CSDE is pleased to introduce the 2024-2025 Data Science and Demography Training T32 Fellowship Program Cohort!

• • Fellow: Courtney Allen
    • PhD Candidate: Sociology 
    • Research: Courtney’s research uses archival data sources, censuses, and vital registration data to study the historic process of hospital desegregation in the U.S.
  •  Fellow: David Coomes
    • PhD Candidate: Epidemiology
    • Research: David’s research focuses on rural health disparities, namely, the role of migration in shaping population health and the rural mortality penalty
  • Fellow: Jane Dai
    • PhD Candidate: Health Systems and Population Health 
    • Research: Jane will use non-traditional and person-centered data sources to explore how gentrification shapes population health by impacting social environments, built environments, and food systems
  •  Fellow: Tom Lindman
    • PhD Candidate: Public Policy & Management
    • Research: Tom’s research will use electronic health records and insurance claims to assess the impact of free school meal policies on children’s mental health and paid family leave on parent mental health.
  •  Fellow: Liz Nova
    • PhD Candidate: Sociology
    • Research: Liz’s work will focus on how individuals access information about health and healthcare from sources outside of healthcare settings, such as social media, and use this information to make decisions about elective healthcare procedures.
  • Fellow: Katie Paulson
    • PhD Candidate: Biostatistics
    • Research: Katie's research will revamp exisiting UN Inter-agency Group for Mortality Estimation Bayesian methods for estimation of national child mortality from census, vital registration and household survey data by incorporating survival methods. 

CSDE Affiliate Jelani Ince provides important insight on the relationship between members of the Black LGBTQ+ population and church in the King 5 news story, “‘This is just who I am’ | One woman’s experience reconciling her faith, Blackness and sexuality.” Zhanea June, the person of interest in this story, details what it was like growing up in the South and being in a Black, Christian household while being part of the LGBTQ+ community. Dr. Ince notes that many Black LGBTQ+ individuals often have to deal with rejection from their church, which not only impacts their spirituality, but their social spaces and sense of belonging. As detailed by Dr. Ince, historically, Black churches are not just places where worship happens, it is also where Black identity can be affirmed and is a social and community center for many. June discusses how she has been able to openly express her identity in all aspects regarding her faith, Blackness, and sexuality, and how her church community allows her to thrive and be the most complete version of herself. Dr. Ince also says some actors within churches have encouraged their churches to be more inclusive of members of the LGBTQ+ community.

CSDE Affiliate Gregory Bratman has collaborated with experts in the field of olfaction to create a conceptual framework for the consideration of how the smells of nature can affect human well-being via the olfactory pathway. Recently, Dr. Bratman joined the broadcast “Think Out Loud” with host Dave Miller on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). The olfactory pathway has been understudied in the field of nature and health, and the sense of smell is also often undervalued in general in Western cultures (though increased attention has been brought to it since the COVID-19 pandemic). Dr. Bratman discusses the multidisciplinary working group he recently gathered together and helps to lead on this topic, and how much research has been done on this subject as a whole. He also discusses the conceptual framework he and his co-authors developed in their published paper, “Nature and Human Well-being: The Olfactory Pathway” from Science Advances that was mentioned in a recent edition of CSDE News & Events.

CSDE Affiliate Clara Berridge was recently interviewed on BBC radio 4’s new show, “The Artificial Human.” In the segment, “The Artificial Human, Can AI Look After Me in Old Age?”, Dr. Berridge speaks about the disconnects between what elder care technology offers and what people say they want in terms of privacy, control, and regulation. Oftentimes, elder care technology is designed more for the caregiver in mind, rather than the person being monitored. The hosts of this show, Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong, set out to "solve" AI and answer the most prevalent questions surrounding artificial intelligence. Dr. Berridge provides valuable insigts and information as a gerontologist and discusses ageism in technology.

The Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) has opened registration for mentors and mentees in its mentorship program. The IAPHS Mentoring Program matches individuals who could use advice and guidance on building their careers with more experienced population health scientists willing to lend a helping hand. Register by July 8th!

Becoming a mentor. Being a mentor builds fruitful relationships that, for many, bring new insights and ideas to their work.

The NIH CH Scholars Program seeks to bring climate and health scientists from outside the U.S. federal government to NIH to share their knowledge and expertise. The goal of the program is for climate and health scientists to support NIH institutes, centers, and offices in developing a stronger climate and health knowledge base in the areas of the NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative’s Strategic Framework.

Please review the announcement for more information about the program and the application process.

NIH is publishing this Notice to solicit input from the scientific research community, clinical practice communities, patient and family advocates, scientific or professional organizations, federal partners, HHS and NIH staff, other interested constituents; and the public on topics to consider for the next strategic plan to optimize NIH’s research investments. This request is to inform the Fiscal Years (FYs) 2026 – 2030 NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Sexual and Gender Minority Health (SGM) Research. See the full RFI here.

In her webinar, Dr. Wong will explore the features of population aging in Mexico. She will discuss findings from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS), a 20+ year longitudinal study that has evolved and grown with the field of population aging. She will examine evidence-based patterns in physical and cognitive function, chronic conditions, and social/economic resilience, highlighting the critical roles of childhood conditions, U.S. migration, employment, and family support in old age. Dr. Wong will also provide an overview of the pressing needs and potential for future research based on these themes.

July 23, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET

Presented by

Rebeca Wong, Ph.D., University of Texas Health San Antonio

Register for the Webinar

The AGU Fall Meeting 2024 will be held in Washington, DC from December 9-13, 2024. The abstract submission deadline is July 31, 2024. We welcome your submission to the following session.

Session ID: 228351
Session Title: SY017: Data Co-Production at Scale: How Might We Co-Produce Social Indicators with Geo-Statistical Models?
Section: Science and Society

Submission link: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prelim.cgi/Home/0

Session Description: Modeled social indicators (e.g. population density, neighborhood poverty) at finescale are increasingly common and necessary to address priorities of dynamic, interconnected societies. Geo-statistical models require ground-"truthed" training and/or validation data. Many social and physical scientists are unconvinced that local stakeholder engagement (bottom-up) methods are compatible with modeled/scaled data production (topdown). After all, how can we meaningfully engage every community being modeled? This session challenges the notion that top-down and bottom-up data production methods are mutually exclusive. Speakers describe approaches for modeled data co-production at scale, and posit that co-production is even necessary to model social indicators so as to ensure outputs are: relevant (reflect local realities), valid (sufficiently accurate and complete at the right scale), impactful (generate new insights among the right stakeholders), and just (marginalized communities are centered and protected throughout). Presenters discuss their methods, partnerships, and other ingredients for scalable data co-production, and the value-added of these approaches.

The National Center for Education Research (NCER) is hosting virtual office hours for applicants interested in applying to the Education Research Grants (84.305A), Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking (84.305S), and Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grants (84.305T) programs. To see the schedule of office hours and to request additional information, visit the Virtual Office Hours page.

During these sessions,

Population Research Planning Grants (PRPGs) are designed to provide in-kind support and/or funds of up to $25k* to support a wide array of activity types throughout the development of a research project. As part of our mission to complement rather than duplicate other campus opportunities such as the Population Health Initiative seed grants, we will consider funding things activities such as:

CSDE Matching Support includes in-kind or monetary support to accompany a submission to other on-campus funding mechanism, such as PHI, EarthLab, or Urban@UW. All projects must have a CSDE affiliate who is UW faculty and is listed as a PI or co-PI, with any number of other collaborators. Note that we require (PRPGs) or strongly suggest (matching funds) contacting either Development Core Director (Steven Goodreau) or CSDE Director (Sara Curran) to discuss possibilities for your specific proposal before submission.

As of 5/20/2024, NSF proposals that may impact the resources or interests of a federally recognized Tribal Nation will not be awarded by NSF without prior written approval from the official(s) designated by the relevant Tribal Nation(s).

Proposers must:

• Seek guidance from the potentially impacted Tribal Nation on activities that require review and prior approval from that Tribal Nation’s authorized designee.
• Submit a written request to the relevant Tribal Nation (based on their guidance), for approval to carry out the proposed activity that requires their review and approval.
• Complete the checkbox for “Potential Impacts on Tribal Nations” on the Cover Sheet. Note, lead organizations are responsible for this on collaborative proposals & proposals with subawards considered a single unified project.
• Upload one of the following into "Other supplementary documents" of Research.gov:
  • a copy of the written request to the relevant Tribal Nation to carry out any proposed activity/activities that may require prior approval from them
  • written confirmation from the Tribal Nation(s) that review and approval is not required
  • a copy of relevant Tribal Nation approval

This notice provides the research and research training community an overview of application and peer review changes impacting grant applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2025, including:

• Simplified Review Framework for Most Research Project Grant Applications
• Revisions to the NIH Fellowship Application and Review Process
• Updates to Reference Letter Guidance
• Updates to NRSA Training Grant Applications
• Updated Application Forms (FORMS-I)
• Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support