A postdoctoral position is available within the Team 1 ‘Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Modelling’ of the Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health (IPLESP) part of INSERM. The candidate is expected to work within the framework of the project NoCOV funded by the ANR Flash COVID-19 with the aim of analyzing the spreading of the epidemic in the French population.
The Latest Data Release and Reports from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (5/5/2020)
Join the National Center for Health Statistics in this timely presentation on the data files and accompanying reports recently released from the 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). This webinar, open to the public, will review the data files released and recent data briefs on obesity, hepatitis B, hypertension, and cholesterol. Researchers, students, policymakers, and health programmers will learn about NHANES, the latest data and reports, and what to expect in the future.
CSDE Affiliates Awarded PHI COVID-19 Grants
This week, the UW’s Population Health Initiative announced its COVID-19 awards. Congratulations to all awardees! Notably, of the 21 awards made at least seven were awarded to teams including CSDE affiliates and scientific staff! Here we share a few highlights. Jen Otten and her colleagues will examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food systems, food security, and food access in WA. Arthur Acolin, Kyle Crowder, and Rebecca Walter with their team will assess prevailing impacts of COVID-19 on rental housing markets across metropolitan areas and neighborhoods. Carmen Gonzalez and her team will find codeveloping culturally relevant messages for farmworker safety and health in the COVID-19 pandemic. India Ornelas and her team will assess and address the impact of COVID-19 outbreak among Latino immigrants in King County. Christine Leibbrand (CSDE Research Scientist) joins Jonathan Kantner on a project to examine how to mitigate the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. Rachel Heath and Tyler McCormick will be measuring and assessing occupational health and safety in low-income countries during COVID-19. Lastly, Stephen Mooney and team will find how using machine learning on the UW Medicine Electronic Health Record can optimize the COVID-19 response.
Martin, Rowhani-Rahbar, and Lanfear Receive 2020 UW Awards of Excellence in Teaching
CSDE Affiliates Karin Martin, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, and CSDE Trainee Charles C. Lanfear are recipients of 2020 University of Washington Awards of Excellence. Martin and Rowhani-Rahbar received the UW Distinguished Teaching Award and Lanfear received the UW Excellence in Teaching Award. The awards, which are the university’s highest awards for instruction, recognizes these individuals for their exceptional leadership within the UW Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, the UW School of Public Health, and Sociology Department, respectively. The Distinguished Teaching and Excellence in Teaching Awards also recognize recipients for achievements in mentoring, public service, and staff support. Congratulations, Karin Martin, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, and Charles Lanfear!
Differential Privacy and the 2020 Decennial Census: Implications for Social Scientists
This Friday, David Van Riper from the Minnesota Population Center will present on differential privacy, the 2020 Decennial Census, and subsequent implications for social scientists. A team of IPUMS research scientists, led by Van Riper, analyzed the implementation of differential privacy by the Census Bureau and the impact on the accuracy of summary data tables. This presentation will provide an overview of differential privacy, describe the Census Bureau’s proposed algorithm, discuss the policy decisions required for its implementation, analyze the differentially private 2010 decennial data released by the Bureau, and discuss steps the Bureau is taking to improve their implementation.
Amy Bailey Examines Military Downsizing and Mass Incarceration in New Study
In a new study titled “Institutional Castling: Military Enlistment and Mass Incarceration in the United States” published in the Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, CSDE Regional Affiliate Amy Bailey and Bryan Sykes examine a key consequence of military downsizing: increased incarceration rates. By analyzing data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bailey and Sykes show how institutional castling—the shifting prominence of competing institutions in the lives of specific demographic groups—has affected the underlying risk of military employment and penal confinement. Their results imply that the military has remarkable protective effects against the penal institution for men with low levels of education and for Black men, in particular.
As a means to conclude the study, Bailey and Sykes emphasize that “The castling of these two institutions in the lives of disadvantaged men requires hyperbolic doubt to reimagine how state power is exercised to shape (and reshape) the composition of the armed forces, the penal system, and the civilian labor market synchronistically.”
*New* COVID-19 Data Repository Now Available through ICPSR
The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan has launched a new repository for COVID-19 Data that examines the social, behavioral, public health, and economic impact of the global pandemic. The COVID-19 Data Repository is a free, self-publishing option for any researcher or journalist who wants to share data related to COVID-19. The data will be available to any interested user for secondary data analysis. UW’s Center for Social Science Computation and Research (CSSCR) manages the UW’s partnership with ICPSR through CSSCR’s data archive services.
*NEW* Emergency R01/R21 Awards Announced From NIAID
Two new RFAs were just announced from the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. The links for the calls can be found here for R21 applications or R01 applications. Do let CSDE know if we can help you with any aspect of the preparation of your application (reviewing your narrative, budgeting, or scientific and technical consultations)!
Labor in the 21st Century: UW Bothell Colloquia Series
The experiences of working people fundamentally shape ideas, institutions, and movements. At this critical juncture in our history, this colloquium is designed to let us pause and take stock of labors’ experiences and where it appears to be heading.
April 9 – Futurizing the Washington State Labor Force
Eleni Papadakis, Director, Washington State Workforce Training & Randy Spaulding, Director, Washington Board of Education.
1:30 PM. Zoom. Join URL: https://washington.zoom.us/j/786559967
April 14 – Gig Labor and the Law.
Charlotte Garden, Professor of Law, Seattle University
1:30 PM Zoom. Join URL: https://washington.zoom.us/j/469004771
April 21 – Forged Together: Labor and the Carceral State Education Project
Sabina Vaught, Professor, U of Oklahoma & Damien Sojourner, Professor UC Irvine
1:30 PM Zoom. Join URL: https://washington.zoom.us/j/469004771
April 28 – Japanese Teacher Unions
Keith Nitta, Professor UW Bothell & Jordan Woljter, Law, Economics and Public Policy
1:30 PM Zoom. Join URL: https://washington.zoom.us/j/469004771
May 12 – Social Movement Unionism from the Grassroots
Dan Berger, Professor, UW Bothell
1:30 PM Zoom. Join URL: https://washington.zoom.us/j/469004771
May 19 – Organizing LGBT Women
Debbie Carlsen, Director LGBTQ Allyship, & Ching-in Chen, Professor UW Bothell
1:30 PM Zoom. Join URL: https://washington.zoom.us/j/469004771
May 26 – Strategies for supporting Immigrant and survival sex workers
Emi Koyama, Coalition for Rights and Safety & Kari Lerum
1:30 PM Zoom. Join URL: https://washington.zoom.us/j/469004771
June 2 – Undermining Academic Labor
Dan Jacoby, Professor, UWB
Tentative. 1:30 PM Zoom. Join URL: https://washington.zoom.us/j/469004771
Postdoc Position in Computational Social Science
The Lazer Lab at Northeastern University is conducting a search for a postdoctoral fellow in computational social science. The core research duties of the fellow will be to conduct research around social media and misinformation, with particular foci around the two topics of politics and COVID-19.
Requirements for the position include: PhD in computer science, or a social science, or related field. Strong computational skills, and experience collecting and analyzing social media are essential. The position would be for two years; starting date would be negotiable, but sooner is preferable. Compensation would be competitive. Location would begin as virtual, but would transition to the Network Science Institute at Northeastern in Boston as conditions allow. Application should include: cover letter, CV, writing sample, and two letters of reference. Please send materials to j.briceno@northeastern.edu, with subject line that says “postdoc application for [your name]”. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and no decision will be made before May 4.