Maria Bleil, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Child Nursing at the School of Nursing will explore the significance of early life experiences in setting the stage for concomitant trajectories of ovarian aging and health over time. A woman’s reproductive life span is anchored around two principal events: puberty and menopause. Despite parallels in the psychosocial antecedents and health outcomes of earlier versus later pubertal and menopausal timing, to date, little work has attempted to integrate study findings from these largely disparate literatures. Moreover, although menarche occurs on average at age 12.5 years and the cessation of menses on average at age 51 years, little work has attempted to address whether the same psychosocial antecedents and health outcomes are present in relation to variability in the loss of ovarian function termed “ovarian aging” occurring over the nearly 40-year period of pre-menopause in-between. Recent methodological advances in the measurement of ovarian aging as indexed by biomarkers of total ovarian reserve have made possible the opportunity to bridge these literatures by considering whether there is continuity in the antecedents and outcomes of ovarian aging over the life course and, if so, how this may inform intervention efforts—especially in early life—to preserve fertility, and, thereby, enhance associated health outcomes in women.
2019-2020 Policy Communication Fellows Program (Lilongwe, Malawi)
I am writing as a reminder of PRB and AFIDEP’s Policy Communication Fellows program announcement. This program is a valuable opportunity for doctoral students from developing countries who plan to work in population and related fields. I hope that, if you have not done so already, you will share this announcement with your networks to help us recruit candidates.
The Policy Communication Fellows program provides participants with an understanding of how research can inform social policy, and a detailed knowledge of different approaches to communicating research findings to non-specialists. The program will begin with a weeklong summer institute, held in Malawi, during which participants learn about how research influences the policy process and how to communicate research effectively. During the 2019-2020 academic year, participants will prepare several policy-oriented written products and receive mentorship from policy communication experts.
We are accepting applications from citizens of developing countries who are researching family planning and related topics for their dissertation. The program gives priority to applicants who are between the third and fifth year of their doctoral program. Candidates accepted into the Policy Fellows program will be provided with travel, lodging, and per diem for the summer institute. The program is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and for this reason we can only accept candidates that come from developing countries where USAID provides population and family planning funding. The deadline for applications is February 12, 2019.
More information about the program and application process can be found on our recruitment page. Again, any additional questions about the program can be directed to my attention at: policyfellows2019@prb.org.
Call for Abstracts: IAPHS 2019 Conference (Seattle, 10/1-10/4/2019)
The Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) is now accepting abstract submissions for its 2019 Conference (October 1-4). IAPHS encourages submissions from postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, clinical students and trainees. Check out the lunchtime sessions for students. The submission deadline is March 11, 2019.
As an institutional member of IAPHS , CSDE can provide you with a 20% discount on an individual membership, which runs Jan 1 to Dec 31. Please email Kristian Haapa-aho for the discount code.
Although IAPHS offers a travel scholarship, UW is proud to be the only R1 university covering the round trip fare. Simply pay the beloved student Service & Activities Fee, and use your U-Pass to head downtown. The IAPHS website says the conference will be held at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel, but we cognoscenti know it is really the Sheraton Grand Seattle. Despite the renovations, you will recognize the hotel because it has a Starbucks in the lobby.
Attend the conference even if you don’t submit a paper. It will be a great opportunity to learn about cutting edge research in population health science and to network.
Call for Proposals: Thomas Jefferson Fund
We are delighted to announce that the 2019 Call for Proposals of the Thomas Jefferson Fund is now open until March 5, 2019 | 12:00pm (midday) EST.
This program, launched by the Embassy of France in the United States and the FACE Foundation, aims to encourage and support cooperation among the most promising young French and American researchers, and foster forward-looking collaborative research projects.
Each selected French-American project will receive up to $20,000 over a period of two years.
Applications are accepted in the three following fields: Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Science for Society (interdisciplinary STEM-HSS projects).
In support of the Make Our Planet Great Again Initiative launched by President Emmanuel Macron in June 2017, the Thomas Jefferson Fund is offering additional grants this year for research projects related to Earth System Science, Climate Change and Sustainability, and Energy Transition.
We would be grateful if you could widely circulate the information flyer (attached) or the e-mail below to the research units and relevant departments of your institution. Interested parties are invited to get more information and to apply here: http://face-foundation.org/thomas-jefferson-fund/.
The Thomas Jefferson Fund team is available to provide you and your teams any additional information you may need.
Addressing the Role of Violence on HIV Care and Viral Suppression
Addressing the Role of Violence on HIV Care and Viral Suppression (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
(RFA-MH-20-200)
National Institute of Mental Health
Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research
Office of Research on Women’s Health
Application Receipt Date(s): Only accepting applications for the AIDS Application Due Date(s) listed below.
Addressing the Role of Violence on HIV Care and Viral Suppression (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
(RFA-MH-20-201)
National Institute of Mental Health
Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research
Office of Research on Women’s Health
Application Receipt Date(s): Only accepting applications for the AIDS Application Due Date(s) listed below.
Addressing the Role of Violence on HIV Care and Viral Suppression (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
(RFA-MH-20-202)
National Institute of Mental Health
Office of Research on Women’s Health
Application Receipt Date(s): Only accepting applications for the AIDS Application Due Date(s) listed below.
Sociology Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards (Soc-DDRI)
Full Proposal Target Date: February 28, 2019
Invited Resubmission
Program Guidelines: NSF 18-577
The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization — societies, institutions, groups and demography — and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. Included is research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification.
Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet)
Full Proposal Deadline Date: February 28, 2019
FY 2019 Competition
Program Guidelines: NSF 19-501
The goals of the Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) program are to accelerate the process of scientific discovery and prepare the next generation of U.S. researchers for multiteam international collaborations. The AccelNet program supports strategic linkages among U.S. research networks and complementary networks abroad that will leverage research and educational resources to tackle grand scientific challenges that require.
Dan Eisenberg Finds No Association Between Years of Caregiving And Aging in the Philippines
Caring for chronically disabled family members is a stressful experience. In turn, psychosocial stress is linked to premature aging. CSDE Affiliate and Associate Professor of Anthropology, Dan Eisenberg, recently published an article in Psychoneuroendocrinology in which he analyzes telomere length (TL), a biomarker of aging, as a possible mechanism linking psychosocial stress and accelerated aging in the Philippines.
TL was measured in blood samples from 1233 Filipino adults from Cebu, Philippines. Caregiving was measured as chronicity of care, or the sum total number of years an individual was the primary caregiver for any household member with a chronic illness or disability. Linear regression models were used to test for associations between chronicity of care and TL.
Chronicity of care was not associated with TL. Neither did authors find any evidence for caregiving varying in its effect on TL by caregiver sex, age, or relationship to the chronically ill/disabled.This result coupled with a recent study of a similarly sized cohort suggests that previous significant results linking caregiving and TL may be due to very particular types of caregiving populations or are possibly artifacts of small sample sizes
Jennifer Romich Quoted in Bloomberg Article on Walmart’s New Absenteeism Policy
CSDE Affiliate Jennifer Romich, Associate Professor of Social Welfare at the School of Social Work, was quoted in a recent article about Walmart’s new approach to reduce absenteeism, published by Bloomberg. Walmart is making sweeping changes to its employment policies, granting paid sick leave to hourly workers in the U.S., and, at the same time, possibly making it easier to fire those who miss too many shifts. From Walmart’s perspective, the new policies are designed to combat absenteeism both by making it easier for workers to take the time they need and discouraging no-shows. According to Romich, whose research focuses on resource use in low-income working families, “what’s really happening is they are concerned about people abusing paid time off.”
Learning From Other Cities: 2019 Urban Studies Forum (Tacoma, 2/21/2019)
“Learning From Other Cities,” the theme for the 2019 Urban Studies Forum, will bring together key presentations from cities, whose practices could inform our local approaches to governance and community development.
· Bristol, U.K. (inclusive governance)
· Leeds, U.K. (child-centered city)
· New York, NY (coalition building and community development)
· Long Beach, CA (urban planning in a port city)
All presentations will focus on the role of inclusivity and coalition building in shaping policy, planning, and governance environments that advance urban conditions and create a more participatory decision making process. In addition, keynote speaker Michael J. Rich from Emory University will discuss collaborative governance and urban revitalization.
The selected topics connect with planning and policy issues in the South Puget Sound and will be of interest to our leadership as well as community members.