2012-2013 ANNUAL REPORT
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.
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Message from the Dean
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Message from the Director
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Governance
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Urie Bronfenbrenner
12-15 Events
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Faculty Engagement
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Student Engagement
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Community Engagement/Partnerships
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Staff Highlights
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Project Highlights
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Communications
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Publications & Presentations
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Grants & Contracts
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Undergraduate researchers including Meredith Moser (foreground) collect data at the Bristel Lake 4H camp for Professor Jane Mendle.
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN A steady flow of new projects, highprofile events, and media attention demonstrate the growing relevance and impact of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. The expanding reach of the Bronfenbrenner Center over the past year demonstrates its potential to promote innovation across the research, teaching, and outreach mission of the College of Human Ecology and Cornell University. These connections between faculty research and broad evidence-based outreach efforts form a network that is critical to developing research that truly improves lives. A few projects from the past year stand out as good examples of how the center’s evidence-based approach appeals to faculty in a broad mix of disciplines. A new course in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis titled Policy Meets Design: High Impact Facilities of the 21st Century could be a design course in any college. But a pilot grant from the BCTR’s Translational Research Institute for Pain in Later Life (TRIPPL) which created links with health industry partners transformed the course into an engaged learning experience for undergraduate students. The added challenge to apply theories from both behavioral economics and environmental psychology to real-world health care settings was exactly what Assistant Professor Rana Zadeh wanted to accomplish when she set out to design the course. Thanks to the partnership with the Bronfenbrenner Center, students in her class can think big in the classroom about how to solve complex issues and get direct feedback from practitioners managing local health care facilities like Hospicare. Assistant Professor Jane Mendle focuses on the consequences of puberty and has found an ideal partner in 4-H—New York’s largest youth development organization and a key BCTR program. As a BCTR pilot grant recipient, she was able to explore the effectiveness of expressive writing for young girls as a tool for intervention. Three
undergraduate research assistants from the Adolescent Transitions Lab recruited 45 girls ranging in age from 11 to 13 at 4-H Camp Bristol Hills in Canandaigua, N.Y. to write about their thoughts and feelings. With 4-H and the Bronfenbrenner Center as partners, Jane hopes to gain a better understanding of how future interventions could be designed to engage and educate kids. Innovation in program design this year extended beyond social and behavioral theory to high tech. Thanks to researchers in Cornell’s Department of Computing and Information Sciences, an awardwinning mobile application has an evidence-based design built in. The support of a BCTR pilot grant helped the team develop an application that logs the daily behaviors of individuals with bi-polar disorder. As the winning entry in the Heritage Open Health Challenge this year, the team was awarded a $100,000 prize. Led by Tanzeem Choudhury, a new faculty member at Cornell with experience using mobile applications to track personal behaviors, the team will build on the early success to adapt the early feedback from initial trials in ways that support more successful clinical treatment of the disorder. Each year, the many high-level lectures and conferences hosted by the Bronfenbrenner Center welcome leading experts in the social and behavioral disciplines. For example the fourth biennial Urie Bronfenbrenner Conference drew experts from as far away as Europe to share research ranging from the nature of age difference in emotions to biological and behavioral mechanisms. The mix of experts including neuroscientists, sociologists, psychologists, and public health experts presented papers and engaged in broad discussions aiming to develop new perspectives on healthy aging. The papers and proceedings will ultimately be published by the American Psychological Association in a book that further advances the discussion. Events like this help to connect Cornell faculty, undergraduate and graduate
students, researchers, extension leaders, and many others with the goal to promote broad evidencebased applications. As a land-grant university we are here to answer big questions that arise from complex problems and translate our findings into successful interventions that improve the health and well-being of individuals and families. I am pleased to see that the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research is positioned to support and advance the outreach mission of the College of Human Ecology and Cornell University.
Alan D. Mathios, Ph.D. Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean College of Human Ecology
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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR This was the 2nd year for the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR). The center represents an innovative College of Human Ecology (CHE) approach to outreach and extension grounded in a translational research framework. Our work fits directly into the university’s strategic initiative of “strongly connecting research and public engagement with Cornell’s areas of strength in research, scholarship, and education.” Over the next five years we expect the center to become: • An incubator for translational research projects in the social and behavioral sciences at Cornell • An innovator in the creation of new translational research methods • A focal point for CHE extension and outreach activities • An engine for major funding of multidisciplinary collaborative efforts • A m o d e l f o r i n v o l v i n g undergraduate and graduate students in translational research activities • A link to other colleges within Cornell and to the Weill Cornell Medical College for joint activities These goals are being achieved in many ways through the multiplefunded projects housed within the center as well as by center-wide events and projects. Funded projects include (1) research on children, youth, young adults, and the elderly; (2) research on the nature and impact of service provision to vulnerable populations; (3) the development, evaluation and implementation of new programs and interventions; (4) reviews and syntheses of research evidence; (5) training and technical support to service providers and agencies on the implementation of evidence-based programs; and (6) the development of innovative ways to engage with community partners and bring knowledge generated at Cornell to practitioners, policy makers, and the general public. There are many significant activities
and accomplishments coming from the several research, outreach, and training projects that are housed in the center. Details on specific programs can be found on the center’s dynamic website (www.bctr. cornell.edu.). In addition to our grant and contract supported work we were excited to continue our pilot grant program for faculty, with 6 projects in place starting July 1, 2012 and 7 new projects beginning July 1, 2013 (see page 16). We also conducted advanced Research Navigator trainings for Cornell Cooperative Extension educators as a way to improve their skills as potential collaborators with faculty. We continued an active “Talks at Twelve” series that had great attendance from across campus as well as from county agencies and other area colleges. We also hosted the annual Bronfenbrenner Lecture (Dr. Pamela Morris, NYU on innovative approaches to address poverty) and the annual John Doris Memorial Lecture (Prof. Larry Aber, NYU, on school-based approaches to improve children’s academic and socio-emotional outcomes). The 4th Biennial Urie Bronfenbrenner Conference that took place Oct. 3-4, 2013 was a great success. It was co-chaired by professors Corinna Loeckenhoff and Anthony Ong from the Department of Human Development. We will give more details in next year’s report. Our second annual BCTR Student Showcase was held in May with 6 presentations by undergraduate BCTR research assistants. The annual Iscol Lecture took place on Oct 1, 2012 and was a great success, with Josh Nesbitt and Nadim Mahmud from Medic Mobile. The Iscol program also supported 28 undergraduates in summer internships in 2013. On June 25-27, 2013 our 4-H program hosted over 600 youth grades 8-12 on campus for their longstanding Career Explorations Conference - a threeday event that provided exposure to academic fields, opportunities to develop leadership skills, hands-on experiences in a college setting, and
an introduction to Cornell University. This is just a sampling of our many activities. This has been another notable year, and there are many people to thank: the BCTR leadership team and staff, our faculty affiliates, the College of Human Ecology, our funders, and our community supporters and collaborators. Your help and guidance is important to us.
John Eckenrode, Ph.D. Director, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research and Professor of Human Development
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GOVERNANCE Executive Committee
John Eckenrode Director
Stephen Hamilton Rachel Dunifon
Elaine Wethington Jennifer Tiffany
Deborah Sellers
Associate Director for Youth Development
Associate Director
Director of Research and Evaluation
Associate Director
Director of Outreach and Community Engagement
Standing Committees BCTR/CCE Relations Valerie Adams-Bass Rachel Dunifon Stephen Hamilton Karl Pillemer Jennifer Tiffany
Communications
Carrie Chalmers Kimberly Kopko Mary Maley Lisa McCabe Karen Schantz Jamila Walida Simon Elliott Smith
Research and Evaluation Charles Izzo Brian Leidy Mary Maley Amanda Purington Leslie Schultz Deborah Sellers Elliott Smith
Student Engagement
Adam Davis Mary Lu McPheron Jane Powers Amanda Purington Catherine Riffin Janis Whitlock
Senior Staff Valerie Adams-Bass Jutta Dotterweich Rachel Dunifon John Eckenrode Thomas Endres Cynthia Enroth Peter Farley
Dorothy Forbes Nigel Gannon Stephen Goggin Mary Agnes Hamilton Stephen Hamilton Martha Holden Charles Izzo
Kimberly Kopko Frank Kuhn Brian Leidy Mary Maley Lisa McCabe Mary Lu McPheron Michael Nunno
Karl Pillemer Jane Powers 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
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Denice Markley Finance Manager
Kirstin Gasteiger
Patricia Thayer
Carrie Chalmers
Accounts Representative
Assistant to the Director
Communications 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 wellbeing. 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 twoyear 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. d e v e l o p i n g t h e o r y a n d 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.
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.”
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
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EVENTS John Doris Memorial Lecture The 2013 John Doris Memorial Lecture, School-Randomized Experiments to Improve Children’s Academic and Social-Emotional Outcomes: Lessons from U.S. and Congo, was delivered by Lawrence Aber, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, on April 9, 2013. School-based interventions to improve children’s academic and social-emotional outcomes have a rich history in the U.S. and are of increasing interest in other regions of the world. Dr. Aber’s talk described the rationale, design, and results of two large schoolrandomized trials designed to improve both sets of outcomes. The first trial tests the efficacy of the 4Rs program in primary schools serving low-income African-American and Latino children in New York City. The second trial tests the efficacy of the
OPEQ initiative (Opportunities for Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education) in 144 primary schools in three eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Lessons learned to date and future opportunities and challenges raised by these efforts were discussed. Lawrence Aber is the Albert and Blanche Willner Family Professor of Psychology and Public Policy at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and University Professor, New York University. Aber, an internationally recognized scholar for his research on children and poverty, joined the Steinhardt faculty in 2004. His work examines the influence of poverty and violence - at the family and community levels - on the social, emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and academic development of children and youth.
Bronfenbrenner Lecture
Pamela Morris, Liese Bronfenbrenner, and John Eckenrode
Reducing Poverty-related Disparities: Science and Policy à la Bronfenbrenner was presented by Pamela Morris on Friday, November 2, 2012 as the sixth annual Bronfenbrenner Lecture. Now, more than ever, it is critical to address the topic of children and poverty in the U.S., given what science tells us regarding poverty’s
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influence on children. Dr. Morris’ presentation reviewed current trends and policy responses to child poverty as well as applied science findings regarding the efficacy of comprehensive strategies to reduce poverty and promote the human capital development of low-income children. At the intersection of both these strategies is an innovative
Lawrence Aber
approach to addressing povertyrelated disparities: Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs). CCTs aim to reduce poverty by providing cash support to families, but condition that funds support investments in children’s human capital, with the long-term goal of breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty. Dr. Morris presented results on the first experimental test of a comprehensive CCT program in the U.S, known as Opportunity NYC: Family Rewards. Pamela Morris is a Professor of Applied Psychology in NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Dr. Morris’ research lies at the intersection of social policy and developmental psychology, focusing on 1) the effects of welfare and employment policies, and their subsequent effects on parents’ employment and income; and 2) how low-income children are affected by parents’ depression and poverty.
EVENTS Iscol Lecture
Nadim Mahmud and Josh Nesbit, two of Medic Mobile’s founders, delivered the 11th annual Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service lecture, From Ideas to Action: Technology and Global Health, on Monday, October 1, 2012. The goal of the founders and the Medic Mobile team is to revolutionize health care around the world by making the benefits of health care information networks available to clinics and health workers in rural Africa, Central America, and South Asia. Medic Mobile develops and extends software applications for health care information. These networking services include supporting community health workers in the field, coordinating services and referrals, facilitating data collection and logistics, and mapping health services. The Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service is endowed by Ken (‘60) and Jill Iscol of the Iscol Family Foundation to inspire and educate a new generation of community leaders to tackle the problems that face society, such as poverty, hunger, ignorance, homelessness, and violence. The program brings individuals who have a commitment
Nadim Mahmud, Josh Nesbit, Jill Iscol, and Ken Iscol
to social change and public service into contact with Cornell students to help them understand how they can make a significant difference in society as professionals, volunteers, or philanthropists. The program also seeks to promote new, problemcentered approaches to educating students. To that end Josh and Nadim were guest lecturers in Professor Sheila Danko’s Class, Making a Difference by Design
followed by a working lunch with Dean Alan Mathios and over 20 Sloan students. The annual lecture is part of the Entrepreneurship Speaker Series which enrolls over 350 students across the Cornell campus each year.
Youth Development Research Update The Third Annual Youth Development Research Update, held June 4 5, 2013, created a forum for 50 community-based practitioners from Cornell Cooperative Extension and other New York State youth service agencies to engage enthusiastically with researchers from Cornell University’s Colleges of Human Ecology, Industrial and
Labor Relations, and Agriculture and Life Sciences. Research topics ranged from transitioning youth with disabilities into the workforce, exploring science careers with girls’ science, young people’s use of social media, media images of young black women, and the impact of poverty on the transition from adolescence to young adulthood.
Research presentations and workshops:
presenter Valerie Adams-Bass
• David Brewer, Employment & Disability Institute - Critical Program Elements in Transition to Adulthood for Youth with Disabilities in New York State • Lee Humphreys, Communications - Privacy Tensions on Social Media • Thomas Hirschl, Development Sociology - A Life Course Perspective on Non-Metro vs. Metro Poverty and Educational Attainment in the Transition to Adulthood in the United States (1980-2009) • Wendy M. Williams, Human Development - Introduction to the Cornell Institute for Women in Science • Valerie N. Adams-Bass, NYS 4H, CCE, BCTR - That’s Not Me I See on TV: African American Youth Interpret Images of Black Females
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EVENTS Consensus Conferences
Deborah Sellers, Cary Reid, Risa Breckman, Deb Traunstein, Elaine Wethington, Karl Pillemer, and Dale Johnson, Palliative Care consensus conference at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca
The Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life (TRIPLL) conducted two consensus conferences involving community practitioners as well as researchers
in identifying gaps and promising directions in research informing palliative care. The involvement of “expert practitioners” as well as “expert researchers” in these
Advanced Research Navigator Workshop On April 25-26, 2013 eighteen Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educators and executive directors from all regions of New York State attended an advanced Research Navigator Workshop at Cornell. The workshop was planned and facilitated by Karl Pillemer and Jennifer Tiffany. College of Human Ecology faculty – Jane Mendle, Valerie Reyna, Nancy Wells, Anthony Burrow, Gary Evans, and Rebecca Seguin – met with the group to present their “intellectual
autobiographies” as researchers, describe current and future research projects, and work with the CCE educators to plan potential partnerships. John Eckenrode and Deborah Sellers introduced the group to the BCTR’s mission and resources. The Research Navigator Initiative, a project of the BCTR and a core element of the College of Human Ecology’s extension and outreach effort, introduces CCE educators to diverse research methodologies,
Turning the Tide on HIV/AIDS
Jennifer Tiffany
On December 7, 2012, BCTR presented a day-long “hub
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conference” streaming in four keystone sessions from the July 2012 International AIDS Conference. Attended by members of the Cornell community and local service providers, the hub conference focused on preventing mother-tochild transmission as well as on structural inequalities, their impact on the HIV epidemic, and strategies for “turning the tide together.” The conference was convened by Jennifer Tiffany, director of the
consensus conferences positions them as an essential innovative community engagement practice fostered by the BCTR. The BCTR consensus conference process includes the development of a research review drawing on a synthesis of the published literature as well as interviews with “thought leaders,” working sessions in which researchers and practitioners identify research gaps and prioritize topics for new research, and subsequent roundtable discussions of recommended research agendas that will enhance opportunities for translating knowledge into improved practice. The palliative care consensus workshops were held at Weill Medical College in New York City on January 25, 2013 and at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, NY on February 15, 2013. Follow-up roundtables were held on March 27, 2013 and April 12, 2013.
recruitment and retention strategies, and content areas, at the same time as informing CHE faculty about the resources and capabilities of CCE as a research partner and broker of community collaborations. The participants in the April 2013 advanced workshop were drawn from over eighty CCE educators that had previously completed two-day introductory workshops offered as part of the initiative.
HIV Risk Reduction Research and Education Projects at the BCTR, and co-convened by undergraduate Human Biology, Health and Society major, Lodoe Sangmo (’14) and by Division of Nutritional Sciences research scientist Sera Young, PhD, who facilitated discussions about structural inequalities (Sangmo) and preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (Young).
EVENTS Talks at Twelve
The Talks at Twelve series continues the focus on translational research in its many forms. The talks by faculty, staff, and graduate students in various disciplines engaged a diverse audience that has grown to include students outside Cornell, in addition to the Tompkins County Human Resources Coalition, the Ithaca City School District, and Cooperative Extension staff from several counties. The talks for the 2012-2013 academic year are listed below in chronological order. Unless otherwise noted, speakers are from Cornell. Ann Meier, University of Minnesota
James Anglin, University of Victoria
Significant Others, Sex Norms, and Adolescent WellBeing
Dealing with Pain and Complexity in the Struggle to Serve the Child’s Best Interest
Peter A. Wyman, University of Rochester
Andrew Jefferson, Human Development
Abraham Wandersman, University of South Carolina
Ann Marie White, University of Rochester
Suicide Prevention Delivered by High School Peer Leaders: Phases of Research Evaluating the “Sources of Strength” Intervention
Practical Implementation Science: Translating Implementation Science into Practice
Cornell Cooperative Extension group
The CCE Exploratory Brigade in Nicaragua. Context, Encounters and Reflections
Why Researchers and Educators Who Don’t Play Video Games Should Care About Them
Preparing to Work with Systems and Stakeholders to Prevent Violence and Suicide
Andrew Smiler, Wake-Forest University
Challenging Casanova: Beyond the Stereotype of the Promiscuous Young Male (co-sponsored by Cornell Population Center)
Diane Wach, BCTR; Human Development
Emily Chen, Human Development
Barry Burkhart, Auburn University
Irwin Epstein, Hunter College, CUNY
Carol Devine and Pamela Weisberg-Shapiro, Division of Nutritional Science
William Block and Warren Brown, CISER
Competing Perspectives of Research and Practice: A Case Study in Trauma Debriefing Implementation
An Outline of an Empirically Oriented Assessment and Treatment Program for Adolescent Sex Offenders
Food Choices among Dominican Women in New York City: Interaction of Food Culture and Environment
Measuring the Value of Program Adaptation: A Comparative Effectiveness Study of a Standard vs. Culturally Adapted Arthritis Self-Help Program
Rediscovering Context: Clinical Data-Mining Findings and the Future of Evidence-informed Practice
Using Data to Make Sports Safer: Toward a National Registry of Catastrophic Youth Sports Injuries
Anthony Burrow, Human Development, and Janis Whitlock, BCTR
David Feathers, Design and Environmental Analysis
Intervening on Purpose and Meaning in Adolescence
Physical Access to Healthcare Environments: Ergonomic Analysis for Persons with Physical Disabilities across the Life Span
Cary Reid, Weill Cornell; Kavita Ahluwalia,
Natalie Bazarova, Communications; Dan Cosley,
Columbia University; Rachel Sherrow, City Meals-onWheels Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Address Oral Health in NYC Meals-on-Wheels Recipients
Information Science; Janis Whitlock, BCTR Mental Health Disclosure on Social Networking Sites
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FACULTY ENGAGEMENT A key function of the BCTR is to generate extensive interest and engagement of faculty in the development of translational research (TR) projects. Such activities 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 assistance with proposal preparation as well as training and technical support. The Research Navigator Initiative, the Innovative Pilot Study Program, and other efforts contribute to building collaborative relationships with other more experienced faculty as well as with communities.
Innovative Pilot Study Program
In the second year of BCTR’s pilot study program, the center awarded over $70,000 in grants to Cornell faculty representing 5 departments. The Innovative Pilot Study Program aims to encourage researchers to systematically move social and behavioral research into real-world practice and policy. The center is especially interested in supporting pilot projects that partner with Cornell Cooperative Extension, 4-H, and the Weill Clinical and Translational Science Center (in New York City). The 2013 pilot grant awardees are: MoodRhythm: Supporting Individuals with Bipolar Disorder to Establish Stable and Regular Daily Routines Geri Gay, Communications Mark Matthews, Information Science Stephen Voida, Information Science Ellen Frank, University of Pittsburgh
Matthew Hall, Policy Analysis and Management Jacob Hibel, Purdue University
Teacher’s Education and Student Achievement: Does School Quality Matter?
Expressive Writing and Pubertal Development: Testing a Brief Intervention
Jordan Matsudaira, Policy Analysis and Management
Jane Mendle, Human Development
Translating the Evidence to Build a Community-level Intervention Framework for Catalyzing Positive Change in Rural Food and Physical Activity Environments
A Pilot Study of Parent-child Relationship Dynamics within Blended Families
Rebecca Seguin, Nutritional Science Matthew Buman, Arizona State University
School Gardens and Children’s Health: Making a Difference in Health Behaviors Through Policy & Practice Nancy Wells, Design and Environmental Analysis Jennifer Wilkins, Division of Nutritional Science
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Exploring the Relationship between Latino Growth, Native Out-migration, and School Financing: A Pilot Study of School Districts in New York State, 1980-2010
Laura Tach, Policy Analysis and Management
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT The BCTR Student Engagement Committee (SEC) is devoted to assuring strong student involvement within the BCTR and in areas related to translational research (TR) in general. As a part of the BCTR community, students engage in all aspects of TR 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 Talks at Twelve. BCTR-affiliated students are involved in projects that span the entire life course and focus on topics related to human development, health, and well-being. Students engage in a wide range projects studying issues such as HIV prevention, adolescent and young adult mental health and well-being, palliative and long-term care among the aging population, and caregiving for both the young and old. They have also supported the 4-H program and monitored the implementation of evidence-based programs that promote adolescent sexual health. Collectively, these experiences provide students with opportunities to explore and learn about real-life issues. Project work is designed to help students develop an in-depth understanding of a specific content area, become better acquainted with methods of TR and expand their analytical skills, and take part in external presentations and publications. The BCTR maintains a collaborative atmosphere where students are encouraged to pursue and integrate research skills with on-theground community-based initiatives. Leadership and public service opportunities, such as the Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service, help catalyze student interest and action addressing real-world needs.
Iscol Family Program I feel I have greatly matured as a human-centered designer and as a software developer - because I realize that my place in this world is not only about the technologies I have the capacity to build but the people whose lives I have the capacity to reach. - Valerie Roske (Engineering, ‘13), Iscol Summer Intern In September 2012, The Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service, sponsored by CHE and administered by the BCTR, celebrated its 11th year of providing inspiration and opportunities to Cornell students wishing to engage in public service. It also marked the 7th year of collaboration with the Public Service Center, the 5th year of collaboration with the Cornell Urban Semester Program and Entrepreneurship@Cornell, and the 1st year of collaboration with the CHE’s Global Health Program. The Iscol Summer Internships in Public Service, a vibrant component of the Iscol Program, offers financial and logistical assistance to students who have an interest in gaining experience in public service settings. In 2012, the program supported 18 undergraduate students in summer internships in public service/civic engagement, helping to address the college and university’s goals for more public engagement opportunities for students. Since 2007 nearly 60 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 in 2012, India and Tanzania, through the Global Health Program. The main component of the Iscol program is
Iscol Summer Intern Juhi Purswani helps organize a health fair
to bring individuals committed to social and public service in contact with Cornell students to engage and inspire students to make a significant difference in society as professionals, volunteers or philanthropists. Joshua Nesbit and Nadim Mahmud, co-founders of Medic Mobile, were the 2012 Iscol Fellows. With Jill Iscol as moderator, the two conducted a round table discussion about the challenges, successes, frustrations, pitfalls and joys of bringing medical attention and resources to thousands of people in
rural areas of developing countries by using cell phones to communicate with patients, doctors, and other medical professionals. Josh and Nadim were also guest lecturers in Professor Sheila Danko’s Making a Difference by Design class where they engaged over 100 students in discussion about how combining leadership theory and process innovation across a wide range of disciplines illustrates how design can support and enrich human experience.
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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT Student Showcase
Vicky Atzl
The BCTR offers students across campus the opportunity to learn about and participate in research
techniques and data collection and analysis as research assistants in many of the center’s projects. The
annual student showcase gives some current BCTR students an opportunity to present on their work with the center. The 2013 showcase was held on May 6th. Over 30 people attended, including graduate students, undergraduate students, and BCTR and College of Human Ecology staff. Presentations prompted discussions between center projects about their similar research interests. For example, the issue of parent (or other caregiving adult)-child communication was a recurring subject across presentations and subsequent discussions. Several BCTR projects are concerned with the best ways for caregivers and children to connect. Multiple center projects are also looking at the “secondary suffering” of parents or caregivers, which applies to those caring for older adults or selfinjurious youth.
2013 presenters: • Using Research to Guide the Perinatal Home Visiting System in NY State Victoria Atzl, Human Development, ‘14 Nurse Family Partnership • Secondary Suffering in Caregivers of Youth With Non-Suicidal Self Injury Feven Fisseha , Psychology, ‘14 Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery • The Limitations of Hospice Care in Rural Areas: An Analysis of the Evidence and Implications Meghan McDarby, Human Development, ‘14 Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life • An Exploratory Study of Parent-adolescent Communication, Mindful Parenting, and Non-suicidal Self-injury (NSSI) Rebecca Morgan, Human Development, ‘13 Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery • How Certain Aspects of a Child’s Personality Connect to Resiliency and Healthy Development in Later Life Sierra Shumate, Psychology, ‘14 Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery • Self-Injury: Participant Feedback Report Rachel Siegfried, Human Development, ‘13 Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery
Student Workshops
During the 2012-13 academic year, the BCTR Student Engagement Committee organized and offered free student workshops for the first time. The workshops aimed to teach students professional skills to move their academic careers forward, focusing on training that might not be directly offered in their courses. The student workshops offered this year included: • Creating a Poster Presentation • Conducting a Literature Review • Using Dedoose for Mixed Methods Data Analysis • SPSS: An Overview of the Quantitative Statistical Analysis Program • Developing Posters and PowerPoint Presentations.
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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT Graduate Research Assistantships
Each year the BCTR awards graduate research assistantships (GRAs) to up to 3 College of Human Ecology graduate students. The GRAs are intended to further the work of current BCTR projects and the BCTR as a whole. For fall 2013, the following grad students were awarded GRAs: Andrew Jefferson Department of Human Development: cognitive development Andrew is working on evaluation with the Residential Child Care Project.
Pamela Weisberg-Shapiro Division of Nutritional Sciences: community nutrition Pamela is working with The Role of Grandparents in the Lives of Adolescent Grandchildren and with John Eckenrode and Charles Izzo on proposal development related to New York State’s maternal and child health programs.
Sherry Zhang Department of Policy Analysis and Management: health economics, behaviors and disparities Sherry is working on analysis and proposal preparation with both Complementary Strengths and the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery.
Kendal at Ithaca Scholarship
Emily Futcher (Policy Analysis & Management, ‘13) was awarded the 2012-13 Kendal at Ithaca Scholarship, given yearly to an exceptional undergraduate working towards the gerontology minor. Emily’s ongoing involvement in the Cornell Healthy Aging Laboratory (led by Professor Corinna Loeckenhoff) allowed her to pursue her interests in gerontology and health promotion among older adults. In Summer 2011, Emily collaborated with masters degree student Justine Lewis on a research project examining age differences in regret regulation, which is currently being written up for publication. Emily also volunteered at Bridges,
a local assisted living facility, and serves as the president of Cornell’s chapter of Colleges against Cancer. In combination, Emily’s work in community outreach and research, her commitment to gerontology, and plans for a career in public policy, made her an exemplary candidate for the Kendal Scholarship. The Kendal at Ithaca Scholarship was established by an anonymous Cornell alumnus and Kendal resident to foster a closer tie between Cornell and Kendal at Ithaca, the nearby continuing care retirement facility. Each year, the award goes to an undergraduate or graduate student interested in gerontology.
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/PARTNERSHIPS The BCTR represents a new and unified approach to fulfilling the university’s public engagement mission. The community engagement work of the BCTR concentrates on creating and sustaining partnerships focused on translational research activities. Thus, the BCTR has a more specific scope than the outreach and community engagement work seen in many organizations. The center seeks to
develop the foundations for new translational research partnerships in which research benefits from the insights of community members and practitioners, and communities, programs, and policies benefit from research findings. BCTR 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
Research Navigator Initiative
Human Development assistant professor Anthony Burrow at a Research Navigator workshop
The Research Navigator Initiative (RNI), launched in 2010 as a central component of the College of Human Ecology’s outreach strategy, is now housed in the BCTR and coordinated by Jennifer Tiffany. Through this program CCE educators 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 indepth understanding of evidence-
evaluations of all outreach and extension programs. The BCTR has built collaborative relationships with a number of campus centers, institutes, and programs, with particularly strong emphases on sustaining a close partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) as well as building linkages with the university’s Engaged Cornell initiative.
based programming. During 2010-2012, educators from nearly all CCE associations throughout NYS completed the basic RNI inservice training and subsequently participated in webinars offered through the initiative (e.g., Prof. Elaine Wethington presented on “social isolation among older people” in January 2013). The April 2013 twoday RNI in-service focused on more in-depth discussion with research faculty about the design and structure of potential collaborations. Eighteen educators and Executive Directors of CCE associations who had previously completed the basic RNI in-service participated in the advanced workshop. Discussions with faculty members included specific plans for mobilizing CCE’s capacities for recruiting and retaining research participants as well as engagement of communities in learning about research findings, facilitating the successful completion and local applicability of faculty research projects.
Research Synthesis Program Staffed by extension associate Mary Maley and supported by Smith-Lever funding, the Research Synthesis Program (RSP; John Eckenrode, PI) plays a unique role in the BCTR’s community engagement efforts. With the aim of “synthesizing social and behavioral research to support extension and outreach programming,” the topics addressed and format of syntheses produced rely on practitioner involvement. Work during 2012-13 focused on reviewing and integrating a variety
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of approaches to the development of research briefs and syntheses, and the design of an approach specific to the BCTR’s mission and context. “Systematic Translational Reviews” follow a sequence of carefully designed steps to identify and fine-tune research questions that will inform and improve practice, to engage both expert researchers and expert practitioners in identification of data sources, and to develop and disseminate the syntheses themselves. This
Mary Maley
approach is currently being tested in collaboration with the Cornell Office for Research on Evaluation (CORE)/ CCE Evaluation Partnership.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/PARTNERSHIPS Cornell Cooperative Extension
The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) system provides educational programming that builds on Cornell University research in communities throughout New York State. The BCTR works in close partnership with CCE, as evidenced by the 2011 move of one of CCE’s largest flagship programs, 4-H Youth Development, into the BCTR.
CCE System and Strategic Plan One of the BCTR’s functions as a core element of the College of Human Ecology’s outreach and extension infrastructure is to create stronger connections between CCE and the college’s research mission. There has been significant progress on this during 2012-2013. CCE developed a new and more 4-H girls during a summer course in Fiber Science and Apparel Design focused strategic plan during the past year, one in which translational research activities and provision of evidence-based programming play a central role. As part of the implementation of this plan and its integration into extension and applied research throughout the state, the BCTR in particular, and translational research in general, were highlighted at the CCE/Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station/ New York State Agriculture Experiment Station Stakeholder Consortium and Program Council Meeting in March 2013 through a presentation by BCTR Director, John Eckenrode. CCE Program Work Teams Program Work Teams (PWTs) play a major role in linking programming conducted by CCE educators with campus-based researchers and with community-based stakeholders. Many of the PWTs related to the College of Human Ecology’s content areas are coordinated by BCTR project staff. These include: • Risk and Thriving in Adolescence (Jutta Dotterweich, ACT for Youth Center of Excellence) • Youth Healthy Eating and Active Living (Nigel Gannon, 4-H) • 4-H STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) PWT (Nancy Schaff, 4-H) • Parent Education PWT (Kimberly Kopko, Parenting in Context), among others. PWTs in general, and BCTR-linked PWTs in particular, will serve as key conduits for the integration of translational research and evidence-based programming into the CCE system during the coming years. 4-H Youth Development In 2011 New York State’s 4-H Youth Development Program was moved into the Bronfenbrenner Center. During 20122013, the 4-H program leadership worked actively to build the program’s potential as a context for translational research in youth development. This work included: • development of 4-H-related Program Work Teams as sites for interaction between campus-based researchers, CCE educators, and community-based stakeholders • enhanced efforts to involve faculty in the evaluation of 4-H activities (e.g., Prof. Anthony Burrow’s work with Nigel Gannon on the evaluation of CareerEx 2013) • development of new partnerships (e.g., with Engaged Cornell’s Engaged Learning + Research center) • continued work on Prof. Stephen Hamilton’s “Research for Continuous Improvement of 4-H” involving CCE educators as well as CCE summer interns • obtaining funding for new Smith-Lever projects around STEM, work-force development, and connecting youth with the natural environment • developing new standards for volunteer screening and education • involvement in national efforts to utilize common measures for program evaluation as well as in the CORE/CCE Evaluation Partnership • active engagement in the NYS After School Network; and intensive statewide team development efforts.
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/PARTNERSHIPS Cornell University Cooperative Extension - NYC Programs The senior leadership of CUCE/ NYC, the BCTR, and CHE outreach and extension held a retreat during July 2012 to plan increased communication and coordination, to develop resources in CUCE/ NYC for College of Human Ecology (CHE) faculty, and to enhance collaborative efforts related to translational research. One outcome of this retreat is the engagement of Eduardo Gonzalez, CUCE/NYC, in work with Prof. Karl Pillemer, Jennifer Tiffany and Prof. Rachel Dunifon to facilitate partnership development between CHE faculty and NYC communities, service
Engaged Cornell
Elaine Wethington
The BCTR’s leadership team (particularly Associate Director
providers, and program participants in a wide range of agencies. Longstanding collaborative efforts around research (e.g., the Complementary Strengths Research Partnership) and program delivery (e.g., the ACT for Youth Center of Excellence) have continued, and have been strengthened by new research and program delivery partnerships, such as the evaluation of the delivery of Parenting a Second Time Around (PASTA) workshop series to inner city grandparents (Jacqueline Davis-Manigault, CUCE/NYC, PI; Luis Almeyda, BCTR, lead educator; Parenting in Context, data analysis).
Elaine Wethington and Director of Outreach and Community Engagement Jennifer Tiffany) have been actively involved in a number of activities and initiatives sparked by Engaged Cornell. Both participated in Engaged Cornell’s external review, conducted in December 2012, and in subsequent follow-up efforts. Both took part in the September 2012 Search Conference on sustaining Cornell’s university-wide engaged research and learning practices.
NYS Council on Children and Families Policy makers are a priority community to be engaged in translational research activities. Over the course of 2012-2013, the BCTR leadership has worked with staff of the NYS Council on Children and Families
(CCF) to re-invigorate previously strong connections between CCF, CHE, and CCE. Activities included a January meeting with CHE faculty involved in research on early childhood to discuss potential areas
Cornell Office for Research on Evaluation The partnership with CORE has expanded over the course of 20122013, including several collaborative
research proposals (one of which is currently under review at National Institutes of Health), and involvement
BCTR Project Partnerships A 2012 survey of BCTR project directors identified strong linkages with a wide range of agencies and constituencies. It also documented the reach of BCTR programs to ultimate beneficiaries of all ages. A follow-up survey is underway to gather and synthesize the partnership development practices of BCTR projects. The aims of this work are to create a historical
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record of project partnerships and to identify key practices that will inform the BCTR’s approach to developing and sustaining partnerships with policy makers, service providers, and communities. Through these efforts, the BCTR will continue to build on the strengths it inherited from its predecessors, the Family Life Development Center and the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center.
Luis Almeyda
Eduardo Gonzalez
Jennifer Tiffany is an active member of a working committee formed at the Search Conference and convened by Prof. Rebecca Stoltzfus, aimed at extending the land grant mission throughout the university. The involvement of members of the BCTR’s leadership team in this work will ensure the visibility of the center and the clear integration of translational research into the larger Engaged Cornell effort.
for collaboration and engagement of CHE researchers with CCF activities. During May 2013 CCF hosted a more in-depth meeting regarding the development of collaborative efforts between the BCTR, CCF, and CCE. of CORE in evaluation activities conducted by the BCTR’s Military Projects. The 2012 survey demonstrated that, while BCTR projects address the needs of people across the entire life course, at present the center is particularly strong in addressing issues and developmental opportunities associated with early childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, and aging – periods of particularly intensive developmental transition. The center’s primary
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/PARTNERSHIPS theoretical foundation is Social Ecological Theory, which means that we believe that children benefit most when their caregivers provide high quality, loving interaction and that the quality of the interaction is affected by the context in which caregivers live and work. BCTR projects, therefore, work primarily at the higher systems level, striving to benefit the service providers, programs, and communities that support the caregiving context – rather than providing direct services at the individual level.
2012 survey results:
Thirty-five BCTR projects and programs were asked, “Who are the ultimate beneficiaries of your project’s work? From the list below, mark all the age groups whose health, development or well-being your project is intended to improve.” The number of projects that selected each age group is noted in parenthesis after each group below.
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Birth - 1 year (10) 1 year - 2 years (10)
3-4 years (9)
5-7 years (12) 8-10 years (14) 11-13 years (24)
14-16 years (26) 17-19 years (25)
20-24 years (21) 25-34 years (15) 35-44 years (12) 45-54 years (12)
55-64 years (13) 65-74 years (10) 75-84 years (8)
85 years or older (6)
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STAFF HIGHLIGHTS Jutta Dotterweich
Jutta Dotterweich has devoted her career to furthering adolescent health and well-being in communities in New York State and far beyond. Author of the popular Positive Youth Development Resource Manual and several training curricula for those working in the fields of youth development and mental health, Dotterweich is valued for her expertise in positive youth development, community collaboration, adolescent sexual health, and evidence-based programming. She is a frequent conference presenter and has been tapped to design and deliver professional development programming statewide, nationally, and internationally. Dotterweich has been the training coordinator for the ACT for Youth Center of Excellence since its inception in 2000. Currently, she supports 58 adolescent sexual health projects across New York State in their efforts to provide evidence-based programming, build community support for sex education, and offer youth meaningful opportunities for development. Dotterweich and her team work closely with the ACT for Youth evaluation team to identify and meet the training and technical assistance (TA) needs and build on the strengths of these projects. In addition to providing individualized TA, regional trainings, and tools
Charles Izzo
Charles Izzo holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a specialty in the design and evaluation of communitybased services to improve family functioning. Since coming to Cornell, his work has focused on applying social science research and methods to improve the quality of human service programs, particularly those that target caregiving. His early research examined the long-term impact of perinatal home visiting programs as well as factors that predict the quality implementation of those services. Izzo also developed and delivered training programs to administrators around New York State
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designed for the projects, this year she spearheaded the development of a multi-media, interactive, online training for facilitators of evidence-based programs. Dotterweich directed the state-wide Advancing Youth Development project for several years until its closing in 2011. Recognizing the continuing need for training and support among those new to the field of youth development, Dotterweich and Jane Powers applied for and received Smith-Lever funding to launch the project Building Capacity for Effective Youth Work. This funding will allow her and colleagues to develop a curriculum for new youth workers and Cooperative Extension educators who work directly with youth, pilot and deliver the training, and build a network of support. In 2011 Dotterweich was invited to co-lead the Risk and Thriving in Adolescence Program Work Team, a collaboration of Cornell University, Cornell Cooperative Extension, New York State 4-H Youth Development, and external stakeholders. Most on the design and implementation of community-based evaluations and how to analyze and interpret secondary data for program analysis and planning. Currently, Izzo leads a multisite evaluation of Children And Residential Experiences (CARE), a program
recently the team compiled a comprehensive Adolescent Development Toolkit, made widely available through the ACT for Youth web site (www.actforyouth.net/ toolkit). Resources in this toolkit for youth work professionals include guides, articles, fact sheets, videos, narrated presentations, and web sites that explore the domains of development. Dotterweich earned her MA in Psychology from Westfaelische Wilhelms University in Muenster, Germany. She came to the College of Human Ecology in 1999 following twenty years of professional, community-based experience in the mental health and human services field in New York State and New Jersey.
STAFF HIGHLIGHTS designed by BCTR’s Martha Holden to help residential care agencies improve child care practices and organizational functioning. While CARE aims to improve child outcomes, Izzo’s main focus is on short-term and intermediate outcomes such as youth-adult relationships and caregiving quality. The CARE study was the centerpiece of a symposium at the 2012 European Scientific Association on Residential and Family Care, held in Glasgow, Scotland. Izzo reported results showing improvement in the quality of youth-adult interactions following the introduction of CARE. This was based on data from a youth
Jamila Walida Simon
Jamila Walida Simon serves as the civic engagement coordinator for the New York State 4-H office; she also serves as the program manager for the 4-H Urban Outreach Program at West Village. At the intersection of her work is the best of university research and practice as she demonstrates in her involvement with CITIZEN U. CITIZEN U uses a Cornell Cooperative Extension signature program, Youth Community Action (YCA), as a model for promoting civic engagement, workforce preparation, and asset development among youth (age 14-18) in Broome and Monroe/Wayne counties. As part of the Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) program in New York and Sustainable Community Projects (SCP), CITIZEN U is supported by Smith Lever funds from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). CITIZEN U has been dazzling their home communities in Binghamton and Rochester for months now. Last summer when Rod Howe approached Simon to present at the 2012 Cornell Municipal Clerks
survey that he and his colleagues created with help from agency youth and staff. He backed up those findings with rich interview data from youth and staff, underscoring the value of mixed methods approaches. More recently, Izzo’s work has focused on developing data feedback systems that enable community organizations to use program data for reflection, organizational learning, and program improvement. He presented the data feedback system from the CARE study at the August, 2013 Global Implementation Conference (Washington, DC), demonstrating the use of service quality indicators Institute (CMCI), she accepted and offered to co-present with the CITIZEN U teen leaders. She worked with the teen leaders and provided a synopsis of what research said about youth development and its best practices. The teen leaders then looked to their own experiences and were able to provide examples of how the practices identified in the research mirror or differ from their life experiences. The Youth as Assets workshop helped county clerks to think first about their assumptions and current interactions with youth. Then Simon set forth the best practices and CITIZEN U teen leaders shared their experiences around the research. This presentation created a bridge for clerks between the research about youth development and civic engagement to the lived
and other implementation data for program analysis and planning. Finally, Izzo co-leads the Superstar Practitioner Project, a cross-disciplinary study of exemplary practitioners to identify practices that produce strong engagement and a working alliance with their clients. The project entails extensive literature review and synthesis, focus groups and interviews with experts, and videotaped observation of practitioners who have been nominated as “superstars” in their respective fields.
experience of the CITIZEN U teen leaders. Simon is no stranger to this work. She formerly served as the NYC CYFAR CITY project coordinator, engaging with two communities in New York City under Cornell University Cooperative Extension of New York City, as well as laying the foundation for the College Achievement through Urban Science Exploration (CAUSE) program.
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS The BCTR is home to various research, outreach, and training programs and projects that span the life course, engage multiple audiences and communities, and focus on issues related to health and well-being. Below we briefly list activities of the main projects and encourage readers to visit the BCTR website and 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 the third year to implement the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention model to serve at-risk, high-risk, and under-served youth in Franklin County, Broome County, and the New York City U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Hamilton. New York City and Broome County are implementing the Tech Wizards model. Mentors are recruited and trained to work with youth on STEM projects over the course of the year. Franklin County is implementing the Youth and Families of Promise model, which includes peer-mentoring and family fun activities in program delivery. 4-H received a Wal-Mart grant through the National 4-H Council to support the Healthy Living Programming Initiatives. Wendy Wolfe will work with Nigel Gannon, educators, youth, and volunteers to implement and evaluate the project. 4-H was also awarded a Samsung Summer Science grant to provide
Cornell president David Skorton takes the Otsego County 4-H team’s robot for a spin during the 2013 FIRST Robotics Challenge
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ACT for Youth Center of Excellence ACT (Assets Coming Together) for Youth aims to promote positive youth outcomes and reduce risky sexual behavior among youth. In 2013, ACT for Youth was awarded a five-year, one-million-dollar-per-year contract with the New York State Department of Health, building on the work accomplished since 2000. ACT for Youth supports 58 Comprehensive Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (CAPP) projects across the state with training, technical assistance,
and evaluation. Efforts this year focused largely on implementing evidence-based adolescent sexual health programs with quality and fidelity, as well as building support for sexual health education among schools and communities. Outreach and quality improvement tools were created and disseminated. In addition to in-person trainings offered regionally, an online, multimedia implementation training was developed and piloted, receiving
Building Capacity for Effective Youth Work This project aims to improve the capacity of Cornell Cooperative Extension community educators to apply current research and best practices in youth development (YD). Professional development for youth workers in New York State has become increasingly rare. While the
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New York State Advancing Youth Development (AYD) Partnership provided foundational training that introduced youth workers and extension educators to YD concepts, principles, and practices for 13 years, its closing left New York without state-wide YD training. This
Samsung tablets. A Smith-Lever grant was awarded to support our robotics initiatives throughout the state.
excellent reviews. Detailed data were collected on each program delivery cycle to assess fidelity; these data were reported back to the CAPP projects to aid in continuous quality improvement. Many CAPP facilitators were also observed during program delivery, receiving immediate feedback. Finally, an extensive evaluation of the CAPP initiative was launched and has already begun to yield insights for the future of the initiative. project will develop a YD training for new educators and build upon the AYD network to provide support through a virtual learning community that will offer online coaching and resources. In its first year, work began on developing a 10-hour orientation training on positive
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS youth development for new 4H staff and other extension educators who work directly with youth, including nutrition, family, and community
educators. Project staff reviewed current research and best practices in youth development programming and identified educators’ knowledge
Cornell Early Childhood Program
Lisa McCabe
Under the direction of Dr. Lisa McCabe, the Cornell Early Childhood Program (CECP) continues to engage
in a variety of applied research activities related to the early care and education community. This past year saw the start of a followup to the Rural Early Education Project, conducted in collaboration with Dr. John Sipple (Department of Development Sociology) and Hope Casto (Skidmore College). The study will provide a five-year update on the implementation of New York State’s Universal Pre-kindergarten grant program in five rural school districts, with an emphasis on exploring the implications of schools partnering with community-based organizations on pre-kindergarten programs. The CECP will also participate in the
and needs by mining available extension needs assessments.
Superstar Caregivers project, a joint project of the BCTR, in order to better understand dimensions of practitioners’ interpersonal practices and skills that promote high quality programs and positive outcomes. Finally, the CECP continues to work with early childhood education leaders to build and evaluate new services related to professional development for early childhood professionals through QUALITYstarsNY (NY State’s quality rating and improvement system) and the Early Learning Trainers Academy (a new support program for early childhood trainers).
Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery Under the leadership of Dr. Janis Whitlock, the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery (CRPSIR) has continued to expand and develop new collaborations with individuals and teams from a wide variety of institutions and countries. The CRPSIR is involved in international collaborations related to self-injury and parenting as well as a variety of collaborations within the United States. With the support of several grants, the CRPSIR focused on three primary projects: examination of parent and youth experiences of non-suicidal selfinjury (NSSI) recovery, development
of a web-based parent intervention for supporting NSSI recovery in youth, and development of a web-based training program for youth-serving professionals. These projects are part of a larger effort to both deepen basic understanding of NSSI and translate this knowledge into hands-on tools for parents and those working with parents. In addition the CRPSIR has conducted research and translation related to the role of connectedness in suicide prevention, created a “toolkit” for enhancing mental, emotional, and social well-being, and continued work on the relationship between
Cornell Youth in Society Mentoring is a central focus of the Youth in Society Program. Mary Agnes Hamilton and Stephen Hamilton conducted train-the-trainer sessions on mentoring for staff of summer youth employment programs in 24 Chicago neighborhoods with high crime and poverty rates. In collaboration with BCTR Director of Research and Evaluation Deborah Sellers and David DuBois (University of Illinois at Chicago) they pilot tested a new survey designed to identify young people’s “natural
mentors.” They are members of the Research Board for the new National Mentoring Resource Center. Another program theme is education reform. Working with William Symonds, co-author of the Harvard report, Pathways to Prosperity (2011), the program convened an advisory board of experts from around the country to identify career and technical education examinations that set high standards for both academic and technical competence and convey
Janis Whitlock
technology use and well-being.
to employers and post-secondary education institutions what graduates have learned. A blueribbon commission then affirmed the experts’ recommendations. Stephen Hamilton has been appointed Senior Visiting Scholar at the High Tech High Graduate School of Education in San Diego, CA where he will contribute to translational research to improve and disseminate effective educational practices.
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Children, Youth, and Families at Risk The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) allocates funding to land-grant university extension services for community-based programs for at-risk children and their families through the Children, Youth, and Families At Risk (CYFAR) program. The BCTR supports one of seven national liaisons for the program. The liaison provides technical assistance to six states and eight CYFAR state/community projects linking them to a variety of resources. Liaisons also review
annual reports and applications, conduct on-site visits with followup reports/recommendations, and participate in national training, orientation, and planning events. The past year’s highlights included strategic planning meetings in Washington, DC and Crystal City, VA designed for new state orientation and training, to review current support structures for state grantees and to address the issue of greater integration and communication among CYFAR components
(technology, evaluation, program, liaisons). Two-day on-site visits were conducted to support CYFAR community programs in Connecticut and West Virginia with follow-up reports and recommendations submitted to NIFA. A national liaison meeting was also conducted to review a variety of support documents for state grantees and national leadership.
HIV Risk Reduction Research and Education Projects Complementary Strengths Research Partnership
The Complementary Strengths Research Partnership (CSRP) 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 outof-school time activities (Tiffany, Exner-Cortens, & Eckenrode, 2013). After publication of A new measure for youth program participation (Tiffany, Exner, & Eckenrode, 2012), the CSRP disseminated the Tiffany
Eckenrode Program Participation Scale (TEPPS) by posting the scale and its technical description on-line on the BCTR website, consulted with Vermont 4-H on adapting it for use in evaluating their club programs, and gave permission for PerformWell (a collaborative initiative of the Urban League, Child Trends, and Social Solutions) to use it. Work to utilize CSRP measures for program evaluation in partnership with Project Reach Youth/Lutheran Family Health Centers continues. “Data Dialogues” (workshops in which program staff and participants discuss evaluation findings and use them to learn about and potentially change their program
Jennifer Tiffany
John Eckenrode
activities) are one core method used in this translation process.
Empowering Parents to Promote Adolescent Sexual Health
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, funded by the NYS Department of Health AIDS Institute from 1989 - 2011, the new comprehensive EPPASH parent workshop series is now under development. Curriculum materials are currently being piloted in New York City. Lead facilitator on
The Military Projects
the EPPASH project, BCTR’s Luis Almeyda, is involved in a preliminary study testing the fit and impact of Cornell’s Parenting a Second Time Around (PASTA) curriculum with urban grandparents by contrasting it with a similar nutrition education program. The PASTA project is a partnership involving the BCTR, Cornell University Cooperative Extension - New York City, the New York City Department for the Aging, and the Brooklyn Center for the Independence of the Disabled.
Organizations serving seniors in Brooklyn, Queens, and Harlem host the workshops. At a recent graduation event, a workshop participant spoke about what she learned from the PASTA workshops about communicating with her grandchildren, “One thing Luis said that applied to everyone is; ‘is it kind, is it necessary, and is it true?’”
During the past year, The Military Projects has worked for the Army, Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force, and Army Reserve. The following projects were continuing through or completed this year: • University of Arizona Military Family Support Training System, a two-year award to develop and pilot a curriculum explaining family support programs and services throughout the military
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS • The Army Family Advocacy Program, to assist with Army domestic abuse and child abuse prevention materials and to carry out research on the role of prevention programs in reducing abuse, new parent support-home visiting, and domestic abuse victim advocacy • Needs assessment and program evaluation on Army Community Services Evidence Based Programming • DoD Exceptional Family Member Programs (EFMP) Process and Outcomes Metrics is a partnership with the Cornell Office for Research on Evaluation, assisting DoD to develop a common set of process and outcome metrics; • Kansas State University USAF Violence Campaign Project includes the development of prevention and awareness materials for child abuse, domestic abuse, and dating violence • Army Reserve Headquarters Family Programs, also in partnership with CORE, includes program evaluation and the development of a needs assessment instrument
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) (John Eckenrode, PI) completed its 24th year of funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Children’s Bureau and secured continued funding for the third 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 by archiving and distributing relevant datasets, providing training and technical assistance to data users, and fostering collaboration among members of the child maltreatment research community. The 22nd annual Summer Research Institute was held in June, 2013. The 17 participants included professors, research fellows, and doctoral candidates from an array of disciplines including social work, medicine, health policy, psychology, and sociology. The archive staff also
Parenting in Context
Rachel Dunifon
Kimberly Kopko
Led by Rachel Dunifon and Kimberly Kopko, the Parenting in Context Project moved into the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research during
completed a manuscript, now under
results were presented at the Society
Summer Research Institute attendee Yahayra Michel Smith, University of New Hampshire
review, examining the association between income inequality and child maltreatment in the U.S. Preliminary
for Research in Child Development conference in Seattle in April, 2013.
2011-12 and continues to form closer linkages with other relevant center projects including 4-H Youth Development and ACT for Youth. The newly-redesigned website (www.human.cornell.edu/ pam/outreach/parenting/index. cfm) draws a growing number of statewide, national, and international visitors to the site. The Project continues to provide universitylevel professional development support to Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) parent educators by hosting the Annual January Parent Education In-Service Training and organizing two Parent Education Program Work Team meetings per year. The Project also continues to collect and analyze statewide
evaluation data, and produce county, program, and statewide reports on all CCE parenting programs offered across New York State. The reports are distributed widely and are incorporated by CCE parent educators in their county association materials and in grant proposals. Additionally, the project’s leaders coordinate the Strengthening Families Program in CCE, and produce Research Briefs and Parent Pages as resources for CCE parent educators and the families with whom they work.
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS PROSPER
In February 2011, following a capacitybuilding period, New York was selected for inclusion in the National PROSPER (PROmoting Schoolcommunity-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience) Partnership Network to begin implementing PROSPER in NYS (John Eckenrode, PI; Kimberly Kopko, Co-PI). PROSPER is a scientifically-proven delivery system with a partnership-based approach to delivering evidencebased programs that reduce risky youth behaviors, enhance positive youth development and strengthen families. The focus audience is middle school youth and their parents. Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) parent educators serve as team leaders in two pilot counties (Livingston and Schuyler) and another CCE parent educator serves as a prevention coordinator to liaison between the team leaders in the counties and the state management team at Cornell University (consisting of faculty, staff,
John Eckenrode, Sarah Chilenski, Melissa Tomascik, Eugenia Hamilton, Kim Kopko, Deinera Exner-Cortens, Richard Spoth, and Jennifer Tiffany at a PROSPER training event.
and extension administrators) who in turn communicate with the national PROSPER Network. Community teams have been formed and are fully functional. Teams received training from the national network in
Residential Child Care Project The Residential Child Care Project (RCCP), directed by Martha Holden, offers a wide range of programs to prevent institutional child abuse and improve the quality of residential childcare. In 2012-13 the RCCP’s projects were funded through fees-for-service from national and international organizations, and grants and contracts with The Duke Endowment of North Carolina, New York State Office of Children and Families and other governmental
and non-governmental agencies. RCCP continued its evaluation of the Children and Residential Experiences: Creating Conditions for Change (CARE) program model, a principle-based and researchinformed program to guide practice, policy, and procedures to ensure the congruent organizational and interpersonal interactions in the best interests of children in residential care settings. A collaboration with Auburn University is evaluating
May 2012 and offered an evidencebased family program in March, 2013. An evidence-based school program will follow in the fall of 2014.
the implementation of CARE with a juvenile justice population. The collaboration seeks to use the data generated from this evaluation to shape state policy in the care and treatment of juvenile offenders. In 2012-13 the RCCP developed and tested instruments to monitor implementation fidelity for its Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) prevention and management system and completed a TCI curriculum and implementation system for schools.
The Role of Grandparents in the Lives of Adolescent Grandchildren With Hatch funding, as well as original funding from the William T. Grant Foundation, Rachel Dunifon and Kimberly Kopko continue to collaborate on a project exploring the Role of Grandparents in the Lives of Adolescent Grandchildren, including work with Cornell Cooperative Extension educators in Orange and Dutchess counties. They have interviewed 59 pairs of grandparents raising teenaged grandchildren, collecting multi-method data
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including videotaped observations, surveys of both grandparents and grandchildren, and open-ended interviews. This research has led to the development of a wide range of resources for practitioners working with grandparents raising grandchildren, and for grandparents themselves. These resources focus on issues such as: the role of parents in custodial grandparent families; communication and family narrative; and parenting practices
among custodial grandparents. Dunifon and Kopko have presented information from their research in numerous venues, including a CYFERnet webinar and national conferences, reaching policymakers and practitioners from across the U.S. They have also produced a series of briefs and fact sheets based on their research with this data, available online at: www.human.cornell.edu/ pam/outreach/parenting/research/briefs. cfm#CP_JUMP_79924
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Superstar Program
The Superstar Practitioner Project is a new, multi-disciplinary project that aims to study exceptional human service practitioners to identify the kinds of interpersonal practices that promote strong client engagement and positive client outcomes. Led by a team from the BCTR (Brian Leidy, Charles Izzo, Lisa McCabe, Elliott Smith, and Rachel Dunifon), the project benefits from input from multiple collaborators representing
diverse fields of practice including disability (David Brewer and Dr. Sarah von Schrader from the Employment and Disability Institute, Cornell University), parenting education (Nancy Olsen-Harbich from CCE Suffolk County), and child care (Evelyn Efinger from the New York State Early Care and Learning Council). In the first year of the project, work has focused on conducting an extensive review of literature from
multiple domains to identify key features of practice that promote client engagement. Results from this literature review will inform future work, including video recordings of “Superstar” practitioners, focus groups with direct service providers and supervisors, and ultimately, the development of an observational rating tool to assess key indicators and skills related to exceptional practice.
Translational Research Priorities in Palliative Care Project In April 2012, Karl Pillemer and Cary Reid (Weill-Cornell) received funding from the Lawrence and Rebecca Stern Foundation to link scientific knowledge with practitioner expertise in palliative care, with the goal of creating a template for improving and expanding the field. In the first year of this funding, three closely-linked activities have taken place to create a “roadmap” for palliative care research: a national survey of prominent thought leaders in palliative care; a detailed and systematic review of the scientific literature to uncover major recommendations for improving the knowledge base in the field; and two research-to-practice consensus workshops involving approximately 90 expert practitioners in New York City and Ithaca. The funding also allowed the sponsorship of five pilot projects at Cornell-Ithaca and Weill-Cornell, which were chosen on
Roundtable discussion at the Ithaca consensus conference
the priority-setting activities in this year. These grants will help identify innovative best practices that can be
widely replicated.
Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life Cornell’s Roybal Center (Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life -TRIPLL), directed by Dr. Cary Reid, continues to maintain a robust pilot study program. Pilot projects supported over the past year included a study assessing the effects of persistent pain on expectation fulfillment among older adults undergoing back pain surgery (Carol Mancuso, Hospital for Special Surgery); a qualitative study designed to understand the impact of perimenopausal pain on women (Nancy Reame, Columbia University; Margaret Altemus, Weill Cornell); a pilot intervention study
designed to examine the role of social support delivered via mobile phone to adults with chronic noncancer pain (Jamie Guillory, Cornell Ithaca); and a community-based participatory research project that seeks to implement an oral health improvement intervention via social service agencies providing homedelivered meals (Kavita Ahluwalia, Columbia University). In addition to its pilot study program, Roybal investigators provided mentorship to over 30 trainees in the past year, fostering their careers in translational research on aging.
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COMMUNICATIONS During the center’s second year, the communications committee focused on raising awareness about the center through the introduction of a newsletter, Facebook page, and YouTube channel. Another area of concentration was disseminating research knowledge through the Evidence-Based Living blog and the recordings of the BCTR Talks at Twelve.
Newsletter
In November, 2012, the BCTR sent our first email newsletter. The monthly newsletters include center
Online Presence
In August, 2012, the center launched our Facebook page, connecting us with students, Cooperative Extension groups, and other interested parties. All center events are promoted on the page, along with BCTR faculty and staff in the news, EvidenceBased Living blog posts, and other items of interest. This year the BCTR also created a YouTube channel to feature videos of center talks, including the John Doris, Bronfenbrenner, and Iscol
news and accomplishments and information about upcoming events. The newsletter is integrated closely
with the web site, driving readers to the site to read full articles.
Lectures. We also began to record many of the Talks at Twelve, making them available to those who were unable to attend the talks in person. The BCTR was proud to welcome the Evidence-Based Living (EBL) blog to the center this year. Started by Karl Pillemer and Rhoda Meador (now director of the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute) in 2010, the blog is currently managed by Jane Powers (director, ACT for Youth) in the BCTR and posts are written by
Sheri Hall with input from BCTR staff. The blog is based on one key principle: Now more than ever, people need help separating the good scientific information from the bad. BCTR faculty and staff assess the scientific evidence on human problems and look at how to use that knowledge in everyday life. The blog’s post topics are diverse, including parenting, health, aging, and other issues that directly impact people’s lives.
Communications Assistant Position This year it became apparent that a partially dedicated position was needed in order to serve the center’s communications goals. In the summer of 2013 center administrative assistant Carrie Chalmers transitioned to the newlycreated communications assistant position. Chalmers serves on the
communications committee, acting as liaison between that group and the center director and college and university communications teams. She coordinates the enacting of committee communications plans and maintains the web site and other center social media, among other tasks.
150 Years of Cornell Land Grand Status 2013 marked the 150th year of Cornell’s New York State land grant university status. To commemorate this anniversary, the New York land grant colleges created displays to be showcased in the State Capital and
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New York State Legislative Office Building during sesquicentennial celebrations. The College of Human Ecology chose to highlight Urie Bronfenbrenner’s contribution to the formation of the Head Start
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program as a pinnacle of the college’s accomplishments. Carrie Chalmers, BCTR communications assistant, researched and designed the poster sent for inclusion in the Albany event.
COMMUNICATIONS BCTR in the News (selected) BCTR director John Eckenrode and BCTR director of finance and administration Peter Farley each received 2013 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. Eckenrode was honored for Faculty Service and Farley for Professional Service.
Doctoral student Deinera Exner-Cortens’ research on teen dating violence was covered widely in the U.S. press following the publication of her article, Longitudinal Associations between Teen Dating Violence Victimization and Adverse Health Outcomes in the journal Pediatrics in December, 2012. The findings were referenced in USA Today, MSN Health Day, TIME, and US News & World Report, among others. In April, the Boston Globe ran a featured article on her findings. Her co-authors were BCTR director John Eckenrode and Emily Rothman (Boston University School of Public Health). New York 4-H’s 2012 National Youth Science Day (NYSD) events drew statewide media attention, including television news coverage by New York City’s NY-1 and the Binghamton Fox affiliate. NYSD brought together youth, volunteers, and educators from the nation’s 111 land-grant colleges and universities to simultaneously complete a National Science Experiment. 2012’s experiment was the Eco-Bot Challenge.
The ACT Youth Network, sponsored by the BCTR’s ACT for Youth Center of Excellence, received the New York State Department of Health Commissioner’s Award for their extraordinary efforts in raising HIV/AIDS awareness. The award was bestowed in a ceremony commemorating World AIDS Day 2012 at the Empire State Plaza in Albany on December 5, 2012. The project coordinators were Sara Birnel-Henderson, Michele Luc, and Heather Wynkoop.
Elaine Wethington, BCTR associate director and professor of human development and of sociology, was quoted about social isolation in seniors for a New York Times article about a tight-knit group of seniors living in Washington Heights.
The center and its projects were widely covered in the Cornell press (The Cornell Chronicle and Human Ecology Magazine). This year saw Cornell coverage of 4-H, the Iscol Family Program, BCTR Innovative Pilot Award grantees, The Military Projects, and The Palliative Care Project, among others.
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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Articles & Chapters
Adams-Bass, V.N., Bentley-Edwards, K. L., & Stevenson, H. (in press). That’s not me I see on TV: African American youth interpret images of black females. Women, Gender and Families of Color. Adams, V.N., & Stevenson, H. (2012). Media socialization, black media images and black adolescent identity. In D.T. Slaughter-Defoe (Ed.), Racial stereotyping and child development contributions to human development. Basel, Switzerland: Karger. Bentley-Edwards, K. L., & Adams-Bass, V. N. (2013). The whole picture: Examining black women through the life span. In H. O. Jackson Lowman (Ed.), Psychology of black women. San Diego, CA: Cognella Press/University Readers. Bromer, J., McCabe, L.A., & Porter, T. (Eds.) (2013). Understanding and improving quality in family child care: Introduction and commentary. Special section. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28(4), 875–878. Chen, E.K., Reid, M. C., & Pillemer, K. (2013). Tailoring evidence-based interventions for new populations: A method for program adaptation through community engagement. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 36(1), 73-92. doi: 10.1177/0163278712442536 Devine, C.M., Maley, M., Farrell, T.J., Warren, B., Sadigov, S., & Carroll, J. (2012). Process evaluation of an environmental walking and healthy eating pilot in small rural worksites. Evaluation and Program Planning, 35(1), 88–96. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2011.08.002 Dunifon, R. (2013). The influence of grandparents in the lives of children and adolescents. Child Development Perspectives, 7(1), 55-60. doi: 10.1111/cdep.12016 Dunifon, R. & Bajracharya, A. (2012). The role of grandparents in the lives of youth. Journal of Family Issues, 33(9), 1168-1194. doi: 10.1177/0192513X12444271 Dunifon, R., Kalil, A., Crosby, D., & Su, J.H. (2013). Mothers’ night work and children’s behavior problems. Developmental Psychology, 49(10), 1874-1885. doi: 10.1037/a0031241 Dunifon, R., Kalil, A. Crosby, D., Su, J.H., & DeLeire, T. (2013). Measuring nonstandard work in survey data. Journal of Marriage and Family, 75(3), 523-532. Eisenberg, D., Golberstein, E., Whitlock, J., & Downs, M. (2013). Social contagion of mental health: Evidence from college roommates. Health Economics, 22(8), 965-986. doi: 10.1002/hec.2873 Fingerman, K.L., Pillemer, K., Silverstein, M. & Suitor, J.J. (2012). The baby boomers’ intergenerational ties. The Gerontologist, 0(0), 199-209. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnr139 Finkelstein, E.S., Reid, M.C., Kleppinger, A., Pillemer, K., & Robison, J. (2012). Are baby boomers who care for their older parents planning for their own future long-term care needs? Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 24(1), 2945. Gilligan, M., Suitor, J.J., Kim, S., & Pillemer, K. (2013). Differential effects of perceptions of mothers’ and fathers’ favoritism on sibling tension in adulthood. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 68(4), 593-598. Goto, K., Tiffany, J., Pelto, G., & Pelletier, D. (2012). Young people’s experiences in youth-led participatory action research for HIV/AIDS prevention. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 3(4), 396-408. Hamilton, M. A., Hamilton, S. F., Bianchi, L., & Bran, J. (2013). Opening pathways for vulnerable young people in Patagonia. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 23(1), 162-170. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00804.x Hamilton, S. F. (2013). Decisions and directions: Making a path through life. In J. Brooks-Gunn, R. M. Lerner, A. C. Petersen, & R. K. Silbereisen (Eds.), The developmental science of adolescence: History through autobiography. New York: Psychology Press.
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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Hamilton, S. F., Chen, E. K., Pillemer, K., & Meador, R. H. (2013). Research use by Cooperative Extension educators in New York State. Journal of Extension, 51(3), 1-13. Hamilton, S. F. & Hamilton, M. A. (in press). Natural mentoring: Social capital to build human capital. Unterrichtswissenschaft. Hamilton, S. F. & Hamilton, M. A. (2013). Work and service-learning. In D. L. DuBois & M. J. Karcher (Eds.), Handbook of youth mentoring, second edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Hamilton, S. F., & Hamilton, M. A. (2012). Development in youth enterprises. New Directions for Youth Development. Special Issue: Career programming: Linking youth to the world of work, 134, 65-75. doi: 10.1002/ yd.20016 Holden, M.J., Holden, J.C., & Paterson, S. (2012). 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. Johnson, R., Kalil A., & Dunifon, R. (2012). Employment patterns of less-skilled workers: Links to children’s behavior and academic progress. Demography, 49(2), 747-772. doi: 10.1007/s13524-011-0086-4 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. Kress, V., Newgent, R., Whitlock, J., Mease, L. (in press). Spirituality, life satisfaction, and life meaning: Protective factors for non-suicidal self-injury. Journal of College Counselling. Lachs, M.S., Rosen, T., Teresi, J.A., Eimicke, J.P., Ramirez, M., Silver, S., & Pillemer, K. (2013). Verbal and physical aggression directed at nursing home staff by residents. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 28(5), 660-667. doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2284-1 Loeckenhoff, C. E., Laucks, S.S., Port, A.D., Tung, J., Wethington, E. & Reid, M.C. (2013). Temporal horizons in pain management: Understanding the perspectives of physicians, physical therapists, and their middle-aged and older adult patients. The Gerontologist, 53(5), 850-860. doi: 10.1093/geront/gns136 Maley, M., Warren, B. S., & Devine, C. M. (2013). A second chance: Meanings of body weight, diet, and physical activity to women who have experienced cancer. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 45(3), 232-239. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2012.10.009 Muehlenkamp, J., Brausch, A., Quigley, B., & Whitlock, J. (in press). NSSI and social support. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior. Parker, S.J., Chen, E.K., Pillemer, K., Filiberto, D., Laureano, E., Piper, J., Schwartz-Leeper, J., Robbins, L., & Reid, M.C. (2012). Participatory adaptation of an evidence-based arthritis self-management program: Making changes to improve program fit. Journal of Community and Family Health, 35(3), 236–245. Pillemer, K., Chen, E.K., Van Haitsma, K.S., Teresi, J., Ramirez, M., Silver, S., Sukha, G., & Lachs, M.S. (2012). Resident-to-resident aggression in nursing homes: Results from a qualitative event reconstruction study. The Gerontologist, 52(1), 24-33. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnr107 Pillemer, K., Meador, R.H., Teresi, J.A., Henderson Jr., C.R., Chen, E.K., Lachs, M.S., Boratgis, G., Silver, S., & Eimicke, J.P. (2012). Effects of electronic health information technology implementation on nursing home resident outcomes. Journal of Aging and Health, 24, 92-112. Doi: 10.1177/0898264311408899 Pillemer, K., Munsch, C.L., Fuller-Rowell, T., Riffin, C., & Suitor, J.J. (2012). Ambivalence toward adult children: Differences between mothers and fathers. Journal of Marriage and Family, 74(5), 1101-1113. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.01004.x Riffin, C., Suitor, J.J., Reid, M.C., & Pillemer, K. (2012). Chronic pain and parent–child relations in later life: An important, but understudied issue. Family Science, 3(2), 75-85.
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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Sechrist, J., Suitor, J.J., Riffin, C., Taylor-Watson, K., & Pillemer, K. (2012). Race and mothers’ differentiation among their adult children: Combining quantitative and qualitative data. Journal of Family Psychology, 25(6), 837-846. Stark C., Adams, V.N., Devine, C., & Dollahite, J. (2012). Building the capability of extension professionals to apply an ecological approach to preventing childhood obesity in their communities. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 45(4), S89. (abstract). Tiffany, J., Exner, D., and Eckenrode, J. (2012). A new measure for youth program participation. Journal of Community Psychology. 40(3), 277-291. doi: 10.1002/jcop.20508 Tiffany, J. S., Exner-Cortens, D., & Eckenrode, J. (2013). Longitudinal associations between HIV risk reduction and out-of-school time program participation. Journal of Adolescent Health, 52(6), 795-797. doi: 10.1016/j. jadohealth.2013.01.011 Wethington, E., Hachey, S.M., & Rosenblum, S.F. (forthcoming). Stress: Conceptualization in medicine and the social sciences. In W. Cockerham et al. (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell encyclopedia of health, illness, and society. New York: Wiley-Blackwell. Wethington, E. & Pillemer, K. (in press). Social isolation among older adults. In R. J. Coplan & J. Bowker (Eds.), Handbook of solitude: Psychological perspectives on social isolation, social withdrawal, and being alone. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. Whitlock, J., Muehlenkamp, J., Eckenrode, J., Purington, A., Barrera, P., Baral-Abrams, G., Kress, V., Grace Martin, K., & Smith, E. (2013). Non-suicidal self-injury as a gateway to suicide in adolescents and young adults. Journal of Adolescent Health, 52(4), 486-492. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.09.010 Whitlock, J., Pietrusza, C., & Purington, A. (2013). Young adult respondent experiences of disclosing self-injury, suicide-related behavior, and psychological distress in a web-based survey. Archives of Suicide Research, 17(1), 20-32. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2013.748405 Whitlock, J. & Rodham, K. (in press). Understanding NSSI (non-suicidal self-injury) in youth. School Psychology Forum. Whitlock, J.L. & Selekman, M. (in press). Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) across the lifespan. In M. Nock (Ed.), Oxford handbook of suicide and self-injury. Oxford Library of Psychology, Oxford University Press. Zeldin, S., Christens, B., & Powers, J. (2013). The psychology and practice of youth-adult partnership. American Journal of Community Psychology, 51(3-4), 385-397. doi: 10.10007/s10464-012-9558-y Ziol-Guest, K., Dunifon, R., & Kalil, A. (2013). Parental employment and children’s body weight: Mothers, others, and mechanisms. Social Science and Medicine, 95, 52-59. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.09.004. 2012.
Presentations Adams-Bass, V.N. (2012, November). Expanding your reach; Stepping out of our comfort zone. Presented at the University of Wisconsin-Extension 4-H Youth Development Statewide Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Adams-Bass, V.N. (2012, November). You probably know more than you think you know; Serving culturally and ethnically diverse audiences. Presented at the University of Wisconsin-Extension 4-H Youth Development Statewide Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Adams-Bass. V.N. (2013, March). Measuring the meaning of black media stereotypes. Presented at the National Council of Black Studies Annual Conference State of the Art in Africana Studies: “Re-examining the Meanings of Freedom,” Indianapolis, IN. Adams-Bass. V.N. (2013, June). That’s not me I see on TV: African American youth interpret media images of black women. Presented at the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research 3rd Annual Youth Development Update, Ithaca, NY.
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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Casto, H., Sipple, J., & McCabe, L.A. (2013, April). Partnering to provide universal pre-kindergarten: A typology of school-community relationships. A Roundtable session, Sustainability, Student Retention, and Universal Pre-K in Rural Schools, presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA. Crosby, D., Kalil, A., & Dunifon, R. (2012, May). Mothers’ nonstandard work schedules and the care arrangements of young children. Presented at the Population Association of America annual meeting, San Francisco, CA. Dunifon, R., Ziol-Guest, K., & Kopko, K. (2013, June). Grandparental co-residence and family well being: Implications for research and policy. Paper presented at the Institute for Research on Poverty Conference, “Family Complexity, Poverty and Public Policy,” Madison, WI. Eldridge, J., Devine, C. M., Aceves, L., Wethington, E., Phillips-Caesar, E. & Charlson, M.E. (2013, April). How social relationships influence even ‘small’ eating behavior changes: Low income urban adults’ experiences in a pilot weight loss intervention. Presented at the Experimental Biology Society annual meeting, Boston, MA. Exner-Cortens, D., Tiffany, J.S., & Eckenrode, J. (2012, March). Longitudinal associations between sexual risk reduction and program participation in a sample of urban adolescents. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, BC. Hamilton, M. A., & Hamilton, S. F. (2012, October). Natural mentoring in retrospect. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development themed conference on the Transition to Adulthood, Tampa, FL. Hamilton, M.A., Larson, R., DuBois, D., & Yohalem, N. (2012, March). Abriendo caminos: Action research to strengthen supports to vulnerable youth in Latin America. Presented as part of the symposium: Social Inventions in Different Countries to Improve the Transition to Adulthood. At the biennial meeting of The Society for Research on Adolescence. Vancouver, BC. Hamilton, S. F. (2012, October). Identifying the fundamental PYD processes affecting development: Optimal targets. Richard Lerner, Anne Petersen, Margaret Spencer, Richard Catalano (poster). Chair of opening panel at the Society for Research in Child Development themed conference on the Transition to Adulthood, Tampa, FL. Hamilton, S. F., (2012, March). Linking research with the practice of youth development. Roundtable chair and discussant at the biennial meeting of The Society for Research on Adolescence. Vancouver, BC. Hamilton, S. F. (2012, July). Are school-related jobs better? Presented at the High Schools That Work Conference, New Orleans, LA. Hamilton, S.F., & Sumner, R. (2012, October). Are school-related jobs better? Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development themed conference on the Transition to Adulthood, Tampa, FL. Hamilton, S. F., & Hamilton, M. A. (2012, October). Translational research on the transition to adulthood. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development themed conference on the Transition to Adulthood, Tampa, FL. Holden, M.J. (2013, March). Children and residential experiences: Creating conditions for change. A series of seminars presented in Northern Territory Government, Australia. Holden, M.J. (2012, September). Integrating a new theoretical approach into a child welfare agency: Learning from the Cornell CARE program model experience. Presented to the European Scientific Association on Residential and Foster Care for Children and Adolescents, Glasgow, Scotland. Holden, M.J. (2012, August). CARE: A comprehensive model for implementing and evaluating a research-based program model in residential care. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Child Welfare Agencies, Sydney, Australia. Holden, M.J. (2012, August). CARE: The process of organizational transformation: Seminar for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. Presented at the University of Southern Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Ja, N. M., & Tiffany, J. S. (2012, March). Access and barriers to resources that support parents as sex educators: Parent focus group data on family, race/ethnicity, and the community. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence. Vancouver, BC. Kopko, K. (2012, December). A system that works: The PROSPER delivery system for evidence-based programs. Presented at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Schuyler County Annual Meeting, Watkins Glen, NY. Kopko, K. (2012, October). Adolescent development and teens being raised by grandparents. Grandparents raising grandchildren: The role of grandparents in the lives of youth. CYFERnet Webinar. Kuhn, F. & Burkhart, B. (2012, September). Measuring effectiveness of children and residential experiences (CARE) implementation at a juvenile justice organization using youth perceptions. Presentation at the 12th European Scientific Association on Residential and Foster Care for Children and Adolescents, Glasgow, Scotland. Kuhn, I.F. (2013, January). Creating and sustaining improved conditions for youth in custody. Presented at the American Correctional Association National Conference, Houston, TX. Leidy, B. (2013, June). Parenting and child outcomes. Discussant at the Purdue University Military Family Research Institute International Research Symposium on Military and Veteran Families, Indianapolis, IN. Leidy, B. (2013, April). Program evaluation strategy. Presented to the leadership of the Army Reserve Family Programs, Ithaca, NY. Leidy, B. (2013, January). Program evaluation strategy. Presented to the leadership of Army Reserve Family Programs quarterly meeting, Raleigh, NC. McCabe, L.A. & Stephens, S. (2012, October). Family, friend, and neighbor child care: New directions for research and policy. Workshop presented at the Child Care Policy Research Consortium annual meeting, Bethesda, MD. Morrissey, T., Kalil, A., & Dunifon, R. (2012, May). Maternal employment and children’s body mass index: A developmental perspective. Paper presented at the Population Association of America annual meeting, San Francisco, CA. Powers, J.L. & the Homeless Youth Research Team. (2012, October). Partnering with homeless youth to conduct a needs assessment. Presented to the Youth Development Team, Albany, NY. Powers, J.L., Kornbluh, M., & Zeldin, S. (2013, June) Employing innovative methods to engage youth in participatory action research. Roundtable at the Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, Miami, FL. Powers, J.L. & Maley, M. (2013, April). Adolescent views of family planning services in New York State: Findings from a focus group study. Presented to the New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY. Powers, J.L., Maley, M., Exner-Cortens, D., Birnel Henderson, S., & Tiffany, J.S. (2012, September). Perspectives on the use of orders of protection: Focus group findings from a statewide sample of adolescents. Presented to the National Institute of Justice Juvenile Order of Protection Advisory Board, Albany NY. Powers, J.L., Mesler, K., Leo, B., & Purington, A. (2013, March). Evaluating the implementation of evidence-based programs that promote adolescent sexual health: Lessons learned from the CAPP initiative. Poster presented at the New York State Department of Health Poster Day, Albany, NY. Powers, J.L. & Purington, A. (2013, May) Evaluating the implementation of evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs: Lessons learned from New York State. Presented at the Family and Youth Services Bureau Annual Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Conference, Baltimore, MD. Powers, J.L., Ray, M., & Purington, A. (2012, October). Beyond fidelity: Taking evidence-based programs to scale with quality. Presented at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Powers, J.L., Zeldin, S., & Collura, J. (2012, October). Engaging youth as partners in organizational change: Resources for planning and evaluation. Presented at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Purington, A., & Powers, J.L. (2012, October). Using a mixed methods approach to evaluate fidelity in a large-scale implementation of adolescent sexual health evidence-based programs. Presented at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Sipple, J.W., McCabe, L.A., Casto, H.G. (2012, July). State pre-kindergarten policy: Enrichment or extraction of rural communities? Paper symposium presented at the 75th Rural Sociological Society annual meeting, Chicago, IL. Smith, E.G. (2012, October). The second national survey of child and adolescent well-being (NSCAW II): A look at key features and opportunities for secondary analysis. Invited workshop presented at the Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, NY. Tiffany, J.S., Eckenrode, J., Exner-Cortens, D., & Birnel-Henderson, S. (2012, July). Active program participation and HIV risk reduction among urban youth: Findings from the Complementary Strengths Research Partnership. Presented at the 19th International AIDS Conference, Washington, DC. Wethington, E. (2012, August). Stress buffering processes. Invited discussant for panel at the American Sociological Association annual meeting, Denver, CO. Wethington, E. (2012, November). Life turning points, stressful life events and psychological health among older U.S. adults. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America annual meeting, San Diego, CA. Wethington, E. (2012, November). Translational science: Implementing social- behavioral interventions for elders and their caregivers in the “real world.” Invited discussant at the Gerontological Society of America annual meeting, San Diego, CA. Wethington, E. (2013, January). Social isolation among older adults. Presented in the Cornell Cooperative Extension Webinar Series, Ithaca, NY. Wethington, E. (2013, March). Incorporating anti-plagiarism software into teaching large courses. Presented at the Center for Teaching Excellence, Ithaca, NY. Wethington, E. (2013, April). Climate change and the elderly. Presented at Sustainable Tompkins’ Conference, Climate Smart & Climate Ready: Protecting and Preparing our Communities, Ithaca, NY. Wethington, E. (2013, April). Managing the retirement role transition. Presented at the Cornell Provost’s Faculty Development and Diversity and CU-Advance Lunch Series, Ithaca, NY. Wethington, E. & Dunifon, R. (2012, September). Research for the public good: Applying the methods of translational research to improve human health and well-being. Talk in the Chat in the Stacks series, Mann Library, Ithaca, NY. Wethington, E. & Reid, M.C. (2012, October). Taking community action against pain disparities: Setting a community-informed research agenda. Presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA. Whitlock, J. (2013, March). Non-suicidal self-injury as a gateway to suicide in young adults. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting, Seattle, WA. Ziol-Guest, K. & Dunifon, R. (2013, April). Living arrangements and child health: Examining family structure linkages with children’s health insurance and health status. Paper presented at the Population Association of America annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. BCTR staff names are bolded.
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GRANTS & CONTRACTS
44+34+9832s Hatch 2%
Smith Lever
Sponsored Gifts
3%
Non-Governmental
8%
9%
Federal 44%
NY State 34%
In the 2012-2013 fiscal year the center received $6,215,680 in grants and contracts, including indirect costs.
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