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Almquist, McCormick, Hagopian, Yang, and Colleagues Receive a Tier 3 PHI Grant

CSDE affiliates Zack Almquist (Sociology), Tyler McCormick (Sociology), Amy Hagopian (Health Systems and Population Health), and Juhne Yang (CSDE, eScience Institute) along with Paul Hebert (Health Systems and Population Health, VA Health Services) and KCRHA community members, received a Population Health Initiative Tier 3 grant to extend a novel method they introduced for counting unsheltered people experiencing homelessness through a social network (peer-referral) method, respondent-driven sampling (RDS), which allows for creating a population-representative survey for understanding the needs, demographics, and size of the unsheltered population in King County. This team of researchers and community partners proposed in the PHI grant to extend this RDS method to allow quarterly surveying of this vulnerable population. Quarterly surveys will provide an entirely novel seasonal enumeration of the unsheltered population and facilitate the timely collection of new survey instruments relevant to changing conditions in the community.

Jenness and Co-authors Study Social Contact Networks in an Urban Jail to Understand Infectious Disease Transmission

CSDE Affiliate Samuel Jenness (Epidemiology, Emory University) authored research with colleagues in Epidemics, titled “Dynamic contact networks of residents of an urban jail in the era of SARS-CoV-2“. In custodial settings such as jails and prisons, infectious disease transmission is heightened by factors such as overcrowding and limited healthcare access. Specific features of social contact networks within these settings have not been sufficiently characterized, especially in the context of a large-scale respiratory infectious disease outbreak. The study aims to quantify contact network dynamics within the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia.

Riley, Godfrey, and Colleagues Evaluate Abortion Provision and Delays to Care After Dobbs

CSDE Trainee Taylor Riley (Epidemiology) and CSDE Affiliate Emily Godfrey (Family Medicine) released research with co-authors in JAMA Network Open, titled “Abortion Provision and Delays to Care in a Clinic Network in Washington State After Dobbs“. The Supreme Court decision Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Dobbs) overturned federal protections to abortion care and altered the reproductive health care landscape. Thus far, aggregated state-level data reveal increases in the number of abortions in states where abortion is still legal, but there is limited information on delays to care and changes in the characteristics of people accessing abortion in these states after Dobbs. This study sought to examine changes in abortion provision and delays to care in Washington after Dobbs using an interrupted time series design. Findings reveal more in-state and out-of-state people are receiving abortion care after Dobbs, but are doing so approximately a week later in gestation on average.

*New* Apply to CSDE’s Graduate Certificate Program (Due 6/14/24)

Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology (CSDE) is accepting applications to its Graduate Certificate Program in Demographic Methods for the Autumn enrollment in the 2024-2025 Trainee Cohort. Students looking to gain demographic skills and population research experience may choose to apply to the Certificate Program, which is the academic pathway at UW to advanced interdisciplinary training in demography and population research. Upon completion, certificate students will receive official recognition of the Demographic Methods certificate on their transcript. Trained demographers are in high demand in academia, as well as public and private sectors. If you are interested in enrolling in the Demographic Methods Certificate Program or have questions please fill out this form on our website.

You may also email our Training Director (Jessica Godwin – jlg0003@uw.edu), Certificate Program Adviser (Jill Fulmore – fulmore@uw.edu), or our Training Core PI (Zack Almquist, Associate Professor of Sociology and eScience Institute Fellow — zalmquis@uw.edu).

About the Graduate Certificate Program in Demographic Methods

Recognized by the National Institute of Child Health and Development and the UW Graduate School, the CSDE Demographic Training Program provides graduate students with the skills to be a demographic researcher and to be a competitive candidate for academic and applied jobs and funding requiring a demographer’s expertise. The Certificate Program is designed to enhance training beyond the requirements of a graduate degree. It provides a coherent body of study in demography, enhanced mentored research experiences, and the following benefits:

Almquist Elected Vice Chair of the APHA’s Caucus on Homelessness

Zack W. Almquist, Associate Professor of Sociology and CSDE Training Core PI, was voted to be the chair-elect (Vice Chair) starting in Fall 2024 for the American Public Health Association (APHA)’s Caucus on Homelessness and will assume the role as the Chair for the APHA Caucus on Homelessness in Fall 2025. The APHA Caucus on Homelessness (Est. 1990) is designed to provide a forum for professionals working on homelessness and health issues. The Caucus develops program content that explores various aspects of homelessness, from its causes to health care needs and its impact on families.