The University of Washington’s eScience Institute is hosting a GeoHackweek, Sept 10 – 14, 2018. Join us for five days of tutorials, data exploration, software development and community networking, focused on open source tools to analyze and visualize geospatial data. Our event will include instructors from academia and industry across many different geospatial disciplines.
Please visit our website for details on how to apply.
Below you will find our listing of workshops for the quarter and some new data sources. We may add a few more courses later in the quarter depending on requests.We are developing a few new workshops given we have a set of new consultants this year with new programming talents but we will still continue to offer our old standby courses as well.
As always, registration is open and free to anyone in the UW community. Please let your colleagues, staff, and students know by sharing this newsletter. Individuals can subscribe to the newsletter here, and our newsletter archive is found here.
This class will teach you how to get started with R using the free integrated development environment called Rstudio. The course will cover the basic organization of R and RStudio, where to find good help references, and how to begin a basic analysis. This class is ideal for users who have little or no experience with R.
Instructor: Yunkang Yang, CSSCR Consultant
Date: Monday, 2 April 2018
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am
Place: Savery 117
Register here.
This course will provide students with a broad overview of what geographic information systems (GISs) are and how social scientists can benefit from using them in their research. Students will explore basic GIS concepts through hands-on exercises using ArcGIS, a widely used GIS software package, as well as freely available data sets.
Instructor: Will Brown, CSSCR Consultant
Date: Thursday, 5 April 2018
Time: 9:30am – 10:30am
Place: Savery 121
Register here.
This courses introduces the SPSS statistical package including reading in datafiles as well as basic data management and introductory statistical procedures. Additional topics include computing and recoding variables and selecting and filtering cases.
Instructor: Aya Masilela, CSSCR Consultant
Date: Friday 6 April 2018
Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Place: Savery 117
Register here.
This class will teach you how to get started with R using the free integrated development environment called Rstudio. The course will cover the basic organization of R and RStudio, where to find good help references, and how to begin a basic analysis. This class is ideal for users who have little or no experience with R.
Instructor: Jasmine Jiang, CSSCR Consultant
Date: Monday, 9 April 2018
Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Place: Savery 121
Register here.
This course will cover some of R’s useful tools for data management and exploration. Most of class will be devoted to learning Hadley Wickham’s excellent “tidyr” and “dplyr” packages. Attendees are assumed to have basic familiarity with R.
Instructor: Stephanie Lee, CSSCR Consultant
Date: Thursday, 12 April 2018
Time: 9:30am – 10:30am
Place: Savery 117
Register here.
Description:
This courses introduces the SPSS statistical package including reading in datafiles as well as basic data management and introductory statistical procedures. Additional topics include computing and recoding variables and selecting and filtering cases.
Instructor: Galen Kerrick, CSSCR Consultant
Date: Thursday, 19 April 2018
Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Place: Savery 121
Register here.
Description:
This course provides a brief, practical introduction to working in ATLAS.ti, covering basic terminology and functionality of the program. This will include importing text documents, coding and annotating documents, and exploring relationships through analysis and query tools. Time permitting, we may also briefly discuss best practices for data management. The course assumes no prior use of Atlas-ti.
Instructor: Will Brown, CSSCR Consultant
Date: Monday, 23 April 2018
Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Place: Savery 121
Register here.
Description:
This course will introduce you to the basic Stata statistical package including reading in STATA datasets, basic data manipulation in Stata, and common statistical procedures.
Instructor: Stephanie Lee, CSSCR Consultant
Date: Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Time: 9:30am – 10:30am
Place: Savery 117
Register here.
Description:
This class assumes some familiarity with R (at least some basics from prior CSSCR workshops) and will tackle problems of time series data set-up and some basic statistical procedures for analyzing data in this format.
Instructor: Jasmine Jiang, CSSCR Consultant
Date: Monday, 14 May 2018
Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Place: Savery 121
Register here.
This courses explores the use of Tableau’s mapping features. The course requires no prior experience though prior exposure to GIS is helpful.
Instructor: Aya Masilela, CSSCR Consultant
Date: Tuesday, 15 May 2018
Time: 9:30am – 10:30am
Place: Savery 117
Register here.
This courses builds from CSSCR’s introductory SPSS classes and includes additional data management topics as well as more statistical procedures.
Instructor: Gabby Gorsky, CSSCR Consultant
Date: Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Time: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Place: Savery 117
Register here.
To register for the above classes, follow this link.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is making significant changes to NSF account registration and management in FastLane and Research.gov.
As of March 26, 2018, according to NSF:
Existing NSF Account Holder Resources:
This Spring, Global WACh and the Center for Studies of Demography and Ecology (CSDE) present a four-part skills series: Introduction to Data Management. This series is designed to help students who aspire to do research develop skills with methodologies, platforms, and data sets commonly used by research teams at the University of Washington and beyond.
Affiliate Jacqueline Meijer-Irons, a Demographic Research Scientist, will be the CSDE facilitator for the final workshop, Intro to Analyzing Demographic and Health Surveys.
In this Series, students will be introduced to a framework for data management and several tools and analysis techniques often used to answer research questions. The series is suited to masters and PhD-level students at the University of Washington with some exposure to health research in a local or global context. Faculty members are welcome to refer their research assistants or other members of their team who will benefit from any or all workshops. Join us for:
Brandon Guthrie, PhD, MPH
April 6th 2018, 2:00-4:00PM
Health Sciences T-360A
Register Here: https://goo.gl/forms/Vle0ttWedePOFHtA3
OPEN DATA KIT
Keshet Ronen, PhD
April 13th 2018, 9:00AM-12:00PM
Health Sciences T-360A
Register Here: https://goo.gl/forms/lYcLPMzWODHu0Q172
REDCap
Brandon Guthrie, PhD, MPH
April 27th 2018, 9:00AM-12:00PM
Health Sciences T-360A
Register Here: https://goo.gl/forms/FYUGY10UojgNL2jd2
ANALYZING DHS DATA
Jacqueline Meijer-Irons, PhD
May 7th, 2018, 9:00AM-12:00PM
Savery Hall 117
Register Here: https://goo.gl/forms/k8XNx0SfancZ9SfH2 (For CSDE-affiliates)
Participants are welcome to, but are not required, to register for all four workshops. Plan to bring their own laptops for all workshops except for Part 4: DHS Data Program, which will be held in a computer lab on campus. Space is limited for each workshop so please register early!
The CSDE community is sad to share news of Stanley Lieberson’s passing. Lieberson served as the second Director of CSDE. In the course of his lifetime, Lieberson advanced the study of population science through a broad range of research interests, including sociolinguistics, language conflict, factors that shape cultural change, and evidence use in non-experimental social sciences. During his tenure as Director at CSDE, Lieberson served as a Professor of Sociology at University of Washington from 1967 to 1971. He was also the former President of the American Sociological Association, the Sociological Research Association, and the Pacific Sociological Association, and was Abbott Lawrence Lowell Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, at Harvard University.
The Department of Sociology at University of Louisville invites applications for a visiting assistant professor position (one-year term from August 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019). The classes taught will primarily consist of core sociology courses such as Diversity & Inequality, Social Theory, and Social Problems. Other courses to be taught may include Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Social Statistics, or Research Methods. Previous teaching experience is required, and the candidate must have already earned or be near completion of a PhD in sociology. The Sociology Department at the University of Louisville offers a BA, BS, and MA in sociology, and a PhD in applied sociology.
Dear CSDE User community,
You may have recently received communications from UW-IT with the subject line of “Upcoming Changes to improve UW network security” – this communication outlines a new off-campus port-blocking policy which affects Remote Desktop services.
Since this policy would create a major workflow change for you, our customers, a month ago CSDE requested an exception to this new policy for CSDE Terminal servers. We strongly believe that our systems and services are sufficiently secure without these additional measures (VPN) and have made that case to UW-IT. We have been promised an exception to this rule for the CSDE terminal servers.
If you are using the CSDE terminal servers for collaboration, you may ignore the notices from UW-IT about port blocking Remote Desktop servers.
If you use Remote Desktop with other non-CSDE computers on campus, we strongly encourage you to check in with your local units about the continuity of those service, but you can rest assured that CSDE system access will continue unchanged.
We consider this issue resolved. We have a path forward that balances the needs of UW-IT and CSDE customers without disruption to you and the important work you do.
Thank you,
Matt, Alan, and Connie
CSDE Computing
csde_help@uw.edu
Join CSDE’s Computational Demography Working Group this Spring for another set of stimulating meetings to foster interaction and exchange between students and researchers who share an interest in computational demography and beyond.
All meetings will be from 12:00-1:20 PM. Please note the change in room for the meetings.
As a reminder, these are informal meetings (i) to discuss topics related to demographic data, computational methods and statistical approaches; (ii) to workshop research in progress; and (iii) to share tools via demos or tutorials.
Everyone is welcome. Those who would like to receive regular announcements with more details about these meetings should sign up for the following mailing list:
https://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/computational-demog
In addition to these meetings held at UW, if you are going to the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, you may be interested in this PAA workshop on “Demographic Research in the Digital Age“:
Among others, the projects of CSDE Fellows Connor Gilroy and Lee Fiorio will be presented there. There is no fee to attend the workshop, but participants should register via IUSSP.
Finally, Lee Fiorio is taking the lead in organizing an ICWSM workshop on “Making Sense of Online Data for Population Research“ at the next meeting of the International Conference on Web and Social Media, to be held at Stanford on June 25th. Please consider submitting an abstract (the deadline for submissions is April 25).
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand junior researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas. We recognize that early-career researchers are rarely given incentives or support to take such risks, so this award includes a mentoring component, as well as an emphasis on community and collaboration.
Scholars Program applicants should have a track record of conducting high-quality research and an interest in pursuing a significant shift in their trajectories as researchers. Proposed research plans must address questions of policy and practice that are relevant to the Foundation’s focus areas.
The online application will open on April 23. All applications must be received by July 5, 2018 at 3:00 PM EST.
Focus Areas
We fund research that increases understanding in one of our two focus areas:
We seek research that builds stronger theory and empirical evidence in these two areas. We intend for the research we support to inform change. While we do not expect that any one study will create that change, the research should contribute to a body of useful knowledge to improve the lives of young people.
Awards
Award recipients are designated as William T. Grant Scholars. Each year, four to six Scholars are selected and each receives up to $350,000, distributed over five years.
Awards begin July 1 and are made to the applicant’s institution. The award must not replace the institution’s current support of the applicant’s research.
Capacity-Building
The Foundation holds annual meetings during the summer to support the Scholars’ professional development. These summer retreats are designed to foster a supportive environment in which Scholars can improve their skills and work. Scholars discuss works-in-progress and receive constructive feedback on the challenges they face in conducting their projects. The retreat consists of workshops centered on Scholars’ projects, research design and methods issues, and professional development. The meeting is attended by Scholars, Scholars Selection Committee members, and Foundation staff and Board members. Scholars are also invited to attend other Foundation-sponsored workshops on topics relevant to their work, such as mixed methods and the use of research evidence in policy and practice.
In years one through three of their awards, Scholars may apply for additional awards to mentor junior researchers of color. The announcement and criteria for funding are distributed annually to Scholars. Our goals for these two-year awards are to build Scholars’ mentoring skills and understanding of the career development issues faced by junior colleagues of color. We also seek to expand their mentees’ research assets and increase the number of strong, well-networked researchers of color doing work on the Foundation’s research interests. The Foundation convenes annual workshops to strengthen these mentoring relationships and support career development.
Eligibility Requirements
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO), Avar Consulting is pleased to announce the 2018–19 DOL Scholars Program. The purpose of the DOL Scholars Program is to promote and expand labor research that directly relates to DOL policies and programs. The program expects to fund researchers, with individual awards ranging from $20,000–$50,000.
Please use the documents that follow to learn more about the program and how to apply.
Applications are due by 5:00pm EDT, April 6, 2018; late or incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Funding decisions are expected in May, 2018.
The Chief Evaluation Office coordinates, manages, and implements the Department of Labor’s evaluation program. CEO works closely with all offices and agencies in DOL to develop and implement research and evaluation projects that address Department priorities. For more information about CEO, see: https://www.dol.gov/asp/evaluation/.
For additional information regarding the application process or the program in general, please contact Avar Consulting at scholars@avarconsulting.com.