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Re: Translational Research on Child Neglect Consortium Annual Meeting
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Yes, that's what they mean. IMHO, it is one of the uglier neologisms
coming out of the feds.
Joan Crowley
On Jun 13, 2007, at 8:35 AM, lisa fontes wrote:
>
> Does anyone know what they mean by "translational" here?
> As in translating research to practice? Is that what's meant?
>
> Lisa Fontes, Ph.D.
> Union Institute & University
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-1528213-6833644@list.cornell.edu
> [mailto:bounce-1528213-6833644@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of
> trcnc@jjay.cuny.edu
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 4:56 PM
> To: Child-Maltreatment-Research-L@cornell.edu
> Subject: Translational Research on Child Neglect Consortium Annual
> Meeting
>
> HOLD THE DATE!!!
>
> Announcing the First Annual Meeting of the Translational Research on
> Child Neglect Consortium (TRCNC)
>
> September 24-25, 2007
>
> Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
>
> The Translational Research on Child Neglect Consortium (TRCNC) has
> been awarded a grant to continue the preliminary effort created by
> federal program staff to bring disparate fields together to tackle the
> public health issue of child neglect by advancing translational
> science as part of the Federal Child Neglect Research Consortium (for
> more information see:
> http://obssr.od.nih.gov/Content/Research/Request_for_Applications_
> (RFAs)/Child_neglect_RFA.htm ). Through this next generation of
> research collaborations, participants at the TRCNC meeting will
> include members of the original Federal Child Neglect Research
> Consortium, invited guest speakers, federal partners, diverse
> postdoctoral fellows, early career faculty and interested community
> partners.
>
> The goals of the annual TRCNC meetings are to:
>
> * Serve as a catalyst for continued innovation in research on child
> neglect;
> * Provide special mentoring opportunities for postdoctoral fellows and
> members from underrepresented groups (including women and
> racial/ethnic minorities) as well as opportunities for new
> investigators to attend the annual meetings and develop strong
> research career trajectories in research on child neglect;
> * Stimulate the exchange of ideas and research findings, permitting
> cross-fertilization among researchers from different disciplines to
> decrease the well-documented risk for adverse mental and physical
> health outcomes and impairments affecting large numbers of neglected
> children and families across the developmental life span;
> * Facilitate community outreach through dissemination activities
> including webcasts of invited speaker presentations and through
> community collaborations at local, state, and federal levels (where
> possible) to foster dissemination of research findings and translate
> science to "real world" settings.
>
> 2007 Meeting Topic: Neurobiological Consequences of Neglect
>
> Dates: September 24- 25, 2007
>
> Location: Duke University Medical Center, Healthy Childhood Brain
> Development Research Program and Sanford Institute on Public Policy,
> Durham, North Carolina
>
> Hosts: Michael DeBellis, M.D., MPH., and Kenneth Dodge, Ph.D.
>
> The 2007 TRCNC meeting will focus on the extent to which assessing the
> neurobiology of stress and negative emotionality may help to explicate
> pathways through which early experiences impact the development of
> emotional and behavioral problems among children who have experienced
> neglect. Invited speakers will examine the impact of early neglect
> and deprivation on stress and emotion as well as on the capacity of
> supportive caregiving to foster recovery from early adversity.
> Presentations will describe research based on nonhuman studies, as
> well as research on children reared in institutions, and those
> neglected in their families of origin. Members of the Federal Child
> Neglect Research Consortium will also make scientific presentations,
> since a number of the grants include assessments of neurobiological
> consequences of childhood neglect.
>
> To participate in the meeting on Translational Research on Child
> Neglect:
>
> Registration (Deadline: August 1, 2007)
>
> Hotel room reservation (Deadline: August 1, 2007)
>
> For information about registration and hotel room reservations,
> contact Erika Layko via email to ehlayko@duke.edu or by phone at 919-
> 613-9350.
>
> Young Scholar Travel Awards: One of the goals of this annual
> conference is to expand the population of child neglect scientists and
> improve the retention of young scientists trained in the field. To
> this end, a Young Scholar Travel Grant program is available to support
> the participation of young child neglect researchers (predoctoral,
> postdoctoral, and young investigators) who wish to attend the
> meeting. Special emphasis will be placed on support for young
> scientists from underrepresented groups, including women and racial
> and ethnic minorities. Information about how to apply for one of the
> Young Scholar Travel Awards will be provided in a separate
> announcement to follow.
>
> We encourage participation and involvement of women, minorities, and
> persons with disabilities and special accommodations may be available.
>
> Funding for the Translational Research on Child Neglect Consortium
> conference is made possible (in part) by Grant # R13 MH07586 from
> National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, DHHS; with co-funding from
> the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH,
> DHHS and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, NIH,
> DHHS. The views expressed in written conference materials or
> publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect
> the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services;
> nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or
> organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
>
Joan Crowley
Department of Criminal Justice
New Mexico State University
MSC 3487
P. O. Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
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