On May 17 from 3-4pm Brad Foster, a Senior Sociologist in the Census Bureau’s Center for Economic Studies, earned his Ph.D. from the UW Sociology department and is an alumnus of the CSDE training and fellowship program will join CDWG to discuss measuring migration with linked Census Bureau and administrative records. Brad will provide an overview of ongoing efforts at the Census Bureau to leverage administrative records — in combination with decennial and survey data — to improve measures of migration, track short- and long-term migration trends, gauge the accuracy of survey migration responses, and understand how migration and residential mobility may contribute to declining survey response rates.
CSDE Computational Demography Working Group Hosts Brad Foster on Measuring Migration with Linked Census Bureau and Administrative Records (5/17/23)
On May 17 from 3-4pm Brad Foster, a Senior Sociologist in the Census Bureau’s Center for Economic Studies, earned his Ph.D. from the UW Sociology department and is an alumnus of the CSDE training and fellowship program will join CDWG to discuss measuring migration with linked Census Bureau and administrative records. Brad will provide an overview of ongoing efforts at the Census Bureau to leverage administrative records — in combination with decennial and survey data — to improve measures of migration, track short- and long-term migration trends, gauge the accuracy of survey migration responses, and understand how migration and residential mobility may contribute to declining survey response rates.
Graduate Research Assistant
Graduate Research Assistant
Quarters: Summer and Fall 2023 (Summer employment may be hourly or half-time [50% FTE] full-term)
Unit: Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology
Application Deadline: May 26, 2023, or until the position is filled
Project PI: Jeanie Santaularia (njsanta@uw.edu)
We seek a graduate research assistant to join our research team to examine the impact of the Dobbs decision on family violence in US Google search data using a natural experiment that takes advantage of both the timing of the national-level Dobbs decision and the variation in abortion restrictions by states following the decision.
The largest responsibility of the RA will involve performing a literature review and assisting in writing papers, however, analysis of data in R may also be required. A more detailed list of responsibilities includes:
General Research Assistant duties:
- Attending project team meetings
- Managing and responding to project-related email
- Supporting development of community partnerships
- Working with project partners to obtain the research data
- Checking and cleaning the data
- Safeguarding the confidentiality of the data
- Creating descriptive summaries of the data, numerically and graphically
- Conducting statistical analyses of the data using R
- Conducting literature reviews for the project
- Contributing to the writing of one or more journal manuscripts related to the project
- Other duties related to the project as determined by the research team
Requirements:
- Experience with R, especially for data management, descriptive statistics and basic inferential statistics
- Interest in reproductive health and rights
- Ability to work and thrive in a collaborative team environment
- Familiarity with Excel and Word
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
Preferred
- Prior knowledge and/or experience in reproductive health and rights and violence
- Familiarity with Git and Github
- Familiarity with more advanced statistical methods (DID, bias analysis, interrupted-time-series)
- Familiarity with Python
New Content from the Journal of Marriage and Family
Check out the latest release from the Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 85, Issue 3! You can find the new articles contained in the volume here!
Join the Evans School at UW in Celebrating Professor Marieka Klawitter on May 23rd!
In honor of their 30 years of service for the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at University of Washington, CSDE Affiliate Marieka Klawitter is going to be celebrated on May 23rd, from 3:30-5:00 PM in Parrington Hall! This is not a celebration you want to miss and we invite you to register for the event here!
New Issue of Journal of Demographic Economics
Check out the newest issue from the Journal of Demographic Economics Volume 89, issue 2. This journal is sure to have plenty of research you’ll be interested in! To view this new edition, please click here!
Call for Abstracts: 23rd Annual IGSC Conference (Due: 9/15/2023)
The East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) is accepting abstracts from current graduate students, as well as from scholars, practitioners, artists, and scientists, who have completed a graduate degree within the past three years. IGSC welcomes abstracts globally and from any discipline related to the US and Asia-Pacific region.
This year’s theme is Elucidating the Periphery: Rethinking Neglected Narratives and Novel Approaches. This student organized conference provides an opportunity to venture beyond one’s own boundaries to interface with neglected narratives from peripheral perspectives as well as novel techniques in a transdisciplinary context.
Abstract submissions
All abstract submissions must be made through the secure Submittable online platform. The deadline to submit abstracts is September 15th, 2023, 23:59 hrs (Hawai‘i Standard Time).
Please see the conference website for Frequently Asked Questions on abstract guidelines, conference registration, and other logistics. For any other questions not covered in Frequently Asked Questions, please send your inquiry to the IGSC team at igsc@eastwestcenter.org.
Call for Abstracts: 23rd Annual IGSC Conference (Due 9/15/23)
The East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) is accepting abstracts from current graduate students, as well as from scholars, practitioners, artists, and scientists, who have completed a graduate degree within the past three years. IGSC welcomes abstracts globally and from any discipline related to the US and Asia-Pacific region.
This year’s theme is Elucidating the Periphery: Rethinking Neglected Narratives and Novel Approaches. This student organized conference provides an opportunity to venture beyond one’s own boundaries to interface with neglected narratives from peripheral perspectives as well as novel techniques in a transdisciplinary context.
Abstract submissions
All abstract submissions must be made through the secure Submittable online platform. The deadline to submit abstracts is September 15th, 2023, 23:59 hrs (Hawai‘i Standard Time).
Please see the conference website for Frequently Asked Questions on abstract guidelines, conference registration, and other logistics. For any other questions not covered in Frequently Asked Questions, please send your inquiry to the IGSC team at igsc@eastwestcenter.org.
Demographer
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.
COVID-19 Risk Level – Low Risk
Typical Tasks
The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Each individual in the classification does not necessarily perform all duties listed.
- Makes strategic recommendations on the design and approach for complex demographic data analytic projects;
- Develops and identifies priorities, problems, and other conditions of significance that could be informed by the application of demographic procedures and methodologies, including and accounting for health equity considerations;
- Designs, adjusts, and maintains estimates of the size and makeup of populations countywide, in sub-county geographies, and in small, vulnerable, and hard-to-reach populations;
- Designs, conducts, and may lead analyses and studies to understand population distribution and the determinants and effects of changes in the population, including birth rates, death rates, life expectancy, household makeup, and immigration;
- Develops projections of population changes and density, including variation by demographic characteristics and for specific sub-populations;
- Develops creative solutions to data analysis and demographic modeling problems;
- Gatherers, cleans, assembles, and analyzes data and produces reports and summaries;
- Reviews and evaluates databases and surveys for error and limitation; uses statistical methods to supplement missing data;
- Utilizes and analyzes data from the U.S. Census, other local, state, and federal surveys, administrative datasets, and state surveillance systems to inform understanding of and predict trends in population distribution and density; extracts appropriate data, develops and interprets results, provides summary statistics;
- Translates demographic information to inform policy and strategy; monitors, interprets, and forecasts demographic trends impacting health and wellbeing;
- Leads and participates in geospatial analyses of populations countywide and in sub-county areas, including descriptive and predictive modeling and hot-spotting;
- Provides demographic support for countywide inter-jurisdictional planning efforts; participate on, and provide technical support to, committees as assigned; acts as demographic liaison to state, other county, city, or community agencies.
- Participates in multi-disciplinary teams in designing and conducting studies and analyses requiring complex statistical approaches;
- Manages and merges large datasets and performs data cleaning, editing, and quality control;
- Designs and administers population health, economic, demographic, and social surveys to assess the impacts of and recovery from disasters and other conditions of significance, both countywide and on hard-to-reach and vulnerable populations;
- Validates the design and analytic approaches using demographic modeling;
- Identifies/creates the appropriate algorithms, statistical, and demographic models to discover patterns and meaning from population-based data to support decision making;
- Reviews technical and professional literature to identify specific findings, inform design, and select appropriate methodologies;
- Monitors and maintains ethical, privacy, and security issues related to health data, including coordination with county counsel, compliance, and County IRB chairs;
- Coordinates with other managers and staff around surveillance, epidemiology, population health sciences, research, evaluation, and performance management and quality improvement activities;
- Supports development and maintenance of partnerships with colleges and universities, other CSCHS government agencies, community-based organizations, other organizations, and relevant professional associations;
- Participates in meetings and consult with stakeholders concerning studies and reports needed for policy and program planning, monitoring and evaluation;
- Serves as a member of task forces or committees requiring obtaining, analyzing, and organizing data;
- Educates the organization on new approaches, new hypotheses to test, and statistical validation of results;
- Provides on-going tracking and monitoring of performance of decision systems and statistical models;
- Prepares and participates in RFP processes, writes grant proposals, reports, program documentation, policies, procedures, and other written materials;
- May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker (DSW), as required*;
- Performs other related duties, as required.
Allard and EPIC Team Receive Support on Ballot Rejection Project from Washington State
The Washington State Ballots Project, a cross-disciplinary project led by CSDE Affiliate Scott W. Allard and EPIC Innovation and Engagement manager Cali Jahn, received support through a budget proviso administered by the Washington Secretary of State to better understand mailed ballot rejections in our state and to develop recommendations to improve the voter process. Support will allow the project to complete analyses of voter-level data and interviews, as well as host convenings with key communities. Recommendations will be made to Secretary of State and the legislature in the fall.