Our Research News

CAIDS faculty and staff not only support the research and teaching initiatives of the Tulane community but also participate in their own scholarly activities and advance their own research agendas around data. Read more about their accomplishments below.

CAIDS Research:

Dr. Patrick Button is interviewed by Fox8 about how Federal job cuts prompt concerns about the unemployment rate & consumer spending

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The Tulane Hullabaloo's Data Desk Reviews Love Data Week and interviews Dr. Lisa Dilks and Dr. Jacquelyne Thoni Howard

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Dr. Patrick Button's research with Ian Burn and David Neumark about age discrimination in the workforce was cited in the 2025 Economic Report of the President.

An article titled, “A Feminist Scholars Collective Supporting the Growth and Dissemination of a Digital Guide: A Collaborative Autoethnography”.

Dr. Jacquelyne Thoni Howard recently published an article with co-authors in The Journal of Electronic Publishing special issue “On Gathering: Exploring Collective and Embodied Modes of Scholarly Communication and Publishing.”

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CAIDS Dr. Lisa Dilks part of multimillion dollar, inter-institutional National Science Foundation grant to enhance racial equity in STEM departments.

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CAIDS’s Dr. Jacquelyne Thoni Howard honored with the 2024 Newcomb-Tulane College Community, Belonging, and Equity Award, nominated by her students in the Data Lab.

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Dr. Jacquelyne Thoni Howard's new chapter in 'You're Muted' delves into video conferencing etiquette and its impact on gendered home-work borderlands.

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The Hullabaloo: CAIDS empowers students and faculty with data literacy through innovative courses, workshops, and hands-on opportunities.

The Data Research Internship Program created the data visualizations published in the Status of Women in New Orleans report in collaboration with Newcomb Institute and the Junior League.

Dr. Lisa Dilks collaborates on book detailing the implementation of group-level processes to create more equitable and inclusive higher education institutions

Dr. Lisa Dilks collaborates on book detailing the implementation of group-level processes to create more equitable and inclusive higher education institutions.

Dr. Patrick Button discusses, in a Business Insider article, his study that discovered significant age discrimination against applicants around age 65, particularly against older women.

Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online

Dr. Jacquelyne Thoni Howard along with Dr. Clare Daniel, Dr Liv Newman, Niya Bond, and Dr. Enilda Romero-Hall won the 2024 Open Scholarship Award from the Canadian Social Knowledge Institute for their work on Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online.

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Dr. Patrick Button's Film Incentive Research Highlighted in The New York Times. Button's research highlights how states often do not recoup the revenue they anticipated.

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Joey Couvillon Wins President's Staff Exellence Award. President Fitts visited CAIDS in December to present Senior Program Manager Joey Couvillon with a 2023 President's Staff Excellence Award.

Jacquelyne Thoni Howard

Dr. Jacquelyne Thoni Howard was recognized by Newcomb-Tulane College for Outstanding Mentorship of First-Year Students and the 2023 recipient of the Student Employee Supervisor of the Year Award!

Patrick Button Receives DEI Award

CAIDS Executive Director, Dr. Patrick Button, has been recognized with the 2023 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

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After watching the "Hacking Your Mind" documentary with students, Dr. Aron Culotta, Dr. Nick Mattei, and Dr. Jacquelyne Thoni Howard provided context during a panel discussion. This event was co-sponsored by CAIDS, H-TML, and TU: CEAI.

Mallory Avery speaking at a CAIDS event.

Dr. Mallory Avery spoke about artificial intelligence and how it will influence diversity in recruitment and throughout industries on September 18, 2024.This event was co-sponsored by the Department of Economics, CAIDS, and TU:CEAI.

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Tulane receives gift in support of Data Science from Libby and Robert Alexander