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DateUnitLectureSpeakersAssignments/readings
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1/21InequalityIntroduction to course; general techniques for writing for a mass audienceEmma
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1/23InequalityTesting for discriminationEmmaNo need to do reading or forms due to the late change to the schedule, but the relevant reading for the class if you're curious is:

Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal?
Testing for Racial Profiling in Traffic Stops From Behind a Veil of Darkness
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1/28InequalityGuest lecture: Allison KoeneckeGuest lecture: Allison KoeneckeDo assigned reading posted for this date.

Fill out speaker response form (https://forms.gle/krqFyxQvapyuvnEJ7) prior to class
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1/30InequalityOpportunity insights workStudents presentDiversifying Society's Leaders? The derminants and causal effects of admission to highly selective private colleges
The Association Between Income and Life Expectancy in the United States, 2001-2014
The fading American dream: Trends in absolute income mobility since 1940
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2/4InequalityGuest lecture: Deb RajiGuest lecture: Deb RajiDo assigned reading posted for this date.

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2/6InequalityGuest lecture: Pat KlineGuest lecture: Pat KlineDo assigned reading posted for this date.

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2/11InequalityGuest lecture: Ashia WilsonGuest lecture: Ashia WilsonDo assigned reading posted for this date.

Fill out speaker response form (https://forms.gle/krqFyxQvapyuvnEJ7) prior to class"
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2/13InequalityBias in policingEmmaA large-scale analysis of racial disparities in police stops across the United States
Detecting disparities in police deployments using dashcam data

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2/18InequalityGuest lecture: Aditya ParameswaranGuest lecture: Aditya ParameswaranDo assigned reading posted for this date.

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2/20InequalityPolicing continuedStudents presentThe Effects of Police Violence on Inner-City Students
Language from police body camera footage shows racial disparities in officer respect
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2/25Algorithmic fairnessCore principles in algorithmic fairnessStudentsInherent Trade-Offs in the Fair Determination of Risk Scores
Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations
Biased Algorithms Are Easier to Fix Than Biased People (not to present, but just read)

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2/27Algorithmic fairnessGuest lecture: Sara Beery (remote class, zoom link will be shared)
Guest lecture: Sara Beery (remote class, zoom link will be shared)
Do assigned reading posted for this date.

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3/4Algorithmic fairnessLLM biasesStudentsAI generates covertly racist decisions about people based on their dialect
Marked Personas: Using Natural Language Prompts to Measure Stereotypes in Language Models

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3/6Algorithmic fairnessUsing LLMs to study social biasesStudents
Decomposing changes in the gender wage gap over worker careers
Computational analysis of 140 years of US political speeches reveals more positive but increasingly polarized framing of immigration
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3/11Algorithmic fairnessUsing LLMs to study social biases contStudentsUsing large language models to promote health equity (not to present, just to read)
A large language model-based approach to quantifying the effects of social determinants in liver transplant decisions
AI for Scaling Legal Reform: Mapping and Redacting Racial Covenants in Santa Clara County
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3/13HealthcareGuest lecture: Bryan WilderGuest lecture: Bryan WilderDo assigned reading posted for this date.

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3/18HealthcareGuest lecture: Niloufar SalehiGuest lecture: Niloufar SalehiDo assigned reading posted for this date.

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3/20HealthcareUse of race in clinical algorithmsStudentsHidden in Plain Sight — Reconsidering the Use of Race Correction in Clinical Algorithms
Reconsidering the Consequences of Using Race to Estimate Kidney Function
FAIRS — A Framework for Evaluating the Inclusion of Sex in Clinical Algorithms
Accuracy and Equity in Clinical Risk Prediction (not to present, just to read)
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4/1HealthcareUse of race in clinical algorithmsEmma
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4/3HealthcareGuest lecture: Pierre EliasGuest lecture: Pierre Elias(no assigned reading)

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4/8HealthcareDeploying algorithms in healthcareStudentsAutomated Identification of Adults at Risk for In-Hospital Clinical Deterioration
Evaluating the Effect of a COVID-19 Predictive Model to Facilitate Discharge: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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4/10No class (Emma traveling)
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4/15HealthcareUsing algorithms to aid clinicians and reduce bias and errorStudentsDiagnosing physician error: a machine-learning approach to low-value care
Heterogeneity and predictors of the effects of AI assistance on radiologists
An algorithmic approach to reducing unexplained pain disparities in underserved populations

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Final project milestone due 4/15 at 11:59 PM
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4/17HealthcareGuest lecture: Emily AlsentzerGuest lecture: Emily AlsentzerDo assigned reading posted for this date.

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4/22HealthcareFighting COVID-19StudentsImpact of community masking on COVID-19: A cluster-randomized trial in Bangladesh
Efficient and targeted COVID-19 border testing via reinforcement learning
Mobility network models of COVID-19 explain inequities and inform reopening
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4/24Workshopping / slack timeWorkshopping / slack time
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4/29Workshopping / slack timeWorkshopping / slack time
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5/1Final lecture: life advice and next steps in data science for social goodEmmaDo (optional) final readings:

The Halloween of my Dreams, Majorie Williams
The Opposite of Loneliness, Marina Keegan
Lost & Found (excerpt), Kathryn Schulz


Final writeup due 5/4 at 11:59 PM
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