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February 17, 2012 || Vol. 4, Issue 7
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We have now made submitting your announcements to SWRnet even easier than before. Click on the new "Submit to SWRnet" button above to forward announcements of funding, conferences, or data resources that you find useful. We can spread the word!
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Funding Opportunities
Rapid Response to Requests for Rural Data Analysis and Issue Specific Rural Research Studies
Deadline: March 19, 2012
(From the Rural Assistance Center; Office of Rural Health Policy)
The purpose of this program is to respond rapidly to requests for rural data analysis and conduct issue-specific rural research studies within 9 to 12 months from the date of the request for the study. Findings will be used to help inform national, state, and local policy makers. Click here for more information.
Public Health Law Research: Making the Case for Laws That Improve Health
Deadline: April 4, 2012
Public Health Law Research (PHLR) is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The program seeks to build the evidence for and strengthen the use of regulatory, legal and policy solutions to improve public health. PHLR is equally interested in identifying and ameliorating laws and legal practices that unintentionally harm health. PHLR's purpose is to answer important questions, such as: How does law influence health and health behavior? Which laws have the greatest impact? Can current laws be made more effective through better enforcement, or do they require amendment? 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.
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.
Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (R13)
Deadline: October 17, 2014
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) encourages Research Conference Grant (R13) applications to conduct health disparities-related meetings, workshops, and symposia. The purpose of the Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series is to bring together academic institutions/organizations and community organizations to identify opportunities for addressing health disparities through the use of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). The objectives of meetings conducted as part of this award will be to: (1) establish and/or enhance academic-community partnerships; (2) identify community-driven research priorities, and (3) develop long-term collaborative CBPR research agendas. Thus, it is expected these partnerships will lead to grant applications for the support of CBPR projects designed to meet identified community needs. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for Chapters
Social Work and Neuroscience
Deadline: March 31, 2012
Implications from the current decade of discovery for social work practice are tremendous. Understanding the ways in which strategic psychosocial interventions act on brain structures to change behavioral response is deeply relevant to the person-in-environment perspective integral to the social wok profession. Therefore, social workers should be committed to reciprocally promoting new developments in social neuroscience research agendas to incorporate a social work perspective that will inform social and behavioral health fields. It is crucial that social workers apply empirical knowledge from the social neuroscience literature to social work education, practitioner training, and innovative treatment development, and reciprocally contribute new scientific discoveries to this knowledge base. This book entitled "Social work and neuroscience: Implications for policy, practice and research" is contracted with Springer Publishing Company to be published in 2013. The book will be a "snapshot" of the current state of the field of social work and neuroscience and will aim to explain the latest findings in simple language, and include clear implications that can be incorporated into social workers' daily practice, teaching and future research. Please click here for more information about submitting a chapter proposal for this publication.
Call for Abstracts
Human Rights, Social Justice, and Qualitative Research Forum
Deadline: March 14, 2012
Dr. Tina Maschi of Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service will be hosting a forum on "Human Rights, Social Justice, and Qualitative Research". The purpose of this forum is to bring together interdisciplinary scholars, researchers, community organizations, and practitioners to present and discuss the ways in which qualitative research advances human rights and social justice. Some of the highlights include an panel discussion on arts-based qualitative research. Presenters include local, national, and international experts and agency staff, community members will be among the key stakeholders and participants. Artists and musicians also are invited to perform or display their human rights and social justice related work. What is especially unique about this forum is that it is a student-led initiative. It is being coordinated by a Fordham University doctoral student Samantha Sutfin, MSW, with this assistance of masters and doctoral level student volunteers. We encourage everyone to submit their work! Interested presenters should electronically submit a 200 word abstract (maximum) for an oral or poster presentation that can include your conceptual paper, research or evaluation study, program overview, or musical artistic performance, presentation, or display. To register to attend or to submit an abstract, please complete the registration and abstract submission form at our website (electronic submissions only).
Call for Papers
Healthy Communities for Public Housing
Deadline: March 1, 2012
(From the ASPH Friday Letter)
A special issue of Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, & Action (PCHP) is seeking manuscripts about making public housing communities as healthy as possible. Some areas of focus could be access to medical care, improving the food system, and the impact of the built environment on health and well-being. Manuscripts can be original research, community perspective, policy and practice, theory and methods, education and training, practical tools, or systematic reviews. For more information about this journal and for how to submit an article, click here.
CALL FOR WORKSHOP SUBMISSIONS
NACSW 62nd ANNUAL CONVENTION AND TRAINING CONFERENCE
Deadline: March 1, 2012
The North American Association of Christians in Social Work (NACSW) announces its 62nd Annual Conference entitled "Renewing Our Hope: Gateways to Change". All participants are encouraged to submit proposals for workshop and poster presentations that contribute to the growth of social workers in the ethical integration of spirituality, faith and social work practice. Presentation are encouraged that present model integration practices, report on research findings, and/or provide valuable information and insights relevant to the project of integrating spirituality, faith and practice. Workshop tracks include: 1. Social Work Direct Practice; 2. Faith of the Social Worker; 3. Community Organizing and Development 4. Social Work Administration and Policy 5. Social Work Education; 6. Faith and Trauma; 7. Social Work Research; 8. Technology and Social Work. All potential presenters are encouraged to contact Jane Hoyt-Oliver (jholiver@malone.edu) with questions or to discuss ideas for workshop proposal submissions. Click here for the full call for submission.
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Conferences & Trainings
MEPS Data Users' Workshop
April 25-26, 2012
Rockville, MD
AHRQ will be conducting a two-day hands-on MEPS Data Users' Workshop in Rockville, MD, on April 25-26, 2012. Day 1 of this workshop will consist of lectures designed to provide a general overview of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) including information about survey design, file content, and the construction of analytic files. Particular emphasis will be on health care utilization, expenditures, and medical conditions. Day 2 of the workshop is intended to give hands-on experience to participants. During the hands-on day, the participants will apply the knowledge gained from the previous day's lecture. They will work with programmers and analysts and learn how to identify and pull together variables to build a data file to answer their research questions. A PC will be available for each participant and they will also work on SAS example exercises. There will be time allotted for open discussion and for answering specific research questions from participants. To fully benefit from the second day, participants will have some prior knowledge of MEPS. A basic knowledge of SAS, STATA or SPSS is desirable. Please note that the exercises will be conducted with SAS only. There is no cost to attend the workshop. A full program description, registration form, and logistical information will be available at the beginning of March on the MEPS Web site.ICPSR Webinars
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. The following webinars are offered in the coming month:
*An Overview of the 2012 ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research
Date: February 15, 2012
*The National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program: Supporting Research Data Sharing and Use
Date: February 21, 2012
*An Introduction to the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA)
Date: February 27, 2012
There is no cost to attend these webcasts. Using Mixed Methods to Optimize Dissemination and Implementation of Health Interventions Conference (NIH & OBSSR)
May 3, 2012
Bethesda, MD
Mixed methods research is increasingly important for addressing complex problems facing public health. Mixed methods approaches are particularly well-suited to enhance our understanding of how to optimize dissemination and implementation (D&I) of evidence-based interventions. A challenge inherent in D&I research is that often neither a qualitative nor a quantitative approach alone is sufficient to fully understand the processes involved and/or outcomes resulting from the dissemination or implementation of a given intervention. Mixed methods research involves the intentional collection and integration of both qualitative and quantitative data and capitalizes on the strengths of each to enhance the breadth and depth of the researchers' understanding of a problem. Mixed methods research is a tool that can help to ensure that evidence-base strategies to improve health and prevent disease are effectively delivered in clinical and public health practice. The goal of this workshop is to illustrate the utility of mixed methods approaches to improve and enhance dissemination and implementation research. Specifically, the workshop will:
* Provide a rationale for using mixed methods for dissemination and implementation research and identify the types of studies for which these methods are most appropriate
* Describe mixed methods research designs and examples of mixed methods studies in dissemination and implementation research
* Demonstrate effective integration of methods in grant writing and analytic plans
For additional details and to register, please click here.NOFSW 29th Annual Conference
Building Bridges: Interdisciplinary Collaboration
April 15-18, 2012
Baltimore, MD
Skilled Forensic Social Workers are in high demand as our Legal, Mental Health & Criminal Justice Systems face unprecedented pressures. Times such as these call for extraordinary solutions, and you will find them at NOFSW Conference on Building Bridges - Interdisciplinary Collaborations. Year after year, the National Organization of Forensic Social Work conference features the most comprehensive and highest quality educational programming, all designed to help YOU. All of our speakers are experts in their fields, and you just aren't exposed to these kinds of people everyday!. While you're at the NOFSW Conference you'll have the opportunity to get the speaker's input about whatever problem your system might be facing. Sure, you might be able to pick up a book about any of the topics on our schedule, but it can't beat collaborating with those in your field. Click here for more information.5th FPR-UCLA Interdisciplinary Conference
Culture, Mind, and Brain: Emerging Concepts, Methods, Applications
October 19-20, 2012
Los Angeles, CA
Many lines of research on culture, mind, and brain can no longer be neatly separated. Some questions run together, thanks to our growing understanding of the genome, the biological roots of human sociality, and the mutual constitution of cultures and selves, as well as the complex interactions between the physical, cultural, and social environments underlying health and illness. The aim of this 2-day Foundation for Psychocultural Research (UCLA) conference is to highlight emerging concepts, methodologies and applications in the study of culture, mind, and brain, with particular attention to: (1) cutting-edge neuroscience research that is successfully incorporating culture and the social world; (2) the context in which methods are used as well as the tacit assumptions that shape research questions; and (3) the kinds and quality of collaborations that can advance interdisciplinary research training. The conference is designed to appeal to a wide academic audience of biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, epidemiologists, and those in related fields interested in learning about cutting-edge interdisciplinary research at the intersection of culture, mind, and brain. Click here for more information. NASW-NYS Veterans Mental Health Training InitiativeThis full day event will be held in four locations across New York State. Topics presented will include military culture, screening and assessment of combat specific Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, and substance abuse, as well as family issues related to deployment and re-entry. Click here for complete details.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
Aging Prisoners-A Crisis in Need of Intervention
Fordham University Be the Evidence Project releases (2/10/12) The White Paper: Aging Prisoners-A Crisis in Need of Intervention. Click here to view and download the White Paper, related articles, and more. On Saturday, October 8, 2011, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, Be the Evidence Project hosted a forum to 'put a face and a name' to this rapidly growing human rights and social justice issue: the aging prisoner crisis. International experts came to join us in speaking out about the crisis of aging prisoners for this historic event at Fordham University. Edited by Maschi, Morrissey, Immagieron, and Sutfin, the White Paper includes nationally and internationally known experts presented research and best practices on topics related to older adults involved in the criminal justice system (especially prison), age specific correctional programming, elder and family justice, and criminal justice policy reform. This white paper is purposely made available as a free and public document so that any professional, organization, or concerned citizen can use this information to help advance public awareness of the crisis related to aging prisoners. It also provides recommendations to improve policy and practice with older adults in the criminal justice system. Please feel free to contact the Be the Evidence Project if you would like to become more involved in this project at collab@fordham.edu.
New Data from ICPSR
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:
*4670 Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, 2001 [United States]
*4672 Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2000 [United States]
*4673 Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, 1997 [United States]
*4674 Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, 1999 [United States]
*23480 Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, 2003 [United States]
*23520 Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2002 [United States]
*24300 Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, 2006 [United States]
*25282 Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2004 [United States]
*25981 Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2006 [United States]
*30082 National Corrections Reporting Program, 2008
Click here for more information and more datasets.
More Research Needed on Drug Take-Back Programs, Report Concludes
(From Join Together)
More research is needed before officials heavily invest in prescription drug take-back programs as a key component of substance abuse prevention strategies, a new report concludes. Current findings suggest that these programs' efficiency varies considerably, according to the report by Carnevale Associates. Drug take-back programs are becoming an increasingly popular way to provide people with a secure and convenient way to dispose of unused medications. Carnevale Associates surveyed 148 programs to better understand them and their effectiveness. They found no evidence that these programs affect prescription drug abuse. Click here for more information.
CASD Research & Practice Brief
The Center on Adherence and Self-Determination (CASD) conducts research aimed at promoting choice and full engagement in services that help people with serious mental illness achieve their recovery goals. An example of our work in the area of service engagement for people with serious mental illness is the most recent Research & Practice Brief (R&PB). This is the fifth in a series. These R&PBs are meant to summarize the CASD's research into succinct statements that might be used by advocates, policy makers, and other interested parties to promote the agenda of self-determination. Previous work in the area of service engagement has largely focused on consumer characteristics which add to or detract from participation in services. R&PB No. 5 explores the "black box" of service delivery, examining factors associated with the consumer-provider relationship and therapeutic alliance which impact service engagement. Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
Hull House Closes
Jane Addams Hull House has closed and filed for bankruptcy after 122 years of service. Founded in 1889, Hull House has provided foster care, domestic violence counseling, child development programs, and job training to more than 60,000 people annually. Click here to read the full Chicago Tribune article on the organization's closure.
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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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