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April 13, 2012 || Vol. 4, Issue 15
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Funding Opportunities
Evaluation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention FY 2010 Second Chance Act Juvenile Offender Reentry Demonstration Projects
Deadline: May 31, 2012
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks applications for a comprehensive evaluation of up to five juvenile offender demonstration projects funded under the Second Chance Act of 2007. This solicitation seeks to award a grant to measure the processes, outcomes, costs, and impacts of the juvenile offender reentry programs that received funding in FY 2010 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and to assess the effectiveness of the Second Chance Act in reducing recidivism among juvenile offenders. Click here for more information.
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Childhood Obesity Prevention
Deadline: June 5, 2012
(National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
This Challenge Area Focuses on the societal challenge to end obesity among children, the number one nutrition-related problem in the US. Food is an integral part of the process that leads to obesity and USDA has a unique responsibility for the food system in the United States. This program is designed to achieve the long-term outcome of reducing the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents 2-19 years. The Childhood Obesity Program supports Multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension Projects and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants. Click here for more information.
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS)
Deadline: May 31, 2012
As part of a collaborative effort with the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks competitive proposals for a single award that will support an evaluation of the implementation of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS). Developed by the state of Vermont, SOTIPS combines static and dynamic risk measures into an overall assessment tool to predict sexual recidivism. It was hypothesized that SOTIPS, used in conjunction with the Static-99R, would better predict sexual recidivism than either type of measure (static or dynamic) alone. Results from a recent NIJ-funded evaluation found the combined static (Static-99R) and dynamic risk measure (SOTIPS) consistently predicted recidivism and outperformed either instrument when used alone. Based on these positive findings, SMART will fund the implementation of SOTIPS in up to three sites. The proposed evaluation should include an implementation and process evaluation, as well as an assessment of relevant outcome measures, including but not limited to treatment efficacy and recidivism. Click here for more information.
Research and Evaluation on Metropolitan Crime
Deadline: May 31, 2012
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks proposals to conduct criminal justice research that leverages municipal operation datasets both within and across jurisdictions. NIJ is interested in the feasibility of combining multiple datasets from various agencies to conduct research on criminal justice issues in urban and suburban environments. This research is critical in enhancing public safety by giving law enforcement the tools to understand the changing nature of crime in metropolitan areas. Click here for more information.
Globalization and Environmental Change Deadline: May 31, 2012 The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) seeks proposals for activities that will illuminate linkages between globalization and natural resources and environmental change at any scale. Globalization here refers to increased economic and social interaction among peoples via trade, migration and employment, or via new forms of communication. Activities could focus on the natural resource implications of social, cultural, or economic phenomena related to globalization, they could focus on natural resources as a driver of globalization patterns and social change, or they could focus on the nature of linkages between social and environmental phenomena. We encourage research proposals related to the wide variety of globalization-environment linkages. Click here for more information. Australian-American Health Policy Fellowship Deadline: August 15, 2012 The Australian-American Health Policy Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for outstanding, mid-career U.S. professionals-academics, government officials, clinical leaders, decision-makers in managed care and other private health care organizations, and journalists-to spend up to 10 months in Australia conducting research and working with leading Australian health policy experts on issues relevant to both countries. For a fellowship of 10 months, an award of up to $87,000 (AUD) will be provided, which includes round-trip airfare to Australia, a monthly stipend, and project-related travel. In addition, a supplemental allowance is provided to fellows accompanied by a partner and/or children (e.g., approximately $50,000 (AUD) for a partner and two children up to age 18) to cover airfare and living expenses. For further information and to obtain an application, please click here. In addition, The Commonwealth Fund, in collaboration with the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation at the University of Technology, Sydney, and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, is hosting a Web conference on the fellowship at 5:00 p.m., E.S.T., on Monday, April 23. To register for the Web conference, please click here.
Post-doc: networks, economics, & healthcare Deadline: open until filled Boston University School of Management and the Hariri Center for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering are looking to fill a 1 year postdoctoral position at the intersection of economics, computation and health care policy. We have access to a national, terabyte-scale data set of insurance claims. We will be looking to use econometric and network analytical techniques to understand the impacts of specific insurance policies, and the implications of the inter-physician referral network structure implicit in the data. The specific projects advanced during the year will also depend on the research agenda of the post-doctoral fellow. Ideal candidates will have a background in health or health policy, technical expertise in dealing with large data sets, and familiarity with econometric and network analytical techniques. Suitable subsets of the above will also be considered. The position will be sponsored by the Boston University School of Management and the Hariri Center for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering. Within the School of Management, the primary affiliations will be with the Information Systems (IS) and Markets, Public Policy and Law (MPPL) departments. Please contact Ben Lubin (blubin@bu.edu) with CV and letters of interest. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. CLIR/DLF Data Curation Postdoctoral Fellowship Deadline: application review begins May 1, 2012 The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is currently accepting applications for this program. Review of applications will begin on May 1, 2012, and continue until positions are filled. CLIR expects all positions to be filled by June 30, 2012. The CLIR/DLF Data Curation Fellowship Program is an expansion of CLIR's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Academic Libraries. CLIR/DLF Data Curation Fellowships will provide recent Ph.D.s with professional development, education, and training opportunities in data curation for the sciences and social sciences. Through these fellowships, CLIR seeks to raise awareness and build capacity for sound data management practice throughout the academy. In its pilot year, 2012-2013, CLIR will recruit six fellows in cooperation with its partner institutions: Indiana University, Lehigh University, McMaster University, Purdue University, The University of California Los Angeles, and The University of Michigan. CLIR will host a two-week immersion seminar for the CLIR/DLF Data Curation Fellows and their colleagues in the Postdoctoral Fellowship for Academic Libraries in July 2012, followed by periodic online and in-person meetings throughout their fellowship appointments. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for Abstracts
End-of-Life Special Interest Group of SSWR
Deadline: April 20, 2012
The End-of-Life Special Interest Group of the Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) is proposing a symposium session for the upcoming Annual Conference (January 2013). Research abstracts addressing a range of end-of-life issues will be considered that address the conference theme: Social Work for a Just Society: Making Visible the Stakes and Stakeholders. For example, identifying and addressing disparities in end-of-life care across the lifespan and in different settings; communication issues; treatment decisions; palliative care; and disease-specific care at the end of life would be appropriate. Address questions to and submit abstracts to symposium coordinator: Ellen L. Csikai at ecsikai@sw.ua.edu no later than April 20, 2011. The coordinator will then organize the abstracts and submit to SSWR for the SIG symposium. Abstracts should be formatted according to the instructions given on the SSWR website.
Call for Applications
Institute on Aging and Social Work
Deadline: April 20, 2012 (extended)
The program provides advanced training in aging research to Social Work Faculty. Participants develop knowledge and skills in research methodology and have the opportunity for extended contact with distinguished visiting professors and National Institute on Aging (NIA) staff. In addition, they work with colleagues from other institutions to develop a research proposal and submit it to NIA/NIH and other agencies. Participants are challenged to emphasize methodological issues in their own courses and to provide research experience to their students. Program design includes an initial 8-day institute in Summer I, proposal development and consultation during the intervening year, a mid-year meeting in February, and a follow-up institute in Summer II. The Initial Institute will be held July 16-23, 2012 in Duluth, Minnesota, overlooking beautiful Lake Superior. It will provide advanced training in aging research to 15 social work faculty members. Click here for more information.
Call for Applications
2012 NIH Summer Institute on Social and Behavioral Intervention Research
Deadline: April 27, 2012
The NIH Summer Institute will address essential conceptual, methodological, and practical issues involved in planning and carrying out research on the impact of behavioral and social interventions on health outcomes, health behavior, and treatment. Such interventions are relevant to NIH public health goals of preventing morbidity and mortality and promoting health and well-being for persons with medical and behavioral disorders and conditions. The Institute is intended for junior investigators who have COMPLETED THEIR DOCTORATE and who plan to develop NIH grant applications for research in this area. Faculty (mentors) will include established investigators from relevant social work and other fields. Click here for more information.
Call for Abstracts
International Journal of Men's Health
Deadline: June 30, 2012
Special Issue: "Practical solutions to address men's health disparities"
To highlight next steps in health research and practice for men of color, the International Journal of Men's Health will be publishing a special issue on "Practical solutions to address men's health disparities" in 2013. Men's health disparities research considers how the individual- or population-level health behaviors and health outcomes of men are determined by cultural, environmental, and economic factors associated with race, ethnicity and other socially defined identities and group memberships. Guest Editors for this special issue--Dr. Daphne C. Watkins (University of Michigan School of Social Work) and Dr. Derek M. Griffith (University of Michigan School of Public Health) --welcome a range of papers that relate to physical and mental health disparities and issues that impact health behaviors and health outcomes of men of color. An important aspect of every manuscript selected for inclusion in the special issue will be the focus on practical solutions and/or applications of research findings for improving the health of men of color or reducing men's health disparities. Commentaries and literature reviews will also be considered. If you are interested in submitting a paper for this IJMH special issue, please submit an abstract for the proposed paper to daphnew@umich.edu with "Abstract for IJMH Special Issue" in the subject line of your email. The abstract should be no more than 250 words and a title page (that include the title of the paper and each author's name, institutional affiliation, and complete contact information) should precede it. If you have questions about the special issue please contact Dr. Watkins at daphnew@umich.edu or Dr. Griffith at derekmg@umich.edu.
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Conferences & Trainings
15th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference
May 30 - June 1, 2012Washington, DC
You are invited to attend the 15th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The conference will be held May 30 - June 1, 2012, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. Registration for this event is now open! For fifteen years, the Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference has been a leading forum for welfare and poverty researchers, State and local administrators, practitioners and program operators and Federal officials and policymakers to network with peers and discuss cutting-edge research on welfare and related programs and policies. This year's conference will feature presentations and discussions on the following topics:
-Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
-Education, Training and Success in the Labor Market
-Child and Youth Well-Being
-Fatherhood, Relationships and Strengthening Families
-Evaluating Social Programs: Building and Using Evidence
-Approaches to Alleviate Poverty and Strengthen the Safety Net
To register or for more information, including important dates, a preliminary agenda, travel options, hotel reservations and information about live streamed sessions, please visit the conference website. There is no cost to attend the conference, although all participants, those attending in person and those viewing the live stream, should register in advance through the conference website. Council on Contemporary Families Annual Conference
April 27 - 28, 2012
Chicago, IL
Crossing Boundaries: Public and Private Roles in Assuring Child Well-Being
The Council on Contemporary Families is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to providing the press and public with the latest research and best-practice findings about American families. Our members include demographers, economists, family therapists, historians, political scientists, psychologists, social workers, sociologists, as well as other family social scientists and practitioners. Founded in 1996 and based at the University of Miami, the Council's mission is to enhance the national understanding of how and why contemporary families are changing, what needs and challenges they face, and how these needs can best be met. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
Women Veterans Report Poorer Health Despite Access to Health Services, Insurance (Health Behavior News Service) As more and more soldiers return from recent conflicts overseas, new research reveals that female veterans experience poorer health than other women. In 2010, women made up 8 percent of the U.S. veteran population, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).The study, appearing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, is the first to demonstrate how female veterans' health status differs from their civilian and active duty counterparts, even when controlling for access to health care. Click here to read more. New Clinician and Consumer Research Summaries Available for Treatment-Resistant Depression (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) New clinician and consumer research summaries on nonpharamacologic therapies for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) are now available from AHRQ's Effective Healthcare Program. The summaries are based on the research review, Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Adults that found insufficient evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of such treatments. The products summarize evidence of the effectiveness and efficacy of four non-pharmacologic treatments: electroconvulsive therapy, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and cognitive behavioral therapy or interpersonal psychotherapy. Click here for more information. ICPSR Additions Below is a list of new data collection additions to the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) data archive: *30141 Cooperative Congressional Election Study, 2006 *30661 Japanese General Social Survey (JGSS), 2008 *33022 Transatlantic Trends: Immigration, 2010 *33161 Helping Young Smokers Quit: Identifying Best Practices for Tobacco Cessation, Phase II National Program Evaluation, 2003-2006 *33181 Employment Retention and Advancement Project, 2000-2007 [United States] *33321 University of Washington-Beyond High School (UW-BHS) Click here for more information and additional datasets.
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News & Notices
Supreme Court Poised to Rule on Health Reform, but Change Is Here to Stay (The Commonwealth Fund) Late last month the Supreme Court heard a record-breaking five-and-one-half hours of oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act. The big issue on the table is the constitutionality of the individual mandate to buy health insurance that is at the core of the law. But whatever the ruling, certain key changes and trends will likely continue. Click here to read more. Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds (The New York Times) A new study by the Agriculture Department has found that food stamps, one of the country's largest social safety net programs, reduced the poverty rate substantially during the recent recession. The food stamp program, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, reduced the poverty rate by nearly 8 percent in 2009, the most recent year included in the study, a significant impact for a social program whose effects often go unnoticed by policy makers. The food stamp program is one of the largest antipoverty efforts in the country, serving more than 46 million people. But the extra income it provides is not counted in the government's formal poverty measure, an omission that makes it difficult for officials to see the effects of the policy and get an accurate figure for the number of people beneath the poverty threshold, which was about $22,000 for a family of four in 2009. Click here to read the full article by Sabrina Tavernise.
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