Houston Data Files

Dr. Elizabeth Gregory/Dr. Shreela Sharma (https://www.uh.edu/class/ws/irwgs/)

Good data is needed to inform good policy. But what is good data and how is data inflected by who we are? Join Dr. Elizabeth Gregory (UH-IRWGS) and Dr. Shreela Sharma (UT-SPH) as they and their guests parse out the complexities of Houston and Harris County data linked to intersectional gender and sexuality dynamics, and related community endeavors. Topics include health, economics, childcare, violence, workforce issues and more.

Episodes

  1. 10/21/2024

    Houston's Women in Peril: Public & Domestic Violence

    A panel discussion with 3 leaders in Houston's Domestic Violence response community: Rachna Khare (VP, freefrom.org), Julie Pleasant (HPD, Victim Services) & Q. Olivia Rivers (CEO, The Bridge over Troubled Waters); & Elizabeth Gregory, UH IRWGS.  Moderated by Beth Merfish, UH McGovern School of Art.  Introductions go through 5:44:00 - discussion thereafter.      Houston Data Files - for Data Philes everywhere!

    1h 7m

  2. 01/18/2022

    Reliable Sources: HDF Talks with the UH Community Health Workers Initiative

    HDF co-hosts Shreela Sharma and Elizabeth Gregory talk with the team from the UH Community Health Workers Initiative (Rosa Ferrufino, Cindy Paz, Prof. Dan Price, Olivia Ruiz) and Dr. Sarah Simmons from Bread of Life, about their work and the need for CHWs to provide reliable information and access to health services for community members, for better outcomes for all in the short and long term. For more information, go to: www.uh.edu/chwi and www.breadoflifeinc.org Houston Data Files - for Data Philes everywhere!

    56 min

  3. 11/09/2021

    Lowering DV Homicides: HDF Talks with the Pasadena Domestic Violence High Risk Team

    Houston Data Files co-host Dr. Elizabeth Gregory talks with Pasadena DVHRT members Olivia Rivers (CEO/ED, The Bridge over Troubled Waters), Sgt Scott Michael (Supervising Sgt, Pasadena PD, Family Violence Division), Mary McFaden (Harris County DA’s Office, DV Division Chief) and Alicia Nuzzie (Director DVHRT, HCDV Coordinating Council), about the rollout of this DVHRT since February 2020, how it works, and what’s needed to build similar programs elsewhere. Houston Data Files - for Data Philes everywhere!

    1h 1m

  4. 07/26/2021

    The Vaccine or the Virus? – HDF Talks with Your Local Epidemiologist, Dr. Katelyn Jetelina

    Houston Data Files hosts Dr. Shreela Sharma and Dr. Elizabeth Gregory talk with Your Local Epidemiologist, Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, on vaccine hesitancy, making schools safe this Fall, the mental health pandemic on the horizon, the need for grassroots level coalitions and messaging to combat rising cases due to the Delta variant, and how long will this last? Houston Data Files - for Data Philes everywhere!

    43 min

  5. 05/18/2021

    Gender, Race/Ethnicity & the Houston Economy: HDF Talks with Baker Ripley's Cara Baez

    We welcome our first guest, Cara Baez, from Baker-Ripley! To discuss the newly released UH IRWGS 2021 Houston/Harris County Gender & Sexuality Data Report, including trends in Houston/Harris County intersectional gender wage gaps, immigration, women in politics, childcare expansion, and much more. Link to the report: https://www.uh.edu/class/ws/irwgs/uh-irwgs-hhcty-gender--sexuality-data-report-may-2021271.pdf Houston Data Files - for Data Philes everywhere!

    48 min

  6. 04/01/2021

    The State of the Data

    Is the covid pandemic going to lead to the she-cession of our times? We discuss gendered and industry-specific exits from the workforce in Houston, the troubling drops in domestic violence reports (vs what goes unreported), and disproportionate childcare burdens on women.  Houston Data Files - for Data Philes everywhere!

    33 min

  7. 03/18/2021

    Are You a Data Phile?

    Charting the Pandemic, Phase 1 In our inaugural episode, Drs. Elizabeth Gregory and Shreela Sharma take stock of Houston and Harris County - a year into the pandemic, and discuss the ways in which the pandemic has made visible the inadequacies in our data gathering and sharing practices.  Houston Data Files - for Data Philes everywhere!

    33 min
  • 7 Episodes

About

Good data is needed to inform good policy. But what is good data and how is data inflected by who we are? Join Dr. Elizabeth Gregory (UH-IRWGS) and Dr. Shreela Sharma (UT-SPH) as they and their guests parse out the complexities of Houston and Harris County data linked to intersectional gender and sexuality dynamics, and related community endeavors. Topics include health, economics, childcare, violence, workforce issues and more.

Information

  • Creator
    Dr. Elizabeth Gregory/Dr. Shreela Sharma (https://www.uh.edu/class/ws/irwgs/)
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Houston Data Files
  • Show Website
    Houston Data Files