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The link between depression and dementia

chalmers — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:16:32 +0000

"A disproportionate number of older adults suffer from depression, according to data collected by the National Institute of Mental Health. It is estimated that millions of senior citizens suffer from dementia. And older adults commit suicide at higher rates compared to other age groups.

Now a new systematic review investigates whether depression among older adults leads ...

Eckenrode and Farley receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

chalmers — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:49:23 +0000

Eckenrode and Farley with award letters/certificates

Congratulations to BCTR director John Eckenrode and BCTR director of finance and administration Peter Farley, who each received 2013 SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence. Eckenrode is honored for Faculty Service and Farley for Professional Service.

The SUNY website description of the awards:

The Chancellor's Awards for Excellence are system-level honors conferred ...

2013 student showcase sparks cross-project discussions

chalmers — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:31:26 +0000

Vicky Atzl presenting

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 ...

New evidence about medical malpractice

chalmers — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:37:01 +0000

"More than 15,000 lawsuits are filed against doctors in the United States each year for medical malpractice, a claim that medical treatment caused injury or death to the patient, typically involving a medical error."

Read the rest of this post on the Evidence-Based Living blog:

New evidence about medical malpractice

Youth smoking prevention works

chalmers — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:40:54 +0000

"Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, causing about 500,000 deaths per year and driving up costs in the U.S. health care system."

Read the rest of this post on the Evidence-Based Living blog:

Youth smoking prevention works

Treating breast cancer before you get it?

chalmers — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:38:13 +0000

"Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the U.S. In any given year, more than 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and more than 40,000 die from it."

Read the rest of this post on the Evidence-Based Living blog:

Treating breast cancer before you get it?

Pregnancy and alcohol consumption: What we know

chalmers — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:18:52 +0000

"We have some exciting news in my family: We are expecting our third child in mid-October. The upcoming addition to our family has me reviewing the evidence on how to have a healthy pregnancy. So I was intrigued when I saw an article in the New York Times this week about alcohol consumption during pregnancy."

Read ...

Reduce your salt intake, help your heart

chalmers — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:03:27 +0000

"Salt makes our food taste, well, delicious. It’s found in nearly everything we eat – from soups, to baked goods to meats and cheeses. Most adults consume between 6 and 12 grams of salt per day, even though health organizations recommend intake less than 5 grams per day."

Read the rest of this post on the ...

Advanced Research Navigator Workshop held for CCE Educators

chalmers — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:08:15 +0000

On April 25-26, eighteen Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educators and executive directors attended an advanced Research Navigator Workshop at Cornell. The workshop was planned and facilitated by Karl Pillemer and Jennifer Tiffany.

Karl Pillemer and Anthony Burrow

College of Human Ecology faculty – Jane Mendle, Valerie Reyna, Nancy Wells, Tony Burrow, Gary Evans, and Rebecca Seguin ...

Life and the Adolescent Brain

chalmers — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:32:21 +0000

Reflection on our own adolescent years may include memories of excitingly risky activities or profound emotional vulnerability, or both. Risk and vulnerability are at the heart of two critical themes in research on adolescence. Adolescence is a period of heightened risk-taking behavior (Steinberg, 2008) and it is also the peak developmental period for the onset ...

Dementia and antipsychotic medicine: A new review

chalmers — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:07:53 +0000

"One in three senior citizens suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia when they die, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Often patients with dementia have behavioral problems such as agitation, aggression, anxiety and depression. Many times, doctors prescribe antipsychotic medications to control these problems. But their effectiveness is limited and there is concern about side effects, ...

What we know about custodial grandparents

chalmers — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:03:00 +0000

"About 2 percent of children in the U.S. are being raised by their grandparents with no parent living in the home, according to the U.S. Census bureau. But what do we know about these families? And do grandparents face any particular parenting challenges that differ from more traditional households?

"Researchers at the College of Human Ecology ...

Video of Lawrence Aber’s 2013 Doris Lecture is now online

chalmers — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:51:29 +0000

Video of the 2013 John Doris Memorial Lecture, School-Randomized Experiments to Improve Children’s Academic and Social-Emotional Outcomes: Lessons from U.S. and Congo, delivered by Lawrence Aber is now available. The lecture was held on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in 102 Mann Library, Cornell University campus.

Lawrence Aber and BCTR director John Eckenrode

Lawrence Aber

The video is ...

NY 4-H shows off robotics in Albany and Binghamton

chalmers — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:09:51 +0000

President Skorton taking the Otsego County team's robot for a spin

National 4-H has developed a comprehensive robotics program to inspire young people and develop an early interest in robotics engineering and technology. 4-H Robotics is delivered through 4-H clubs, camps, school enrichment, and after-school programs nationwide.

New York 4-H has received a three-year grant enabling ...

Rising food star credits 4-H with sparking his interest in nutrition

chalmers — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:27:16 +0000

Rising food star, world traveler, and humanitarian Lazarus Lynch is a graduate of the Food and Finance High School (FFHS) in New York City where he studied culinary arts, financial management, and nutrition. In the summer of his freshman year of high school, Lazarus worked as an intern for Cornell University Cooperative Extension as an ...

In the media: Evidence-based mental health therapy?

chalmers — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:26:29 +0000

"The New York Times’ Well Blog has a fascinating post this week on why mental health therapists do not consistently use evidence-based techniques in treating their patients.

"The post cites a meta-analysis conducted in 2009 that found patients rarely received evidence-based psychological treatments. And when patients do receive them, they are often not implemented as well ...

How gay marriage impacts the well-being of children

chalmers — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:01:19 +0000

"As the U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider a historic case on gay marriage, new evidence is available on how same-sex unions impact children.

"For the past four years, researchers working for the American Academy of Pediatrics have conducted an extensive review of the evidence on gay marriage, specifically examining how it impacts the health ...

New evidence about the federal food stamps program

chalmers — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:58:20 +0000

"Nearly 45 million American receive help purchasing food each year through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly called food stamps. Here on EBL, we’ve written about the federal program in the past, specifically how it helps keep families out of poverty.

"Now a new report from the National Academies of Sciences Institute of Medicine examines ...

Evaluating programs to promote teen sexual health

chalmers — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:23:54 +0000

"Teenagers and young adults represent only 25 percent of the sexually active population in the U.S., but they acquire nearly half of all new sexually transmitted infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. In addition, about 3 in 10 girls in the U.S. become pregnant before age 20. Clearly, encouraging the sexual health ...

The murky evidence on saturated fat

chalmers — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:17:11 +0000

"For decades, it has been accepted as truth that eating foods high in saturated fats such as full-fat milk products and fatty cuts of meat — lead to an increased risk of heart disease. Yet a small but growing body of evidence is raising questions about whether reducing saturated fat intake impacts health outcomes."

The latest evidence on Vitamin D

chalmers — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:12:45 +0000

The latest post from the Evidence-Based Living blog updates the knowledge on vitamin D supplements for post-menopausal women.

The latest evidence on Vitamin D

Debunking weight-loss myths

chalmers — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:02:55 +0000

"As our nation continues to struggle with an obesity epidemic and individuals work to lose weight with diet and exercises programs, a group of researchers from University of Alabama at Birmingham want to make sure we know what not to do."

Read the rest over on the BCTR's Evidence-Based Living blog:

Debunking weight-loss myths

The serious effects of physical discipline

chalmers — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:53:48 +0000

The BCTR's Evidence-Based Living blog reports on a new systematic review showing the wide-reaching, negative effects of physical discipline on children. BCTR director John Eckenrode is quoted in the post, saying, in part:

We know that there are tested and effective ways to support parents so that they can better provide a safe and supportive environment ...

Palliative Care Project consensus conference addresses research gaps

chalmers — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:35:54 +0000

Karl Pillemer

The BCTR's Translational Research Priorities in Palliative Care Project, led by Karl Pillemer, held a consensus conference on February 15th that brought together researchers from the College of Human Ecology, the BCTR, and Weill Cornell Medical College with local palliative and hospice care professionals. The event, held at Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) in ...

Exercise: One of the best medicines for your heart

chalmers — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:06:14 +0000

On the BCTR's Evidence-Based Living blog, information on a systematic review on exercise and cardiovascular health:

Exercise: One of the best medicines for your heart

The evidence on yoga and the mind

chalmers — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:41:53 +0000

A new systematic review discussed in an Evidenced-Based Living blog post examines yoga's effect on the mind and on certain mental illnesses.

The evidence on yoga and the mind

What we know about obesity and traffic accidents

chalmers — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:46:13 +0000

A new post on the BCTR's Evidence-Based Living blog reports on findings from a recent review in the Emergency Medicine Journal.

What we know about obesity and traffic accidents

First BCTR student mixer held on Feb. 5th

chalmers — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:42:09 +0000

Grad student Emily Chen speaking with undergrads Kristin Hildebrandt (HBHS) and Vicki Atzl (HD)

The first BCTR Student Mixer, held on Tuesday, February 5th, drew together graduate and undergraduate students from a diverse spectrum of backgrounds and disciplines who work for BCTR research projects or are interested in doing so. The Mixer was originally proposed ...

The long-term effects of alcohol abuse

chalmers — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:24:29 +0000

A new post on the Evidence-Based Living blog explains the results of a new systematic review that looked at the effects of alcohol abuse and binge drinking on 13- to 24-year-olds.

The long-term effects of alcohol abuse

The Evidence-Based Living blog assesses the scientific evidence on human problems and looks at how to use it every day. Post ...

New evidence on fluoride

chalmers — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:14:57 +0000

The latest post from the BCTR's Evidence-Based Living blog examines the safety of fluoride for young children.

New evidence on fluoride

The Evidence-Based Living blog assesses the scientific evidence on human problems and looks at how to use it every day. Post topics are diverse, including parenting, health, aging, and other issues that directly impact people's daily ...

Fifty parent educators attend the 2013 Parenting in Context In-Service event

chalmers — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:07:09 +0000

CCE parent educator Denyse Variano of Orange County

Approximately 50 Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) parent educators from across New York State gathered in Ithaca for the 2013 Parent Education In-Service. The annual event is sponsored by the Parenting in Context Initiative in the College of Human Ecology and was held on the Cornell University campus ...

Student Profile: Catherine Riffin

chalmers — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:41:38 +0000

Catherine’s primary line of research at the BCTR concerns the impact of chronic pain on family relationships. As a member of Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life (TRIPLL), she works under the direction of Drs. Karl Pillemer and Cary Reid in examining how older parents’ chronic pain has implications for their adult children’s ...

New expanded edition of Jill Iscol’s “Hearts on Fire” out now

chalmers — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:24:41 +0000

New updated and expanded trade paperback and enriched e-book editions of Hearts on Fire: Stories of Today's Visionaries Igniting Idealism into Action by Jill Iscol with Peter W. Cookson were released on January 15th by Random House. Jill Iscol is the president of the Iscol Family Foundation, supporter of the BCTR's Iscol Family Program for ...

Video of Wethington and Dunifon”Chats in the Stacks” now online

chalmers — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:02:56 +0000

On September 27, 2012, Elaine Wethington and Rachel Dunifon delivered a "Chats in the Stacks" talk at Mann Library about their book, Research for the Public Good: Applying Methods of Translational Research to Improve Human Health and Well-being. The video from the talk is now online and is being featured by Cornell Cast this week.

The ...

ACT Youth Network Honored by NYS Health Commissioner

chalmers — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:12:23 +0000

Sara Birnel-Henderson, Akeema Duff, Shaquiella Duff, Dymond Cathcart, Humberto Cruz (Director, NYSDOH AIDS Institute), Sue E. Kelly (Executive Deputy Commissioner, NYS DOH), Michele Luc, Shalonte Page Anderson, Tymell Parrish

The ACT Youth Network, sponsored by the ACT for Youth Center of Excellence, has received the New York State Department of Health Commissioner’s Award for their ...

BCTR in the Fall ’12 issue of HE magazine

chalmers — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:37:14 +0000

The newly-published issue of Human Ecology Magazine focuses on the ways the college supports diverse populations in communities. The work of the BCTR and BCTR projects is featured throughout the issue:

p. 2: New York State 4-H's Eat4-Health Program

p. 3: Iscol Family Program students hold health fair in Brooklyn

p. 10: BCTR Innovative Pilot Grant recipients Anthony ...

What’s the brain got to do with it?

chalmers — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:32:16 +0000

What is translational neuroscience? The new field of translational neuroscience uses brain science to inform applications that improve health and well-being. This means using (or improving) our understanding of the brain in order to develop new strategies for intervention. Until recently, translational neuroscience has supported medical interventions that are clinic-based, as in pharmacological, surgical, or ...

Video from the 2012 Iscol Lecture now online

chalmers — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:28:23 +0000

Nadim Mahmud, Josh Nesbit, Jill Iscol, and Ken Iscol

On October 1, Nadim Mahmud & Josh Nesbit of Medic Mobile delivered the 2012 The Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service Lecture, From Ideas to Action: Technology and Global Health. Medic Mobile uses cell phones to disseminate medical information to remote populations without ...

NY events for 4-H National Youth Science Day draw students and media attention

chalmers — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:01:09 +0000

Eco-Bot Challenge in Johnson City

October 10, 2012, millions of young people across the nation became scientists for the day during the fifth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day (NYSD). NYSD brought together youth, volunteers, and educators from the nation's 111 land-grant colleges and universities to simultaneously complete the National Science Experiment.

This year's experiment, the ...

2012 CCE Student Poster Event showcases summer research projects

chalmers — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:25:21 +0000

Helene Dillard making remarks at the poster event

September 24, 2012, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) hosted their annual student poster event. The fourth annual gathering showcased the work of the CCE Summer Interns. Attendees included Deans Alan Mathios of the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and Kathryn Boor of the College of Agriculture & Life ...

Chats in the Stacks with TR book co-editors Wethington & Dunifon

chalmers — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:55:35 +0000

Wethington and Dunifon

BCTR's Elaine Wethington and Rachel Dunifon will be speaking in Mann Library's "Chats in the Stacks" series about their book Research for the Public Good: Applying the Methods of Translational Research to Improve Human Health and Well-Being (Bronfenbrenner Series on the Ecology of Human Development, American Psychological Association.

The talk will be held ...

BCTR at “The Future of Action and Engaged Research” CU search conference

chalmers — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:25:54 +0000

Small group discussion at the conference

On September 8 and 9, BCTR's Elaine Wethington and Jennifer Tiffany participated in a search conference on engaged learning and action research at Cornell that brought together over thirty faculty and staff from across the university. Davydd Greenwood (Anthropology) and Richard Feldman (Language Resource Center) facilitated the two-day collaborative ...

Community input in the formation of Rachel Dunifon’s Role of Grandparents study

chalmers — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:54:42 +0000

Rachel Dunifon’s research program, The Role of Grandparents in the Lives of Adolescent Grandchildren, would not have come about if it weren’t for the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Educators with whom she works in her parenting program. They are the ones who made Dr. Dunifon aware of the prevalence of grandparent-headed households, who told compelling ...

Iscol Scholars hold health fair in Brooklyn

chalmers — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:11:18 +0000

Aaron Oswald (A&S), Said Israilov (CHE), Juhi Purswani(CHE), Diana Cheung (CHE), Luz Aceves (CHE-HD ‘12)

Saturday, July 28 the Iscol summer Scholars who are in the Cornell Urban Semester Summer in NYC held a health fair at Nuestros Ninos in Brooklyn as part of their public service mission. The fair included (among other things) opportunities ...

20th Annual NDACAN Summer Research Institute supports secondary analysis projects

chalmers — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:50:34 +0000

The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect hosted its 20th annual Summer Research Institute from June 11-15 on the Cornell Ithaca campus. The Summer Research Institute provides a week-long opportunity for child maltreatment researchers to spend extended time working on their own research projects in a supportive and collaborative atmosphere. All the projects are ...

Complementary Strengths launches new measure for youth program participation

chalmers — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:01:09 +0000

Translational research includes developing and validating new measures that can be used during efficacy and effectiveness trials and in implementation research. It is ideal if these measures can also work as evaluation tools in real world programs. The Complementary Strengths Research Partnership worked with New York City after-school (out of school time) programs to develop ...

2012 Youth Development Research Update gathers practitioners and researchers

chalmers — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:38:36 +0000

The 2012 Youth Development Research Update was held June 5-6 at La Tourelle, Ithaca. The 48 attendees were from Cornell, youth service agencies (e.g. adolescent pregnancy prevention providers and youth bureaus), extension educators (4-H, parent education from 19 counties). Practitioners in attendance were very excited to have direct access to researchers. One researcher made a ...

Research Navigator Initiative trains extension staff in all NY counties

chalmers — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:19:22 +0000

The third Research Navigator training took place on campus during April 2012 and was organized by Karl Pillemer and Jennifer Tiffany. The Research Navigator Initiative was developed to provide training to county CCE personnel with the goal of improving their understanding of research processes and their skills as potential collaborators in CHE research projects. Through ...

BCTR featured throughout Spring ’12 issue of Human Ecology Magazine

chalmers — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:42:13 +0000

The cover story describes 4-H's recent move to the BCTR and 4-H's and Human Ecology's commitment to base 4-H programs on research. In the article Stephen Hamilton describes this perspective,

The idea is to embed research in every facet of 4-H. The content young people learn at 4-H, whether about robotics or nutrition, should be rooted ...

Valerie Adams co-authors chapter in new volume on racial stereotyping

chalmers — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:52:05 +0000

Valerie Adams, NY State 4-H Leader, co-authored a chapter, "Media Socialization, Black Media Images and Black Adolescent Identity," in the newly-published Racial Stereotyping and Child Development (Karger).

2012 RCCP Conference connects international attendees around improving child and family care

chalmers — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:39:08 +0000

Sandra Bloom presenting

The Third International Conference of the Residential Child Care Project, In the Best Interests of the Child: Caring for Them—Caring for Us, was held May 9-11, 2012 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Three hundred people attended from the U.S. (27 states), Canada (6 provinces), England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Ireland, Bermuda, Australia ...

New Book: “Research for the Public Good”

chalmers — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:41:42 +0000

Elaine Wethington and Rachel Dunifon at the 2009 Bronfenbrenner Conference

Co-edited by Elaine Wethington and Rachel Dunifon, Research for the Public Good: Applying the Methods of Translational Research to Improve Human Health and Well-Being (American Psychological Association Books), is the second volume to be published from the Biennial Urie Bronfenbrenner Conference series. The book represents ...

2012 Doris Lecture video now online

chalmers — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:08:31 +0000

Video of the 2012 John Doris Memorial Lecture, What the U.S. Can Learn from Britain's War on Poverty, delivered by Jane Waldfogel is now available. The lecture was held on Monday, March 26, 2012 in 102 Mann Library, Cornell University campus.

John Eckenrode and Jane Waldfogel

Ellen Doris

The video is also archived in the Media ...

The TCI:SAFE Project

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:02:41 +0000

Evidence based programs often tout the importance of implementing their program with fidelity. But what exactly does program fidelity mean? How do community agencies know when they are (or are not) implementing with fidelity? As part of the Residential Child Care Project, (RCCP) the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention: Study About Fidelity and Effectiveness (TCI: SAFE) project, ...

Parenting in Context Annual In-Service Conference

chalmers — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:51:26 +0000

Jan. 25-26, 2012, BCTR's Parenting in Context project sponsored the annual Parent Education In-Service. Presenters included Jennifer Tiffany, Janis Whitlock, Maria Fitzpatrick, Rachel Dunifon, and Kimberly Kopko and nearly 50 parent educators from across NY state attended.

Presentations provided information on translational research and gave updates on the Parenting In Context project, but also highlighted the ...

2011 Bronfenbrenner Conference video now online

chalmers — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:40:08 +0000

Video has now been posted from the 2011 Urie Bronfenbrenner Conference, The Neuroscience of Risky Decision Making. All presentations, discussions, Q & A, and panel conversations are available in the Media Library.

The presenters are:

Antoine Bechara, University of Southern California Eveline Crone, Leiden University Paul Glimcher, New York University Jay Giedd, National Institute of Mental Health Scott Huettel, Duke University Brian ...

BCTR Inauguration

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:30:07 +0000

On September 21, 2001, the College of Human Ecology (CHE) celebrated the opening of the BCTR with an Inaugural Reception and Dinner in the newly-opened Human Ecology Building. Center staff, college faculty, members of The Bronfenbrenner family, alumni, and invited guests were in attendance. The evening included a viewing of the inaugural video and an ...

Jennifer Tiffany becomes BCTR Director of Outreach and Community Engagement and CHE Associate Director for Extension and Outreach

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:27:36 +0000

As of October 1, 2011, Jennifer Tiffany will begin the dual positions of Director of Outreach and Community Engagement in the BCTR, and Associate Director for Extension and Outreach in the College of Human Ecology. She will also hold the title of Assistant Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension within CCE.

In these roles, Jennifer will facilitate ...

New York State’s 4-H Youth Development program joins the BCTR

admin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:39:54 +0000

New York State’s 4-H Youth Development program joins the BCTR

4-H is the nation’s largest youth development organization and the youth component of Cooperative Extension. When it was founded, most young people lived in rural areas, where 4-H is still strong; 4-H is also well-established in cities and suburbs. In addition to the well-known club ...

2011 NDACAN Summer Institute

admin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:38:27 +0000

2011 NDACAN Summer Institute

The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) sponsored its annual Summer Research Institute (SRI) on the Cornell University campus June 13-17. The 2011 Institute was another outstanding experience for the participants and the NDACAN staff. The SRI provides an intensive experience in the secondary analysis of child abuse ...

Rachel Dunifon becomes a BCTR Associate Director

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:03:18 +0000

Rachel Dunifon, Associate Professor and Department Extension Leader in PAM, is joining the BCTR as an Associate Director. Rachel was part of the planning committee for the BCTR. In addition to being on the leadership team for the center, she will integrate her translational research in the parenting area into the BCTR and will help ...

The Legacy Project Launches Website

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:04:16 +0000

Lessons from the oldest Americans are now available on a Cornell web site. The Legacy Project began in 2004, when BCTR affiliate Karl Pillemer (Professor of Human Development) started collecting the practical advice for living from America's elders. Using a number of different methods, his research team systematically gathered over 1,200 responses to the question: ...

CRPSIB at International Society for the Study of Self-Injury Annual Meeting

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:14:02 +0000

The Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behaviors in Adolescents and Young Adults (CRPSIB) was well-represented at this year’s annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury, with one presentation and three posters presented. The presentation, titled “Parent Experiences of Child Self-Injury: Key Processes and Events,” focused on preliminary findings from a current ...

Elaine Wethington named a BCTR Associate Director

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:08:32 +0000

Elaine Wethington will become an associate director of the BCTR, joining Steve Hamilton and Rachel Dunifon. She was a key member of the planning committee for the BCTR. Elaine brings several areas of experience and content expertise to the center: she provides continuity with work that had been in the BLCC portfolio around aging; she ...

2011 Bronfenbrenner Conference on Risky Decision Making

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:54:12 +0000

The 2011 Biennial Urie Bronfenbrenner Conference, The Neuroscience of Risky Decision Making, was held on September 22-23 in 102 Mann Library. The conference featured distinguished scholars whose expertise spans diverse areas of psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics: Antoine Bechara, Eveline Crone, Paul Glimcher, Jay Giedd, Scott Huettel, Brian Knutson, Beatriz Luna, Kevin Ochsner, and Philip Zelazo. ...

4-H Robotics Challenge at the 2011 New York State Fair

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:50:27 +0000

Fifteen teams of enthusiastic youth joined in to participate in the first ever, 4-H Robotics Challenge at the 2011 New York State Fair (August 25th- September 5th, 2011). Lots of excitement was generated by the Mars Exploration Rovers playing field. Children and parents passing by were drawn in by the LEGO robots and were surprised ...

TRIPLL Leads New York City Community Forum on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pain and Pain Management

admin — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:23:49 +0000

On October 12, 2011 the Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life (TRIPLL: Cornell’s Edward R. Roybal Center) led a community and researcher forum on developing innovative strategies to address racial and ethnic disparities in pain and pain management in later life. Carmen Green, MD, Professor of Health Management and Policy at University of ...

Donate to the 4-H Flood Relief Campaign through the New York State 4-H Foundation

admin — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:31:19 +0000

Tropical Storms Irene and Lee left massive flood damage in their wakes across huge sections of New York. Counties from the northeast corner to the southeast region and central New York have experienced flood damage. The devastation of the flooding has displaced 4-H’ers, CCE employees, and volunteers. 4-H families have lost buildings and equipment. 4-H ...

Jennifer Tiffany interviewed for World AIDS Day

chalmers — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:24:30 +0000

On Thursday, December 1st, World AIDS Day, BCTR Director of Outreach and Community Engagement Jennifer Tiffany was interviewed by Dr. Guldal Caba for the program Are You Awake? The episode, Remembering and Recommitting - World AIDS Day 2011, can be heard in its entirety here.

Photovoice: Using Participatory Action Research with Youth

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:54:41 +0000

BCTR’s ACT for Youth helped to launch a Photovoice project to amplify youth voice in Rochester, New York. Photovoice is a participatory action research method that allows participants to document, describe, assess, and begin to change critical aspects of their community. Through the process, participants use photography to create a striking visual record of a ...

BCTR seeks Director of Research and Evaluation

chalmers — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:15:10 +0000

The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research is conducting a search for the position of Director of Research and Evaluation. We are interested in an individual who can help the center develop its research infrastructure and consult with center projects, while also pursuing an independent program of research. The full job posting can be found here.

To ...

Iscol speakers included in Forbes Impact 30 list

chalmers — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:15:36 +0000

Jacqueline Novogratz

An expert panel at Forbes has compiled a list of the top social entrepreneurs, the Impact 30, which includes three Iscol Family Program lecturers: Jacqueline Novogratz (2010 lecture), Sara Horowitz (2008 lecture), and Josh Nesbit, the upcoming 2012 speaker. The full list can be found here. Forbes defines a social entrepreneur as a ...

Karl Pillemer discusses “30 Lessons for Living” on The PBS News Hour

chalmers — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:23:44 +0000

January 5, 2012, The PBS News Hour aired an interview with BCTR affiliate Karl Pillemer in which he discusses his new book, 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans. Given our current state of war and economic recession, Pillemer believes it's an ideal time to look to the wisdom of ...

BCTR Pilot Study Program announced – applications due 3/15/12

chalmers — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:38:12 +0000

The BCTR is announcing its first annual Pilot Study Program for Innovation in Translational Research, applications for which are due by March 15, 2012. Approximately three to four $12,000 grants will be awarded this year to faculty connecting their social and behavioral research to policy and practice. Junior faculty and applicants with multi-unit, multi-discipline, or ...

Opening Pathways/Abriendo Caminos examines supporting Latin American youth transitions

chalmers — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:07:30 +0000

Opening Pathways: Youth in Latin America (Abriendo Caminos: Jóvenes en América Latina) worked with local organizations in Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia to identify ways to better support youth and young adults in their communities. Opening Pathways is a study within the Cornell Youth in Society project.

Mary Agnes Hamilton, director of Cornell Youth in Society, and ...

CITIZEN U youth delegates met with state legislators during 4-H Capital Days

chalmers — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:18:22 +0000

Delegates from Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Broome and Monroe Counties represented the CITIZEN U Project at the 77th Annual 4-H Capital Days in Albany, March 5-7. This year’s Capital Days had 108 youth delegates, representing 35 counties. The 4-H delegates were formally recognized on the Senate floor for being part of a “great youth ...

BCTR presence at the Society for Research on Adolescence biennial meeting

chalmers — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:20:46 +0000

The Society for Research on Adolescence held its biennial meeting in Vancouver on March 7th and the BCTR was well represented.

Stephen Hamilton organized and chaired two sessions: a paper symposium, Social Inventions in Different Countries to Improve the Transition to Adulthood with Mary Agnes Hamilton; Constance Flanagan; and Ana Lazzaretti & Silvia Koller; and a ...

Jane Powers discusses teen pregnancy prevention on “Public Health Live!”

chalmers — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:40:41 +0000

On March 15, ACT for Youth's Jane Powers and Kristine Mesler, Associate Director of the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, New York State Department of Health, appeared on the Public Health Live! webcast. Their discussion on teen pregnancy prevention in New York State also featured interviews with ACT for Youth partner Dr. Richard Kreipe ...

Elliott Smith presents to the Child Welfare Information Gateway

chalmers — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:46:52 +0000

On March 30, Elliott Smith, Associate Director of the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect gave a webinar to the staff of the Child Welfare Information Gateway. Like the Data Archive, the Gateway is a service of the Children's Bureau in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission is to ...

4-H Career Explorations will bring youth to Cornell campus, June 26-28

chalmers — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:22:16 +0000

Students examining fungi during a Natural Resources event

During the three-day 4-H Career Explorations events, New York youth grades 8-12 explore academic fields and career possibilities through hands-on experiences on Cornell campus. Over 500 students and their adult chaperones (some of them 4-H Educators) will participate.

The event is made up of two grade specific tracts:

University U ...

Video online of John Eckenrode’s presentation at the Picower Symposium

chalmers — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:51:35 +0000

Video is now online of BCTR director John Eckenrode's presentation, Preventing Early Adversity and Improving the Life Chances of Socially Disadvantaged Children and Families, at the Spring 2012 Picower Symposium, sponsored by The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT.

View video here.

Preventing Early Adversity and Improving the Life Chances of Socially Disadvantaged Children and ...

First BCTR Student Showcase draws faculty, staff, and students

chalmers — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:52:35 +0000

Christine Heib presenting

On May 7, 2012 the Bronfenbrenner Center held the first annual BCTR Student Showcase in Beebe Hall. The event featured posters and presentations by students who have been working with BCTR projects this academic year.

Nine students presented on diverse topics from various BCTR projects (see full presentation list below). The showcase was ...

Rebecca Morgan receives research stipend to work with CRPSIB this summer

chalmers — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:18:37 +0000

Rebecca Morgan (HD, '13) is a recipient of a 2012 Summer Undergraduate Stipend, awarded by the College of Human Ecology. Rebecca's project is The development of a recovery model for non-suicidal self-injury: Benchmarks, processes, and factors that influence the recovery trajectory. She will work with Dr. Janis Whitlock, director of the Cornell Research Program on ...

New BCTR project on translational research on palliative care

chalmers — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:18:53 +0000

A $200,000 gift from the Lawrence and Rebecca Stern Family Foundation to College of Human Ecology researchers will support a new BCTR project on translational research on palliative care. The project, which began March 1, 2012, consists of research and policy analysis on optimal and cost-effective palliative care models, led by gerontologist Karl Pillemer, the ...

PROSPER Partnership Network training at the BCTR

chalmers — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:35:35 +0000

John Eckenrode (PI; NY PROSPER Demo. Project) , Sarah Chilenski (Evaluation Coordinator; PROSPER National Network), Melissa Tomascik (PA Prevention Coordinator and State Coach; Penn State), Eugenia Hamilton (PROSPER National Network; Iowa State), Kim Kopko (NY PROSPER State Liaison), Deinera Exner-Cortens (NY PROSPER Evaluation Coordinator), Richard Spoth (PROSPER National Network; Iowa State); Jennifer Tiffany (NY ...

HD Today features undergrads’ work with TRIPLL

chalmers — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:42:12 +0000

A new article in HD Today describes work Jessie Boas HD ‘13 and Meghan McDarby HD ’14 have been doing examining research from the BCTR's Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life (TRIPLL) with the guidance of Elaine Wethington, professor of human development and co-director of TRIPLL. Meghan describes the impact of this work, saying,

“I ...

BCTR speakers at Human Ecology reunion

chalmers — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:06:36 +0000

Karl Pillemer and Janis Whitlock will both speak at College of Human Ecology Reunion events on Friday, June 8. Karl will be a panelist on the Class of 1962 50th Reunion Symposium "Shall We Meet Again At 100? Suggestions for a Long Life" from 10:00-11:00am in the Statler Hotel Ballroom. Janis will deliver a talk, ...

4-H Adds four new staff members

chalmers — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:28:21 +0000

Katie Donnan, is a former 4-Her, and Cornell class of 2012 graduate. who joined the NY state team this week and will be with 4-H full-time throughout the summer before she shifts her focus to earning a masters degree in Agriculture and Biology Education.

Allison Dywer is a first-year Policy Analysis and Management doctoral student, who ...

BCTR awards first Innovative Pilot Studies Seed Grants

chalmers — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:31:15 +0000

The Bronfenbrenner Center is pleased to announce the first recipients of Innovative Pilot Study seed grants. Most applications came from collaborative teams and, in all, ten Cornell centers/departments, four other universities, and a government agency were represented in the submitted proposals. Application information for the 2013 Innovative Pilot Studies seed grants will be posted in ...

ACT for Youth conducts focus groups on family planning services

chalmers — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:48:17 +0000

This June under the direction of Jane Powers, ACT for Youth staff are conducting focus groups across New York State to better understand young people's views about, and access to, family planning services. This research is sponsored by the New York State Department of Health as part of its ongoing effort to incorporate youth voice ...

CRPSIB group presents at International Society for the Study of Self-Injury annual meeting

chalmers — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:00:15 +0000

Whitlock, Purington, and Morgan

Janis Whitlock, Ph.D. (director), Amanda Purington (project coordinator), and Rebecca Morgan (undergraduate research assistant) of the BCTR's Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior (CRPSIB) attended and presented at the 7th annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) held at UNC Chapel Hill June 30-July 1. With ...

NY team earns third place at National 4-H Forestry Invitational

chalmers — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:20:18 +0000

New York placed third among 15 state teams that competed in the 33rd annual National 4-H Forestry Invitational from Sunday, July 22, through Thursday, July 26. Teams from Tennessee and Alabama placed first and second, respectively.

The invitational was held at West Virginia University Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp and Conference Center near Weston, West Virginia. ...

Complementary Strengths findings presented at World AIDS Conference

chalmers — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:23:55 +0000

Jennifer Tiffany presented results from the Complementary Strengths Research Partnership at the 19th World AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 as part of a panel on Young People, HIV, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Services.

The paper, co-authored with John Eckenrode, Deinera Exner-Cortens, and Sara Birnel-Henderson and titled Active Program Participation and ...

First BCTR Graduate Research Assistant awards announced

chalmers — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:54:15 +0000

The BCTR received applications from CHE graduate students for the 2012-2013 Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) awards. The selection was based on the fit of the students' backgrounds, skills, and career goals in relation to the mission of the BCTR and the focus and needs of its current projects.The first annual awards have been granted to:

Sarah ...

Wethington quoted in NY Times article about social isolation in seniors

chalmers — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:59:43 +0000

Elaine Wethington, BCTR associate director and professor of human development and of sociology, is quoted about social isolation in seniors for an article about a tight-knit group of seniors living in Washington Heights in a recent article in the New York Times. Wethington discusses the way seniors can find themselves alone as family and friends ...

NY 4-H and UnitedHealthcare launch Eat4-Health program at the State Fair

chalmers — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:34:03 +0000

New York 4-H and UnitedHealthcare will kick off their new Eat4-Health partnership to promote healthy living on Wednesday, August 29th at the State Fair. 4-H youth will join UnitedHealthcare’s mascot Dr. Health E. Hound, community leaders, and fair attendees for fun group activities and exercises designed to promote health. Former USDA Secretary Ann Veneman will ...

Whitlock quoted in Maclean’s article on depression and suicide in college student populations

chalmers — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:01:11 +0000

The September 10th issue of Maclean's Magazine (Canada) features a cover story on depression and suicide in college students. Janis Whitlock, Ph.D., director of the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior, is quoted twice in the article, which suggests that a variety of stresses are causing an increase in depression in college students.

The stress of ...

Schaff to join CCE fact-finding trip to Nicaragua

chalmers — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:45:14 +0000

Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) and Epsilon Sigma Phi are organizing a learning and fact-finding cross-cultural trip to Nicaragua Setptember 7-16, 2012. The trip offers an opportunity for extension professionals from New York, along with a colleague from Montana, to visit several cooperatives, explore small scale development opportunities, and engage with colleagues from the National Autonomous ...

Military Projects renewed to evaluate U.S. Army’s Family Programs

chalmers — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:37:12 +0000

The Military Projects within the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research was recently awarded $267,372 by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Defense under Agreement No. 2011-48746-31000 to conduct program evaluation and needs assessment for Family Programs in the United States Army.

This is a renewal ...

Martha Holden visits Australia to present and advise on the CARE model

chalmers — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:41:09 +0000

During the month of August, Martha Holden (Director, Residential Child Care Project) visited Australia to attend The Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA) conference and meet with local residential services personnel and a university's child protection research center.

The ACWA conference was held August 20-22 in Sydney. Holden co-presented a workshop, CARE: Creating Conditions for Change ...

4-H to work with Lab of Ornithology on citizen science projects

chalmers — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:57:33 +0000

Students participating in the BirdSleuth program

Nancy Schaff (4-H State STEM* Program Specialist) will be serving as a co-investigator on a Cornell Lab of Ornithology (CLO) project funded by the Noyce Foundation. Noyce has provided significant funding at the national level for 4-H Science. The initial one-year CLO/4-H project will study the pilot implementation of CLO ...

Hamilton to lead Career and Technical Education project for NY State Dept. of Education

chalmers — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:04:29 +0000

Steve Hamilton will direct a project for the New York State Education Department that will identify tests of high school students' achievement in Career and Technical Education that are sufficiently rigorous to be used in place of a required Regents' examination. The goal is to recognize the academic content in demanding Career and Technical Education ...

CCE group travels to Nicaragua

chalmers — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:23:02 +0000

September 7-16, 2012, Nancy Schaff (4-H State STEM Program Specialist) traveled to Nicaragua with eight Cooperative Extension colleagues for a cross-cultural exchange experience and fact-finding trip. Eight of the group were Cornell Cooperative Extension professionals (CCE Director, Distance Learning Coordinator, three 4-H Youth Development professionals, and two representing community development interests) and were joined by ...

The Military Projects announces funding for multiple projects

chalmers — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:57:46 +0000

The Military Projects announce new and continued funding for multiple programs to design and implement evaluation studies, develop common reporting metrics, and create research informed training materials. These projects support the military Family Programs’ goal to sustain the well-being and readiness of military service members and their families, in all branches worldwide. Details on each ...

Debbie Sellers joins the BCTR as Director of Research and Evaluation

chalmers — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:02:13 +0000

The BCTR is very happy to welcome Debbie Sellers as the center’s new Director of Research and Evaluation. Debbie received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1992 and an M.S. in Biostatistics from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1993. Formerly, Debbie was Director of Research and Development for the ...

4-H’s CITIZEN U featured in NPR StoryCorp’s National Day of Listening

chalmers — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:39:09 +0000

StoryCorps is an ongoing project that records the diverse oral histories and stories of Americans. StoryCorps is created in partnership with National Public Radio, who air selected recordings weekly. This Friday, November 23rd, StoryCorps is instituting a National Day of Listening, an alternative or addition to Black Friday shopping.

The National Day of Listening is a ...

BCTR welcomes visiting fellow Dr. Chiyoko Kobayashi Frank

chalmers — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:23:14 +0000

Frank

The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research is hosting Chiyoko Kobayashi Frank, Ph.D. as a Visiting Fellow (October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2013). Dr. Frank will collaborate with Dr. Barbara Ganzel, a faculty affiliate of the Bronfenbrenner Center, and be housed in Dr. Ganzel’s Lifespan Affective Neuroscience Lab - which is presently in G88 ...

BCTR awards the 2012-13 Kendal Scholarship

chalmers — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:17:54 +0000

Emily Futcher (Policy Analysis & Management, '13) has been 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 (headed by Corinna Loeckenhoff) allowed her to pursue her interests in gerontology and the promotion of well-being among older adults. ...

Whitlock study finds that self-injury in young adults indicates suicide risk

chalmers — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:00:53 +0000

A paper published by the Journal of Adolescent Health on December 4th reports the findings of a longitudinal study on non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) led by BCTR and Human Development researcher Dr. Janis Whitlock. In a Cornell Chronicle article on the study, Dr. Whitlock describes the findings:

While we can't conclude that self-injury leads to later suicide attempts, ...

BCTR at the CU Action Research Conference

chalmers — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:26:54 +0000

BCTR faculty affiliates Davydd Greenwood and Leonardo Vargas-Méndez convened the Cornell University Action Research Conference on December 5, 2012. Jamila Walida Simon and Jennifer Tiffany attended on behalf of the BCTR, along with a number of BCTR faculty affiliates.

Jennifer Tiffany (left) and Davydd Greenwood (center) at the conference

During the morning session on “Institutionalization of ...

BCTR study links teen dating violence to future harmful effects

chalmers — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:06:13 +0000

Exner-Cortens and Eckenrode

Doctoral student Deinera Exner-Cortens and co-authors BCTR director John Eckenrode and Emily Rothman (Boston University School of Public Health) recently published a paper demonstrating that the consequences of teen dating violence are multiple adverse health affects in later life. Longitudinal Associations Between Teen Dating Violence Victimization and Adverse Health Outcomes was published ...

TEPPS measure disseminated by Urban Institute, Child Trends, and Social Solutions

chalmers — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:37:38 +0000

Tiffany, Eckenrode, and Exner-Cortens

The Urban Institute, Child Trends, and Social Solutions selected the Tiffany Eckenrode Program Participation Scale (TEPPS) for dissemination via their collaborative on-line resource site, PerformWell. The TEPPS is a youth program participation measure developed by Jennifer Tiffany, John Eckenrode, Deinera Exner-Cortens and the Complementary Strengths Research Partnership.

PerformWell was launched by the ...

Lawrence Aber to deliver the 2013 Doris Lecture

chalmers — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:18:54 +0000

The BCTR is pleased to announce that Lawrence Aber will deliver the annual John Doris Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 at 12:00pm in Room 102 Mann Library, Cornell campus.

Lawrence Aber is Distinguished Professor of Applied Psychology and Public Policy at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, where ...

Whitlock quoted in Huffington Post piece about cutting hashtag

chalmers — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:56:40 +0000

A recent piece on the Huffington Post revealed the hashtag "#cuttingforbieber" to be a hoax created to make fun of Justin Bieber fans. Contacted for comment, Dr. Janis Whitlock (director, Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior) noted the danger of publicly joking about self-injury.

In the 1990s, there were 14 pop icons that came ...

BCTR produces series of videos on aspects of youth development

chalmers — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:42:30 +0000

Each year the Youth Development Research Update brings practitioners and researchers together to explore how practitioners can use research findings to benefit young people and to identify questions emerging from the field that researchers have not yet explored.

Following the 2012 Youth Development Research Update, the BCTR produced a series of short video interviews with two ...

Evidence-Based Living blog joins the BCTR

chalmers — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:45:44 +0000

Jane Powers

The BCTR is proud to welcome the Evidence-Based Living blog to the center. Started by Karl Pillemer and Rhoda Meador (now director of the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute) in 2010, the blog is now managed by Jane Powers (Director, ACT for Youth) in the BCTR and posts continue to be written by Sheri ...

BCTR Talks at Twelve will now be recorded and available online

chalmers — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:10:48 +0000

The BCTR Talks at Twelve series brings in off-campus speakers and features Cornell speakers from across the university. Starting with the first talk this spring, the center is recording the audio and powerpoint from talks and posting them to our YouTube channel and in this web site's Media Library.

The first talk by a group of ...

BCTR briefs Army Reserve Family Programs’ leadership

chalmers — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:09:25 +0000

Brian Leidy and Marney Thomas

The quarterly meeting of the Army Reserve Family Programs leadership was held in Raleigh, NC the week of January 28 to February 1, 2013. Attending along with Army Reserve Headquarters staff and center directors and coordinators throughout the United States were representatives from the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR) ...

BCTR at SUNY Day 2013

chalmers — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:40:34 +0000

Kimberly Kopko

On February 11th, 2013, Cornell Cooperative Extension/College of Human Ecology student summer interns, along with Kimberly Kopko, from the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, attended SUNY (State University of New York) Day 2013 in the Legislative Office Building in Albany, New York. The theme of SUNY Day 2013 was experiential education, showcasing the ...

Registration open for 4-H Career Explorations

chalmers — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:14:26 +0000

A mechanical engineering activity during 2012 4-H Career Explorations

Registration is now open for the 2013 4-H Career Explorations events to be held June 25 - June 27, 2013. For over 90 years, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Youth Development program has conducted a three-day on-campus event for youth on the Cornell University campus. The purpose ...

2013 Youth Development Research Update registration open

chalmers — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:05:58 +0000

Each year, the Youth Development Research Update creates a forum for practitioners and Cornell University researchers to discuss issues relevant to the well-being and development of children and adolescents. Research presentations will be followed by ample time for participant questions. Throughout the event, roundtable discussions will provide practitioners an opportunity to reflect on the presented ...

“Facing the puzzling urge to injure” – Whitlock quoted in Boston Globe article

chalmers — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:05:40 +0000

A March 11, 2013 Boston Globe article considers the reasons for self-injury, citing Dr. Janis Whitlock's recent research findings on self-injury and subsequent suicide attempts, which were published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Whitlock is also quoted in the article, commenting on the ways self-injury can lead to continuing or greater self-harm in the ...

BCTR Pilot Grants for Innovation in Translational Research – call for applications

chalmers — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:00:43 +0000

The BCTR announces the call for submissions for the second annual Pilot Study Grants for Innovation in Translational Research. Applications are due by March 15, 2013. Three to four $12,000 grants will be awarded this year to faculty connecting their social and behavioral research to policy and practice. We are especially interested in pilot projects that ...

Gannon delivers training, “Risk and Thriving in Adolescence”

chalmers — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:18:16 +0000

On February 12, 2013, Nigel Gannon (4-H NY State Healthy Living Program Specialist) presented a training to 60 social workers, school counselors, and teachers who work with youth in Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison counties. His presentation, Risk and Thriving in Adolescence: Understanding and Supporting Youth Decision-Making, was part of Cornell Cooperative Extension's annual training event, ...

Wethington presents to media on the risks to elders during natural disasters

chalmers — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:05:19 +0000

photo by Blaine Friedlander

Seniors are more susceptible to injury and death during natural disasters due to mobility problems, sensitivity to pollutants, and social isolation, among other issues. BCTR associate director Elaine Wethington (professor of human development) presented "Aging in the Age of Climate Change" to a group of journalists at the ILR Conference Center ...

Holden advises Australian Children’s Commissioner

chalmers — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:42:30 +0000

In March Martha Holden (Director of the Residential Child Care Project) traveled to the Northern Territory, Australia at the invitation of Howard Bath, the Children's Commissioner of the region. The Children's Commissioner, whose core function is to ensure the well-being of vulnerable children, is working to overcome disadvantages that Indigenous children and families face and ...

Dunifon on WSKG Radio’s Community Conversations

chalmers — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:22:03 +0000

BCTR associate director Rachel Dunifon participated in the WSKG program Community Conversations on the topic of Women and the Workplace. Dunifon was in discussion with host Crystal Sarakas and guest Phoebe Taubman, Staff Attorney at A Better Balance. The group considered income inequality, specific difficulties for lower income working women, issues of work/family balance, and ...

Boston Globe quotes Exner-Cortens on teen dating violence

chalmers — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:50:44 +0000

An April 1 article in the Boston Globe outlines the need for better conversations with teens about dating violence. As the author points out, most parents are knowledgeable about and talk to their children about drinking, drugs, and sex, but dating violence is not yet on the list of essential conversations.

The Globe contacted Deinera Exner-Cortens ...

The Military Projects conducts training for Army Reserve leadership

chalmers — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:53:02 +0000

On April 15, 16, and 17, the BCTR’s Military Projects and the Cornell Office for Research on Evaluation (CORE) hosted a three-day training program on evaluation capacity building for the leadership of the Army Reserve Family Programs (ARFP). The group attending consisted of 44 Headquarters, Regional, and command support level staff who are responsible for ...

2013 Innovative Pilot Study seed grant awardees

chalmers — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:41:14 +0000

The Bronfenbrenner Center is pleased to announce the 2013 recipients of Innovative Pilot Study seed grants. Most applications came from collaborative teams and, in all, twelve Cornell centers/departments and seven other universities or organizations were represented in the submitted proposals. Application information for the 2014 Innovative Pilot Studies seed grants will be posted in late ...

Evidence on child well-being across the globe

chalmers — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:06:03 +0000

"Ensuring children grow up to be healthy, productive and fulfilled adults are major goals of every society. Children across the world today face complex risks and challenges including the wide availability of unhealthy foods, the prevalence of bullying and increases in drug and alcohol abuse."

Read the rest of this post on the Evidence-Based Living blog:

Evidence ...

“Women, Science and Motherhood” features Wethington

chalmers — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:34:04 +0000

The BCTR's Elaine Wethington talks about the career vs. motherhood choice that female academics face and her own decision to pursue her academic career in a new video produced by the Cornell Institute for Women in Science. Stanka Fitneva, professor of psychology at Queen's University, Canada, also describes her personal experience of having a child ...

Recent work from the Cornell Youth in Society project

chalmers — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:19:53 +0000

The BCTR's Cornell Youth in Society carries out research and outreach to understand and enhance community supports and opportunities for young people making the transition to adulthood in the United States and around the world. Below are some updates on this project's work.

Mentoring youth at work

Mary Agnes Hamilton and Steve Hamilton trained staff from 24 ...

Chen admitted to RAND Summer Institute

chalmers — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:33:38 +0000

Emily Chen has been admitted to the prestigious RAND Summer Institute (RSI) this year. The RSI consists of two annual conferences that address critical issues facing the aging population: the Mini-Medical School for Social Scientists and the Demography, Economics, Psychology, and Epidemiology of Aging conference. Both conferences convene at the RAND Corporation headquarters in Santa ...