BCTR 2012 Annual Report by College of Human Ecology

2011-2012 Annual Report

Table of Contents

The mission of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research is to expand, strengthen, and speed the connections between cutting-edge research and the design, evaluation, and implementation of policies and practices that enhance human development, health, and well being.

5 Message from the Dean

7 Message from the Director

8 Governance

9 Urie Bronfenbrenner

10-15 Events

16-17 Faculty Engagement

18-19 Student Engagement

20-22 Community Engagement

23-29 Project Highlights

30-31 Our Partners

32-33 Communications

34-36 Publications & Presentations

37 Grants & Contracts

Message from the Dean The new Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR) is a key resource for researchers to develop translational research projects. Led by faculty with extensive experience in evidence-based programs and research in real-world settings, the center presents a tremendous opportunity for collaborations that ultimately have a direct impact on individuals, families, and communities. The BCTR is adapting the translational research model successfully used in disciplines ranging from neuroscience to ergonomics. With expanding research projects in many disciplines, new opportunities for strong collaborations will continue to spring up. In fact, the topics of faculty research projects currently underway cover a full range of the life course including aging, obesity, HIV/AIDS prevention, poverty, healthcare, education, nutrition, and education. The first group of six pilot grants aimed to kickstart faculty projects is an example of a high level of engagement with faculty that extends to experienced investigators and new researchers. In just the first year, the center has documented over 400 collaborative contacts with other researchers. Already, a large proportion of the College of Human Ecology’s researchbased outreach projects are supported by staff and resources from the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. The BCTR serves as the hub and incubator of successful evidence-based research projects, with

strong ties to New York communities. Vibrant connections to Cornell Cooperative Extension, the 4-H Youth Development Program, businesses, and human service providers open the door for social and behavioral research with added depth and measureable impact. The increasing engagement of faculty within the College of Human Ecology and across campus, as well as Weill Cornell Medical College, is strong evidence that the BCTR is helping to advance the university’s collaborative efforts and expand outreach efforts. The College of Human Ecology has championed elements of the translational model from its earliest efforts. Therefore, it is fitting that the first year of the BCTR coincided with the sesquicentennial year for America’s land-grant system of universities. The success the BCTR has already experienced is described in detail in this annual report-- compelling evidence that the new center is poised to lead the college’s outreach mission in New York and beyond.

Alan D. Mathios, Ph.D. Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean College of Human Ecology

Message from the Director This was an exciting first year for the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR), formed from the merger of the Family Life Development Center (FLDC) and the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center (BLCC). The center will build on cuttingedge research already in progress in The College of Human Ecology (CHE) and across Cornell in which social scientists are collaborating with clinical researchers, community agencies, and policy experts on studies designed to bring research findings to bear on improving the well-being and health of human beings. The administrative switch-over to the BCTR took place on July 1, 2011. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Beebe Hall and an official inaugural event hosted by Dean Mathios took place in the Commons area of the new Human Ecology Building. A special 6-minute video was produced for the event to celebrate Urie Bronfenbrenner’s life and work ad to introduce the new center. A major organizational goal for our first year was to build the leadership team. I was honored to accept the appointment as Director. Three Associate Directors were also named: (1) Steve Hamilton (Human Development), who focuses on guiding the BCTR’s youth development programs; (2) Elaine Wethington (Human Development), who will continue to develop research and programs focused on aging, and (3) Rachel Dunifon (Policy Analysis and Management), who directs the parenting programs for Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) and provides a linkage to policy-oriented faculty. In addition, Jennifer Tiffany was appointed as Director of Outreach and Community Engagement. Jennifer is also the CHE Associate Director for Extension and Outreach and Associate Director within CCE. Completing our leadership team, we successfully conducted a national search for a Director of Research and Evaluation. Dr. Deborah Sellers joined the BCTR in October. She has been Director of Research and Development, Center for Applied Ethics at Education Development Center, Inc. We have 5 objectives for the first few years of the center: 1. Develop opportunities for investigator development and training (faculty engagement) 2. Provide vehicles for community engagement and education

3. Become a think-tank for innovative translational research 4. Provide research support services 5. Offer opportunities for student engagement We are making good progress in all these areas. For example, we launched a pilot grant program for faculty, with 6 projects funded this year. We conducted “research navigator” trainings for CCE educators as a way to improve their skills as potential collaborators with faculty. We started a “Talks at Twelve” series that had great attendance from across campus and the Ithaca community. We hosted the 3rd Biennial Urie Bronfenbrenner Conference, The Neuroscience of Risky Decision Making, a significant two-day conference that featured distinguished scholars in psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics. Our first BCTR Student Showcase was held in May with seven presentations by 12 BCTR Research Assistants. Another major development for us was the transition of the statewide 4-H program from CCE administration to the BCTR. This process included a national search for a director, which resulted in the hiring of Dr. Valerie Adams-Bass. These exciting happenings are in addition to many accomplishments coming from the several research, outreach, and training projects that are housed in the center. Brief summaries of the current work of those projects appear in this report. Please contact me or the directors of those efforts for more information, or consult the project websites. This has been a great year, and there are many people to thank: BCTR faculty and staff, the College of Human Ecology, our supporters, affiliates, and collaborators. Your help and guidance have been invaluable to us. We look forward to another exciting year. Thank you.

John Eckenrode, Ph.D. Director, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research and Professor of Human Development

Governance Executive Committee

John Eckenrode Director

Stephen Hamilton Rachel Dunifon Associate Director for Youth Development

Associate Director

Elaine Wethington Jennifer Tiffany Associate Director

Director of Outreach and Community Engagement

Deborah Sellers Director of Research and Evaluation

Standing Committees BCTR/CCE Relations

Communications

Student Engagement

Valerie Adams-Bass Rachel Dunifon Stephen Hamilton Karl Pillemer Jennifer Tiffany

Carrie Chalmers Kimberly Kopko Lisa McCabe Michael Nunno Elliott Smith

Mary Lu McPheron Rebecca Morgan Elise Paul Jane Powers Amanda Purington Elaine Wethington Janis Whitlock

Senior Staff Valerie Adams-Bass Jutta Dotterweich Rachel Dunifon John Eckenrode Thomas Endres Cynthia Enroth

Peter Farley Stephen Goggin Mary Agnes Hamilton Stephen Hamilton Martha Holden Charles Izzo

Kimberly Kopko Frank Kuhn Brian Leidy Lisa McCabe Mary Lu McPheron Michael Nunno

Jane Powers Karl Pillemer Nancy Schaff Deborah Sellers Elliott Smith Marney Thomas

Jennifer Tiffany Andrea Turnbull Elaine Wethington Janis Whitlock Gregory Wise

Administrative Management

Peter Farley

Director of Finance and Administration

Denice Markley Finance Manager

Kirstin Gasteiger Accounts Representative

Patricia Thayer Assistant to the Director

Carrie Chalmers Administrative Assistant

Urie Bronfenbrenner

The BCTR is named in honor of Urie Bronfenbrenner, a renowned developmental psychologist who taught at Cornell for over fifty years. Urie’s work integrated the development of theory, innovative research design, engaged teaching, and broad dissemination of research findings with the creation of programs and policies dedicated to improving human health and well-being. Born in Moscow, Russia in 1917, Urie Bronfenbrenner came to the United States at the age of 6. After graduating from high school in Haverstraw, N.Y., he received a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 1938, where he completed a double major in Psychology and in Music. He then went on to graduate work in Developmental Psychology, completing an M.A. at Harvard followed by a Doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1942. The day after receiving his doctorate he was inducted into the Army, where he served as a psychologist in a variety of assignments in the Air Corps and the Office of Strategic Services. After completing officer training, he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Following demobilization and a two-year stint as an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, he joined the Cornell faculty in 1948, where he remained for the rest of his professional life. He died September 25, 2005. From the very beginning of his scholarly work, Urie pursued three mutually reinforcing themes: 1) developing theory and corresponding research designs at the frontiers of developmental science; 2) laying out the implications and applications of developmental theory and research for policy and practice; and 3) communicating–through articles, lectures, and discussions - the findings of developmental research to undergraduate students, the general public, and to decision-makers both in the private and public sector. He also played an active role in the design of developmental programs in the United States and elsewhere, including being one of the founders of Head Start. His widely-published contributions won him honors and distinguished awards both at home and abroad. Urie held six honorary degrees, three of them from European universities. The most recent American award (1996), henceforth to be given annually in his name by the American Psychological Association, is for “Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the service of Science and Society.”

Events biennial urie Bronfenbrenner Conference The 3rd Biennial Urie Bronfenbrenner Conference, The Neuroscience of Risky Decision Making, was held on September 22-23, 2011 in Mann Library. The conference featured distinguished scholars whose expertise spans diverse areas of psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics. Also in attendance were representatives from government agencies, including the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, and national

Brian Knutson at the 2011 conference.

A book based on conference papers will be published by the American Psychological Association as a further volume in the Bronfenbrenner Series on the Ecology of Human Development.

left to right, back row: Brian Knutson, Kevin Ochsner, Philip Zelazo, Scott Huettel, Eveline Crone, Antoine Bechara, and Paul Glimcher; front row: Vivian Zayas, Jay Giedd, Valerie Reyna, and Beatriz Luna.

and international academics. Through the talks, discussantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; presentations, and lively Q&A sessions, neuroeconomists and social scientists explored scientific theories about the brain mechanisms underlying risky decision-making, paving the way for translation of basic science into policy and practice. The conference drew scholars from as far away as Europe to share research on such topics as brain maturation, neural responses to rewards and punishments at different ages, emotional regulation, and self-control. Video of the full conference including discussions is available online. The conference was organized by Valerie Reyna (Human Development) and Vivian Zayas (Psychology) and supported by the Cornell University Institute for Social Sciences, the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research and the Office of the Dean of the College of Human Ecology; and sponsored by the Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision Research.

The volume resulting from the 2009 Bronfenbrenner Conference, Research for the Public Good: Applying Methods of Translational Research to Improve Human Health and Well-being, was released in May 2012. The 2009 conference organizers, Elaine Wethington and Rachel Dunifon, co-edited the book.

Events John Doris Memorial Lecture This lecture is given each year in commemoration of John Doris, the founding and long-term director of the Family Life Development Center (FLDC). A member of the Cornell faculty beginning in 1963, John Doris served as director of the FLDC from its establishment in 1974 until his retirement and appointment as professor emeritus in 1993, though he continued to work on center programs until his death in 2008. This year’s lecture was given on March 26, 2012 by Jane Waldfogel, Compton Foundation Centennial Professor of Social Work for the Prevention of Children’s and Youth Problems, Columbia University School of Social Work. Jane Waldfogel has written extensively on the impact of public policies on child and family well-being. Waldfogel received her Ph.D. in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Her books include Britain’s War on Poverty; Steady Gains and John Eckenrode, Jane Waldfogel, and Ellen Doris Stalled Progress: Inequality and the Black-White Test Score Gap; and Securing the Future: Investing in Children from Birth to College, among others. Her current research includes studies of work-family policies, improving the measurement of poverty, and understanding social mobility across countries. In this talk, based on her book, Britain’s War on Poverty, Waldfogel described Britain’s ambitious reforms and lessons for the United States. Video of the lecture is available online.

Iscol family Lecture Joshua Tetrick (‘04 Arts and Sciences), Founder and CEO of 33needs, delivered the 2011 Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service Lecture on September 26th. Titled Connect Your Future to Change, his talk advocated for a career path in which students “thrive” by choosing work that they are passionate about and is of service to others. “We as a planet cannot afford a passionate ... group of young people to take an apathetic pass and sit on the sidelines. We need young people on fire -- on fire for the world. And you need to be on fire for yourself.” Jill Iscol, co-founder of the Iscol Family Program and author of the book Hearts on Fire: 12 Stories of Today’s Visionaries Igniting Idealism into Action also spoke at the event. “With a little luck, we’ll start to connect the dots, and all of us together can start to have a huge impact on the quality of human life around the globe,” she said. Joshua Tetrick with students

While on campus, Tetrick, who majored in government and sociology at Cornell, also met with 15 invited students majoring in global health and entrepreneurship and visited several classes, including Social Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Problem Solvers; and Introduction to Entrepreneurship.

Events BCTR Inaugural Event David Olds (’76). In his opening remarks, CHE Dean Alan Mathios noted,

James Garbarino, Nan Crouter, and David Olds

On September 21, 2011, the College of Human Ecology (CHE) celebrated the opening of the BCTR with an Inaugural Reception and Dinner in the newly-opened Human Ecology Building. Center staff, college faculty, members of the Bronfenbrenner family, alumni, and invited guests were in attendance. The evening included a viewing of the inaugural video and an informal panel conversation between former Urie Bronfenbrenner students, Nan Crouter (’82), Jim Garbarino (’73), and

The breadth and depth of all of the extension and outreach programs now united as the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research connect research to communities at critical junctures of the life course – from maternal and child health to the challenges of later life – with the aim to move research to the field more quickly than ever. Combining the expertise of the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center and the Family Life Development Center provides a clear focal point around which we can build many more links that connect successful research at Cornell with the stores of existing data and research, years of experience working in communities and innovative approaches to applying research to real-world problems. Following remarks from the dean and BCTR director John Eckenrode, Crouter, Garbarino, and Olds held an informal conversation with rememberances of Urie. Event attendees also shared stories of Urie and thoughts about the formation of the new center.

BCTR ribbon cutting On August 30, 2011 a ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Beebe Hall to commemorate the new center. College of Human Ecology (CHE) dean Alan Mathios was in attendance and spoke a few words as did BCTR director John Eckenrode. Other attendees included Liese and Kate Bronfenbrenner, CHE associate deans, and college faculty and staff. A reception in Beebe Hall followed the ceremony.

John Eckenrode and Alan Mathios

Events 2012 Youth Research Update The 2012 Youth Development Research Update was held June 5-6 at La Tourelle, Ithaca. The 48 attendees were from Cornell, youth service agencies (e.g. adolescent pregnancy prevention providers and youth bureaus), and extension educators (4-H, parent education from 19 counties). Practitioners in attendance were very excited to have direct access to researchers. One researcher made a connection with a practitioner that will lead to a research project testing an intervention in the field. The speakers were: •

Opening Remarks - Valerie N. Adams-Bass

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Engaging Youth in Disciplinary Literacy: How Can We "Extend" Authentic, Relevant Learning? - Travis D. Park

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Purpose as an Asset for Development - Anthony L. Burrow

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Puberty: Individual Differences and Emotional Development - Jane E. Mendle

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Bullies and Their Bullying: Who Are They and Can We Stop Them? - Ritch C. Savin-Williams

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Youths' and Families' Cultural and Political Knowledge: A Human Rights Perspective - Sofia A. Villenas

Youth

Valerie Adams-Bass

Throughout the event, several roundtable discussions allowed time to focus on application and implementation issues. Each year the Youth Development Research Update brings practitioners and researchers together for a day and a half in Ithaca, New York. In addition to presentations on specific areas of research, the Research Update offers participants the opportunity to explore two questions: How can practitioners use research findings to benefit young people? Which questions emerge from the field that researchers have not explored and need to address?

Events Talks at Twelve This series had its beginnings in the Beebe Hall Brown Bag Lunch Series launched by the Family Life Development Center and the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center in December, 2004. The goal of the series was two-fold: 1) to facilitate discussion among and within FLDC and BLCC about new and ongoing projects; and 2) to publicize and highlight the research and outreach projects of interest and value to the college and wider Cornell and Ithaca communities. From monthly talks with an average audience of 15 staff members the series grew this year to bimonthly talks with an average audience of 45 inter-disciplinary faculty across campus, staff, members of the Tompkins County human resources community, and project partners. The focus this year has been on translational research in its many forms. Program Adaptation for The Real World: Using Principles of Communitybased Participatory Research to Adapt Evidence-based Programs Emily Kahoe Chen

Informing Federal Policy making Using Psychological Research: A Tale of Two Cultures

Using Evidence to Inform Policy Makers: Thoughts on the Why and How

Kerry Bolger

Amy Campbell

American Psychological Association

Center for Bioethics and Humanities, SUNY Upstate Medical University

Human Development

The Promise and Perils: Helping Direct-service Organizations Use Evaluation Data to Monitor Program Success

Current Issues in Youth Work

Exploring Readiness to Change in the Early Care and Education Workforce Shira Peterson Children’s Institute

Dana Fusco

Teacher Education, York College

Building Strong Evaluation Policy in Organizations

The Evaluation Partnerships: A Systems Approach to Program Evaluation

Charles Izzo BCTR

Resilience: Perspectives From Natural Resource Management, Environmental Stewardship, and Intergenerational Learning in Cities Marianne Krasny

Margaret Johnson

Policy Analysis & Management

Monica Hargraves

Cornell Office for Research on Evaluation

Chronic Pain and Parent-Child Relations in Later Life: Does it Make a Difference?

Purpose in Life as an Asset for Positive Adjustment

Anthony Burrow

Human Development

Deptartment of Natural Resources

Catherine Riffin

Human Development

“Why Would You Wanna Be in a Relationships Like that When You Could be in a Healthy One?”: A Qualitative Investigation of Adolescents’ Beliefs about Dating Violence and Aggression

Deinera Exner-Cortens Human Development

Events

Liese Bronfenbrenner at the Inaugural

Michael Nunno, Frank Barry, Jane Powers, and Tom Hanna at the Inaugural

Back: Carrie Chalmers, Bill Trochim, Jen Tiffany, Kay Obendorf, Kate Bronfenbrenner, Steve Hamilton, Karl Pillemer, Dan Lichter. Front: Patty Thayer, Jane Powers, Liese Bronfenbrenner, John Eckenrode, Alan Mathios, Helene Dillard, Elaine Wethington, Rhoda Meador. At the Ribbon Cutting

Steve Hamilton, Dan Lichter, Mon Cochran, Karl Pillemer at the Inaugural

Peter Farley and Denice Markley at the Inaugural.

Faculty Engagement A key function of the BCTR will be to generate extensive interest and engagement of faculty in the development of translational research (TR) projects. Such activities can involve providing support to experienced investigators that will increase the likelihood that a faculty member will receive external funding for their TR project or will more readily complete a project and disseminate its results. For faculty with less experience doing translational research, the BCTR anticipates providing proposal preparation assistance, training and technical support, and brokering collaborative relationships with other more experienced faculty as well as with community partners.

innovative pilot study program This year the BCTR initiated its first annual pilot grant program under the leadership of Elaine Wethington. Each year, the BCTR will award 4-5 pilot grants of up to $12,000 each. The overarching goal of the program is to encourage researchers to systematically move social and behavioral research into real-world practice and policy. The center is especially interested in supporting projects that partner with Cornell Cooperative Extension, 4-H, and Weill Cornell Medical College (New York City). Six pilot grant recipients were selected this year. Projects began July 1, 2012:

Mental Health Disclosure and Secondary Effects on Social Networking Sites Natalya Bazarova, Communications

Using Data to Make Sports Safer: Toward a National Registry of Catastrophic Youth Sports Injuries William Block, Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research (CISER)

Dan Cosley, Information Science Janis Whitlock, BCTR

Intervening on Purpose and Meaning in Adolescence Anthony Burrow, Human Development Janis Whitlock, BCTR

Warren Brown, CISER Florio Arguillas, CISER Susanne Bruyere, ILR Disability Studies Michael Stuart, Mayo Clinic/USA Hockey Robert Marx, Weill Cornell Medical College Stephen Lyman, Weill Cornell Medical College

Food Choices among Dominican Women in New York City: Interaction of Food Culture and Environment Carol Devine, Division of Nutritional Sciences Sandra P. Gucciardi, Cornell Cooperative Extension NYC Pamela Weisberg, Division of Nutritional Science

Physical Access to Healthcare Environments: Ergonomic Analysis for Persons with Physical Disabilities Across the Lifespan David Feathers, Design and Environmental Analysis

Working with Meals-On-Wheels to Address Oral Health Needs Cary Reid, Division of Geriatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College Kavita Ahluwalia, Clinical Dentistry, Columbia University Allison Nickerson, TRIPLL, Weill Cornell Medical College

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faculty engagement survey

Jennifer Tiffany led the design and implementation of a detailed online survey assessing the BCTRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current interactions with Cornell faculty. Twenty-four BCTR faculty and staff provided in-depth reports of their contacts and collaborations with Cornell faculty during the past two years. BCTR survey respondents reported 432 collaborative contacts with 120 faculty members in the College of Human Ecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, and across the university. Major types of collaborations reported included working jointly on research proposals and research projects, co-authoring peer-reviewed articles and conference presentations, working together with graduate and undergraduate students, and serving on planning and advisory committees. Excluding joint work within the BCTR and with faculty involved in CHE leadership, the survey documented the following collaborations:

111 total collaborations

51 College of Human Ecology

27 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 24 other Cornell departments

9 Weill Cornell Medical College

51 collaborations in the College of Human Ecology 16 Policy Analysis & Management

14 Division of Nutritional Sciences 13 Human Development

5 Design and Environmental Analysis

3 Fabric Sciences & Apparel Design

Student Engagement The Student Engagement Committee (SEC) seeks to increase undergraduate and graduate involvement in the BCTR and to enhance the quality of student experiences. As a part of the BCTR community, students engage in all aspects of translational research projects, participate in professional development workshops, and share the results of their work through a variety of colloquia and symposia, including but not limited to the annual Student Research Assistant Showcase and regularly-scheduled Talks at Twelve. Students are involved in projects that span the entire life course, ranging from self-injury, HIV prevention, and application of youth development approaches to adolescent sexuality to research on pain, social engagement and isolation, and long-term health care among the aging population. Project work is designed to help students acquire deep knowledge and experience in their respective projects, learn the methods of translational research, and take part in external presentations and the production of publications. The BCTR maintains a collaborative atmosphere where students are encouraged to pursue and integrate research skills with on-the-ground community-based initiatives. In particular, the BCTR offers leadership and public service opportunities, such as the Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service, that help catalyze student engagement in important real world topics.

iscol family program for leadership development If it weren’t for the Iscol Family’s support, I would not be where I am today. Because of this invaluable experience…I have been surer than I’ve ever been of my need to pursue public interest law. In September 2011 the Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service celebrated its 10th year of providing inspiration and opportunities to Cornell students in their quest to engage in a public service experience. It also marks the 6th year of collaboration with the Public Service Center and the 4th year of collaboration with the Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise Speaker Series, and the Cornell Urban Semester program. Since 2007 over 40 students have won the financial support to pursue a summer of service in New York City, New York State, or elsewhere in the U.S. and abroad. The Program brings Cornell students together with individuals committed to social and public service to stimulate the students and demonstrate Student in a small group discussion with 2011 Iscol Lecturer, Joshua Tetrick how they themselves can make a significant difference in society as professionals, volunteers, or philanthropists. Josh Tetrick (A&S ‘04) and founder and CEO of 33 needs. com was the 2011 speaker. This program helps address the college and university goals for more public engagement opportunities for students. The BCTR is now working closely with the College of Human Ecology/Cornell Cooperative Extension summer internship program and began a collaborative relatinonship with 5 students in the Global Health Program in the Division of Nutritional Science to support students in international settings during the summer of 2012.

Student Engagement Student showcase The first BCTR Student Showcase was held in May, 2012, with seven presentations by 12 BCTR Research Assistants: • Evaluation of Evidence-Based Programs for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention in NY State, Christine Heib, HBHS ‘12; Molly Glantz, HD ‘12 with ACT for Youth • Recovery from Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI): A Qualitative, Exploratory Study of Benchmarks, Rebecca Morgan, JHD ‘12; Stephanie Shea, B & S ‘12 with Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behaviors (CRPSIB) • Keeping Youth Engaged: A Qualitative Study of Factors That Promote/Deter Active Participation in Urban AfterSchool Programs, Helen Badu, BS ‘12; Caroline Gross, B&S ‘12; Lily Picon, B&S/Spanish ‘13 with the Complementary Strengths Research Project

Michael Smith presenting

• The Independent Living Survey Project: Identifying the Scope and Nature of Youth Homelessness in Tompkins County, Michael Smith, BS/FGSS ’12; Christine Heib, HBHS ’12 with ACT for Youth • Assessing the Efficacy of the Friend2Friend Program, Maggie Diu, HD ‘13; Akane Otani, Eng/Psych ‘14; Stephanie Shea, B&S ‘12 with CRPSIB • Recommendations for Future Research in Pain Disparities among Older Adults, Meghan McDarby, HD ‘14; Jessie Boas, Sociology ‘13 with the Cornell Institute for Translation Research on Aging (CITRA), and the Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life (TRIPLL) • Non-Suicidal Self-Injury across the Lifespan, Stephanie Shea, B&S ‘12 with CRPSIB

summer undergraduate stipend Rebecca Morgan (HD, ‘13) is a recipient of a 2012 Summer Undergraduate Stipend awarded by the College of Human Ecology. These stipends allow undergraduates to dedicate themselves to full-time research in on-going faculty programs. Rebecca’s project is called Development of a recovery model for non-suicidal self-injury: Benchmarks, processes, and factors that influence the recovery trajectory. Through her full time work in summer 2012 with Dr. Janis Whitlock, director of the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior (CRPSIB), Rebecca laid the groundwork for future grants and papers as well as for her personal academic capstone: an undergraduate honor’s thesis to be completed in the 2012-2013 academic year. Rebecca has been working with Janis Whitlock and CRPSIB since Fall 2011. As lead student research assistant on this project theme, she contributed to the development of the theoretical model of recovery that is beginning to be examined for its applicability to recovery from non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). She has created a coding scheme based on this recovery model to analyze a set of qualitative interviews conducted with self-injurious youth in various stages of recovery from NSSI. Rebecca had the opportunity to present preliminary findings from this work at the seventh annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury.

Community Engagement The BCTR represents a new and unified approach to fulfilling the university’s public engagement mission within the social sciences. The center’s efforts to identify, evaluate, and disseminate evidence-based and cost-efficient practices and programs respond to the university’s strategic objective of developing rigorous, systematic evaluations of all outreach and extension programs. New collaborative relationships with a number of campus centers, institutes, and programs have been initiated, with a particularly strong emphasis on developing a closer partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE). At the beginning of this inaugural year Jennifer Tiffany was appointed BCTR Director of Outreach and Community Engagement. She also serves as Associate Director for Cornell Cooperative Extension and as the College of Human Ecology’s (CHE) Associate Director for Extension and Outreach. She works closely with CHE Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach Karl Pillemer, CCE Director Helene Dillard, and CCE Associate Director (CALS) Chris Watkins, as well as serving as a member of CCE’s Integrated Program and Research Team. This enables her to rapidly communicate information between the BCTR and CCE, to plan and coordinate joint activities, such as the Research Navigators Initiative and the CHE/CCE internship program.

4-h youth development In 2011 New York State’s 4-H Youth Development Program was moved into the BCTR. Leaders of extension had concluded that 4-H needed an academic home to strengthen its ties to faculty and their research, in order to develop it as a model of translational research in youth development. 4-H has traditionally depended on program designs and materials produced by faculty and informed by research. The information young people learn - for example, about human and animal nutrition, or about textiles, or about insects - is trustworthy because it has been produced or reviewed by academic experts. There is a second way in which research is built into 4-H. This approach will be used more frequently in the future, often through activities that not only teach youth about science but also give them the chance to do science, to engage in collecting and analyzing data and reporting their findings. Several current projects already use these methods. Stephen Hamilton, a faculty member in Human Development and Associate Director of the BCTR, is now Faculty Director of the 4-H program, a newly created role. After a national search, Valerie AdamsBass was hired as the statewide director of 4-H in August 2011. Valerie has her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in Interdisciplinary Studies and Human Development. Two additional new appointments are Nancy Schaff as an extension associate specializing in science education (STEM) and Nigel Gannon as an extension associate specializing in healthy living programs. The core administrative staff for the program, Adam Davis and Ruth Campbell, are now in the center as well, along with two part-time professionals: Jamila Simon and Kary Young. Jamila’s responsibilities are

civic engagement initiatives and communications. Kary is responsible for volunteer support and assists with state events and project development. The integration of the statewide 4-H Youth Development Program into the BCTR presents numerous opportunities for community engagement in translational research processes. One related new initiative, under Stephen Hamilton’s leadership, “Research for Continuous Improvement of 4-H,” is a pilot effort toward strengthening the research base for 4-H. Implementing this initiative will be a key test of the potential for translational research in the field of youth development, and a major opportunity for strong community engagement.

Valerie Adams-Bass, Nancy Schaff, and Nigel Gannon

Community Engagement college of human ecology extension & outreach The BCTR was established, in part, because of the clear need for adaptations in the College of Human Ecology’s (CHE’s) approach to outreach and extension activities. Extension programs are strongest when research guides their development and tests their effectiveness. As CHE moves to a translational research model for outreach, CHE extension activities will be increasingly linked with the BCTR. The BCTR will work to strengthen CHE’s extension and outreach activities by promoting innovative research designs with practical applications in mind, and by integrating practitioner perspectives that enhance effective research translation and enable research to address emerging issues.

outreach efforts relies, in part, on the development of a strong partnership between the BCTR and Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) as a statewide system, as well as with the communities served by CCE. In particular, the BCTR will help focus and enhance extension and outreach efforts by working to create stronger connections to the College’s research faculty. The governance structure of the BCTR includes a committee dedicated to developing resources around community engagement and sustaining strong linkages with Cornell Cooperative Extension.

The BCTR’s major role in supporting CHE extension/

High school student with frog during a Natural Resources activity at 4-H Career Explorations, June, 2012.

Community Engagement partnership survey During January 2012, BCTR project staff completed an on-line inventory of their key program development and delivery partners, as well as the key audiences and ultimate beneficiaries of their programs. This survey identified the strong linkages of grant-funded programs to a wide range of agencies and constituencies, and also documented the reach of BCTR programs to ultimate beneficiaries of all ages. While programs address people across their entire life course, current BCTR programs are particularly strong in addressing issues

and developmental opportunities associated with early childhood, adolescence and emerging adulthood, and aging. The BCTRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work generally engages the contexts in which individuals live and develop â&#x20AC;&#x201C; systems of service providers, program settings, and communities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; rather than providing direct services at the individual level. This orientation to ecological systems, and the opportunity it provides for conceptualizing community engagement and partnership development, was clearly demonstrated by survey responses.

research navigator initiative One engine of community engagement in the College of Human Ecology (CHE) translational research activities is provided by the Research Navigator Initiative. The Research Navigator Initiative was developed to provide training to county Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) personnel to improve their understanding of research processes and their skills as potential collaborators in CHE research projects. Through this program, CCE staff learn how to create more successful partnerships with campus researchers; enhance their knowledge and understanding of the research process; become familiar with the campus research environment; and develop more in-depth understanding of evidencebased programming. The third Research Navigator training took place on campus during April 2012 and

was organized by Karl Pillemer and Jennifer Tiffany. This year the training was revised to focus more explicitly on translational research and connections to the BCTR. In addition to faculty with extension appointments, research faculty including Marianella Casasola, Dan Lichter, David Feathers, and Jennifer Gerner, made in-depth presentations to the group. A total of 22 educators from 18 counties attended the April 2012 training, achieving the goal of having at least one Research Navigator in each county. Evaluation of the program has informed a series of topical working sessions for CCE staff and campus-based researchers to be hosted by the BCTR during 2012-13.

Project Highlights The BCTR is home to many research, outreach, and training programs and projects that span the life course, engage multiple audiences and communities, and focus on many different issues related to health and well-being. Here we briefly list activities of the main projects and encourage readers to visit the BCTR website and the several project websites for more information.

4-h youth development program The 4-H State Office was awarded a sub-contract from the National 4-H Council for a second year of funding in Erie County and New York City and a first year of funding for Broome County and the New York City military installation, to implement the Tech Wizards Project. Tech Wizards is a STEM-based mentoring program for at-risk youth. Mentors are recruited and trained to work with youth on STEM projects over the course of the year. The 4-H Healthy Living Programming received an

throughout the state.

award from United Health Care in collaboration with the National 4-H Council to support our Healthy Living Initiatives. Wendy Wolfe will work with Nigel Gannon, our educators, youth and volunteers to implement the Eat-4-Health UHC Project throughout the year. This program also received a grant to support the evaluation of our Choose Health Action Teen and Choose Health Ambassadors programs in selected counties

act for youth center of excellence ACT for Youth Center of Excellence (COE) (Jane Powers, PI) delivered training, technical assistance, and evaluation services to 74 organizations and agencies funded by the NYS Department of Health to provide adolescent sexual health services. While building the capacity of the practitioners to do this work, the COE has collected an extensive amount of data that will be used to illustrate how evidence-based programs are scaled up in real world settings. ACT for Youth has developed an infrastructure to support focus group projects. This includes the capacity to 1) identify and recruit a statewide sample of diverse youth; and 2) code and analyze qualitative data using new technologies and software. Focus group findings are used to inform the development of new policies, programs and initiatives for the NYS Department of Health. As part of a continuing National Institute of Justice grant (Jennifer Tiffany, PI) to explore the role of juvenile orders of protection (OP) as a remedy for teen dating violence, ACT for Youth staff conducted 20 focus

groups with a diverse sample of 181 youth across NYS. Data collected include adolescent awareness and attitudes about OPs, accessibility of OPs and perceived barriers to obtaining OPs. ACT for Youth and the BCTR co-sponsored the 2011 and 2012 Youth Development Research Updates which bring NYS youth development practitioners and Cornell researchers together. This event offers participants the opportunity to explore how practitioners can use research findings to enhance their practice with young people. It also identifies questions from the field that researchers have not explored and need to address. Jane Powers has continued to collaborate with Shep Zeldin and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin on studying youth-adult partnerships and in developing resources to help youth serving organizations engage adolescents in youth participatory research evaluation projects. Web-based resources will be available for dissemination.

Project Highlights cornell research program on self-injurious behavior Under the leadership of Janis Whitlock, CRPSIB has continued to expand and develop new collaborations with individuals and teams from a wide variety of institutions including University of Rochester School of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 3-C Institute for Social Development, University of Reno, and international colleagues from Belgium, Germany, Australia, and India. The CRPSIB has been examining parent and youth

experiences of non-suicidal self injury recovery through a HATCH funded grant. These data will be used to generate new theory and empirical understanding to be disseminated through articles and conference papers, and will create a set of guidelines that will help parents help their teens recover from NSSI, and create hands-on tools for parents and those working with parents and families around this issue.

cornell youth in society action research efforts. Case studies describing the programs, the issues they identified, their findings and actions were discussed in synthesis and dissemination conferences. As a result, five areas were identified for further research and action: Youth Identity and Participation; Tutors; Organizations and Networks; Action Research Methodology; and Youth Employment/Selfsufficiency.

Under the direction of Mary Agnes Hamilton and Steve Hamilton, The Abriendo Caminos: Opening Pathways for Youth in Latin America project is concerned with creating new institutions in developing countries that help young people transition to successful adulthood. After identifying four programs in Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina that showed promise of being able to build the developmental assets youth need, they collaborated on developing

hiv risk reduction and education projects The Complementary Strengths Research Partnership (CSRP) (Jennifer Tiffany and John Eckenrode, PIs) developed and validated a new measure of adolescent program participation that assesses the quality and characteristics of youth engagement in the programs that serve them. Findings from the study suggest that quality and duration of program participation contribute to health promotion and sexual risk reduction by youth involved in out-of-

school time activities, leading to a new phase of work to develop a setting-level intervention aimed at boosting high quality engagement as well as sustained sexual risk reduction among youth. A five year research proposal focusing on these aims is under consideration by the National Institutes of Health. Current work also focuses on translating the measures developed through the CSRP into tools that can be used for program evaluation and day-to-day program

Project Highlights hiv risk reduction and education projects continued improvement activities. “Data Dialogues” (workshops in which program staff and participants discuss evaluation findings and use them to learn about and potentially change their program activities) are one core method used in this translation process. Empowering Parents to Promote Adolescent Sexual Health (EPPASH) continues the work of the award winning “Talking with Kids about HIV/AIDS” parent education program. Building on the foundation of the Parent HIV

Education Project (Jennifer Tiffany, PI), funded by the NYS Department of Health AIDS Institute from 1989 through 2011, the new comprehensive EPPASH parent workshop series is now under development. Curriculum materials are currently being piloted in New York City. Findings from focus groups engaging African-American and Latino/a parents were reported at the2011 American Public Health Association and the 2012 Society for Research on Adolescents conferences.

the military projects Under the direction of Brian Leidy and Marney Thomas, the Military Projects continued to develop performance metrics and outcome measures for all Army Family Programs. New this year is the development of a web 2.0 training for Army Family Enrichment (volunteer) programs, which teaches instructors how to transform the Army Family Team Building (AFTB) lessons for a synchronous online training environment. Military Projects staff conducted a Benchmark study of Exceptional Family Member Programs in the military

in preparation for work in this same area on performance and outcome metrics. The Benchmark Study was done in partnership with the University of Kansas and involved a review of the policy in all four Branches of the military and within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The study also included a needs assessment that gathered the perspectives of Service members, families, and family support providers across all four Services. The development of performance and outcome metrics planned for the coming fiscal year will be done in partnership with the Cornell Office for Research on Evaluation.

national data archive on child abuse and neglect The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) (John Eckenrode, PI) completed its 23rd year of funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Children’s Bureau and secured continued funding for the second year of its five-year, $3.6 million award. The mission of NDACAN is to promote the use of existing child maltreatment and child welfare data through three primary means: archiving and distributing relevant datasets, providing training and technical assistance to data users, and fostering collaboration among members

throughout the child maltreatment research community. The 20th annual Summer Research Institute was held in June, 2012. From a pool of 43 applicants, 17 participants were selected to participate. Participants included professors, research fellows, and doctoral candidates from an array of disciplines including social work, medicine, health policy, psychology, and sociology.

Project Highlights novel measures of psychosocial stress exposure Elaine Wethingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work on developing a new retrospective measure of exposure to life events and difficulties was re-funded by National Health Lung and Blood Institute in 2011. Novel Measures of Psychosocial Stress Exposure is in collaboration with Tom Kamarck (Psychology Department) and Barbara Anderson (Life Events and Difficulty Research Laboratory) at the University of Pittsburgh.

parenting in context Led by Rachel Dunifon and Kim Kopko, Parenting in Context moved into the BCTR during 2011-12, with the hope of forming closer linkages with other relevant projects including 4-H Youth Development. Their redesigned website receives more than 50 hits per day. They continued their regular activities, including hosting the Annual January Parent Education In-Service Training, organizing two meetings per year of the Parent Education Program Work Team, collecting and analyzing statewide evaluation data on CCE parenting programs, coordinating the Strengthening Families Program in CCE, and producing Research Briefs and Parent Pages. Rachel Dunifon in collaboration with Ariel Kalil (University of Chicago), Kathleen Ziol-Guest (PAM postdoc), Danielle Crosby (University of North CarolinaGreensboro), and Jessica Su (Cornell Sociology graduate student), is completing a project on Nonstandard Work Schedules and Child Development.

Several articles and presentations were generated from this project that seeks to better understand the linkages between the employment experiences of lessadvantaged mothers and the wellbeing of their children. Dunifon and Kopko continued to collaborate on a project exploring the Role of Grandparents in the Lives of Adolescent Grandchildren, including work with CCE educators in Orange and Dutchess counties. They are currently conducting a follow-up survey of 59 pairs of grandparents raising grandchildren originally interviewed two years ago, as well as continuing to analyze the rich multi-method data which have been gathered. Although in its last year of funding, plans are underway to submit an NIH proposal that will fund a larger data-collection effort on grandparents raising grandchildren, for which the current work will serve as a pilot project.

Project Highlights prosper As a result of progress achieved during a two-year capacity building stage, Cornell was selected as one of four state Extension systems to become fully integrated in the National PROSPER Partnership Network and to begin implementing PROSPER in New York State (John Eckenrode, PI; Kim Kopko, Co-PI). Two PROSPER statewide meetings were held during the year: a State Extension Meeting for CCE Administrators and Educators in January, and

in New York state.

an Advanced Training Meeting for identified leaders in the CCE system in May. Ideas for developing a funding proposal were fostered by attending a professional development workshop at the Society for Prevention Research Conference in May. Funding for a 3-year PROSPER Demonstration Project was received in October to implement the PROSPER Partnership Model in 2 pilot sites (Schuyler and Livingston counties)

Residential child care project Under the direction of Martha Holden and Michael Nunno, RCCP has continued to offer a wide range of programs to prevent institutional child abuse and improve the quality of residential childcare. In 2011 the RCCPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s projects were funded through fees-for-service from national and international organizations, The Duke Endowment of North Carolina, New York Office of Children and Families and contracts with governmental and non-governmental. RCCP continued its evaluation of the Children and Residential Experiences: Creating Conditions for Change (CARE) program model in North and South Carolina. The CARE model is a principle-based and research-informed program to guide practice, policy, and procedures to ensure the conguent organizational and interpersonal interactions in the best interests of children in residential care settings. The implementation

strategies focus on organizational self-reflection, culture and climate assessments, data analysis, training, and techncial assistance. The evaluation methodology serves to feed implementation and has been designed to provide process and outcomebased data from baseline to postimplementation to measure the effectiveness of the model on reported critical incidents, staffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intention to use CARE principles in their work, and critical aspects of organization climate and culture. An additional project was launched in 2011 in collaboration with Auburn University which is examining the implementation and evaluation of CARE with a juvenile justice population. This project seeks to use the data generated from this evaluation to shape state policy in the care and treatment of juvenile offenders.

Project Highlights retiree environmental stewards program Karl Pillemer, Nancy Wells (DEA), and Lori Bushway (Horticulture) continued and expanded the Retiree Environmental Stewards Program. This intervention program, conducted in collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension, engages older people in environmental activities. A new version of the program was developed for intergenerational gardening programs, and evaluation data

are being analyzed on the entire project. Development of a new focus was also initiated this year. Additionally, the multidisciplinary team is developing an intergenerational program based on elder wisdom and the Cornell Legacy Project.

small changes lasting effects In Small Changes Lasting Effects (SCALE) a multidisciplinary team of Human Ecology and Weill Cornell investigators are striving to reduce obesity and obesity-related deaths in black and Latino adults in Harlem and the South Bronx. SCALE works with low-income adults living in the South Bronx and Harlem who are overweight or obese and has developed a strong partnership with local churches and health clinics and with the NYC Coalition of Senior Centers and Services. Academic investigators are located at Weill

Cornell Medical College's Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Cornell's Division of Nutritional Sciences, and the BCTR (Elaine Wethington and Carol Devine at Human Ecology; Drs. Mary Charlson, P.I., Erica Philips-Caesar, Janey Peterson, Ginger Winston, Carla Boutin-Foster, and James Hollenberg at Weill Cornell; Brian Wansink at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Marty Wells at the College of Industrial and Labor Relations).

translational research institute on pain in later life This year the Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life (TRIPLL) organized "research to practice consensus workshops" on disparities in chronic pain; connected a number of researchers to senior centers in New York City; conducted several intervention projects on the topic of chronic pain; and mentored junior investigators in translational research methods. TRIPLL

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translational research in aging more generally, uniting the resources of Cornellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ithaca campus, the Weill Cornell Medical College, the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the NYC Hospital for Special Surgery, and the Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center. This year, TRIPLL mentored over 20 graduate students, junior faculty, medical fellows, and others in translational research on aging. BCTR graduate students Emily

Project Highlights translational research institute for pain in later life continued Chen and Catherine Riffin participated in TRIPLLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monthly seminar and both had first-author articles on the topic of pain accepted in refereed journals. Several pilot grants were awarded to Cornell Ithaca faculty. Numerous conferences and presentations were sponsored by TRIPLL, including a research-to-practice

consensus conference. TRIPLL is one of twelve Edward R. Roybal Centers funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA).

translational research priorities in palliative care A gift from the Lawrence and Rebecca Stern Family Foundation to College of Human Ecology researchers will support a new BCTR project on translational research on palliative care. The project, which began March 1, 2012, consists of research and policy analysis on optimal and cost-effective palliative care models, led by gerontologist Karl Pillemer, the Hazel E. Reed Professor in the Department of

Human Development, and M. Cary Reid and Ronald Adelman of the Weill Cornell Medical College Division of Geriatrics.

Our Partners An important goal for the Bronfenbrenner Center is to build on-going partnerships with Cornell units to identify joint interests and to add value to each of the partnersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; efforts. In our first year we have built upon several existing relationships as well as added new partnerships. Of the several partnerships we have developed or are pursuing, we highlight three here.

Cornell COoperative Extension The BCTR has developed a strong partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), building on CCEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long history of translating research into practice, its active engagement of diverse stakeholders, and its established presence in communities throughout New York State. The strength of CCE lies in communicating research-based knowledge to people outside the academic community and in helping to identify important emerging needs that should inform research agendas. The BCTR will work with CCE to enhance the

use of research to design and improve CCE programs and to connect a wider range of faculty with the work occurring in CCE associations. The Statewide 4-H Youth Development Program is now located in the BCTR, strengthening the 4-H Program's academic base and connection to research. The BCTR Director for Outreach and Community Engagement also serves as the College of Human Ecology Associate Director for Extension and Outreach, further strengthening the partnership between the BCTR and CCE.

Janis Whitlock speaking at the annual CCE In-Service Conference, Jan., 2012.

Our Partners Cornell COoperative Extension of NYC BCTR projects have long-standing partnerships with Cornell Cooperative Extension of NYC (CCE NYC). CCE NYC is one of the four organizations comprising the ACT for Youth Center of Excellence (COE), with staff members based at CCE NYC providing training and technical assistance to adolescent sexual health promotion programs in the NYC metropolitan area, coordinating the ACT Youth Network's efforts in NYC, and contributing to the overall implementation of COE activities. The Complementary Strengths Research Partnership's research coordinator Sara Birnel Henderson is based at CCE NYC's 34th Street offices, and CCE NYC has often served as the "home" for data interpretation meetings and steering committee meetings for that communitybased participatory research project. Parent Educator and Extnesion Associate Luis Almeyda is a key staff member of the Empowering Parents to Promote Adolescent Sexual Health Project, working to evaluate new educational modules based on the Talking with Kids about HIV/ AIDS curriculum. CCE

NYC's strong involvement with Parenting in Context contributed to Jackie Davis-Manigualte's success in obtaining funding to evaluate the implementation of the Parenting a Second Time Around curriculum with urban grandparents. Student interns from these BCTR initiatives often carry out projects in NYC, working with staff based at CCE NYC. Involvement in BCTR projects provides a foundation on which other links to the Ithaca campus can be built.

Youth camping on Roosevelt Island, NYC during CCE NYC’s Explorer Days

Cornell office for research on evaluation The Cornell Office for Research on Evaluation (CORE) was formalized in 2008 as the organizational framework for research on evaluation conducted under the leadership of Professor William Trochim. Professor Trochim served on the BCTR planning committee leading up to the BCTR’s founding in 2011. With funding from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), CORE has developed and tested "systems evaluation" methods, measures, and tools. Its aim is to so thoroughly integrate evaluation into the system of how people think about their work that evaluation almost disappears. Ideally, evaluation becomes an integral part of program planning, implementation, management, and dissemination rather than a separate and sometimes externally imposed activity. CORE works with the university’s extension and outreach activities in

a number of ways. In its Evaluation Partnership project with CCE, CORE works with CCE county associations and programs to build their capacity for evaluating their own work. BCTR staff aim to work closely with CORE in a number of areas, including the joint development of research and outreach projects, strengthening BCTR program evaluation efforts, and conducting research on the evaluation process itself.

Communications To recognize the focus and direction of the new center, a visual identity and communications strategy for BCTR was needed. The Landers+Miller, NYC design firm developed a distinctive BCTR logo and color palette and built a state-of-the-art web site. Building on this strong foundation, the Communications Committee was formed to focus the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts on raising awareness of the new center, promoting center events, and coordinating with the college communications team.

bctr visual identity & web site The BCTR logo and signature colors were designed to communicate a warm and open attitude, reflective of the interdependent activities of the center: transforming research knowledge into community action and using community needs and priorities to influence and shape scientific research. The BCTR web site (www.bctr.cornell.edu) uses a blog format for news and events postings, which lends itself to quick and frequent updates. The News and Events sections scroll back chronologically by posting date and employ tags to allow site visitors to explore the history and recurring activities of the center and comment on news and events posts. Sections for researchers, students, and communities explain center resources available for each group. The Research in Translation feature gives examples of TR from BCTR projects. The site represents a significant improvement over the FLDC and BLCC sites, which have now been closed down. Content is current and timely and the site effectively features BCTR programs and promotes upcoming events.

Communications bctr in the news (selected)

On December 1st, 2011, World AIDS Day, BCTR Director of Outreach and Community Engagement Jennifer Tiffany was interviewed by Dr. Guldal Caba for the program Are You Awake? in an episode called Remembering and Recommitting - World AIDS Day 2011. Full audio.

The cover story of the Spring 2012 Human Ecology Magazine describes 4-H’s recent move to the BCTR and 4-H’s and Human Ecology’s commitment to base 4-H programs on research. The “In Short” section (pp. 2-3) includes items on the new book Research for the Public Good co-edited by Elaine Wethington and Rachel Dunifon and on the 2012 Parenting in Context in-service conference. In the Afterword (p. 25) Jennifer Tiffany writes about the CCE Summer Internship Program.

On March 15, 2012 ACT for Youth’s Jane Powers and Kristine Mesler, Associate Director of the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, New York State Department of Health, appeared on the Public Health Live! webcast. Their discussion on teen pregnancy prevention in New York State also featured interviews with ACT for Youth partner Dr. Richard Kreipe as well as youth and program providers in Rochester, New York. The show is produced by the School of Public Health, University at Albany. Full video.

Karl Pillemer’s book 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans has received numerous media mentions including interviews on the PBS Newshour, NPR, and many local TV stations; articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Smithsonian Magazine, USA Weekend, and The Ithaca Journal. A full list of press coverage of the book can be found here.

Publications & Presentations peer-reviewed publications Brown, C.A., McCabe, L.A., & Sipple, J.W. (2011). Introduction: Crossing boundaries and colliding worlds: The politics of prekindergarten education. Educational Policy, 25, 3-8. Brown, C.A., Sipple, J.W., & McCabe, L.A. (Eds.). (2011). Politics of Education Association Yearbook, Special Issue of Educational Policy, 25. Duggan, J.M. & Whitlock, J. (2012). Self-injury behaviors in cyber space. In Z. Yan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior (pp. 768-781). Hersey, PA: IGI Global. Dunifon, R. & Bajracharya, A. (in press). The role of grandparents in the lives of youth. Journal of Family Issues. Goto, K., Tiffany, J., Pelto, G., & Pelletier, D. Young people’s experiences in youth-led participatory action research for HIV/AIDS prevention. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies. Accepted for publication. Goto, K., Pelto, G., Pelletier, D., & Tiffany, J. (2010). It really opened my eyes: The effects on youth peer educators of participating in an action research project. Human Organization, 60, 192-199. Note: this 2010 issue didn’t come out until 2011. Hamilton, M. A., Hamilton, S. F., Bianchi, L., & Bran, J. (in press). Opening pathways for vulnerable young people in Patagonia. Journal of Research on Adolescence. Hamilton, S.F., & Hamilton, M.A. (in press). Development in youth enterprises. New Directions for Youth Development. Hamilton, S.F., & Hamilton, M.A. (in press). Work and service. In D.L. DuBois & M.J. Karcher (Eds.), Handbook of youth mentoring, second edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Holden, M.J., Holden, J.C., & Paterson, S. (in press). Developing preventative responses to disruptive and high risk behaviours. In J. Visser (Ed.), Transforming troubled lives: Strategies and interventions with children and young people with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing, LTD. Kopko, K., & Dunifon, R. (in press). The cornell cooperative extension statewide data collection system: An online data collection tool for parent education programs. Journal of Extension. McCabe, L.A. & Sipple, J.W. (2011). Colliding worlds: Practical and political tensions of prekindergarten implementation in public schools. Educational Policy, 25, 9-34. Mohr, W. K. & Nunno, M. A. (2011). Black boxing restraints: The need for full disclosure and consent. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 38-47. doi: 10.1007/s10826-010-9375-6 Morrissey, T., Dunifon, R., & Kalil, A. (2011). Maternal employment, work schedules, and children’s body mass index. Child Development, 82, 66-81. Nunno, M.A. (2011). Climate control. Learning Disabilities Practice, 14. Whitlock, J., Muehlenkamp, J., Purington, A., Eckenrode, J., Barreira, J., Abrams, G.B., Marchell, T., Kress, K., Girard, K., Chin, C., & Knox, K. (2011). Non-suicidal self-injury in a college population: General trends and sex differences. Journal of American College Health, 59, 691-698.

Publications & Presentations books Pillemer, K. (2011). 30 lessons for living: Tried and true advice from the wisest americans. New York, NY: Hudson Street Press Wethington, E., & Dunifon, R. (Eds.). (2012). Research for the public good: Applying methods of translational research to improve human health and well-being. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

presentations Birnel, S., Tiffany, J., & Eckenrode, J. (2011, November). Keeping youth engaged: A qualitative study of factors that promote/deter active participation in urban after-school programs. Presented at the 139th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Dotterweich, J. (2011, October). Building capacity to implement evidence-based programs for adolescent pregnancy/STD and HIV prevention. Presented at the Healthy Teen Network Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Exner-Cortens, D., Tiffany, J., & Eckenrode, J. (2011, November). Influence of the amount and quality of program participation as well as program-level characteristics on HIV risk reduction among adolescents in New York City after-school programs. Presented at the 139th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Holden, M. (2011, January). CARE, children and residential experience: Creating conditions for change. Presented at the Alberta Association of Services for Children and Families Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Holden, M. (2011, March). CARE: Creating conditions for change. The state of children & families: Building an effective national voice. Presented at the Child Welfare League of America National Conference, Arlington, VA. Holden, M. (2011, June). The multi-purpose training evaluation: Seeking both scientific rigor and practical utility. Presented at the National Human Services Training Evaluation Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. The Military Projects. (2011, April). Focus Groups and Presentations for the Department of Defense /United States Department of the Army at the Forging Partnerships Family Resiliency Conference, Chicago, IL. Miller, D.W. & Eckenrode, J. (2011, August). Precursors to borderline personality disorder among maltreated youth. Presented at the American Psychological Association 119th Convention, Washington, DC. Nunno, M. (2011, October). Addressing organizational toxicity in children’s treatment facilities that leads to violence and maltreatment. Presented at the Violence in Psychiatry Annual Conference – Seminar with the British Institute for Learning Disabilities, Prague, Czech Republic. Nunno, M. (2011, May). Addressing organizational toxicity in children’s treatment facilities that leads to violence and maltreatment. Keynote address at the Annual Conference of the British Institute for Learning Disabilities, Leicester, England.

BCTR staff names are bolded.

Publications & Presentations presentations continued Powers, J., Ray, M., & Purington, A. (2011, November). Practitioner versus evaluator perspectives on the value of evidence in teen pregnancy prevention. Presented at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA. Purington, A., Davis-Manigaulte,J., Powers, J., & Birnel Henderson, S. (2011, November). Using PhotoVoice for participatory community evaluation. Presented at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA. Smith, E.G. (2011, June). Use of NDACAN data to inform training evaluation. Workshop presented at The National Human Services Training Evaluation Symposium, Ithaca, NY. Tiffany, J., & Ja, N. (2011, November). What we need to get there: Empowering parents to support adolescent sexual health. Presented at the 139th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. Wethington, E., Brennan, T., Kwon, R., & Reid, M.C. (2011, November). The relationship between loneliness and characteristics of chronic pain in a national sample of americans. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

BCTR staff names are bolded.

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