CSDE Affiliate Patricia Louie, with co-authors Laura Upenieks, Christy Erving, and Courtney Thomas Tobin have recently been honored with the ASA’s Best Publication Award in the Sociology of Mental Health Section for their recent publication, “Do Racial Differences in Coping Resources Explain the Black–White Paradox in Mental Health? A Test of Multiple Mechanisms.” This paper explores how various coping resources explain the tendency for Black Americans to report similar or better mental health than White Americans despite experiencing greater stress exposure. The paper will be acknowledged during the 2022 ASA Annual Meeting in August.
Attia, Wagenaar, and Colleagues Publish New Research on Global Influenza Surveillance During the COVID-19 Pandemic
CSDE Affiliates Engi Attia and Bradley Wagenaar, with a team of several co-authors, recently published new research in PLOS Medicine. Surveillance systems are important in detecting changes in disease patterns and can act as early warning systems for emerging disease outbreaks. In this study, the authors analyze data from existing global influenza surveillance networks early in the COVID-19 pandemic to identify outliers in influenza-negative influenza-like illness (ILI), using data-driven methods to detect outliers in ILI that preceded the first reported peaks of COVID-19.
Long, Pelletier, and Romich Publish New Research on Constructing Geographic Data from Administrative Sources
CSDE Affiliates Mark Long, Jennie Romich, and CSDE Trainee Elizabeth Pelletier recently published a new article in Population Studies. This paper follows from an earlier CSDE Seminar Series presentation from February, 2021 where the authors discussed the data science methods used to construct a dataset with geographic and demographic information for the Washington state population with administrative data from a collection of state agencies. The article provides additional details validating their imputation methods.
Rowhani-Rabhar, Hill, and Co-authors Publish Review Article on Income Support Policies and Firearm Violence
CSDE Affiliates Ali Rowhani-Rabhar and Heather Hill, with co-authors Julia Schleimer, Caitlin Moe, and Frederick Rivara, recently published a review of research connecting income support and firearm violence. The authors present a systematic search of the research literature and thorough review of the four studies that addressed firearm violence specifically as an outcome in relation to income support policies. From this review, the authors propose future opportunities to enhance the substantive scope and methodologic rigor of this field of research and inform policy and practice for greater impact.
Attend These NIH Webinars on Data Management & Sharing!
The National Institute for Health recently issued NOT-OD-22-184 announcing these two upcoming webinars on the updated Data Management and Sharing Policy, which goes into effect January 25, 2023. Consider attending!
- Thursday, August 11; 1:30 – 3:00 PM EST
Understanding the New NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy
In this first webinar of the series, you will learn about DMS policy expectations, the applicability of the policy, how to prepare a Data Management and Sharing Plan, and considerations for sharing data responsibly.
August 11 – Part 1 – DMS Webinar Registration
- Thursday, September 22; 1:30 – 3:00 PM EST
Diving Deeper into the New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
In this second webinar of the series, we will expand upon the information presented in the first webinar and dive deeper into topics including privacy protections for data from human participants and justifiable limitations on sharing data.
September 22 – Part 2 – DMS Webinar Registration
Call for Pilot Proposals: Studies of Health and Mortality of Midline and Older Adults
The Network on Life Course Health Dynamics and Disparities in 21st Century America (NLCHDD), funded by the National Institute on Aging, invites interested researchers to submit pilot proposals that examine how multiple contexts (e.g., state and local) jointly shape health and mortality of midlife and older adults. Examining multiple contexts is essential because it 1) reflects the reality that people are embedded in multiple contexts, each having independent or synergistic effects on adult health and mortality, 2) can identify appropriately targeted strategies and interventions. Proposals might examine, for example, how state policy contexts affect adult in health in rural versus urban counties; or how the relative importance of different contexts on health changes across the life course and differ by gender, race/ethnicity, and SES. The NLCHDD is seeking proposals that will advance science in this important area and to lead to fundable grants.
Read the full Request for Proposals for more information and submission instructions.
CSDE Recommends — Recent Population Studies Table of Contents
CSDE is starting a new regular service for its community. We’ll be highlighting links to recent table of contents for population research journals. Not only might this be of interest for your research, but we encourage you to submit your work to these outlets, too!
Population Studies recently published its July issue featuring several articles circling the topic of family formation at different stages. Several studies included take on distinct factors affecting fertility, including remarriage, women’s health, and variation in fertility preferences. The issue additionally features some articles centering improved methodology–one of which, as we highlight above, is authored by CSDE Affiliate Mark Long, CSDE Trainee Elizabeth Pelletier, and CSDE Affiliate Jennie Romich. Lastly, the issue features several articles on sex ratios and gender differences in health both early and late in life.