CNN Quotes Mokdad on the Current COVID-19 Wave and Why it’s Probably Worse Than Data Suggests
CSDE Affiliate Ali Mokdad was recently quoted in a CNN article entitled, “It seems like everyone has Covid-19. Here’s why this wave is probably worse than official data suggests”. Dr. Mokdad’s expertise in population health has helped UW produce regular estimates of Covid-19 case rates and projections for trends from 2020 to 2022, but the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation paused that modeling in December. All of the measures that factored into the model had stopped being reported or had changed in some way.
Crowder Elected Vice President of the Population Association of America
The 2023 PAA Election results are in! CSDE Affiliate and Executive Committee Member Kyle Crowder was elected to the leadership of the Population Association of America. Dr. Crowder will join as Vice President, working closely with PAA President Irma Elo (U of Penn). Congratulations, Dr. Kyle! Thank you for this important service.
Pörtner Pens New Research on the Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdown on Healthcare Inaccessibility and Unaffordability in Uganda
CSDE External Affiliate Claus Pörtner, along with co-authors, has published new research on the “Impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on healthcare inaccessibility and unaffordability in Uganda” in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Several studies have reported adverse consequences of the COVID-19 lockdowns on the utilization of healthcare services across Africa. However, little is known about the channels through which lockdowns impacted healthcare utilization. This study focuses on unaffordability as a reason for not utilizing healthcare services. Using nationally representative longitudinal household data and a household fixed-effects model, he finds that the lockdown in Uganda was associated with an 8.4% higher likelihood of respondents being unable to access healthcare when treatment was needed relative to the non-lockdown periods. Excellent work, Dr. Pörtner!
Drexel University Seeks Postdoctoral Scientist (Deadline: 9/18/2023)
Frey Publishes New Research on Varying Gratitude Responses by Peer Intervention and Social Norms
A new article published by CSDE Affiliate Karin Frey, and co-authors, in the School Psychology Review discusses how the gratitude youth feel after different types of bystander action may depend on which behaviors are most congruent with personal beliefs. In this study, 264 ethnically diverse adolescents (African, European, Mexican-American, and Indigenous) from the Pacific Northwest described past instances when they experienced an act of peer-instigated aggression and subsequent bystander action. Her findings shed light on the association between social norm endorsement and victimized youths’ gratitude for their intervening peers’ bystander actions. Excellent job, Dr. Frey!
Spencer Quoted in Seattle Times on Centering Natives vs Tourism After the Tragic Maui Fires
CSDE Affiliate Michael Spencer was recently quoted in a news article by The Seattle Times entitled, “After devastating Maui fires, let’s center people, not tourism“. Dr. Spencer is a Native Hawaiian (Kānaka ‘Ōiwi) researcher and Professor in the School of Social Work and Director of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Oceania Affairs here at UW. This article highlights Dr. Spencer’s findings that focus on health equity among Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) populations.