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NW Federal Statistics Research Data Center Re-Opens in a New Campus-Based Facility

Last year, when the NW Federal Statistics Research Data Center (NWFSRDC) was just about ready to re-open in a newly renovated space on campus in the basement of the Communications Building, COVID-19 shut everything down.  The good news is that the facility is now back open with all of the safety protocols in place.  This facility enables researchers to access restricted-use data that are collected through Federal agencies. 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 CSDE Affiliate Mark Ellis or the NWFSRDC Administrator Carlos Becerra.  

Spotlight on CSDE Affiliate Melissa Martinson

Associate Professor of Social Work and CSDE Executive Member Dr. Melissa Martinson studies inequities in health and wellbeing throughout the life span, both in the United States and internationally. Her work has appeared in the American Journal of Epidemiology, American Journal of Public Health and Social Science and Medicine, to name just a few of her works. She completed her Ph.D. in Social Work at Columbia University. Dr. Martinson’s research examines the wide health divide between the United States and other wealthy, developed nations. Within that comparative context, her work aims to understand and alleviate health disparities by race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status and immigrant status.