CSDE External Affiliate David A. Swanson (Professor Emeritus, Sociology, University of California, Riverside) and co-authors Jeff Tayman and Tom Bryan recently published a research article in the Journal of Economic and Social Measurement titled, “Broadband Access and Census Internet Self-Response Rates: A Case Study of Four States and Their 270 Counties.” The Census Bureau found that Mississippi, which has the lowest broadband access in the nation (76.3%), was undercounted by 4.11% in the 2020 census,

CSDE Affiliate Nicole Errett (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences) coauthored an article in Environmental Research Communications titled, “Developing an Action and Research Agenda to Address Extreme Heat in the Pacific Northwest.” The article, led by DEOHS postdoctoral scholar Ashley Moore and DEOHS Assistant Teaching Professor and project PI Resham Patel, reports on a three-hour virtual workshop hosted by the Collaborative on Extreme Heat Events, a group of public health practitioners from Seattle,

CSDE Affiliate Dafeng Xu (Evans School of Public Policy and Governance) recently published a research article in the Journal of Planning Education and Research titled, “Social Networks and Transportation Efficiency: Ethnic Concentration and Carpool Commutes Among Hispanic Workers in the United States.” Hispanic workers are more likely than non-Hispanic white workers to carpool, a commuting mode that is more affordable but also more time-consuming than driving alone. Using 2019 five-year American Community Survey data,

CSDE Affiliate Emily Godfrey (Family Medicine) and co-authors recently published a research article in JAMA Network Open titled, “Telehealth vs In-Clinic Medication Abortion Provision.” In states that restrict abortion, residents rely on telehealth medication abortion or travel out of state for in-clinic care, but little is known about how patients using these two options differ. Using electronic medical record data from February to June 2024, the authors compared Kansas and Texas residents who received medication abortion through a telehealth service (12,823 patients) with those who received care at an abortion facility in Kansas (725 patients).

CSDE External Affiliate Salene Jones (Associate Professor, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center) and co-authors recently published a research article in Psycho-Oncology titled, “Moderating Role of Social Support Between Financial Hardship and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors.” Financial hardship is common among cancer survivors, but little is known about how it relates to social support, quality of life, and mental health. The authors analyzed survey data from 598 breast cancer survivors who were diagnosed within the previous two years and identified through a cancer registry.

CSDE Affiliates Elena A. Erosheva (Statistics and Social Work) and Carole J. Lee (Philosophy) recently co-authored a research article in PLOS ONE titled, “Causal Decomposition of Black-White Disparities in NIH’s Selection of Proposals for Panel Discussion.” Earlier research on NIH R01 peer review found that selection of proposals for panel discussion was the decision point contributing most to Black-white funding disparities. The authors used a causal decomposition framework to examine which factors help explain these disparities,

When: Friday, 11/20/2026 @ 12:30-1:30 PM PT
Where: 360 Parrington Hall and on Zoom (register here)

We are looking forward to hosting Raheem Chaudhry (Assistant Professor at the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington) on Friday, Nov. 20th in Parrington Hall 360 and on Zoom. This seminar is co-sponsored by the Population Health Initiative.

Raheem is an Assistant Professor at the Evans School.

CSDE Affiliate Theresa Rocha Beardall (Sociology) was named a William T. Grant Scholar, one of seven researchers selected nationwide this year. The award supports promising early-career researchers as they expand their expertise into new disciplines, methods, or content areas, and provides $425,000 over five years. Dr. Rocha Beardall’s research bridges race, law, inequality, policing, child welfare, indigeneity, and tribal sovereignty. With the award, she will reconstruct the histories of Native children affected by federal Indian boarding schools in Washington State by locating,

Dr. Lisa Callegari (UW OBGYN and VA Puget Sound), former CSDE Trainee Zoe Pleasure (Postdoctoral Fellow, San Francisco VA/UCSF), along with co-authors from VA Puget Sound and other institutions, recently published a research article in JAMA Network Open titled, “Text Message Delivery of a Digital Tool for Reproductive Health Discussions in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.” Discussions about reproductive desires and service needs, such as prepregnancy care and contraception, are critical but often lacking in primary care.