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India Ornelas Appointed Interim Chair of UW’s Health Systems and Population Health Department

CSDE Executive Committee Member and Affiliate India Ornelas has just been appointed to lead UW’s Health Systems and Population Health Department. Ornelas is an Associate Professor of Health Systems and Population Health, teaches in the MPH program, and is the Director of the MPH Core Curriculum. She has been part of the School of Public Health faculty for 10 years. Ornelas’s work of promoting diversity will continue as interim chair of HSPop, especially as the department prepares to launch ARCH in February 2022, a new center dedicated to anti-racism and health equity. You can find the full story on the School of Public Health website.

Grant Opportunity Highlights!

Several outstanding grant opportunities have deadlines approaching that we wanted to share:

As always, if CSDE’s teams can be of additional help with your research planning or an application, please let us know. You can submit your interest and plans to the proposal planning form or contact Steve Goodreau with a request for advice (goodreau@uw.edu).

Bostrom Presents Research at the American Geophysical Union Conference

CSDE Affiliate Ann Bostrom recently presented research from two projects at the American Geophysical Union Fall 2021 Meeting, held December 13-18. One of the presentations,”Understanding Perceptions and Attitudes in Washington, Oregon and California about ShakeAlert, the Earthquake Early Warning System for the United States of America,” was based on collaborative research described HERE. Bostrom’s other presentation, described HERE, presents a report from the NSF Environmental Research and Education Advisory Committee where she is a co-chair.

 

Biodemographers – See RSF Summer Institute on Integrating Biology into the Social Sciences

The Russell Sage Foundation has extended its deadline for its Summer Institute on Integrating Biology into the Social Sciences to Friday, January 28th, 2022.  Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of interest in biology among social scientists.  Despite the promise this new research holds, there are significant obstacles to its implementation. Among the most pressing is the shortage of scholars who are adequately trained to undertake it. To address this gap, The Russell Sage Foundation is sponsoring the summer workshop, Integrating Biology into the Social Sciences.

Workshop attendees will (1) develop an understanding of the conceptual basis for integrating the social and biological sciences, (2) become acquainted with the basic units of biology – genes, cells, and organs, (3) learn the basic physiology of key organ systems, (4) gain familiarity with methods used to measure human biological processes and (5) wrestle with the social, ethical, and political implications of conducting work in this area. The target audience is post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty members in the social sciences, although we are open to applications from advanced graduate students.  The workshop will be hosted by Northwestern University’s Cells to Society group and Institute for Policy Research (IPR). The co-directors are Greg Miller, Emma Adam and Thom McDade, and participating faculty include Edith Chen, Bridget Goosby, Claudia Haase, Michael Kobor, Chris Kuzawa, Robin Nusslock, and Michael Yudell. The workshop will be held in-person in Evanston, IL from June 6-10. Travel and housing will be covered by a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation. Click HERE to learn about the application requirements.

Call for PAA Annual Award Nominations (Due 1/31)

Recognize a fellow demographer (or yourself!) who has made outstanding contributions to the field. The deadline for nominations is January 31.
Read more about the four awards that will be presented at the PAA 2022 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia on the PAA website.