CSDE affiliates Ann Bostrom, Sara Curran, and Sameer Shah are collaborating on an upcoming UW-hosted 2024 D4 Hack Week: Disasters, Demography, Disparities, and Decisions (September 9-13).  This week-long hack-a-thon is supported by a partnership between CSDE, the National Science Foundation AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography (AI2ES), and the UW's eScience Institute. Funding for the workshop derives from a grant from NOAA to AI2ES (Award NA23OAR40505031) and a center grant to CSDE (P2C HD042828) from the Population Dynamics Branch at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development.

During the D4 Hack Week, seven interdisciplinary teams of 40 researchers from across the country will join up to focus on the data and analytic challenges of linking climate- and weather-related impacts and mitigation efforts to human behavior, health, and well-being by:

• Investigate the human behavior and societal adaptive responses to, and impacts of, severe weather and climate-related events, particularly flooding associated with atmospheric rivers, hurricanes, and severe storms, but also including other extreme events such as heat or fire.
• Address the research gaps linking mitigation to adaptation and resilience in relation to severe weather. This will involve exploring co-benefits for human well-being from climate adaptation strategies that will further contribute to resilience to extreme weather events and climate mitigation.
• Explore pathways to better understand the dynamics of decisions and population disparities in responses to and impacts of past extreme climate / weather events.

The workshop will create improved data products and methods (data integration, data assimilation, analytic tools, new approaches to analyses) that integrate social and weather and/or climate data across space and time, through interdisciplinary collaborations. Data products should inform decision models that can guide decision making to address the needs of individuals, households, neighborhoods, and communities, with projections of impacts on the scales of minutes to hours, days, weeks, or years. Data and their analyses should be capable of informing impact analysis and risk reduction planning.

The larger initiative is part of a NOAA investment of $10 million to support social science research related to flooding services and products. This is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The funding will allow NOAA to understand how the public uses emergency communication during atmospheric events such as flooding to then evaluate how to best help communities prepare for weather emergencies.

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CSDE Affiliates Michael Brown and Larry Knopp were recently quoted in the Seattle Times article, “How Capitol Hill became Seattle’s gayborhood.” The article includes various people’s experiences coming to Capitol Hill over the past decades. Capitol Hill became a center for members of the LGBTQ+ community and many began to move into the various neighborhoods surrounding the area. Dr. Brown and Dr. Knopp share their expertise and research as geographers on the events and other key points that built up Capitol Hill as a hub for different communities, especially the LGBTQ+ community. Details of their map Claiming Space and of the models they have developed linking the formation of LBGTQ+  neighborhoods to urban economic, cultural, and political changes, such as suburbanization and gentrification, are included in the article. This story goes into detail about the history, experiences, communities, and places of Capitol Hill.

CSDE Affiliate Dr. Kemi Doll was recently quoted in an article by HealthDay talking about how Ultrasounds May Be Unreliable in Spotting Endometrial Cancer in Black Women. According to studies, ultrasounds are not reliable to screen for endometrial cancer in Black women, due to the standards set for the procedure. Gynecologic Oncologist Dr. Doll details how certain protocols, specifically ultrasound protocols, do not accurately screen accurately and are not safe to employ as a strategy to determine endometrial cancer diagnoses for Black women, and that tissue biopsy are more conclusive. Dr. Doll also discusses various medical statistics surrounding this issue. More information regarding this topic can also be found in the research article co-authored by Dr. Doll and published in JAMA Network titled, “Endometrial Thickness as Diagnostic Triage for Endometrial Cancer Among Black Individuals.”

CSDE Affiliate Amy Bailey, Visiting Scholar at UW CSDE & Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Chicago Illinois, will be speaking at the National Institute of Health’s UNITE initiative virtual Structural Racism Workshop. This workshop is a two day event from July 18-19, 2024, and Dr. Bailey will be speaking on July 18th from 11:35 am-12:15 pm EST (8:35 am-9:15 am PST) in Session 1: History of Race, Race-Making, and Racism From the Humanities, History, and Behavioral and Social Sciences. This workshop will bring together researchers, clinicians, and community partners with expertise in fields such as social and natural sciences, law and criminal justice, education, public policy, social work - as well as biomedical, behavioral, and public health. Register through the link to secure a spot.

CSDE Affiliate Min Hee Kim (Institute for Health Policy Studies, UCSF) published an article in the American Journal of Epidemiology, titled “Mediating pathways between neighborhood disadvantage and cardiovascular risk: Quasi-experimental evidence from a Danish refugee dispersal policy.” While the neighborhood disadvantage is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk, it is unclear which mechanistic pathways mediate this association, Leveraging a natural experiment in which refugees to Denmark were quasi-randomly assigned to neighborhoods across the country during 1986-1998 and using 30 years of follow-up data from population and health registers, this study applied counterfactual mediation analysis, showing cumulative income (but not unstable employment or poor mental health) mediated 6%-28% of the disadvantage effect on these outcomes. As the world contends with multiple global refugee crises, this study supports the robust income support for refugees settled in materially disadvantaged neighborhoods in protecting CVD health.

CSDE Affiliate Annie T. Chen (Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education) co-authored a new article in the Journal of Pain, entitled “Mobile App Use among Persons with Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Survey“. Persons with fibromyalgia experience a diverse set of symptoms. Recommendations for management generally focus on multidisciplinary approaches involving multiple modalities. Mobile apps can be an essential component for self-management, yet little is known about how persons with fibromyalgia use mobile apps for health-related purposes.  A cross-sectional survey (N=663) was conducted to understand the real-world use of apps among persons with fibromyalgia. 

CSDE Affiliate Dan Goldhaber’s research was included in a recent NPR Morning Edition, “Congress poured billions of dollars into schools. Did it help students learn?” and his interview was featured during the radio segment as well. During the pandemic, $190 million in federal emergency funding went towards U.S. schools, but what was the money used towards and how did it help? The hosts of the show use Dr. Goldhaber’s study and one other study to discuss how this funding truly impacted the school districts. Dr. Goldhaber’s study includes findings on how this funding showed improvement in test scores, as well as what else is needed regarding funding to see improvement in academic performance. Dr. Goldhaber and his research is also featured in The New York Times, Schools Got a Record $190 Billion in Pandemic Aid. Did It Work?, The Washington Post, To fix post-pandemic learning loss, we need an education moonshot, and more.

CSDE Affiliate Daniel Promislow, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and Co-Director of the Dog Aging Project, was recently featured in the New York Times article, “How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats).” The article discusses how research on canine cognition and behavior has increased over the last couple of decades and includes different pet projects from various universities and research centers across the country. Dr. Promislow’s research with the Dog Aging Project includes information on how dogs with active lifestyles are less at risk to develop “doggy dementia”, how homes with multiple pets can be good for canine health, and asks the question “What are the biological, environmental and lifestyle factors that influence healthy aging in dogs?”

Since 2022, NIH has been growing its efforts to support research and scientists working at the intersection of climate and health concerns.  To learn more about those efforts, visit their resource page.  For example, applications for the 2024-25 Climate and Health Scholars Program are due July 15.

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.

The National Institutes of Health’s UNITE initiative is hosting a two-day virtual workshop on July 18–19 entitled “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding and Addressing Structural Racism and Health.”

This workshop will bring together researchers, clinicians, and community partners with expertise in fields such as social and natural sciences, law and criminal justice, education, public policy, social work—as well as biomedical, behavioral, and public health.

Workshop objectives include the following:

1. Review historical data and perspectives surrounding structural racism.
2. Showcase research on new methodologies, advancements in understanding the drivers of structural racism, and strategies for cultivating meaningful partnerships.
3. Share best practices and lessons learned from interventions aimed at addressing structural racism.
4. Through breakout discussions, identify recommendations for advancing what is known about structural racism and health and how to collaboratively approach solutions.

Register Here: Meeting Registration - Zoom (zoomgov.com)

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 Standard Application Process (SAP) is a common application for applying for access to confidential data from across U.S. federal statistical agencies and units. The SAP is an important part of federal efforts to promote the use of data for evidence-building purposes and is governed by policies established by the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy. Many of the confidential data from SAP participating agencies are only accessible through a Federal Statistical Research Data Center like the Northwest Federal Statistical Research Data Center (NWFSRDC) on the UW Seattle campus.

The NWFSRDC invites you to join the SAP Project Management Office’s upcoming webinar, The Standard Application Process (SAP): How it Works and What to Expect, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, from 11:00 PM to 12:00 AM PT for new and exploratory SAP users who would like to learn more about the SAP. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions. Presentation topics include:

• An overview of the SAP
• Benefits of the SAP
• Searching and applying for data
• What happens after applying

Please click here to register for the event.

We also encourage you to visit our website or contact us at nwfsrdc@uw.edu to learn more about accessing non-public federal microdata through the NWFSRDC.

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 IUSSP International Population Conference is the world’s largest international scientific conference on population issues. First organized in 1927 and held every four years since 1959, the conference brings together over 2,000 scientists, policymakers and practitioners from around the globe to present and discuss the latest research on contemporary population and development issues.

At the invitation of the Australian Population Association, the 30th International Population Conference (IPC2025) will take place in Brisbane, Australia at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) from 13 to 18 July 2025. IPC 2025 will be an in-person conference. The Conference will include over 800 oral presentations and up to 1,000 posters selected from research submitted to the Call for Papers. There will also be plenary sessions, debates and invited panel discussions featuring leading experts in the field, as well as training workshops, exhibits and side meetings occurring both before and during the Conference.

The scientific program of the Conference will be created from abstracts submitted to the Call for Papers by the submission deadline of 15 September 2024. All abstracts must be submitted online via the IPC2025 website, which is scheduled to open for submissions on 1 May 2024. Always check the IPC2025 Conference website https://ipc2025.iussp.org/ for updates.

Alp-Pop brings together scholars interested in population issues across several disciplines, including demography, economics, epidemiology, political science, sociology and psychology. The conference emphasizes empirical rigor and innovation over a given topic or geographical area, and meets the challenges of interdisciplinary and international
audiences.

Alp-Pop scholars confer both formally and informally. A traditional conference program (paper and poster presentations) mixes with group activities in a world-class winter resort. The conference location, the Hotel Planibel in La Thuile (Aosta Valley), is next to the ski-slopes, and is in close proximity to the airports of Geneva and Torino/Milano.

Please submit your paper here. 

Communication of the acceptance of papers will take place by mid-October. The deadline for submission of original papers or extended abstracts is 23 September 2024.

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.

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