SICSS-Howard/Mathematica

Participant Zoom Links

10:00 - 11:45 Welcome, Praxis to Power Day 1 Introduction and Logistics (Zoom) (welcome video) (logistics video)

11:45 - 12:00 Break

12:00 - 1:00 LIVE “Personal Experiences of African Americans in the Academy” - Howard University Faculty Roundtable (Zoom) (video)

Speakers

• Carter Clinton, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Anthropological Genomics Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University
• Sandra R. Kalu, Ph.D., LMSW, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Howard University
• Williams Spriggs, Ph.D., Professor, Economics Department, Howard University & Chief Economist, AFL-CIO
• Shannell Thomas, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, Bowie State University

Moderator

• Naniette Coleman, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology Department, University of California, Berkeley, SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Founder/Organizer 2020-present, & SICSS-Princeton 2019 Alum

1:00 - 1:15 Break

1:15 - 2:15 LIVE AUTHOR Q&A: Black Faces in High Places: 10 Strategic Actions for Black Professionals to Reach the Top and Stay There (slide) (Zoom) (video) (LIVE Q&A)

• Randal Pinkett, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, BCT Partners
• Jeffrey Robinson, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Academic Director, Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, Rutgers University

2:15 - 2:30 Break

2:30 - 5:30 R Workshop “Making Computational Methods Accessible: R Basics and Data Wrangling” (Zoom) (video)

• Evan Muzzall, Ph.D., Head of Software and Services for Data Science, Stanford University
• Jose Martin Aveldanes, Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department, University of California, Berkeley

Participant Zoom Links

10:00 - 11:00 Praxis to Power Day 2 Introduction and Logistics (Zoom) (video)

11:00 - 12:00 SICSS-H/M 2021 Funded Alumni Research in Progress Panel (Blog) (Zoom) (LIVE Q&A)

Speakers

“The Impact of Masks on Assessments of Facial Expressions of Pain” (slide) (video)

• Troy Dildine, Ph.D. Candidate, Neuroscience Department, National Institutes of Health and Karolinska Institutet & SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 Alum
• Regina Ebo, Ph.D. Student, Psychology Department, University of California, Berkeley & SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 Alum
• Rashun Miles, Ph.D. Student, Social Welfare Department, University of Mississippi & SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 Alum
• Yondu Mori, Ph.D. Candidate, Communication Sciences and Disorders Department, McGill University & SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 Alum

“Pre-service Sentiment: Analyzing Transcripts from a Student Avatar Experiment in Classroom Management Simulations” (slide) (video)

• Todd Hall, Ph.D. Student, Education Policy Department, University of Virginia & SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 Alum
• Vivian Wong, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia

“Global Crowns: Emotions Surrounding Natural Hair of Black Women around the Globe” (slide) (video)

• Nicole Jenkins, Ph.D., SICSS-H/M 2022 Faculty Co-Sponsor, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Howard University, & SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 Alum
• Yash Tadimalla, Ph.D. Candidate, College of Computing and Informatics, University of North Carolina & SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 Alum

Moderator

• Naniette Coleman, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology Department, University of California, Berkeley, SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Founder/Organizer 2020-present, & SICSS-Princeton 2019 Alum

12:00 - 2:00 Open Office Hours with Organizers (Zoom), OR SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Exclusive Content Review (on your own), OR Pre-Arrival Material Review (on your own)

Review Pre-arrival Materials

• Bootcamp
• Day 1: Introduction and Ethics, Day 2: Collecting Digital Trace Data, Day 3: Automated Text Analysis, Day 4: Surveys in the Digital Age, Day 5: Mass collaboration and machine learning, & OPTIONAL Day 6: Experiments
• Bit by Bit by Matt Salganik (textbook) / (video)

Get to Know the SICSS & SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Planning Team

• SICSS at Age 5: An Interview with Co-Founders Chris Bail and Matt Salganik for SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 (video)
• Terri Adams, Ph.D., SICSS-H/M 2022 Faculty Co-Sponsor & Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Associate Dean for Research with the Graduate School, Deputy Director, NOAA Cooperative Science Center for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology, Howard University (video)
• Nicole Jenkins, Ph.D., SICSS-H/M 2022 Faculty Co-Sponsor & Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Howard University & SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 Alum (video)
• Amy Yeboah Quarkume, Ph.D., SICSS-H/M 2022 Faculty Co-Sponsor & Associate Professor, Africana Studies, Department of Afro-American Studies, Howard University (video)
• Calvin Hadley, Event Co-Sponsor & Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, Office of the President, Howard University (video)
• Akira Bell, Event Co-Sponsor & Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Mathematica (video)
• Naniette Coleman, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology Department, University of California, Berkeley, SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Founder/Organizer 2020-present, & SICSS-Princeton 2019 Alum (website)

Changing the Game

• Discussion on Diversity in Computational Social Science, SICSS Alumni Festival 2020 (video)
• Uncovering New Keys to Countering Anti-Black Racism and Inequity Using Computational Social Science, SAGE Ocean Blog
• The Future of Computational Social Science is Black (nine part series): Welcome to SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2020 & 2021, SAGE Methodspace Blog
• Inside an Initiative to Diversify the Field of Computational Social Science, On the Evidence: A Mathematica Podcast
• A lack of diversity in research and analytics is not just unethical — it is dangerous by Wayne A.I. Frederick, M.D., MBA and Paul Decker Ph.D., Hechinger Report (Opinion)
• Reimagining Social Institutions: Higher Education, an SSRC and SAGE publishing panel moderated by Alondra Nelson, Ph.D. (video)
• Black in AI, Board Member Panel (video)
• Building the Public Interest Technology by Jenny Toomey & Latanya Sweeney, Ph.D., Stanford Social Innovation Review

2:00 - 5:00 R Workshop “Making Computational Methods Accessible: Modeling and Visualization” (Zoom) (video)

• Evan Muzzall, Ph.D., Head of Software and Services for Data Science, Stanford University
• Jose Martin Aveldanes, Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department, University of California, Berkeley

Day 1: Pre-arrival Videos & Corresponding Slides (Takeaway Sheet)

Participant Zoom Links

10:00 - 10:30 Institute Introduction and Logistics (Zoom) (video)

10:30 - 11:30 Small Group Discussions Lesson Plan (participants) (Zoom)

11:30 - 12:00 Break

12:00 - 1:00 LIVE “Getting the Most Out of Your SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Experience” - Roundtable Discussion with SICSS-H/M Alumni of Color (Zoom) (video)

Speakers

• Janeria Easley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of African American Studies, Emory University & SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 Alum
• Felix Owusu, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, Harvard University & SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 Alum
• Maxine Van Doren, Ph.D. Candidate, Linguistics Department, University of California, San Diego & SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 Alum

Moderator

• Naniette Coleman, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology Department, University of California, Berkeley, SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Founder/Organizer 2020-present, & SICSS-Princeton 2019 Alum

1:00 - 1:30 Break

1:30 - 1:45 Introduction to the Group Exercise Lesson Plan (participants) Lesson Plan (instructors) (Zoom) (video)

1:45 - 2:45 Group Exercise Continuation: Small Group Discussion of Case Study (Zoom)

2:45 - 3:15 Group Exercise Continuation: Whole Group Debrief about Case Study (Zoom) (video)

3:15 - 3:45 Debrief and Logistics (Zoom) (video)

3:45 - 4:15 Introduction to New SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Site Project (Introduction to Crown Act) (Natural Hair Stories: Nicole Jenkins Ph.D.; Naniette Coleman) (video)

4:15 - 4:30 Break

4:30 - 5:30 SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Kick-off and Opening Plenary: An Intimate Fireside Chat and LIVE Q&A (Zoom) (video)

• Anthony K. Wutoh, Ph.D., R.Ph., Provost, Howard University
• Amy Yeboah Quarkume, Ph.D., SICSS-H/M 2022 Faculty Co-Sponsor, Associate Professor, Africana Studies, Department of Afro-American Studies, Howard University

Day 2: Pre-arrival Videos, Corresponding Slides, & Annotated Code (Takeaway Sheet)

Participant Zoom Links

9:00 - 10:00 R, Python, and STATA Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

10:00 - 10:15 Logistics and Introduction to Group Exercise (Zoom) (video)

10:15 - 11:30 Group Exercise Continuation: Identify a Research Question with Digital Trace Data (Zoom) OR Content-Specific Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

11:30 - 12:00 Break

12:00 - 1:00 Bite-Sized Lunchtime Talk #1: Just Tech Program (SSRC) (slides) (Zoom) (video) (LIVE Q&A) OR R, STATA, and Python Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

• Michael Miller, Ph.D., Program Director, Just Tech Program, Social Science Research Council

1:00 - 1:15 Break

1:15 - 2:30 Group Exercise Continuation: Develop a Sampling Frame (Zoom) OR Content-Specific Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

2:30 - 3:30 Group Exercise Continuation: Populate the Sampling Frame with Screen-Scraping (Zoom)

3:30 - 3:45 Group Exercise Debrief and Logistics (Zoom) (video)

Day 3: Pre-arrival Videos, Corresponding Slides, & Annotated Code (Takeaway Sheet)

Participant Zoom Links

9:00 - 10:00 R, STATA, and Python Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

10:00 - 10:15 Logistics and Introduction to Group Exercise (Zoom) (video)

10:15 - 11:30 Group Exercise Continuation: Extract Features from Tweets (Zoom) OR Content-Specific Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

11:30 - 12:00 Break

12:00 - 1:00 Bite-Sized Lunchtime Talk #2: Cite Black Women Collective (slides) (video) (CBW praxis) (Article) and varyCSS (video) (Zoom) (LIVE Q&A) OR R, STATA, and Python Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

• Christen A. Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor, African and African Diaspora Studies and Anthropology & Director, Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
• Gabriel Varela, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology Department, Duke University
• Katherine Zaslavsky, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology Department, Cornell University

1:00 - 1:15 Break

1:15 - 3:30 Group Exercise Continuation: Predict Features of Tweets Associated with Retweets and Produce Visualization (Zoom) OR Content-Specific Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

3:30 - 3:45 Group Exercise Debrief (Zoom) (video)

3:45 - 4:00 Break

4:00 - 5:00 Inaugural SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2022 Motivational Address (slides) (Zoom) (video)

• Paula Moreno, Founder/President, Manos Visibles, Member, Ford Foundation Board of Trustees (2007 to 2010), and Minister of Culture, Columbia (2007 to 2010)

5:00 - 5:15 Logistics (Zoom) (video)

Day 4: Pre-arrival Videos & Corresponding Slides (Takeaway Sheet)

Participant Zoom Links

9:00 - 10:00 R, STATA, and Python Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

10:00 - 10:15 Logistics (Zoom) (video)

10:15 - 10:30 Introduction to the Group Exercise Lesson Plan (participants) Lesson Plan (instructors) (Zoom) (video)

10:30 - 11:30 Morning Group Exercise (Zoom) OR Content-Specific Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

11:30 - 12:00 Break

12:00 - 1:00 Bite-Sized Lunchtime Talk #3: BCT Partners (handout) (slides) (Zoom) (video) (LIVE Q&A) OR R, STATA, and Python Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

• Randal Pinkett, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, BCT Partners
• Pete York, Chief Data Scientist, BCT Partners

1:00 - 1:15 Break

1:15 - 3:00 Afternoon Group Exercise (Zoom) OR Content-Specific Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

3:00 - 3:15 Break

3:15 - 3:45 Group Exercise Debrief and Logistics (Zoom) (video)

Day 5: Pre-arrival Videos & Corresponding Slides (Takeaway Sheet)

Participant Zoom Links

9:00 - 10:00 R, STATA, and Python Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

10:00 - 10:15 Logistics (Zoom) (video)

10:15 - 10:30 Introduction to the Group Exercise (Zoom) (video)

10:30 - 11:30 Group Exercise Continuation: SICSS-H/M Mass Collaboration Activity Lesson Plan (participants) Lesson Plan (instructors) (Zoom) OR Content-Specific Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

11:30 - 12:00 Break

12:00 - 1:00 Bite-Sized Lunchtime Talk #4: Research Data Management Team (University of California, Berkeley) (worksheet) (additional resources) (slides) (video) and Research IT (University of California, Berkeley) (slides) (video) (Zoom) (LIVE Q&A) OR R, STATA, and Python Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

• Erin D. Foster, Service Lead, Research Data Management Program, University of California, Berkeley
• Chris Hoffman, Ph.D., Associate Director, Research IT, University of California, Berkeley
• Anna Sackmann, Science Data & Engineering Librarian, University of California, Berkeley

1:00 - 1:15 Break

1:15 - 3:00 Group Exercise Continuation: SICSS-H/M Mass Collaboration Activity (Zoom) (video) OR Content-Specific Office Hours with Mathematica TAs (as needed) (Zoom)

3:00 - 3:15 Break

3:15 - 3:45 Group Exercise Debrief and Logistics (Zoom) (video)

3:45 - 5:30 Celebration with DJ ROC (Zoom)

Mathematica TAs are Available via Email/Zoom for Consultation Starting on Tuesday

Participant Zoom Links

9:30 - 10:00 Logistics (Zoom) (video)

10:00 - 11:30 SICSS-Africa + African Descendants Inaugural Panel: “Interrogating Data Collection Methods Focused on African and African Descendants: Challenges and Opportunities” (Poster) (LIVE Q&A)

Speakers

• Bhaso Ndzendze, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer and Head of Department, Politics and International Relations, University of Johannesburg (slides) (video)
• Evans Osabuohien, Ph.D., Professor, Economics and Head of Department, Economics & Development Studies, Covenant University, Nigeria (slides) (video)
• Lebogang Ramafoko, Executive Director, Oxfam South Africa (video)
• Yahya Shaikh, M.D., Principal Scientist, Connected Health Systems, MITRE (slides) (video)

Moderator

• Susana Edjang, Mason Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

11:30 - 11:45 Break

11:45 - 12:00 Logistics and Research Speed Dating Logistics (Zoom) (video)

12:00 - 1:00 Bite-Sized Lunchtime Talk #5: MITRE (slides) (Zoom) (video) (LIVE Q&A)

• Hannah De los Santos, Ph.D., Lead Data Scientist, Model-based Analytics Department, MITRE
• Saimun Habib, Associate Data Scientist, Model-based Analytics Department, MITRE

1:00 - 1:15 Introduction to Speed Dating (Zoom)

1:15 - 2:25 Speed Dating Exercise (Zoom)

2:25 - 2:40 Break

2:40 - 3:30 Family Free For All

3:30 - 4:00 Group Debrief (Join Research Teams) (Zoom) (video)

4:00 - 5:30 Featured Presentation #1: “Robotruckers: The Double Threat of AI for Low-Wage Work” (video) - LIVE Session to Include Q&A and Office Hours (slides) (Zoom) (LIVE Q&A)

• Karen Levy, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Information Sciences, Cornell University

Mathematica TAs are Available via Email/Zoom for Consultation (please see SCHEDULE)

Participant Zoom Links

9:30 - 10:00 Logistics (Zoom) (video)

10:00 - 12:00 Work on Group Projects (Zoom)

12:00 - 1:00 New Frontiers in Research and Technology: “The Future of Research and Equity in the Metaverse” Panel (LIVE Q&A)

Speakers

• André Brock, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Media Studies, Georgia Institute of Technology (book) (video)
• Courtney D. Cogburn, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Columbia University (slides) (video)
• Kyla McMullen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science and Engineering, University of Florida (slides) (video)
• Danielle Olson, Ph.D., AI/ML Human Factors Researcher, Apple (video)

Moderator

• Naniette Coleman, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology Department, University of California, Berkeley, SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Founder/Organizer 2020-present, & SICSS-Princeton 2019 Alum

1:00 - 4:00 Work on Group Projects (Zoom)

4:00 - 5:30 Featured Presentation #2: “Data Conscience: Algorithmic Siege on Our Humanity” (video) - LIVE Session to Include Q&A and Office Hours (recommended podcasts) (slides) (Zoom) (LIVE Q&A)

• Brandeis Marshall, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, DataedX Group & Professor, Computer Science, Spelman College (on sabbatical leave)

Mathematica TAs are Available via Email/Zoom for Consultation (please see SCHEDULE)

Participant Zoom Links

9:30 - 10:00 Logistics (Zoom) (video)

10:00 - 12:00 Work on Group Projects (Zoom)

12:00 - 1:00 Bite-Sized Lunchtime Talk #6: Campus-Wide Institutional Survey Research and Data Collection (Graduate Division, University of California, Berkeley) (Zoom) (video) (LIVE Q&A)

• Lisa García Bedolla, Ph.D., Vice Provost, Graduate Studies, Dean of the Graduate Division, & Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley

1:00 - 4:00 Work on Group Projects (Zoom)

4:00 - 5:30 Featured Presentation #3: “Using Data to Customize the 3D Audio Experience” (video) - LIVE Session to Include Q&A and Office Hours (slides) (Zoom) (LIVE Q&A)

• Kyla McMullen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Computer Science, University of Florida

Mathematica TAs are Available via Email/Zoom for Consultation (please see SCHEDULE)

Participant Zoom Links

9:30 - 10:00 Logistics (Zoom) (video)

10:00 - 11:30 Mathematica Roundtable (Zoom) (LIVE Q&A)

Speakers

• Alex Bohl, Ph.D., Principal Data Scientist, Mathematica (video)
• Sheldon Bond, Senior Program Lead, Mathematica (video)
• Deliya Wesley, Senior Director, Health Equity, Mathematica (video)

Moderator

• Esteban J. Quiñones, Ph.D., Researcher, Mathematica

11:30 - 12:00 Work on Group Projects (Zoom)

12:00 - 1:00 Bite-Sized Lunchtime Talk #7: Africa Center for Strategic Studies (slides) (Zoom) (video) (LIVE Q&A)

• Mark Duerksen, Ph.D., Research Associate, Africa Center for Strategic Studies

1:00 - 4:00 Work on Group Projects (Zoom)

4:00 - 5:30 Featured Presentation #4: “Data Science for Marketing” (video) - LIVE Session to Include Q&A and Office Hours (Zoom) (LIVE Q&A)

• Shawndra Hill, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Marketing, Columbia Business School

Mathematica TAs are Available via Email/Zoom for Consultation (please see SCHEDULE)

Participant Zoom Links

9:30 - 10:00 Logistics (Zoom) (video)

10:00 - 11:30 SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2022 Keynote Address (Zoom) (video)

• Safiya Noble, Ph.D., MacArthur Foundation Fellow & Professor, Gender Studies and African American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

11:30 - 12:00 Break

12:00 - 1:00 Work on Group Projects (Zoom)

1:00 - 1:20 Overview of Group and Individual Project Presentations (Zoom) (video) & Surprise LIVE Midday Motivation Safiya Noble, Ph.D. (Zoom) (video)

1:20 - 4:00 Group and Individual Project Presentations (Zoom)

4:00 - 5:00 Closing Plenary and Q&A, Mathematica (Zoom) (video)

• LaVerne H. Council, MBA, DBA, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Emerald One, LLC

5:00 - 5:15 Break

5:15 - 5:45 SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Final Debrief and Conclusion (Zoom)