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- CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR
- CSDE ANNOUNCEMENTS & SPOTLIGHTS
- CSDE AFFILIATE & FELLOW NEWS
- CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST
- FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- CONFERENCES
- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
- OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR
Susie Cassels – HIV Serosorting as a Harm Reduction Strategy: Evidence from Seattle, Washington
Susie Cassels, UW CSDE and CFAR
HIV Serosorting as a Harm Reduction Strategy: Evidence from Seattle, Washington
Friday, June 5, 2009
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Parrington Hall Forum 309
CSDE Seminar Schedule
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CSDE ANNOUNCEMENTS & SPOTLIGHTS
Anita Rocha Elected Vice President of PSO
Anita Rocha
has been elected the Vice President of the UW’s Professional Staff Organization
(PSO). The Professional Staff
Organization (PSO), established in 1990, represents the issues and concerns of
professional staff to the university administration, the campus, and our local
community. All UW professional staff are members of PSO.
The PSO homepage is here.
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CSDE AFFILIATE & FELLOW NEWS
Mary Kay Gugerty Leading Program Evaluation Workshops for Local Non-profits
Mary Kay Gugerty will be leading a series of three
workshops designed to introduce local area non-profits in program evaluation
and help them to develop their own evaluation strategies. Professor Gugerty is an expert in program
evaluation in the developing world and has considerable experience in coaching
students and organizations in program evaluation skills.
More information about the June 4th, 11th, and 18th workshops, sponsored
by Global Washington, is here.
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CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST
Tania Barham – Effects of Family Planning and Child Health Interventions on Adolescent Cognitive Functioning
Department of Economics Seminar
Tania Barham, University of Colorado at Boulder
Effects of Family Planning and Child Health Interventions on Adolescent
Cognitive Functioning: Evidence from Matlab in Bangladesh
Friday, June 5, 2009
2:00 pm
Condon Hall 309
More information is here.
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Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition – Singgalot: The Ties That Bind
This exhibit, comprising nearly 100 images, including rare
photographs, illustrations and historical documents from the National Archives,
the Library of Congress and private collections, vividly portrays the social
history and the development of the Filipino community in the United States.
“Singgalot” initially explores the experience of Filipinos as colonial subjects
and nationals, and further examines their struggles to acquire full citizenship
as immigrants in the United
States throughout the previous century.
The exhibition traces Filipino presence in North America
from the first transoceanic trade missions between Manila
and Acapulco in
the mid-16th century to the 19th century. During this time, some Filipinos
settled in the bayous of Louisiana.
Subsequent images in the exhibition depict the first significant wave of
Filipino immigrants who came as American “nationals” after the United States acquired the Philippines
following the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Successive waves of immigrants, beginning with
“sakadas,” or migrant laborers, were brought to fill the labor needs of Hawaii’s plantations, California’s
farms and Alaska’s
salmon canneries. The exhibition also highlights Filipino public service in the
US
military, achievements in literature, arts and sports, and in the health care
industry.
Saturday, May 16, 2009 - Saturday, July
26, 2009
Odegaard Library, 1st and 2nd Floors
More information is here.
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Re-Writing Difficult Dialogues – Ribbons to Roots: The Threads that (Un)Bind Us
Students from the University
of Washington’s Re-writing Difficult
Dialogues class present Ribbons to Roots: The Threads that (Un)Bind Us on
Thursday June 4th at the Ethnic Cultural Theater at the University of Washington.
Performances begin at 7pm and will be followed by a reception and facilitated
dialogue focusing on the themes presented in the play. Featuring student participants
in collaboration with local artists, Ribbons to Roots presents personal stories
about the Southeast Asian migration experience and the search for a sense of
identity and home.
This performance is the culmination of an innovative yearlong course focused on
field research, facilitated dialogue, and community engagement. Collaboratively
written by University
of Washington students
from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, the stories presented in Ribbons to
Roots are based on oral histories gathered from members of Seattle’s diverse
and vibrant Vietnamese, Cambodian, Filipino, and Indonesian communities.
Building upon these oral histories, the working script was further developed
through organized student and community dialogues held at the Ethnic Cultural
Theatre and the Wing
Luke Asian
Museum. Under the
guidance of co-instructors Theresa Ronquillo and Tikka Sears, students have
taken these stories and the contributions of dialogue participants and have
produced an insightful multi-media play that addresses the sensitive, and often
unspoken, issues surrounding stories of colonization, immigration, and the
Diaspora. In the spirit of its inception, Ribbons to Roots is theatre of
engagement that seeks to inspire further dialogue through the art of performance.
Ribbons to Roots: The Threads that (Un)Bind Us is a free event and open to the
public. As part of the collaborative nature of the play, audience members are
encouraged to join the cast and crew in discussing the themes presented in the
play through a facilitated dialogue that will follow the evening performance.
Food for the reception will be graciously provided by local Southeast Asian
eateries.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
7:00 pm
Monday, June 8, 2009
3:00 pm
Ethnic Cultural Theater, 3931
Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
More information is here.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
International Research Collaborations on HIV/AIDS and Drug Use (R01)
(RFA-DA-10-008)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt Date(s): November 18, 2009
The intent of this FOA is to stimulate collaborative research among foreign
investigators from the same geographic regions to address regional issues on
the intersection of HIV/AIDS and drug use in international settings. NIDA’s objective is to expand research
capacity in resource limited areas where HIV associated with injection and /or
non-injection drug use is an emerging or prevalent epidemic. This FOA seeks to
foster international partnerships among researchers with expertise in
epidemiology, the basic biomedical and clinical sciences, behavioral and social
sciences, health services, treatment and prevention, or implementation science,
with a focus on addressing regional issues.
The overall goal of this FOA is to enhance availability of
evidence-based biomedical and behavioral strategies which will improve public
health approaches to the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS associated with
drug use. This FOA seeks projects that
address prevention and treatment research issues utilizing special
collaborative opportunities, expertise, resources, populations or settings to
address regionally-focused international issues.
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CONFERENCES
CSSS – Conference on Statistics and the Social Sciences
CSSS was founded in 1999 to galvanize research
and teaching on the interface between statistics and the social sciences, and
was the first center of its kind in the United States. To celebrate its
10th Anniversary, a conference has been organized for June 4-5, 2009, to be
held at the University of Washington, Seattle,
Washington in the Walker-Ames
Room, Kane Hall, room 225. Registration
is required.
June 4 – 5, 2009
Kane 225
More information is here.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Associate Dean – Napa Valley College, Child Development Center / Child and Family Studies
Responsible for planning, organizing, directing,
supervising, and evaluating the college Child Development Center and
coordinating the Child Families Studies instructional program. The position
also coordinates the practicum training for the CFS Program and has
instructional responsibility for CFS lab courses.
Application deadline: June 18, 2009
More information is here.
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Assistant or Associate Professor – University of Victoria, Department of Sociology
The Department of Sociology invites applications
for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate
Professor. This position is subject to budgetary approval with earliest commencement
on July 1, 2010.
The department seeks to hire a quantitative researcher in the area of substance
use, drug policy and/or addictions research. Applicants with a research
interest in criminology/deviance/social control will also be considered as long
as the program of scholarship has demonstrated relevance to addictions. The
successful candidate is expected to teach undergraduate and graduate level statistics,
and to contribute to the activities and programs of both the Department of
Sociology (http://web.uvic.ca/soci/) and the Centre for Addiction Research of
British Columbia (http://www.carbc.ca/) located at the University of Victoria.
A completed PhD in Sociology or a related discipline, or ABD status with an expected
completion date no later than the start date of the position is expected. This position
in the first instance is directed at Assistant Professor level to mid career
Associate Professor level. More senior Associate Professor applications may
also be considered.
Application deadline: October 9, 2009
More information is here.
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Assistant Professor – Stony Brook Southampton, Human Geography and Demography
At Stony Brook Southampton, the critical issues
of sustainability and sustainable development will be explored in new, mostly
undergraduate programs transcending traditional disciplinary boundaries. Stony
Brook Southampton, located on the south shore
of Long Island and overlooking the
Atlantic Ocean, is part of Stony
Brook University,
one of the nation's top public research universities.
Stony Brook Southampton has a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor
opportunity available for Fall 2009 or Spring 2010. Sample courses include:
Introduction to Human Demography; Introduction to Geospatial Analysis; and
Demographic Change of Sustainability.
Required Qualifications: Doctorate degree in Human Geography and/or Demography or related discipline, and teaching experience at the college level.
Preferred Qualifications: Training and supervision of teaching assistants; major/minor
advising experience; undergraduate teaching experience; and experience in
course and curricular development. The initial review of applications will
begin June 2009, and will continue until the position is filled.
More information is here.
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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gender and Work in Comparative Perspective – York University
The Canada Research Chair in Feminist Political
Economy at York University in Toronto invites applications for the position of
postdoctoral research fellow in Gender and Work in Comparative Perspective.
The successful candidate will join a team of researchers developing a
Comparative Perspective Database (CPD) on Gender and Work - a research tool
that when completed, will allow researchers and students to better understand
the gendered nature and contours of labour market (in)security from a
comparative perspective. Now under development, the CPD is linked to the Gender
and Work Database (GWD) (www.genderwork.ca), a unique Web-based research
resource housed at York University and accessible to faculty, librarians and
students at seventy-two postsecondary institutions in Canada. The CPD-GWD brings together
three components: a library of resources; a thesaurus; and, a series of
multidimensional statistical tables. It is a collaborative, multi-disciplinary
effort involving researchers from around the world, which integrates
qualitative and quantitative data from member states of the European Union, Canada, Australia,
and the United States.
Applications are invited from scholars who have earned a doctorate in one of
the Social Sciences and who have research interests in the areas of gender,
race, migration, work and society, labour studies, or comparative political
economy. The postdoctoral fellow will work collaboratively with an
international team of researchers studying gender and work in comparative
perspective. S/he will take a lead role in building the three central modules
of Comparative Perspectives Database with other York-based faculty, students
and staff. The successful applicant should have experience using quantitative
and qualitative social science research methods. S/he will have the opportunity
to produce research papers related to the key themes of the CPD-GWD and to
organize and participate in workshops, seminars, and conferences.
More information is here.
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Postdoctoral Fellow – City University of New York, Institute for Demographic Research
Under the general supervision of the PI,
researcher will perform literature
reviews, data analysis, and drafting of manuscripts for project examining the biological pathways
linking social and economic factors to health.
Performs many activities independently, with varying degrees of
supervision depending on the scope and complexity of the project.
Application deadline: July 12, 2009
More information is here.
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Fellowship Program – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Fellowship Program enables CDC to encourage
and promote scientific research, studies, training, and investigations related
to public health as it relates to the mission of CDC. Eligible areas of health
include basic and applied research in medical, physical, biological, mathematical,
social, biometric, epidemiological, behavioral, and computer sciences, and
other fields where the scientific research is directly related to the mission
of CDC. Individuals eligible for Senior and Associate Service Fellowship
programs may be U.S.
citizens or noncitizens who are not civil service employees or commissioned
corps officers.
* Senior Fellowship in Data
Confidentiality and Disclosure Risk
Office of Planning, Budget, and
Legislation
* Service Fellowship in Qualitative Research
and Survey Design
Office of Research and Methodology
* Service Fellowship in Statistical
Research and Survey Methodology
Office of Research and Methodology
More information is here.
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Fullbright Israel Post-doctoral Fellowships for American Researchers – All Academic Disciplines
The United States-Israel Educational Foundation, the Fulbright commission for
Israel, offers 10 fellowships to American post-doctoral researchers in support
of work to be carried out at Israeli universities during the course of the
2010/2011-2011/2012 academic years.
The US Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program is open to candidates in all academic
disciplines.
Application deadline: August 1, 2009
More information is here.
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OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
New Online Tool ClimateWizard Tracks Global Climate Change
Climate experts have launched an online tool
that shows how global warming could affect the entire world, including changes
within cities, states and countries.
The tool, called ClimateWizard, allows natural-resource managers, lawmakers,
scientists and residents to see historical temperature and precipitation data
in their local areas. They also can view projections of how these factors might
change as the Earth continues to warm.
ClimateWizard is a joint effort among the Nature Conservancy, the University of Washington
and the University
of Southern Mississippi.
It lets users zoom in on specific cities or regions to track temperature and
precipitation changes. Maps with color-coded information show where changes are
likely to happen, and how severe they could be.
Read a news article about ClimateWizard here.
Access ClimateWizard here.
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