In a jointly-supported funding opportunity, the Center for Demography & Ecology and the Collaborative for Reproductive Equity invite applications for a quick-turnaround, small grant competition supporting research on the implications of reductions in reproductive health …
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Jenna Nobles on Women’s Healthcast Podcast
Lots of questions about menstrual tracking or cycle tracking apps popped up after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to an abortion in June 2022. Questions like: are these apps secure? Could data tracked in these apps be used to criminalize people who seek abortion care? Should people be concerned about using cycle tracking apps? Dr. Jenna Nobles joined the Women’s Healthcast to talk about why people may be interested in using cycle tracking apps, how they work, common concerns around data security and safety, and how to evaluate whether using a cycle tracking app is the right choice for you.
Alum Elizabeth Wrigley-Field quoted in the New York Times, “In Rural America, Covid Hits Black and Hispanic People Hardest”.
Alum Elizabeth Wrigley-Field was quoted in the New York Times article, “In Rural America, Covid Hits Black and Hispanic People Hardest“.
CDE 60th Anniversary Conference Oct 7-8, 2022
Jenna Nobles featured in On Wisconsin article “A Bodily Barrier to Legal Abortion”
Jenna Nobles, CDE Director and Professor in Sociology, spoke with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s magazine, On Wisconsin, about her work with and the National Institutes of Health. Together, they analyzed anonymized data on 1.6 million menstrual cycles provided by more than 267,000 adults to a cycle-tracking app. Some women have irregular menstrual cycles that could keep them from learning they’re pregnant until it’s too late to access an abortion even in places where it’s still available.
Summer DemSem with Scott Cunningham
From May 23-24, 2022, Scott Cunningham will host CDE/CDHA’s Summer DemSem session and will present on several different topics relevant to social science researchers, particularly graduate students. At Summer DemSem, Cunningham will present on several different …
CDE & CDHA Engagement at PAA 2022
CDE/CDHA affiliates and graduate students are looking forward to the 2022 PAA annual meeting in Atlanta! Both centers are well represented with 58 affiliates appearing 104 times on the program as authors, discussants, and chairs. …
Request for Proposals: CDE Seed Grants
The Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE) is pleased to announce its annual seed grant competition to support pilot research for future grant applications to NICHD. Grants are intended to support small-scale and innovative research …
Rachel Rosenfeld and Katherine Curtis Write Chapter in New Book on Population and the Environment
Doctoral student Rachel Rosenfeld and Katherine Curtis, CDE’s associate director for training, co-wrote a chapter, “Spatial Data and Analytical Approaches,” in the International Handbook of Population and Environment. The book features 24 chapters by distinguished …
NEJM Interview with Tiffany Green on How Economics Can Help Guide Public Health Policy
Tiffany Green, assistant professor in the Departments of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology and CDE affiliate, was recently interviewed by the New England Journal of Medicine. Green and co-author Atheendar Venkataramani published “Trade-offs …