February 3, 2012  || Vol. 4, Issue 5
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Funding OpportunitiesFunding
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces Call for Proposals for State Health Access Reform Evaluation
Deadline: February 22, 2012
(From the Philanthropy News Digest)

State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that supports rigorous research on health reform issues by investigators representing diverse disciplines and backgrounds. The program particularly seeks to identify and fill gaps in research related to state-level implementation of the Affordable Care Act, with a focus on provisions that are designed to increase access and coverage. SHARE-sponsored research will provide timely guidance on implementation issues as states consider their unique responsibilities in executing the ACA, and will contribute to the evidence base for future state and national health reform efforts. The State Health Access Data Assistance Center at the University of Minnesota will provide technical support for the program. Click here for more information.

ADA National Network Regional Centers and ADA National Network Collaborative Research Projects
Deadline: April 2, 2012
(Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education)  

The purpose of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, including international activities, to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology, that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities, and to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act). Click here for more information.

Research on the Impact of Technology on Policing Strategies in the 21st Century
Deadline: April 30, 2012
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks proposals to conduct research to evaluate how technology affects policing strategies at the State, local, and tribal levels and the impact that technology has on policing outcomes. In other words, policing organizations may implement new technologies within their departments for the purpose of promoting public safety, enforcing the law, and/or preventing and detecting crime. If successful, the new technology may lead to changes in policing strategies designed to enhance positive policing outcomes (e.g., improving police response time or reducing targeted crimes). This research aims to fill these gaps in policing research.  Click here for more information.

Interventions to Improve HIV/AIDS and Alcohol-Related Outcomes (U01)
Deadline: March 26, 2012
This FOA issued by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, solicits cooperative agreement grant applications (U01) to develop and strategically test coordinated interventions to reduce alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences in HIV-impacted populations. In addition, this research seeks to develop a new framework for sustainable implementation research among HIV+ alcohol users, with the ultimate goal of significantly improving health care systems. This initiative intends to build on existing cohorts of HIV+ patients, including those who have been diagnosed recently and are just entering treatment, and those who are well-established in HIV treatment.  Click here for more information.

The Fulbright Scholar Program
Deadline: August 1, 2012
The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries for the 2013-2014 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. There are awards in 45 specific academic disciplines as well as 167 awards open to all disciplines.  Interested faculty and professionals are encouraged to participate in one of our weekly webinars. Each deals with a topic germane to the 2013-2014 competition, from regional and discipline information to how to fill out an application. For more information, visit our website. The application deadline for most awards is August 1, 2012.  U.S. citizenship is required.   


Carolina Program in Health and Aging Research (CPHAR) Post-doctoral Positions
Deadline: March 1, 2012

The UNC Institute on Aging offers predoctoral and postdoctoral training opportunities through its Carolina Program in Health and Aging Research (CPHAR). The program is supported by a National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grant from the National Institute on Aging. Potential applicants should carefully examine the list of mentors and their specialties, as all applicants must be matched to a mentor. Click here for more information.

Longitudinal Data on Teen Dating Violence: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Deadline: April 24, 2012

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks proposals for research related to teen dating violence (a.k.a. adolescent relationship abuse). In particular, NIJ seeks proposals that explore predictors and consequences of teen dating violence using longitudinal data, through the support of postdoctoral fellows, to analyze existing data. Click here for more information.

AGESW Pre-Dissertation Initiative
Deadline: May 1, 2012

The Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW) Pre-Dissertation Initiative provides support each year for a cohort of ten doctoral students who have completed the first year of doctoral studies. The goal of the Initiative is to support dissertation and career development in gerontological social work research and education. Recipients will receive more than ten hours of programming delivered by nationally recognized experts in gerontological social work research and teaching designed to prepare participants for an academic career in gerontological social work. The program is delivered each year at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) conference. Awardees are selected by the AGESW Pre-Dissertation Advisory Council. Click here for more information. 
CallsCalls
Call for Abstracts
International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision
*Deadline: March 15, 2012 (Extended)*

The Executive Committee of the Eighth Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision at Adelphi University is pleased to invite submissions for presentations which examine clinical supervision theory, research and practice within and across professional disciplines. The goals of the conference reflect the importance of facilitating interdisciplinary dialogue in the transmission of new knowledge, research, and best practices in the field of clinical supervision. Please submit abstracts with empirical, theoretical and applied significance for current issues in clinical supervision. Presentation formats include: Papers, Workshops, Poster Presentation, or Round Table Discussions. Click here for more information.

Call for Papers

Research to Inform Policymakers with a Focus on Race and Gender Disparities in School Discipline
Deadline: February 28, 2012
(From JUSTINFO)
The broad goal of the Research-to-Practice Collaborative on Race and Gender Disparities in Discipline, which is supported by Atlantic Philanthropies, is to explore gaps in our knowledge, assess the needs of the field, and develop a strategic plan including recommendations for practice, policy and research. Ultimately, the Collaborative intends that these papers will foster effective interventions that are practical and evidence-based. The Center for Civil Rights Remedies will accept approximately 15 research papers for presentation at a national conference on understanding and addressing race and gender disparities in school discipline, to be held in Washington D.C. in November or December of 2012. Paper proposals should provide new research on policies, programs, and practices, as well as findings-based policy recommendations toward improving school discipline and reducing disparities. All proposed research should provide credible results through a high quality research design and methodology. Syntheses of the literature with strong implications for policy may be considered, to the extent that an innovative or robust methodology (e.g., meta-analysis) is proposed. Further, revisions and updates of recently published studies will also be considered. Accepted proposals will be those most likely to move the field forward, either in terms of better understanding of the reasons for disciplinary disparities or improving practice with respect to intervention. Click here for more information.

Call for Papers
2012 Water and Health Conference
Deadline: April 30, 2012
(From the ASPH Friday Letter)
The 2012 Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Innovation is now accepting abstracts for academic presentations at the event, to be held October 29 - November 2 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The conference is co-hosted by The Water Institute at UNC, based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, and The UNC Institute for the Environment. The submission deadline is Monday, April 30. This year's conference themes include:
* Monitoring and Evaluation for Sustainability
* Ecosystem Protection and Drinking Water Safety
* Beyond 2012: Realizing Universal Access and Human Rights
* Household-centered WaSH
* WaSH and Child Health
* Southeastern U.S. Water Challenges
* Making Sanitation Benefits Achievable and Sustainable for All
* Water, Energy and Climate
For more information, click here

Call for Papers
9th Conference on Applications of Social Network Analysis
Deadline: June 1, 2012
The 9th Conference on Applications of Social Network Analysis (ASNA) has the goal to assess the state of the field and discuss current developments and innovations in social network research. As for the previous years, ASNA 2011 will primarily provide an interdisciplinary venue with focus on applications of social network analysis. However, submissions on theoretical and methodological issues are also welcome. There are no limitations with respect of scientific disciplines and research questions. Click here for more information. 
Conferences & Trainingsconf
5th Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Research at the Crossroads
March 19-20, 2012
Bethesda, MD
There is a recognized need to close the gap between research evidence and clinical and public health practice and policy. How is this best accomplished? Dissemination and implementation research in health seeks to answer this question, and is gaining momentum as a field of scientific inquiry. The goal of the annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation is to facilitate growth in the research base by providing a forum for communicating and networking about the science of dissemination and implementation. Researchers, evaluators and implementers who are interested in identifying opportunities and strategies for overcoming obstacles for dissemination and implementation research and evaluation are encouraged to attend this meeting. The goal is to engage in dialog, exchange ideas, explore contemporary topics and challenge one another to identify and test research approaches that will advance dissemination and implementation science. Click here for more information.

National Health Policy Conference
February 13-14, 2012
Washington, DC
(From the ASPH Friday Letter)
The National Health Policy Conference will take place February 13-14 in Washington, D.C. The conference addresses the nation's critical health policy issues for the upcoming year and delivers a program with insider perspectives from health policy leaders to an audience that includes researchers, policy experts, and advocates. To learn more and to register, click here.

NASW MA Chapter Symposium 2012
March 29-30, 2012
Framingham, MA
Founded in 1957 the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest organization of professional social workers in the world, with over 155,000 members in 55 chapters. The Massachusetts Chapter of NASW (NASW-MA) is the major professional social work organization in the state. NASW is committed to the mission of advancing professional social work practice and the profession; and to promoting human rights, social and economic justice, and unimpeded access to services for everyone. Please click here for more information about this year's Symposium.

The National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program: Supporting Research Data Sharing and Use
February 21, 2012
(Inter-university Consortium on Political and Social Research) 
The goal of this 60 minute webinar is to describe the ways the National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program (NAHDAP) facilitate research on drug addiction and HIV infection by enhancing, sharing, and preserving data produced by research grants funded by the National Institutes on Drug Abuse. This webinar will cover:
Data Sharing:  
* Technical assistance with data preparation
* Educational activities to promote data sharing
* Proposal preparation and data sharing plans
* Confidential data and Restricted data dissemination
Data Use:
* Identifying drug abuse and HIV data
* Customized sub-setting and on-line analysis
* Retrieval and use of data files from the archive
* Related Bibliography
Click here for more information.
Research Publications & Data Resourcesdata
Map the Meal Gap: Child Food Insecurity 2011
(From the Rural Assistance Center Human Services Update)  

Serves as an executive summary of the Map the Meal Gap project. Outlines 2009 estimates of child food insecurity (CFI) rates at state, county, and congressional district levels. Provides information on the proportions of the food insecure child population above and below the income threshold for most government child nutrition programs, and an overview of food cost variation. Includes data comparisons by metropolitan, micropolitan, and nonmetropolitan areas. Click here for more information.

Evaluation Center Releases Bulletin

(From JUSTINFO)
The National Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center (NJJEC) has released the inaugural issue of the "NJJEC Bulletin." The bulletin provides updates on NJJEC activities, information about upcoming conferences and other events, and articles that are of interest to juvenile justice professionals. Click here for complete details.

New Issue of Research Report Digest Released
The National Institute of Justice has released the fourth issue of its Research Report Digest, a publication that provides brief descriptions of studies in various criminal justice disciplines, such as crime and forensic sciences, and evaluations of technologies in the law enforcement and corrections fields. Click here for more information.

Frequently Asked Questions for SBB Updated
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has updated the Statistical Briefing Book's (SBB's) frequently asked questions section. This section provides answers to the most commonly asked questions about juvenile offending, victimization of juveniles, and involvement of youth in the juvenile justice system. Click here for more information.

Child Maltreatment 2010 Released
(From the Children's Bureau Express)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released Child Maltreatment 2010, the 21st in a series of reports designed to provide national statistics on child abuse and neglect. These reports provide State-level data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) and include information on screened-in referrals (reports) of abuse and neglect made to child protective services (CPS) agencies, the children involved, types of maltreatment, CPS responses, child and caregiver risk factors, services, and perpetrators. Click here for more information.

New Study Shows Shootings and Killings Can Be Stopped
Safe Streets Baltimore has been a Ceasefire site since 2007. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found the  program was responsible for declines in shootings and killings. Homicides were reduced by more than half in Baltimore's Cherry Hill neighborhood. And in communities plagued by violence where Safe Streets wasn't implemented, community members were seven times more likely to support using guns to resolve disputes compared to a Safe Streets neighborhood. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has supported CeaseFire and its replication since its start in Chicago in 2000, helping to test and refine intervention and prevention strategies. This is the first rigorous evaluation study of a replication site of the CeaseFire model. Click here for more information.

Reducing Prejudice and Promoting Equity in Childhood
(Society for Research in Child Development)
Millions of children worldwide struggle as a result of prejudice and discrimination due to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, indigenous background, and age. In many countries, intergroup tension is rising amid growing immigrant populations and increasing ethnic diversity. Legal mandates are the first step in laying the foundation against discrimination and prejudice; the next step involves changes in social interactions. To be effective, intervention programs should be informed by developmental science research and used more widely. Click here to read the policy brief. 

ICPRS Datasets
The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community. Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive:
*Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data: County-Level Detailed Arrest and Offense Data, 2009
*West Malaysian Family Survey, 1966-1967
*ABC News/Washington Post Monthly Poll, July 2010
*ABC News/Washington Post Monthly Poll, December 2010
*National Incident-Based Reporting System, 2009: Extract Files
*Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), 2007
*Generational Memory and the Critical Period: Evidence for National and World Events, 1985-2010
*Census of Population and Housing, 2000 [United States]: State Legislative District Summary File Supplement
Click here to access all ICPSR datasets.
News & Noticesnews
Stimulating Research Related to the Science of Broadening Participation
(From the National Science Foundation)
The Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) and the Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) within the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE) wish to bring to your attention our goal of stimulating research related to the Science of Broadening Participation (SBP). A Science of Broadening Participation will employ the cognitive, behavioral, social and economic sciences to inform approaches to broadening participation and will strengthen our national science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) capabilities and competitive advantage. Ultimately, the SBP can provide policy makers with the evidence needed for informed decisions. Scholars with research proposals that contribute to the Science of Broadening Participation should submit proposals to the most relevant standing programs of the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate and designate the proposal as SBP by including "SBP" at the beginning of the proposal title. The SBE division web sites provide information about the standing programs: SES and BCS.

PCORI Seeks Input on National Research Priorities and Research Design Framework
(From the APA Science Policy Insider)
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has just issued their Draft National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda and announced a public comment period that ends on March 15.  The Institute has proposed five priorities for the comparative clinical effectiveness research agenda: comparative assessments of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment options; improving healthcare systems; communication and dissemination; addressing disparities; and accelerating patient-centered and methodological research.  In addition to collecting input on their website, PCORI will obtain feedback on the draft via forums, focus groups, and a National Patient and Stakeholder Dialogue next month, accessible by teleconference and webcast. This announcement comes on the heels of a Request for Information issued earlier this month, seeking input on the PCORI Methodology Committee's Draft Translation Table Framework, a framework for assessing research design that is expected to guide the Institute's future decisions for soliciting and funding comparative effectiveness studies.  The draft framework incorporates such factors as internal and external validity, precision, heterogeneity of risks/benefits across subgroups, ethical considerations, time urgency, logistical constraints and data availability.  The Institute seeks comments on the adequacy of these factors, suggestions for alternative factors or frameworks, and discussion of how these factors apply in different research domains.  Respondents are encouraged to provide examples or case studies.  Comments on the Methodology Committee's draft framework are due on February 17. Click here for more details.
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