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Xu Examines the Expatriation Act of 1907, Marital Assimilation, and Citizen-based Intermarriage in the U.S.

CSDE Affiliate Dafeng Xu (Evans School of Public Policy & Governance) authored new research in The History of the Family, entitled “The expatriation act of 1907, marital assimilation, and citizenship-based intermarriage in the U.S.“. As both a marriage act and an immigration act, the Expatriation Act of 1907 restricted U.S. women’s freedom of marriage by stating that marrying aliens would lead to loss of U.S. citizenship. To study the effects of the Expatriation Act, Xu conducts a statistical analysis using 1910 full-count U.S. census data. Xu finds that the Expatriation Act of 1907 generated significantly negative effects on intermarriage between American women and foreign-born men, particularly noncitizens.

Jean, Errett, and Co-authors Release New Study on Connecting Underrepresented Disaster Scholars to NSF-Funded Resources

CSDE Affiliate Nicole Errett (Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences) released an article with co-authors in Natural Hazards, titled “Bridging underrepresented disaster scholars and national science foundation-funded resources“. The article was lead-authored by Cassandra Jean, a recent postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences. The intentional inclusion of various perspectives is critical in disaster and hazard research to advance science and promote equitable resilience in a rapidly changing climate. However, historically underrepresented scholars like Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA2S + community members, and women are frequently absent from these efforts. Such exclusions exist as disparities in obtaining grant support, the disproportionate validation of their research or skills, limited training or mentorship opportunities, and implicit biases towards faculty members and students. As a result, many of these scholars, who frequently study communities living in precarious conditions, are absent from utilizing equipment or have limited access to resources that can ultimately assist them in their research efforts. This paper examined the experiences of such underrepresented scholars involved in disaster and environmental-related work to understand the needs, barriers, and opportunities to accessing National Science Foundation (NSF) supported resources.

*New* IPUMS Data

IPUMS released new data and updated several datasets, including IPUMS International, IPUMS CPS, and IPUMS USA. There are also several opportunities to give feedback, including on proposed changes to the American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey. Read more in the full story!

IPUMS INTERNATIONAL
IPUMS International released eighteen new integrated census samples. Cambodia (2019), Côte d’Ivoire (1988, 1998), Laos (1995, 2015), Mexico (2020), Peru (2017), Switzerland (2011), Vietnam (2019), United Kingdom (1961, 1971), Puerto Rico (2015, 2020), United States (2015, 2020) and historical samples from Denmark (1845, 1880, and 1885) were added to the data series. Côte d’Ivoire is a new country to IPUMS. Other samples extend pre-existing series for those countries.

IPUMS International also now provides access to data from the MOSAIC project. MOSAIC was developed by a team of historical demographers and includes 39 decentralized census datasets from areas of Europe. While not integrated into IPUMS International, most datasets have harmonized variable coding schemes that are compatible with other historical datasets in IPUMS International.

IPUMS CPS
IPUMS CPS has released the March 2024 Basic Monthly Survey data as well as the telework variables for January and February 2024.

IPUMS USA
The IPUMS Multigenerational Longitudinal Panel (MLP) has released updated linkages in crosswalk form; future releases will incorporate these into the IPUMS USA extract system. New linkages include multi-decade links for 20- and 30-year census pairs; links between 1920 & 1950, 1930 & 1950, and 1940 & 1950; and crosswalks between census records and the Social Security Numident files.

A Federal Register Notice is open through Thursday, April 25 for the final round of public feedback on proposed changes to the 2025 American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey. Changes cover household roster, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, and labor force questions as well as three new questions on solar panels, electric vehicles, and sewage disposal.

IPUMS HEALTH SURVEYS
The National Center for Health Statistics, the original NHIS provider, is asking for stories about real-world impacts of NHIS data to share with respondents and decision makers about the value and utility of NHIS data. Think about how your research has been used to help or prevent harm and why NHIS data were essential to this work. Send your NHIS story to JWeiner@hagersharp.com by May 7.

 

*New* Evans School Seminar with James M. Thomas (5/1/24)

The Evans School invites you to a seminar with Dr. James M. Thomas (Department of Sociology, University of Mississippi) on Wednesday, May 1st from 11:30-12:30 PM in 360 PAR. Dr. Thomas’s research has been driven by questions within two interrelated fields of inquiry: histories of race and racism, and contemporary practices of race and racism. He employs a variety of interpretive methods to illuminate how meanings of race and racism arise within certain socio-cultural contexts, and how social actors reproduce and contest those meanings in everyday practices and encounters. Dr. Thomas has examined how institutions of higher learning implement diversity initiatives and where these efforts fall short. His most recent project examines whiteness amongst individuals in the American South. This new project seeks to bring into sharp relief the ambivalence, discomfort, and reflections around whiteness that are broadly missing in the sociological study of whiteness. This session is co-sponsored with the Department of Sociology. There will be opportunities to meet with Dr. Thomas during his visit.

*New* Invitation to the Horizon Europe Presentation: Research Opportunities in the EU (5/1/24)

Please join Dr. Florent Bernard, Counselor for Research and Innovation at the EU Delegation to the US for a presentation of the Horizon Europe program and EU opportunities for US researchers. Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding program for research and innovation. Horizon Europe tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness and growth. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 1st from 2:00-3:00 in room 202 (The Simpson Center Room) in the Communications Building at UW. Registration is required. Register here.

*Reminder* Fostering Connections in AI and Health (5/8/24)

This is a friendly reminder that the Population Health Initiative is co-hosting a spring quarter Open Space-style event, “Fostering Connections in AI and Health,” on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, from 10 a.m. -1 p.m. in the UW Husky Union Building (HUB), room 145. The goal of this gathering is to help facilitate new collaborations between UW faculty researchers who are interested in applying generative AI and large language models to pressing health challenges. Those who attend will set the agenda for discussion, offering to convene discussions on possible topics or projects where collaboration is sought. The formal program will be followed by a more informal networking lunch. Please RSVP to help us count you in.  

The Population Health Initiative is also announcing a special spring quarter funding call for pilot projects that seek to accelerate the application of large language models and generative artificial intelligence to seemingly intractable grand challenges in population health. Awards of up to $100,000 each are available to UW researchers for interdisciplinary projects that propose exploratory research that serves the public good. Applications are due Friday, May 10, 2024. Learn more by visiting the funding call’s web page. 

This event is in partnership with the UW Tacoma Office of Research, UW Tacoma School of Engineering & Technology, UW Tacoma School of Nursing and Healthcare & Leadership, UW Seattle School of Medicine Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, School of Nursing Department of Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Informatics, Institute for Medical Data Science, Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, and UW Bothell Office of Sponsored Research.  

Please contact the Population Health Initiative with questions at pophlth@uw.edu.