The Second Biennial Population and Public Policy Conference will take place Feb. 8-9, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Speakers will include Dr. Douglas Massey, author of Brokered Boundaries: Creating Immigrant Identity in Anti-Immigrant Times; and Timothy P. Olson, the U.S. Census Bureau’s associate director for field operations. This interdisciplinary gathering of researchers, practitioners, policy makers and students is an excellent platform for sharing recent innovations, trends, challenges and solutions to population and public policy issues.A number of abstracts have already been submitted, and you are encouraged to submit yours. We invite abstracts on papers and posters, along with descriptions on panels and workshops.The conference is planned to include panels on New Mexico-specific issues (such as land grants, water rights, the Yazzie vs. New Mexico court case), plus other topics. Some potential subjects for the conference are:
• Best Practices on Using Data to Inform Policy/Quantitative Science
• Role of Nonprofits in Public Policy
• Business Demography
• Census 2020
• Children and Youth
• Data Visualization
• De Facto and Other Special Populations (e.g. Daytime, Homeless, Prison, Seasonal Populations)
• Demographic Transition
• Development, Environment and Sustainability
• Disaster Demography and Management
• Disparities in Health and Aging
• Domestic Migration
• Education
• Estimates and Projections
• Federal and State Collection Systems
• Fertility
• Health Care and Public Health
• Historical Demography
• Housing
• Indigenous/Native American Data on Health and Community Planning
• International Demography
• International Migration
• Intersectionality and Inequality: Race, Class and Gender
• Labor Force Participation
• Land Tenure and Water Rights
• Mortality
• National and International Censuses
• Population and Public Policy
• Population Change
• Poverty and Socioeconomic Status
• Redistricting
• School Demography
• Social Justice Policy for Serving Vulnerable Communities
• Spatial Analysis
• Urbanization and Globalization
Sarah Elwood Explores Disruptive Poverty Politics
In a recent publication CSDE Affiliate Sarah Elwood, Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington, and co-author Victoria Lawson explore how creative activism can introduce disruptive poverty politics.
Elwood and Lawson focus their research on Real Change, an organization based in Seattle, that publishes a weekly newspaper with content focused on poverty and homeless issues. The newspaper is sold by self-employed vendors, many of whom are houseless. The mission of Real Change is “to provide opportunity and a voice for low-income and homeless people while taking action for economic, social and racial justice.”
Elwood argues that creative poverty activism produces performative encounters create connections between those experiencing poverty and those who are not. Through public art and performance, activists bring poverty knowledge into public spaces, which “create encounters across socio-spatial difference that challenge privileged subjects, raise new voices, and create previously unimaginable political forms.” Their analysis builds on prior poverty politics work to explore the possibilities of visual, performative, and creative activism.
You can read Elwood’s paper below.
Katarina Guttmannova and Colleagues were Featured in the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Notes
The Communities That Care (CTC) prevention system has proven success in reducing substance abuse among youths. NIH’s National Institue on Drug Abuse (NIDA) recently featured the work of CSDE Affiliate Katarina Guttmannova, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UW’s School of Social Work, and her colleagues investigating how to best adapt CTC for Native American communities.
Call for Papers: American Real Estate Society 2019 Meeting
The American Real Estate Society (ARES) Annual Meeting provides a global forum for academics, industry researchers and policy makers to discuss issues across all areas of relevance to real estate. The meeting contains a mixture of paper sessions and panels, while the plenary Critical Issues Seminar provides an opportunity to consider key topical issues and is organized in association with major professional associations.
INVITATION TO SUBMIT PAPERS Scholars and professionals are invited to submit papers in the following research areas: Appraisal/ Valuation; Asset & Property Management; Big Data; Brokerage; Corporate Real Estate; Cycles & Forecasting; Development; Education; Financial Engineering; Geo-Spatial Analysis; Housing Economics & Policy; International Real Estate; Investment Strategy & Portfolio Management; Mortgage Markets & Debt Products; Public Policy; REITs; Real Estate Finance; Sector Market Analysis; Sustainability & Green Buildings; Technology & Proptech; Urban Economics; Urban Planning & Regeneration Paper submissions should be made by November 15, 2018.
DOCTORAL STUDENTS will have the opportunity to present their work in a series of dedicated and specialist sessions, which are supported by the James R. Webb Foundation. The JW Marriott Camelback Inn is a mountain desert resort in the Sonoran Desert, only nine miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). The resort has an award winning spa, two pools, a variety of dining options and two championship golf courses. Camelback Mountain and Mummy Mountain, as well as the Scottsdale Arts and Entertainment Districts are close by. The resort is also only a four-hour drive from one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, the Grand Canyon and only two hours away from breathtaking Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon. Two hours to the south is Tucson and all of the attractions of Southern Arizona.
Washington Counts: The Decennial Census in the Digital Age
The Decennial Census is the largest civic action undertaken in the United States. It drives congressional reapportionment and redistricting; the allocation of more than $675 billion in federal funding annually; and countless legal, policy, business, and philanthropic decisions. Amidst the first-ever digital Census, at a time when our tech and media landscape looks entirely different than it did in the last Decennial Census in 2010, we are faced with both new challenges and new opportunities to ensure that everyone gets counted.
The 2020 Census is on the horizon. Communities and governments are undergoing preparations to ensure all are counted. This workshop will provide a creative, problem-solving space that brings together diverse leaders and innovators from philanthropy, business, nonprofits, federal and local governments. You will learn about the importance of census data, how local communities benefit from a complete and accurate count, and the emerging challenges from a variety of perspectives. Then, the group will roll up their sleeves to go through a creative brainstorming process to generate new ideas and partnerships.
I am happy to announce we will be joined by:
- Ron Jarmin, Acting Director, US Census Bureau
- Danah Boyd, Founder and President, Data & Society; Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research
- Perla Ni, Founder, Census Outreach Project, CommuityConnect Labs, Great Nonprofits
- Mara Abrams, Managing Director, Census Open Innovation Labs
- Lorena Molina-Irizarri, Director of Operations, Census Open Innovation Labs
To register, please visit the event website. Please reply to this email if you have any questions.
Postdoctoral Researcher: “Early-Life Stressors and LifeCycle Health”
The French Institute for Demographic Research (INED, Paris) is currently recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to work on a H2020-funded project, “LifeCycle – Early-life stressors and LifeCycle health”. The post holder will work in particular on the characteristics of immigrant parents, the context of sending and host countries, and the impact of these characteristics on the well-being of young children, using the new French birth cohort, Elfe, but also in comparison to other European cohorts. The post is open from January 2019.
We welcome applications until 29th October 2018; full details are in the attached job profile (in English and French) and here: https://www.ined.fr/en/
Request for Proposals: Pioneering Ideas
The goal of the Pioneering Ideas Brief Proposal funding opportunity is to explore; to look into the future and put health first as we design for changes in how we live, learn, work and play; to wade into uncharted territory in order to better understand what new trends, opportunities and breakthrough ideas can enable everyone in America to live the healthiest life possible.
While improving the status quo is vital to the health and well-being of millions of Americans now, the Pioneering Ideas Brief Proposal opportunity reaches beyond incremental changes to explore the ideas and trends that will influence the trajectory and future of health. Ultimately, we support work that will help us learn what a Culture of Health can look like—and how we can get there.
Adjunct Lecturer: Geography
The department is establishing a pool of applicants to fill potential part-time temporary teaching positions and full-time visiting faculty position openings. (Please note: FT Visiting positions are rare and they should not be the sole purpose for your application.)
Major Responsibilities
A classroom based 3 credit hour course pays $2750 per class.The department typically hires for the courses/subject areas listed below but this list is not all inclusive. Other courses/subject areas may become available within the department. ILLUSTRATIVE NEEDS INCLUDE : Introductory Geography and specialty Geographic Information Systems courses.
Assistant Professor: Urban/ Economic Geography
The Department of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time, tenure-track, Assistant Professor faculty position in Urban or Economic Geography, with an expected start date of July 1, 2019.
A PhD or equivalent international degree or enrollment in a PhD or equivalent international degree program is a basic qualification at the time of application.
The Geography Department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. The department is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching, research, and service. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
The Department of Sociology at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position with particular interest in computational social science. We seek scholars with an innovative research program and a commitment to outstanding teaching. Applicants will be expected to teach courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a statement (not longer than 3 pages) describing research interests (including plans for the next 3-5 years), publications, professional accomplishments and teaching experience, and samples of recent scholarship. Applicants should arrange to have three letters of reference submitted by the deadline to Academic Jobs Online. Please go to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11959 in order to apply.