Crisis in US Health Care: Threats of GOP Actions to Repeal, Replace, or “Repair” the ACA

Dr. Geyman will summarize the overall Republican plan to “reform” our health care system, describe how its components won’t work, and discuss their adverse impacts on patients, families, and the system. He will point out the dilemma that faces the GOP as it tries to take the ACA apart without an adequate or coherent replacement plan and summarize what we can expect of the chaos that will result. Dr. Geyman will then discuss three basic alternatives to finance our health care system–revising the ACA, the GOP plan, and single-payer national health insurance–together with some promising developments toward real reform.

Abstract: The theoretical foundations of lifespan development are situated in thinking about long-term change over years and decades – and are typically examined using growth models. Social exchange and individual behavior, however, are enacted in the day-to-day and minute-to-minute and examined using models of intraindividual variability. Can these two paradigms be integrated? Drawing on empirical illustrations, we try out a set of ideas about how new technologies may afford observation of ZOOTS – ZOOms, Tensions, and Switches – and support development of multiple time-scale models of behavior.

The Anthropology Department at Skidmore College invites applications for up to two one-year, full-time visiting assistant professor positions in cultural anthropology. The position begins September 2017. The College is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the growing diversity and excellence of the academic community, particularly through their inclusive teaching. We seek a broadly trained cultural anthropologist with fieldwork experience in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, South Asia or another geographic area that complements existing faculty expertise in East Asia, Latin America, and North America. We seek candidates with topical interests that complement existing department offerings, including environment, gender and sexuality, linguistics, medical anthropology, and religion. The position requires teaching 3 courses each semester, including Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, as well as upper-level geographic and topical courses. Applicants must demonstrate excellence in teaching, active scholarship and fieldwork, and a strong commitment to undergraduate education at a liberal arts college. Successful applicants will have experience teaching and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds and should highlight any specific knowledge and skills related to building an inclusive educational environment in their application materials. PhD required at time of appointment.

The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES) invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor with expertise in Human Geography or Physical Geography, doing research relevant to questions of environmental justice, and an interest in working to promote diversity within environmental disciplines. This is a three-year position with potential for renewal based on performance. The position involves three distinct roles: (1) conducting a varied portfolio of teaching activities, including undergraduate geography courses, student advising and senior thesis mentoring; (2) designing and implementing a summer program for undergraduates that promotes diversity in environmental studies and sciences; and (3) conducting research and publishing in relevant fields. It is expected that the course load will be around 2 courses per academic year, depending on advising load, and may include courses that contribute to a new Environment and Inequality Track offered by the IBES undergraduate program. Because of the summer programming, this position is paid a full 12 months per year and salary support from grants and contracts is not required. The successful applicant may act as a Principal Investigator on proposals. Applicants are sought with expertise within any subfield of Geography with relevance to the environment and environmental justice. We are particularly interested in candidates with demonstrated excellence or potential in teaching; those with experience working collaboratively across disciplines; and those who have engaged in activities promoting diversity. Applicants must have a Ph.D. at the time of commencing work. The start date can be July 1 or Sept. 1, 2017 or Jan 1, 2018. All candidates should submit: (1) a teaching statement, (2) a research statement, (3) a curriculum vitae, (4) a cover letter describing their interest in the position, and if available (5) copies of teaching evaluations and course syllabi. Candidates should have three letters of reference sent at the time of the application. Full consideration will be given to applications received by March 15, 2017; we will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.

The University of Redlands Spatial Studies Program seeks applicants for a one-year, renewable up to three years, visiting assistant professor position. The visitor will teach six course equivalents/year within our undergraduate Spatial Studies Minor Program. These diverse teaching responsibilities extend over an 9-month period each year.

The successful candidate will teach introductory GIS and spatial thinking courses targeted towards undergraduate students from a wide range of disciplines, including environmental studies, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Additional undergraduate courses may include an undergraduate lab in which GIS is applied to topics of the candidate’s choice. Opportunities will exist to collaborate with other departments and faculty across campus. However, the primary responsibilities are teaching, advising as appropriate, and contributing to curriculum design. A strong commitment to undergraduate education, including mentoring students from diverse backgrounds and working closely with student researchers, is essential.

Harvard University seeks applications for a preceptor in Geospatial Analysis. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2017. The preceptor will be responsible for designing and teaching introductory undergraduate and graduate courses in geospatial analysis, including geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing, and related geospatial science and technology, primarily for students in the social sciences and environmental sciences; work in collaboration with faculty and the Center for Geographic Analysis to develop geospatial analysis methods and geographic data for various courses in the social sciences, environmental sciences, and humanities. MA or Ph.D. in geography, geographic information science, or other relevant fields is required. Candidates are encouraged to apply by February 28, 2017.

This Research Workshop, sponsored by the IUSSP Scientific Panel on Big Data and Population Processes and organized by CSDE Training Director Emilio Zagheni, is a side event at the 11th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media ICWSM-17, taking place in Montreal, Canada, 16-18 May 2017.

The IUSSP Panel on Big Data and Population Processes invites contributions from colleagues interested in Computational Demography. The Panel encourages submissions from researchers who wish to present their work, as well as the attendance of scholars interested in broadening their exposure to the topic.

Demography has been a data-driven discipline since its birth. Data collection and the development of formal methods have sustained most of the major advances in our understanding of population processes. The global spread of Social Media has generated new opportunities for demographic research, as individuals leave an increasing quantity of traces online that can be aggregated and mined for population research. At the same time, the use of Social Media and Internet are affecting people’s daily activities as well as life planning, with implications for demographic behavior.

There are clear benefits inherent in connecting demography and data science. As ever more complex population-level data become available, demography can offer rigorously-developed concepts, measures and methods to those involved in the ‘big social data’ revolution. As social media services become a major source of social scientific data, the interaction with data science holds great potential to advance demographic research as well. Despite the great potential involved in these interactions, there is unfortunately very limited communication between population researchers and data scientists. This workshop is intended to favor communication and exchange between the two communities and would revolve around the main theme of applications and implications of social media for demographic research.

Topics that are relevant for the workshop include, but are not limited to:

• Population research with social media data
• Demographic features of online communities or services
• Sentiment analysis associated to demographic events like immigration
• Implications of social media and Internet for demographic behavior
• Nowcasting fertility, mortality or migration with online data
• Understanding population health with social media data
• Methods for extracting information from non-representative samples
• Applications of demographic methods to online populations

 

This workshop is organized by the IUSSP Scientific Panel on Subjective Well-being and Demographic Events as a pre-conference side meeting at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, taking place in Chicago, 27-29 April 2017. The workshop will take place from 1 to 6 pm on the afternoon before the PAA Welcome Mixer, on Wednesday, 26 April  2017.

With the ever increasing research interest in subjective well-being, also in demography, the purpose of the workshop is to establish a forum for academics to present their papers on subjective well-being and demographic processes. Priority will be given to papers that are not otherwise presented at the PAA conference. The workshop will take a broad and inclusive perspective. We welcome papers and research ideas/projects that consider subjective well-being either as a driver or an outcome, comparative or longitudinal (or both), developing or developed countries, and also papers of a more methodological nature (both in terms of statistical analysis, measurement and theory).

The workshop provides on opportunity for presentation of 6/7 research papers within the topics listed above.

The session will conclude with a round-table discussion organized by the IUSSP Panel.

Submissions:

You may submit a paper for consideration by the Programme Committee by Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at http://iussp.org/en/iussp-seminar-submissions.

• For further information, please contact Letizia Mencarini.

• General information about the PAA Annual Meeting is available here.

This is an immediate opening for a population projection and estimate analyst with applied experience in state and local demography. The ideal candidate will have experience using advanced demographic techniques to develop databases and models and in independently conducting research to support statutorily required estimates and forecasts. The Population Unit operation focuses on team work and cross training. This position will be part of certain team(s) that produces a variety of estimates and forecasts with the emphasis on OFM’s official population estimates, state and county total population and characteristics forecasts, and small area population and demographic estimates. The ideal candidate will have SAS and/or GIS skills and be able to lead and participate in coding complex demographic models. The following duties also may be considered for this position with internal adjustment of responsibilities: guide efforts to help the public and state and local governments to properly use federal census and survey data; conduct senior-level demographic research needed by the OFM Director, Governor and Legislature to support budget and policy development; and work closely with the Senior Forecast Manager in the development of population estimates and forecasts by race and ethnicity. This position has certain lead responsibilities within OFM, as well as with other local, state and federal agencies, in coordinating data acquisition, method development and evaluation in population programs.

When you are an international graduate student, communicating with faculty from a different culture can sometimes be stressful. This event will introduce different approaches that will make communication with faculty easier.  At this workshop, a panel of faculty and staff members from across the disciplines will share insights on this topic.

During the workshop, you will:

• Learn tips to communicate effectively with faculty members
• Discuss strategies to navigate miscommunications
• Network with fellow international graduate students

Panelists:

• Mari Ostendorf, Professor, Electric Engineering
• Wendy Thomas, Associate Professor, Bioengineering
• Xiaosong Li, Professor, Chemistry
• Kelly Edwards, Professor, Bioethics
• Jennifer Tee, Graduate Advisor, Public Health

Refreshments provided!

The free event is co-sponsored by Core Programs in the Graduate School, GPSS and FIUTS.  Send questions or comments to Ziyan Bai.