Call for Submissions: 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association
The Submission Site for the 2018 program is open. The submission deadline is January 11, 2018, 11:59 p.m. (Eastern). In addition to paper submissions, for the 2018 Annual Meeting, proposals are being accepted for Courses, Workshops, Preconferences, the Sociology in Practice Settings Symposium, and the Teaching and Learning Symposium. Please see the links to the right to view these individual calls.
How to Submit
It may be helpful to review the Webinar on “Getting Your Paper on the Program”
All submissions for the 2018 program must be made via the online submission system. The online forms will guide you through the steps required to submit your proposal.
- Log in with your ASA username and password on the portal
- Click on the link “2018 Submissions”
Request for Comments: NIH Office of Disease Prevention Draft Strategic Plan for FY 2019-23
NIH Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) is gathering broad public input on the ODP Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2019–2023 via an online Request for Information. Respondents are encouraged to review and provide comments on:
- A set of draft strategic priorities, which will outline activities coordinated by the ODP to assess, facilitate, and stimulate research in disease prevention, and disseminate the results of this research to improve public health.
- Other strategic priorities and scientific opportunities not already proposed by the ODP, suggested new partnerships, and areas that transcend disease prevention research that the Office should consider as it develops its new plan.
Interested parties may include, but are not limited to, prevention researchers in academia and industry, health care professionals, patient advocates and advocacy organizations, scientific or professional organizations, federal agencies, and other interested members of the public.
To ensure consideration, responses must be received by January 22, 2018.
We are interested in obtaining input from a variety of stakeholders on how the ODP could enhance the prevention research portfolio at the NIH. Visit the link below to learn more and submit a comment.
Call for Papers: US 2050
CSDE Computational Demography Working Group: Winter Quarter Meetings
Join CSDE’s Computational Demography Working Group for our winter quarter meetings! This quarter we will have another set of stimulating meetings to foster interaction and exchange between students and researchers who share an interest in computational demography and beyond.
The schedule for the Winter quarter is as follows:
Thursday, Jan 25th: Connor Gilroy: “Facebook ads, demographic estimates, and sexuality in the US”
Thursday Feb 8th: Ian Kennedy: “Scaling qualitative analysis of Twitter data via RShiny”
Thursday, March 1st: Nathan Welch (with Adrian Dobra and Nathalie Williams): “Modeling and mapping human mobility”
All meetings will be in 114 Raitt Hall, from 12:00-1:20 PM.
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
If you are interested in sharing your work at the CSDE computational demography working group, please contact Emilio Zagheni (emilioz@uw.edu).
Northwest Federal Statistical Research Data Center Panel
Join CSDE this Friday as we kick off our winter quarter seminar series!
Are you a data geek? Have you wondered about gaining access to the UW’s secure data center and having the opportunity to analyze linked databases about health, demography, employment, income, residences, and environment and that include censuses of people, businesses, and households? If so, you’ll enjoy hearing Ben Cerf, Mark Ellis, and Christine Leibbrand speak about resources at the Northwest Federal Statistical Research Data Center, as well as some ongoing projects there.
We are also pleased to announce our Winter 2018 Seminar Schedule, featuring an exciting lineup of speakers from a variety of disciplines and institutions! All are welcome to attend to these informative and engaging events, which boast free admission.
India Ornelas Evaluates the Effectiveness of a Pilot Program to Increase Cancer Screening Among Female Refugees
Affiliate India Ornelas, Associate Professor of Health Services, co-authored a recent article based on the results of a pilot study that created and evaluated videos promoting screening for cervical cancer to women from two refugee groups: Karen-Burmese and Nepali-Bhutanese. Results indicate that after watching the videos, —which were tailored to the culture of each group—women were more likely be aware of tests for cervical cancer, had a greater intention to be tested, and had higher levels of knowledge about cervical cancer. The findings, published in Health Education & Behavior, suggest that such videos have the potential to increase the likelihood that female refugees are screened for cervical cancer. The full article is accessible below.
Haidong Wang Examines the Global Burden of Tuberculosis
Affiliate Haidong Wang, Associate Professor of Global Health, co-authored a recent article that examines trends in the burden of both fatal and non-fatal tuberculosis within the past quarter century, using results from the Global Burden of Disease study. The authors’ assessment is based on vital registration data, verbal autopsy data, and mortality surveillance data, with which they estimated tuberculosis mortality rates using the Cause of Death Ensemble model. Their findings indicate that tuberculosis is still responsible for a substantial disease burden across the globe, —notwithstanding efforts to reduce this burden—and the authors therefore recommend prioritizing early detection of and improved quality of care for the disease. The full article is available below.
Oregon Population Estimates Program Manager
The Population Research Center (PRC) at Portland State University seeks an experienced and dynamic population researcher to manage the Center’s Oregon Population Estimates Program (OPEP). Affiliated with the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies (IMS) in the College of Urban and Public Affairs (CUPA), the PRC fulfills several Oregon statutory requirements through the Oregon Population Estimates program, the Oregon Population Forecast Program, and the Oregon Census State Data Center.
Additionally, the PRC works with local and state government and nonprofit agencies to conduct demographic analyses that support public and private decision making, such as school enrollment forecasts, analysis of trends and issues related to aging and public health, housing needs, and small geography population estimates. Center research faculty engage in a variety of research projects that provide data analysis to decision makers throughout the Portland metropolitan region and across Oregon.
Position Summary
The principal duty of the Oregon Population Estimates Program Manager is to produce annual population estimates for all cities and counties in Oregon on an annual basis, an annual Oregon Population Report, and quarterly supplemental reports.
The success of the program requires the Manager carry out the following responsibilities:
1) administration and planning (e.g., plan, manage, and implement the program research approach; establish and meet deadlines),
2) population estimation and demographic analysis (e.g. execution of data collection and database development, model development, and documentation of estimate assumptions), and
3) communication (e.g., reporting results in reports and public presentations).
Because population estimates drive decision making at the state and local level, the Manager is encouraged to engage with state and local decision makers and may be asked to make presentations explaining the assumptions and methodology of the estimates and to describe demographic conditions in Oregon. The position therefore may require some travel within Oregon. In addition, this position represents the PRC in the Federal State Cooperative for Population Estimates, requiring occasional travel to Census Bureau headquarters in the Washington, DC area.
A secondary duty of the Oregon Population Estimates manager is to develop custom estimates, such as small area estimates, for local governments and nonprofit organizations, and to develop other custom demographic analysis on a contract basis. The position will also contribute to the Center’s other programs, such as the Oregon Population Forecast Program. This position, if qualified, might also teach courses within PSU’s Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, toward the Graduate Certificate in Applied Demography, managed by the PRC.
Visit the link below to learn more and apply.
NUTR 400/500 Winter Seminar: Aligning Food Systems with Nutrition & Health
Please join us for next quarter’s seminar:
Aligning Food Systems with Nutrition & Health
Thursdays January 4 – March 8, 2018
12:30-1:20 pm
Alder Commons Auditorium, Room 104
About the Winter Series: Almost every country in the world is facing a nutrition-related challenge. “Millions of people have too much of the wrong food, while millions more have too little of the right food”, as aptly quoted in the 2017 IFPRI Global Nutrition Report. What are we doing about it? Join our Winter Nutrition Seminar Series, organized by UW Nutritional Science Program, to hear from the food system and nutrition experts!
WIN18 NUTR400 Speaker Schedule
The seminar is open to all UW students, faculty and staff. Students may register for NUTR 400 (SLN 18490, undergraduates) or NUTR 500 (SLN 18495, graduates).