September 7, 2012  || Vol. 4, Issue 36
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Funding OpportunitiesFunding   
Basic Behavioral Research on Multisensory Processing 
Deadline: October 31, 2012 
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Opportunity Network (OppNet), encourages research grant applications investigating multisensory processing in perception or other behavioral and social outcomes. The FOA is intended to support basic behavioral research projects focused on two or more sensory modalities. This includes research examining ways in which cognitive or affective processes interact with multisensory input to influence basic behavioral targets. While evidence suggests that sensory input is processed interactively instead of additively, research is less developed regarding how different modalities are integrated for perception and behavioral or social outcomes. Click here for more information.
 
Examination of Survivorship Care Planning Efficacy and Impact 
Deadline: January 7, 2016 
(National Institutes of Health) 
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to stimulate research to evaluate the effect of care planning on cancer survivors' health and psychosocial outcomes; self-management of late effects and adherence to cancer screening and health behavior guidelines; utilization of follow-up care; organizational-level factors influencing the implementation of care planning; and associated costs. Specifically, the FOA aims to stimulate research that will: 1) develop and test metrics for evaluating the impact of survivorship care planning; 2) evaluate the impact of survivorship care planning on cancer survivors' morbidity, self-management and adherence to care recommendations, utilization of follow-up care, and on systems outcomes, such as associated costs and impact on organizations implementing care planning; and 3) identify models and processes of care that promote effective survivorship care planning. The ultimate goal of this FOA is to generate a body of science that will inform the development and delivery of interventions and best practices in follow-up care for cancer survivors. Click here for more information. 
 
Secondary Analyses and Archiving of Social and Behavioral Datasets in Aging  
Deadline: October 19, 2012 
(National Institutes of Health) 
The purpose of this FOA is to solicit one-year R03 applications for (1) secondary analysis of data on aging in the areas of psychology, behavioral genetics, economics, demography or (2) archiving and dissemination of data sets. Click here to read more. 
 
Small Grants, Center for Poverty Research  
Deadline: September 21, 2012  
The Center for Poverty Research, located at the University of California, Davis, invites proposals for its 2012-13 Small Grants Competition. The Center seeks to fund research that will expand our understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty. The goal of this program is to fund proposals focused on our core research areas, that display sound research design and high potential impact. The Center anticipates funding up to 5 proposals, up to a maximum of $20,000 per award. The award period is November 1, 2012 - October 31, 2013. Projects using either qualitative or quantitative data sources are eligible for funding. Because of the short length of the performance period, we do not anticipate funding projects that seek to collect new data. We seek proposals for research connected to our core research themes:  
-Labor markets and poverty  
-The non-cash safety net, broadly construed to include education and health policies  
-Children and the intergenerational transmission of poverty  
-Immigration and poverty, especially in connection with the above three areas  
Click here for more information.  
 
SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 
Deadline: October 29, 2012 
The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in two tracks: (i) Broadening Participation (SPRF-BP), and (ii) Interdisciplinary Research in Behavioral and Social Sciences (SPRF-IBSS). The National Science Foundation offers postdoctoral research fellowships to provide opportunities for recent doctoral graduates to obtain additional training, to gain research experience under the sponsorship of established scientists, and to broaden their scientific horizons beyond their undergraduate and graduate training. Postdoctoral fellowships are further designed to assist new scientists to direct their research efforts across traditional disciplinary lines and to avail themselves of unique research resources, sites, and facilities, including at foreign locations. NSF seeks to promote the participation of scientists from all segments of the scientific community, including those from under-represented groups, in its research programs and activities; the postdoctoral period is considered to be an important level of professional development in attaining this goal. The goal of the SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (SPRF) program is to enhance the participation of under-represented groups in science and engineering; promote interdisciplinary research; and encourage doctoral-level scientists (who are not yet in full-time positions) to take advantage of the two-year fellowships to prepare for scientific careers in academia, industry, and government. Click here for complete details. 
 
Computational Social Science Postdoctoral Positions 
Deadline: September 15, 2012 
Three postdoctoral positions in computational social science are available with dual appointments at Northeastern and Harvard Universities, to work in the lab of David Lazer. Candidates will be expected to work on a combination of their own research and collaborative projects within the lab. The collaborative projects are wide ranging, including experimental data on interaction patterns and group performance, large scale, society-spanning communication data, social media data, political contribution data, and large corpora of unstructured political text. Key conceptual foci will range from understanding societal networks, to collaboration in groups and organizations, to political communication and collective action. A wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds will be considered (current/past disciplines represented in the lab include computer science, communication, organizational behavior, psychology, physics, design, economics and political science) but facility with handling and analysis of large data sets, a taste for novelty, and an interest in working collaboratively across disciplines a must. Additional skills of particular relevance include: advanced statistics (especially network related), and experience with experimental research. If you are interested, please send a cover letter, CV, and two letters of reference to: [email protected]
by September 15 (sooner is better). Questions should be sent to David Lazer at
[email protected] or [email protected]. Please label application materials with POSTDOC APPLICATION: firstname lastname. 
CallsCalls    
Call for Papers
Psychology of Violence
Deadline: October 1, 2012
Special Issue on Violence in Adolescence
Co-Editors: Renee McDonald and Melissa Merrick
Adolescence is a key risk period for engaging in violence perpetration and for experiencing violence victimization. Understanding the unfolding of violence in adolescence, and the complexity of factors that influence its developmental course are important for prevention and intervention efforts. This special issue will focus on violence in a developmental context, and the forces, at multiple ecological levels, that contribute to its onset and recurrence. Topics may include, but are not limited to research on:
�Developmental trajectories of violence and the co-occurrence of multiple forms of violence in adolescence
�Development and testing of theory that incorporates and integrates multiple theoretical or disciplinary perspectives on the development or persistence of violence over time
�Variation (individual, family, peer, neighborhood, media) that influences the developmental unfolding of violence perpetration and victimization
�Persistence and desistance of perpetration and victimization across multiple types of violence
�Prevention and intervention programming to reduce perpetration and victimization rates, and identification of prime targets of intervention
�Cultural differences that may influence how violence emerges and unfolds
�Quantitative methods for improving the understanding of the dynamic interplay of risk and protective factors in predicting violence in the lives of adolescents (e.g., those that handle changes in romantic partners over time, that consider how various types of violence are related to one another over time)
�Assessment of violence
�The intergenerational transmission of violence
We welcome papers that address these issues theoretically and empirically and highlight the implications of the research on prevention, intervention, and public policy. Manuscripts can be submitted through the journal's submission portal. Please note in your cover letter that you are submitting for the special issue. Deadline for submitting manuscripts is October 1, 2012. Inquiries regarding topic or scope for the special issue or for other manuscripts can be sent to Renee McDonald, [email protected], or Melissa Merrick, [email protected].
Conferences & Trainingsconf
Introduction to the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging - NACDA
September 18, 2012
Join us for an orientation to The National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) - the largest library of electronic data on aging in the United States. NACDA is best explained by its mission which is to advance research on aging by helping researchers to profit from the under-exploited potential of a broad range of datasets. This webcast will provide an introduction to the archive and useful tips in finding and using its data. Live Q&A will be offered. This webinar is the first of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)'s 2012/2013 webinars series running through May 2013. Click here for more information.

 

ARNOVA Annual Conference
November 15-17, 2012
Indianapolis, IN 
The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)'s 41st Annual Conference occurs November 15-17 in Indianapolis. There we will examine the theme "Re-examining Philanthropy: Exploring Root Concepts for our Field(s)." We focus attention on this topic both in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the IU Center on Philanthropy and because over the last quarter century there have been so many changes in the understanding and practice of philanthropy that deserve our scrutiny now. This theme will be addressed in plenary sessions designed to stir a public conversation about the larger question: "What is philanthropy, and how do we develop and encourage a broad and diverse approach to understanding philanthropy in theory and in practice?" Click here for more information. 
 
APHA Annual Meeting
October 27-31, 2012
San Francisco, CA
The American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. APHA's meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health. APHA has a world of public health in store for you! Click here for more information. 

 

UNC's Water and Health Conference
October 29 - November 2, 2012
(From the ASPH Friday Letter)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health's third annual Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Innovation, will be held October 29-November 2 in Chapel Hill, NC. Jointly organized by the School of Global Public Health's Water Institute at UNC and the UNC Institute for the Environment, the international conference will bring together academic research with policy, practice and networking sessions. Themes this year include monitoring and evaluation for sustainability; ecosystem protection and drinking water safety; water, sanitation, hygiene (WaSH) and child health; water, energy and climate; southeastern U.S. water challenges; and others. Click here for more information. 

 

Bridging the Research and Practice Gap: A Symposium on Critical Considerations, Successes & Emerging Ideas
April 5-6, 2013
Houston, TX
Historically, the profession of social work has grappled with strategies for bridging the gap between research and practice in both practice settings and the social work curriculum. Various models to support this integration have emerged, including the Empirical Clinical Practice Model and the Evidence-Based Practice Process Model. Despite widespread efforts to disseminate these models during the past three decades, their implementation (as well as the use of empirically supported interventions) in real settings has remained a challenge. There is a vital need to address the complex issues that have precluded the successful dissemination and implementation of practice-relevant research findings with diverse and complex clients, communities, and organizations. This symposium will draw on the experiences and knowledge of nationally-known faculty, researchers, and practitioners to identify critical considerations, successes and emerging ideas to address many of these challenges. Confirmed speakers include Drs. Allen Rubin, Flavio Marsiglia, Mary McKay, Bruce Thyer, Mary Velasquez, Allison Metz, Bowen McBeath, Jennifer Bellamy, Joanne Yaffe, Luis Torres, and McClain Sampson. Break out discussions will follow formal presentations on the aforementioned topics to promote additional discourse among a diverse group of academics and practitioners. The results of this symposium will be disseminated in a special issue of Research on Social Work Practice. CEUs will be available. Additional details, including conference and hotel registration, will be available soon here. Correspondence regarding this event can be directed to Danielle Parrish, Ph.D., Conference & Program Chair, Assistant Professor, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work: [email protected] or to the Event Coordinator, Evelio Escamilla at 713-743-8345 or [email protected]
Research Publications & Data Resourcesdata    
Report Highlights Trends in Juvenile Justice Legislation 
The National Conference of State Legislatures has released "Trends in Juvenile Justice State Legislation: 2001-2011." This report examines state legislative activity over the past decade on a number of juvenile justice issues, including prevention and intervention, disproportionate minority contact, reentry/aftercare, and corrections reform. Click here to read the full report. 
 
Applying APEX Tools in Corrections
(From the National Institute of Corrections) 
"Applying the APEX Tools for Organizational Assessment" (ACCN 025301) presents three organizational assessment tools developed for the corrections field. The tools are designed to assess an agency's readiness for change, to understand the importance of security to corrections, to measure performance on the APEX Public Safety Model's domains, and to provide guidance for developing a performance improvement plan. Click here to read the report. 
 
Journal Articles on CAHPS� Cultural Competence and Health Literacy Item Sets
(From the Agency on Healthcare Quality and Research) 
The supplement to the September 2012 issue of Medical Care focuses on the development and evaluation of new questions, or "item sets," for use with the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys. The supplement is dedicated to the late Chuck Darby, who was a founding father of CAHPS. All 12 articles are freely available here. The CAHPS Cultural Competence Item Set was developed to promote and measure the provision of care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate. Patients are asked to report on their experiences in the health care system with issues such as language access, trust, complementary and alternative medicine, communication, and discrimination. Items from the CAHPS Item Sets for Addressing Health Literacy range from questions about communication with health care providers and medicine instructions, to whether patients are offered help filling out forms. According to a foreword by AHRQ's Director Carolyn Clancy, CIndy Brach, and Melinda Abrams, the health literacy item sets "break new ground by measuring, from the patient's perspective, to what extent health care professionals have succeeded in reducing health literacy demands." The CAHPS Cultural Competence Item Set and the Clinician/Group CAHPS Item Set for Addressing Health Literacy are available here. The Hospital CAHPS Item Set for Addressing Health Literacy will be published when a new CAHPS support contract has been awarded.

  

ICPSR New Data
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:
-29961 Research on Pathways to Desistance [Maricopa County, AZ and Philadelphia County, PA]: Subject Measures, 2000-2010
-32921 Chicago School Staff Social Network Questionnaire Longitudinal Study, 2005-2008
-33582 Chicago School Staff Social Network Questionnaire Qualitative Interviews, 2006
-33583 Lincoln School Staff Social Network Questionnaire Longitudinal Study, 2007-2008
-34264 Eurobarometer 74.3: The European Parliament, Energy Supply, Chemical Labeling, and Rare Diseases, November-December 2010
-34352 Text Message Outreach for Complex Patients with Diabetes in Denver, CO, 2011-2012
Click here for complete details. 

  

Child Welfare Information Gateway Library
Below is a list of new publications that were added to Child Welfare Information Gateway Library in August:
-Life Stress as Mediator of the Childhood Maltreatment--Intimate Partner Violence Link in Low-Income, African American Women
Author(s): Patel, Meghna N.;Bhaju, Jeshmin.;Thompson, Martie P.;Kaslow, Nadine J.
-Staffing Trends at Illinois' Department of Children and Family Services
-How AdoptUSKids Uses Social Media: Internal Policies and Practices
Author(s): Rhoads, Pat
-America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2012
-Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting in New York: Funding Options and Opportunities.
Click here to read the full reports. 

  

Increasing Young Latina Women's Use of Reproductive Health Care Services
Latinos in the United States experience high rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), teen childbearing, and unintended pregnancy. Child Trends' latest report, Reproductive Health Care through the Eyes of Latina Women: Insights for Providers, presents nine recommendations for sexual and reproductive health clinics and providers to increase young Latina women's access to and use of services. Nearly one in five Americans was a Latino in 2011. Improving the delivery of sexual and reproductive health services to this population has the potential to significantly increase consistent contraceptive use and to reduce high rates of STDs, teen childbearing, and unintended pregnancy. The recommendations are based on findings from 14 focus groups conducted by Child Trends in three cities in the United States with young adult Latina women (18- to 24-years-old) and with reproductive health care and social service providers serving large Latina populations. An extensive literature review supplements the focus group findings. Click here to read the full report. 
News & Noticesnews  
Work and Family Commons
You are invited to deposit your work and family research to the Work and Family Commons (WFC). Materials are submitted directly by authors with a Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) account, including faculty, researchers, staff, and other contributors. Anyone with an interest in this area is welcome to access and explore the materials gathered here free of charge. The WFC is the open access subject matter repository of the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) created to gather and preserve the intellectual output of the work and family research community and to offer immediate, permanent and free online access to the full text of research articles for anyone, worldwide. WFC houses an interdisciplinary collection of research reports, journal articles, books and book chapters, and working papers. Conference presentations are also available, including presentations from the inaugural 2012 WFRN conference.
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