Family Research Consortium IV

Summer Institute
 

Third Annual Summer Institute
On the Move: Geographic Transitions and The Mental Health of Families

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The Family Research Consortium (FRC) IV conducts an annual Summer Institute to promote interchange among scholars in the field of family mental health. Modeled after the sessions held by previous Family Research Consortia, the Institute is motivated by the belief that significant advances in the field can be facilitated by a forum that allows for dissemination, evaluation, and discussion of important new findings and new developments in research design, methods, and analysis. The Summer Institutes include formal plenary addresses, smaller workshop format presentations, poster presentations, mechanisms for proposal development, and opportunities for networking among participants. Previous sessions have attracted scholars and clinicians at all stages of development. Approximately 200 scholars, including presenters and representatives of government and foundation funding agencies, are expected to attend.

  • Dates: June 29 - July 1, 2006
  • Location: The historic Davenport Hotel, Spokane, Washington

The goals of this year's Institute:

  • To examine how various forms of migration (such as immigration, escaping political and other forms of social upheaval, moving from different types of geographic locations) affect the mental health of families and individuals. We include presentations, workshops, and discussions about historical and contemporary views of migration, constraints, and advances in research on migration experiences and mental health, and important empirical studies about various migration experiences and risk for mental disorder.
  • To bring attention to research on migration and transitions that aid in developing more nuanced conceptual models of developmental psychopathology, appropriate measures to study migration experiences within families, innovative research study designs, and successful interventions for reducing mental disorder among diverse populations in their social and cultural contexts.
  • To provide a rich diversity of disciplinary and scholarly perspectives on how individuals and their families respond to geographic transitions and the impact of such movements on mental health across the developmental spectrum.
The Institute will highlight scientific issues relevant to practice, assessment, prevention and intervention, as well as provide opportunities for more formal professional and career development. The Summer Institute is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, with additional support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Foundation for Child Development, the Institute for Indigenous Wellness Research at the University of Washington, and Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA.

Program Summary
Co-Conveners: Peter J. Guarnaccia, Donald J. Hernandez, Cheryl A. Boyce

Thursday - June 29, 2006
  7:30 - 8:30am   Hall of the Doges - Continental Breakfast
8:00am - 5:00pm Hall of the Doges Foyer - Registration
8:30 - 9:30am Grand Pennington Ballroom - Native American Welcome
Deborah J. Guerrero, M.S.W. (Tlingit/Snohomish/Cowlitz)
Overview, Goals, Introduction of Participants
9:30 - 10:00am Grand Pennington Ballroom - NIMH Opening Remarks
Cheryl A. Boyce, Ph.D.
Finding Your Way Along the Translational Research Pathway
10:00 - 10:15am Hall of the Doges - Refreshment Break
10:15 - 11:00am Grand Pennington Ballroom - Plenary Session
Donald J. Hernandez, Ph.D.
The Dynamic Changes in the U.S. Population
11:00 - 11:30am Grand Pennington Ballroom - Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Ann C. Crouter, Ph.D.
11:30am - 1:00pm Marie Antoinette Ballroom - Lunch
1:15 - 2:00pm Grand Pennington Ballroom - Plenary Session
Maga Jackson-Triche, M.D., M.S.H.S.
The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Mental Health Care in New Orleans
2:00 - 2:30pm Grand Pennington Ballroom - Plenary Discussion
M. Belinda Tucker, Ph.D.
2:30 - 3:00pm Hall of the Doges - Refreshment Break
3:00 - 4:30pm Concurrent Afternoon Workshops
Workshop 1 - Flowerfield Room
Sara McLafferty, Ph.D.
GIS and Spatial Analysis Methods for Family Mobility Research
Workshop 2 - Porter Room
Tracy W. Harachi, M.S.W., Ph.D.
The Impact of Human and Social Capital and Initial Reception on Cambodian and Vietnamese Immigrant Youth
Workshop 3 - Elizabethan Room
LeShawndra N. Price, Ph.D., Suniya S. Luthar, Ph.D.
NIH Grants 101
4:30 - 5:30pm Hall of the Doges - Set up Posters
(All posters must be removed by 9:30pm)
5:30 - 7:00pm Hall of the Doges - Poster Presentations, Reception & Book Sales
Friday - June 30, 2006
  8:00 - 9:00am   Hall of the Doges - Continental Breakfast
8:00am - 5:00pm Hall of the Doges Foyer - Registration
9:00 - 9:45am Grand Pennington Ballroom - Plenary Session
Alejandro Portes, Ph.D.
The CILS Study: Adaptation and Adjustment of the Second Generation
9:45 - 10:15am Grand Pennington Ballroom - Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Donald J. Hernandez, Ph.D.
10:15 - 10:30am Hall of the Doges - Refreshment Break
10:30 - 11:15am Grand Pennington Ballroom - Plenary Session
Bonnie M. Duran, M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Disorder Treatment for Rural American Indians: Options and Obstacles
11:15 - 11:45am Grand Pennington Ballroom - Plenary Session
Moderator: Teresa D. LaFromboise, Ph.D.
11:45am - 1:15pm Marie Antoinette Ballroom - Lunch
1:30 - 3:00pm Concurrent Early Afternoon Workshops
Workshop 4 - Flowerfield Room
Tessa A. Evans-Campbell, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Exploring the Continuum of Trauma in Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Families: Implications for Indian Child Welfare Research and Practice
Workshop 5 - Porter Room
Kathleen Mullan Harris, Ph.D.
Studying the Mental Health of Diverse Youth in the Add Health Study
Workshop 6 - Elizabethan Room
Jennifer Lee, Ph.D.
Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches in Immigration Research
3:00 - 3:30pm Hall of the Doges - Refreshment Break
3:30 - 5:00pm Concurrent Late Afternoon Workshops
Workshop 7 - Porter Room
Jeanne L. Tsai, Ph.D.
Cultural Variation in Affect Valuation: Clinical Implication
Workshop 8 - Elizabethan Room
Cheryl A. Boyce, Ph.D., LeShawndra N. Price, Ph.D.
Grant Applications at NIMH: Negotiating Successfully in a Sea of Change
6:00 - 8:00pm Marie Antoinette Ballroom - FRC Legacy Award Dinner
Honoring Spero M. Manson, Ph.D.
Saturday - July 1, 2006
  8:00 - 9:00am   Hall of the Doges - Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 10:00am Hall of the Doges Foyer - Registration
9:00 - 9:45am Grand Pennington Ballroom - Plenary Session
Andrew J. Fuligni, Ph.D.
Family Identity, Obligation and Support Among Immigrant Youth
9:45 - 10:15am Grand Pennington Ballroom - Plenary Discussion
Moderator: David T. Takeuchi, Ph.D.
10:15 - 10:30am Hall of the Doges - Refreshment Break
10:30 - 11:15am Grand Pennington Ballroom - Plenary Session
Peter J. Guarnaccia, Ph.D.
Studying Culture Change and Its Impacts on Mental Health: Insights from the National Latino and Asian American Mental Health Study
11:15 - 11:45am Grand Pennington Ballroom - Plenary Discussion
Moderator: M. Belinda Tucker, Ph.D.
11:45am - 1:15pm Marie Antoinette Ballroom - Lunch
1:30 - 3:00pm Concurrent Afternoon Workshops
Workshop 9 - Flowerfield Room
Michael Cunningham, Ph.D.
Understanding Resilience, Defiance, and Vulnerability in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Workshop 10 - Porter Room
Devon E. Hinton, M.D., Ph.D.
Culturally Sensitive Assessment and Treatment of Trauma-Related Disorders in Refugee Populations: Cambodian Examples
3:15 - 4:00pm Grand Pennington Ballroom - Discussion, Future Direction, and Conference Closing


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