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May 24, 2013 || Vol. 5, Issue 20
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Funding Opportunities
Evaluation of the Office on Violence Against Women's Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstration Initiative
Deadline: June 8, 2013The National Institute of Justice seeks proposals to evaluate the implementation and outcomes of the Office on Violence Against Women's (OVW) Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstration Initiative. The OVW Homicide Reduction Demonstration Initiative will fund up to six sites to move forward for full implementation of homicide reduction and prevention models. Click here for more information.
Bridging the Gap in Victim-Related Research to Practice
Deadline: June 10, 2013
In response to concerns voiced by victim service providers, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) recognizes a need to assist the field in becoming more educated consumers of-and contributors to-research and evaluation that can lead to more effective and cost-efficient services for victims of crime. There is also a need to assist the research community in disseminating findings in ways that are accessible, understandable, and useful for the victim services field. OVC will award a cooperative agreement for a comprehensive assessment of victim service providers to ascertain their level of awareness and knowledge about the benefits of social science research and program evaluation for their work with victims of crime, paired with an assessment of researchers' interest in, and capacity for, translating their work for a practitioner audience. Click here for more information.
Fulbright U.S. Scholars Program
Deadline: August 1, 2013
The 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program core competition is now open. The Fulbright Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries for the 2014-2015 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. This year, there are over 25 awards available in the field of Social Work. Moreover, All Discipline awards offered in all regions of the world welcome teaching and/or research proposals in any area of study, including interdisciplinary projects. In order to meet the changing needs of academia and develop new options to better accommodate the interests and commitments of today's scholars, the program has introduced several innovations to the 2014-2015 program, including: Fulbright Flex Awards, Fulbright Postdoctoral/Early Career Awards, Salary Stipend Supplements, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language Awards. The application deadline for most awards is August 1, 2013. U.S. citizenship is required. For other eligibility requirements and detailed award descriptions visit our website.
Health & Society Scholars Program
Deadline: September 20, 2013The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications for the 2013 Health & Society Scholars program, which provides two years of support to postdoctoral scholars at any stage of their careers to build the nation's capacity for leadership and research that addresses the multiple determinants of population health and contributes to policy change. Up to twelve scholars will be awarded $80,000 annually for two-year appointments beginning in the fall of 2014. Scholars will be trained to investigate the connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic, and social determinants of health, and will be expected to develop, evaluate, and disseminate knowledge, interventions, and policies that integrate and act on these determinants to improve health. Click here for more information.
VISITING SCHOLAR APPLICATIONS
Deadline June 28, 2013
(Institute for Research on Poverty)
Scholars from Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Groups: Applications are invited from U.S.-based social science scholars from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups for visits of 1 to 2 weeks during the 2013-14 academic year. Transportation, lodging, and meal expenses of Visiting Scholars are covered by IRP.
Food Assistance Scholars: Applications are invited from U.S.-based food assistance scholars for visits of 1 to 2 weeks during 2013-14 academic year. Transportation, lodging, and meal expenses of Visiting Scholars are covered by IRP and the RIDGE Center for National Research. Click here for more information.
Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Graduate Student Research GrantsDeadline: June 28, 2013The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) plans to provide funds for Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are working in partnership with Head Start programs and with faculty mentors. Competitive applicants will 1) demonstrate a collaborative partnership with their program partners, and 2) pursue research questions that directly inform local, State, or Federal policy relevant to multiple early care and education contexts. Applicants should consider pursuing data collection across contexts, including child care, pre-k, home-visiting programs, Head Starts, Early Head Starts, and/or others. Applicants are expected to demonstrate an established partnership with their early care and education program partners that should be apparent throughout the research plan, from development and refinement of the research questions through the proposed data collection, interpretation, and dissemination. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for Abstracts
AMERSA Annual National Conference
Deadline: May 31, 2013
The Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse is pleased to announce its 37th Annual AMERSA National Conference to be held on November 7-9, 2013, at the Doubletree Hotel in Bethesda, MD. The meeting will reflect on AMERSA's interdisciplinary strengths and the commitment to disseminate the latest developments in substance abuse education, prevention, treatment and research that challenge all health care professionals. We have planned an exciting program featuring research abstracts, skill-focused workshops, and plenary speakers addressing issues of national and international importance. Both CME and CEU credits will be offered. The Call for Abstracts and Workshops is now open! Submit abstracts and workshops on-line here.
Call for Presentations
Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference
Deadline: May 31, 2013
The 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.
CALL FOR AUTHORS
Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity
Deadline: August 15, 2013
We are inviting academic editorial contributors to The Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity, a new 2-volume reference to be published by SAGE Publications. As a multi-contributor and interdisciplinary work, the Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity covers a wide range of disciplines within the human services field. The scope of this encyclopedia encompasses the association of diversity within the disciplines. The signed articles, with cross-references and Further Readings are accompanied by pedagogical elements, including a Reader's Guide, Chronology of human services and diversity, Resource Guide, Glossary, and thorough index. This comprehensive project will be published by SAGE Reference. The General Editor, who will be reviewing each submission to the encyclopedia, is Linwood H. Cousins, Ph.D., Western Michigan University. If you are interested in contributing to this cutting-edge reference, it is a unique opportunity to contribute to the contemporary literature, redefining sociological issues in today's terms. SAGE Publications offers an honorarium ranging from SAGE book credits for smaller articles up to a free set of the printed product for contributions totaling 10,000 words or more. The list of available articles is already prepared, and as a next step we will e-mail you the Article List (Excel file) from which you can select topics that best fit your expertise and interests. Additionally, Style and Submission Guidelines will be provided that detail article specifications. If you would like to contribute to building a truly outstanding reference with the Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity, please contact Michele Chase (humanservices@golsonmedia.com). Please provide your CV or a brief summary of your academic/publishing credentials in related disciplines.
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Conferences & Trainings
Patient-Centered Medical Home Research Methods Series Now Available
The Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Research Methods Series, funded by the Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality (AHRQ), is designed to expand awareness of methods to evaluate and refine PCMH models and other health care interventions. These novel and underused methods can be used by evaluators and implementers to better assess and refine PCMH models and to meet the evidence needs of PCMH stakeholders more effectively. Each of the briefs describes a PCMH method, outlines its advantages and limitations, and provides resources for researchers to learn more about the method. This series was developed with input from nationally recognized leaders in research methods and PCMH models. Click here to access the PCMH Research Methods Series.
Data Analysis Using Secondary Data for Education Research
June 6-7, 2013
College Park, MD
A wealth of publicly-available national and international data exists for use by researchers in education and other social science disciplines. Of particular interest for this workshop at the University of Maryland are the data supplied by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) although the topics presented in this workshop generalize to other large-scale data collection. Applied researchers currently can download data to their desktop and immediately begin to use data to answer research questions regarding such things as family and school level predictors of child knowledge, growth in children's knowledge or changes in behaviors over time, characteristics of teachers and schools, and aspects of parents and family dynamics. The availability of these data is quite remarkable but can be intimidating. The goal of this workshop is to allow those researchers who are new to using national and international data to become more comfortable with accessing and appropriately analyzing the data. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
Girls on the move: Adolescent girls & migration in the developing world
(Population Council)
Girls on the Move is the first report of its kind to examine the social and economic drivers of internal migration for adolescent girls in developing countries, and the links between migration, risk, and opportunity. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the report finds that rural-to-urban migration can-provided necessary safety nets and resources are in place-be largely a positive experience for girls, and present them with new opportunities unavailable in their hometowns. Click here to read the report.
The Great Recession and Greater Disparities in Employment and Earnings
(Center for Poverty Research)
In the recent recession, unemployment nearly doubled to 9.5 percent by mid-2009. This figure is powerful in and of itself, but does not tell the whole story. In a recent study, Center for Poverty Research Faculty Affiliates Hilary Hoynes, Douglas Miller from UC Davis, and Jessamyn Schaller, from the University of Arizona, find that the economic downturn widened existing disparities in wages and employment, and that African Americans, Latinos, young people and those with less education were hit hardest by the shrinking job market. Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
Social Science Research on Disasters Congressional Briefing(COSSA)The nation and the world have been victims of disasters, both natural and man-made. From earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, super storms, and tornados to terrorist attacks and forest fires, these disasters have created human suffering and misery as well as property damage. The social and behavioral sciences have conducted important research on these events with support from the National Science Foundation and other agencies. This briefing will focus on the results of that research with regard to these events. We will cover risk communication, human resilience, and the social and political consequences of these tragedies. This briefing was presented on April 25, 2013. Click here for more information.
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