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Research Co-authored by Taylor Describes the Experience of Frontline Clinicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic

CSDE Affiliate Dr. Janelle Taylor (Anthropology, University of Toronto) is among the co-authors of an article lead-authored by Dr. Catherine R. Butler in JAMA Network, titled “Experiences of US Clinicians Contending With Health Care Resource Scarcity During the COVID-19 Pandemic, December 2020 to December 2021“. The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw periods of dire health care resource limitations in the US, sometimes prompting official declarations of crisis, but little is known about how these conditions were experienced by frontline clinicians. This study sought to describe the experiences of US clinicians practicing under conditions of extreme resource limitation during the second year of the pandemic.

*New* Data from IPUMS

IPUMS recently released new data via IPUMS USA and IHGIS! Learn more in the full story.

IPUMS USAA preliminary version of the 1950 complete count data is now available via IPUMS USA. This initial release includes records for over 152 million persons in more than 46 million households. Future versions of the 1950 full count data will address known limitations of the preliminary version and release additional variables

IPUMS IHGISThe IHGIS data access system now includes extended dataset-level metadata. Users can view information such as the enumeration universe, reference date, and definitions of dwellings, households, and group quarters for each census.

Kinless Older Adults with Dementia are Studied by Taylor, Gray, Freitag, Shell-Duncan, and Berridge

CSDE Affiliates Dr. Janelle Taylor (Anthropology, University of Toronto), Dr. Marlaine Figueroa Gray (Anthropology, UW), Dr. Bettina Shell-Duncan (Anthropology, UW), Dr. Clara Berridge (Social Work, UW), and CSDE Trainee Callie Freitag (Public Policy & Governance, UW) released research in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, titled “Kinless Older Adults With Dementia: Qualitative Analysis of Data From the Adult Changes in Thought Study“. This article is just one of several arising from research supported by a grant from the National Institutes on Aging (NIA) and administered through CSDE. This study sought to examine the circumstances and needs of older adults who participated in the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) study at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute. Adults in the study were “kinless,” defined as having no living spouse or children, when they developed dementia. Authors conducted a qualitative analysis of administrative research documents and electronic health record data, revealing that the life trajectories that led members of the analytic cohort to be kinless at dementia onset were quite varied. This research highlights the importance of nonfamily caregivers and participants’ own roles as caregivers. Their findings suggest that clinicians and health systems may need to work with other parties to directly provide dementia caregiving support rather than rely on family, and address factors such as neighborhood affordability that particularly affect older adults who have limited family support.

UWRA Fellowship in Aging (Due Feb. 8th)

The UW Retirement Association is now accepting applications for the 2023-24 cycle of UWRA Scholarships and Fellowships in Aging. The awards are available to currently enrolled students in any field who are pursuing research or preparing for careers related to aging. Current opportunities include the UWRA Patricia Dougherty Fellowship in Aging (Due Feb. 8). Read more about this opportunity in the full story and on the UWRA website.

UWRA Patricia Dougherty Fellowship in Aging

This fellowship provides a monthly stipend, tuition coverage, and health insurance for an academic quarter. Up to two quarters of fellowships will be awarded for the 2024-25 academic year. Open to graduate students in tuition-based programs, on any UW campus. The deadline to apply is February 8, 2024 at noon Pacific.

 

Alzheimer’s Disease Among Communities of Color is Examined by Mudrazija and Colleagues

CSDE Affiliate Dr. Stipica Mudrazija (Health Systems and Population Health) published a chapter with colleagues, titled “Alzheimer’s Disease Among Communities of Color: The Role of Place for Brain Health Equity” in the edited volume, Older Mexicans and Latinos in the United States, which compares counties with the highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) among Latinos, non-Latino Blacks, and non-Latino Whites against counties with the lowest prevalence among these populations to identify trends related to the social determinants of health and risk factors for ADRD.

Apply for a Summer Fellowship in AI Alignment (Due 2/4/24)

Apply for a summer fellowship with PIBBSS (Principles of Intelligent Behavior in Biological and Social Systems)! The PIBBSS Fellowship is a 3-month fully-funded program in AI alignment. They accept PhDs and postdocs from a wide range of fields such as “such as evolutionary bio, neuroscience, dynamical systems theory, economic/political/legal theory, and more. Fellows are invited to work on a project at the intersection of their own field and AI safety, under the mentorship of experienced AI alignment researchers. Learn more and apply here before the February 4 deadline.

Fowle and Acolin to Discuss Health and Housing in Virtual Panel

Former CSDE Trainee Dr. Matthew Fowle (Postdoc at University of Pennsylvania) and CSDE Affiliate Dr. Arthur Acolin (Real Estate) will be presenting at a virtual event with authors who have published research in a special edition on housing and health at Health Affairs. Fowle will be discussing mortality-rate increases among people experiencing homelessness over the past decade and Acolin will be discussing the impact of gentrification on racial and ethnic disparities in exposure to contextual determinants of health. The event will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 6th 2024, at 10:00 AM (PST). Learn more and register for the event here.

NSF Offers Funding for International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) (Due 2/5/24)

The International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program supports international research and research-related activities for U.S. science and engineering students. The IRES program contributes to development of a diverse, globally engaged workforce with world-class skills. IRES focuses on active research participation by undergraduate and/or graduate students in high quality international research, education and professional development experiences in NSF-funded research areas. The maximum budget and duration is $150,000 per year for projects up to 5 years duration, with appropriate justification.

*New* CSSS Seminar: Am I redundant? How AI will shape the Future of Work (2/7/24)

Join CSSS for a seminar with Dr. Shamsi T. Iqbal on Wednesday, Feb. 7th at 12:30 in 409 Raitt and on Zoom (register here). Dr. Shamsi T. Iqbal is a Principal Applied and Data Science Manager at Microsoft, where she leads research on science and data-backed innovations for the Viva Insights product. Learn more about her talk in the full story on the event page.

Abstract:

The world of work has undergone many challenges in recent times. The newest disruptor, Artificial intelligence (AI), in the backdrop of Remote and Hybrid work, is yet again transforming work in ways that are unprecedented. AI can augment human capabilities, automate tasks, create new jobs, and disrupt existing ones and enable organizations to revamp their working styles to achieve desired outcomes. How can workers and employers adapt to these changes and leverage the potential of AI for social and economic benefits? Who is best positioned to benefit from AI and how? This talk will provide an overview of the current state and future trends of AI and its impact on the labor market, skills, education, and ethics. It will also discuss challenges in determining success metrics for AI in its impact on the future of work.