With support from the Social Sciences Research Council (SSRC) and funding from NICHD, CSDE has launched a six month program to forge and strengthen partnerships between public-serving organizations in Washington and UW researchers. The initiative begins with a call for applications from public-serving organizations in Washington due February 20. Please visit our landing page to learn more. If you are a UW researcher who has connections to public-serving organizations,

Each quarter, CSDE offers 3-5 workshops on data sources, statistical and biomarker methodology, introductions to analysis programs, and more, all given by CSDE staff and faculty affiliates. These workshops can include hands-on training in novel methods and programming, lectures on innovative data sources, and discussions of important issues in research and data collection. Over the course of the academic year, CSDE will offer a diverse and exciting set of workshops, some of which will be offered in person and others remotely via Zoom.

CSDE Affiliate Julianne Meisner (Global Health & Epidemiology) has been appointed to the Directorship of the University of Washington Center for One Health Research (COHR). The COHR is an Organizational Research Unit (ORU) that sits between the Departments of Environmental & Occupational Sciences and DGH. Meisner previously served as the Center’s Deputy Director and is recognized internationally as a leader in the One Health field. Her innovative research portfolio—including critical field studies in the Middle East and Mongolia—sits at the cutting edge of human,

CSDE Trainee Will von Geldern (Public Policy) published an opinion piece in the Seattle Times that draws on findings from his dissertation research and work with CSDE Affiliates Rachel Fyall (Public Policy) and Karin Martin (Public Policy). The op-ed addresses the “right to counsel” law in Washington, which was intended to ensure legal representation for tenants who receive public assistance or who have very low incomes.

The Journal of Adolescent Health (JAH) recognized recent research by CSDE Affiliate and Executive Committee Member Steven Goodreau (Anthropology), CSDE Senior Research Scientist Deven Hamilton, and UW Graduate Student and first author Kendall A. Lawley. Their 2025 article, “Trends in sex of sex partners and sexual identity among US adolescents, 2015-2021” has been named to JAH’s Distinguish Dozen. This initiative amplifies particularly important contributions to the field published in JAH in 2025.

The NIH will be accepting applications under the new multi-component award structure. Please see PA 26-002 “NIH Collaborative International Research Project (Parent PF5 Clinical Trial Optional)” for more details.