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From Tactical to Practical: Translating Positive Heath Outcomes from Military Treatment to Civilian Care

“From Tactical to Practical”: Translating Positive Health Outcomes from Military Treatment to Civilian Care

 Seth D. Messinger, Department of Rehabilitation, Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences; Affiliate Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Washington

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

3:30-4:50 PM, Kane Hall – Room 110

 Abstract: One of the features that distinguish military orthopedic health care from its civilian counterparts is the resource base and open lengths of stay that military service-members and their dependents can rely upon when they are ill or injured. A key question that should occupy program administrators and policy makers is how to find ways to bring the positive health outcomes generated in military health care to civilian care settings both in the United States and elsewhere. The care provided by the US Armed Forces Amputee Patient Care Program is often presented by a parade of images of patients using their prosthetic devices to run, climb, scuba dive and other intensively physical activities. These images showcase the significant financial investments that military health care programs make in biotechnology devices. However, our research has found that three features of the program’s design continue to live on in the experiences of former patients who credit their current successes in life to: the enduring relationships they forged with key clinical providers; the routine access to their whole treatment team, and recovering alongside peers. What this presentation aims to demonstrate is that health outcomes that are often represented as an illustration of potential post-human futures are possible with careful attention to human centered design of health care programs.

Dr. Seth D. Messinger is a research scientist and faculty member in the Department of Rehabilitation at the Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences as well as an affiliate faculty member of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington. His research interests are grounded in understanding the afterlives of extremity trauma among former Walter Reed National Military Medical Center patients who sustained extremity trauma combat casualties during deployments to Afghanistan or Iraq. More narrowly he directs two projects on community life for former patients with these injuries and oversees the qualitative research of projects in evaluating a program designed to assist patients and former patients with sexual health and intimacy challenges after injury or illness, and in evaluating a program designed to provide PTSD care through training service animals. Outside of Walter Reed research, Dr Messinger is working with the FDA on a feasibility study about risk and reward of next generation prosthetic arm technology with sensory feedback capability. He is also collaborating on two new projects including one that seeks to understand the maternal health and parenting challenges for women with orthopedic and extremity trauma, and another that will look at the burden on children of living in families with traumatically injured parents. Messinger’s work has appeared in Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Disability and Rehabilitation, Military Medicine, and the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Next speaker: 25 October – Graham Pruss, PhD Candidate Department of Anthropology, University of Washington

“An Anthropology of Vehicle Residency in Seattle”

 

For more information about the MAGH lecture series, please contact coordinator Marieke van Eijk (mariev2@uw.edu)

Conflict, Violence, and Ethnicity: Pakhtunwali in the Conflict of Swat, Pakistan

Sociology Speaker Series

Conflict, Violence, and Ethnicity: Pakhtunwali in the Conflict of Swat, Pakistan

Syed Wasif Azim, University of Peshawar

Tuesday, October 24

12:00-1:30 PM, Savery 409

Conflict and violence, programed and on a high level can shatter lives and crush peculiar cultures of different groups. It also generates waves of eth­nic profiling and hatred along with stereotypes of people considered as ‘violent’ and ‘security threats’.

This talk investigates the impacts of conflict and violence for ethnicity and ethnic identity in Swat, Pakhtun region of Pakistan. Theoretically, it at­tempts to break the ‘primodialism’ within ‘constructivism’ by proposing that the impacts of conflict and violence (any type) for ethnicity and ethnic identity are complex, contextual and multidi­mensional. Pakhtun ‘culture’ (Pakhtunwali) and ascribed aspects of Pakhtun ethnic identity will be discussed, based on over 80 open ended inter­views, discussions and observations in the conflict-ridden region of Swat Pakistan.

Syed Wasif Azim is a Visiting Research scholar in the South Asia Center at the UW through a fellowship funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan. He is a graduate student in the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. His PhD is also funded by the indigenous scholar¬ship of HEC Pakistan. His broader research area is the Pakhtun society of Pakistan. His focus includes ethnicity, conflict and sense of belonging in the region.

UW Data Science Career Fair

Multiple UW departments are working together to create this opportunity for undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs working in data science to connect with companies and research labs looking for permanent employees and summer interns in data science positions. Please register in advance for the event at this link.

The event will be open to students and postdocs as follows:

Starting at 12pm

  • Masters’ students in the interdisciplinary MS in Data Science program
  • MSIM students taking the Data Science specialization
  • PhD students taking the Data Science or Advanced Data Science Option in Computer Science & Engineering, Statistics, Biology, Oceanography, Astronomy, Genome Science, Chemical Engineering, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics or the iSchool
  • PhD students in the IGERT, BDGN and Clean Energy programs
  • Graduate students in the Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology certificate program
  • Postdocs funded by Moore/Sloan or WRF Data Science postdoctoral fellowships

Starting at 1pm

  • Undergraduates pursuing a Data Science Option through Computer Science & Engineering, ACMS, or the iSchool

Starting at 2pm

  • Additional students will be able to participate based on space availability

 

Information Sessions: David L. Boren Fellowship

The application for the 2018-2019 Boren Fellowship is now open.

INFORMATION SESSIONS:

In Person Sessions:
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, 4 p.m., Mary Gates Hall 171*
Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, 4 p.m., Mary Gates Hall 171
Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, 1:30 p.m., Mary Gates Hall 173R

*Presented by Michael Saffle from the Institute of International Education

Register for an information session (optional)

Webinars:
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2017, 4:30 p.m.
Register for the Oct. 24 webinar

Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, noon
Register for a webinar

The information sessions will cover eligibility requirements, basic award information, and tips for the application process.
In the meantime, graduate and professional students are welcome to contact gradappt@uw.edu with any questions.

David L. Boren Fellowship

David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and regions that are underrepresented in study abroad programs, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are excluded.

Boren fellows represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal national security arena. In exchange for funding, Boren fellows commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.

The fellowships provide up to $24,000 for overseas study. In addition, Boren Fellowships can provide limited funding for domestic language study to supplement the overseas component. The maximum award for a combined overseas and domestic program is $30,000.

Eligibility

Boren Fellowships are for graduate students. You are eligible to apply if you are:

  • A U.S. citizen at the time of application.
  • Either matriculated in or applying to a graduate degree program at an accredited college or university in the United States. Boren Fellows must remain matriculated in their graduate programs for the duration of the fellowship and may not graduate until the fellowship is complete.
  • Planning an overseas program that meets home institution standards in a country outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. Boren Fellowships are not for study in the United States.

Application process

The application can now be completed online; be sure to select the University of Washington as your current institution. Applicants from the UW are not required but highly encouraged to submit application materials by the earlier campus deadline (see deadline above) and complete an in-person interview with a campus committee in January. Following the interview, applicants will have the opportunity to make revisions based on committee feedback before final applications are submitted to the national committee. The interview process is solely intended to provide applicants with additional support prior to submission.

Deadline Extended for CSDE’s Lightning Talks & Poster Session

The deadline to apply for CSDE’s Lightning Talks and Poster Presentation Session has been extended to October 20th! The event will take place on December 1, and is a great opportunity to practice presenting your research and receive feedback  from an interdisciplinary set of scholars.

Eight applicants will be chosen to present a poster of their research and give a short (~2 minute) presentation of their work to CSDE students and faculty. Students at any stage in the research process are welcome to apply.

You can submit your application through the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/zpY48pTjJM2SIqYo1

We look forward to seeing your submissions! Feel free to reach out to Christine Leibbrand (leibbrce@gmail.com) with any questions you might have.

 

Postdoctoral Scholar or Associate Research Scholar

The Center for Science and Society at Columbia University invites applications for a postdoctoral research scholar/scientist or associate research scholar/scientist position to begin July 1, 2018.

Columbia University is pleased to announce up to three interdisciplinary postdoctoral positions in the Presidential Scholars in Society & Neuroscience program for researchers who have earned the doctorate, or its equivalent, in:

  1. a humanities, arts, or social science discipline – such as psychiatry, psychology, public health, law, history, economics, literature, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, political science, journalism, music and the arts – and who have extensive acquaintance with, and critical understanding of, neuroscience research;OR
  2. neuroscience or a related discipline in the natural sciences, and who have extensive acquaintance with, and critical understanding of, another discipline in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.

These Scholars will join an innovative program, Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience, which includes up to nine existing postdoctoral research scholars and a large group of mentors and affiliated faculty from the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

To Apply

Review of applications will begin on November 27, 2017 and will continue until the positions are filled. Candidates must hold a doctoral-level degree (PhD, DPhil, EdD, JD, MD, etc.) by July 1, 2018, and must have received this degree after July 1, 2013.

Please visit Columbia University’s online application site for further information about this posting and to submit your application.  All submissions must include a proposal for an interdisciplinary research project, and must be submitted via the online platform.

Assistant Professor of Sociology

The Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is seeking applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Sociology to begin August 15, 2018. Applications received by October 29, 2017 are assured full consideration although recruitment will continue until the position is filled. Requirements for this position include 1) a PhD in Sociology or a related field; 2) a strong research agenda that focuses on organizations, occupations, and work; 3) commitment to teaching in a diverse environment; and 4) potential to secure external funding. Ideally, strong candidates’ research will incorporate a micro-level component. This may include, as examples, workplace inequality and diversity, intra-organizational processes, organizational culture, teams and groups, and other related topics.

The Department of Sociology offers the BA and MA in Sociology, and department faculty are core members of interdisciplinary PhD programs in Organizational Science, Public Policy, Health Psychology, Health Services Research, or Public Health. For additional information about our department, visit our website at http://www.sociology.uncc.edu/. The successful candidate will have a tenure home in the Department of Sociology and will serve as a core faculty member in the Organizational Science Doctoral Program. More information on the Organizational Science Doctoral Program is available at http://orgscience.uncc.edu/.

Please apply on-line at http://jobs.uncc.edu (position #7536) and include your curriculum vita, a writing sample, contact information for references, and a statement about teaching (graduate and undergraduate) and research. Please ask your references to email their letters to smoller@uncc.edu with the subject “SEARCH.” As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, UNC Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Finalists will be asked during their screening interview to discuss how they address diversity and inclusion while teaching and conducting research. Applicants are subject to criminal background check.

Assistant Professor of Anthropology or Geography

In support of a new Place, Space, and Adaptation PhD program in anthropology that integrates geographic perspectives and techniques, the Department of Anthropology at Colorado State University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor to begin August 16th, 2018. We are searching for an anthropologist or a geographer who specializes in contemporary human health and well-being in the context of global environmental and/or social change. Candidates who integrate biological, cultural, and geographic perspectives into their research and teaching are preferred, including those that do this from an evolutionary perspective. Candidates need to have a PhD in anthropology, geography, or a related discipline at the time of appointment (Aug. 16th, 2018). To see full position announcement and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/50177.

By Nov. 3rd, we request (1) a cover letter that addresses required and preferred qualifications (as described in the full job description) as well as pertinent research and teaching interests, (2) curriculum vitae, and (3) a list of three references and their contact information. Letters should be addressed to: Anthropology Search Chair, Position 1: Health & Well-Being Anthropologist/Geographer, Colorado State University, Department of Anthropology, 1787 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1787. Routine inquiries should be directed to Brenda Avery at (970) 491-5447 or Brenda.Avery@Colostate.edu.

Application materials of semifinalist candidates, including letters of reference, will be made available for review by the entire faculty of the Department of Anthropology. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; however, for full consideration, applications should be uploaded by November 3rd, 2017. CSU is an EO/EA/AA employer and conducts background checks on all final candidates

Assistant Professor of Social Work

The Department of Social Work at the University of Minnesota, Duluth has a full-time, tenure track faculty position available at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor for its MSW program and BSW program beginning August 20, 2018.  Job duties and responsibilities include teaching, advising, research, and service.

Required qualifications include a Doctorate in Social Work or related field (e.g., Education, Public Health, Sociology, Psychology, American Indian Studies) completed by time of appointment; a clearly articulated research agenda; active commitment to fostering diversity across campus, the social work curriculum, and the social work department; a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; two years post-MSW Social Work practice experience; and meets eligibility requirements for licensure by the Minnesota Board of Social Work.

The University of Minnesota requires that you apply online for this position.  To apply for this position, go to http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/  and search for job opening 320186.  Click on the job title to view the job details and application instructions.  Complete applications will be reviewed beginning November 6, 2017.  The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.