CSDE Affiliates Scott Allard (Public Policy & Governance) and Jake Grumbach (Political Science) received funding from the State of Washington to continue the Washington Elections Database and the Washington State Ballots projects. The Database provides public-use files relevant to voter registration and elections; the Rejected Ballots project continues to work with the State of Washington and county elections offices to improve the voter experience. This work will lead to a working group convened by the Secretary of State to develop a uniform ballot envelope design for the State of Washington.
*New* IPUMS Data and Updates
The IPUMS team is excited to announce new functionality from IPUMS MEPS that allows you to easily build custom summary variables. IPUMS PMA has released new longitudinal and cross-sectional data, and IPUMS CPS has added new topical supplement data. Read the full story for the latest from IPUMS HQ, details on talking data to us over the summer, and their new blog post about the latest data release from IPUMS International.
IPUMS HEALTH SURVEYS
IPUMS MEPS recently released the IPUMS MEPS Event Summary Variable Builder tool, allowing data users to define new person-level variables that summarize information from the event and medical conditions data. Try it out today!
IPUMS GLOBAL HEALTH
IPUMS PMA has added Phase 3 data of the longitudinal panel on family planning for Cote d’Ivoire, India (Rajasthan), Niger, and Uganda. This release also includes the latest cross sectional data from Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, India (Rajasthan), Niger, and Uganda.
IPUMS CPS
IPUMS CPS has released the most recent Tobacco Supplement (September 2022) and Veterans Supplement (August 2023) data as well as the March 2024 telework variables.
IPUMS USA
The Census Bureau is inviting feedback on a proposed test of questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in the ACS. View the federal register notice and submit feedback by May 30. 2024.
Guttmannova and Colleagues Study Rates of Young Adult Impaired Driving After Cannabis Retail Outlets Open in Washington State
CSDE Affiliate Katarina Guttmannova (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences) co-authored a new study in Prevention Science, entitled “Young Adult Alcohol and Cannabis Impaired Driving After the Opening of Cannabis Retail Stores in Washington State“. Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for young adults (YA) in the USA, and driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA), cannabis (DUIC), and simultaneous use of both substances (DUIAC) are prominent risk factors. Trends in YA impaired driving behaviors after opening of cannabis retail stores have been understudied. Authors examined YA trends in DUIA, DUIC, and DUIAC from immediately prior through 5 years following the opening of cannabis retail outlets in Washington State (2014–2019).
*New* Webinar on the Civil Disobedience Movement’s Health System in Myanmar
*New* Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Read volume 50, issue 11 here!
*New* Office Hours with Germany’s Research Funding Agencies
Swanson, Burch, and Preston are Named Top Demographers in the World by ScholarGPS
ScholarGPS released their list of Highly Ranked Scholars™ in Demography, based on lifetime record of publications and citations. CSDE Affiliate David A. Swanson (Sociology, UC Riverside) is listed as #56. Former CSDE Affiliates Samuel Preston and Tom Burch are also listed as #57 and #26, respectively. ScholarGPS’s formula is meant to convey lifetime scholarly productivity, weighting by publications’ number of authors and excluding self-citations.
*New* Rebecca Tapscott to Speak in The Jackson School’s Series on Global Perspectives on Cyber, Scientific Research, Technology & Space (5/15 & 5/16/24)
The Jackson School of International Studies, CSDE, and UW’s Dept. of Sociology are pleased to sponsor two events next week with visiting speaker Rebecca Tapscott, a Lecturer in Politics at the University of York (UK). These seminars are a part of the Jackson School’s Global Perspectives on Cyber, Scientific Research, Technology & Space series. Both events will be moderated by CSDE Director, Sara Curran. Tapscott’s first talk will be on May 15th from 3:00-4:3o PM and the second will be on May 16th from 12:00-1:30 PM. Learn more about Tapscott and the events in the full story.
Rebecca Tapscott is a lecturer in Politics at the University of York (UK). She runs two major research projects, one on rebel to party political transitions (funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation’s Special Programme on State, Society and Security), and another on the politics of research ethics in the social sciences (funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation’s Ambizione program). Rebecca is also an elected member of the UK Young Academy, convenes the Ethics Governance Network, serves as an Associate Editor at Research Ethics, reviews editor for Civil Wars, and is an editorial board member for International Studies Review.
Her work has appeared in leading journals across comparative politics, international relations, African studies, and development studies, and she is the author of Arbitrary States: Social control and modern authoritarianism in Museveni’s Uganda (OUP 2021), which was a finalist for the African Studies Associations’ Bethwell A. Ogot book prize.
Wednesday, May 15 | Savery Hall 409
Time: 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Title: The Politics of Beneficence: A Call for a Critical Orientation Toward Research Ethics
Speaker: Rebecca Tapscott (University of York) in conversation with George Lovell, Department of Political Science
Moderator: Sara Curran, Jackson School of International Studies, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and Department of Sociology
*This event is being held in-person and online.* Click here to watch via Zoom
Thursday, May 16 | Savery Hall 409
Time: 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Title: Research Ethics in the Social Sciences: Understanding Global Trends and Their Implications
Speaker: Rebecca Tapscott (University of York) in conversation with Michael Blake, Department of Philosophy
*Lunch will be provided first come, first served.*
Moderator: Sara Curran, Jackson School of International Studies, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and Department of Sociology
*This event is being held in-person and online.* Click here to watch via Zoom
*New* CSSS 25th Anniversary Celebration – Statistical Demography Seminar
*New* Webinar on the Civil Disobedience Movement’s Health System in Myanmar (5/16/24)
The Global Alliance on War, Conflict and Health will host a webinar on Thursday, May 16th at 7:00 PM (PT), regarding the parallel health system, organized by the resistance movement in Myanmar. The 2021 military coup and the following ongoing conflicts have devastated the health and healthcare of Myanmar (Burma), particularly in rural areas. However, anti-junta healthcare workers, community-based health organizations, and ethnic health organizations have developed alternative care systems for local communities. The Ministry of Health of the National Unity Government (established in opposition to the junta’s regime) has coordinated the local healthcare providers, especially those who participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement (a protest where civil service employees resisted working for the junta’s regime), for systematic health provision in complex emergency situations. This webinar will share how the local healthcare providers are struggling to improve people’s health in the Sagaing Region, a region in central Myanmar suffering from the most severe conflicts with the largest displaced population. Register here and find more details in the event flyer.