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April 6, 2012 || Vol. 4, Issue 14
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Funding Opportunities
National Resource Centers on Older Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians
Deadline: May 1, 2012
(Administration on Aging)
Increased longevity continues to become more prevalent in American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities. This trend has placed greater demands on service delivery systems, which are even more complex and fragmented than in non-Indian communities. In recognition of this, under the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006, Congress has mandated the support of at least two (2), and not more than four (4), Resource Centers that will focus on issues and concerns affecting individuals who are older Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. The primary goal of these Centers is to enhance knowledge about older Native Americans and thereby to increase and improve the delivery of services to them. With this goal in mind, the Centers will concentrate on the development and provision of technical information and expertise and best practices to Indian tribal organizations, Native American communities, educational institutions including Tribal Colleges and Universities, and professionals and paraprofessionals in the field. Each Center must have a national focus and direct its resources to one or more of the areas of primary concern specified on the website. Click here for more information.
Evaluation of the Office for Victims of Crime Wraparound Victim Legal Assistance Network Demonstration Project
Deadline: May 29, 2012
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks proposals to evaluate the first phase of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Wraparound Victim Legal Assistance Network Demonstration Project. The OVC Wraparound Victim Legal Assistance Network Project will fund up to six demonstration sites to develop holistic models for wraparound pro bono legal assistance networks that offer the wide range of legal assistance that victims need in the wake of their victimization. Click here for more information.
Research on the Link Between Victimization and Offending
Deadline: May 29, 2012
This solicitation seeks proposals to conduct research that enhances the knowledge of the relationship between victimization and offending, with an emphasis on criminal incidents or events. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) encourages applicants to submit proposals for bold, innovative approaches to enhance the understanding of processes linking criminal offending and victimization. Click here for more information.
Violent Victimization Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Deadline: May 29, 2012
This solicitation seeks to fund proposals for research on the violent victimization experiences of racial and ethnic minorities. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks to advance the body of research on this topic by examining the causes and correlates of differential victimization rates among these diverse populations, including demographic and socioeconomic risk factors. The research should take into account the argument that there is no single cause of violent victimization. Rather, it should consider multiple risk factors that contribute to racial/ethnic minorities' victimization, including individual, situational, family, school, peer, and community factors. Click here for more information.
Tribal Youth Field-Initiated Research and Evaluation Programs
Deadline: May 2, 2012
(Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)
This solicitation will fund field-initiated research and evaluation studies to produce findings of practical use to communities, practitioners, administrators, and policymakers in the development of effective programs, policies, and strategies for tribal juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. Click here for more information.
Identifying Culturally Responsive Victim-Centered Restorative Justice Strategies
Deadline: May 8, 2012
Through the Identifying Culturally Responsive Victim-Centered Restorative Justice (VCRJ) Strategies Project, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will identify, examine, and document effective victim-centered restorative justice practices that are culturally responsive, with an emphasis on those practices implemented in tribal communities, urban inner city areas, and practices involving youth. OVC anticipates that the use of culturally responsive, victim-centered restorative justice will provide victims of crime, their families, and their communities with an improved sense of satisfaction with the achievement of "justice." Click here for more information.
Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
Deadline: May 29, 2012
With this solicitation, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks applications for research and evaluation studies on trafficking in persons (TIP) that can help Federal, State, local, or tribal criminal justice agencies meet the challenge of TIP in their jurisdictions. Proposals should develop and analyze information and data that have clear implications for criminal justice in the United States in the following focus areas: (1) Under-reporting of Trafficking in Persons and (2) Evaluations of Programs. Click here for more information.
Research and Evaluation on Children Exposed to Violence
Deadline: May 22, 2012
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking multidisciplinary research and evaluation proposals related to childhood exposure to violence. In particular, NIJ seeks applications that address resilience, polyvictimization, Internet harassment/electronic aggression, or justice system responses to children identified as being exposed to violence. For the purposes of this solicitation, "Children Exposed to Violence (CEV)" encompasses a broad area that includes children as both direct victims and as bystanders or observers of various forms of violence in the home, school, or the community, including (but not limited to) peer victimization/bullying/harassment, child maltreatment, domestic violence, and community violence. This solicitation excludes exposure to media violence (e.g., television, movies, music, and video games). Click here for more information.
2012 SFBTA Research Awards
Deadline: August 15, 2012
The SFBTA Research Awards are aimed at fostering the growth of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy by encouraging original research in solution-focused practices, and to support students or practitioners who wish to study solution-focused practices. The inclusion of practitioners is an effort to bridge the gap between research and practice in advancing knowledge of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. This year the SFBT Board and Research Committee will be awarding five $2,500 Research Awards available to support ongoing or proposed studies conducted by doctoral or master level students, practitioners where SF practices are the focus of their work, post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty who are in their first three years past graduation. Priority will be given to research, which supports the evidence-base of SF practices, mechanisms of change research, or other research, which could directly or indirectly investigate the effectiveness of SF practices. Click here for more information.
RGK Center-ARNOVA Presidents Award for 2012
Deadline: April 16, 2012
The RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the University of Texas at Austin and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action [ARNOVA] offer this annual award to encourage innovative, foundational research in the field of nonprofit and philanthropic studies. This is not a typical research grant. The RGK Center-ARNOVA Presidents Award provides a $10,000 prize to a member of ARNOVA to support basic research and theory building in the field of philanthropic, nonprofit and voluntary action studies. We are looking for new, creative work, and especially encourage projects that incorporate and apply insights, frameworks and theories from the social sciences to the study of nonprofit organizations, philanthropy and volunteerism. One grant is made each year, assuming a worthy proposal is submitted. The Award recipient will be expected to produce a working paper that can be made available on the RGK Center website when finished, and a presentation of that paper can be made at the ARNOVA Conference the year it is completed. The recipient will be expected to produce the final paper within 12 months of the announcement of the Award. Click here for more information.
Social Network & Text Analysis Postdoc
Deadline: open until filled
The East Carolina University has a post-doctoral research associate position opening for recent Ph.D.'s with experience in social network and text analysis. "A Structural Approach to the Incorporation Cultural Knowledge in Adaptive Adversary Models," is developing culturally sensitive theories and flexible, robust and scalable computational techniques for modeling and predicting the adaptive behavior in regions of conflict. We use online data resources to model conflict. The initial domain of study will be Sudan. In particular, the research aims to (a) understand how socio-cultural, political, economic, and environmental factors can be modeled to understand conflict, (b) create and evaluate these models (c) incorporate these models into computational algorithms and tools. To this end the post-doctoral candidate will work with a multi-disciplinary team composed of decision scientists, computer scientist, anthropologists, political scientists & subject matter experts on the Sudan. We have also assembled or gained access to data on historic events, actors, & socio-economic conditions. Applications including a CV and a description of past research and future research interests should be sent to Tracy Van Holt at (vanholtt@ecu.edu) with the subject heading MURI Post Doc. Applicants might be later required to arrange for two letters of recommendation. Applications will be considered upon their reception. Applications will be accepted immediately and the position will be open until filled.
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.
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Calls
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Edition of Social Work and Christianity: Towards A Christian Critique of Evidence-based Practice in Social Work
Deadline: September 1, 2012
Guest Editors: Michael S. Kelly, Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work & Cynthia Franklin, University of Texas-Austin
Evidence-based Practice (EBP) is now entering its second decade in social work scholarship and practice. This special issue seeks to add a Christian perspective to the literature on the implementation of EBP in social work practice, policy, and education. Many scholars and practitioners hail EBP's impact on client outcomes and argue that it represents a deepening of our ethical commitment to empowering practitioners with a process and tools that lead to the best possible client care, while other scholars point out the limitations of the EBP approach. This special issue of Social Work & Christianity seeks to expand the epistemological and practical discussions about EBP to add a further (and we believe, necessary) complication to the debate over EBP in social work: namely, how can EBP be practiced in the multitude of Christian social work contexts we see around the world? This special issue seeks to further debate the pros and cons of using EBP in social work by asking simply, "How can Christian social workers incorporate EBP into their work?" Papers for this special issue are encouraged to look at EBP as a process that integrates clinical expertise, client circumstances, research evidence, and client values and to formulate a paper discussing one or all of those dimension from a Christian perspective. Papers can employ a variety of methodologies, though special emphasis will be given to papers that use a conceptual lens to build a foundation to either critique or defend EBP from a Christian social work perspective. Papers can be up to 20 pages, double-spaced and in APA style (6th Ed.). Contact mkell17@luc.edu with any questions and to submit papers as email attachments.
Call for Papers
SSWR 2013
Deadline: April 30, 2012
The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) announces its Seventeenth Annual Conference "Social Work for a Just Society: Making Visible the Stakes and Stakeholders" which will convene in San Diego, CA, January 16-20, 2013. You are invited to submit abstracts for one of the three types of presentations of original research: (1) oral paper presentations; (2) organized symposia; and (3) poster presentations. The conference will also include workshop and roundtable sessions for which you can submit abstracts. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings
THE NIJ CONFERENCE
June 18-20, 2012
Arlington, VA
For more than a decade, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ)'s annual conference has brought together criminal justice scholars, policymakers and practitioners at the local, state and federal levels to share the most recent findings from research and technology. The conference showcases what works, what doesn't work, and what the research shows as promising. It puts a heavy emphasis on the benefits to researchers and practitioners who work together to create effective evidence-based policies and practices. Click here for more information.Summer Institutes in Statistics
The University of Kansas Summer Institutes (aka "Stats Camps") are presented by the Quantitative Training Program of Psychology and the Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis. These institutes are designed to provide intensive training opportunities on advanced statistical methods as applied in the social and behavioral sciences.
I. Structural Equation Modeling: Foundations and Extended Applications
II. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) for Clinical and Behavioral Settings
III. Modeling Relationships with Binary, Nominal, and Ordinal Responses
IV. Data Analysis with R
V. Structural Equation Modeling: Advanced Longitudinal Modeling
VI. Foundations of Meta-Analysis
VII. Foundations of Test Development and Validation
VIII. Modern Missing Data Treatments and Designs
IX. Multilevel Modeling: Foundations and Applications
X. Social Network Analysis with Siena
XI. Mediation and Moderation: Modern Methods and Approaches
XII. Modeling and Data Analysis with Mplus
Click here for more information. Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research
Since its inception, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) has offered the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research as a complement to its data services. The Summer Program provides a comprehensive, integrated program of studies in research design, statistics, data analysis, and social science methodology. Its instructional environment stresses integration of methods of quantitative analysis within a broader context of substantive social research. Instruction is grounded in interactive, participatory data-analysis utilizing high-end, networked microcomputers. Because of the range of methodological instruction, the opportunity for intensive study, and the quality of instruction and supporting facilities, the Summer Program has become internationally recognized as a preeminent forum for basic and advanced training in the methodologies and technologies of social science research and instruction. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
The Impact of State Income Taxes on Low-Income Families in 2011 (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) Phil Oliff, Chris Mai, and Nicholas Johnson
This analysis assesses the impact of each state's income tax in 2011 on two types of poor and near-poor families with children: a married couple with two dependent children and a single parent with two dependent children. It focuses on two measures: the lowest income level at which state residents are required to pay income tax, and the amount of tax due at various income levels. We have generated the relevant data annually since the early 1990s, allowing for analysis of trends over the last two decades. A benchmark used throughout this analysis is the federal poverty line, or the annual estimate of the minimum financial resources required for a family to meet basic needs. The Census Bureau's poverty line for 2011 was $17,922 for a family of three and $23,018 for a family of four.c Many experts acknowledge that supporting a family requires an income level substantially higher than the federal poverty line, so this analysis may understate the extent to which state income taxes can make it more difficult for poor families to move up the economic ladder. Click here to read the full report.
Teen Dating Violence Starts Early
Many 7th-graders are dating and experiencing physical, psychological and electronic dating violence, according to a new study of 1,430 7th grade students. More than one in three students (37%) surveyed report being a victim of "psychological dating violence," and nearly one in six (15%) report being a victim of "physical dating violence." Researchers at RTI International (RTI) conducted the study on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Blue Shield of California Foundation as part of an independent evaluation of their Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships (Start Strong) initiative. The Start Strong evaluation is one of the few studies, and one of the largest, to look in-depth at the dating relationships of middle school students. Click here for more information.
OVC Releases Report to the Nation
The Office for Victims of Crimen (OVC) has released its 2011 Report to the Nation, "Rising to the Challenge: A New Era in Victim Services." The report summarizes OVC's programs and services in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 and describes the effect of these programs and services on victims, survivors, and communities. This report highlights the history of the Crime Victims Fund and more. Click here to read more.
Child Welfare Library
Below is a list of new publications that were added to Child Welfare Information Gateway Library in March:
-Addressing Common Forms of Child Maltreatment: Evidence-Informed Interventions and Gaps in Current Knowledge
Pecora, Peter J.; Sanders, David.; Wilson, Dee.; English, Diana.; Puckett, Alan.; Rudlang-Perman, Kristen
-Creating a More Trauma-Informed System of Care
-Promoting Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competency: Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Services and Supports to LGBTQ Youth and Their Families
-Babies and Toddlers Involved With Child Welfare
Smith, Susan
-Moving from Smaller to Better: A Vision for the Future of Child Welfare
Samuels, Bryan
To view all 118 publications and their detail click here.
Environmental Scan 2011
Beginning in the late 1990's, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Information Center began scanning social, economic and corrections issues to inform the development of programs and services offered by NIC. This report, now in its 6th edition, has continued to evolve into a popular tool that is also used by corrections practitioners to inform their work in jails, prisons and community corrections. Since there are many issues beyond what is addressed in this environmental scan that potentially will influence corrections, this report is intended to give a broad overview of selected current and anticipated trends and not intended to be comprehensive. The method for selecting articles, reports and other materials was based on a scan of popular magazines, newspapers and websites as well as corrections-specific publications. As part of the ongoing work of the Information Center in supporting the work of corrections practitioners, staff regularly monitors reports and publications from state, national and independent sources. The report is arranged from outside influences with the broadest influence on corrections to specific corrections issues. Each section of the report gives an overview of the topic followed by corrections-specific trends and developments in this area. Click here to read more.
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News & Notices
Data-Intensive Education-Related Research Funding Opportunities
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of an upcoming solicitation related to data-intensive education research that is expected to occur during FY 2012-2013 and to highlight existing complementary data-intensive education research funding opportunities. The need for transformative advances in teaching and student learning environments represents a significant challenge that requires novel ideas and innovative approaches. Today's technological capabilities to mine large datasets provide new avenues that can be valuable for developing new models of teaching and learning at the K-16 levels and beyond. The increasing availability of large datasets and the capabilities to capture additional datasets have great potential for advancing teaching and learning effectiveness in many areas. These include, for example: improving student learning and engagement; optimizing personalized instruction; and supporting adaptive, rapid decision-making. The challenge is maximizing the benefits that can be gained from analysis of the data in these large datasets. To help address this challenge, NSF expects to announce a solicitation that will call for participants for an Ideas Lab on the topic of advancing teaching and learning focused on transforming large datasets into knowledge that leads to actions that can improve learning environments. An Ideas Lab is an intensive, interactive workshop aimed to develop bold approaches to address grand challenges that could benefit from a new dimension in thinking. During the Ideas Lab, participants will work in teams to develop collaborative research proposals that will leverage existing research and develop new research directions. The participants of the Lab will be selected to ensure that they cover a range of disciplines and backgrounds to foster multidisciplinary approaches. Click here for more information.
HHS and Education launch new Stop Bullying website Building on the momentum the Obama administration started more than a year ago to stop bullying in schools and communities, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan today unveiled a revitalized Stop Bullying website - www.stopbullying.gov - to encourage children, parents, educators, and communities to take action to stop and prevent bullying. The website provides a map with detailed information on state laws and policies, interactive webisodes and videos for young people, practical strategies for schools and communities to ensure safe environments, and suggestions on how parents can talk about this sensitive subject with their children. The site also explores the dangers of cyberbullying and steps youngsters and parents can take to fight it. Research shows that bullying is physical and emotional abuse. Students who are bullied are more likely to struggle in school and skip class. They are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol, be depressed, and are at higher risk of suicide. There is a Get Help page, which is directly linked to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which means young people can get immediate help for themselves or others if needed. Click here to read more.
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