Weekly News – December 5, 2017 - Population Sciences

EVENTS
Wednesday, December 6, 12-1:30 PM. Demography Brown Bag and Job Talk. “Population-level mortality benefits of improved blood pressure control in Indonesia: A parametric g-formula approach.” with Nikkil Sudharsanan, Harvard University, David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellow. | 2232 Piedmont, Seminar Room. Cookies and refreshments served.

Monday, December 4, 2-3:30 PM. Counting Women Beyond Survival: Post-Abortion Care and Global Reproductive Governance in Senegal.” With Siri Suh, University of Minnesota. 420 Barrows Hall.

Tuesday, December 5, 4-5 PM. BIDS Lecture: Fighting Poverty with Data: Research at the intersection of machine learning and global development. With Josh Blumenstock, School of Information. 190 Doe Library.

Monday, December 4, 2-3:30 PM. Counting Women Beyond Survival: Post-Abortion Care and Global Reproductive Governance in Senegal.” With Siri Suh, University of Minnesota. 420 Barrows Hall.

Thursday, December 7, 12-1:30 PM. “The Spillover Effects of Deportation Fear: Evidence from Secure Communities”. Marcella Alsan, Stanford. C330 Haas.

CALL FOR PAPERS
National Council of Family Relations (NCFR) announces its Call for Proposals (papers), for the annual to be held in San Diego, Nov 7-10, 2018. The theme is “Families and Cultural Intersections in a Global Context: Innovations in Research, Practice, and Policies.” The due date is March 1, 2018. For more information, visit: https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-2018/call-for-proposals.

REVES@30: Past, Present and Future Trends in Population Health. REVES 2018 will be held May 30-June 1, 2018 (with an Analysis Workshop on May 29th) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Deadline: end of January, 2018. The Global Aging and Community Initiative is now accepting abstracts for papers to be included in REVES 2018.The theme of the meeting is: “REVES@30: Past, Present and Future Trends in Population Health”. Please follow the link below for instructions and further information: https://globalagingandcommunity.com/reves-2018/

Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS): Call for Submissions. Submissions are invited for the IAPHS 2018 conference, “Pushing the Boundaries of Population Health Science: Social Inequalities, Biological Processes, and Policy Implications.” This 4th annual interdisciplinary population health research conference will convene October 3-5, 2018 at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine in Washington, DC. Please see the Call for Submissions for more details and information on how to submit. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2018 and those submitting will be notified of decisions by June 15, 2018. Registration for the October conference will open April 1, 2018for members of IAPHS and May 15 for non-members. Follow the links for further information about the conference and membership in IAPHS.

FUNDING
Call for CEDA Pilot Research Proposals. Deadline: February 5, 2018. CEDA continues its long-standing, NIA-funded pilot grant program to support promising new research projects. Proposals are invited in areas of population studies encompassed by CEDA’s mission, including CEDA’s signature themes:
*Mortality and Health in Aging Populations
*Biodemography of Aging (including population-level epigenetics)
*Behavioral Economics applications to aging and health
*Macrodemographic consequences of global aging.
An important goal of the program is to generate competitive extramural research proposals to NIA and other funders, thus applicants should justify the need for pilot funds in order to successfully facilitate transition to larger research projects. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but we request submission by February 5th for fullest consideration, with funding to begin in August 2018. Funded proposals are generally in the range of $15,000-$30,000 (over one year)*, but larger proposals will be considered if well justified.
Eligibility: Must have or be eligible for PI status at Berkeley, or if at another institution, be a CEDA member.
Application Format and Process:
* A two to four-page proposal describing project aims, innovation, approach, research team, budget*, and timeline for pilot and future activities. Be sure to indicate whether the project involves human subjects. The proposal should also state whether it is expected that the research will lead to a regular NIH proposal.
If you are considering submitting a proposal, you are welcome to email or phone Will Dow (wdow@berkeley.edu) or Liz Vasile (evasile@berkeley.edu) first to discuss it. Submit the proposal by email to Liz Vasile, evasile@berkeley.edu . See the proposal form here.

Note (especially directed to economists): health economics is an integral part of the interdisciplinary science NIA supports. In order to receive NIA approval, the proposed research should focus primarily on health outcomes, health-related behaviors, and other health and demographic determinants. NIH’s guidance is available here: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-025.html. There is some nuance to this NIH rule though, so please contact us if you are unsure whether or not your research would fit.

CITRIS Core Seed Funding Opportunity. CITRIS invites Principal Investigators at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Davis Health, UC Merced, and UC Santa Cruz to apply for seed funding that furthers CITRIS and the Banatao Institute research initiatives, strengthens connections among UC campuses, and catalyzes early-stage research that can lead to external funding. Areas of interest include: Connected Communities, Health, People and Robots, and Sustainable Infrastructures. Up to $60,000 for pilot projects. Need to work with a PI at UC Davis, UC Davis Health, UC Merced or UC Santa Cruz. Due January 26, 2018. For more information: http://citris-uc.org/core-seed-funding/.

NSF Resource Implementations for Data Intensive Research in the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (RIDIR). As part of NSF’s Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR), the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) seeks to develop user-friendly large-scale next-generation data resources and relevant analytic techniques to advance fundamental research in SBE areas of study. Successful proposals will, within the financial resources provided by the award, construct such databases and/or relevant analytic techniques and produce a finished product that will enable new types of data-intensive research. The databases or techniques should have significant impacts, either across multiple fields or within broad disciplinary areas, by enabling new types of data-intensive research in the SBE sciences. Visit the website for more information: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18517/nsf18517.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click.

CONFERENCES
ALCOA Data and Research Workshop: Occupational Exposures, Long-term Health and Economic Outcomes in a Manufacturing Cohort (Alcoa, Inc.), May 22^nd, 2018. To further trans-disciplinary research collaboration and stimulate new research questions and policy discussions related to an aging workforce in the manufacturing sector, CEDA, together with the Stanford University Center for Policy Health Sciences, is organizing a one-day Data and Research Workshop highlightinga broad, longitudinal and linked catalogue of data, including occupational exposure, health, medical claims, human resources, payroll, workplace safety and mortality information spanning over 20 years for a cohort of 230,000 manufacturing workers employed at a multinational manufacturing company and their spouses/dependents. The workshop will include an overview of the history of and output from this data, examples of cutting edge research utilizing the data, a hands-on introduction to the data portal and related issues in data use and linkage, and an opportunity to network with others interested in this population. below. You may also contact evasile@berkeley.edu.

UCNets Data Workshop, June 14 – 15, 2018. UCNets is the University of California Berkeley Social Networks Study, a longitudinal study funded by the National Institute on Aging (R01 AG041955-01), with Claude Fischer as Principal Investigator. The objective of the UCNets study is to understand how network composition changes over time as a result of life course transitions – e.g., graduation, marriage, retirement or widowhood – and how these changes are related to health status and outcomes. The conference and workshop will be held on the Berkeley campus June 14-15, 2018. The first day of the event will feature research presentations; the second day will be a workshop on using the UCNets data. Depersonalized data and documentation for public use are available by request and will soon be available at the ICPSR NACDA site. For more information, contact llawton@berkeley.edu.

Conference on the Postponement of Parenthood. The secular increase in the mean age at childbearing is one of the most notable demographic developments of our times. This conference will take a multidisciplinary stance to explore the causes and consequences of this process, in order to assess its costs and gains. We welcome the submission of research papers on the potential consequences of childbearing at older ages for the health and well-being of parents, children, and populations, as well as the cultural, socioeconomic, technological, and policy factors that may explain why parents are delaying childbearing to older ages. Submissions from all disciplines are welcome. The conference will feature keynote speeches, oral presentations, poster sessions, as well as formal and informal opportunities for group discussion and exchange. Lake Como, Italy (Deadline: 2/15/2018).

FELLOWSHIPS
W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute Fellowship Program announces applications for the 2018-2019 are now available for the 2018-2019 Advancing Equity Through Research Fellowship, housed in the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard. The fellowships is part of the Hutchins Center’s five-year commitment to the Collaborative to Advance Equity Through Research. The Fellowship supports research addressing the lives of women and girls of color, and expands research opportunities for women of color. Fellows will participate fully in our robust Fellows Program, which brings scholars to Harvard from around the world for a period of one or two semesters to conduct individual research in a wide variety of fields related to African and African American Studies, across disciplines and geographic boundaries. For more information about the fellowship program and how to apply, visit the Hutchins Center’s Fellows Program. Deadline for applications is January 17, 2018. Contact Abby Wolf (wolf@fas.harvard.edu) with any questions. Researchers at all levels of career are eligible to apply.

The American Statistical Association (ASA), a COSSA governing member, is accepting applications for its 2018 Science Policy Fellowship. The fellowship is a full-year postdoctoral-level position, renewable for a second year, offering fellows the opportunity work to advocate for statistics and experience first-hand how federal science policy is formed. More information is available on ASA’s website. Applications are requested by December 31.

National Bureau of Economic Research Fellowships. NBER is accepting applications for several fellowship opportunities in aging, health, and disability research at the post-doctoral and junior faculty level for 2018-2019 and beyond. NBER strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, people with disabilities, and veterans. Please consider encouraging promising students and colleagues to check out the Fellowship Opportunities section of the website (www.nber.org/jobs). Questions about any of the fellowships can be emailed to Janet Stein, Program Administrator, at jbstein@nber.org.
1. NBER Fellowship Program in Aging and Health: Support for one or two years of intensive research on health and aging issues at NBER’s office in Cambridge; targeted toward economists who are at an early stage in their research careers or who wish to focus more intensively on topics in aging and health. PhD students receiving their degrees this year are also encouraged to apply. Funded by the National Institute on Aging and NBER under the direction of David Cutler and Amy Finkelstein.http://www.nber.org/aging/cahr/training_cahr.html

2. NBER Fellowship Program in Disability Policy Research: Support for one year of research at NBER’s office in Cambridge, with a focus on the health and economic policy implications of disability and disability policy; targeted toward economists who are at an early stage in their research careers. PhD students receiving their degrees this year are also encouraged to apply. Funded by the Social Security Administration and NBER under the direction of David Autor and Nicole Maestas.http://www.nber.org/aging/drc/training_drcpostdoc.html

3. Fellowship Program on Economics of an Aging Workforce: Support for one year of research at NBER’s office in Cambridge on the economic aspects of the labor market activity of older workers; targeted toward economists who are at an early stage in their research careers. PhD students receiving their degrees this year are also encouraged to apply. Funded by a grant to NBER from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, under the direction of Nicole Maestas. http://www.nber.org/callforpapers/PostDocAgingWorkforce2017.html

Population Health and Environment: The PHE Summer Practicum opportunity for graduate students is seeking candidates for the summer practica. Placement will be in Northern Tanzania (#1) and Lake Victoria, Uganda (#2). These two practicums are particularly well suited to students interested in cultural and economic barriers to uptake of family planning, and in mapping women’s empowerment pathways. If population, health and/or environment in Africa are of interest to you, read the attached flyer for more information. The deadline is December 16.

WORKSHOPS
BIGSSS-LIVES Winter School on Life Course, The LIVES Life Course Winter School is a one-week intensive program on life course research. Two interdisciplinary workshops (drawing from sociology, social psychology, life-span psychology, social demography, social policy) take place in small groups of 6 to 8 students. Three to four experts will lead each of these research workshops, with the aim of preparing collaborative articles through a process of learning by doing. Bremen, Germany (Deadline: 12/29/2017).

Conducting Survey, Lab, and Field Experiments in the Social Sciences, January 4-6, Tucson AZ, the annual Arizona Methods Workshops. Instructor: Dr. S. Michael Gaddis (mgaddis@soc.ucla.e) Discounts are available for students. Please see https://sociology.arizona.edu/methods for more information and to view other course offerings. Description: During the past decade, experiments in the social sciences have gained in popularity as the internet has made implementing experiments easier, cheaper, and faster. However, although social scientists may have a conceptual knowledge of how experiments work, the actual experience of implementing an experiment for the first time is often frustrating and time consuming. Researchers without prior experience often struggle with a number of issues such as navigating IRB, obtaining true random sampling and assignment, understanding blocking, and interpreting different types of treatment effects. The initial learning curve may be steep but the rewards are plentiful as experiments produce original data often highly valued in top journals, lend themselves to causal analysis in ways that traditional survey data cannot, and become easier to implement as a researcher’s experience level increases. This course is designed for a variety of social scientists who are interested in social science experiments (survey, lab, and/or field). Those with only textbook knowledge of experiments will leave with the confidence to conduct their own experiments. Others with some experience designing and implementing experiments will leave with a deeper understanding of methods that can help save them time and effort with future experiments. In this course, we will begin with identifying what types of questions to ask with experiments and work our way through advanced analysis techniques. Hands-on activities will give students the opportunity to design and implement a survey experiment and explore the basics of a field experiment during the workshop.

GRADUATE STUDENTS
Janet A. Harkness Student Paper Award Competition. The World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) and the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) request submissions to be considered for the Janet A. Harkness Student Paper Award, as part of the program for WAPOR’s annual conference in 2018. . All authors of any submission must be current students (graduate or undergraduate) at the time of the submission, or must have received their degree during the 2017 calendar year. The research must have been substantially completed while all authors were enrolled in a degree program. Judges will give preference to papers based on research not presented elsewhere or previously published. For complete information, visit: http://www.aapor.org/Conference-Events/Awards/Janet-A-Harkness-Student-Paper-Competition/Harkness-Student-Paper-Nomination-Info.aspx

Non-Academic Research Careers at the Census. Dr. Liana Fox leads the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure research area. She received her PhD from Columbia in 2012 and then completed a post-doc at the Swedish Institute for Social Research at Stockholm. Before joining the Census Bureau, she was a Senior Analyst at Abt Associates. She will be visiting campus early next week and was happy to set aside some time to meet one-on-one with students who might be interested in learning more about non-academic careers for social scientists – especially at Census. Dr. Fox is knowledgeable and eager to talk with students considered non-academic work.You can sign up at a wejoinn sheet here:https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/twvug.

D-LAB
D-Lab sponsors workshops and training in courses, one-on-one consulting for faculty, grad students and undergraduates, and working groups of focuses topics. One-on-one consulting also available. For more information and registration, visithttp://dlab.berkeley.edu.

JOBS
All jobs and postdoctoral fellowships are posted as we receive them on the Demography Department Jobs Listserv, http://lists.demog.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/jobs. This list advertises positions of all sorts relevant for social and behavioral scientists with advanced degrees.

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 (immigration_group@lists.berkeley.edu), which is where a good deal of immigration and migration announcements are posted, and not all of that material is posted on the PopSciences Weekly News.