Please join us for the kickoff of the Biomarker Working Group! We are building a community with diverse expertise, connected by an interest in using biomarkers for population research. This will be a space for learning about and discussing current topics and methods in biomarker research and drawing on our collective knowledge to work through challenges in our own projects.
In this first of monthly meetings, gather with other population researchers using biomarkers and learn about the resources available through CSDE’s Biodemography Lab. Lunch will be provided for those who register here by December 30.
Event Details:
- Biomarker Working Group Kickoff Meeting
- Thursday, January 4, 2024
- 12:30 – 1:30 pm
- Raitt Hall 223
On January 3rd from 3:00 – 4:00 pm, the Computational Demography Working Group will hold its first meeting of the Winter quarter. We will briefly introduce the speakers of this quarter and sign up anyone interested in presenting their work. CDWG Will be Hybrid in Winter Quarter 2024. The event will take place in 223 Raitt Hall and on Zoom (register for Zoom here).
CSDE Affiliate Dr. Alexes Harris (Sociology) co-authored an article in the Conversation, discussing the impact of state laws which have removed court costs and fees for people who are unable to pay. Dr. Harris drew on her research and others, which has found that monetary sanctions often do more harm than good. Several states have responded by passing laws to remove or reduce juvenile fines and fees. Read the full article here.
CSDE Affiliate Dr. Amy Hagopian (Health Systems and Population Health, Global Health) was quoted by NPR in an article (here) on how 2023 is on track to have the highest number of attacks on health care facilities and health personnel. Dr. Hagopian commented on the threats to health workers in war zones, saying “part of [health workers’] mission is to provide a witness function”. According to Dr. Hagopian, this function is one reason why health professionals can pose a threat to a military or militia. They can “undermine the credibility of the fighting force [and hold] them accountable in ways that legal entities seem not to be able to do,” she says.
Demography just released it’s newest issue! Read articles here.
CSDE Affiliate Dr. Leo Morales (Social Work, Health Systems and Population Health, Latino Center for Health) was quoted by the Everett Herald on Washington’s state’s shortage of Spanish-speaking nurses. There is a “great scarcity” of Spanish-speaking doctors and nurses across the country, said Dr. Morales, who also elaborated on the complexity that families face when it comes to medical interpreting. Morales discussed why family members and medical staff – who aren’t certified interpreters – should not interpret for safety reasons. Speaking directly with caregivers is more effective at ensuring patients return for follow-up and respond positively to advice. Read the full article here.
The Population Dynamics Branch (PDB) within the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development has recently posted a number of active funding announcements. Please check them out and see if they are relevant for your research program. If they are, CSDE is very happy to support you in preparing and considering an application. Our team can help you with providing feedback on your application, providing you with mock review panel, connecting you with a program officer, etc.
NICHD PDB Active Funding Announcements
Notice of Special Interest = NOSI. Clinical Trials (CT)—Optional (O); Not Allowed (NA).
| Funding Announcements |
Contact |
Activity |
CT |
Expired |
|
NOT-HD-23-001 – NOSI: Mortality of Adolescents, Young Adults, and Other NICHD Priority Populations in the United States https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-23-001.html |
Juanita Chinn |
R01, R15, R21, K01, R03 |
O |
2024-09-07 |
|
NOT-HD-23-003 – NOSI: Research to Improve Pre-Pregnancy Care and Enhance Healthy Birth Intervals
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-23-003.html |
Ronna Popkin |
R21, R03,R01 |
O |
2024-09-07 |
|
PAR-22-261 – Archiving and Documenting Child Health and Human Development Data Sets
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-261.html |
Susan Jekielek |
R03 |
NA |
2025-11-16 |
|
NOT-HD-22-038 – NOSI: Research on the Impact of Policy Changes and Emerging and Evolving Public Health Crises on NICHD Populations of Interesthttps://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-22-038.html |
Rebecca Clark |
R15, R03, R01, R21 |
O |
2025-01-07 |
|
NOT-HD-21-025 – NOSI: Reproductive Health, Pregnancy, and Parenting among Women with Disabilities
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-21-025.html |
Ronna Popkin |
R01, R03 |
O |
2024-05-30 |
|
NOT-HD-20-032 – NOSI: Using Systems Science Methodologies to Protect and Improve Child and Reproductive Population Health https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-20-032.html |
Rebecca Clark |
R01 |
NA |
2024-05-07 |
|
PAR-23-112 – Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-112.html |
Juanita Chinn |
R01 |
O |
2026-01-07 |
|
NOT-ES-22-006 – NOSI: Climate Change and Health https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-ES-22-006.html |
Randy Capps |
Various |
O |
2025-05-07 |
|
NOT-OD-23-166 – NOSI in Research on Family Support and Rejection in the Health and Well-Being of SGM Populations https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-23-166.html |
Ronna Popkin |
Various |
O |
2026-05-07 |
|
NOT-MD-23-002 – NOSI: Addressing the Etiology of Health Disparities and Health Advantages Among Immigrant Populations https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-MD-23-002.html, https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-23-010.html |
Randy Capps |
R01, R61/R33 |
O |
2026-06-05 |
|
NOT-MD-23-003 – NOSI: Addressing Health Disparities Among Immigrant Populations Through Effective Interventions https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-MD-23-003.html, https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-23-011.html |
Randy Capps |
R01 |
O |
2026-06-05 |
|
PAR-21-275 – The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the U.S.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-21-275.html, https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-21-044.html |
Susan Jekielek |
R01 |
O |
2024-09-08 |
|
PAR-23-285 – Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-285.html, https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-23-028.html |
Juanita Chinn |
R34 |
O |
2027-01-07 |
|
PAR-23-298 – Intervention Research to Improve Native American Healthhttps://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-298.html, https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-23-030.html |
Juanita Chinn |
R01 |
O |
2027-01-07 |
|
PAR-23-299 – Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-299.html, https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-23-029.html |
Juanita Chinn |
R21 |
O |
1/7/2027 |
Other Active Funding Announcements
Notice of Special Interest = NOSI. Clinical Trials (CT)—Optional (O); Not Allowed (NA), Required (R).
CSDE Trainee Lars Almquist published research with co-authors in Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, titled “A Novel Approach to Geographically Mapping Effective Family-Based Services: Feasibility and Quality Comparison with 2-1-1“. The research was conducted in the UW CoLab for Community and Behavioral Health Policy, as part of work to assist other initiatives. Community social services are often fragmented and difficult to navigate. This presents a barrier to programs, such as health navigation, that focus on connecting individuals to available services. Existing service mapping efforts, such as those generated by 2-1-1, are helpful but limited in the specificity they provide, particularly with regard to whether services are based on evidence-informed principles. This may lead to a distrust of service quality or poor referral match. Authors developed a novel service mapping protocol to identify local, evidence-informed, family-based services, and compared results to 2-1-1’s resource list.
Their mapping protocol identified more evidence-informed services than 2-1-1 and collected greater detail related to accessibility. Their study offers recommendations for integrating this approach into routine community mapping efforts (e.g., 2-1-1) or as a stand-alone approach.
CSDE Affiliate Dr. Rachel Berney (Urban Design and Planning) recently co-authored a chapter, called “Building Beloved Community Through the University of Washington’s Nehemiah Interdisciplinary Studio” in the edited book, Interdisciplinary Design Thinking in Education and Architecture. The Nehemiah Studio is a university-community collaboration focused on preventing displacement, empowering change, and building beloved community. The group strives to build beneficial and transparent relationships with community members, students, and faculty to support community groups’ work and students’ development. Authors convey that well-functioning multi-disciplinary teams are more productive than other team arrangements and interdisciplinary teamwork lies at the heart of architectural education and practice. The Nehemiah Studio experience is uniquely positioned to contribute to architectural education.