Attention Trainees & Fellows! The 2027 Population Association of America Conference will take place in Seattle next spring, March 31 through April 3..  We hope to have a record number of submissions from CSDE this year.

The Call for Papers for the PAA 2027 Annual Meeting is now available! The submission deadline is September 20.

View the Call for Papers

CSDE is partnering with the Minnesota Population Center (MPC) to run a PAA abstract submission workshop. Please fill out the following form if you are interested in participating. CSDE Training Core PI/Director Audrey Dorélien and CSDE seminar organizer Hyungmin Cha will be leading some of the breakout sessions along with MPC training directors.  

This virtual workshop will be held on September 18, from 10:15-11:15 AM. The deadline for PAA submission is two days later (September 20th at 11:59 pm Pacific Time). 

Looking for feedback on your 150-word abstract? Having trouble deciding which session to submit to? Not sure what should go into an extended abstract? Get the answers to these questions and network with faculty and students from another population center. 

• Friday September 18 @ 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM on Zoom (link will be provided later) 

We will send more details and the Zoom link in future e-news story.

This year, the University of Washington Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics & Environment (EDGE) is helping researchers advance their innovative ideas by awarding five pilot grants totaling $173,000 to interdisciplinary teams exploring emerging challenges at the intersection of environment and health. CSDE Affiliate Tzu-Hsin Karen Chen (Urban Design & Planning) was one of the pilot awardees. Dr. Chen’s innovative project titled, “Integrating Mental Health into Urban Planning: Heat-Related Behavioral and Psychological Responses Across Zoning,” will use data from social media to examine how extreme heat affects people’s mental health and how city design can help reduce those impacts. Congratulations Dr. Chen! To read more about Dr. Chen’s project, visit this link.

CSDE Affiliate Betty Bekemeier (Child, Family, & Population Health Nursing) and co-authors recently published a research article in the American Journal of Public Health titled, “Remote Work: How US State Practices Affect Rural Local Public Health.” The objective of this research is to explore rural local health department (LHD) leaders’ perspectives on how remote work practices among state health departments (SHD) may be affecting rural efforts. Dr. Bekemeier and co-authors conducted a mixed-methods study, where they collected and analyzed qualitative data from 14 rural LHD leaders across the United States in January through April 2025. They also analyzed 2024 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey data, examining the prevalence of remote work among state health departments and local health department staff as well as any significant differences in job satisfaction, retention, and risk of turnover between remote and in-person staff. To read the full article and learn about Dr. Bekemeier and her team’s research, visit this link.

CSDE Affiliate Jessica Acolin (Health Systems & Population Health) and co-authors recently published an article in JAMA Network Open titled, “Racial Differences in Secondary Treatment Pathways and Survival in Localized Prostate Cancer.” Black men are two times more likely to die of prostate cancer than white men. In this article, Dr. Acolin and her co-authors assess the differences in treatment trajectories after primary treatment and their associations with mortality outcomes comparing Black and White patients with localized prostate cancer. To read more about Dr. Acolin and her team’s findings, visit this link to learn more.

CSDE Affiliates Marie Spiker (Epidemiology) and Jennifer Otten (DEOHS) were recently featured in a Tri-City Herald article titled, “Interfaith partnership helps feed Tri-City families.” In response to inflation and SNAP cuts driving record food insecurity, three Tri-City religious organizations have partnered together to help thousands of local families. The article mentions the importance of state-level data collection amidst the loss of national food security survey data. The Washington State Food Security Survey team, led by UW researchers Otten and Spiker and funded by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, conducted a sixth wave of the WAFOOD survey in March and April of 2026 to get a clearer picture of how WA households are dealing with food insecurity. To read the full article, visit this link.

CSDE Affiliate Maria Bleil (Child, Family & Population Health Nursing), External Affiliate Butch de Castro (Seattle University), and their co-authors recently published a research article in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth titled, “Expanded adverse childhood experiences and postpartum mental health among an under-resourced sample of Spanish- and English-speaking mothers referred for community-based mental health services during pregnancy.” Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) historically include 10 types of adversities (the “Conventional 10”) developed in the context of the landmark CDC-Kaiser ACEs study. These 10 ACEs are associated with an increased risk of perinatal depression and anxiety, but they may also overlook traumas that harm disadvantaged and minoritized groups. In this study. Dr. Bleil, Dr. de Castro, and co-authors investigated an Expanded set of ACEs (the Conventional 10 plus five additional) among a sample of Spanish- and English-speaking postpartum mothers who had previously received a referral for a prenatal mental health concern from a community-based service providing care to under-resourced populations. To read the full research article visit this link.

CSDE Affiliate Adrian Raftery (Statistics & Sociology) recently received the International Federation of Classification Societies 2026 International Medal for Outstanding Research Achievements in Classification. The IFCS research medal is an award to recognize the exceptional achievements of an individual scientist who has made fundamental contributions to the advancement of Classification, Clustering, Data Science and related topics over a number of years. Congratulations Dr. Raftery! 

• When: Friday, August 14, 2026, 10-11 a.m. ET
• Where: NIH Videocast
• Who: Members of the research community, including researchers at all career stages, institutional officials and staff, peer reviewers, professional societies, and the public
• For more information, visit: NOT-OD-26-099

The Office of Research invites applications for the next round of the Royalty Research Fund (RRF) grant program. Proposals are due to RRF by Monday, September 28, at 5:00 PM.  Many departments and Colleges/Schools have earlier deadlines, so all applicants should check with their program’s administrative staff. Awards will be announced by January 15, 2027.

The CAS Dean’s Office recommends that final drafts of proposals reach their office by 12pm, Thursday, September 24th. If you would like CSDE to submit your proposal, please submit a CSDE Planning a Proposal Submission Form by Monday, August 31st.

The Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR) at the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) serves as the Coordinating Center for the NICHD Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program to improve the translation and dissemination of major findings from population dynamics research, and to improve communication and cooperation across the Centers. CPIPR recently shared some PRB publications and resources that highlight new research and insights in demography, reproductive health, and population health. Read the full article to view these publications and resources.

On August 19, Dr. Liv Yoon (UBC) will present on “Using a qualitative approach to study climate and housing: A focus on senior tenants” hosted by CACHE and its webinar series. The presentation explores the decision-making process behind an ongoing mixed-methods study exploring the intersection between housing and climate crises in British Columbia, Canada, with a focus on senior tenants.  For more information visit the CACHE August 2026 Newsletter. CACHE facilitates research and fosters collaboration among a wide-range of researchers working at the nexus of aging, health and climate change through targeted interdisciplinary training, information sharing, and investments in research support.

The Evans School Policy Analysis & Research Group (EPAR) published a new blog article on their website: Choices with Consequences #2: Data Processing Decisions in Household Surveys. Visit this link to read the full blog article.

August 11, 10:00am CT | Virtual

Registration Coming Soon via the IPUMS Events page

There is a strong connection between place, healthcare access, and health. However the data traditionally used to measure spatial access are not universally available; this issue is particularly acute in countries with the poorest health outcomes. This webinar will build on a series of posts on the IPUMS DHS Spatial Analysis and Health Research Hub to provide an interactive demonstration of a healthcare accessibility workflow using globally-available, free, and high-resolution data and attach the resulting measure to IPUMS PMA data.

The Spencer Foundation seeks proposals for Vision Grants up to $75,000 by August 12, 2026. The Vision Grant program provides scholars and collaborators with the time, space, resources, and support to plan a large-scale study or program of research: geared toward real-world impact to make education systems more equitable; drawing on research across disciplines and methods; and developed through meaningful and equitable collaboration with practitioners, policymakers, communities, and other partners; and focused on transforming educational systems.

The NIH Health and Extreme Weather (HEW) Program is pleased to announce its call for applications to the NIH HEW Scholars Program. Applications are due at 5pm ET on August 16, 2026.

The NIH HEW Program seeks to bring scientists from academia and other non-federal spaces to NIH institutes, centers, and offices (ICOs) as part of its HEW Scholars Program.

The goal of the HEW Scholars Program is to bring scientists working at the intersection of extreme weather, natural disasters, and health into NIH ICOs to share their knowledge and expertise with staff to build HEW research capacity at NIH. Scholars will work alongside NIH staff to advance the mission, goals, and prioritized areas of science outlined in the HEW Strategic Framework and help identify and address critical gaps in research in ICO-specific topics. There are 10 NIH ICOs participating in the HEW Scholars Program.

To learn more and apply, visit: https://www.niehs.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2026-07/hew_scholars_program_announcement_print_508.pdf.

• WHEN: August 20, 2026 (all day)
• WHERE: Hybrid Conference
  • In-Person: Arts Building, Room W-120, McGill University, 853 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC
  • Online: Zoom
• TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE
• ANY QUESTIONS, contact Jennifer Proudfoot at jennifer.proudfoot@mcgill.ca
• PRELIMINARY AGENDA AVAILABLE HERE

The Data Science and AI Accelerator pairs eScience Institute data scientists with researchers from any field of study to work on focused, collaborative projects. Collaborations may center on analysis of an existing dataset to answer a specific research question, an implementation of software for processing or analyzing data, data visualization tools, or tools for data interpretation. We strongly recommend that anyone planning to submit a proposal for an Accelerator consult with one of our Data Scientists during their Office Hours for guidance and check out the Accelerator FAQs on our website.

San José, Costa Rica, 24-25 August 2026

• Registration for the workshop (restricted to ALAP participants)
• More information on Escueles ALAP

Instructors and affiliations:

• Diego Alburez-Gutierrez (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research – MPIDR)
• Enrique Acosta (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research – MPIDR & Centre for Demographic Studies, Barcelona)
• Liliana Calderón (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research – MPIDR)

Digital tools have expanded the reach of family planning programs in sub-Saharan Africa, but most existing approaches rely on one-way or rule-based messaging that cannot replicate the kind of responsive, personalized conversation that moves women from awareness to action. Recent advances in large language models have changed what is possible. AI-enabled consumer engagement tools can now hold nuanced, multi-turn conversations in local languages, respond to individual questions and concerns, and deliver personalized information at very low marginal cost across both public and private sector channels.

Call for papers for a small interdisciplinary workshop on Changing Fertility Preferences and Understanding Recent Fertility Decline, to be held at the Office of Population Research at Princeton University on November 13–14, 2026. The workshop will focus on new approaches to understanding fertility change, with particular attention to the measurement of fertility preferences and to factors explaining changing fertility behavior across different world regions. Submissions are due by August 25, 2026. Click here for more information. 

ON-THE-MOVE, a collaboration between the University of Cape Town, Oxford, and the University of Washington, is working to build evidence and co-design interventions to support mobile people living with HIV to remain engaged with care. Building on the first webinar’s exploration of mobility and its implications for HIV care, this webinar turns to the practical and policy dimensions of supporting patients through transitions in care. The session will examine the policies that govern patient transfers, before moving into a detailed look at the real-world management challenges these transitions present, covering what providers are expected to do, the boundaries of what is and isn't possible, and how to navigate both the clinical and psychosocial dimensions of care for mobile patients. The webinar will close with a facilitated discussion, creating space for participants to reflect on and share their own practice experiences.

This webinar is accredited for 2 level 1 CPD points

Please register to join: Knowledge Exchange on Transfers: Policy and Practice

Title: Web-GIS, School-Community Disaster Preparedness, and Geographic Literacy in Japan

Speaker: Takashi Oda, PhD Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo

Date and Time: Monday August 31, 2026 at 10:30 am PT

Location: UW, Gould Hall 208J or please register to receive the Zoom link

Annual Symposium on Complexity in the Social World

Place as Method, Theory, and Responsibility: Rethinking Scientific Inquiry for Complex Social Issues

October 8-9, 2026

Institute for Social Research | University of Michigan

The challenge: New data and approaches to study complexity in the social world has often been without a concurrent focus on the foundations of scientific inquiry, including complex thinking, broad causal thinking, attention to epistemic lens, and integrating multiple disciplinary approaches. Further, the academic research model, with its resource-segregated networks, discipline-specific training, and short-term productivity metrics, contributes to a fragmented and potentially misleading understanding of the social world. In the second annual ISR Symposium on Complexity in the Social World, we will use ‘place’ as the case study to facilitate discussions on rigorous social science in the public interest.

Diagnosing the causes, magnitude, severity, and population prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies is essential for designing appropriate treatments and interventions and for monitoring their effectiveness and safety. It is critical to assess micronutrient status together with biomarkers of infection and inflammation, and there is also a need to add bioindicators for micronutrients that are infrequently assessed but central to physiology. This Grand Challenge seeks novel approaches to extend analytical coverage, improve sensitivity and specificity, simplify measurement, reduce cost, and enable frequent monitoring of micronutrient.

Applications for this RFP are due no later than September 8, 2026, 11:30 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time.

IUSSP and its co-organizes invite papers for a workshop focused on “Aftermath of a Pandemic: Changes in Mortality and Health.” Post-pandemic periods can reveal or amplify existing health inequalities, and the effects of pandemics often extend beyond the acute phase of infection, influencing long-term patterns of mortality and overall population health. This workshop will focus on these poorly understood effects.

The workshop will be hosted by the Oslo Metropolitan University on January 28-29, 2027.

Join policymakers, geographers, researchers, business leaders, and innovators from across Africa and around the world for the Geography 2050: Africa Shaping Tomorrow Symposium. Together, participants will explore the critical geographic forces shaping Africa’s future, from urbanization and climate resilience to geospatial technologies, economic development, and regional cooperation.

Click here to register or submit abstracts.

Studies in Family Planning is calling for submission for a special issue on “Pandemic and Epidemic Impacts on Reproduction, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Family Dynamics: Longer-Term Consequences and Cross-Crisis Perspectives,” due September 15, 2026. The special issue aims to broaden the field by situating COVID-19 within a broader landscape of pandemics and epidemics with demonstrable implications for reproduction, family life, and SRHR. In addition to longer-term analyses of the COVID-19 pandemic, we invite research that explicitly engages with other health crises—such as the Zika epidemic or the mpox (monkeypox) outbreak—that have had well-documented sexual and reproductive health consequences. Please submit to wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/SIFP.

Population Dynamics in a Changing Climate – Future Directions for Climate Demography
Hybrid format: online & in-person at the University of Bologna, Italy, 28–29 January 2027

• Deadline for submissions: 20 September 2026

Organized by the University of Bologna (ERC POPCLIMA project), in collaboration with the EAPS Working Group on Climate and Demographic Change and the IUSSP Scientific Panel on Climate and Environmental Demography.

This closing conference marks five years of the ERC POPCLIMA project and brings together researchers to set the next research agenda for climate demography.

Award amount: Undisclosed award amount, but past amounts have averaged around $50,000.

Sponsor deadline: 09/30/2026

Description: The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood is an incubator of promising research and development projects that appear likely to improve the welfare of young children, from infancy through 7 years, in the United States. Welfare is broadly defined to include physical and mental health, safety, nutrition, education, play, familial support, acculturation, societal integration and childcare.

The Sheldon Danziger Pipeline Grants Competition for early-career researchers supports early-career scholars who are underrepresented in the social sciences and/or who are employed at under-resourced institutions. The competition seeks to support a cohort of scholars who are diverse in their geographic origins, life experiences, and community backgrounds. Only researchers who have not previously received a trustee or presidential research grant or fellowship from RSF will be eligible to apply. The proposal deadline for the seventh annual competition is October 21, 2026, at 2PM ET for funding starting in Summer 2027.

People who have contact with the criminal justice system experience disproportionate social and health disadvantage both prior to and following their justice involvement, compared to the broader community. Achieving equity in areas such as health, housing, and education among people with justice system involvement should be a global priority. Simultaneously, the need to reduce offending and recidivism is central to improving public safety, strengthening justice system legitimacy, and reducing future victimisation.

In partnership with the Center for Aging and Policy Studies and Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University, The Milbank Quarterly will publish a special issue to advance knowledge on the connections between policies and population health in a changing U.S. context. The special issue seeks empirical, methodological, and theoretical contributions on the topic. Of particular interest are papers that link changes and variation in policy contexts to health outcomes, identify mechanisms linking policies to outcomes, identify mechanisms linking policies to outcomes, or propose new ways to measure and conceptualize policy contexts for health research. See the call for papers for more information.

The IUSSP Early Career Awards aim to honour outstanding contributions to the broad field of population studies by early career scholars in different world regions and boost the global visibility of their achievements. Nominate colleagues by November 1, 2026. Nominees must have received their PhD within the last seven years and be IUSSP members. For more information about the Award and the nomination procedure and to fill out the application form, please go to IUSSP Early Career Awards.

The countdown to the sixth UN World Data Forum has begun! Registration is now open for the biggest global gathering of data and statistics leaders, policymakers, innovators, researchers and development partners, taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 9–12 November 2026.

CACHE will be at the GSA 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, November 4 – 7 in National Harbor, MD, and is organizing a symposium “Pushing the Boundaries on Aging-Climate Topics and Methodologies”. To learn more about the GSA and to connect with leaders in aging and gerontology, find out more here. This year’s theme: “Reinforcing Resilience in Aging Science, Research and Education.”

Demographic Research invites contributions to the Special Collection on Kinship Demography: Structures, Dynamics, and Inequalities in the journal Demographic Research, organized by Ashton Verdery, Bussarawan Puk Teerawichitchainan, Diego Alburez-Gutierrez, and Elena Maria Pojman. Submissions to this collection are possible from June 15, 2026 until December 15, 2026. Please find more information on the collection’s description and goals as well as on submission procedures here.

Call for Papers for the Special Collection “Measuring Population Health in the Era of Climate Change” in Population Health Metrics: The collection focuses on how climate change is reshaping population health and on methodological and empirical advances to measure these impacts. Submissions due February 26, 2027.