UW jointly awarded Sarah Collier (Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences), CSDE Affiliate Jennifer Otten (Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences), CSDE Affiliate Marie Spiker (Epidemiology), the university’s 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award. The Collier-Otten-Spiker Food Systems Teaching Team was recognized for their reflective teaching practice with experimentation and refinement over time; commitment to inclusive teaching and mentoring; and dedication to creating deep and transformative learning experiences. You can read more about the team’s teaching approach here. Congratulations, Dr. Collier, Dr. Otten, and Dr. Spiker!
Call for Papers: International Conference on Social Computing 2026 (05/25/26)
Call for Abstracts: 2026 International Conference on Aging in the Americas (05/31/26)
The Call for Abstracts is now open for the 2026 International Conference on Aging in the Americas (ICAA). The conference will be held on September 24–25, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois, and will center on the theme Aging and Health in the Americas. We invite abstract submissions from emerging and early-career scholars in the social sciences, particularly those whose work focuses on Latino health and aging. Abstracts are due by May 31, 2026. All emerging scholars will also have the opportunity to participate in a mentored publication program. Submit your abstract here: https://forms.gle/oLd2RovyFZkts42G6
Questions: a.reyes@cornell.edu
International Migration Review (IMR) Call for Submissions: Migration in the Classroom: Pedagogical Innovations and Student Engagement (06/01/26)
A key theme emerging from the 2026 Academic Symposium of the Center for Migration Studies was the need to invest intentionally in the next generation of migration scholars. Students at all levels, including graduate, tertiary, secondary, and even primary, should benefit from evidence-based, rights-oriented education on human migration and population movements, as well as on the policies and programs that shape these dynamics.
In response, the International Migration Review (IMR) invites submissions that illustrate creative and innovative approaches to teaching and curriculum development on international migration and mobilities, immigrant experiences, displacement, and forced migration. This call seeks critical essays that examine pedagogy, curriculum design, and student learning, with particular attention to how teaching can advance both knowledge generation and meaningful engagement with migration issues and migrant student communities.
We invite essays of 1500-2500 words, excluding supporting materials, that describe the goals of the course, program, or instructional approach; its implementation and evaluation; and its outcomes for students and, where relevant, communities. Submissions may include descriptions of curricula, classroom practices, experiential or community-engaged learning, or interdisciplinary approaches.
Essays should be submitted by June 1, 2026. Interested contributors are invited to send their essays to Dr. Narayani Sritharan (nsritharan@aiddata.wm.edu) and Professor Ellen Percy Kraly (ekraly@colgate.edu). The guest editors will review submissions and invite selected authors to submit their essays for consideration by IMR.
Essays will be considered for publication by the IMR editorial team, based on the originality of the approach and demonstrated outcomes for student learning and engagement. We welcome contributions spanning the social sciences, health sciences, arts, and humanities.
Please feel free to contact Professor Ellen Percy Kraly at ekraly@colgate.edu with any ideas or questions.
11th International Conference of the Evolutionary Demography Society (06/16/2026 – 06/18/2026)
The 11th International Conference of the Evolutionary Demography Society will take place at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, from June 16–18, 2026. The EvoDemoS11 meeting brings together researchers working at the intersection of evolution, demography, ecology, and life-history theory. It provides a space to share new empirical findings, develop and test theoretical ideas, and explore how evolutionary processes shape variation in survival, reproduction, aging, and population dynamics across species, including humans. The conference is designed to foster lively discussion across disciplinary boundaries, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, conceptual synthesis, and methodological innovation.
We look forward to a stimulating program featuring talks, posters, and informal exchanges that highlight both cutting-edge research and emerging directions in the field.
To participate, please complete your registration here:
https://evodemos11.weebly.com/registration.html
The registration process will help the organizing committee assign appropriate presentation formats (e.g., long talk, short talk, or lightning talk with poster) and finalize the scientific program in preparation for the meeting in mid-June.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at EvoDemoS11@gmail.com
We look forward to welcoming you to Fort Collins for what promises to be an engaging and productive meeting.
Call for Papers: Journal of Population Research Special Issue on Place-based Demography for Regional Planning (06/30/26)
Doll Joins Science Friday Podcast to Discuss New Book on the Gynecological Health Crisis Facing Black Women
CSDE Affiliate Kemi M. Doll (Obstetrics & Gynecology) joined an episode of the Science Friday podcast focused on understanding the gynecological health crisis facing Black women. During the episode, Doll discussed her new book, A Terrible Strength: The Hidden Crisis of the Black Womb and Your Survival Guide to Healing, which explores how systemic racism and the normalization of Black women’s pain lead to later diagnoses of uterine cancer and poorer health outcomes for a range of gynecologic conditions including fibroids, endometriosis, and heavy periods. Doll additionally dug into the problem with using reproductive health as a synonym for uterine health. This episode was also highlighted by UW Today.
Call for Abstracts: Special Issue of Studies in Family Planning on Rethinking Contraceptive Futures (06/30/26)
*New* West Coast Poverty Center’s (WCPC) Economic Security Roundtable: Daniel Schneider on New Evidence on Labor Standards Compliance and the Complaints They Generate (05/21/26)
Wong and Co-authors Assess Care Quality by Telehealth Proportion in Veterans Health Administration Primary Care
In a recent publication in JAMA Network Open, CSDE Affiliate Edwin Wong (Health Services) and co-authors examined whether the proportion of primary care delivered via telehealth was associated with differences in care quality among 744,599 veterans in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) between 2022 and 2023. Veterans with low or intermediate telehealth use had clinical and quality-of-care outcomes comparable to those receiving only in-person care across most measures, particularly cardiovascular and behavioral health measures. High telehealth users (those receiving 50% or more of their primary care remotely) had lower performance on outcomes that required or benefitted from in-person interaction, such as influenza vaccination, statin adherence, and depression screening. The findings support hybrid telehealth and in-person models while suggesting that high-proportion telehealth users may need additional resources to ensure quality care.