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January 25, 2013 || Vol. 5, Issue 4
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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
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Service (OSERS): National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR): Research Fellowships Program CFDA Number 84.133F-1
Deadline: March 18, 2013
The purpose of the Research Fellowships Program is to build research capacity by providing support to highly qualified individuals, including those who are individuals with disabilities, to perform research on the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. Fellows must conduct original research in an area authorized by section 204 of the Act. Section 204 authorizes research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, the purposes of which are to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency, of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most significant disabilities, and to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Act. Click here for more information.
Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood ObesityDeadline: March 27, 2013Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among lower-income and racial and ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Findings are expected to advance RWJF's efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015. This call for proposals (CFP) is for two types of awards aimed at providing advocates, decision-makers, and policy-makers with evidence to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic. The award types are: Round 8 grants and RWJF New Connections grants awarded through the Healthy Eating Research program. Click here for more information.
DoD Applied Research and Advanced Technology Development Psychological Health AwardDeadline: April 16, 2013 (see website for preliminary dates)(Department of the Army)This Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity is focused on specific research topics of psychological health and well-being of military personnel and their families as outlined in section B. Investigators must demonstrate logical reasoning and a sound scientific rationale established through a critical review and analysis of the literature for the proposal to be competitive. Research projects should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on a strong scientific rationale. This award mechanism is focused on applied research, defined as research that refines concepts and ideas into potential solutions to military health and performance problems. Click here for more information.
Mentored Post-doctoral Training Program in Health Disparities Research (T32)
Deadline: April 1, 2013
This post-doctoral program provides year-long support for training in interdisciplinary research that addresses disparities in health status and health outcomes among minority mothers, infants, children and their families. The Center for Women's Health and Health Disparities (CWHDR) Research T32 Program began under the direction of Dr. Gloria E. Sarto in the spring of 2007. The program has been renewed for an additional 5 years. The HDRS Training Program provides interdisciplinary and multifaceted opportunities for research that includes not only biomedical and behavioral sciences, but also investigation into quality of care, including cost, access and satisfaction with services; the causes of and barriers to reducing health disparities; attitudes towards health, language spoken, educational level, community profile and socioeconomic status; identification of assessment measures for outcomes, quality and appropriateness of health care services. Click here for more information.
NIMHD Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (T37)Deadline: March 20, 2013The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) invites applications for the Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT) awards.These awards will support programs to offer international research training opportunities at a foreign site to qualified undergraduate, post-baccalaureates or graduate students in the life, physical, or social sciences; or medical students, dental students, or students in other health-professional programs who have not yet received terminal degrees who are from groups underrepresented in biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social sciences research. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for Abstracts
APHA Annual Meeting and Expo
Deadline: February 4-8, 2013 (depending on section)
The 2013 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting theme is Think Global, Act Local with a focus on best practices around the world. We encourage abstracts in all areas of public health as well as those focusing on the theme. Specific topic areas for each group can be found online.The 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.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Deadline: March 18, 2013
Asian & Pacific Islands Social Work Educators Association (APISWEA) in the United States, in collaboration with the University of Washington-Royal University of Phnom Penh Social Work Partnership, announces the Call for Abstracts for the upcoming "International Social Work Conference on Children and Youth," to be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on June 24 & 25, 2013. This conference aims to foster rigorous, meaningful and forward-looking discussions on contemporary social issues affecting the wellbeing of children and youth. Presentations should offer research evidence, creative theory development, new and refined methods in social service delivery and social work education geared at improving the lives of children and youth. While presentations do not need to focus on Cambodia, they should make explicit the practical implications of their work for Cambodia and the Mekong Region. Click here for more information.
Call for Papers
Journal of Social Service Research
Research on the Challenges Faced by Families with Very Young Children Experiencing Health or Mental Health Problems
Deadline: March 15, 2013
Journal of Social Service Research is seeking multidisciplinary research-related manuscripts for a special issue on the challenges faced by families with very young children experiencing health or mental health problems. Topic areas related to the stressors and challenges affecting parents and families of this child population will be considered for peer review. Manuscripts on relationships between illnesses and family interactional patterns as well as how culture, race and ethnicity impact chronically ill children and their families are encouraged. All articles need to reflect research that is data-based OR extensive literature reviews that clearly outline previous research and make recommendations for future research. Deadline for submission is March 15, 2013. Information on related topics, submission guidelines and how to contact the Guest Editor is available here. Please direct any questions to the Guest Editor: Ana Leon, PhD at ana.leon@ucf.edu.
Calls for PapersProfessional Psychology: Research and PracticeDeadline: see special issues-Special Issue on Issues in Sexual Minority Parenting Professional Psychology: Research and Practice will feature a special issue on sexual minority parenting. We invite articles addressing issues and professional practice focused on parenting, grandparenting, or growing up in a family with a sexual minority parent or child. We seek manuscripts addressing issues and interventions for families that include an individual who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or with other diverse or minority sexual orientations or gender identities, including issues of bias, minority stress, and microaggressions relevant to these populations. We are particularly interested in receiving qualitative and quantitative empirical studies, comprehensive literature reviews, conceptual work, and program and therapy outcome studies, although descriptions of innovative programs or interventions may also be considered. Manuscripts need to be submitted electronically through the Manuscript Submission portal which may be found at the journal's website. Manuscripts should be sent to the attention of Kathi A. Borden, Ph.D., Associate Editor, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. The deadline for submissions is April 1, 2013. -Special Issue on Gender and Diversity Issues Professional Psychology: Research and Practice will feature a special issue related to practice with transgender clients (broadly defined to include those identifying as "gender fluid," "non-binary gender," or other related self-styled names). We invite articles on all aspects of professional psychology work with clients with diverse or minority gender identities. Articles addressing psychological issues and interventions at the individual, family, community, and societal level, including health issues and obstacles to care, are sought for a special section of the journal. We are particularly interested in quantitative and qualitative empirical studies, comprehensive literature reviews, conceptual pieces, and program and therapy outcome studies, although descriptions of innovative programs or interventions may be considered. Manuscripts need to be submitted electronically through the Manuscript Submission portal which may be found at the journal's website. Manuscripts should be sent to the attention of Kathi A. Borden, Ph.D., Associate Editor, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2013. -Special Issue on Psychological Responses to Challenges Faced by Military Personnel and their Families Professional Psychology: Research and Practice will publish a special issue on recent challenges, treatment, and practice issues related to military personnel and their families. A growing number of military personnel and their families are reporting emotional problems resulting from deployment stress. Serious barriers to accessing quality mental health care for military personnel and their families are prevalent. Stigma and negative attitudes within the military about obtaining mental health treatment often prevent those in need of care from seeking it. Children of military families also suffer from the stressors associated with deployment. Manuscripts need to be submitted electronically through the Manuscript Submission portal which may be found at the journal's website. Manuscripts should be sent to the attention of Connie S. Chan, PhD, Associate Editor. The deadline for submissions is May 1, 2013.
Call for Applications
2013 LIS Introductory Summer WorkshopDeadline: March 15, 2013The next Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Introductory Summer Workshop will be held June 30th to July 7th, 2013, at the University of Luxembourg campus. LIS collects and harmonises microdatasets from upper- and middle-income countries and places them on a secure server. Microdata that would otherwise be incomparable, or impossible to access, are thus made available to researchers world-wide. Microdata in the Luxembourg Income Study and Luxembourg Wealth Study Databases are made available to registered researchers exclusively for non-commercial purposes. The winners of the 2013 Aldi Hagenaars Award and the winner of the 2013 World Bank/LIS Gender Research Award will be invited to present their papers. Our annual Summer Lecture will also be taking place that week. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings
ICPSR Webinar SeriesJoin the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) for a six-part webinar series designed to orient those new to ICPSR to our data, our tools and services related to our data, and our training and educational resources. Join us for all six webcasts or just the ones you need to make the most of your access to ICPSR. All webcasts are free and open to the public, and recordings and slides will be posted on ICPSR's YouTube channel. You will need to register for each webcast you plan to attend. -General Orientation to ICPSR Data Services -OR/DR Orientation -ICPSR Education & Teaching Services -Hands-On With ICPSR, Part I: Discovering ICPSR Data, Part II: Explore ICPSR Data, Part III: Data Deposit & Restricted Data Access Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
Recently Released Reports
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) recently released a few reports.
-Youth Demonstration Development (YDD) Project
-Welfare Rules Databook
-Methodological Brief Series on Child Care Subsidy Research
-Design Options of the Search for Employment (DOSE) Project
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:
-21187 Exploring the Drugs-Crime Connection Within the Electronic Dance Music and Hip Hop Nightclub Scenes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005-2006
-33784 Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project, Philadelphia, PA
-34473 CBS News/60 Minutes/Vanity Fair National Poll, October #3, 2011
-34521 Little Emperors: Behavioral Impacts of China's One-Child Policy
Click here for more information.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Examining the Evidence to Define Benefit Adequacy
For many Americans who live at or below the poverty threshold, access to healthy foods at a reasonable price is a challenge that often places a strain on already limited resources and may compel them to make food choices that are contrary to current nutritional guidance. To help alleviate this problem, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers a number of nutrition assistance programs designed to improve access to healthy foods for low-income individuals and households. The largest of these programs is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, which today serves more than 46 million Americans with a program cost in excess of $75 billion annually. The goals of SNAP include raising the level of nutrition among low-income households and maintaining adequate levels of nutrition by increasing the food purchasing power of low-income families. In response to questions about whether there are different ways to define the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct a study to examine the feasibility of defining the adequacy of SNAP allotments, specifically: the feasibility of establishing an objective, evidence-based, science-driven definition of the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, as well as other relevant dimensions of adequacy; and data and analyses needed to support an evidence-based assessment of the adequacy of SNAP allotments. This report reviews the current evidence, including the peer-reviewed published literature and peer-reviewed government reports. Although not given equal weight with peer-reviewed publications, some non-peer-reviewed publications from nongovernmental organizations and stakeholder groups also were considered because they provided additional insight into the behavioral aspects of participation in nutrition assistance programs. In addition to its evidence review, the committee held a data gathering workshop that tapped a range of expertise relevant to its task. Click here to read more.
The Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults
The Clark Poll surveyed more than 1,000 young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 to determine their views on a variety of subjects including work and the economy; love, sex and marriage; use of social media; relations with parents; and what it means to be an adult. Respondents come from a range of social, ethnic and educational backgrounds, as well as geographic regions across the United States. Click here to read more.
The State of Mental Health Among U.S. Adolescents
Research shows that approximately one in five adolescents has a diagnosable mental health disorder, a leading cause of disability among this age group. This month, Child Trends is issuing three briefs in its Adolescent Health Highlights series focusing on adolescent mental health: The Mental Health Disorders brief presents the warning signs of mental disorders; describes the types of mental disorders and their prevalence and trends; discusses the consequences and risk of mental disorders; presents treatment options and barriers to accessing mental health care; and provides mental health resources. The Access to Mental Health Care brief describes barriers to treatment of adolescent mental health disorders; discusses the connection between insurance status and access to mental health treatment; and explains funding for adolescent mental health services. The Positive Mental Health: Resilience brief presents key research findings on characteristics that are associated with resilience; describes program strategies that promote resilience; discusses links between resilience and avoidance of risk-taking behaviors; and provides helpful resources on the topic of resilience. Click here to read more.
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News & Notices
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Launches New Online Grantmaking System
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation is pleased to announce that it has launched a new online grantmaking system to be used for all applications and the reporting process for every grant area. At this time, the only grant area that is accepting applications is the Catalyst Fund, which provides one-year, non-renewable grants to community-based organizations to strengthen their capacity to expand access to health care in Massachusetts. The Foundation will send alerts to the community as other grant areas open up throughout the coming year. Click here for more information.
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