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CSDE Welcomes Four New Affiliates!

CSDE’s Executive Committee is pleased to introduce four of our new UW Faculty Affiliates:

  • Isabelle Cohen–Assistant Professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance. Dr. Cohen’s research focuses on innovations and their potential to change the implementation of governmental and non-governmental activities and services in developing countries, using large-scale randomized control trials to rigorously evaluate new technologies and organizational methods.
  • Daniel Enquobahrie—Associate Professor, Epidemiology. Adjunct Associate Professor, Health Systems and Population Health. Dr. Enquobahrie’s research focuses on (1) pre-pregnancy and early/mid pregnancy risk factors (and associated mechanisms) for pregnancy complications and outcomes, and (2) early life and developmental origins of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases.
  • Laura Evans—Associate Professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance. Dr. Evans’ work addresses both historic and continuing obstacles to Native American tribal governments’ exercise of sovereignty and self-determination. She documents how tribes respond to their context in order to dismantle barriers and expand opportunities to self-govern.
  • Vedavati Patwardhan—Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Dr. Patwardhan is an applied microeconomist, with research interests in development economics and demography. Her research focuses on women’s economic empowerment, maternal and child health, and program evaluation in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

CSDE Welcomes Professor Jung-Hwa Ha, Visiting Scholar from Seoul National University

This academic year, CSDE is hosting Professor Jung-Hwa Ha from the Department of Social Welfare at Seoul National University in South Korea. Dr. Ha received her Ph.D. in Social Work and Sociology from University of Michigan and her research interests include aging and the life course, widowhood, social support, end-of-life care, and dementia care. She is primarily interested in examining how late-life transitions such as widowhood or a health decline affect older adults’ social and psychological well-being, and the extent to which various social and psychological factors moderate these relationships. She also conducts more practice-oriented research on advance care planning for people with dementia and cross-cultural research comparing the impact of childlessness on older adults’ well-being across different Asian countries with her collaborators.  This opportunity was made possibly by CSDE Executive Committee Member Professor Heather Hill and the Evans School.  Dr. Ha will be sitting in CSDE, participating in CSDE events, and delivering a seminar lecture this year (stay tuned!).  Dr. Ha is looking forward to speaking with any member of the CSDE community who also shares her research interests!

Upcoming Formal Demography Working Group: Outsurvival Statistic!

The Formal Demography Working Group, a virtual community of demographers, will hold its first meeting of the academic year on Friday, September 30 – 2pm Central European Summer Time.  The meeting time accommodates the authors’ time zone, so it’s early bird time for PST residents – 5am.  Nevertheless, it should be a good session!  If you are interested in joining the mailing list or participating more actively visit the Demography Working Group GitHub site.
Dr. Marie-Pier Bergeron Boucher will present ‘Outsurvival statistic: Method and application to sex differences in lifespan,’ related to her recent work on this topic. Meetings are recorded for those who are unable to join. Previous recordings can be found here. If you are interested in presenting at a future meeting, fill out this form.

Acolin, Crowder, Hajat, Hall, & Decter-Frain Publish Research on Connection Between Gentrification and Contextual Determinants of Health

CSDE Affilliates Arthur Acolin, Kyle Crowder, and Anjum Hajat, and Matt Hall, along with co-author Ari Decter-Frain recently published research in Housing Policy Debate. The study examines exposure to four contextual Determinants of Health (cDOH) among residents of gentrifying and not gentrifying lower income neighborhoods in central cities for the 100 largest metropolitan regions in the US using their location in 2006 and 2019 based on individual level consumer trace data.

Sherr, Barnabas, and Co-Authors Conduct Qualitative Evaluation of Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach in New Study

CSDE Affiliates Kenneth Sherr and Ruanne Barnabas, with several co-authors, have published new research in Implementation Science Communications. In the article, the authors test an implementation strategy called the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach (SAIA), an evidenced-based multi-component implementation strategy focused on improving entire care cascades, aiming to address gaps in HIV testing and counseling (HTC) in family planning (FP) clinics. The study leverages and cluster randomized trial of 24 FP clinics in Mombasa County, Kenya.

Two New Studies from Walter, Acolin, and Co-Authors Explore Different Aspects of Urban Communities

CSDE Affiliates Rebecca Walter, Arthur Acolin, and several co-authors recently published geospatial research in the Journal of Quantitative Criminology and an analysis of shared equity homeownership (SEH) programs in Housing Studies. The first paper examines the degree of crime concentration at micro-places across six large cities (Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Antonio, and Seattle), the spatial clustering of high and low crime micro-places within cities, the presence of outliers within those clusters, and extent to which there is stability and change in micro-place classification over time. The second explores how changes in neighborhood characteristics differ when households enter and exit SEH units relative to similar households that entered traditional homeownership or continued to rent.

CSDE Recommends: New Issue of the Journal of Family History!

The Journal of Family History recently released its October issue! JFH focuses on historically based studies on family, kinship, and demography, featuring valuable contributions from Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Demography, Economics, Family Studies, Gender Studies, History, Law, Literature, Policy Studies, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology. This issue features two open-access articles: first, Katherine Parkin expounds on The Women’s National Abortion Action Coalition & the Abortion Tribunals, 1971–1972; second, Klara Kožar Rosulnik analyzes the migration experiences of Neža Gerkšič, a.k.a. Agnes Lacroix. The issue also offers up a range of book reviews that provide perspectives on a diversity of texts. Happy reading!

Ford Foundation Funding Opportunities: Predoctoral Fellowships, Postdoctoral Fellowships, and Dissertation Fellowships

Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships (Deadline: 12/15/2022 )

Award Amount:  Up to $81,000  

  • Annual stipend: $27,000 for three years 
  • An invitation to attend the Conference of Ford Fellows 
  • Access to Ford Fellow Regional Liaisons – a network of former Ford 
  • Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and support to current Fellows — and access to other networking resources  

Description:  

This competition year the program will award approximately 75 predoctoral fellowships. These fellowships provide three years of support for individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree. 

Predoctoral fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in the U.S., show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.   

Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships (Deadline: 12/08/2022)

Award Amount: Up to $50,000  

  • One-year stipend: $50,000 
  • Fellowship funds may be disbursed through the employing institution if necessary for the continuation of health insurance or other benefits. No dependency allowance is available. 
  • An invitation to attend the Conference of Ford Fellows 
  • Access to Ford Fellow Regional Liaisons – a network of former Ford Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and support to current Fellows — and access to other networking resources 

Description:  

This competition year the program will award approximately 24 postdoctoral fellowships. The postdoctoral fellowships provide one year of support for individuals engaged in postdoctoral study after the attainment of the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree.  

Postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in the U.S., show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. 

Each Fellow is expected to begin tenure on June 1 (for 12 months) or September 1 (for 9 or 12 months) of the year in which the award is received. Postdoctoral fellowships may not be deferred or delayed.  

Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships (Deadline: 12/08/2022)

Award Amount: Up to $28,000  

  • One-year stipend: $28,000 
  • An invitation to attend the Conference of Ford Fellows 
  • Access to Ford Fellow Regional Liaisons – a network of former Ford Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and support to current Fellows — and access to other networking resources 

Description:  

This competition year the program will award approximately 36 dissertation fellowships. The dissertation fellowships provide one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree. The Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship is intended to support the final year of writing and defense of the dissertation. 

Dissertation fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in the U.S., show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.  A list of eligible fields of study supported is available here.

Each Fellow is expected to begin tenure on June 1 (for 12 months) or September 1 (for 9 or 12 months) of the year in which the award is received. Dissertation fellowships may not be deferred or delayed.