Learn About New Datasets in Health and Aging
4240 Public Affairs BldgSharon Stein Merkin, Mei-Hua Huang April 11, 12:00 PM-1:30 PM 4240 Public Affairs Bldg.
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Publishing in a Social Science Journal: Advice for Graduate Students and Early Career Scholars
4240 Public Affairs BldgMerril Silverstein, Syracuse University, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences April 18, 12:00 PM-1:30 PM 4240 Public Affairs Bldg.
Research Using Restricted Data: Ethics and Access Issues
4240 Public Affairs BldgGary Gates (UCLA), Elizabeth Stephenson May 19, 12:00 PM-1:30 PM 4240 Public Affairs Bldg.
Agent-Based Modeling Using AnyLogic Workshop
Prof. Nathan Osgood, University of Saskatchewan July 28–August 1, 2014 University of California, Los Angeles
Leaping the Hurdles and Navigating the Maze: Getting NIH Funding
4240 Public Affairs BldgSusan Newcomer, PhD NIH Extramural Program Staff October 23, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM 4240 Public Affairs Building Co-sponsored with The Williams Institute This is an introduction to the culture of the US National Institutes of Health. I will talk about how the NIH functions, describe the process of an award from application to review […]
How to Effectively Talk About Your Research with Diverse Audiences
4240 Public Affairs BldgShelley Wiseman and Prof. Jennie Brand December 10, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM 4240 Public Affairs Building When you are asked to talk about your research, many of the challenges are the same no matter who your audience and what your communications medium (PowerPoint or not). How to get and keep the audience on board. […]
Identifying and Accessing Datasets for Studies on Health and Aging
4240 Public Affairs BldgSharon Stein Merkin and Mei-Hua Huang March 13, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 4240 Public Affairs Building This presentation outlines the general approach to identifying and accessing datasets for secondary data analyses related to health and aging. Within this framework, we will outline the services provided by the UCLA Older American Independence Center’s Data Access […]
Longitudinal Data Analysis
Michael Tzen May 21, 2015 2:00pm-5:00pm 2400 Public Affairs Building An increasing number of longitudinal datasets are being made available. The longitudinal nature of the dataset may be represented as a hierarchy of stages, say, measurements across time nested within an individual. We’ll discuss how hierarchical models account for the nested structures and how Generalized […]
Bayesian Statistical Modeling Using Stan
4240 Public Affairs BldgDaniel Lee June 23, 2015 10:00 AM-12:00 PM 4240 Public Affairs Building Stan is an open-source, Bayesian inference tool with interfaces in R, Python, Matlab, Julia, Stata, and the command line. Users write statistical models in a high-level statistical language. The default Bayesian inference algorithm is the no-U-turn sampler (NUTS), an auto-tuned version of Hamiltonian […]
Reproducibility of Statistical Results
CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPresented By: Mark S. Handcock (Professor, Statistics) Jeffrey B. Lewis (Professor, Political Science) Marc A. Suchard (Professor, Biomathematics, Biostatistics and Human Genetics) Reproducibility is one of the main principles of the scientific method. This panel of scholars will discuss issues in the importance of replication of statistical results. Increasing attention is being paid to […]
Completing an IRB application: Common mistakes and solutions.
CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesTodd Franke
Professor and Chair
Department of Social Welfare
UCLA - Luskin School of Public Affairs
About: This presentation will briefly go through the initial application process, amendments and continuing reviews with a focus on working with the IRB and the understandable but common mistakes in completing the various applications. It will include information on the process of obtaining and renewing CITI training for both PI’s and Faculty Sponsors.
Preparing for the Job Market
CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAbout: Panel of speakers will focus on key points and tips for graduate students preparing for the job market both in academia and the private sector.
Devin Bunten (Ph. D candidate, Economics)
Prof. Siwei Cheng (Assistant Professor, UCLA Sociology)
Mieke Eeckhaut (CCPR Postdoc)
Rosanna Smart (Ph. D candidate, Economics)
Ilan H. Meyer & Mark S. Handcock, UCLA
CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United States"Innovative Sampling Approaches for Hard to Reach Populations: Design of a National Probability Study of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals, and Transgender Peoples and Network Sampling of Hard to Reach Populations"
Speakers:
Ilan H. Meyer, Williams Distinguished Senior Scholar for Public Policy at the Williams Institute
Mark S. Handcock, Professor of Statistics at UCLA and Director of the Center for Social Statistics
Description:
Come for the exciting seminar then stay for the free lunch and discussion. A seminar led by Ilan H. Meyer followed immediately by a Brown Bag Lunch led by Mark S. Handcock.
Dr. Meyer is Principal Investigator of the Generations and TransPop Surveys. Generations is a survey of a nationally representative sample of 3 generations of lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals. TransPop is the first national probability sample survey of transgender individuals in the United States. Both studies attempt to obtain large nationally representative samples of hard to reach populations. Dr. Meyer will review sampling issues with LGBT populations and speak on the importance of measuring population health of LGBTs and the underlying aspects in designing a national probability survey.
From a contrasting perspective, the field of Survey Methodology is facing many challenges. The general trend of declining response rates is making it harder for survey researchers to reach their intended population of interest using classical survey sampling methods.
In the followup Brown Bag Lunch, led by Mark S. Handcock, participants will discuss statistical challenges and approaches to sampling hard to reach populations. Transgenders, for example, are a rare and stigmatized population. If the transgender community exhibits networked social behavior, then network sampling methods may be useful approaches that compliment classical survey methods.
Participants are encouraged to speak on ideas of statistical methods for surveys.
[Workshop] Accessing & Safeguarding Administrative Data at the CCPR: The Census RDC & German Data Center
CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesInstructor: Professor Till von Wachter Please join us at this workshop to learn more about the Census Research Data Center and German Data Center. Learn more about how to access and safeguard data stored at these secured data centers. Powerpoint Presentation
Research Ethics: The Use of Big Data
CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe use of big data has become increasingly common in social and health research, raising a series of new and difficult questions about research ethics. In this informal workshop, a panel of investigators using big data for their research will describe issues that they have faced and other potential problems. As background to this workshop, […]
CCPR Grant Writing Workshop Session I: Planning an NIH grant proposal
CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesGrant Writing Workshop Series:
The workshop will include an overview of the basics, including NIH funding mechanisms, types of grant programs (we will focus on the R series with some discussion of K series), finding a funding opportunity (FOA): Parent Announcements, Program Announcements (PAs) vs. Request for Applications (RFAs) Administrative and other supplements Roles on a grant (PI, Co-PI, Co-Investigator, others), the process of preparing NIH proposals, identifying NIH institute (NIH matchmaker), working with NIH staff, due dates and the application to funding timeline, applications & resubmissions.
CCPR Grant Writing Workshop Session II: The NIH application review – What to expect? What to plan for?
CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe workshop will include an overview of the review process, Center for Scientific Review, identifying a peer review “study section”, and the peer review process.
Tips on Giving Effective PAA Presentations, Job Talks, and the Like
CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United States"Tips on Giving Effective PAA Presentations, Job Talks, and the Like: a Discussion Led by Prof. Donald J. (Don) Treiman"
CCPR Grant Writing Workshop Session III: Writing the scientific portions with the reviewers in mind
CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe workshop will include an overview of scored review criteria: Significance, investigators, innovation, approach, and environment, abstract, specific aims, biosketch/ personal statement, and environment.
CCPR Grant Writing Workshop Session IV
CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe workshop will include an overview of significance vs. innovation and approach.