CSDE Alum Michelle O’Brien Publishes Study On COVID-related Border Closures And Migration
CSDE Alum Michelle O’Brien, along with co-author Maureen Eger (UW Sociology alum), in a recent issue of International Migration Review evaluate the impact of COVID-related border closures and international migration. They argue that the impact of 2020 border closures (initially implemented to halt movement and curb the spread of COVID-19) will nonetheless have medium- and longer-term consequences for international migration. Based on prior evidenced patterns, they posit that following extended suppression of migration, OECD countries and Russia will see a migration spike, akin to a “baby boom” for fertility rebounds. Drawing on sociological theory and research, they hypothesize that these spikes in migration will increase anti-immigrant sentiment among native-born residents in destination countries and mobilize political support for reintroducing restrictions — triggering a feedback loop. To read the article click here.
Call for Proposals: Special Population Research and Policy Review Issue
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CSDE Welcomes Carlos Becerra as NWFSRDC Administrator
Carlos Becerra joins the CSDE team as the new Northwest Federal Statistics Research Data Center (NWFSRDC) administrator at the University of Washington. Becerra holds an M.S. in Community Development from UC Davis, where he is also a PhD candidate in Geography. He has experience using the ACS, CPS, and Census Decennial data. As an RDC Administrator, he will place particular attention to outreach strategies to attract researchers from underrepresented groups inside and outside academia so that they enjoy the benefits of accessing the wealth of data available at the RDCs. There are four types of data available: demographic data, economic data, linked business and household data, public health data. If you are interested in working in the NWFSRDC, don’t hesitate to contact Carlos or CSDE Executive Committee Member and CSDE Affiliate Mark Ellis.
INRPHA Webinar: Socioenvironmental Influences on Health and Aging: Adding Contextual Data to Aging Surveys
UW QUAL Speaker Series: Margaret O’Mara | Writing the History of the Present: Qualitative Methodology in The Code
New Datasets Available From The UW Data Collaborative!
The UWDC is a collaborative research infrastructure at CSDE that seeks to make highly secure data available for UW researchers. Think of it as the equivalent of a ‘cold room’ in a virtual environment! The UW Data Collaborative has acquired several new data sets. These include:
- Add Health – PI: CSDE Director Sara Curran.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Chronic Condition Warehouse (CCW) – PIs: CSDE Affiliate Tracy Mroz and Rachel Prusynski.
- Chitwan Valley Family Study – PI: CSDE Affiliate Nathalie Williams.
These data join other data currently housed on the UWDC. For additional information, including how to access these and other data sets stored on the UWDC, please see http://dcollab.uw.edu/ or e-mail dcollab@uw.edu.
American Community Survey (ACS) Data Users Group Invites New Members
Do you use IPUMS USA or NHGIS to access American Community Survey data? Are you interested in connecting with other ACS data users? Check out the ACS Data Users group; they are currently accepting abstract submissions for their 2021 conference (deadline December 14, 2020) as well as nominations to their Steering Committee (due December 11, 2020).
IPUMS Invites Participants to its Workshop on Multigenerational Longitudinal Panel!
Join the IPUMS Multigenerational Longitudinal Panel (MLP) team for a virtual half-day workshop on December 16th on this new resource linking full count U.S. censuses. The workshop will include a review of the currently available data, description of the approach for generating them, background on the project and future goals, as well as a demonstration of how to create a longitudinal dataset using IPUMS MLP. Register to join or visit the IPUMS events page to learn more about the workshop.