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Institutional Castling: Military Enlistment and Mass Incarceration in the United States

At the CSDE seminar on March 5th, Dr.Bryan Sykes will present “Institutional Castling: Military Enlistment and Mass Incarceration in the United States”. Dr. Sykes will discuss the concept of ‘institutional castling’ to describe the impact of shifts in military enlistment on incarceration, especially for young Black men. Dr. Sykes is an expert in the field of criminology, demography, social inequality, and population health. He is a Faculty Affiliate in The Center for Demographic and Social Analysis (CDASA) and The Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy at the University of California-Irvine; a Research Affiliate in the Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Member of the Scholars Strategy Network (SSN) and the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network (RDCJN) at Rutgers University.

Register for Dr. Sykes’ Zoom seminar here. This quarter, CSDE is recording the seminar series and posting the links on its website. Visit our site here.

After the seminar, UW Sociology PhD student Ian Kennedy will facilitate a graduate student discussion with Dr. Sykes. RSVP by emailing him at ikennedy@uw.edu.

*New* FOA Studying and Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities

The NIH has just published a new funding opportunity announcement to solicit applications on (1) observational research to understand the role of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) in causing and sustaining health disparities, and (2) intervention research that addresses SRD in order to improve minority health or reduce health disparities. Letters of Intent are due in April and applications will be due in August. CSDE is always happy to help you in the preparation of your applications – whether that is with scientific consultations or pre-award proposal support, which includes budget preparation, all ancillary materials, management of submission, and experienced reviewers for providing feedback on your narrative. Contact Scott Kelly, Sara Curran, Steve Goodreau, or Belinda Sachs with any questions.