Human-Centered Design Research Coordinator
Call for Papers: Data for Policy Conference
Community Poverty Reduces Social Mobility for Rural Children
This week we’re excited to host Assistant Professor at Arizona State University’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban, Dylan Connor. Dr. Connor will be presenting his research on intergenerational mobility for children in rural areas. This research documents the effects of chronic or worsening community poverty on the life chances of children growing up in low-income rural households.
You can register for the seminar HERE, and check out all the upcoming topics and register for future seminars on our website.
After the seminar, CSDE Trainee David Coomes will facilitate a graduate student discussion with Dr. Connor. Students will have the opportunity to discuss research collaborations, professional development, academic publishing, and interdisciplinary research, among other topics. To RSVP, please send an email to David (dcoomes@uw.edu).
This seminar is co-sponsored with the Population Health Initiative.
Raftery Recognized by PAA with the Mindel C. Sheps Award!
During the 2022 PAA, CSDE Affiliate Adrian Raftery was recognized with the Mindel C. Sheps Award for his outstanding contributions to mathematical demography and demographic methodology. The award is co-sponsored by the PAA and UNC’s School of Public Health and is awarded every two years. Kindly, Raftery warmly acknowledged the UW and his many colleagues there and around the world. You can view the giving of the award and his acknowledgements through this YouTube link. Congratulations, Adrian!!!
AAPOR Inclusive Voices Award Presented to the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS)
The American Association of Public Opinion Research awards the Inclusive Voices Award annually to recognize the important data sets, research, and survey methods that have improved the ability to study complex social phenomena related to understudied populations. While the NLAAS stopped data collection in 2004, the resulting data are still being used today. Margarita Alegria and CSDE Affiliate David Takeuchi were the PIs of the NLAAS project. NLAAS resulted in over 150 publications focusing on Latinos, AA, or both and has helped build the publication records of many emerging researchers.
Glass, Korinek, and Co-Authors Receive Poster Prize at PAA!
CSDE Trainee Delaney Glass presented research co-authored with Yvette Young, Tran Khanh Toan, Patrick Clarkin, and CSDE External Affiliate Kim Korinek at the PAA Annual Meeting last week. The project, available in full HERE, explores the long-term health effects of exposure to war and bombing in Vietnam. This presentation earned a poster award in the Friday poster session. You can view the poster here. Congratulations, Delaney & team!
Ellis and Colleagues Assess the Effects of Metropolitan Redefinitions on Racial Composition in New Article
CSDE Affiliate and Executive Committee Member Mark Ellis, with Dartmouth co-authors Richard Wright and Nicole Tiao, recently published an article in The Professional Geographer that analyzes the impact of redefining metropolitan geographic areas over time on their estimated racial composition. Using census data from 1990, 2000, and 2010, the authors demonstrate that the 2010 reclassification produces metropolitan areas that are relatively more White and relatively less diverse than those based on the 1990 definitions.
New Research from Otten and Co-Authors Explores COVID-Driven Policy Changes to WIC in Washington
In a new article in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, CSDE Affiliate Jennifer Otten and co-authors tap into the effects of policy changes in the Washington State Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children ( WA WIC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, WA WIC adopted federal waivers to transition to remote service delivery for certification and education appointments and also expanded the approved food list without utilizing federal waivers. The authors find that these changes expanded access to services and were positively viewed by WA WIC employees.
Mapping Types of Agricultural Land — New Research from Bergmann & Colleagues
CSDE External Affiliate Luke Bergmann and a number of colleagues recently published new research that characterizes agricultural lands in the U.S. midwest as conventional, regenerative, or both. In an era in which conventional agriculture has come under question for its environmental and social costs, regenerative agriculture suggests that land management practices can be organized around farming and grazing practices that regenerate interdependent ecological and community processes for generations to come. The authors present a multifaceted depiction of the geography of these land types.