Structural Racism and
Rigorous Models of
Social Inequity
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Linda Casola, Rapporteur
Committee on Population
Division of Behavioral and
Social Sciences and Education
Proceedings of a Workshop
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PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR A WORKSHOP ON STRUCTURAL RACISM AND RIGOROUS MODELS OF SOCIAL INEQUITY
HEDWIG (HEDY) LEE (Chair), Duke University
RENÉ D. FLORES, University of Chicago
MARGARET T. HICKEN, University of Michigan
TREVON D. LOGAN, The Ohio State University
JENNIFER J. MANLY, Columbia University
DAVID T. TAKEUCHI, University of Washington
Staff
MALAY K. MAJMUNDAR, Study Director
JOSHUA LANG, Senior Program Assistant
COMMITTEE ON POPULATION
ANNE R. PEBLEY (Chair), University of California, Los Angeles
EMILY M. AGREE, The Johns Hopkins University
DEBORAH BALK, City University of New York
ANN K. BLANC, The Population Council (retired)
COURTNEY C. COILE, Wellesley College
SONALDE DESAI, University of Maryland
DANA A. GLEI, Georgetown University
ROBERT A. HUMMER, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
HEDWIG (HEDY) LEE, Duke University
TREVON D. LOGAN, The Ohio State University
JENNIFER J. MANLY, Columbia University
JENNA NOBLES, University of Wisconsin–Madison
FERNANDO RIOSMENA, University of Colorado Boulder
DAVID T. TAKEUCHI, University of Washington
Staff
MALAY K. MAJMUNDAR, Director
Acknowledgments
This document summarizes the discussions and presentations at the Workshop on Structural Racism and Rigorous Models of Social Inequity. Held as a hybrid meeting in Washington, DC, on May 16–17, 2022, the workshop was convened by the Committee on Population of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and it was sponsored by the National Institute on Aging.
This Proceedings has been prepared by the workshop rapporteur as a factual summary of what occurred at the workshop. The planning committee’s role was limited to planning and convening the workshop. The views contained in the proceedings are those of individual workshop participants and do not necessarily represent the views of all workshop participants, the planning committee, or the National Academies.
This Proceedings of a Workshop was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published proceedings as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process.
We thank the following individuals for their review of this proceedings: Hedwig Lee, Duke University. We also thank staff reader Kelly L. Robbins for reading and providing helpful comments on the proceedings manuscript.
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the content of the
proceedings, nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this proceedings was overseen by Mark D. Hayward, University of Texas at Austin. He was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this proceedings was carried out in accordance with the standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the rapporteur and the National Academies.
Malay K. Majmundar, Director
Committee on Population
NOVEL APPROACHES TO SURVEY DATA
NOVEL APPROACHES TO ADMINISTRATIVE AND CROWD-SOURCED DATA
3 Moving Forward: Data Infrastructure Needs in Harnessing Data for Research in Structural Racism
HARNESSING DATA FOR RESEARCH ON STRUCTURAL RACISM
A RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: A NEW COHORT OF THE NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF YOUTH
STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESEARCH ON STRUCTURAL RACISM AND AGING
INSIGHTS FROM THE CENTER FOR ANTIRACISM RESEARCH FOR HEALTH EQUITY
B Biographical Information for Workshop Presenters and Discussants
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
AIAN | American Indian or Alaska Native |
BSR | Division of Behavioral and Social Research |
CARHE | Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
NACA | National Advisory Council on Aging |
NIA | National Institute on Aging |
NIH | National Institutes of Health |
NLSY | National Longitudinal Survey of Youth |
SES | socioeconomic status |
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