EVENTS
No Demography Brown Bag this week.
View past talks on our Population Sciences channel. The Brown Bag talks have been organized into playlists: http://bit.ly/2kZvaME.
November 14, 2019, 2 – 3:30 p.m. “Long Run Effects of Incentivizing Work Post-Birth” Na’ama Shenhav, Dartmouth College. Evans Hall, room 648.
BIMI will be hosting a public research symposium on December 6, regarding the release of three new research projects on immigrant services, focusing on the upcoming public charge rule changes, local Bay Area barriers, and a spatial mismatch between where services are provided and where they are most needed. The event will also feature discussion with policymakers, service organizations, and other stakeholders. There’s more information and a link to register in the attached flyer, and on the event website. If you’re interested please spread the word! Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions (cplant@berkeley.edu).
SAVE THE DATE
Monday, November 18, 12:10pm–1:30pm. “Manipulation-Proof Machine Learning: An Experiment with Digital Credit in Kenya” With Josh Blumenstock, Assistant Professor (UC Berkeley, School of Information). Goldman School of Public Policy
Wednesday November 20 4:00pm–5:30pm. “The Trouble with Inequality” with Jeff Manza, New York University. 127 Dwinelle Hall.
EVENTS
No Demography Brown Bag this week.
View past talks on our Population Sciences channel. The Brown Bag talks have been organized into playlists: http://bit.ly/2kZvaME.
November 14, 2019, 2 – 3:30 p.m. “Long Run Effects of Incentivizing Work Post-Birth” Na’ama Shenhav, Dartmouth College. Evans Hall, room 648.
BIMI will be hosting a public research symposium on December 6, regarding the release of three new research projects on immigrant services, focusing on the upcoming public charge rule changes, local Bay Area barriers, and a spatial mismatch between where services are provided and where they are most needed. The event will also feature discussion with policymakers, service organizations, and other stakeholders. There’s more information and a link to register in the attached flyer, and on the event website. If you’re interested please spread the word! Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions (cplant@berkeley.edu).
SAVE THE DATE
Monday, November 18, 12:10pm–1:30pm. “Manipulation-Proof Machine Learning: An Experiment with Digital Credit in Kenya” With Josh Blumenstock, Assistant Professor (UC Berkeley, School of Information). Goldman School of Public Policy
Wednesday November 20 4:00pm–5:30pm. “The Trouble with Inequality” with Jeff Manza, New York University. 127 Dwinelle Hall.
FUNDING
Russell Sage Foundation has launched a new Pipeline Grants Competition for early- and mid-career researchers in collaboration with the Economic Mobility and Opportunity program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The program seeks to promote diversity in the social sciences defined broadly, including racial and ethnic diversity, gender diversity, disciplinary diversity, institutional diversity, and geographic diversity. We are interested in novel uses of new or under-utilized data, and creative uses of administrative data. Proposals might include exploratory fieldwork, a pilot study, field experiments, in-depth qualitative interviews, ethnographies, or the analysis of existing data. Only researchers who have not previously received a trustee or presidential research grant or fellowship from RSF are eligible. The proposal deadline is December 3, 2019, for funding starting in Summer 2020. Full eligibility and program guidelines are available here.
RSF Programs and Special Initiatives: The next letter of inquiry deadline is November 26, 2019, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time for the Social, Political, and Economic Equality, Future of Work, Behavioral Economics, and Decision Making and Human Behavior in Context programs.
Targeted Grants Competition: Improving Education and Reducing Inequality in the United States: RSF and the William T. Grant Foundation are launching the third round of their targeted small grants competition for early career scholars. We seek research projects on “Improving Education and Reducing Inequality” that will deepen our understanding of educational opportunity and success by analyzing data on academic achievement from the Stanford Education Data Archive (developed by Sean Reardon and colleagues). Applications will be accepted through February 4, 2020, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Decisions will be announced in early April 2020. Read more about eligibility and program guidelines here.
Institute of European Studies Grants: The Institute of European Studies at Berkeley has created a list of the different grant opportunities across different disciplines that encourage research in and about Europe, language study, and the organization of events. There are opportunities for all UC Berkeley faculty, lecturers, graduate students, and undergraduate students. |Various Deadlines| More Information |
NIH Data Harmonization, Curation and Secondary Analysis of Existing Clinical Datasets (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). R61/R33 Exploratory/Developmental Phased Award. This RFA invites applications from multidisciplinary teams to perform secondary data analysis, using existing datasets from two or more multi-site clinical research projects, including clinical trials, natural history studies, and/or comparative effectiveness research. Secondary analyses should address scientific and / or clinical hypotheses that can advance the understanding or care of neurological disorders and conditions within the NINDS mission. In this phased funding mechanism, applications are required to systematically and comprehensively perform cross-project data harmonization and curation, assessed using go/no-go data-quality metrics, prior to funding of the second phase of analyses. Consistent with the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) data principles, this funding opportunity expects open-source cataloging of the processes and tools used for harmonization, curation, and analysis, as well as controlled access to the curated datasets.
Call for Pilot Research Proposals – Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging (INRPHA). The Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging (INRPHA), funded by the National Institute on Aging, invites researchers to submit proposals for pilot research that addresses key thematic priority areas (detailed in the RFP) related to U.S. rural population health and aging trends and disparities. Proposals are due January 31, 2020. Investigators may request total (direct + indirect) costs of up to $10,000 for pilot projects, with a limit of 8% on indirect costs (IDC). Funds can be used for research assistance, salaries, travel, data acquisition, etc. Principal Investigators must hold a PhD. We expect to make 4-6 awards. For further information, please see attached PDF. The PDF is also linked here: http://lernercenter.syr.edu/
Call for pilot proposals – The Network on Life Course Health Dynamics and Disparities in 21st Century America. The Network on Life Course Health Dynamics and Disparities in 21st Century America (NLCHDD), funded by the National Institute on Aging, invites interested researchers to submit pilot proposals that have the potential to better understand how health and mortality outcomes across the adult life course are shaped by US state contexts. Proposals are due January 10, 2020. Investigators may request total (direct + indirect) costs in the range of $10,000-$20,000 for pilot projects, with a limit of 8% on indirect costs (IDC). Funds can be used for research assistance, salaries, travel, data acquisition, etc. Principal Investigators must hold a PhD. We expect to make 3-4 awards. For further information, please see attached PDF or visit the information page at: https://asi.syr.edu/the-
CONFERENCES
Call for Papers: Time Use Data for Health and Well Being: June 22-23, 2020 at University of Maryland-College Park. Time is one of the most valuable and contested resources in contemporary societies. Analysis of variation in daily time use patterns over time, space, and social groups is needed to advance understanding of determinants and consequences of time use for well-being. The 2020 UMD Time Use Conference will give members of the growing interdisciplinary time use research community the opportunity to interact with one another and share ideas. Researchers are invited to submit abstracts for papers that address any question related to the collection or analysis of time use data. Papers that address the 2020 conference theme, intersecting influences of macroeconomic conditions and micro-level factors on time use and well-being across the life course, are particularly encouraged. Registration is open to all individuals with an interest in how patterns of daily time use affect child, adult, and family well-being. Authors are asked to submit: 1) A brief abstract (150 words); 2) A 2-to 3-page extended abstract must be sufficiently detailed to allow the organizing committee to judge the merits of the proposed paper. The extended abstract must be sufficiently detailed to allow the organizing committee to judge the merits of the proposed paper. The deadline for submission of paper abstracts is January 31, 2020. Authors chosen to present papers will be notified by March 30, 2020. Abstracts may be submitted by email to: timeuse-2020@umd.edu. Website: https://www.popcenter.umd.edu/
American Sociological Association 2020 Annual Meeting, August 8-11, 2020 in San Francisco, Now Accepting Submissions: The theme is “Power, Inequality, and Resistance at Work” The online submission site for the 2020 Annual Meeting is now open. The submission deadline is January 29, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern). Please review the Call for Submissions web page for important information. In addition to paper and section submissions, proposals are being accepted for Courses, Workshops, Preconferences, the Sociology in Practice Settings Symposium, and the Teaching and Learning in Sociology Symposium.
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2020 Registration is Open: Online meeting registration is open. Please review the registration rates, deadlines, and policies on the Registration Information web page. To receive a discounted member registration rate, renew your membership for 2020 at the same time, or prior to, registering for the meeting.
WORKSHOPS
Call for applications to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias 1-day program. Are you a social scientist interested in learning the biomedical foundations of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias? Apply to a 1-day program sponsored by the University of Southern California and funded by National Institute on Aging. Program covers travel and hotel for participants from outside the LA area. Applications due Dec 20 2019. Program held April 14, 2020. More information here: https://healthpolicy.usc.edu/
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NIH now has an automatic approval for a year extension for birth/arrival of a new child on eligibility for the K99/R00 award. “Men, those adopting children, and same-sex partners of individuals giving birth can also apply for an extension.” Read more here: https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/
Balancing Privacy and Accuracy: New Opportunity for Disclosure Avoidance Analysis: The Census Bureau has released demonstration data products designed to help our data user community better understand the disclosure avoidance system for the 2020 Census and its impact on data quality and protection. Read the blog.
WEBINAR
NHGIS Time Series Tables: Geographic Census Data Harmonized Across Time . Wednesday, November 20 2:00-1:00 p.m. Central Time (US and Canada). The IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System provides free online access to summary tables and GIS files for U.S. censuses and surveys going back to 1790. NHGIS also provides time series tables, which link together comparable statistics from multiple censuses. Our “geographically standardized” tables provide 1990, 2000, and 2010 statistics for 2010 census units at 10 geographic levels, including census tracts, block groups, and ZIP Code Tabulation Areas. These tables use advanced interpolation methods to produce high-quality estimates where boundaries changed between censuses. This webinar provides an overview of current and planned NHGIS time series features, describing our interpolation methodology, demonstrating advantages of our approach, and previewing our plans to extend tables to cover more years and subjects. Registration is required. Like all IPUMS data, the webinar is free of charge!
AAPOR Presents “Data Collection with Apps, Sensors, and Wearables.” November 14, 2019. Noon – 1:30 PM CDT. Presented by Frauke Kreuter and Florian Keusch (both of U. Maryland/U. Mannheim). The proliferation of mobile and wearable technology provides new opportunities for behavioral and social researchers. Using apps, sensors, and wearables allows for the collection of observational data (e.g., on location and movement, physical activity, social interactions, mobile browsing history and app usage) at high intervals and in real time. These data can augment or replace self-reports in surveys. However, implementing data collection using these new technologies poses multiple challenges, among others related to participant selectivity, (non)willingness to provide the data, ethics and privacy. In addition, data from apps, sensors, and wearables are not free from measurement error, and specific skills are required to handle and analyze these data. In this webinar, we will provide an overview of the currently available technology and review how they can be implemented in existing surveys. We will discuss practical issues of collecting data from apps, sensors, and wearables including best practices of consent and privacy protection when collecting these types of data. Learning Objectives: Review what mobile and wearable technology is available and what research questions can be answered with them; Raise awareness for opportunities and challenges when implementing data collection via sensors, apps, and wearables in surveys; Show how to ask for consent and ensure participation when collecting these data. Register here. Note: Non-members can register – just click on the link ‘Login to Register’ for instructions.
DATA
The 2017 and 2018 ATUS Leave and Job Flexibilities Module data are now available via IPUMS ATUS.
The 2020 University of Maryland Time Use Conference is accepting abstracts through January 31 for the conference which will be held June 22-23, 2020 at the University of Maryland. See this flyer for more information.
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.
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.