NextGenPop is a new undergraduate program in population research that aims to increase the diversity of the population field and nurture the next generation of population scientists. Students from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. …
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Graduate Training Program Update
A hearty congratulations to Ariane Ophir, who completed her PhD in Sociology in the summer. A family sociologist who uses quantitative methods to understand how population dynamics (re)produce or undermine gender inequality, Ophir’s dissertation examined …
Research Focus: Leigh Senderowicz
Leigh Senderowicz is a postdoctoral researcher in the Health Disparities Research Scholars (HDRS) program—an interdisciplinary training program based in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the School of Medicine and Public Health. Senderowicz is …
Nine Affiliates Secure New Federal Grants from NICHD
Over the last few months, several CDE affiliates received grants from NICHD to explore a range of topics affecting population dynamics and health. Congratulations to Lawrence Berger and Jennifer Dykema, Marcy Carlson, Monica Grant, Katherine …
Affiliate Updates: Postdoctoral Fellows, Faculty Honors, and Awards
CDE welcomed four new postdocs: Guadalupe Aguilera of the Health Disparities Research Scholars program, Jane Seymour, who is conducting research at the UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity, directed by affiliate Jenny Higgins, and Laura E. …
New Leadership Team Begins at CDE
CDE is pleased to welcome its new director, Jenna Nobles, and associate director for training, Katherine Curtis! Nobles is a professor of sociology with affiliate appointments in population health sciences and obstetrics and gynecology. On …
CORE Researchers Release New Brief on Wisconsin’s Proposed Changes to Reproductive Health Funding
The Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (or CORE), led by affiliate Jenny Higgins, released a new brief on Wisconsin’s proposed changes to reproductive health funding. Research indicates that if Wisconsin state law were to prohibit healthcare …
Eric Grodsky and Colleagues Write Piece in Wisconsin State Journal
Affiliate Eric Grodsky and colleagues contributed “Why student absences aren’t the real problem in America’s ‘attendance crisis’” to the Wisconsin State Journal. In the piece, the researchers detail their investigation into how excused and unexcused …
Affiliate Rebecca Myerson Publishes New Article in Medical Care
Affiliate Rebecca Myerson has published a new study on the impact of Medicare health insurance coverage on lung cancer screening in the journal Medical Care. In the study, Myerson and colleagues estimated the effect of …
UW Research Feature on New Study from Michal Engelman, Won-tak Joo, and Jason Fletcher
A feature from UW News explores research from Michal Engelman, Won-tak Joo, and Jason Fletcher showing that poor health—not aging itself—decreases older Americans’ likelihood of voting, but early and absentee voting can help people continue voting …