Re: 2005 Summer Research Institute Announcement/Application

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From: "Andres Arroyo" <aa17@cornell.edu>
To: "Child Maltreatment Researchers"
<CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 8:16 PM
Subject: 2005 Summer Research Institute Announcement/Application


> The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect is accepting
> applications for the 2005 Summer Research Institute (SRI). This message
> contains the Summer Research Institute 2005 Announcement and the
> Application questions.
>    The Application is also available on-line in MS Word Format through
this
> link:
http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/NDACAN/Workshops/SRM2005Application.html
>
> ** Summer Research Institute 2005 Announcement **
>
> GENERAL INFORMATION
> NDACAN sponsors an annual Summer Research Institute (SRI), which takes
> place on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York. The Institute
> provides an intensive experience in the secondary analysis of child abuse
> and neglect data. Participants represent a wide variety of disciplines
> (e.g., psychology, medicine, epidemiology, law, social work) and are
> selected on a competitive basis. The primary goals of the Institute are to
> increase utilization of NDACAN's holdings and to facilitate a medium-term
> secondary analysis project from which child abuse and neglect researchers
> can publish. In addition, the Institute provides child abuse and neglect
> researchers an invaluable opportunity for networking and collaborating
with
> each other.
>
> Prior to the Institute, each participant begins a secondary analysis
> project on an NDACAN dataset. During the Institute, participants work with
> the NDACAN staff as well as with computing and statistical consultants to
> refine their analysis plans and resolve technical problems. During the
week
> there are workshops in research methodology, statistics, secondary
> analysis, and data management, as well as computing labs for hands-on work
> with the datasets. Instruction is provided by the NDACAN staff, members of
> the Cornell faculty, and by the Principal Investigators of the relevant
> studies. Participants give brief presentations of their current research
> and receive feedback from the other participants. The expectation is that
> each participant's work will result in a conference paper,  journal
> article, or other publication.
>
> SCHEDULE AND ACCOMMODATIONS
> Participants arrive by Wednesday evening (6/1) for an opening orientation
> and dinner. The Institute concludes after lunch on Sunday (6/5). The cost
> of housing, tuition, and some meals will be covered by NDACAN. However,
> participants will be responsible for their travel expenses and most
> dinners. Participants will stay in private rooms at the Statler Hotel on
> the Cornell campus.
>
> SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS
> Approximately fourteen applicants are selected based on their previous
> research experience and level of commitment to following their work
through
> to completion. Scholars, professionals involved in research, and advanced
> graduate students are all encouraged to apply. The cost of housing,
> tuition, and most meals will be covered by NDACAN; Participants are
> responsible for their travel expenses and purchasing their dataset.
>
>
>
> Application for the
> Summer Research Institute
> Cornell University, June 1-5, 2005
>
> This application is also available in <SRM2005Application.htm>PDF and
> <SRM2004Application.htm>MS Word formats.
>
> The goals of the Summer Research Institute are to promote the use of
> Archive datasets and to encourage publication of research findings in the
> academic literature. While at the Institute, participants work on their
own
> independent secondary analysis projects in computing sessions, seek
> assistance from consultants and colleagues, and attend relevant colloquia.
> The Institute is designed to increase participantsfamiliarity with the
> datasets they are using and to facilitate progress on their research
projects.
>
> The Archive encourages applications from advanced graduate students,
> professors and researchers in a variety of fields including psychology,
> sociology, economics, law, and medicine. Applicants will be selected based
> on their research background and experience, the quality of their
proposal,
> and their intention to publish their findings.
>
> Instructions: Applications must include a recent CV and answers to the
> questions below. Please type or word process your answers. Materials may
be
> sent via postal mail or electronic mail to
> <mailto:NDACAN@cornell.edu>NDACAN@cornell.edu. Please use Microsoft Word
> format for electronic submissions. Applications and CV's must be received
> by January 15, 2005.
>
> Mail to:
> Andrés Arroyo, Administrative Assistant
> National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
> Beebe Hall - Family Life Development Center
> Cornell University,
> Ithaca, New York 14853
>
> Applicant Name:
>
> Degree/Level of Education:
>
> Address:
>
> Telephone:
>
> E-mail Address:
>
> Organization/Institution:
>
> Position within Organization:
>
> 1. From the list of holdings at www.ndacan.cornell.edu, 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 two pages, describe the project you would like to work
> on at the Institute. Provide the rationale for your study and indicate
your
> research objectives. Please list your specific hypotheses and discuss how
> your study expands on the work of the original investigator. 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 to help defray the
domestic
> travel costs associated with attending 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.
>
>
>
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