“Chickasaw Healthy Eating Environments Research Study (CHEERS)”

with Tori Taniguchi and Charlotte Love

on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 12:00pm-1:00pm PDT

 

 

Please register here. 

There is an upcoming virtual campus visit for Dr. David Huh, Research Faculty candidate on Wednesday, May 6^th from 12:30 to 1:30.  .

David is a clinical and quantitative psychologist and a Research Scientist and Director of the Methods Division at the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute. His research focuses on the evaluation of evidence-based interventions for AIAN and other underrepresented populations and the development of longitudinal statistical methodology for evaluating health and health-related outcomes. His CV is attached.

We want to give David a warm SSW welcome despite the need for online interaction. So, please sign up to meet remotely with David by contacting Carrie at cseaberg@uw.edu. 

An abstract of David’s talk is below.

Health disparities researchers have long been interested in better understanding the individual, social, and structural factors that shape health outcomes and utilizing culturally informed research and intervention approaches to address those disparities.  A key challenge in health disparities research and social behavioral research broadly is that the outcomes of interest often lend themselves poorly to commonly used statistical approaches.  For example, behavioral health outcomes often take the form of a count or frequency with a large stack of zeroes, such as the number of drinks consumed in a week, suicide-related behaviors, and treatment attendance.   The choice of quantitative methodology is especially critical in health disparities research, particularly in community-based studies and newer areas of investigation where sample sizes tend to be small. In this colloquium, Dr. Huh will discuss his work to increase the accessibility of more accurate and powerful quantitative approaches and tools for evaluating both single studies as well as innovative methods for leveraging data across multiple studies to evaluate treatments and theoretical models of health.  Motivating examples will be drawn from his research in HIV/AIDS, addictions, suicide prevention, and culturally informed intervention with underserved populations.

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EXPLORING AND UNDERSTANDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

A new seminar featuring UW researchers, covering topics from testing and response measures to vaccine development and social & economic impacts.
Join us for this exciting new lecture series that is open to both UW students and the public. This series consists of six sessions, one per week from April 13 – May 18.

Are you a UW student interested in taking this course for credit?
This 1-credit course is available for UW graduate and professional students only. This course meets via Zoom Mondays, April 13 through May 18 from 4 – 4:50 p.m. In order to enroll for credit, participants must be able to participate live during the scheduled Zoom sessions. If interested, please register for GH 590 B (SLN: 21809)

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Are you a UW student not enrolling for credit?
Please view the recorded sessions here. You can view each seminar via video, which will be posted on that page every Thursday (starting April 16).

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***The Seminar on 3/9 has been canceled.***
We will reschedule Dr. Bruns’s visit in Fall 2020.

“ Geographic Disparities in Poor Birth Outcomes:
Clarifying the Role of the Workplace Environment “

Angela Bruns

Gonzaga University

Monday, March 9th
12:30 – 1:30 pm (Q&A until 2:00pm)
Social Work Building, Room 305A

Dr. David Huh, candidate for the Research Faculty position, will be visiting campus on Tuesday, March 17^th.

David is a clinical and quantitative psychologist and a Research Scientist and Director of the Methods Division at the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute. His research focuses on the evaluation of evidence-based interventions for AIAN and other underrepresented populations and the development of longitudinal statistical methodology for evaluating health and health-related outcomes.

In this colloquium, Dr. Huh will discuss his work to increase the accessibility of more accurate and powerful quantitative approaches and tools for evaluating both single studies as well as innovative methods for leveraging data across multiple studies to evaluate treatments and theoretical models of health.

Dr. Huh’s colloquium will be from 12:30 to 1:30 in room 305. Lunch will be served.

WCPC Seminar Series on Poverty and Public Policy

“Geographic Disparities in Poor Birth Outcomes:
Clarifying the Role of the Workplace Environment “

Angela Bruns Gonzaga University

Monday, March 9th
12:30 – 1:30 pm (Q&A until 2:00pm)
Social Work Building, Room 305A

From Humanitarian Relief to Holocaust Rescue: The Story of Tracy Strong, Jr.
Tuesday, March 3, 7:00 p.m.

Kane Hall 110, UW campus (see map)

RSVP here: https://bit.ly/38XbBZ5

What mobilizes people to take action in the face of inhumanity? How can community networks make all the difference? Through the story of Seattle-born aid worker-turned-rescuer Tracy Strong Jr., who worked in French camps for undocumented refugees from 1941-42, renowned Holocaust scholar Dr. Christopher Browning offers insights from history into organizing to save lives.

Dr. Marian S. Harris, PhD, MSW, LICSW, ACSW, will be holding a lecture followed by a brief discussion focusing on her work with marginalized populations in the criminal justice system.

It will take place at the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center from 5-730.  The event is co-sponsored by the University of Washington School of Social Work and the University of Washington School of Social Work Office of Field Education

Free event and will start with a reception and refreshments!

Hello,

We have 8 days left until out webinar covering the History of Hypertension. Please make sure you register with the link below or the flyer attached.

“HYPERTENSION: HISTORY, IMPACT, & INTERVENTIONS” with Dr. Jason Umans on Tuesday, February 25^th 2020 12:30pm-1:30pm PST

How and why do we measure blood pressure (BP)? Does it matter? How do we decide if BP is too high (a condition known as hypertension) and whether that is a result of aging, bad luck, or a disease? If it’s a disease, when and how should we treat it? How does hypertension interact with other diseases, and does race or ethnicity increase (or decrease) the risks of high BP? This presentation will provide a brief history of our developing understanding of hypertension’s central role in cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and stroke. In particular, it will include a selective review of the research results which have driven diagnostic and treatment guidelines and public health policies over the past century.

The presenter, Dr. Umans, is Director of the Biomarker, Biochemistry and Biorepository Core and of the Field Studies Division at MedStar Health Research Institute Over the past 14 years, his primary research focus has been on the staggering disparities in cardiovascular disease and related disorders that affect American Indian and Alaska Native populations nationwide. For Native-CHART, Dr. Umans participates in the Methods Core. In this capacity he collaborates with investigators on all three Native-CHART research projects to ensure that their work is both methodologically rigorous and clinically relevant to the provision of cutting-edge hypertension care.

Please register here.

“School Desegregation and Metropolitan Development
in Seattle and King County
in the 1960s and 70s”

EMILY LIEB

Matteo Ricci Department
Seattle University

Monday, February 24th
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (Q&A until 2:00pm)
Social Work Building, Room 305A

The Evans Coalition (EPOC, PCD, EISA, NOW, and OiP) are proud to present:
The Summit on Race and Equity in Public Policy
Saturday, February 15, 2020
10:30 am to 5:00 pm
UW Husky Union Building (the HUB), Room 211-A

At the Summit, we will be joined by Dr. Ben Danielson from the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, and Esther Lucero, CEO of the Seattle Indian Health Board, for our keynotes in the morning and afternoon, respectively. We will also host workshops on topics that include White Allyship; How to apply intersectional, anti-racist theory and strategies to public policy; Community Organizing & Public Policy with a racial equity lens; and How to effectively and equitably involve marginalized communities in the policy process. It is going to be an amazing day!

Lunch is included with the purchase of a ticket.
Tickets can be purchased here:
http://bit.ly/2RMNuoq

“HYPERTENSION: HISTORY, IMPACT, & INTERVENTIONS” – with Dr. Jason Umans

on Tuesday, February 25^th 2020 12:30pm-1:30pm PST

Please register here.

Native-CHART aims to improve control of blood pressure and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease in American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders with diagnosed hypertension.

UW Diversity Leadership Conference  is held on Friday, February 21, from 3-7 pm it is an afternoon skill-building and intergroup dialogue conference. The theme of this year’s conference is The Personal Is Political: Showing Up for Ourselves and Others in Solidarity.

Students who attend the workshops will learn how to navigate conversations regarding the upcoming election year and propel them forward towards meaningful opportunities on and off-campus. The conference is catered by Bay Laurel with sweet treats from Seattle Pops. Students will also have the opportunity to win raffle prizes in the form of gift cards to Trader Joe’s, Safeway, and Starbucks. 

Student Registration page to sign up and attend

If you have any questions or concerns about the conference, please do not hesitate to contact eccprgms@uw.edu . 

Are you a current students, alumni, faculty, and staff that is working on research. starting your own non-profit, or working for an amazing organization that is social work related?
Apply to present this information in a 5-minute Lightning talk!
Event is in April. Apply by March 7 at bit.ly/LTpresenter
RSVP for the event at bit.ly/LT2020rsvp
Applications are open to current students, alumni, faculty, and staff.

Panel:  Social Demography of Homelessness

Friday, February 14th 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 
Raitt Hall, Room 121

• “Housing and Food Insecurity among UW Students:
  Variation by Demographic and Economic Characteristics”
  RACHEL FYALL  –  UW Evans School of Public Policy and Governance

• “Homeless and Sleepless in Seattle”
  HORACIO DE IGLESIA
  UW Department of Biology

• “Designing & Learning from the Creating Moves to Opportunity Experience”
  ANDRIA LAZAGA
  Seattle Housing Authority

Upcoming film screening at the UW (free and catered) about the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

the FB page can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/464178457569791/.

“Intergenerational Educational Mobility among Mexican Americans across the 20th Century”

JENNIFER VAN HOOK 

Pennsylvania State University

Discusses research results showing improvements in educational opportunities and information indicating that cross-sectional assessments of Mexican-American integration are misleading and underestimate this group’s prospects going forward.

Friday, February 7th
12:30 – 1:30 pm
121 Raitt Hall
* Co-sponsored with CSDE

Below is full winter schedule of seminar series –

Winter Schedule

 

“HYPERTENSION: HISTORY, IMPACT, & INTERVENTIONS”

with Dr. Jason Umans

Tuesday, February 25^th 2020 12:30pm-1:30pm PST

This presentation will provide a brief history of our developing understanding of hypertension’s central role in cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and stroke.

It will include a selective review of the research results which have driven diagnostic and treatment guidelines and public health policies over the past century.

Please register here.

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