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New Developments in Social and Behavioral Research: The Social Observatories Coordinating Network, September 2016

William Fennie — 2016-09-22T17:51:10Z

Developments in information technology offer an unprecedented opportunity to collect diverse data at fine-grained spatial and temporal scales, to change the way social, behavioral and economic science (SBE) is conducted, and to greatly expand the questions that can be addressed.

Participant Biosketches

William Fennie — 2016-03-17T18:05:21Z

Updated 17 March 2016

Conference

William Fennie — 2016-01-14T19:25:44Z

Conference Agenda

William Fennie — 2016-01-14T18:25:00Z

Conference on New Data Linkages

March 24-25, 2016
Westin Arlington Gateway, Virginia

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Thursday, March 24
8:00 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.		Session 1. Introductions and Background to the Conference Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland Cheryl Eavey, National Science Foundation Emilio Morgan, Michigan State University
10:00 - 12:15 p.m.		Session 2. Change and Adaptation/ Disaster planning, Emilio Moran, Michigan State University, Chair Climate Change, Weather Events and Human net Migration Presenter: Elizabeth Fussell, Population Studies & Training Center, Brown University Discussant: Klaus Hubacek, University of Maryland How Social Media can improve Donation Campaigns Presenters: Chen Wang, University of Maryland; William Rand, University of Maryland, Discussant: Henry Brady, University of California, Berkeley Tracking the Transcontinental Social Mobility of Western European Immigrants Presenter: Elyakim Kislev, Hebrew University. Discussant: Andrés Villarreal, University of Maryland
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.		Lunch Thoughts on Future Directions for the Social and Behavioral Sciences by Myron Gutmann, University of Colorado, Boulder Comments: Howard Nusbaum, NSF; Michael Spittel, OBSSR / NIH; John Yellen, NSF
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.		Session 3. Community Characteristics and Quality of Life, Catherine Eckel, Texas A&M University, Chair Aging in Disorderly Neighborhoods Presenter: Michael Bader, American University Discussant: Barbara Entwisle, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Exposure to Violent Locations and Adolescent Mental Health: Integrating Survey Smartphone, and Administrative Data Resources Presenter: Christopher Browning, Ohio State University Discussant: Dalton Conley, New York University. Linking Federal Surveys with Federal and State Administrative Data to Improve Data on Families Presenter: Amy O’Hara, US Census Bureau, Center for Administrative Records and Research Applications Discussant: Michel Boudreaux, University of Maryland
4:30 - 4:45 p.m.		*Objectives and Context of Annals* Volumes**, Tom Keckskemethy, Executive Director, American Academy of Political and Social Science
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.		Reception
Friday, March 25
8:00 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 p.m.		Session 4. Individual and Community Factors in Health, Christine Bachrach, University of Maryland, Chair Predicting the Community Level Burden of Asthma Using Novel Linkages of Social Media, Social Economic and Air Quality Sensor Data Presenter: Hongying Dai, University of Missouri, Kansas City Discussant: Amir Sapkota, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland Individual and Facility-Level Determinants of Contraceptive Use among Young Women in Malawi. Presenter: Jean Digitale, The Population Council. Discussant: Margaret Frye, Princeton University Effect of Health Shocks on Resource Acquisition for Food Insecure Households: A Social Observatory Analysis Presenters: Tammy Leonard and Sandi Pruitt, University of Dallas Discussant: Darrick Hamilton, New York University
10:30 - 10:45 p.m.		Break
10:45 - 12:45 p.m.		Session 5: Discussions about future directions for social science research and potential collaborative opportunities, Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland, Chair Remarks by Michael Barton, Arizona State University on a potential initiative transforming the social and behavioral sciences, and a panel discussion with federal agency representatives as to the contribution of the papers and individual projects to their priority funding areas. Discussants: Regina Bures, NICHD / NIH; David Berrigan, NCI / NIH; William Riley, OBSSR / NIH
12:45 - 2:00 p.m.		*Lunch and Discussion of preparation of Annals* volume**

Conference on New Data Linkages

William Fennie — 2016-01-14T18:25:00Z

The Social Observatories Coordinating Network sponsored a conference in Arlington, Virginia on March 24-25, 2016. The network has completed an edited volume of papers from this conference published in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (“New Developments in Data Collection: Linking Data across Levels”) in January 2017, Vol. 669. Access the journal using one of the links below :

http://www.aapss.org/the-annals/

http://journals.sagepub.com/toc/anna/current

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Members of the NSF Social Observatories Coordinating Network include:

J. Lawrence Aber, New York University
Henry E. Brady, University of California, Berkeley
Dalton Conley, New York University
Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina
Catherine Eckel, Texas A & M University
Barbara Entwisle, University of North Carolina
Darrick Hamilton, New School for Social Research
Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland
Klaus Hubacek, University of Maryland
Emilio Moran, Michigan State University

For additional information contact:
Sandra Hofferth: hofferth@umd.edu or
Emilio Moran: moranef@msu.edu

See the original Call for Abstracts

Call for Abstracts for 2016 Conference on New Data Linkages

William Fennie — 2015-03-10T18:50:00Z

The Social Observatories Coordinating Network is planning to hold a conference in the Washington DC area in March 2016. The conference will highlight research programs that demonstrate novel linkages between at least two distinct data sources, types, or modalities and which answer an important social scientific question. Examples of novel data linkages include—but are by no means limited to—new combinations of survey and administrative data; psychometrics and air quality; community indicators and individual observational data; social analytics and voting data; and social media and economic indicators. Papers must relate empirical results from a study that addresses a specific research question (i.e. mere description of data resources is not sufficient). Themes are equally open. Of particular interest are social mobility; social change and adaptation; social inequality; and other key social and behavioral science topics. Paper drafts will be presented at a conference in March 2016 (Date TBD). Revised papers will be submitted for an edited volume of a journal. Selected participants will have conference expenses paid and will receive a modest honorarium upon the successful acceptance of their article. Interested researchers should submit a 3-5 page paper prospectus or abstract to Sandra Hofferth by August 20, 2015. Submitters will be notified by October 15, 2015.

Sandra Hofferth, Ph.D.

William Fennie — 2015-02-10T21:35:49Z

Graduate Students

William Fennie — 2013-08-16T13:41:19Z

Staff

William Fennie — 2013-08-16T13:41:09Z

NSF Social Observatories Coordinating Network Meeting

William Fennie — 2013-05-08T13:50:00Z

Day One

8:00		Continental Breakfast
9:00		Welcome from Cheryl Eavey, Program Director, Measurement and Methods, NSF Introduction to the Vision Statement, Activities conducted to date; Objectives of the meeting; Introduction of Participants
9:30		Current Projects that are developing Consortia Bob Goerge, Chapin Hall University of Chicago Meg Merrick, Portland State University Tom Kingsley, Urban Institute
12:00		Lunch
1:00		Data Needs and examples of current small-scale observatories from computational social science Alex Pentland, MIT Duncan Watts, Microsoft Julia Lane, AIR Discussants: Peter Muhlberger, NSF; William Rnad, University of Maryland
2:00 - 3:00		Examining the State of the World through Social Media Presenter: Dr. William Rand, Director, Center for Complexity in Business, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
3:00		Afternoon Break
3:30		Discussion of linkages between research consortia and big data: needs, problems, potential solutions Comments and reactions from Robert Kaplan, OBSSR / NIH and Myron Gutmann, NSF followed by open discussion
5:00		Recess
6:30		Dinner at Mulligan's Grill, University of Maryland Golf Course

Day Two
SOCN Network members only

8:00		Continental Breakfast
9:00		Working meeting of the SOCN Network: reports from the sessions at professional meetings attended; feedback and white papers posted on website; directions and further review of upcoming meetings and ways to increase feedback.
12:00		Working Lunch

May 2013 SOCN Workshop

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Emilio Moran, Ph.D.

William Fennie — 2013-01-31T20:36:21Z

Susan Cutter, Ph.D.

William Fennie — 2013-01-18T16:09:06Z

Catherine Eckel, Ph.D.

William Fennie — 2013-01-16T17:11:04Z

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New Developments in Social and Behavioral Research: The Social Observatories Coordinating Network, September 2016

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Conference on New Data Linkages

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Sandra Hofferth, Ph.D.

Graduate Students

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NSF Social Observatories Coordinating Network Meeting

May 8-9, 2013

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