November 23, 2012  || Vol. 4, Issue 47
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Funding OpportunitiesFunding   
William T. Grant Foundation Distinguished Fellows Program
Deadline: January 3, 2013 (Letters of Inquiry)
(From the Philanthropy News Digest) 
The William T. Grant Foundation's Distinguished Fellows Program is designed to increase the supply of, demand for, and use of high-quality research in the service of improved youth outcomes. To accomplish this goal, the program gives influential mid-career researchers the opportunity to immerse themselves in practice or policy settings, and conversely gives influential practitioners and policy makers the opportunity to work in research settings. The program encourages mid-career researchers to submit proposals that are designed to deepen their understanding of policy processes and practice settings. Similarly, the program invites policy makers and practitioners to propose projects that will enhance their capacities to recognize and use high-quality research. Click here for more information. 
 
William T. Grant Foundation, Use of Research Evidence in Policy and Practice Affecting Youth
Deadline: January 3, 2013 (Letters of Inquiry) 
The William T. Grant Foundation seeks to fund high-quality empirical research with the goal of improving the lives of youth between 8 and 25 years of age in the United States. To help accomplish this goal, the foundation is requesting Letters of Inquiry for its Request for Proposals on Understanding the Acquisition, Interpretation, and Use of Research Evidence in Policy and Practice. Support will be provided for empirical theory-building studies of what affects policy makers' and practitioners' acquisition, interpretation, and use of research evidence. The foundation is interested in policy and practice directly relevant to youth in the U.S. Areas of focus can include education, juvenile justice, child welfare, health, family support, employment, mental health, and youth programs. Click here for more information. 

 

Measures of Effective Teaching Longitudinal Database
Deadline: December 15, 2012
The 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.

 

Postdoctoral Research Scientist/Scholar, Columbia Population Research Center
Deadline: December 15th, 2012
The 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.  
 
Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation, William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students
Deadline: December 14, 2012
The Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation in Washington, D.C., offers the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship three times a year. The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students of color. The Hearst Fellow serves as an intern with PSI in the Washington, D.C., office of the Aspen Institute. Through this fellowship, PSI seeks to introduce a diverse group of students to issues and challenges affecting philanthropy, social enterprise, nonprofit organizations, and other actors in the social sector. In his or her internship, the Hearst Fellow undertakes research, writing, and logistical and administrative support for PSI's leadership initiatives, public programs, and convenings. Recipients may arrange with their colleges or universities to receive academic credit for this experience. Click here for more information. 
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CALL FOR POSTERS
Bridging the Gap: A National Symposium Critical Considerations, Successes & Emerging Ideas
Deadline: January 1, 2013
Hosted 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 [email protected]. 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, [email protected]. More information about this event can be found on the event website.
 
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 & Trainingsconf
The Science & Art of School Social Work
February 18-19, 2013
New Orleans, LA 
ACSSW, the American Council for School Social Work, is pleased to invite you to attend the 2nd statewide school social work conference in the great state of Louisiana. This year's event, organized by ACSSW in collaboration with school social work leaders from the Louisiana State Department of Education, Tulane University and Louisiana State University, as well as Louisiana school social work practitioners, strives to address both the art and science of school social work practice. Excellence in school social work is a complex blend of advanced human relations skills guided by evidence-based practices. Effective school social workers weave practice wisdom, communication, problem solving & leadership skills, insight into individual and group needs, creativity, perseverance and the ability to motivate others... at the same time integrating knowledge of evidence-based practices and collecting data to evaluate student and system-wide responses to interventions. Click here for more information.
 
3rd Annual Social Work Day
International Congress on Qualitative Inquiry
May 17, 2013
Social Work Day is the great social work get-together. Social workers from throughout the world come together to share ideas and draw energy from each other. In 2012, we had 25 papers, 44 presenters, an opening plenary, six concurrent sessions, a workshop, three round tables, a "town hall" closing, and reception that the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sponsored. We also had door prizes that participants provided. Among the prizes were books that authors donated, chocolate bars, and "I love Hull House" buttons. Graduate students, new professors, practitioners, and seasoned professors mingled at Social Work Day. The networking possibilities are endless. If you want to discuss ideas and topics, feel free to contact Jane Gilgun at [email protected]. Jane is the convener of the conference and is a professor, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. If you have ideas about sessions, initiatives, publicity, fund-raising, or any other relevant topic, please contact Jane. She will let you know if others have similar interests and will connect you to other researchers with similar interests. Click here for more information. 
Research Publications & Data Resourcesdata    
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:
-34364 New Jersey Childhood Obesity Study, 2009-2010
-34401 Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, 2007 [United States]
-34402 Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2008 [United States]
-34414 Measures of Effective Teaching: Grantee Files, 2009-2011
-34448 Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, 2010 [United States]
-34449 Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2010 [United States] 
Click here for more information.  

 

Health Insurance Access and Counseling Receipt and their Association with Later Depressive and Suicidal Symptoms
Studies suggest teens who experience mental health issues during adolescence are more likely than their peers to also experience these issues as young adults. Child Trends' brief, The Persistence of Depressive and Suicidal Symptoms into Early Adulthood: Do Health Insurance and Counseling Matter?, examines whether counseling use or insurance access during adolescence is related to the likelihood of reporting symptoms of moderate to severe depression or suicidality in young adulthood. The brief analyzes data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to assess the role of health insurance and counseling for teens with and without moderate to severe symptoms. Click here to read more.

News & Noticesnews  
NIH Announces Functional, Not Structural, Integration of NIDA and NIAAA
(From COSSA)
On Friday, November 17, National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Francis Collins announced that he had come to the conclusion that "that it is more appropriate for NIH to pursue functional integration, rather than major structural reorganization, to advance substance use, abuse, and addiction-related research. To that end, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) will retain their institutional identities, while strengthening their ongoing efforts to work more closely with each other and with related research programs at other institutes and centers." In 2010, one of the first recommendations made by NIH's Scientific Management Review Board (SMRB) was that the agency move to establish a new institute focused on substance use, abuse, and addiction-related research to optimize NIH research in these areas. The SMRB also discussed that in lieu of merging NIDA and NIAAA and creating a new institute, that the NIH could accomplish the goals of such a merger via the functional integration of existing research resources. Click here to read more.
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