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Errett Produces New Study on Assessing the National Capacity for Disaster Research Response

CSDE Affiliate Nicole Errett, along with Co-authors, has published a new article in Environmental Health Perspectives entitled “Health Research in the Wake of Disasters: Challenges and Opportunities for Sensor Science”. Dr. Errett and colleagues explore the preparedness and capacity of The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in order to bridge the gap on research exploring the nature and effects of disasters and their effects on human health.

 

Hsaio Releases Research on How Politics Matters for Individual Attitudes Toward Whether to Donate Vaccines to Other Countries

CSDE Affiliate Yuan Hsaio, and Co-Authors, have released a new article entitled “Politics Matters for Individual Attitudes Toward Vaccine Donation: Cross-National Evidence from the United States and Taiwan” in Globalization and Health.

This is a cross-national project that discusses commonalities and differences between Taiwanese and US citizens. They show that apart from humanitarian and capability considerations, political factors also significantly impact individuals’ decisions regarding vaccine donations. Both American and Taiwanese people prefer democracies over authoritarian countries to donate vaccines. Nonetheless, Taiwanese people tend to donate vaccines and deliver more vaccines to countries having formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan compared to those without formal diplomatic relations. By contrast, American people would rather donate vaccines and deliver more vaccines to countries without formal diplomatic relations with the United States. This study has implications for global health equity by incorporating a political perspective in the study of public health.

Russell Sage Foundation Letters of Intent

The Russell Sage Foundation’s summer deadline to submit Letters of Intent (LOI) for research grant funding is approaching on July 26. See details below. All research grants provide funding up to $200,000. There are several opportunities that are relevant for CSDE affiliates – those associated with decision-making, work and employment, immigration and immigrant integration, race and ethnicity, and social, political and economic inequality. CSDE’s Development Core team can help with proposal preparation. Steve Goodreau and Sara Curran have both assisted with successful RSF grant applications.

Russell Sage Foundation Research Grant Opportunities
• Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context: supporting perspectives from multiple disciplines, including economics, psychology, political science, sociology, law, public policy, and other social sciences, to further our understanding of economic, social, political, and psychological decision-making processes, attitudes, behaviors, and institutional practices in public and private contexts such as policing/criminal legal systems, employment, housing, politics, racial/ethnic relations, and immigration. Funds up to $200,000.
• Future of Work: research on the causes and consequences of changes in the quality of jobs for low- and moderately paid workers and their families in the U.S. RSF seeks investigator-initiated research proposals that will broaden our understanding of the role of changes in employer practices, the nature of the labor market and public policies on employment, earnings, and job quality. They are especially interested in proposals that address questions about the interplay of market and non-market forces in shaping the wellbeing of workers. Funds up to $200,000.
• Immigration and Immigrant Integration: research on the effects of race, citizenship, legal status and politics, political culture and public policy on outcomes for immigrants and for the native-born of different racial and ethnic groups and generations. Funds up to $200,000.
• Race, Ethnicity and Immigration: research that examines the roles of race, ethnicity, nativity, legal status—and their interactions with each other and other social categories—in the social, economic, and political outcomes for immigrants, U.S.-born racial and ethnic minorities, and native-born whites. RSF encourages multi-disciplinary perspectives and methods that both strengthen the data, theory, and methods of social science research and improve our understanding of how to foster the ideals of a pluralist society. Funds up to $200,000.
• Social, Political, and Economic Inequality: research on the factors that contribute to social, political, and economic inequalities in the U.S., and the extent to which those inequalities affect social, political, psychological, and economic outcomes such as educational and labor market access and opportunities, social and economic mobility within and across generations, and civic participation and representation. Funds up to $200,000.

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