Make sure to check out the next CSDE Workshop entitled “Agent Based Modeling in R.”, providing a basic introduction into Agent-Based Modeling. The workshop will be divided into three sections. During the first third of the course we will review and discuss the basic elements of ABMs and their application in a variety of fields including demography, sociology, anthropology, political science and public health. In the second section of the course we will work through 1 or two seminal example of an ABM and reproduce the models in base R. Due to the limited time available, the R code to build these models will be provided to participants in advance. Finally, we will walk through an example of a complex ABM using the statnet and EpiModel R packages. Students will not require these packages to complete the workshop.
By the end of the workshop participants will be able to describe the unique features of ABM that make them distinct from other modeling approaches, write R functions to produce a simple ABM, and be familiar with additional R packages that provide functionality for ABM.
Join CSDE Affiliate Rawan Arar and David Fitzgerald (UC San Diego) for an author meets critic session about their recently authored book The Refugee System: A Sociological Approach (Wiley, 2022). The critics for this session will be CSDE Affiliates Kathie Friedman and Nathalie Williams, both of whom are experts on migration systems and will offer their own perspectives on this new publication.
Join CSDE Affiliate Rawan Arar and David Fitzgerald (UC San Diego) for an author meets critic session about their recently authored book The Refugee System: A Sociological Approach (Wiley, 2022). The critics for this session will be CSDE Affiliates Kathie Friedman and Nathalie Williams, both of whom are experts on migration systems and will offer their own perspectives on this new publication.
CSDE Affiliate Emily Williams and several co-authors published in Medical Care the article “Enhanced Identification of Hispanic Ethnicity Using Clinical Data: A Study in the Largest Integrated United States Health Care System”. This study utilized an algorithm based on surname and country of birth to enhance the capture of Hispanic ethnicity in the Veterans Affairs EHR and then compared relative disparities in health and health care across the new measure of ethnicity.
Join CSDE Affiliate Rawan Arar and David Fitzgerald (UC San Diego) for an author meets critic session about their recently authored book The Refugee System: A Sociological Approach (Wiley, 2022). The critics for this session will be CSDE Affiliates Kathie Friedman and Nathalie Williams, both of whom are experts on migration systems and will offer their own perspectives on this new publication.
Under general supervision, to understand, estimate, model, and project the population living in the county for department and other key stakeholder needs, including modeling complex demographic processes (such as birth, death, fertility, immigration, aging), discovering insights on population changes, and identifying opportunities through the application of demographic methodologies. The Demographer will direct staff in these functions.
The Population Council is seeking a Post-doctoral Fellow focused on education research. The Population Council’s education initiative aims to increase gender equality and equity in education, and foster equality and empowerment through education, including through safe and equitable learning environments. The Post-doctoral Fellow will have an excellent opportunity to gain exposure, learn and engage in an international NGO setting. They will conduct innovative, rigorous, and relevant research to fill gaps in data and evidence, and to inform decision makers on what works to improve education and gender equality and how. The Fellow will be mentored by the senior associate directing the Council’s education work and have an opportunity to collaborate with other researchers to support the Council’s growing research agenda on education. The Fellow will also be responsible for disseminating research findings, project development and management, and contributing to or leading fundraising efforts.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is seeking an aspiring individual with a solid background in statistics and an interest in promoting scientifically driven practices for wildlife management and conservation. In this position, you will be a part of a team that provides support for wildlife research conducted throughout Alaska and on a diverse array of game and non-game species. If selected for this position, you will provide support to all aspects of research including field data collections, study design, biometric analysis, and the interpretation of findings. You would communicate with biologists and the scientific community through presentations, reports, or peer-reviewed journal articles.
CSDE welcomes Fiona McBride as the new laboratory technician in the CSDE Biodemography Lab! Fiona earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from Western Washington University. They have experience in biological sample processing and laboratory assays, which will expand our capacity to support biomarker research projects in the Biodemography Lab. If you want to learn more about the Biodemography Lab Services, contact Dr. Tiffany Pan.
CSDE Affiliate Kenneth Sherr and Co-Authors pilot tested a multi-component implementation strategy on two syringe service programs in their recent work, “Optimizing naloxone distribution to prevent opioid overdose fatalities: results from piloting the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach within syringe service programs“, published in BMC Health Services Research. These programs analyzed program data to identify gaps in the naloxone delivery cascade, utilized flow mapping to identify causes of attrition and brainstorm programmatic changes for improvement , and conducted continuous quality improvement to test and assess whether modifications improve the cascade.