Summer Research Institute
Cornell University
June 14 – June 18, 2010
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DEADLINE: Applications and CVs
must be received via e-mail attachment on or before Friday
January 29, 2010.
E-mail your
application and CV to:
NDACAN@cornell.edu.
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Announcement for the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
Summer Research Institute, June 14 - 18, 2010
Cornell University
NDACAN will sponsor its 18th Summer Research Institute
(SRI) for child maltreatment researchers on the Cornell University
campus in Ithaca, New York on June 14 - 18, 2010. The Institute will be
an intensive experience in secondary data analysis that combines
colloquia with hands-on computing time. Participants are selected on a
competitive basis from a variety of disciplines including psychology,
social work, and medicine. The primary goal of the Institute is to
facilitate secondary analysis projects from which researchers can
publish their findings. In addition, the Institute will provide child
maltreatment researchers an invaluable opportunity for networking and
collaboration.
OVERVIEW OF INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES
Using data from the Archive holdings, applicants develop research
questions and describe their projects in their applications. Accepted
applicants familiarize themselves with the data and conduct preliminary
analyses prior to arriving at the Institute, in communication with
Archive staff as needed.
While at the Institute, participants have the opportunity to work
intensively with the data with Archive staff on hand to assist with
statistical analysis issues.
For users of the
NCANDS Child File, this year is a really good time to apply to the
SRI. The NCANDS Child File is a comprehensive annual database of all CPS
investigations in the United States. Walter R. McDonald & Associates,
the firm that prepares the Children’s Bureau’s Child Maltreatment report
of NCANDS data, will send a member of its Technical Team to this year’s
Institute who will be available to provide assistance and technical
support to Child File users. NCANDS Technical Team members are well
versed in best practices related to working with the Child File.
SCHEDULE AND ACCOMMODATIONS
The Institute will begin on Monday evening (6/14) with an opening
orientation/dinner and will conclude after lunch on Friday (6/18).
Participants are encouraged to stay throughout the entire Institute.
Presentations and computing sessions will be held Tuesday through
Friday. Participants will stay in private rooms at the Cornell
University Statler Hotel. The hotel room cost and most meals will be
covered by the Archive, but participants are responsible for their
travel expenses and hotel incidentals.
DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
NDACAN is offering three scholarships to cover the travel fares for two
minority participants and one graduate student. It is hoped that these
scholarships will promote a diverse array of applicants who would
otherwise be unable to attend the Institute.
SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS
Applicants are rated based on the quality of their proposal, their
research background, and the intention to publish their findings.
Preference will be given to applicants who obtain and examine their
intended data from NDACAN prior to applying to the Institute.
Faculty, post-docs, advanced graduate students, and research
professionals are encouraged to apply. Applicants who were not accepted
in a previous year may reapply. Previous SRI participants may not apply.
The Archive will accept 12-15 applicants. The application may be
downloaded here.
Applications must be received on or before January 29, 2010.
Applicants will be notified of acceptance status in February. Please
direct correspondence regarding the Institute to Andres Arroyo (E-mail:
NDACAN@cornell.edu, Phone: 607-255-7799).
Summer Research Institute, June 14 - 18, 2010
Application Text
The application text below is for reference
only. To apply, please download the SRI
2010 Application.
The Summer Research Institute promotes the use of Archive datasets
and encourages publication of research findings. At the Institute,
participants gain greater familiarity with the datasets they are using
and make progress on their research projects. Participants work during
daily computing sessions, obtain assistance from consultants and
colleagues, and attend relevant colloquia. The Institute will begin on
Monday evening (6/14) with an opening orientation/dinner and will
conclude after lunch on Friday (6/18).
The Archive encourages applications from advanced graduate students,
post-docs, faculty, and other researchers. Applicants are rated based on
the quality of their proposal, their research background, and the
intention to publish their findings. In addition to these criteria,
applicants are selected in order to achieve some balance of datasets
being represented. The Archive will give preference to researchers who
have obtained and examined their intended dataset from
our holdings
prior to applying to the Institute.
Instructions: Applications must include a recent CV and
provide answers to the questions below. Please type or paste your
responses directly into the boxes. The application and CV must be sent
via e-mail attachment to
NDACAN@cornell.edu. Please title your attachments with your last
name (e.g. JonesApp.doc, JonesCV.doc).
DEADLINE: Applications and CVs must be received via e-mail attachment on or
before Friday January 29, 2010.
E-mail your Application and CV to: NDACAN@cornell.edu
Contact Information
Applicant Name:
Degree/Level of Education:
Address:
City:
State:
ZIP:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail Address:
Organization/Institution:
Position within Organization:
Questions
1. From the list of holdings at
http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/NDACAN/Datasets_List.html, indicate
the dataset you would like to work with at the Institute.
2. In no more than one page, please discuss your research background.
Expand on the information provided in your CV by giving a narrative
description of the role you have played in the research projects you
have worked on.
3. In no more than one page, describe the project you would like to
work on at the Institute. Provide the rationale for your study, list
your specific research questions, and discuss how you will approach your
analyses. You can strengthen your application by showing that you are
familiar with the dataset and the strengths and limitations of its
research design.
4. We are offering three diversity scholarships that cover domestic
travel fare to and from the Institute. Scholarships will be awarded to
two minority applicants and one graduate student applicant. If you are
eligible and interested in being considered, please check the
appropriate boxes below. If you are a minority applicant who is also a
graduate student, you may check both boxes.
_ I am a minority applicant, and I would like to be considered for
one of the minority scholarships.
_ I am a graduate student, and I would like to be considered for the
graduate student scholarship.
Please note that computers at the Institute are Windows-based
machines with SAS, SPSS, and Stata analysis software installed.
