This NOFO invites applications from multi-disciplinary teams to establish a Dissemination and Coordination Center (DCC) for the Behavioral and Social Science Ontology Development U01 Research Network Projects (PAR-23-182). Teams must include subject matter experts in 1) one or more fields of behavioral or social science, 2) ontology-related informatics and computational approaches, and 3) Team Science or the Science of Science
The primary responsibilities of the DCC are to: 1) Coordinate and provide logistical support to facilitate collaboration and cross-project learning; 2) Provide ontology-related technical, computational, and informatics expertise and support; 3) Facilitate dissemination of resources and training to support ontology expansion, development, and use; and 4) Provide active outreach and coordination with relevant stakeholders to increase understanding of and demand for BSSR ontology-related tools and resources.
View PAR-23-181
CSDE Affiliate Jane Lee has released a new article in AIDS and Behavior entitled “Reactions to Testing HIV Negative: An Assessment of Measurement Invariance and Associations with Condomless Anal Sex among English and Spanish-speaking Latinx Sexual Minority Men in the United States“. This paper examined measurement invariance of a Spanish-translated Inventory of Reactions to Testing HIV Negative (IRTHN). Congrats on this recent publication Dr. Lee!
In collaboration with several authors, CSDE Affiliate Anjum Hajat recently published “Differential employment quality and educational inequities in mental health: A causal mediation analysis” in Epidemiology. Using information on working-age adults from the 2001-2019 Panel Study of Income Dynamics, the authors construct a composite measure of employment quality via principal component analysis. The authors find that roughly 1/3 of US educational inequities in mental health distress may be mediated by differences in employment quality.
CSDE Affiliate Amy Bailey was recently quoted in a news article by ABC News entitled “Vigilante violence disproportionately harms marginalized communities“. This article highlights Dr. Bailey’s findings that social marginality increases the likelihood of being targeted in violence, through her studies of lynching victims.
CSDE Affiliate Tracy Mroz and co-authors published, “Medical Assistants’ Telehealth Roles and Skills in Primary Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic” in Center for Health Workforce Studies. Their work identifies the skills and roles of MA’s that supported rapid increases in the use of telehealth, policies and practices supporting these roles and
skills, and longer-term needs to improve and maintain these skills and competencies.
CSDE Trainee Crystal Yu, Senior Research Scientist Hana Ševčíková, and CSDE Affiliates Adrian Raftery and Sara Curran published “Probabilistic County-Level Population Projections“ in the upcoming June issue of Demography. The study develops, implements, and validates a Bayesian method for producing subnational population projections, including migration, by extending an approach adopted by the United Nations. Small areal units or subnational units provide special challenges for classic demographic approaches, their application using the counties of Washington State and comparing the results with extant deterministic projections produced by Washington State demographers demonstrates the validity and reliability of the method.
Check out the latest release from the Journal of Population Economics, Volume 36, Issue 3! You can find the new articles contained in the volume here!
The Washington Sea Grant Keystone Fellowship offers a unique career development opportunity for recent graduates of masters or Ph.D programs in ocean, coastal and policy issues. In fall 2023, this one-year, paid fellowship will place a Keystone Fellow with the Seattle Aquarium with primary mentorship by Riley Pollom (Species Recovery Program Manager) and co-mentorship from Jasmine Williams (Connections Program Manager) and Erin Meyer (Vice President of Conservation Programs and Partnerships).
The Fellow will work primarily on science and/or policy projects with an additional emphasis on work related to the advancement of environmental justice, social justice, racial equity, and inclusion in these professional spaces and/or the programs they operate. Keystone Fellows receive mentorship both through their host office and through participation in professional development activities with Washington Sea Grant. The Fellowship offers first-hand experience working on projects that help us better understand, conserve and utilize Washington’s ocean and coastal resources while building pathways into marine-related careers for individuals who are historically underrepresented in those fields.
The program seeks to recruit students who are underrepresented in marine science and policy fields, especially Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) as well as representatives of the LGBTQ+ community and allies.
The Washington Sea Grant Keystone Fellowship offers a unique career development opportunity for recent graduates of masters or Ph.D programs in ocean, coastal and policy issues. In fall 2023, this one-year, paid fellowship will place a Keystone Fellow with the Seattle Aquarium with primary mentorship by Riley Pollom (Species Recovery Program Manager) and co-mentorship from Jasmine Williams (Connections Program Manager) and Erin Meyer (Vice President of Conservation Programs and Partnerships).
The Fellow will work primarily on science and/or policy projects with an additional emphasis on work related to the advancement of environmental justice, social justice, racial equity, and inclusion in these professional spaces and/or the programs they operate. Keystone Fellows receive mentorship both through their host office and through participation in professional development activities with Washington Sea Grant. The Fellowship offers first-hand experience working on projects that help us better understand, conserve and utilize Washington’s ocean and coastal resources while building pathways into marine-related careers for individuals who are historically underrepresented in those fields.
The program seeks to recruit students who are underrepresented in marine science and policy fields, especially Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) as well as representatives of the LGBTQ+ community and allies.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched a new Grand Challenges (GC) request for proposals, “Catalyzing Equitable Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use”.
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Level: Up to $100,000 USD/project
Duration: 3 months
Application deadline: 5 June 2023, 11:30 AM Pacific Time |
You can find additional information about the call for proposals at this link.
Harnessing the potential of AI can improve the lives and wellbeing of vulnerable communities everywhere including those of women and children. As AI technology continues to swiftly evolve and advance, the global community must move with urgency to ensure low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are included in the co-creation process.
This request for proposals seeks innovative and safe approaches to the use of Large Language Models (ChatGPT-4, or other credible sources with equivalent capability). The foundation hopes to build an evidence base on this issue – informed by the communities we serve – to ensure this technology ultimately improves the lives of the world’s most vulnerable people. This initial call is an opportunity to identify, nurture, and catalyze the creativity, energy, and skills that researchers, implementers, governments, and technical partners have demonstrated in solving specific challenges in their countries and regions through Large Language Models. We are optimistic that this will lead to more investment from the Gates Foundation, GC partners, and other funders.