Join us for a talk by Dr. Asad Islam (Monash University) about “Forced Displacement, Mental Health, and Child Development: Evidence from the Rohingya Refugees.” This talk will present findings from a recent study by Dr. Islam utilizing a cluster randomized controlled trial on 3,500 Rohingya mother-child dyads in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Participants were given weekly psychosocial support for 44 weeks through peer volunteers, which includes psychoeducation and parenting support for mothers and play activities for both mothers and children. The intervention was largely successful and led to: (i) reductions in the psychological trauma and depression severity of mothers and children, (ii) improvements in communication, gross-motor, and problem-solving skills of children, and (iii) reductions in stunting and severe stunting. The intervention cost about $1 per dyad per week and is currently being scaled up in refugee camps in Bangladesh, where about seventeen thousand mother-child pairs now benefit from it.
New Research from Chi Develops a Conceptual Model on Hesitancy of Topical Fluoride for Children
CSDE Affiliate Donald Chi and colleagues examine the determinants of topical fluoride hesitancy for caregivers of dependent children in a new paper published in PLOS ONE. The article utilizes qualitative methods, interviewing 56 fluoride-hesitant caregivers to develop an inductive conceptual model of reasons why caregivers are hesitant despite extensive evidence that topical fluoride is safe and prevents tooth decay. Very interesting research and congrats Dr. Chi!
*New* Announcing the 7th Annual UW GIS Symposium (5/25/23)
The GIS Symposium highlights and celebrates the transformational role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and data visualization technologies at the UW and beyond. The event will feature a keynote lecture (more details coming soon) followed by short talks from the UW GIS community. Proposal submissions are now closed, but details are available at GIS Symposium 2023.
*New* CSDE Computational Demography Working Group Hosts Yan Zhang on Parenthood and Older Adults’ Cognitive Health (4/19/23 @3pm)
On April 19 from 3-4pm Dr. Yan Zhang (U of Wisconsin) will join CDWG to discuss her novel statistical approach to understanding the linkage between parenthood and cognitive health with NHATS data which has not been explored in-depth in the United States. Dr. Zhang is postdoc research scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Demography of Health and Aging. Her research agenda focuses on family demography, population health, aging & life course, and gender & sexuality. She is particularly interested in examining how family relationships influence health outcomes among aging population. Currently her research investigates the association between parenthood (i.e., parental status, parent-child relationship, and fertility history) and older adults’ risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
*New* The Joint Seminar in Development Economics to Host Dr. Samuel Bazzi (4/17/23 @11AM)
The Joint Seminar in Development Economics is pleased to announce that Samuel Bazzi (UC San Diego) will be presenting on Monday, April 17 from 11 am to 12:30 pm. The seminar will take place in person in Savery 410. Title and abstract are below, and a draft of the paper is available on request. The talk entitled “Frontier History and Gender Norms in the United States” will explore how historical gender roles become entrenched as norms over the long run. If you’d like to attend virtually, find the zoom link here.
The Seminar has some slots to meet individually with Professor Bazzi or join him for lunch. Please sign up here. Please contact imcohen@uw.edu if you have any questions about the meeting or the seminar.
Washington Sea Grant
The Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellowship offers a unique educational opportunity for soon-to-graduate and recently finished graduate students in ocean, coastal, and policy issues. This one-year paid fellowship matches qualified individuals with host agencies, nonprofits, and tribes throughout Washington. Fellows gain first-hand experience supporting marine science, conservation, and policy work and opportunities to share their academic expertise with their host offices.
*New* Check Out This Symposium on Contracting Freedom and Latinx History (4/20/23 @3:30PM)
The UW Harry Bridges Center, Department of History, Latin American Studies, and American Ethnic Studies are collaborating on a special event marking the release of historian Maria Quintana’s new book Contracting Freedom: Race, Empire, and U.S. Guestworker Programs (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2022). The book is the first relational study of the origins of twentieth-century U.S. guest worker programs from Mexico and the Caribbean. Quintana’s book offers an expansive interpretation of those government-sponsored programs and draws historical connections between enslaved labor, Japanese American incarceration, Caribbean decolonization, New Deal programs, and Black freedom struggles. The program will take place in the Allen Library at 3:30pm and will include the author and several scholars who will reflect on the book’s relevance.
Senior Policy Analyst – Washington State Budget and Policy Center
The Washington State Budget and Policy Center (B&PC) is looking for a senior researcher to lead and build out B&PC’s work around immigrant justice. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has experience working to advance immigrant rights, conducting research and analysis, and building and maintaining relationships with external partners. This position will join a team working to develop and advance public policies that promote justice and dignity for communities across Washington state.
The Budget and Policy Center is a dynamic organization with a vision for an equitable and healthy Washington state. We are interrogating and integrating our organizational processes as we adjust our work to be in alignment with our commitment to anti-racism. This position will be an integral part of these organization-wide conversations and support how this commitment is realized within the policy team and across teams.
*New* Join the Harry Bridges Center for a Virtual Workshop on Using Public Records Requests and the Freedom of Information Act in Research (4/19/23 @ 1230PM)
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Please join the Harry Bridges Center on Wednesday, April 19th from 12:30 – 2 pm to discuss the role of public record requests and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in labor research and beyond. We will discuss Washington State’s Public Record Act and the FOIA, specifically what these acts allow and how they support researchers and anyone interested in accessing materials that are within the purview of the acts. This panel will include Joyce Sinakhone, a union researcher at SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, Phil Neff, a Research Coordinator at the University of Washington Center for Human Rights, and Trevor Griffey, a Labor Historian at UC Irvine, and the co-founder of the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project. In addition to receiving information, advice, and examples of public record requests, workshop participants will have a chance to receive support in submitting any public record request they are working on! Please reach out to Rachel Erstad (rerstad@uw.edu), Research Coordinator of the Harry Bridges Center with any questions.
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Recent Work from Lee Examines the Relationship Between a Protein and Depression in Coronary Heart Disease Patients
New research from CSDE affiliate Chiyoung Lee was recently published in International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. This paper entitled, “Networks of C-reactive protein and depression symptoms in patients with stable coronary heart disease: Findings from the Heart and Soul Study,” explains the inconsistencies found in the clinical literature concerning the relationship between C-Reactive protein and depression among patients with stable coronary heart disease by adopting a symptom-level analysis based on various network approaches.