Damian Shea, PhD
Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
Department of Biological Sciences
North Carolina State University
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April 26, 2018 -
4:00pm to 5:15pm
Fees:
Free and open to the public
Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture Series — The Center for Research on Families welcomes Damian Shea, PhD who will present "Reducing Chemical Risks to Families: Linking the External Chemical Exposure to Biological Effects and Reduction in Adverse Health Outcomes."
We are exposed to thousands of chemicals every day through the water we drink, the air we breathe, the food we eat and our contact with other contaminated substances.
DAVID R. WILLIAMS, PhD, MPH, is the Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health and Professor of African and African American Studies and Sociology at Harvard University. Previously, he taught at Yale University and the University of Michigan. His internationally recognized scholarship examines the complex ways in which socioeconomicstatus, stress and racism affect health. The Everyday DiscriminationScale he developed is among the most widely used measures of discrimination in health studies around the world. Elected to the Institute of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he has been ranked as one of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds. He holds an MPH from Loma Linda University and a PhD in Sociology from the University of Michigan.
Michelle McDowell, PhD
Research Scientist, Harding Center for Risk Literacy
Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
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April 10, 2018 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Fees:
Free and open to the public
Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture Series -- How might non-transparent statistical formats mislead the public, doctors, and other health professionals about the benefits and harms of health interventions? Using studies of statistical illiteracy in public and professional audiences, McDowell will highlight the consequences of misleading information representations on knowledge and health behavior and she will present simple strategies for improving the transparency of risk communications.
CRF recognizes the importance of supporting family researchers at all stages of their careers. The Student Research Awards Program at CRF provides funding for undergraduate and graduate students to work closely with faculty mentors on family research. Our awards also recognize outstanding student research on family issues.
Applications for the following student awards are due on Wednesday, March 21, 2018:
Researchers have begun using social media tools such as Facebook to recruit difficult-to-reach populations for their studies. In this informal brown bag brunch, advanced graduate student Rachel Herman will introduce the Work and Family Transitions Project lab’s experience with this recruitment strategy, provide concrete guidelines for how to use Facebook’s recruitment interface, and field questions from interested researchers about how to apply this novel tool to their own studies.
Applying for fellowships can be an intimidating, stressful and isolating process. Students can benefit greatly from working in a structured group with faculty, peers and reviewers who will help you develop and submit a strong and compelling proposal.
David Grabowski, PhD
Professor, Health Care Policy
Department of Health Care Policy
Harvard Medical School
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February 8, 2018 - 3:30pm
Fees:
Free and open to the public
The quality of nursing home care in the US is a longstanding policy concern. In response, the use of market-based approaches, like pay-for-performance and quality report cards, has grown in recent years. To date, these programs have been somewhat mixed in terms of improving performance. Dr. Grabowski will broadly review the policy issues and discuss several studies focusing on nursing home care and challenges to improving care.
Meg Bond
Professor, Department of Psychology
Director, Center for Women & Work
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Ezra Markowitz
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Conservation
Frameworks Institute Fellow
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amy Schalet
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Director, Public Engagement Project
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Moderated By:
M.V. Lee Badgett
Professor, Department of Economics
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Author of The Public Professor: How to Use Your Research to Change the World
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February 2, 2018 -
11:30am to 1:00pm
Fees:
Free and open to the public
Academics often desire to lend their research and scientific expertise to pressing social issues and public debates.
Maureen Perry-Jenkins, CRF Faculty Director Laurel Smith-Doerr, ISSR Faculty Director
December 12, 2017 -
12:30pm to 2:00pm
Join CRF Director Maureen Perry-Jenkins and Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) Director Laurel Smith-Doerr for an info session on applying to be a CRF Family Research Scholar or ISSR Scholar. Prospective applicants for the Scholars Programs at CRF and ISSR will receive guidance on the application process, which program is best suited to them, and what reviewers will be looking for in competitive applications for the 2018 application deadline.
