Five new affiliates have joined CDHA: please welcome Sigan Hartley, Olayinka Shiyanbola, Alvin Thomas, Nicole Werner, and Victoria Zhang! Sigan Hartley is an associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in the School of Human Ecology. Her research program is aimed at promoting optimal development and health in individuals with neurodevelopmental …
Mark your calendars: two exciting events are coming up this fall. On Wednesday, September 29, the UW Health Economics Research Group will host a workshop exploring research on the opioid epidemic with presentations by Adibah Abdulhadi (PhD student, economics), Christine Durrance (associate professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs), Ross Milton (assistant professor, La Follette …
Congratulations and a big thank you go to Lu Chou, who retired in July from her position as senior special librarian at the Data and Information Services Center (DISC) after 30 years of service to the UW. As many know, Chou provided data and library services to Center affiliates by helping faculty and students find …
Through the center grant from the National Institute on Aging, CDHA provides financial support to affiliates who are developing innovative projects likely to receive federal funding. Each year, CDHA invites interested investigators to submit proposals for pilot funding. For the academic year 2021–22, CDHA awarded five pilot grants: “Post-acute Care Access and Disparities among ACO …
Name: Won-tak Joo Department: PhD Student, Sociology Hometown: Seoul, South Korea Educational background: BA and MA in Sociology, Yonsei University Can you describe your research interests? Current research projects and/dissertation? My research interests are in the areas of aging, health, family, and social networks. Specifically, I study how social relationships evolve in the context of …