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Formerly IASWR Listserv Announcements
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September 2, 2011 || Vol. 3, Issue 35
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The IASWR Listerv Announcements are now SWRnet. Subscribers to SWRnet receive weekly email updates about funding opportunities, calls for papers, conference deadlines, and newly published research. Please visit the website to access other resources related to social work research.
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Funding Opportunities
Research Answers to NCIs Provocative Questions
Deadline: November 14, 2011 The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support research projects designed to use sound and innovative research strategies to solve specific problems and paradoxes in cancer research identified by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as the NCIs "Provocative Questions" (PQs). These Provocative Questions are not intended to represent the full range of NCI's priorities in cancer research. Rather, they are meant to challenge cancer researchers to think about and elucidate specific problems in key areas of cancer research that are deemed important but have not received sufficient attention. Some of these PQs stem from intriguing but older, neglected observations that have never been adequately explored. Click here for more information.
Research Projects on North American Christian Institutions
Deadline: October 11, 2011
(From the Philanthropy News Digest)
The Louisville Institute is a Lilly Endowment-funded program based at Louisville Seminary supporting those who lead and study American religious institutions. The institute annually offers a series of grants to support both pastoral sabbaticals and research by scholar/pastors and scholar/educators designed to strengthen the religious life of North American Christians and their institutions while simultaneously advancing American religious and theological scholarship. Click here for more information.
Evaluation Fellows Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Deadline: September 16, 2011
(From the Black Social Workers Listserv)
The CDC seeks applicants for the inaugural class of the CDC Evaluation Fellows Program. This is a new initiative within CDC and a major commitment by CDC to program evaluation and program improvement. Fellows will work under the leadership of CDC's Chief Evaluation Officer; they will be assigned to specific CDC programs, developing and implementing program evaluations and studies for/with those programs. Host programs will compete for Fellows, to ensure the projects are ones that will enhance the knowledge base of the program and the professional development of the Fellow. Fellowships are for one year, but with a strong likelihood of renewal for a second year. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend depending on education level and experience. In addition, we have reserved some dedicated resources for their training and professional development. Appointments will be full-time at CDC in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Click here for more information.
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship: Lake Institute on Faith and Giving
Deadline: January 31, 2012
(From the Philanthropy News Digest)
The Lake Institute on Faith and Giving at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University is accepting applications for the 2012-13 Lake Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. The fellowship is available to a scholar whose primary research focus is in the area of religion and philanthropy or faith and giving. The fellowship is intended to support the final year of dissertation writing. Click here for more information.
American Cancer Society Doctoral Training Grants in Oncology Social Work
Deadline:October 15, 2011
Applications for American Cancer Society Doctoral Training Grants in Oncology Social Work are now available. These grants support the training of graduate students in doctoral programs focused on research related to oncology social work. They are available to outstanding students during all phases of a graduate program offered in an accredited school of social work. An application must outline a plan of study, and indicate how the proposed program will prepare the candidate for a career in social work oncology research. Students who have achieved candidacy will be required to submit a detailed research plan. Successful applicants must also agree to attend the American Cancer Society activities at the Society for Social Work and Research annual conference. The initial application is for a two-year grant with annual funding of $20,000 with possibility of a two-year competitive renewal. Click here for more information.
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Calls 
Call for Papers Inaugural Conference, Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN)
Interdisciplinary Conversations
June 14-16, 2012
NOW IN NEW YORK CITY
Consistent with the WFRN's mission to advance, promote and disseminate work and family research and to encourage knowledge and understanding of work and family issues among a broad community of stakeholders, we welcome proposals for innovative sessions such as the following: professional development of work and family scholars (e.g., research incubator sessions, methodological workshops, grant writing, publishing strategies); delivering high-quality teaching and training in work and family issues for students, managers and policy makers; developing work and family researchers' effectiveness at communicating their research to the press as well as to organizational and public policy makers; and translating research into organizational, community and policy interventions. We invite submissions of papers, posters, and symposia proposals that address all aspects of work and family issues, including basic research, theory, history, international comparisons, political analyses, policy evaluations, action research, ethnographic investigations and statistical analyses. As this will be a multidisciplinary conference, researchers and scholars from all disciplines are encouraged to participate including anthropology, business and management, economics, family studies, political science, psychology, public health, social work, sociology, and related fields. Click here for more information.
Call for Papers
Journal of Social Service Research
Pre-School Children with Chronic Illnesses
Deadline: October 31, 2011
Journal of Social Service Research seeks multidisciplinary research-related manuscripts, for a special issue on preschool children (under the age of five) suffering from chronic, congenital or terminal illness. Topic areas related to the stressors and challenges affecting parents and families will be considered for peer-review. Manuscripts on relationships between illnesses and family interactional patterns as well as how culture, race and ethnicity impact chronically ill children and their families are encouraged. All articles need to reflect research that is data-based OR extensive literature reviews that clearly outline previous research and make recommendations for future research. Deadline for submission is October 2011. Information on related topics, submission guidelines and how to contact the Guest Editor is available here.
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Conferences & Trainings
Aging Prisoners Forum
October 8, 2011 Fordham University, NYC Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service Be the Evidence Project is hosting a forum which 'puts a face and a name' to this rapidly growing human rights and social justice issue: the aging prisoner crisis on Saturday, October 8th, 2011 from 12:30 to 6 pm. The keynote address is from Professor Jonathan Turley, the founder and director of the Project for Older Prisoners and international presenters. This event is free and open to the public. The invitation and announcement, afternoon program guide, and travel information can be downloaded here. If you have any questions or would like the information emailed to you directly, please free to contact the Be the Evidence Project at betheevidenceproject@gmail.com or contact Dr. Tina Maschi at tmaschi@fordham.edu. Public Briefing: Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment
September 8, 2011
Washington, D.C. This report from the National Research Council assesses the potential value of conducting health impact assessments of proposed policies, programs, and projects in topics such as transportation, land use, housing, agriculture. Join us at 9 AM for a discussion with the authoring committee. Click here for complete details. Fifth Annual Kristin Anderson Moore Lecture
Communities that Care: Using Research to Prevent and Reduce Delinquency and Drug Use
October 6, 2011
Washington, D.C.
(From ChildTrends)
Dr. Richard Catalano from the University of Washington will discuss the logic underlying the Communities that Care (CTC) approach, a system that provides the structure for community efforts to address youth issues, focusing on risk and protective factors through a community-wide, multi-step training process. The CTC model, developed by Drs. Catalano and David Hawkins, has been rigorously evaluated and found to have significant positive impacts on adolescents. Click here for more information about this lecture. |
Research Publications & Data Resources ICPSR Updates Below is a list of data collection additions to the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) data archive. *31581 Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies: Massachusetts Family Child Care Study, 2005-2007 *31641 Systematic Review of the Effects of Second Responder Programs, 1992-2007 *31701 Systematic Review of the Effects of Problem-Oriented Policing on Crime and Disorder, 1985-2006 Click here for more information. Preventing Childhood Obesity: What Works, What Doesn't
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Four new RWJF-supported studies provide important insights about policies and practices that may influence dietary choices for children and families-at home, at school and in the community. The latest findings zero in on food marketing practices and industry self-regulation; New York City's menu-labeling requirement for chain restaurants; and a ban on sugar-sweetened beverages in Boston schools.
* U.S. Businesses Show Mixed Progress on Marketing a Healthy Diet to Children and Adolescents
* Self-Regulation by Food and Beverage Industry Does Little to Reduce Kids' Exposure to Unhealthy TV Ads
* Customers Who Use Menu-Labeling Information Order Fewer Calories
* Boston High School Students Drinking Fewer Sugary Beverages
Click here to read the studies. Prejudice Linked to Depression, Anxiety in Gay and Bisexual Black Men
(From the CFAH Health Behavior News Service)
The harassment, discrimination and negative feelings about homosexuality that black gay and bisexual men often experience can contribute significantly to mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, a small new study finds. Click here to read more.
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News & Notices
FDA Center for Tobacco Products Requesting Comments on New Docket
(From the ASPH Friday Letter)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a new docket, titled "Harmful and Potentially Harmful Constituents in Tobacco Products and Tobacco Smoke," open for public comments, including scientific and other information. These comments will assist the agency in establishing a list of harmful and potentially harmful constituents in tobacco products and tobacco smoke. The FDA will accept comments through October 11. To view the docket and see further detail on how to send in a comment, click here.
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About SWRnet
Formerly known as the IASWR Listserv, SWRnet (Social Work Research Network) was launched in October 2009 to continue serving the social work research community by providing regular updates on funding opportunities, calls for papers, conference deadlines and newly published research. Help others subscribe by forwarding these announcements using the Forward to a Colleague function at the end of the email. |
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