Call for Proposals
2024 Data-Intensive Research Conference
July 31 - August 1, 2024 | Minneapolis, MN & online

NDIRA, a collaboration between IPUMS and the University of Minnesota Life Course Center, is currently accepting submissions for the 2024 Data-Intensive Research Conference, to be held in person in Minneapolis, MN; key components of the program will also be available to virtual participants. The conference theme is Harnessing the Power of Linked Data to Study Aging. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2024.

The American Time Use Survey Eating and Health Module asks a series of questions related to grocery shopping, food preparation, and nutrition. The most recent module was fielded in 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic and was previously fielded in 2006 to 2008 and 2014 to 2016. The 2022 Eating and Health Module, set to be fielded again in 2023, asks new questions, asks similar questions in different ways than previously fielded modules, and contains additional variables of high interest to researchers.

The Joint Program in Survey Methodology, University of Maryland-College Park, offers a variety of short courses. JPSM offers Fellowships to qualified registrants from groups traditionally under-represented in the field. Short courses 2023-2024 will be delivered online in a combination of synchronous and asynchronous instruction.

See the complete schedule online.

Please see two active Federal Register Notices for the American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey. Comments on planned tests of questions on sexual orientation and gender identity close November 20. Proposed changes to several topics including the household roster, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, disability, and labor force questions are open for comments until December 19.

Dana McCalla, PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Howard University, is seeking key informants for a dissertation study examining mental health service use among black immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean. The qualitative component of this study involves interviews with various professionals (key informants) located in the DC, Maryland, Virginia area who work directly with black immigrant populations; this includes social workers, faith leaders, immigration attorneys, non-profit leaders, mental health therapists, and clinic administrators. The interview questions will address informants' observations concerning black immigrants' wellness experiences, including engagement with mental health services and barriers to receiving care. Interviews will be virtual and will last between 30 and 45 minutes. This is independent student research conducted on behalf of Howard University. Participation is completely anonymous; any identifying information will be kept confidential.

Professionals who fit the above description and are interested in participating can fill out this brief (2-minute) screening questionnaire.

If you are a mental health or black immigration scholar in the DMV area who can offer helpful insight and/or if you have connections to potential informants please feel free to contact the Principal Student Investigator, Dana McCalla, via email at your earliest convenience (throughout November and December 2023). 

The U.S. Census Bureau is convening a virtual Workshop on Advancing Research on Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality on November 14 and 15, 2023. This event will bring together new perspectives on how data resources can be better leveraged to both measure the dimensions of race and ethnicity within the U.S. population, and to investigate how systemic inequalities by race/ethnicity can be identified within U.S. society.  

Visit the conference website for more details and to register.

An Updated Measure of Poverty: (Re)Drawing the Line is a new report from the National Academies, Committee on National Statistics. The report offers recommendations for updating how poverty is measured in the U.S. On Thursday, September 28, five members of the committee that produced the report presented their assessment of the Supplemental Poverty Measure and what a change to a new Principal Poverty Measure would accomplish.

The report is available here.

A recording of the presentation is available here.

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Request for Articles: "Asians in America Beyond Education: Career Choices, Trajectories, and Mobility Strategies."

Abstracts due December 11

For complete information, see https://www.russellsage.org/request-articles-asians-america-beyond-education-career-choices-trajectories-and-mobility-strategies

(Via COSSA) On September 22, the Biden Administration announced the establishment of the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The office is expected to accelerate executive action and prioritize legislation that reduces gun violence in the United States. 

In February of this year, the COSSA blog "Why Social Science?" addressed the issue with an essay, "Because Gun Violence Requires Social Science-Solutions."

Also in September,  the Bureau of Justice Statistics hosted a public seminar celebrating 50 years of the National Crime and Victimization Survey (NCVS). The survey is the only crime and victimization survey in the United States that addresses underreported crime through survey collection rather than police reporting. The NCVS is used to understand crime patterns and the impact of that crime in different households, recognizing victims that may have been indirectly affected by the crime.

A Hybrid Conference Hosted by Howard University, Tuesday, November 14–Friday, November 17, 2023. Deadline for Submission: Friday, September 29, 2023 by 5:00pm (EST)

Conference Theme: “My Story – Who Can I Tell? Disclosure… Harm… Healing…”

This hybrid conference aims to increase awareness of the stigma of HIV and other health conditions and to explore interventions to eradicate this stigma. This conference also serves to educate healthcare providers and the general public about stigma as both a major barrier to prevention and treatment of illnesses and a human rights violation.

For more information, see the conference website (https://www.whocanyoutell.org/) and the attached flyer.