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November 16, 2012 || Vol. 4, Issue 46
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SWRnet provides a weekly update about new research funding opportunities, calls for papers and proposals, conferences and trainings, new data and research, and news for the social work research community.
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Funding Opportunities
Measures of Effective Teaching Longitudinal DatabaseDeadline: December 15, 2012The National Academy of Education, in partnership with the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research, is pleased to announce the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) Early Career Research Grants competition. This program will award up to 10 grants of $25,000 each to conduct a research study using the extensive Measures of Effective Teaching Longitudinal Database. In conducting this study, grantees will receive free technical assistance from members of the National Academy of Education and participate, at no cost, in a series of networking meetings aimed at building a new cadre of scholars interested in research on teaching. Eligibility for the grants program is limited to scholars who received their doctorate after August 31, 2007. Individuals working in a variety of disciplines, including, but not limited to education, economics, psychometrics, psychology, sociology, and statistics are encouraged to apply. Applications from members of under-represented groups are encouraged. Click here for more information.
Basic social and behavioral research on culture, health, and wellbeingDeadline: December 17, 2012This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued on behalf of the NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Opportunity Network (OppNet), will provide grants for infrastructure support to develop, strengthen, and evaluate transdisciplinary approaches and methods for basic behavioral and/or social research on the relationships among cultural practices/beliefs, health, and wellbeing. Click here for more information.
Public Health Services and Systems ResearchDeadline: December 18, 2012The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) seeks to expand the evidence base for effective public health policy and practice through investment in Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR). PHSSR, a multi-disciplinary field of study, provides a framework for examining the organization, financing, delivery and quality of public health services within communities and the impact of those services on the health of the public. This solicitation, guided by the national research agenda for PHSSR, aims to further advance the field with the ultimate goal of improving the performance and efficiency of public health agencies and their system partners and the health of the people they serve. Click here for more information.
Postdoctoral Research Scientist/Scholar, Columbia Population Research CenterDeadline: December 15th, 2012The Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW) is seeking a postdoctoral scholar with a PhD in economics, public policy, social work, sociology or a related discipline to work with senior Social Policy faculty in conducting original research and scholarship on fragile families and child well-being. The goal of Columbia University Provost's Postdoctoral Research Scientist/Scholar program is to enhance the recruitment of outstanding postdoctoral scholars from underrepresented groups to more closely reflect composition of the national pool of qualified candidates. The post-doc will work with CUSSW Social Policy faculty (Irwin Garfinkel, Ronald Mincy, Julien Teitler, and Jane Waldfogel) for up to three years on an original research agenda utilizing data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FF study). The FF Study follows a cohort of nearly 5,000 children born in large U.S. cities between 1998 and 2000 (roughly three-quarters of whom were born to unmarried parents). Third year funding is contingent on receipt of a supplemental grant that the post-doc will contribute to developing with senior Social Policy faculty. For additional information, click here.
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN RACE AND SOCIAL PROBLEMSDeadline: February 15, 2013The Center on Research and Social Problems in the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh is accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellows for the September 2013 - August 2014 academic year, with the possibility of renewal for one additional year. The Fellowship is designed to support early career scholars in their development of high impact research that advances the understanding of the influence of race, color, and ethnicity on the quality of life for all Americans. Fellowships are designed to foster the academic careers of scholars who have recently received their Ph.D. degrees by permitting them to pursue their research while gaining mentored experience in the Center for Race and Social Problems. Click here for more information. |
Calls
Call for Papers
5th biennial One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare
Deadline: December 20, 2012
The University of Pennsylvania's Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice & Research is issuing a Call for Papers for its fifth biennial multidisciplinary child welfare conference. The Field Center, a collaboration of the University of Pennsylvania's Schools of Social Policy & Practice, Medicine, Law, and Nursing, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, hosts the One Child, Many Hands conference on alternate years, bringing cutting edge work from leading policymakers, researchers and practitioners to an audience reflecting the varied disciplines involved in all aspects of child welfare. The conference, with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as the lead sponsor, will be held on June 12 - 14, 2013 at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine's Translational Research Center on Penn's Philadelphia medical campus. The conference features three days of keynote presentations, plenary panels, networking luncheons, and breakout sessions. Proposed presentations are solicited that advance the field of child welfare from the perspective of a variety of disciplines. Information and submission forms can be found on the conference website.
Call for PapersGlobal Health & Well-Being: The Social Work ResponseDeadline: January 2, 2013There is converging agreement about the world's most pressing health and psychosocial problems. These include the role of poverty; the rights and equality of women and children; the voluntary and involuntary movement of populations; disasters, natural and man-made; and the fundamental role of economic inequality in health and well-being outcomes such as mental health, addiction, and the incidences of communicable and non-communicable diseases. This conference will focus on defining social work's unique contribution to the multidisciplinary efforts to better understand and address the grand challenges of our world. Through presentation of strong international research and examinations of social programs designed to understand and ameliorate the world's most pressing health and social problems, this conference will contribute to better understanding of the social work profession's contributions to human well-being around the world. Click here for more information.
CALL FOR POSTERSBridging the Gap: A National Symposium Critical Considerations, Successes & Emerging IdeasDeadline: January 1, 2013Hosted by the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 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 improve the translation of research into practice. We welcome poster abstracts that provide novel ideas, case studies or research addressing this central theme across a variety of practice settings. Please direct submission questions to Danielle Parrish, Ph.D. at dparrish@uh.edu. Deadline for submissions is January 1, 2013. Abstracts are limited to 500 words, and can be submitted via email to Evelio Escamilla, Event Coordinator at Escamilla, esescami@central.uh.edu. More information about this event can be found on the event website.
CALL FOR PAPERSLiving the Network: Practices of Connecting and Bridging at WorkDeadline: January 14, 2013In organizations, people from various cultures and worldviews need to work together to achieve their own and their organization's goals (Armstrong and Cole 1995; Northcraft et al. 1995). Research has emphasized how networks connect people and bridge various boundaries keeping them apart (Brass et al. 2004; Tichy 1981). This subtheme explores networks in organizations from a practice perspective that views organizational networks as something that people do, instead of something that people have. In a practice perspective, structures of meanings, rules and norms are (re-) produced as people adopt, adapt, and improvise practices to address their everyday challenges (Orlikowski 2002). This approach has often been applied to prescribed procedures and ties of authority and cooperation. Our subtheme calls for practice-based research on the formation and negotiation of informal ties. Click here for more information.
CALL FOR WORKSHOP SUBMISSIONSNACSW's 63rd ANNUAL CONFERENCEDeadline: March 1, 2013The North American Association of Christians in Social Work (NACSW) announces its 63rd Annual Conference entitled "Social Justice: Contributions of Faith and Spirituality". All participants are encouraged to submit proposals for workshop and poster presentations sensitive to 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 social work practice. Workshop tracks include: 1. Direct Practice: Individuals, Couples, Families and Children; 2. Human Development, Diversity, and Behavior in the Environment; 3. Direct Practice: Groups and Communities; 4. Administration and Work with Organizations; 5. Public Administration and Policy; 6. Professional Relationships, Values and Ethics; 7. Social Work Education; 8. Social Work Research; 9. Technology & Social Work; 10. Student-Focused; 11. A Christian Perspective on Social Movements; 12. Research and Practice with Ethnically Diverse Populations. 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 more information.
Call for Applications
Critical Participatory Action Research Summer Institute
Deadline: December 31, 2012
The Public Science Project's 3rd Annual Summer Institute on Critical Participatory Action Research at the CUNY Graduate Center is a 5 day intensive training designed to introduce the theory, methods, and ethics of critical participation action research (PAR) to graduate students, faculty, and members of community-based organizations. Through seminars, roundtables, and hands-on workshops with experienced PAR researchers, participants will gain the necessary skills and knowledge to integrate a critical PAR approach into their scholarship, research, and/or organizing. Click here for more information. |
Conferences & Trainings
Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health ConferenceDecember 4-6, 2012Asheville, NCThe Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference is one of the National Rural Health Association's fastest growing conferences. One of the only meetings in the nation to focus on rural multiracial and multicultural health issues, this event offers attendees the opportunity to meet with peers and experts who share unique concerns and interests. This conference is designed for those who are dedicated to bringing quality health care and health care services to this underserved and often under-represented portion of the rural population. Click here for more information.
Bridging the Research and Practice Gap: A Symposium on Critical Considerations, Successes and Emerging IdeasApril 5-6, 2013 Houston, TXHistorically, 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. Some confirmed speakers include Drs. Jennifer Bellamy, Irwin Epstein, Flavio Marsiglia, Bowen McBeath, Mary McKay, Alisson Metz, Allen Rubin, Bruce Thyer, Mary Velasquez and Joanne Yaffe. Click here for more information. |
Research Publications & Data Resources
NIJ-Funded Projects Database Launched
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has launched a new database of NIJ-funded projects. The database can sort awards by fiscal year, originating solicitation, awardee organization, state, county, and congressional district. It also provides other detailed information, including a description of each funded project. Click here to read more.
International Health Policy Survey
More than two-thirds of U.S. primary care physicians were using electronic medical records in 2012, a substantial increase from 2009, when less than half had adopted the technology, a new Commonwealth Fund survey finds. But results from the Fund's latest International Health Policy Survey, published today by Health Affairs, also depict the United States as an outlier among industrialized countries when it comes to affordability of health care: 59 percent of U.S. primary care physicians reported that their patients often cannot afford care, compared with between 4 percent and 25 percent of physicians in Norway, the U.K., Switzerland, Germany, and Australia. Moreover, over half of U.S. doctors said insurers' restrictions on their care decisions create major time concerns-by far the highest rate in the 10-country survey. U.S. physicians also were the most negative about the health system overall, with only 15 percent agreeing it works well. Click here to read more.
ICPSR New Additions
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:
-30902 American Time Use Survey (ATUS), 2009
-30983 Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation (MADCE), 2003-2009
-33902 Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of American Youth (8th- and 10th-Grade Surveys), 2011
-34409 Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of American Youth (12th-Grade Survey), 2011
-34441 Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011: Interview Survey and Detailed Expenditure Files
-34442 Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011: Diary Survey Files
Click here for more information.
Child Welfare Library
Below is a list of new publications that were added to Child Welfare Information Gateway Library in October:
-Speak Up Be Safe: Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect in Florida Schools
-Extended Foster Care vs. Foster Care to 21 Program Comparison
-Educational Stability of Foster Children: OCFS, State Education Department and NYS Uniform Court System Field Guidance
-What's Happening in Court?: An Activity Book for Children Who Are Going to Court in California, 2nd Ed.
-What Minnesota's New Legislative Changes Mean for Sibling Advocacy; Ikeno, Eikiko
To view all 30 publications and their detail click here. |
News & Notices
Quality Improvement for People with DisabilitiesLittle evidence is available to adequately assess measures for evaluating quality improvement outcomes among disabled people, according to a new Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded report. Quality of life, social functioning, and other outcomes measures are essential to help assess the quality of care for people with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities. Such measures are important because they can provide insight into how disabilities can influence ongoing medical conditions, treatment, and follow-up care. But no studies include disability as an underlying condition and also assess the outcomes of medical care for basic medical needs or secondary conditions in mixed populations of disabled and non-disabled participants. Research on disability as a comorbidity is at an early stage and could benefit from organized databases of critically assessed outcome measures, according to the lead author, Mary Butler, Ph.D., of the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center. The report is part of a larger initiative, Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science, and builds on an earlier AHRQ series of evidence reports. The initiative was developed by AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program. Click here to read Quality Improvement Measurement of Outcomes for People with Disabilities. |
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