Skip to content
Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology

Williams and Colleagues Evaluate VA’s Intervention to Improve Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

CSDE Affiliate Emily Williams (Health Systems and Population Health) published an article with co-authors in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, titled “‘The Only Reason I Am Willing to Do It at All’: Evaluation of VA’s SUpporting Primary care Providers in Opioid Risk reduction and Treatment (SUPPORT) Center“. Medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is effective and recommended for outpatient settings. Researchers implemented and evaluated the SUpporting Primary care Providers in Opioid Risk reduction and Treatment (SUPPORT) Center—a quality improvement partnership to implement stepped care for MOUD in 2 Veterans Health Administration (VA) primary care (PC) clinics.

CSDE Winter 2024 Lightning Talk & Poster Session

Please join CSDE and the Population Health Initiative for short talks and a poster session featuring research from our CSDE Trainees and Fellows! The session will take place in-person in Green A of the Research Commons in Allen Library South from 12:30-1:30 PM on Friday, March 8th. This year’s event features the work of several students:

  • Hana Brown (Sociology): Evaluating the Influence of Colorism on the Risk of Pregnancy Loss Among American Women
  • Courtney Allen (Sociology): Reforestation and Population Age Structure
  • June Yang (Sociology): Gender Differences in Perceptions of Cohabitation in China: A Method Experiment
  • Ihsan Kahveci (Sociology): Mode and Instrument Comparison of Surveys on Homelessness with Respondent-Driven Sampling 

Evans Seminar: Dr. Sophia Jordán Wallace from UW’s Dept. of Political Science (3/6/24)

The Evans seminar is excited to host a seminar by Dr. Sophia Jordán Wallace (Political Science) on Wednesday, March 6 from 11:30 – 12:30pm in 360 Parrington Hall. Dr. Wallace is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Stuart A. and Lee D. Scheingold Endowed Faculty Fellow in Social Justice. She is also the former Director of  the Washington Institute for the Study of Inequality and Race (WISIR)   Her research interests include the politics of race and ethnicity, Latino politics, immigration politics and policy, public opinion, and legislative politics.  Dr. Wallace is currently working on two books: One is entitled, United We Stand: Latino Representation in Congress. The other is called, Immigration Reform: Failure and Success in Congress. Specific talk information will be shared closer to Dr. Wallace’s presentation date.  

Seminar by UW Moris Women’s Center: Budgeting, Spending, & Saving (3/6/24)

The UW Moris Women’s Center will host the second seminar of its Financial Empowerment and Literacy Series, co-sponsored by CSDE. The seminar will take place on Wednesday, March 6th from 11:30-1:00 PM in 320 Parrington Hall. Speakers in this series include Rachel McCracken (CFA®, MBA – Team Lead & Wealth Manager), Becky Wilcox (CFA®, MBA, FRM – Wealth Manager), and Larissa Vidal (Wealth Manager). In this third seminar, speakers will discussing different types of investment and allocating financial resources. Learn more about the speakers and the seminar in the full story and on the event page.

Description: Part 2 of Finance 101, we will discuss different types of investment accounts and allocating your financial resources. This includes long term savings, different types of accounts to invest in, a brief discussion of setting up and maintaining your 401k and IRA accounts. This knowledge helps analyze company benefits when considering a new job.