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March 29, 2013 || Vol. 5, Issue 12
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Funding Opportunities
Study of the Use of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Funds on Aftercare Services
Deadline: May 31, 2013
The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program funds formula grants to all 56 States and U.S. territories for support of residential, jail-based, and aftercare treatment services delivered to offenders with substance abuse problems by State and local providers. In 2008, Section 102(a) of the Second Chance Act (SCA) amended the RSAT Program funding legislation to require an aftercare component, and Section 102(c) mandated a study on aftercare services by NIJ. NIJ seeks applications for a study of the use of funds on substance abuse and related aftercare services by the Department of Justice under the RSAT Program, currently managed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Click here for more information.
Research and Evaluation on Transnational Issues: Trafficking in Persons, Organized Crime, and Violent ExtremismDeadline: June 5, 2013The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks research and evaluation applications on the phenomenon of transnational crime issues. Transnational crime issues leverage geopolitical changes, globalization, and the information technology revolution to transcend sovereign borders and impact numerous countries simultaneously. This research will supplement work already underway at NIJ on three separate topics-trafficking in persons, transnational organized crime, and radicalization to violent extremism. The goal of this solicitation is to provide the information and evidence-based practices that State, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies need to secure their communities against transnational crimes. Proposals should develop and analyze information and data that have clear implications for criminal justice in the following focus areas: (1) transnational offenders, (2) similarities and differences between organized crime and violent extremist groups, (3) measurement of transnational organized crime and trafficking in persons, and (4) evaluations of efforts to reduce demand for transnational organized crime and/or trafficking in persons. Click here for more information.
NCI Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (NCI Omnibus R21)Deadline: September 4, 2015The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) funding opportunity supports the development of new research activities in all areas of cancer research. The R21 mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. These studies may involve considerable risk but may lead to a breakthrough in a particular area, or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on a field of cancer research (biomedical, behavioral, or clinical). Click here for more information.
Data Resources Program 2013: Funding for Analysis of Existing DataDeadline: May 30, 2013The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) have entered into a partnership that seeks proposals under the Data Resources Program (DRP) for original research using existing data available from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) and other public sources. Click here for more information.
OJJDP FY 2013 National Juvenile Justice Data Analysis ProgramDeadline: May 13, 2013The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will fund the National Juvenile Justice Data Analysis Program (NJJDAP) to establish a central, primary source to conduct statistical data analyses and disseminate juvenile justice data to the public. These activities assist OJJDP in fulfilling its responsibility to provide vital juvenile justice data to the field regarding juvenile justice needs, risk behaviors, victimization, offending, and related issues. These important data inform juvenile justice policy and practice at the federal, state, and local levels. Click here for more information.
W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship for Research on Race, Gender, Culture, and CrimeDeadline: May 28, 2013With this solicitation, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks applications for the W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship for Research on Race, Gender, Culture, and Crime FY 2013. The Fellowship Program seeks to advance knowledge regarding the confluence of crime, justice, and culture in various societal contexts. The Fellowship places particular emphasis on crime, violence, and the administration of justice in diverse cultural contexts within the United States. Click here for more information.
Family Resiliency Center Postdoctoral Researchers
Deadline: as soon as possible
The University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Family Resiliency Center is seeking to fill up to two post-doctoral positions to commence as early as September 2013. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in the following areas: 1) quantitative and mixed method approaches in measuring family resiliency; 2) prevention of childhood obesity; 3) early childhood nutrition; and 4) program development and evaluation with vulnerable families. Candidates should have completed a doctoral degree in human development/family studies, nutritional sciences, psychology, education, economics, or related fields. We seek applicants with strong methodological and quantitative data analysis skills, writing skills, and the ability to work in a collaborative interdisciplinary environment. Click here for more information.
NIJ FY 13 Native American Crime, Victimization, and Justice Studies: Postdoctoral FellowshipDeadline: May 20, 2013The purpose of this solicitation is to support the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) tribal data collections, expand the body of policy-relevant research that uses these data, and enhance or inform NIJ's tribal crime and criminal justice portfolio. NIJ will award up to two postdoctoral Native American Studies Research Fellowships to applicants who show the greatest potential for future achievement as scholars and researchers, and who can demonstrate experience relevant to the unique demands of working with tribal communities, including experience working in Indian Country and Alaska Native villages. Fellows also are expected to perform a number of activities to include drafting reports suitable for publication by NIJ and summarizing the results and policy implications of their research and tenure at NIJ. Specific products will be negotiated with Fellows during the pre-award period. Fellows also may be asked to: * Participate in developing research plans. * Provide subject matter expertise in specific program areas. * Conduct seminars in their area of expertise. * Help develop informational materials for new or current research projects. Fellows funded under this program will be based in Washington, D.C., and work in residency at NIJ for the duration of the award period. Fellows are expected to focus full-time on NIJ's tribal program of research and avoid other commitments (either compensated or uncompensated) that may detract from this core business, unless approved in writing by the Director of NIJ. Fellowship awards are conditional on the fellow's successful completion and approval of all required U.S. Department of Justice profile and pre-screening paperwork, security reviews, and background investigations (i.e., credit and criminal) and the execution of a nondisclosure agreement (pertaining to access to non-public information that the Fellow may have during the course of their fellowship). Click here for more information.
WPI Doctoral Dissertation FellowshipDeadline: April 30, 2013The Women's Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University School of Philanthropy (WPI) will offer a one year doctoral dissertation fellowship of $2,500 for the academic year 2013-2014. This doctoral dissertation fellowship will be awarded to a scholar whose primary research focus is in the area of women's philanthropy or gender differences in philanthropic behavior and giving. The fellowship is intended to support research and dissertation writing. The fellowship stipend will be paid at the beginning of the 2013-2014 academic year. Click here for more information.
The Margaret E. Mahoney FellowshipDeadline: April 8, 2013To honor the legacy of the late Commonwealth Fund president Margaret E. Mahoney, The Commonwealth Fund, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, The New York Academy of Medicine, and other founding donors have created a new fellowship program for health professional students, focused on transforming health care delivery systems for vulnerable populations and early childhood development and prevention. The Margaret E. Mahoney Fellowships will provide stipends to support medical, dental, nursing, public health, and public policy students to participate in eight- to 10-week research and policy projects focused on addressing the health needs of vulnerable urban populations. Projects must be conducted with or supervised by a senior professional mentor in an academic, government, or nonprofit institution in the Greater New York/New Jersey area. Margaret E. Mahoney was president of The Commonwealth Fund from 1980 to 1995. Throughout her distinguished career, she was passionately committed to addressing the health care needs of vulnerable populations, especially developmental services for children. For more information, or to apply for the fellowship, please click here.
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Calls
CALL FOR PAPERS
Social Work and Christianity
Deadline: December 1, 2013
Special Edition: The Black Church and Social Reform
Guest Editors: Tanya Brice, MSW, PhD - Baylor University & Kimberly Hardy, MSW, PhD - University of Connecticut
The Black Church has historically been the center of the African American community. While the Black church is often stereotyped by "the preacher, the music, and the frenzy," as described by W.E.B. DuBois in Souls of Black Folks (1903), this institution played a central role in the development of social institutions within the African American community. From its inception, this church served as a social service and reform institution for its congregants and for the African American community. This spirit of social reform is a lasting characteristic of the seven major historically Black denominations. The Black Church, as an institution, was instrumental in the development of mutual aid societies, schools and colleges, orphanages, homes for wayward or delinquent children, and homes for the elderly. The Black Church is truly a "nation within a nation," as was described by E. Franklin Frazier in The Negro Church in America (1964). This significant history is largely missing in the social work literature. This special issue of Social Work and Christianity seeks to explore the contribution that the Black Church has made to social work practice, policy, research, and education. Submissions in the following areas are particularly requested:
-Conceptual offerings that provide definitional clarity and theoretical frameworks examining the historical roots of the Black Church
-Articles that examine the Black Church as an institution of social reform, including articles on community practice; organizational practice; policy practice; social reform in rural or urban settings; examination of social issues
-Articles focused on research or research methods that use the Black Church as a context
-Articles focused on the history of the Black Church in social work education and practice
All authors are strongly encouraged to contact the special edition editors at blackchurchstudy@gmail.com by September 1, 2013 to discuss ideas for paper submissions. The deadline for all paper submissions is December 1, 2013.
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Conferences & Trainings
Global Health and Well-Being: The Social Work Response Conference
June 17-19, 2013
New York, NY
Early Bird registration ends April 1!
This conference will bring together colleagues from around the world to examine the challenges that contribute to global health and well-being, trauma, and social injustice and to identify innovative social work and multidisciplinary responses to them. By working together for three days to exchange ideas, to share the latest research based knowledge,and to showcase pioneering global solutions, we will create a new climate for inter-professional collaboration and the advancement of global social work. For more information please click here.
AMSA Conference on Men and Masculinities
April 4-7, 2013
Ann Arbor, MI
The 21st Annual Conference on Men and Masculinities of the American Men's Studies Association (AMSA), will be held at the University of Michigan School of Social Work April 4th through 7th. In addition to the conference schedule, there will be three pre-conference workshops: "Attending to Interiors: Exploring the Role of Self in Work as and/or with Men," "Global Masculinities: A Teaching Workshop" and "Teaching Men's Studies: From Getting Started to Getting New Ideas." Speakers for the event include Dr. C.J. Pascoe delivering the keynote address on April 5th and Dr. Gary Barker delivering the Scholar-in-Residence address on April 6th. Education credits (CECs) will be offered this year for social work and psychology and participants are eligible to receive up to 22.5 credit hours throughout the conference. Register to attend by April 4. Click here for more information.
LGBT Research: Methodological Challenges and OpportunitiesMay 2, 2013Champaign, ILThis national conference is the culmination of a year-long interdisciplinary research seminar bringing together graduate students and faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and across North America. During the 2012-2013 academic year, researchers have met in small groups and panels to discuss the complexities inherent in LGBT research including ethical issues, sampling and recruitment, methodologies, diversity and intersectionality, connecting research to practice, and technological advances in LGBT research. This final symposium aims to provide a broader range of researchers an opportunity to present their own challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned in conducting social science research with LGBT populations. A final program will be posted on the website by March 31, 2013. To Register: Please see our website.
2013 NIMHD Translational Health Disparities Course
Integrating Principles of Science, Practice and Policy in Health Disparities Research
Application Deadline: May 15, 2013
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), will again host a course on the science of health disparities this summer. The course will take place on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland from August 5, 2013 to August 16, 2013. This two-week intensive course will provide specialized instruction on the concepts, principles, methods, and applications of health disparities science, practice, and policy. It will also integrate principles and practice of community engagement. Nationally and internationally recognized experts in health disparities science will lead individual sessions. The course is free, but admission is competitive and daily attendance is mandatory. Participants are responsible for transportation, room and board. Submit an application via the NIMHD website from March 15 to May 15, 2013. Applications will only be accepted on-line. All application materials, including recommendation letter, must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. EST on May 15, 2013 for consideration. For additional information, contact the course planning committee at NIMHDHealthDC@mail.nih.gov.
13th Annual Thinking Qualitatively Workshop SeriesJune 17-20, 2013Edmonton, AlbertaThis four day interdisciplinary educational series has been held annually for over a decade now and is aimed at participants from all academic disciplines and for individuals at all stages of their research career.Individuals conducting research in universities and colleges and/or professional settings (e.g., libraries; hospitals; government agencies)are welcome to attend. Thinking Qualitatively allows participants to engage with experts in qualitative inquiry and learn about specific methods, techniques and approaches to qualitative research. The academic program consists of four days of hands-on workshops that include such topics as: Introduction to Qualitative Methods, Grounded Theory, Interpretive Description, Phenomenology, Ethnography, Narrative Inquiry, Mixed Methods, Focus Groups, Interviewing, and Software Workshops: NVivo, ATLAS.ti and other programs. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
Local food prices: Effects on child eating patterns, food insecurity, and overweight
Taryn W. Morrissey, Alison Jacknowitz, and Katie Vinopal
(From the Institute for Research on Poverty)
Both obesity and food insecurity are important public health problems facing young children in the United States. A lack of affordable, nutritious foods is one of the neighborhood factors presumed to underlie both overweight and under-nutrition among children. Despite the importance of adequate nutrition during early childhood, to date, little research has examined how food prices relate to weight and food insecurity outcomes during early childhood. This study fills these gaps in the literature by estimating how local food prices influence the weight outcomes, food insecurity, and food consumption of children from infancy to 5 years of age. The study found that higher-priced fruits and vegetables are associated with higher standardized measures of children's BMI; higher-priced soft drinks are associated with a lower likelihood of being overweight; and surprisingly, higher fast food prices are associated with a greater likelihood of being overweight; food prices are largely unassociated with children's food consumption. Link to full issue.
Beyond Safety & Permanency: Promoting Social & Emotional Well-Being for Youth in Treatment Foster Care
Laura Boyd, Paul Brylske, Erin Wall
The Foster Family-based Treatment Association (FFTA) has published a paper, "Beyond Safety and Permanency: Promoting Social and Emotional Well-Being for Youth in Treatment Foster Care," which describes treatment foster care (TFC) and provides empirical support for its impact on improving social and emotional well-being for vulnerable children and youth. The stories of two treatment foster care programs illustrate the ways in which treatment foster care is promoting social and emotional well-being across the country. Unique foster care services and training, offered only within a TFC context, are highlighted. Current challenges to the field are discussed with recommendations that address those challenges. Click here to read more.
Minnesota and Maryland Reports on Child Care
Sixty percent of American children who are not yet in kindergarten are enrolled in a child care or preschool program outside of the parental home. Many of these children experience multiple child care arrangements during these early formative years. It is important to understand the points at which providing information about child care quality and access to financial support can be most helpful to low-income families as they make decisions about child care arrangements. Three new briefs from Child Trends detail findings from studies in Minnesota and Maryland on child care arrangements among low-income parents.
-Changes in Child Care Arrangements in Minnesota
-Minnesota Child Care Choices: Continuity of Care and Participation in the Child Care Assistance Program
-Subsidy Continuity in Maryland
Click here to read more.
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:
-34304 Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP) 2003 [United States]
-34525 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, January 2002
-34530 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, June 2002
-34531 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, July 2002
-34532 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, August 2002
-34542 North Carolina Integrated Data for Researchers (NCIDR): Merged Behavioral Health Data from Four Publicly-Funded Sources in North Carolina, July 2007-June 2011
-34554 Enhancing Analytic Abilities to Identify Complex Patients in 225 Practice Partner Research Network (PPRNet) Practices in 42 states: July 2010-July 2012
-34556 Eurobarometer 75.4: Vocational Education and Training, Social Climate and Family Planning, Internal Security, and Climate Change, June 2011
Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
Nominations for the ICPSR CouncilDear Colleagues, As you are aware, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Council serves as the executive committee for ICPSR member institutions. The Council sets general policy for the Consortium, approves fees and budgets, and performs other duties. The Council consists of twelve members serving four-year terms. Six new members are elected by the Official Representatives every second year. The Nominating Committee solicits your suggestions of persons with the experience, ability, and wisdom to serve on the Council. Responsibility and willingness to work are also vital. The Council meets three times each year, and members must devote time between meetings to review materials and undertake committee tasks. The best way for the Nominating Committee to prepare a strong slate is to have suggestions from Official Representatives and other friends of the Consortium. We seek a diversity of people and perspectives. You may nominate someone from your own institution, or anyone you think is qualified. All Council members must be affiliated with member institutions. Council members need not be current or former Official Representatives, but they should be active supporters of the social science research enterprise. The slate of six nominees will be emailed to Official Representatives during early fall 2013, and the slate will be approved by electronic ballot following the OR Meeting in October, during which there will be an opportunity for write-in nominations, as before. Newly elected members of Council will be seated at the first meeting of Council in 2014. The Nominating Committee also nominates one of the continuing members to serve a two-year term as Council Chair. We welcome your suggestions about who should serve in this position. These are the Council members of the Nominating Committee: -Rogelio Saenz, Chair, University of Texas at San Antonio, Rogelio.Saenz@utsa.edu -G. Sayeed Choudhury, Johns Hopkins University, sayeed@jhu.edu-Paul N. Courant, University of Michigan, pnc@umich.edu-Catherine A. Fitch, University of Minnesota, fitch@umn.edu-Gregory N. Price, Morehouse College, gprice@morehouse.edu-Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University, bschneid@msu.eduThomas M. Carsey (Political Science, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill) and Margaret Hedstrom (School of Information, University of Michigan) have also agreed to serve on the Nominations Committee. You should feel free to communicate directly with the members of the Nominating Committee (listed above), but it will help us if you send your suggestions to a special email address we have created: councilnominees@icpsr.umich.edu. In doing so, please provide a brief summary of the individual's qualifications, and make sure that the nomination reaches us by March 31, 2013. It would also be very helpful if you explained in your nomination why this person's expertise would be valuable to ICPSR. For your information, a list of the current members of the Council is found here. Thank you very much for your help with this important task. Sincerely, George Alter Director, ICPSR Professor of History, University of Michigan PO Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248 Tel: 734-615-8700 Fax: 734-647-8200 Email: altergc@umich.edu
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