Hannah Evans, Senior Analyst at Population Connection, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to population education and advocacy, has reached out to offer guest lectures on gender equality and climate change. If you are interested contact Hannah Evans at hannah@popconnect.org.
Large Collaborations Yield Great Research for Turner, Freitag, and Berridge
CSDE Trainees Natalie R. Turner and Callie Frietag collaborate with CSDE Affiliate Clara Berridge to publish “The Role of Trust in Older Adult Service Provision at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic” in the Journal of Gerontological Social Work. Using in-depth interviews with 45 senior leaders of social services and healthcare organizations serving older adults in Washington State, the authors elucidate the role of trust in service provision at the onset of the pandemic.
Ellis and Colleagues’ Research Featured in the Guardian on Ethnic Segregation
CSDE Affiliate Mark Ellis and colleagues have had findings from one of their latest research projects featured in The Guardian! These authors utilize 2021 Censuses of England and Wales to map ethnic diversification and neighborhood mixing indicating clear increases in diversity from 2001 to 2021. To view the article click here! Congrats Mark!
Beardall Investigates Citizen Review Boards as Bureaucratic Agents for Police Misconduct in New Article!
CSDE Affiliate Theresa Rocha Beardall had a new article published in Criminology, “Police Legitimacy regimes and the suppression of citizen oversight in response to police violence“. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and archival sources about the Syracuse Citizen Review Board in New York State, Theresa shows how Citizen Review Boards (CRB) operate as bureaucratic agencies that ostensibly address police misconduct, yet are managed by municipal power relations that neutralize the agency’s ability to actualize change.
Louie Examines Discrimination, Resources, and Mental Health Among Black Americans
In a recent article in Social Psychology Quarterly, “Vicarious Discrimination, Psychosocial Resources, and Mental Health among Black Americans“, CSDE Affiliate Patricia Louie uses data from the Nashville Stress and Health Study to answer the question “Does hearing about or witnessing someone else experience discrimination harm individuals mental health? Louie and colleagues examine how vicarious discrimination impacts depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and anger among black americans and also whether mastery and self-esteem moderate the association between discrimination and each mental health outcome.
Ince’s Research on Race, Organizational Space, and Interactions Published in Social Psychology Quarterly
CSDE Affiliate Jelani Ince recently published an article in Social Psychology Quarterly entitled, “‘‘Saved’’ by Interaction, Living by Race: The Diversity Demeanor in an Organizational Space”. Jelani uses ehtnographic data gathered from parishioners of an interracial religious organization to look beyond “happy talk” and toward the tangible effort that is required to accomplish racial diversity on the ground. Advancing the concept of diversity demeanor and revealing how the burden of making diversity happen falls on the shoulders of racial minorities who must “save” interactions and develop White actors’ understandings when they “mess up”. You’ve made a great contribution to this literature and we look forward to more!
New Paper by Catron On Social Distance and Economic Returns to Naturalization
CSDE Affiliate Peter Catron recent in Social Problems entitled, “The Alien Citizen: Social Distance and the Economic Returns to Naturalization in the Southwest” argues that social distance from the native-born is an important factor that influences who does and does not benefit from citizenship acquisition. Catron creates a new continuous measure of social distance for immigrants during the age of mass migration and shows a relationship between social distance and economic returns to citizenship.
Boutros Study on Activism and Race in France Published Social Problems
CSDE Affiliate Magda Boutros article “Antiracism without Races: How Activists Produce Knowledge about Race and Policing in France” was recently published in Social Problems. The paper analyzes how activists resist “racial ignorance” and produce knowledge about race in anti-racialist contexts. Drawing on race scholarship, social movement theory, and sociology of knowledge Boutros asks, How do social movements produce knowledge about the role of race in policing and France and what are the implications?
Demographer – UJA Federation of New York
UJA-Federation of New York, the largest Jewish nonprofit in the United States, is seeking a research scientist with strong analytical skills and proven experience leading demographic research to direct the internal analysis and reporting of the 2023 Jewish Community Study of New York. The U.S. Census is prohibited from asking questions about religion, so the 2023 Jewish Community Study of New York is the prime source of information about the Jewish community used to inform policy and direct resources to communities who need it most. The study will collect data from a cross-sectional, representative sample of over 6,000 New York area adults who live in Jewish households. These data will be collected online, by phone, and through hardcopy questionnaires, and will provide valuable information on employment, poverty, mental health, Jewish life and identity, and many more content areas. Data collection will begin early February 2023 and end in May, and the analysis of the data will begin in the summer of 2023. For examples of similar past studies, please see the 2021 Covid-19 Impact Study (https://www.ujafedny.org/covid-19-impact-study) and the 2011 Jewish Community Study (https://www.ujafedny.org/api/v2/assets/785729/).
Contact Information: Emily Sigalow at sigalowe@ujafedny.org
Research Fellow in Modeling of Population Processes – University of Southampton (UK)
The University of Southampton is delighted to welcome applications for a research post in the area of demographic modelling within the newly funded Connecting Generations Centre (CG).
The new funding is a collaborative project between the long-established Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton, University of St Andrews, and University of Stirling), the University of Oxford Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, and the Resolution Foundation. Connecting Generations aims to innovate in knowledge and understanding of intergenerational relations and population change. The Centre is led by Professor Jane Falkingham.
This post sits within the “Modelling Kinship” work package of the CGC. The deepest and most lasting ties between generations are those of kinship, so evidencing how these may evolve in the future is key to understanding the challenges in ensuring fairness between and within generations as the UK population ages. This work package will develop an understanding of the possible futures of kinship relations in the UK using a variety of methodological tools, including matrix population models and microsimulation.
This research position will be based in the Department of Social Statistics, within the Faculty of Social Sciences. The work is led by Dr Jason Hilton in coordination with Professor Jakub Bijak, Professor Peter W.F. Smith, and Professor Erengul Dodd. You will be part of a supportive group including the Centre Research Manager, other project Researchers and Faculty members, both within Southampton and partner institutions.
To be successful in this role you will have, or will be close to completing, a PhD (or equivalent professional qualifications) with a strong statistical or mathematical component, such as in statistics, demography, economics, mathematics or computer science. Essential attributes for the role are: Knowledge of quantitative demography and matrix algebra; experience in statistical modelling; proficiency in the use of Python, R or other equivalent programming language; the ability to plan and organise work independently and as part of a team; and the ability to write research presentations and papers. Additionally, knowledge and experience of microsimulation modelling would also be an advantage.
The University of Southampton holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award demonstrating commitment to equal opportunities in the workplace.
Applications will be considered from candidates who are working towards or nearing completion of a relevant PhD qualification. The title of Research Fellow will be applied upon completion of PhD. Prior to the qualification being awarded the title of Senior Research Assistant will be given.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Jason Hilton, email: J.D.Hilton@soton.ac.uk.
The starting date of this position is 3rd April 2023 (negotiable, with the latest starting date being 1st October). Interviews will be held in March 2023.
You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Jane Sturgeon (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 2750 or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk. Please quote reference 1966222CC on all correspondence.
Please see https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/