OFF CAMPUS EVENTS
January 15, 2020, 12:00-1:30PM. “On the Question of Race, Racism, and Biological Embedding: A Critical Race Approach to Population Health and Health Inequities” with Amani Allen. UCSF Mission Hall, Room 1406.
CONFERENCES
The Federal Computer Assisted Survey Information Collection (FedCASIC) Workshops will be held on April 28 and 29, 2020 at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, DC. We are seeking proposals for individual presentations, group sessions, posters, demonstrations, and instructional workshops and seminars on technology and survey methodology that apply broadly to federal government surveys. We will be highlighting these topics:
· Administrative Records and Other Third Party Data
· Big Data
· Field Operations
· Online Data Collection
· Organizational Changes and Challenges
· Paradata
· Privacy, Confidentiality, Disclosure, and Data Security
· Survey Software Development
See information and submit abstracts before December 20th at: http://www.census.gov/
OFF CAMPUS EVENTS
January 15, 2020, 12:00-1:30PM. “On the Question of Race, Racism, and Biological Embedding: A Critical Race Approach to Population Health and Health Inequities” with Amani Allen. UCSF Mission Hall, Room 1406.
CONFERENCES
The Federal Computer Assisted Survey Information Collection (FedCASIC) Workshops will be held on April 28 and 29, 2020 at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, DC. We are seeking proposals for individual presentations, group sessions, posters, demonstrations, and instructional workshops and seminars on technology and survey methodology that apply broadly to federal government surveys. We will be highlighting these topics:
· Administrative Records and Other Third Party Data
· Big Data
· Field Operations
· Online Data Collection
· Organizational Changes and Challenges
· Paradata
· Privacy, Confidentiality, Disclosure, and Data Security
· Survey Software Development
See information and submit abstracts before December 20th at: http://www.census.gov/
CONFERENCES
IAPHS Fall Conference Call for Submissions: “Policies, Places, and Profits: Manufacturers of Illness and Health” Conference: September 30 – October 2, 2020. to be held at the Minneapolis Marriott Center, 30 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Conference website: https://iaphs.org/conference/
CALL FOR PANEL SUBMISSIONS: Groups of individuals are invited to submit panels that will present original research or engage in innovative discussions that push the boundaries of population health science, practice, theory, methods, student training, or technological innovations (or a combination of these) around a significant issue related to population health. Note that work presented in these panels should not yet be published. All proposed panels should include the session organizer, and 3-4 panelists. All population health topics are welcome. Topics related to the conference theme are especially encouraged. Click here to learn more.
CALL FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS: Individuals or co-authored teams are welcome to submit an original abstract for consideration on the program. Accepted abstracts will be presented in either a Poster or Oral contributed session. Abstract may present original research, practice, theory, methods, and new ideas on student training, to technological innovations. Click here to learn more.
CALL FOR ABSTRACT REVIEWERS: We are soliciting abstract reviewers for the conference. The abstract review will begin on March 30, 2020. Click here to learn more.
KEY DATES: Submission Deadline: March 09, 2020; Registration Opens: April 1, 2020
https://iaphs.org/conference/
CALL FOR ARTICLES
Request for Articles – Low-Income Families in the 21st Century: Effective Public Policy Responses to Complexity and Change. Russell Sage will issue a special edition. In this volume, they “aim to consider aspects of work and family life for those in poverty or near poverty—and their intersection, highlighting the extent to which public policy is effectively serving low-income families and ways that it might be improved. The co-editors envision that papers will address a range of topics related to contemporary work arrangements (including paid and unpaid care work), family configurations, and public policy supports. Papers may focus on any particular aspect of work, of family, or both—but should explicitly address policy implications and needs, providing evidence about exemplar strategies and programs.” The full call is available here. Abstracts due January 7, 2020.
WORKSHOPS
Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods – May 26-June 6, 2020. The UC Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative is delighted to host the 3rd annual Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods (SIMRM), to be held at the University of California, Berkeley campus from May 26-June 5, 2020. The Institute is organized and directed by Irene Bloemraad (UCB) and Jennifer Van Hook (Pennsylvania State University). It is made possible by funding from the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Russell Sage Foundation. The 10-day workshop will train up to 28 graduate students, early-career researchers and beginning faculty in best-practices and in methodologies especially relevant to the study of immigration and migrant populations. The 2020 program will focus on: (1) conceptualizing, measuring and imputing legal status in migration studies; (2) studying immigration through social media and computational analysis; and (3) current frontiers in research on migration and health. The institute will also include sessions on research ethics and professionalization. Each day of the institute includes a mixture of instructional lectures and hands-on practical instruction or discussion and it reserves time for feedback on participants’ work. Application Deadline: Monday, February 10, 2020.
Multi-level Modeling Spit Camp II. Faculty, post-doctoral scholars, fellows and graduate students are invited to join us for Spit Camp II, a three-day Multi-level Modeling (MLM) workshop. This workshop gives attendees foundational knowledge in MLM and its application to salivary bioscience research for correlated data. This fee-based workshop will cover the theory behind MLM as a general technique, as well as provide attendees with the knowledge and skills needed for exploratory data analysis, and MLM model fitting, diagnostics, and interpretation. Example data will be provided, and participants are encouraged to bring their own repeated measures/longitudinal data. Attendees will have the opportunity to practice MLM methods with their own data set(s) and receive individualized feedback on their estimation procedures and findings. February 26-28, 2020. UCI Campus – IISBR. RSVP required. For more info, click here: https://iisbr.uci.edu/spit-
WEBINAR
Webinar presented by NCFR and Adam M. Galovan, Ph.D., How to conduct a latent class analysis to analyze different family structures, so you can identify and explore latent classes or groups — the ways they are unique, factors that predict membership in unmeasured groups, and the outcomes for those in various unmeasured groups. He will also guide participants step by step through an example of latent class analysis and provide instruction about the different analysis options for conducting the analysis in Mplus. Approved for 1.5 hours of CFLE continuing education credit. REGISTER FOR WEBINAR.
GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
SURVEYFEST! The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Education Committee’s Diversity Subcommittee is excited to announce our second SurveyFest, WHICH is a half-day conference and networking event to encourage undergraduate and graduate students from diverse demographic characteristics (e.g., sex, gender identity, age, race, religion, ethnic background, nationality, or disability status) to consider careers and graduate studies in public opinion and survey research. SurveyFest will include: Panel discussions with professionals from the public sector, private sector and academia sharing about their careers, offering insight and advice to participants. Opportunities for networking, and Information and tips for rewarding educational and professional careers, achieving success as an academic researcher, opportunities in the private and government sectors, etc. SurveyFest student participants will receive free student annual membership and a reduced registration fee for attending the AAPOR 2020 conference that will be held in May in Atlanta. WHEN: January 25, 2020. WHERE: Stanford University. 30 Alta Road, Room 100A. Stanford, CA. Please feel free to distribute the attached flyer to schools and departments that might be interested, or reach out to Elizabeth Allen (allen-elizabeth@norc.org).
The NIJ Research Assistantship Program (RAP) offers highly qualified doctoral students the opportunity to bring their expertise to NIJ to work across offices and program areas to obtain a practical and applied research experience. Students from all academic disciplines are invited to apply and connect their research to the criminal justice field. This unique assistantship is an opportunity to learn and contribute to the breadth and depth of science research in which NIJ engages. NIJ provides funds to participating universities to pay salaries and other costs associated with research assistants who work on NIJ research activities. Research assistants work primarily at the NIJ office in Washington, D.C. Sometimes, work is conducted in the field, such as during data collection efforts, or at another approved location, such as at a university or research facility. Applications are due January 15, 2020. Learn more and apply HERE.
ON THE WEB
“The future of online data collection in social surveys: Shared learning on the challenges, opportunities and best practice” a conference organized in June 2019 by the Office for National Statistics and the University of Southampton. The programme, talks and final report can be found here – https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/
Social Explorer, the award-winning data visualization and mapping tool with over 10 years of success in academia, provides easy-to-use location analysis tools for students and researchers. “Now anyone can create in-depth data maps using our cutting-edge technology. Many instructors integrate Social Explorer into their courses as a way to teach data literacy. We are currently offering instructors free access to Social Explorer. With this access, we offer online training sessions and excellent customer service. If you are interested in a free Social Explorer account, please click HERE to sign up. Once you sign up, we will set you up right away with a 6 month trial. Our goal is to offer Social Explorer through the campus library and have Social Explorer available to instructors and students at no charge. Social Explorer is the perfect complement to open educational resources.”
Correlation Doesn’t Equal Causation: Folks with too much time on their hands created these charts for your entertainment and educational purposes: “15 Insane Things That Correlate With Each Other.” https://www.tylervigen.com/
D-LAB
Be sure to check their calendar by visiting the website, dlab.berkeley.edu. D-Lab offers training, individual consulting and data services for the UC Berkeley community – faculty to undergrads. Note that D-Lab specializes in pre-semester intensives.
RELATED LISTS
JOBS
All jobs and postdoctoral fellowships are posted as we receive them on the Demography Department Jobs Listserv, http://lists.demog.berkeley.
MIGRATION MAILING LIST
Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative (BIMI.berkeley.edu) is a research center for the study of immigrants and immigration. BIMI has a mailing list which is where a good deal of immigration and migration announcements are posted, and only some of that material is posted on the PopSciences Weekly News. Sign up for it with this link
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MAILING LIST
Tue$day Top Tip$ for SPH Research is a listserv with research funding opportunities and other information pertinent to public health researchers who are not necessarily population researchers. To subscribe, write to Dr. Lauren Goldstein, lhg@berkeley.edu. .