In a new paper, published in the most recent issue of Demography, entitled ” Migration as a Vector of Economic Losses From Disaster-Affected Areas in the United States”, CSDE External Affiliate Jack DeWaard and colleagues demonstrate how human migration is associated with the economic losses due to extreme weather disasters. Taking a comparative case study approach and using data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York/Equifax Consumer Credit Panel, the researchers document the size of economic losses attributable to migration from 23 disaster-affected areas in the United States before, during, and after some of the most costly hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires on record. Employing demographic standardization and decomposition to determine if these losses primarily reflect changes in out-migration or the economic resources that migrants take with them
The Harvard GenderSci Lab invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Gender and Science. The postdoc will contribute to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded project entitled “Accelerating the integration of social factors into sex-related health disparities science.” We welcome applications both from interdisciplinary scholars with training in STEM fields and interests in the humanities and social sciences, and from humanities and social science scholars with experience in engaging STEM topics. The appointment will begin on September 1, 2023 and run through August 31, 2024, with a high likelihood of renewal through August 31, 2025, subject to PI review.
The Economics Department at UC San Diego is committed to building an excellent and diverse faculty, staff, and student body, and invites applications from candidates whose experience has prepared them to contribute to our commitment. The Department invites applications for one or more Lecturer positions.
The Department is looking for candidates in all fields, with a preference for candidates whose teaching ability spans across primary fields (macroeconomics, microeconomics, and econometrics), especially at the principles and intermediate level. The Lecturer will teach depending on the needs of the department. Duties include instruction of courses on topics related to Economic Studies. This lecturer will likely be teaching a few courses per week and will hold office hours for students. While the initial appointment will be for the 2023/2024 Academic Year, potential for additional employment is possible, subject to review. Compensation is based on experience.
CSDE External Affiliate Deleena Patton and team recently released “The Well-Being of Washington State’s Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Behavioral Health Trends” a report for the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This report uses Medicaid claims data to examine trends in children’s behavioral health diagnoses and services before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington State. The authors examine trends in outpatient mental health services, claims with specific mental health diagnoses, claims with a suicide or self-harm diagnosis, and mental health and substance use-related emergency department claims. Trends across gender and race/ethnicity are also examined.
The 2023 Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Institute is hosting its fifth summer institute. Next summer it will focus on interviewing for migration research. Several UW faculty and students have participated over the years and it has proven to be an important and productive program. Here is a link to the program details.
A funding opportunity unlike any other! The National Academy of Medicine’s Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards is accepting bold, new ideas to promote health throughout the lifespan. Two-page narrative applications accepted through February 27, 2023, at 11:59 pm EST. Individuals and teams from all disciplines and sectors, including Public Health with novel ideas to extend human health and well-being, at any stage of life, are invited to apply. The competition is simple—a 2-page narrative submission is all it takes to be considered for an award worth $50K, plus exclusive access to additional funding opportunities.
Details: https://nam.edu/initiatives/grand-challenge-healthy-longevity/u-s-nam-catalyst-award-competition-round-2-2021/
The RFA invites teams of community members, researchers and students across the University of Washington who are excited to co-produce actionable, community-centered research and knowledge for persistent urban-focused problems. The deadline for submitting an application is Friday, March 24 at 5:00 pm PST.
The Research to Action Collaboratory, launched last month, is an accelerator program that builds the transformational capacity of collaborative research teams to address sustainability and resilience across urban areas and the Pacific Northwest. Seeded by a grant from the Bullitt Foundation, the RAC will bring together teams of UW scholars and community partners and supply them with funds, intensive workshops to build team cohesion and collaboration skills, and peer support through the project cycles. In 2023, team projects will co-produce new knowledge addressing vital questions and concerns about regional ecosystem health.
Urban@UW will host 3 online information sessions on the RAC program and RFA, open to all UW and community partners. You may register for these info sessions at the links below. Please contact urbanuw@uw.edu with any questions.
To learn more about the RFA, click here.
Through a series of virtual meetings and flexible, short assignments designed to respect the competing demands of academic life, the Research-to-Media Pitch Challenge (March-April 2023) will guide researchers through the foundational steps of positioning and pitching their work for media. We are inviting applications from researchers at Population Dynamics Research Centers funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Researchers planning to attend the PAA Conference in person are especially encouraged to apply.
1-on-1 Signups with Dr. Desai can be found here
CSDE is pleased to present a discussion with Sonalde Desai, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, at this weeks seminar for a talk entitled “The Global Aspirational Class and Its Demographic Fortunes”.
Global educational expansion and growth in middle-income households in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) have brought worldwide attention to the social transformation underway in many countries. Simultaneously, income inequalities within LMICs has also grown sharply, and employment opportunities have lagged behind the aspirational transformations. This seminar will examine the changes in education and employment opportunities in LMICs over the past three decades and explore changes in marriage, fertility and investments in children that have accompanied these economic changes.
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Sonalde Desai (Distinguished University Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland and Professor and Centre Director, NCAER-National Data Innovation Center, New Delhi) is a demographer whose work deals primarily with social transformation and its impact on the lives of individuals with a focus on education, employment, gender, and maternal and child health.
1-on-1 Signups with Dr. Desai can be found here
This week’s CSDE seminar is offered by Dr.Sonalde Desai, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland. Dr. Desai is the immediate past president of the Population Association of America and this is a preview of her 2023 PAA Presidential Address – “The Global Aspirational Class and Its Demographic Fortunes”. Her talk examines how the global educational expansion and growth in middle-income households in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) have brought worldwide attention to the social transformation underway in many countries. Simultaneously, income inequalities within LMICs has also grown sharply, and employment opportunities have lagged behind the aspirational transformations. This seminar will examine the changes in education and employment opportunities in LMICs over the past three decades and explore changes in marriage, fertility and investments in children that have accompanied these economic changes.
Bio
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Sonalde Desai (Distinguished University Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland and Professor and Centre Director, NCAER-National Data Innovation Center, New Delhi) is a demographer whose work deals primarily with social transformation and its impact on the lives of individuals with a focus on education, employment, gender, and maternal and child health.