If you have a data set that is really important for you and has valuable impact more generally, then consider telling your story to Essential Data U.S. (https://essentialdata.us/). They are seeking to build a compendium of cases that convey compelling real-world examples of how federal data can benefit the American people and economy. Your story will help data users and advocates be more effective when engaging with lawmakers and federal agencies for continued resourcing of federal data programs. Your story will also help federal agency data stewards and their leadership to better understand the true value of their data, especially as it relates to administration priorities.
Resource for Narrative and Computation Text Analysis on Migration and Citizenship
The Centre for Migration Studies at University of British Columbia has just posted materials from a September conference on Narrative and Computational Text Analysis for research on migration and citizenship. The materials are relevant to anyone who is relatively new to computation text analysis and curious to learn more. You can download the materials from the workshop here.
It includes:
- a one-page summary of the workshop
- one page of recommended materials for those new to computational text analysis
- a .pdf of slides from the workshop
- an .html file of the demonstration, using historic judicial decisions on anti-Chinese legislation in BC.
CSDE Autumn 2025 Lightning Talk & Poster Session
When: December 5, 2025, 12:30 – 1:30pm PT
Where: 221 Raitt Hall
Please join us on December 5th for CSDE’s Fall 2025 Lightning Talk and Poster Session from 12:30 – 1:30 PST! The poster session and talk will take place in Raitt Hall Room 221 at the University of Washington. This event will feature presentations from Yicong Guo (Doctoral Student, Sociology), Theresa Hwee (Doctoral Student, Health Services, Health Systems, and Population Health), Hyunji Kim (Doctoral Candidate, Economics), Mark Nepf (Doctoral Student, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance), Ann Richey (Doctoral Student, Epidemiology), Edward Stuart (Doctoral Student, Anthropology), and organized by Mingze Li (Doctoral Student, Sociology). We will provide light snacks and refreshments. Please find more information on the event here!
Santaularia Gomez and Tanveer Publish Essay on Reproductive Autonomy Restrictions as Collective Violence
CSDE Affiliate Jeanie Santaularia Gomez (Epidemiology), former CSDE Trainee Maryam Tanveer (Epidemiology) and co-authors recently penned an essay in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) arguing that policies that intentionally or unintentionally restrict reproductive autonomy constitute an act of violence. The essay explores 3 illustrative examples of how governmental power—through the passage of laws—can both support and constrain reproductive autonomy across the life course: sex education, abortion restrictions, and parental leave policies. For each, the authors explain how the consequent harms overlap with those resulting from more traditional overt forms of violence. By framing the loss of reproductive autonomy as a form of violence, the authors underscore its profound and far-reaching harms, demanding urgent recognition and response as a critical public health and human rights issue.
Williams Publishes Analysis of Stigmatized Language in Alcohol Use Disorder Diagnoses
CSDE Affiliate Emily C. Williams (Health Services) and co-authors, including first author and UW Health Services PhD Graduate Robert Ellis, just published an article on “Proportion of alcohol use disorder diagnoses in electronic health records documented with stigmatized descriptors: a comparison across race, ethnicity, and sex” in JAMIA Open. The researchers classified AUD descriptors in electronic health records used to diagnose AUD as “stigmatizing” or “highly stigmatizing.” Stigmatizing AUD descriptors were terms that carry negative connotations, imply blame, moral failing, or character flaws. Highly stigmatizing AUD descriptors were non-standard medical terms with strong negative connotations. Among 61,886 AUD diagnoses, stigmatizing descriptors were used in 89% and highly stigmatizing in 19% of diagnoses. Differences across intersectional subgroups were minimal.
Su and Her Mentee Examine Healthcare Inequality for NCDs in Malawi Using a Hierarchical Geospatial Modelling Approach
CSDE Affiliate Yanfang Su (Global Health) and her mentee, Dr. Sali Ahmed, recently published an article titled, “Examining healthcare inequality for non-communicable diseases in Malawi: a hierarchical geospatial modelling approach“ in BMJ Heath & Care Informatics. Su and coauthors developed a novel hierarchical geospatial framework to assess population coverage and accessibility of non-communicable diseases (NCD) services in Malawi using the 2019 Malawi Harmonized Health Facility Assessment Survey. They then identified underserved areas. At least 24% of the population were not covered for any NCD conditions. Additionally, only 11.9% of the population lived in regions of high or very high accessibility to primary health clinics. Su and the team have a series of papers on assessing population coverage of NCD services. Another example:
Will von Geldern to Present Research on Evictions at UW eScience Institute (10/28/25)
On October 28, Will von Geldern (CSDE Trainee) will be presenting their research at the UW Data Science Seminar. The seminar will be held in IEB G109 from 4:30 to 5:20 p.m. PT. Von Geldern will present preliminary results from a project that uses computer vision and natural language processing to document tenant responses to eviction summonses and connect tenants’ response patterns to subsequent case outcomes. As a part of the eScience Institute’s Data Science and AI Accelerator, von Geldern worked with eScience Data Scientist Curtis Atkisson to measure tenant behavior and case outcomes using text extracted from ~195,000 pdf documents from ~8,500 eviction cases in Pierce County, WA filed between 2022 and 2024.
Adhia on UW Research to Understand Domestic Violence, Find Ways to Prevent it, and Support Survivors
CSDE Affiliate Avanti Adhia (Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing; Epidemiology) recognized Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) by highlighting how research can help us better understand domestic violence, find ways to prevent it, and support survivors. At the University of Washington, Adhia, co-authors and colleagues have been studying how laws and policies—including those in schools, workplaces, and legal systems—can go beyond short-term fixes and make a real difference. Read more.
Chaudhry Wins APPAM 2025 PhD Dissertation Award
CSDE Affiliate Raheem Chaudhry (Public Policy) is the recipient of the 2025 PhD Dissertation Award from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). Chaudhry’s dissertation is titled “Waiting for Tiebout: Essays on Policy, Place, and Opportunity.” The PhD Dissertation Award seeks to recognize emergent scholars in the field by presenting an award for the best PhD dissertation in public policy and management. Chaudhry will be honored at APPAM’s Fall Research Conference, taking place in Seattle this November.
Mokdad Joins NPR Morning Edition to Discuss Cancer Incidence
CSDE Affiliate Ali Mokdad (Health Metrics Sciences, Epidemiology) joined NPR Morning Edition to discuss cancer rates in Lebanon, which is experiencing the fastest increase in cancer incidence and mortality anywhere in the world. NPR interviewed Mokdad during his travels to Beirut to meet with the Lebanese Parliament and present results from a study Mokdad co-authored as a member of the GBD 2023 Cancer Collaborators. The study, “The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990-2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023”, was published in The Lancet in September.