On November 6th, CSDE Affiliates Celina Balderas Guzmán (Landscape Architecture) and Joan Casey (Public Health) will participate in panels at a student-led symposium hosted by the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Urban Design and Planning. The 2024 Annual Symposium is organized around the theme “Planning for a Changing Climate: Key Considerations.” Casey will participate in a panel discussion entitled “Climate Impact on Human and Ecological Well-being” and Balderas Guzmán will participate in a panel discussion entitled “Building Climate Resilience and Mitigation.” Read more about the event and register here.

CSSS offers a limited number of grants for graduate and undergraduate students and postdoctoral researchers working with CSSS faculty affiliates to cover expenses associated with presenting research at conferences and attending workshops or courses.

These grants are awarded on a competitive basis after review by the CSSS Executive Committee. Preference is given to proposals which advance the long-term goals of CSSS, including: research in social statistics and quantitative methods in the social sciences, participation in and development of the CSSS academic community, courses, and tracks. These grants may also support collaborative research between social scientists and statisticians, and proposals for which other sources of support are not available.

Questions about CSSS Travel Grants should be directed to csss@uw.edu. Learn more here.

Three CSDE Affiliates contributed to an article that was recently published in Health Equity. The article, entitled “Advancing Active Transportation Through Mobility Justice and Centering Community,” reports on a community-academic-policy partnership in which multiple stakeholder groups collaborated to identify opportunities for increasing non-motorized transportation and public transit access in South Seattle. Participatory research methods including interviews, photovoice, and mobility audits were used during the course of the study. Read the full article here.

CSDE Affiliate Kam Wing Chan (Geography) was cited in a recent Outlook article on the Chinese Hukou System and comparative analysis with India’s caste-based reservations. In the article, which references Chan’s recent work “Internal Migration in China: Integrating Migration with Urbanization Policies and Hukou Reform (Policy Note 16),” the author explains how Chan’s analysis highlights the Hukou System’s linkages to specific localities and related implications. Read the full article here and the full policy brief here.

The NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office are hosting a virtual webinar on Monday, November 4, 2024, to highlight research supported through last year’s Notice of Special Interest: Research on Gender Measurement (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-OD-23-046).

Register here.

CSDE Affiliate Katherine Stovel (Sociology) was quoted in a recent Atlantic article entitled “Americans Are Hoarding Their Friends.” The article quotes Stovel’s analysis of “catalyst brokers” who help build connections between their friends, and explores the costs and benefits of this behavior. Read the full article here.

The Queer Mentoring and Peer Program (QMPP) is an evolving mentorship and peer program that actively seeks to queer the idea of mentorship. Within QMPP, we aim to address the perception of power differences within traditional mentorship programs and create an affirming space for shared learning and respect. All mentorship and peer groups directly inform the shape and structure of their group. This program upholds the statement, “conversations over contracts.”

The Queer Mentoring and Peer Program (QMPP) provides a safe, affirming, and exciting environment in which a mentee’s sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression is supported and celebrated by an educated and experienced mentor. Through this program, you can expect to: Get matched one-on-one with someone based on your shared identities and interests Meet with your mentor/mentee twice a month and explore the joys, challenges, concerns, and questions about coming out, exploring their queer identity, and much more. Attend campus and community events and help to build your queer community.

Apply here to be a mentee, peer, or mentor. Undergraduate and graduate students, staff, faculty, and alumni can apply.

CSDE Affiliate William Zumeta (Evans School Professor Emeritus) recently authored an article entitled “Old patterns and new tensions in U.S. higher education finance,” in Annali di Storia Delle Universita Italiane. The article focuses on the changes in public attitudes toward – and governmental support of – higher education in the U.S., focusing primarily on the last 40 years. The post-1980 period is set within the longer-term historical context of American federalism in higher education policy and finance. Read the full article here.