Family Research Consortium IV

Summer Institute
 

Fifth Annual Summer Institute
Communities and Science: Improving Family Mental Health Through Partnerships

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.

To kick off this year's Summer Institute, we are planning a day of community service in New Orleans coordinated with Habitat for Humanity on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - the day preceding our conference. Habitat for Humanity requests a $50.00 donation per person to cover tools, supervision, and insurance costs. We will be arranging transportation to/from our hotel for those who participate and we encourage everyone to take part in this much needed community effort. Please make sure to indicate your interest on the Summer Institute application form and plan your travel accordingly.

  • Community Day: June 18, 2008
  • Conference Dates: June 19 - 21, 2008
  • Location: Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Spread the word, download our flyer, please post widely!

To participate in the Summer Institute:

Address all inquiries to frc4@ucla.edu.

The goals of the Institute are:

  • Bring attention to the concept of community-based participatory research and its potential for understanding and improving mental health.
  • Present key theories, principles, and methods used in community-based participatory research and practice.
  • Present and discuss difficulties often encountered in community participatory efforts and ways to avoid and/or address such challenges.
  • Provide exemplars of successful community-university partnerships in family mental health.
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 Fifth Annual Summer Institute is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with additional support from the Foundation for Child Development and the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA.

Program Summary
Co-Conveners: M. Belinda Tucker, Andrew J. Fuligni, David T. Takeuchi

Wednesday - June 18th, 2008

7:45am-3:15pm Community Service Day in partnership with Habitat for Humanity

Thursday - June 19th, 2008

8:00-9:00am Salon 3
Continental Breakfast

8:00am-5:00pm Lafayette Foyer
Registration

9:00-9:30am Lafayette Ballroom
Welcome, Overview, Goals, Introduction of Participants

9:30-10:00am Lafayette Ballroom
Opening Remarks - Cheryl A. Boyce, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
Brenda L. Henry, Ph.D., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

10:00-10:15am Lafayette Foyer
Refreshment Break

10:15-11:00am Lafayette Ballroom
Plenary Session - Barbara A. Israel, Dr.P.H. & Angela G. Reyes, M.P.H.
Guiding Principles, Procedures, and Practices in Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research: The Experience of the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center

11:00-11:30am Lafayette Ballroom
Plenary Discussion moderated by Peter J. Guarnaccia, Ph.D.

11:30-1:00pm Salon 3
Lunch

1:15-2:00pm Lafayette Ballroom
Plenary Session - Eugenia Eng, Dr.P.H. & Lucille H. Webb, M.A.
Men's Health and Community-Based Participatory Research: Partners or Odd Couple?

2:00-2:30pm Lafayette Ballroom
Plenary Discussion moderated by Andrew J. Fuligni, Ph.D.

2:30-3:00pm Lafayette Foyer
Refreshment Break

3:00-4:30pm Concurrent Afternoon Workshops

Workshop 1 - Union Terrace C
Dana Blachman, Ph.D., Cheryl A. Boyce, Ph.D., Anita Miller Sostek, Ph.D.
Translational Priorities for Research and Grant Review Strategies: Considerations for Family and Community-Based Participatory Research

Workshop 2 - Carondelet
Teresa D. LaFromboise, Ph.D.
The American Indian Life Skills Intervention:
Issues and Choice Points in Participatory Development and Evaluation

Workshop 3 - St. Charles
Robert Santos, M.S.
Sampling and Design Issues in Community-Based Participatory Research

4:30-5:30pm Salon 3
Set up posters
(All posters must be removed by 9:30pm)

5:30-7:00pm Salon 3
Poster Presentations & Reception

Friday - June 20th, 2008

8:00-9:00am Salon 3
Continental Breakfast

8:00am-5:00pm Lafayette Foyer
Registration

9:00-9:45am Lafayette Ballroom
Plenary Session - Stephen B. Thomas, Ph.D.
Beyond the Cathedral: Community Engagement Strategies to Eliminate Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities

9:45-10:15am Lafayette Ballroom
Plenary Discussion moderated by David T. Takeuchi, Ph.D.

10:15-10:30am Lafayette Foyer
Refreshment Break

10:30-11:15am Lafayette Ballroom
Plenary Session - Nina Wallerstein, Dr.P.H.
Methodological Considerations in Community-Based Participatory Research

11:15-11:45am Lafayette Ballroom
Plenary Discussion moderated by Margarita Alegría, Ph.D.

11:45am-1:15pm Salon 3
Lunch

1:30-3:00pm Concurrent Early Afternoon Workshops

Workshop 4 - Baronne
Brenda L. Henry, Ph.D.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Connections Program and Priority Research Areas

Workshop 5 - Carondelet
Marguerite Ro, Dr.P.H.
Juggling Community and Research Needs: A View From the Inside

Workshop 6 - St. Charles
Nancy Shore, Ph.D.
Community-Based Participatory Research and Ethics: Thinking About the Partnership Process, Research Outcomes, and the Institutional Review Board

3:00-3:30pm Lafayette Foyer
Refreshment Break

3:30-5:00pm Concurrent Late Afternoon Workshops

Workshop 7 - Baronne
Eliza K. Pavalko, Ph.D., Christine Dunkel Schetter, Ph.D., Gabriel N. Stover, M.P.A.
Moderated by David T. Takeuchi, Ph.D.
Publishing Community-Based Participatory Research Panel

Workshop 8 - Carondelet
Michael S. Spencer, Ph.D.
Using Photovoice and Community-Based, Participatory Action Research (CBPR) to Examine the Impact of Environmental Hazards on Children’s Well-Being

6:00-8:30pm Courtyard
Family Research Consortium IV Dinner

Saturday - June 21st, 2008

8:00-9:00am Salon 3
Continental Breakfast

8:00-10:00am Lafayette Foyer
Registration

9:00-9:45am Lafayette Ballroom
Plenary Session - Jeanne Miranda, Ph.D.
Psychiatric Illnesses and Ethic Minorities: What Do We Know? Where Should We Go in Eliminating Disparities?

9:45-10:15am Lafayette Ballroom
Plenary Discussion moderated by M. Belinda Tucker, Ph.D.

10:15-10:30am Lafayette Foyer
Refreshment Break

10:30-11:15am Lafayette Ballroom
Plenary Session - Gina M. Wingood, Sc.D.
Disseminating Evidence-Based HIV Interventions for African American Women and Adaptation of These Interventions for African American Women in Faith-Based Communities

11:15-11:45am Lafayette Ballroom
Plenary Discussion moderated by Ann C. Crouter, Ph.D.

11:45am-1:15pm Salon 3
Lunch

1:30-3:00pm Concurrent Afternoon Workshops

Workshop 9 - Baronne
Abigail T. Panter, Ph.D.
Methodological and Statistical Issues in Program Evaluation

Workshop 10 - Carondelet
Norweeta G. Milburn, Ph.D.
Partnering with Community-Based Agencies: Developing Intervention Research for Homeless Adolescents and Their Families

3:15-4:00pm Lafayette Ballroom
Conference Closing

Archived Summer Institutes:

1st Annual Summer Institute 2004
2nd Annual Summer Institute 2005
3rd Annual Summer Institute 2006
4th Annual Summer Institute 2007


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