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.
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.
thomasjeffersonfund@ambafrance-us.org
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.
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.
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.
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,” 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.
Matthew Powers (Associate Prof., Communication) will offer a 5-credit graduate seminar, COM 597 A “Interviewing for Social Research” this spring on MW from 10:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
“Interviewing for Social Research” is a methods class that introduces students to the strategies, issues and challenges associated with conducting interview-based research. Students will learn by doing: weekly exercises will help class members to design, develop, conduct, analyze and write-up an interview-based study. Course readings will immerse students in key debates regarding the use of interviews in social research.
Below is a tentative plan for the terrain we will cover over the 10 week quarter. The syllabus is still being made, but I am happy to share it with anyone when it’s complete.
Week 1: Course Overview, Identify RQ for quarter
Week 2: Validity and reliability in interview research
Week 3: Ethics and IRB
Week 4: Recruitment & sampling strategies
Week 5: Preparing for interviews
Week 6: Conducting interviews
Week 7: Issues that arise during interviews
Week 8: Preparing and organizing interview data
Week 9: Analyzing interview data
Week 10: Reporting interview data
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch. My email is mjpowers@uw.edu
Have you conducted experiments and performed hypothesis testing? Are you willing to share your data and analysis scripts with us? If so, we would like to invite you to participate in a study about understanding the process of statistical analysis.
In the study, we will ask you open-ended questions about the statistical analysis decisions in one of your previous projects. If you have concerns about us inspecting your analysis scripts, please rest assured that our goal is not to find flaws and we will not publish anything without your consent. Instead, we seek to understand analysis processes better. The study will take place on UW campus between Jan. 30 and Feb. 13. We expect the study to last around 60 to 90 minutes. As a thank you for your participation, you will receive a $20 Amazon gift card.
If you are interested, please fill out this survey (https://goo.gl/forms/R4hIbqcZrWzUbRV03). We will contact you shortly to set up a time if you are eligible. Feel free to email me (yliu0@cs.washington.edu) if you have any questions!