The Latino Center for Health is excited to announce the 2018 Small Grants Program providing funding to projects and partnerships benefiting Latino communities in Washington state.

Two levels of funding are currently available through the program:

1. Academic and community partners that are in the early stages of collaboration can apply for grants of up to $5,000 to continue their planning for future research projects
2. Proposals to conduct pilot research projects can apply for up to $20,000

Funds can be awarded to the community organization, the researcher’s institution or both. Principal Investigators can be either staff at community organizations or researchers at academic institutions.  Academic researchers serving as Principal Investigators must be at one of our affiliated institutions, the University of Washington and Heritage University.

To be considered for this award, you must first submit a letter of intent (LOI).  This letter may be submitted by either the researcher or the community organization, with a letter of support from the non-submitting partner.  The LOI should be a 1-page document and include background for the project, project goals, members of the project team, expected outcomes and level of funding request. Please submit your letter of intent by March 16, 2018 to latcntr@uw.edu with “Latino Center for Health Small Grants Program” in the title. Full applications must be received by April 30, 2018.

Please refer to the Request for Applications document at the link below for full details on how to apply. Any questions may be directed to Daron Ryan, Research Coordinator, atlatcntr@uw.edu or at 206-685-3583.

The ICPSR Summer Program provides in-depth, hands-on training in statistical techniques and research methodologies used across the social, behavioral, and medical sciences. We strive to fulfill the needs of researchers throughout their careers by offering instruction on a broad range of topics, from introductory statistics to advanced quantitative methods and cutting-edge techniques.

From May through August 2018, the Summer Program will offer more than 80 courses in cities across the US, Canada, and Europe. Registration is now open. For more information, visit icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog or contact sumprog@icpsr.umich.edu or (734) 763-7400.

FOUR-WEEK SESSIONS

Held in Ann Arbor (MI), the Summer Program’s Four-week Sessions provide an immersive learning experience—think “summer camp for social scientists”! Participants in our First (June 25 – July 20) and Second (July 23 – August 17) Sessions can choose from more than 35 courses, including regression, Bayesian analysis, longitudinal analysis, game theory, MLE, SEM, causal inference, multilevel models, race/ethnicity and quantitative methods, and more. New courses in 2018 include social choice theory, as well as two-week workshops on meta-analysis and network analysis.

Scholarships are available for students in sociology, public policy, education, and other disciplines.

SHORT WORKSHOPS

For researchers needing to learn a specific methodological technique in just a few days, the Summer Program offers more than 40 short workshops in 7 cities. New locations in 2018 include Houston and St. Gallen (Switzerland). Workshops of interest include:

• Network Analysis: Statistical Approaches (May 21-25, Chapel Hill)
• Process Tracing in Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research (May 30-June 1, Ann Arbor)
• Qualitative Comparative Analysis (June 4-6, Ann Arbor)
• Regression Analysis for Spatial Data (June 11-15, Boulder)
• Applied Multilevel Models for Longitudinal and Clustered Data (June 25-29, Boulder)

 

 

Sponsor: William T. Grant Foundation

Program: William T. Grant Scholars Program 2018

http://wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/william-t-grant-scholars-program

http://wtgrantfoundation.org/library/uploads/2018/02/2018-Scholars-Program-Application-Guide.pdf

Award amount: $350,000

Number of applications UW can put forward: 1 per major division (e.g., College of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine)

OR internal deadline: 3/29/18

OSP deadline: 6/26/18

Sponsor deadline: 7/5/18

 

Purpose

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.

Pre-proposal instructions

Please submit:

1. a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
2. Biosketch or CV of the PI
3. A letter of support from the Dean or Chair. This letter of support signifies that the Dean or Chair have ensured that the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday, March 29, 2018. Proposals are due to the sponsor 7/5/18, so you will need to have your materials in to OSP by 6/26/18 for processing, if given the go-ahead by the review committee. Other open limited submissions opportunities, as well as the internal proposal review committee review and selection process outline, are here: http://www.uw.edu/research/funding/limited-submissions/.  Please feel free to email us at research@uw.edu with questions or information on any limited submission opportunities that should be but are not already listed on that page.

The Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) announces the availability of administrative supplements to support interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research focused on the effect of sex/gender influences at the intersection of a number of social determinants, including but not limited to: race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, education, health literacy and other social determinants in human health and illness. This research includes preclinical, clinical and behavioral studies with the specific purpose to provide Administrative Supplements to active NIH parent grants for one year to address health disparities among women of populations in the US who are understudied, underrepresented and underreported in biomedical research.

The proposed research must address an area specified within Objective 3.9 (Goal 3.0) of the NIH Strategic Plan for Research on Women’s Health (http://orwh.od.nih.gov/research/strategicplan/index.asp) which states: “Examine health disparities among women stemming from differences in such factors as race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender identity, and urban-rural living, as they influence health, health behaviors, and access to screening and therapeutic interventions.”

Projects must include a focus on one or more NIH-designated health disparities populations, which include Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, underserved rural populations, and sexual and gender minorities (SGM). Combinations of one or more populations is also encouraged, e.g. socioeconomically disadvantaged sexual and gender minorities

UW students are invited to participate in this research study on student experiences with housing and food. This tri-campus study is motivated by concern for the well-being of university students in light of the increased costs of living in the Puget Sound region and the lack of systematic information about how students on all three UW campuses are affected by the economic changes in our region.

Please take 10-15 minutes of your time to share your valuable thoughts in this voluntary and confidential survey. The survey will be open through March 16, and participants will be entered into a drawing for one of 20 $100 Visa gift cards.

Survey link: https://tinyurl.com/housingandfood

Your participation today can help lead to better support for students in the future.

Sponsored by the Urban@UW Homelessness Research Initiative: For more information on the “Understanding Housing and Food Insecurity Among UW Students” faculty research project, click here. Questions can be directed to urbanuw@uw.edu.

 

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 06, 2018; late or incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Funding decisions are expected in May, 2018.

• Announcement describing the program

• Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs)

• Application

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.

A Benjamin Rabinowitz Symposium in Medical Ethics

Medical Ethics has often focused on the relationships between patients and healthcare workers. And yet much healthcare and social support comes from, or is expected from, family, friends and the community. Additionally, treatment decision-making does not fall to patients alone – e.g. guardians may make decisions about continuing or halting treatment. How should we understand the roles of these groups in providing care and support? Which communities or forms of support are most meaningful? What role should the state and citizens play in comparison to families and friends? Who should be included in medical decision-making? Who counts as ‘family’ and should ‘family’ really count?

This one-day interdisciplinary symposium poses and aims to answer questions of these kind, focusing particularly on patients or care-givers who are vulnerable, marginalized or oppressed.

You can register here or email ponvins@uw.edu for access to the link.

 

Schedule

9:45 – 10:15am: Welcome 

10:15am – 12.15pm: Who Cares? Images and Realities of Family Caregiving

• ‘Decision-Making in Neonatal Intensive Care: Determinants of Parental Preferences’, Elliott Weiss (Seattle Children’s Hospital and Research Institute)
• ‘The Myth of the Omnipresent Informal Dementia Caregiver’, Elena Portacolone (University of California, San Francisco)
• ‘Friendship, Citizenship, and Abandonment: Older Adults with Dementia without Family Caregivers’, Janelle Taylor (University of Washington)

1:15 – 3:15pm: Support and its Lack: Race, Gender, Diversities

• ‘Race-Related Stress and Hopelessness: Social Support a Protective Mechanism?’, Mary Odafe and Rheeda Walker (University of Houston)
• ‘Gendering Capacity: The Two-Sided Vulnerability of Survivors of Abuse’, Gina Campelia (University of Washington)
•  ‘Meaningfulness within Voice-Hearing Communities’, Laura Guidry-Grimes (University of Arkansas for Medical Science)

3:30 – 5:00pm: Keynote Speech, Spring Philosophy Colloquium and Charles W. Bodemer Lecture: ‘Why Families Matter’, Hilde Lindemann (Professor Emerita, Michigan State University)

 

Organized by: Carina Fourie, Gina Campelia and Blake Hereth (University of Washington), in conjunction with THINK – The Health and Inequality Network

The generous sponsors of the Symposium are: the Benjamin Rabinowitz Endowment in Medical Ethics, the Program on Values in Society, the Charles W. Bodemer Fund at the Department of Bioethics and Humanities, and the Department of Philosophy, all at the University of Washington.

Do you have experience in data collection and analysis in developing countries? Are you passionate about the data and tools that enable evidence-based decision making? Do you enjoy traveling and collaborating with people from different countries? If so, we encourage you to apply for the Survey Statistician/Demographer vacancy in the Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Branch (TACBB) in the International Programs of the Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.

TACBB is responsible for providing training and technical assistance to National Statistical Offices (NSOs) around the world. The branch manages multi-year projects that increase the capacity of NSOs to conduct censuses and surveys. Branch staff deliver workshops and provide technical assistance on methodological and organizational topics related to data collection and analysis. The branch also supports the International Training Program based at the Census Bureau. TACBB staff members regularly collaborate with other staff within the International Programs and across the Census Bureau.

The TACBB is seeking a Survey Statistician/Demographer to assist the branch in fulfilling its mission.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as an expert on providing technical assistance and training for statistical capacity building in developing countries.
• Produce international demographic estimates. Apply statistical theories, techniques, and methods.
• Develop and present materials and tools for in-person and remote assistance related to census and survey operations.
• Communicate with internal and external audiences, exchange technical information and resolve problems.
• Travel to developing countries frequently to teach statistics

Required qualifications

• Masters degree in demography, statistics, sociology, economics, geography, social science, or public health
• Proven commitment to high-level technical expertise in statistical methods, demography or social sciences
• Experience training individuals and building organizational capacity in a cross-cultural environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, schedules and cultural contexts
• U.S. citizenship

If interested, please apply at the link below.