses data.
The deadline to submit a concurrent session or demonstration
proposal for the 2009 Summer Data Conference is Friday, May 8, 2009. The
deadline for your name to appear in the program participants' list is Monday,
June 1, 2009. The theme for this year's conference is "Decisions Begin
with Good Data." For more information about the conference or to register
and optionally submit a concurrent session or demonstration proposal, please
visit the website.
July 27 – 31, 2009
Hyatt Regency Bethesda
Bethesda, MD
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Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting – Climate Change and Societal Response: Livelihoods, Communities, and the Environment
72nd Annual Meeting of the Rural
Sociological Society
Climate Change and Societal Response: Livelihoods, Communities, and the
Environment
July 30 – August 2, 2009
Madison, Wisconsin
More information is here.
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International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) International Population Conference
The Conference will open on Sunday, 27 September
2009, and conclude on Friday, 2 October 2009. It will include over 180 regular
scientific sessions, poster sessions, and training sessions, as well as plenary
and debate sessions, side meetings and exhibitions. Simultaneous translation in
French and English will be provided for all plenary, debate, regular and
training sessions. In addition, simultaneous translation in Arabic will be
provided for all plenary and debate sessions and all sessions organized by the
Moroccan NOC on population issues in the Arab world.
September 27 – October 2, 2009
Marrakech, Morocco
Online registration is open. Fees will
increase after July 15, 2009.
Registration and more information are here.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Economist – Emerson College
The School of Communication at Emerson College
seeks an outstanding teacher and scholar in economics. The candidate selected
will teach Principles of Economics, liberal arts courses in the candidate's
specialty, and courses in the Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary
Studies to undergraduate students majoring in communication and arts. A record
of ongoing, significant scholarly productivity is also expected. A Ph.D. in
Economics must be completed by time of appointment. Evidence of excellence in
teaching and a promising research agenda are essential. The position is at the
Assistant Professor rank. The appointment is for the 2009-10 academic year
beginning September 1, 2009.
More information is here.
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Assistant Professor – Pacific Lutheran University, Economics
The Department of Economics at Pacific Lutheran
University invites
applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Macroeconomics
starting fall 2009. The position is
full-time and tenure track.
Application Deadline: June 1, 2009
More information is here.
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Visiting Assistant Professor – Pacific Lutheran University, Economics
The Department of Economics at Pacific Lutheran
University invites
applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in Microeconomics starting fall
2009. Applicant’s primary teaching areas
should be in international trade, industrial organization, and
microeconomics. Preference for
applicants with ability to teach statistics and econometrics.
Review of applications begins May 4, 2009 and will continue until position is filled.
More information is here.
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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Graduate Internship – Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation, Health Disparaities Research
The Intern who fills this position will be a
participant in an on-going project that investigates differences between US-
and foreign-born adults in substance use and abuse, mental health, and
treatment gaps using secondary data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on
Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). The goal of the study is to gain a
better understanding of how alcohol and drug abuse, substance use and
psychiatric disorders, comorbidity between these disorders, and treatment
utilization vary by nativity and immigrant characteristics. Under the guidance of the study research
team, the Intern will take a leading role in examining how immigrant status and
characteristics, as well as acculturation, social support, traumatic events,
and other relevant factors, explain substance abuse differences between US- and
foreign-born adults. The Intern
primarily will be involved in all phases of the project. Specifically, the
Intern will:
--Perform assigned research activities in a timely manner as requested;
--Contribute to project development by conducting literature reviews;
--Be responsible for data management and documentation;
--Contribute to data analysis and interpretation;
--Prepare written reports of work and contribute to research reports and publications;
--Present papers from the project at professional conferences; and,
--Perform other research-related duties as assigned.
This position will be contingent upon award of National Institutes of Health
supplemental funding to promote diversity in health-related research. Funding limitations for this position require
that the candidate Intern be from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group
(African American, Hispanic American, Native American, Asian American, Alaskan
Native, Hawaiian Natives, and natives of the Pacific Islands) and/or be an
individual with a physical or mental disability that substantially limits one
or more life activities. To apply to the
Intern position, the candidate also must be a full-time graduate student.
More information and application instructions are here.
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HSTS Training Seminar: Use of the NAEP School Transcript Study (HSTS) 2005 Data
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), in the
U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), will
sponsor a 3-day advanced studies seminar on the use of the National Assessment
of Education Progress (NAEP) High School Transcript Study (HSTS) database for
education research and policy analysis.
This seminar is aimed at faculty and advanced graduate
students from colleges and universities. Education researchers and policy
analysts with strong statistical skills from state and local education agencies
and professional associations are also welcome.
Application Deadline: June 10, 2009
July 22 – 24, 2009
Academy for Education Development
Washington D.C.
More information is here.
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