Since the year 2000, individuals have been allowed to report more than one race on the decennial census. While racial and ethnic identification among those with multiple identities can vary over time and across contexts, studies of changes in racial and ethnic identification have been limited by data availability. To examine this issue, CSDE External Affiliate Matthew Hall (Cornell University) and Jiwon Lee (Cornell University) received funding from RSF which will allow them to analyze the development of racial and ethnic identities among multiracial Americans from infancy to young adulthood. Read more about this grant here.

The Population Council recently announced the December 2024 issue of Studies in Family Planning, a leading peer-reviewed journal publishing public health, social science, and biomedical research from around the world. This issue includes a wide range of articles covering diverse topics from sterilization to contraception and more. Read the new issue here.

CSDE Trainees are encouraged to select one of these courses as a Demographic Methods Certificate elective. CSDE Affiliates, please share these courses with your students:

CSDE Core Courses Winter 2025

SOC/CSSS/CSDE 533: Research Methods in Demography (3 or 5 credits)

• Instructor: Jessica Godwin
• Note: 5 credit version (B sections) includes an R lab and is required for completion of the Graduate Certificate in Demographic Methods

Recommended Electives Winter 2025

STAT/CSSS/SOC 534: Statistical Methods for Spatial Data (3 credits)

• Instructor: Jon Wakefield 

EPI 548/HSERV 548: Research Methods for Social and Contextual Determinants of Health (3 credits)

• Instructor: Anjum Hajat

G H/HSERV 544: Maternal and Child Health in Low and Middle Income Countries (3 credits)

• Instructor: Donna Denno

EPI 521/HSERV 542: Epidemiology of Maternal and Child Health Problems (3 credits)

• Instructor: Daniel Enquobahrie

BIOST/EPI 537: Survival Data Analysis in Epidemiology (4 credits)

• Instructor: Ting Ye

EPI 550/G H 552: Understanding Pandemics: When People, Pathogens, and a Changing Planet Collide (3 credits)

• Instructor: Julianne Meisner

If you have any questions regarding these courses or the CSDE Certificate Program, please reach out to CSDE Certificate Program Advisor, Jill Fulmore (fulmore@uw.edu). You can view the CSDE Certificate Program details here.

The Team Science Workshop is a free, interactive training intended for interdisciplinary research teams working on a translational research project/study or within a research center. Teams will learn the theory and practice of team science. This workshop will be offered virtually during four 2-hour sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays over a 2-week period. Each day, we will focus the first 90 minutes on team science education and training, and the final 30 minutes on team working sessions.

Training content will be tailored to address and solve specific challenges identified by the participating teams. By attending the Team Science Workshop, your team will build stronger relationships and acquire strategies and tools to help you become more efficient and effective in your work together. Learn more and register here.

Topics that may be covered include:

• Teamwork and team processes
• Awareness and adaptability of Social Styles and modes for addressing conflict
• Lean Project Management (e.g., project organization, goal setting, planning)
• Giving and receiving feedback
• Effective meetings
• Communication and listening skills
• Leadership skill

The IPUMS Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) recently announced a new data release. IPUMS now includes 2022 data released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) earlier this year. This initial release updates over 1,100 variables from the Full Year Consolidated, Condition, Event, Prescribed Medicine, Appendix to the Event, and Pooled Variance files and adds variables about Long COVID. Learn more here.