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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Design-Based Causal Inference for Clustered Randomized Experiments and Observational Studies
DESCRIPTION:Modern empirical research increasingly relies on comparative studies with complex designs\, including stratified and clustered treatment assignment\, multiple treatment arms\, and observational samples. These features arise naturally in education\, public health\, policy evaluation\, and many other fields\, but they also complicate causal estimation and inference by undermining the validity for familiar estimators and standard errors.\n\nThe first part of the dissertation studies clustered randomized trials with heterogeneous cluster sizes. We show that the commonly used estimators that average stratum-specific treatment-control contrasts can be inconsistent for the average treatment effect in such settings\, a problem that has received limited attention. We establish consistency of a simple alternative\, the Hájek estimator\, under standard asymptotic regimes\, develop an asymptotically conservative variance estimator valid under arbitrary stratum sizes\, and propose a score-type test with improved small- to moderate-sample performance.\n\nThe second part of the dissertation extends this framework to multi-arm stratified clustered experiments\, where inference must account for not only treatment-versus-control comparisons\, but also comparisons among active treatments. We show that regression adjustment admits a unified two-stage representation\, allowing adjustment models to be fit on the full sample\, a subset of units\, or external data. We establish multivariate asymptotic theory for vectors of covariate-adjusted Hájek estimators and develop a covariance matrix estimator that is asymptotically conservative in the positive semidefinite order.\n\nThe third part of the dissertation connects design-based inference for randomized experiments with matched and stratified observational studies. We compare the observational assignment mechanism to an emulated stratified clustered randomized trial with the same realized blocking structure. Assuming sufficient within-block homogeneity in treatment propensities\, we show that a sandwich-type variance estimator for the covariate-adjusted Hájek estimator is asymptotically conservative.\n\nTogether\, these results provide a unified design-based framework for estimation and inference in randomized and observational comparative studies. The dissertation contributes both diagnostic insight\, showing when common estimators fail\, and constructive methodology for valid causal inference in complex empirical designs.
UID:148339-21903956@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148339
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Dissertation
LOCATION:West Hall - 438
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DTSTAMP:20260603T183057
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SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab
DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1943778Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Want to learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at Resume Lab is a great next step for you. Get real-time\, personalized support in a small group setting by checking out the Resume Lab.We will discuss and educate you on…- Design andformat- Writing a great bullet point- Targeting your resumefor specific internships/jobs If you're a Graduate Studentor Recent Grad\, please make a 1:1 appointment instead of attending the Lab because this event is designed for undergraduates. Note:This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students.#UCC
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147712
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:ADHD Student Group Craft and Game Picnic
DESCRIPTION:Join the ADHD Student Group on the Diag for a craft / game picnic from 4:30pm - 6pm. Crafts\, games\, and snacks will be provided\, but you're welcome to bring your own!\nWhere:The Diag - 913 S University Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109\nWhen: TODAY from 4:30pm - 6pm
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148543
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
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LOCATION:The Diag
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DTSTAMP:20260302T162354
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SUMMARY:Well-being:Strengthening Skills: ADHD Group for Adults
DESCRIPTION:Are you struggling with organization\, time management\, or staying on track? Looking for strategies to better handle daily challenges? Our Psychological Clinic is excited to announce the return of our comprehensive\, evidence-based Strengthening Skills: ADHD Group for Adults this spring. Participants do not need an official ADHD diagnosis to join—any adult seeking practical tools for executive functioning is welcome.\n\nAbout the 8-Week ADHD Skills Group\n\nThis interactive\, in-person group program is designed to help adults develop stronger skills in organization\, prioritization\, and time management. Over eight weekly sessions\, participants will:\n\nLearn and practice new strategies in a structured\, supportive environment\nGain confidence and growth alongside others who understand executive functioning challenges\nBuild a toolkit that will help manage daily responsibilities and stressors\nWhy Group Therapy?\n\nChoosing group therapy means you benefit from the collective experience and support of others facing similar challenges. Practicing strategies with a group helps foster real improvement as you share experiences and encourage one another.\n\nProgram Details:\n\nWho: Adults seeking practical solutions and support for executive functioning challenges (no ADHD diagnosis required)\nWhen: Wednesday evenings\, 5:30 – 7:00 pm\,\nDates: April 29 to June 24\nWhere: In-person\, at 210 S. 5th Ave.\, downtown Ann Arbor
UID:146098-21898376@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146098
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Graduate and Professional Students,Workshop,adhd,Staff,Undergraduate Students,Time Management
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260518T092846
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SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:ALUM 101: From the Campus to the World: How U-M Innovations Are Changing Lives
DESCRIPTION:Our third course\, ALUM 101: From the Campus to the World: How U-M Innovations Are Changing Lives\, continues the series with a deep dive into breakthroughs\, from life-saving cancer treatments to the future of athletic performance. You will get a front-row seat to the ideas\, people\, and partnerships behind Michigan innovation.\n\nDeveloped in partnership with Innovation Partnerships\, this four-part mini-course will explore how discoveries move from campus to real-world impact\, featuring topics such as HistoSonics ultrasound technology\, KOMZIFTI therapeutics\, OLED screen displays\, and GripFusion’s ForceBall.\n\nEach 60-minute virtual lecture includes a Q&A\, allowing you to learn alongside fellow Wolverines. Classes take place on Wednesdays at 6 p.m.\, beginning May 20 and concluding with an optional in-person field trip.
UID:147843-21902036@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147843
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Education,Free,Alumni,Virtual,Life-changing Education,Innovation Partnerships,Information and Technology,Engineering
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260331T110745
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:“The Tale of a Weevil”
DESCRIPTION:As part of the 2026 Summer Lecture Series at the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS)\, Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron will give a free\, public talk titled\, “The Tale of a Weevil.”\n\nBoisseron is professor and chair of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan and an affiliate faculty in Romances Languages and Literature\, and Comparative Literature.\n\nHer interdisciplinary scholarship bridges Global Black Studies and the Environmental Humanities through literary\, historical\, and artistic perspectives.\n\nThis talk will use a magnifying glass to examine an environmental crisis of epic proportions in the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique.\n\nFrom 1972 to 1993\, a highly toxic pesticide was sprayed on weevil-infested banana plantations in the islands\, despite known health risks\, largely due to pressure from powerful white planter elites and the economic importance of the banana industry.\n\nThe resulting health impact on the population has come to symbolize how the colonial is often inextricable from the ecological. But what about the weevil?\n\nThis talk responds to environmental scholar Malcolm Ferdinand’s call to also look at the weevil in this dramatic story.\n\nBoisseron is the author of “Creole Renegades: Rhetoric of Betrayal and Guilt in the Caribbean Diaspora” (2014) and “Afro-Dog: Blackness and the Animal Question” (2018).\n\nHer current book project focuses on food repurposing and was supported by a Guggenheim Fellowship\, alongside additional funding for her broader work on repurposing practices.\n\nHer recent publications examine pesticide contamination on banana plantations in the French Antilles.\n\nIn Winter 2024\, Boisseron taught Food Literacy for All as a faculty instructor and is a Sustainable Food Systems Initiative Affiliate.\n\nThe University of Michigan Biological Station serves as a gathering place to learn from the natural world\, advance research and education\, and inspire action. We leverage over a century of research and transformative experiences to drive discoveries and solutions to benefit Michigan and beyond.\n\nFounded in 1909\, UMBS supports long-term research and education through immersive\, field-based courses and features state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for data collection and analysis to help any field researcher be productive. It is where students and scientists from across the globe live and work as a community to learn from the place.\n\nThe Summer Lecture Series is a tradition at UMBS\, where we explore scientific topics with distinguished guest speakers from across the country so the community can learn about our natural world.\n\nThe free\, public talks are on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the spring and summer in Gates Lecture Hall at the University of Michigan Biological Station\, located at 9133 Biological Rd. in Pellston\, Michigan — about 20 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge.
UID:147276-21900623@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147276
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:U-m Biological Station,Environmental Humanities,Bsbsigns,Biological Station,AEM Featured
LOCATION:Gates Lecture Hall\, UM Biological Station
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