EVENTS
As in-person events are on hold, be sure to check out virtual talks and webinars.
Wednesday, September 16, 12-1:15 PM. Demography Brown Bag. “An Introduction to Human Evolutionary Demography and its perspectives” This is the first of a series of four seminars. This week we feature 3 panelists:
“Introducing Human Evolutionary Demography”, Rebecca Sear, Department of Population Health, London School Of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
“A Biologist’s Perspective on Human Evolutionary Demography”; Bobbi S. Low, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan
“The biodemography of human health: insights from the Tsimane health; and life history project”, Michael Gurven, Department of Anthropology, UC Santa Barbara
The online HED volume is available at https://osf.io/r9pz7/. Zoom Meeting ID 968 5897 4446; Password 8710204
View past talks on our Population Sciences channel. The Brown Bag talks have been organized into playlists: http://bit.ly/2kZvaME.
Wednesday, September 16 | 12-1 p.m. Disrupting Upstream Determinants of Family and Community Violence in the COVID-19 Era. Panel Discussion; featuring Dr. Anita Raj, UC San Diego, Kanwarpal Dhaliwal, RYSE Center, CSU San Francisco, Dr. Michael Lens, UCLA and John Finley, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) with Erin Kerrison, UC Berkeley (moderator). For more information and the zoom link, visit: https://events.berkeley.edu/
SAVE THE DATE
Friday, October 9, 12 PM – 1:30 PM The Population Centers of the University of California – newly dubbed UCPop – is pleased to announce its inaugural (remote) meeting, “Race and Inequality: A Collaborative UCPop Event.” Keynote talk: “Demography of Race: The Propaganda of Demography” by Tukufu Zuberi, Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, and Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania. REGISTRATION LINK TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.
Call for graduate-student presenters: Graduate associates of one of the four UC population/demography centers are invited to submit proposals for a 10-minute research presentation related to race and inequality. Two student presenters will be selected from each center (UC Berkeley, UCSB, UCLA and UCI). Presentations will be grouped thematically into four parallel breakout sessions that will follow the keynote talk. Student presenters will have the opportunity to suggest faculty “respondents” from other UC population centers. Based on these suggestions, UCPop will invite faculty respondents to provide feedback during the breakout sessions. Interested graduate associates should submit titles and abstracts (or extended abstracts) of their research projects, and provide names of 2-3 faculty members from other UC population centers who might be invited to serve as respondents. This information should be submitted to local center directors by Tuesday, September 15, as follows:
UC Berkeley: Josh Goldstein, josh.goldstein@berkeley.edu, cc: Leora Lawton, llawton@berkeley.edu,
UC Santa Barbara: Maria Charles, mcharles@soc.ucsb.edu
UC Los Angeles: Jennie E. Brand, brand@Soc.ucla.edu
UC Irvine: Tim Bruckner, tim.bruckner@uci.edu or David Neumark, dneumark@uci.edu
OFF CAMPUS EVENTS
Monday, Sept 21, 12-4 PM EDT. Bowling Green’s Center for Family & Demographic Research presents Declining Fertility in the U.S.: Interpretations, Predictions, and Implications. The symposium is free, but pre-registration is required. Please contact the CFDR office, cfdr@bgsu.edu, to register. Speakers include Lawrence Wu, NYU, Allison Gemmill, Johns Hopkins and Joshua Goldstein, UCB.
Thursday, September 17, 2020, 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST “Health Care – Population Health Science Partnerships: What Can And Can’t They Do”. The growing interest in population health approaches among health care entities is creating new opportunities for partnerships between health care systems and population health science. This webinar examines the potential, as well as the challenges and limitations, of these partnerships for advancing population health and equity. Organized and moderated by Sara Curran (University of Washington) and Chris Bachrach (University of Maryland). Register here.
AGING FOCUS
Register for Focus on Aging / Federal Partners’ Webinar on social isolation and loneliness (Monday, September 28th, from 2:00—3:30). The next Focus on Aging / Federal Partners’ Webinar will take place on Monday, September 28th, from 2:00—3:30 pm ET. The webinar will address social isolation and loneliness and their impact on older adults’ health and well-being, particularly amid the unique challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar will also address social isolation and loneliness in the context of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, emphasize the impact of health disparities, and provide information on potential interventions and mitigating technologies. To learn more and to register for the webinar, please visit the Focus on Aging / Federal Partners’ Webinar Series website. Speakers:
*Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults During COVID-19; Ashwin Kotwal, MD, MS, University of California San Francisco, Carla Perissinotto, MD, MHS, University of California San Francisco
*Social Isolation & Loneliness: Interrelationships with Health & Well-Being in Older Adults; Louise Hawkley, PhD, NORC at the University of Chicago;
*Managing Symptoms of Dementia, Maintaining Function, and Accessing Services During Isolation; Sheria G. Robinson-Lane, PhD, RN, University of Michigan School of Nursing.
*Identifying and Serving People Living Alone with Dementia; Don Smith, Area Agency on Aging at United Way of Tarrant County
*I-CONECT Project: Using Video Chat to Reduce Social Isolation and Improve Cognitive Health; Hiroko Dodge, PhD, Oregon Health & Science University
CONFERENCES
The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) will hold its 76th Annual Conference on May 13-16, 2021. Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in the premier forum for the exchange of advances in public opinion and survey research. The Abstract Submission Site will open on September 14, 2020. All Abstracts should be submitted by Friday, November 13, 11:59 p.m. (EST). We expect to send abstract decision notifications by the end of January 2021. AAPOR seeks proposals for individual papers, methodological briefs, posters, panel sessions, professional development and career advice sessions, and roundtables. The theme for AAPOR’s 2021 76th Annual Conference, Data Collection, Measurement, and Public Opinion During a Pandemic, reflects the upheaval to data collection and public opinion research during 2020 and beyond. We specifically seek to showcase how surveys are being refined, repurposed, reimagined or reinvented in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and how public opinion and behaviors of the electorate have changed during this time. Submissions on topics across public opinion, survey research methods, and social science research related to the 2021 conference tracks will also be considered. AAPOR is introducing a mini-conference related to the theme of Data Collection, Measurement, and Public Opinion During a Pandemic. Details about the mini-conference can be found here. Abstract submitters will be asked to indicate whether their abstract is being submitted for the mini-conference or the main conference. Format for 2021 Conference: The AAPOR Executive Council is in the process of determining whether to hold the 2021 Annual AAPOR Conference in person, as a virtual conference only, or as a hybrid conference. This decision will be announced in January 2021. Read more about this decision here. Read the Call for Abstracts for information on the submission and review process and submitter responsibilities, review changes to session types and presentation tracks, and learn about the 2021 Mini-Conference.
Healthy ageing: research, strategies and actions, Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2020. The University of Cape Town will be hosting the annual IARU graduate conference on ageing, longevity and health at the end of September. Register as soon as possible as there are limited spaces. Please target especially your graduate student population. We are using a funky platform, which will provide students with an excellent opportunity to network virtually with each other, but also with established researchers. There are limited spaces available – people should thus register asap. Please note that no fees will be charged. To learn more and register: https://whova.com/web/uoctt_
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue: Minority Health and Health Disparities in Aging, of The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. The call for papers is here.
WORKSHOPS
Topics in Digital and Computational Demography; Instructors: Diego Alburez-Gutierrez, Samin Aref, André Grow, Sophie Lohmann, Emilio Zagheni; Start date: 9 November 2020; End date: 13 November 2020;For more information and application instructions please visit https://tinyurl.com/dcd-call.;
Introduction to NIH Grants, September 22, 12-2 PM. Note the change in date!! For those considering an NIH application – open to faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and other researchers. https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/
OPPORTUNITIES
RWJF’s Health Policy Fellows program seeks the United States’ best and brightest mid-career health professionals, behavioral and social scientists, and others interested in health and policy to join its 2021-2022 class. This non-partisan fellowship offers exclusive, hands-on experience with the most influential congressional and executive branch offices in the nation’s capital. As a fellow, you will use your expertise and front line knowledge to engage directly with members of Congress and the executive branch, and help inform the future of health care in this country. This is a unique opportunity to grow your leadership experience while working at the center of health, tech, and policy in Washington, D.C. Apply by 3 p.m. on November 9, 2020. Register to join one of our informational webinars on September 23rd at 11 a.m. ET or October 27th at 2 p.m. ET for a program overview and answers to frequently asked questions.
DATA
The National Center for Health Statistics released updated national estimates of the size and characteristics of the population without landline telephones. This new report is based on National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data collected from July-December 2019. During that time period, 61.3% of adults lived in wireless-only households; 60.3% of adults lived in wireless-only households and had their own wireless telephone. The report can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Thinking about PostDocs in a tight job market. (NIA group’s idea). Because this is likely to be a tight job market for the next year or more, the Centers on Economics and Demography of Aging (of which our CEDA is a member), have proposed a program to match potential postdoctoral fellows (e.g., doctoral candidates about to defend) from one institution with mentors at another. In particular, this program seeks to support candidates from underrepresented minorities, although all are considered.
FGLI GRADS | Virtual Welcome Event, Thursday, Sept 24, 7:00-8:30 pm. Facebook event to RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NIH RePORTER Now Returns COVID-19 Award Information. NIH RePORTER offers the new search filters to identify projects that are part of NIH’s response to COVID-19, including grant projects and supplements funded under one of the special appropriations related to COVID-19 or under regular IC appropriations. See details in this presentation, and contact RePORT@mail.nih.gov for technical support. A new section for funded grants on the COVID-19: information of NIH Applicants and Recipients page highlights this information: (1) All COVID-19 research grant funding; (2) Grants funded under special COVID-19 appropriations. Grants funded under regular NIH appropriations.
NIH Report on Racial Disparities in Grant Funding: NIH did an analysis of the disparities in funding and concluded that a contributing factor was that African-American PIs tend to submit applications to agencies (e.g. NICHD or NIA) that have lower rates of funding applications (paylines) than they do to agencies with higher paylines (e.g., National Human Genome Research Institute). https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/
D-LAB
All D-Lab workshop instruction, events, and consultation are moving to online delivery for the rest of the semester. The D-Lab Collaboratory and Convening Room will be closed to the public during this time. We will assess and share decisions at a later date about how and when we will return to in-person delivery. Be sure to check the D-lab calendar at 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.EVENTS
As in-person events are on hold, be sure to check out virtual talks and webinars.
Wednesday, September 16, 12-1:15 PM. Demography Brown Bag. “An Introduction to Human Evolutionary Demography and its perspectives” This is the first of a series of four seminars. This week we feature 3 panelists:
“Introducing Human Evolutionary Demography”, Rebecca Sear, Department of Population Health, London School Of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
“A Biologist’s Perspective on Human Evolutionary Demography”; Bobbi S. Low, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan
“The biodemography of human health: insights from the Tsimane health; and life history project”, Michael Gurven, Department of Anthropology, UC Santa Barbara
The online HED volume is available at https://osf.io/r9pz7/. Zoom Meeting ID 968 5897 4446; Password 8710204
View past talks on our Population Sciences channel. The Brown Bag talks have been organized into playlists: http://bit.ly/2kZvaME.
Wednesday, September 16 | 12-1 p.m. Disrupting Upstream Determinants of Family and Community Violence in the COVID-19 Era. Panel Discussion; featuring Dr. Anita Raj, UC San Diego, Kanwarpal Dhaliwal, RYSE Center, CSU San Francisco, Dr. Michael Lens, UCLA and John Finley, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) with Erin Kerrison, UC Berkeley (moderator). For more information and the zoom link, visit: https://events.berkeley.edu/