The Population Health Initiative seeks to create a world where all people can live healthier and more fulfilling lives. In support of that vision, the initiative is pleased to announce a funding call for population health pilot research grants of up to $50,000 each. Applications for this initial round of funding are due on Friday, July 28, 2017.
These grants are intended to encourage the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations among investigators for projects that address critical components of the grand challenges the University of Washington seeks to address in population health.
The performance period for these pilot grants is one calendar year, and cost extensions will not be allowed. Another funding call is planned for winter quarter 2018.
Mark Long and Robert Plotnick, two CSDE Affiliates and Professors of Public Policy at UW, wrote a Seattle Times editorial about the latest findings from their team’s study of Seattle’s heightened minimum wage. While those findings revealed higher earnings, they also showed a reduction in the number of low-income jobs available. It’s a concerning result for proponents of the measure, but Long and Plotnick stress the importance of further study.
“Just because one social experiment appears to be yielding disappointing effects to date is no reason to stop experimenting,” the pair writes. The study has already taught policymakers some important lessons about wage changes—you can read those takeaways and more in the full article below.
CSDE Affiliates Emily Williams—Associate Professor of Health Services at UW—and India Ornelas—Assistant Professor of Health Services at UW—have published research examining the sexuality of young lesbian, bisexual, and queer Latina women in a sociocultural context. The qualitative study polled a cross-section of women in Seattle about sexual behavior, knowledge, and beliefs in hopes of shedding light on a scarcely studied group.
The article is slated for journal publication in the near future, but you can request the full text below.
Michael Esposito, CSDE Funded Fellow and doctoral student in Sociology at UW, was recently awarded a Dissertation Fellowship from the UW’s Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP). This highly competitive fund provides stipend and tuition benefits for the upcoming academic year. This support will help Michael complete his dissertation, which examines racial/ethnic heterogeneity in the causal process linking educational attainment to health. Congratulations on the well-deserved honor! You can read more about Michael’s work here.
Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, CSDE Affiliate and UW Professor of Social Work, was interviewed by local news outlet KING5 about her recent research on the health and well-being of elderly LGBTQ populations. The first-of-its-kind study examined health changes over time as LGBTQ Americans aged, and the analysis unearthed some significant disparities from national averages. Check out the full feature below, and read up on the study at age-pride.org.
Amy Hagopian, CSDE Affiliate and Associate Professor of Health Services at UW, recently published research analyzing the impact of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) on anti-homosexual legislation in African countries. Laws and norms stigmatizing homosexuality stifle HIV treatment, and Hagopian’s study reveals that PEPFAR misses opportunities to address and discourage such legislation. Carrying aid efforts one step further in the future could help break apart a systemic barrier to healthcare in Africa. You can read the full study below.
King County, WA, is soliciting proposals for the services summarized below and described in detail in the RFP below.
External Validator to Support the Evaluation of the King County Pay for Success Outpatient Behavioral Health Treatment on Demand Initiative
The King County Pay for Success Outpatient Behavioral Health Treatment on Demand Initiative aims to improve timely access to outpatient behavioral health care in the publicly-funded mental health and substance abuse treatment system in King County. King County will conduct the evaluation of Treatment on Demand internally.
To support the delivery of a rigorous evaluation, the County seeks an independent, external validator to ensure that:
- The evaluation plan developed by the internal evaluator includes appropriate methodology to assess the Treatment on Demand initiative;
- The internal evaluation is adhering to the evaluation plan; and
- The results of the Treatment on Demand evaluation are reported in an unbiased way.
The external validation is expected to start in August 2017 and end in March 2019. The amount of effort expended by the external validator is not to exceed $50,000.
Please submit questions regarding this proposal, in writing only, to:
Jutta M. Joesch, PhD
King County Office of Performance, Strategy & Budget
jutta.joesch@kingcounty.gov
To read the full text of this proposal, click here.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Global Studies and Languages (GSL) section invites applications for a position in contemporary Latin American Cultural Anthropology at the tenured professor level, to start in Fall 2018 (employment begins July 1, 2018). Applicants must hold a Ph.D. and have five-years minimum of academic teaching experience at the college or university level. Preference given to candidates with greater teaching experience and clear evidence of publication and scholarly development. The teaching load is three courses per year, specifically, mid-tier and upper-level undergraduate courses in GSL (generally, two subjects per year conducted in Spanish, one in English). Native or near-native fluency in Spanish and English is required. Portuguese also desirable. Applicants should be trained in cultural anthropology with a specialization in contemporary Latin American Studies, and prepared to work in a multidisciplinary environment. Applicants must have significant scholarly work that is already published. MIT expects a highly productive and innovative research program as part of the requirements for tenure.
More information is available below.
The Center on Race and Social Problems at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship to conduct research and support projects emphasizing school-based psychosocial phenomena and associated interventions that promote academic achievement and mental health among adolescents of color. The initial appointment will be one year with the possibility of renewal for a second year. Scholars with interest in race and school-based phenomena with a doctorate in education, social work, psychology, sociology, or a related field are encouraged to apply.
The ideal applicant will have robust substantive knowledge of psychosocial phenomena related to African American youth development across social contexts, and a track record of publication in psychology, education, social work, or sociology journals. Applicants with advanced methodological skills in either qualitative (observations and interviewing, grounded and theory-driven analyses) or quantitative skills (HLM, SEM, growth modeling) will be considered. Experience with teaching, counseling, or student support services in schools or in youth programming is also preferred.
The fellow will receive strong mentoring with well-established scholars focused on producing high quality scholarship that lead to rigorous intervention designs. The fellow will also be supported in developing an independent research program that produces grants, conference presentations, peer-reviewed publications, and public dissemination of work.
More information is available below.
Rutgers University’s John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development (HCWD) and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy are recruiting a Research Professor and Director of Research and Evaluation.
We invite applications from individuals who wish to substantially contribute to state and national workforce development policy and practice through research, evaluation, data analysis and policy analysis. The Bloustein School and the Heldrich Center are seeking an individual who will assume senior leadership responsibilities for the development and management of sponsored research studies, designing and supervising program evaluations using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, supervising professional research and evaluation staff, and overseeing the management and governance of the New Jersey Education to Earnings Data System (NJJEEDS, including conducting and supervising research using NJEEDS data.) NJEEDS is the state’s centralized longitudinal data system, which links administrative data from the state’s K-12 education, post-secondary, workforce development, and human service programs.
The Research Professor/Director will also to teach data analytics and data management to masters and Ph.D.-level students who are enrolled in the Bloustein School’s academic programs in planning, public policy, and public health. He or she would also serve on the dissertation committees for students who are using large data sets and advanced quantitative analytic methods.
Located in the Bloustein School, the Heldrich Center conducts research and analysis on workforce development, education, and higher education policies and programs and provides independent research-based information and technical assistance designed to inform state and national policy and practice. The Heldrich Center has a 20 year track record in evaluating workforce, education and social services programs using a wide range of quantitative and qualitative methods.
More information is available below.