(12/13/07) Student Presentation Day - Save the Date - 4/4/08

Dear Eliot-Pearson Community,

Please mark your calendars for our 15th Annual Student Presentation Day!

Friday, April 4, 2008

Thank you.

(12/12/07) Emails on Child Care, etc.

Hello everyone, Happy Holidays!

Just a quick note:

The staff is no longer allowed to receive or send emails regarding
child care. However, if you know of someone who is looking for
childcare, please advise them to send us a flyer via US Postal Service
and we will post it in our job book.
Thank you.

Justina

(12/10/07) GSA Wine & Cheese Tonight! 7pm EP Connector

To all faculty, staff and students!

Come raise a glass and make a toast to the end of the fall semester.

The Child Development Graduate Student Association invites you to
their annual Wine and Cheese Celebration.

Monday, December 10th, 2007, 7 p.m. in the EP Connector.

We hope to see you there!

*To all August '07, November '07 and expected February '08 EP
Graduates - don't forget to stop by to pick up a small token of
congrats to you for completing your degree!

(12/6/07) Call for Papers-childhood and migration

Also, here is a call for papers!

----- Forwarded message from heather_rae1@HOTMAIL.COM -----
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:59:54 -0500
From: Heather Rae-Espinoza <heather_rae1@HOTMAIL.COM>
Reply-To: Heather Rae-Espinoza <heather_rae1@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Childhood and Migration, CFP, Philadelphia, June 20-21, 2008
To: SPA@LISTSERV.EMORY.EDU

Please note that the deadline for abstracts is December 15th, 2008.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Childhood & Migration: Interdisciplinary Conference 2008

Philadelphia, PA, USA

http://globalchild.rutgers.edu/

Friday, June 20th, and
Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Call for Participation

Announcing our Keynote Speaker: Prof. Jacqueline Bhabha, Jeremiah
Smith Jr. Lecturer in Law at Harvard Law School, the Executive Director
of the Harvard University Committee on Human Rights Studies.

Emerging Perspectives on Children in Migratory Circumstances

The Working Group on Childhood and Migration (see
http://globalchild.rutgers.edu/) will
hold its first conference in June of 2008 in Philadelphia, with support
from the U.S. National Science Foundation, Drexel University, and
Rutgers
University, Camden. At this inaugural conference, we welcome researchers
and policy advocates from all disciplines and all areas of the world
whose work focuses on the ways that increased migration affects children
and the cultural, legal, educational, medical, and psychological
perception of childhood. Please submit a 200 to 300 word abstract for an
individual paper proposal in the body of an email to
rrr@drexel.edu by December
15th. Notification of acceptance
will be by January 10th. Conference
website is available at:
http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~dtd28/GlobalChild/index1.htm

The way that world migration affects children?s lives is
complex and multi-faceted. Studies of children in migratory
circumstances
cross multiple areas of the world and multiple areas of concern for
researchers, policy makers and direct service workers. Moreover, larger
public concerns alter children?s lives, concerns like immigration visa
policies, media representations of child labor, and changing educational
systems. Migratory families also undergo unique private concerns over
problems like the quality of substitute care and communication with
loved
ones across long distances. Holistic or at least less partial glimpses
of
these children?s lives therefore must cross-cut the disciplines of law,
political science, sociology, anthropology, demography, psychology,
education, economics, communication, humanities and the arts. And yet,
within academe researchers tend to communicate only with those in the
same discipline or in the same geographical region. Thus, the June 2008
conference will provide a venue to share data, methodologies, and
theories regardless of discipline, with a focus directly on how children
fare under conditions of migration. Additionally, we want to create
cross-disciplinary synergy by bringing together junior and senior
research-active faculty internationally committed to developing new
research avenues on childhood and migration.

To frame our approach to child-centered understanding of childhood and
migration, we consider childhood to be centrally important to grasping
the effect that increased (and increasingly visible) world migration has
on social and household reproduction. As a result, the following
questions are important in guiding researchers abstracts for the
conference:

--Are children?s development and maturation processes significantly
affected by migration experiences, and if so, how deleterious or
beneficial are they? Is a migration-associated childhood now something
normative, and what does that kind of childhood look like?

--How are children?s rights and the notion of children as citizens
affected by transnationalism, or by movement of parents and children in
and out of various national legal systems?

--What are the emotional consequences of family separation across
migratory families, especially for children?

--What are children?s perspectives on migration, how are they to be
elicited, how well can they be elicited and represented, and what can
these perspectives tell us about socialization and processes of
maturation in transnational families?

--How is migration shaping any given culture group?s notions of
childhood, and how are cultural notions of childhood shaping migration?

--What are general and specific manifestations of notions of childhood
under global economic change? For example, how do remittances affect
expectations for children?s scholastic achievement? How do remittances
which elevate families into higher classes affect children?s social
development? How are attitudes toward child labor changing with
increased
international migration?

--How do media and policy makers represent children in migration and how
do discourses about immigrant children and migrant parents affect their
lives and experiences?

--What can we do to generate better quantitative and qualitative data on
the effects that migration has on children? What are the numbers of
migrant children and how are they best defined as children in their own
rights?

The conference will run two days, June 20, and 21, at Drexel University
in downtown Philadelphia. Philadelphia is accessible from Philadelphia
International (PHL), Newark International (EWR) and
Baltimore-Washington,
D.C. (BWI) airports. Philadelphia is two hours from New York City and
Washington D.C. by train. Limited funding for travel and/or
accommodations in Philadelphia is available for graduate students and
international scholars (please indicate your interest with your abstract
submission). We anticipate publishing selected papers in a conference
volume.

Conference includes buffet breakfasts, and a lunch and a dinner on one
day. Conference pre-registration fees will be U.S. $30.00 for tenured
and
tenure-track professors and U.S. $20.00 for all others. For
pre-registration rate, please register by February 1, 2007. Registration
on site will be $40.00.

Contact Rachel Reynolds
rrr@drexel.edu phone 215-895-0498, or
Cati Coe ccoe@camden.rutgers.edu
phone 856-225-6455, for more information.

Conference website is available at:
http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~dtd28/GlobalChild/index1.htm

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Heather Rae-Espinoza, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Human Development

California State University, Long Beach

1250 Bellflower Blvd.

Long Beach, CA 90840-1602

hre@csulb.edu

Office: (562) 985-4209

Fax: (562) 985-4237

click to give...

http://www.thechildhealthsite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=5

**********************************

Ila Deshmukh Towery
Senior Research Associate
Boston Plan for Excellence
6 Beacon Street, Suite 615
Boston, MA 02108
(p) 617.275.0712
(f) 617.227.8446

Please note that the deadline for abstracts is December 15th, 2008.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Childhood & Migration: Interdisciplinary Conference 2008
Philadelphia, PA, USA
http://globalchild.rutgers.edu/

Friday, June 20th, and Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Call for Participation

Announcing our Keynote Speaker: Prof. Jacqueline Bhabha, Jeremiah
Smith Jr. Lecturer in Law at Harvard Law School, the Executive
Director of the Harvard University Committee on Human Rights Studies.

Emerging Perspectives on Children in Migratory Circumstances

The Working Group on Childhood and Migration (see http://globalchild.rutgers.edu/)
will hold its first conference in June of 2008 in Philadelphia, with
support from the U.S. National Science Foundation, Drexel University,
and Rutgers University, Camden. At this inaugural conference, we
welcome researchers and policy advocates from all disciplines and all
areas of the world whose work focuses on the ways that increased
migration affects children and the cultural, legal, educational,
medical, and psychological perception of childhood. Please submit a
200 to 300 word abstract for an individual paper proposal in the body
of an email to rrr@drexel.edu by December 15th. Notification of
acceptance will be by January 10th. Conference website is available
at: http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~dtd28/GlobalChild/index1.htm

The way that world migration affects children's lives is complex and
multi-faceted. Studies of children in migratory circumstances cross
multiple areas of the world and multiple areas of concern for
researchers, policy makers and direct service workers. Moreover,
larger public concerns alter children's lives, concerns like
immigration visa policies, media representations of child labor, and
changing educational systems. Migratory families also undergo unique
private concerns over problems like the quality of substitute care and
communication with loved ones across long distances. Holistic or at
least less partial glimpses of these children's lives therefore must
cross-cut the disciplines of law, political science, sociology,
anthropology, demography, psychology, education, economics,
communication, humanities and the arts. And yet, within academe
researchers tend to communicate only with those in the same discipline
or in the same geographical region. Thus, the June 2008 conference
will provide a venue to share data, methodologies, and theories
regardless of discipline, with a focus directly on how children fare
under conditions of migration. Additionally, we want to create cross-
disciplinary synergy by bringing together junior and senior research-
active faculty internationally committed to developing new research
avenues on childhood and migration.

To frame our approach to child-centered understanding of childhood and
migration, we consider childhood to be centrally important to grasping
the effect that increased (and increasingly visible) world migration
has on social and household reproduction. As a result, the following
questions are important in guiding researchers abstracts for the
conference:

--Are children's development and maturation processes significantly
affected by migration experiences, and if so, how deleterious or
beneficial are they? Is a migration-associated childhood now something
normative, and what does that kind of childhood look like?

--How are children's rights and the notion of children as citizens
affected by transnationalism, or by movement of parents and children
in and out of various national legal systems?

--What are the emotional consequences of family separation across
migratory families, especially for children?

--What are children's perspectives on migration, how are they to be
elicited, how well can they be elicited and represented, and what can
these perspectives tell us about socialization and processes of
maturation in transnational families?

--How is migration shaping any given culture group's notions of
childhood, and how are cultural notions of childhood shaping migration?

--What are general and specific manifestations of notions of childhood
under global economic change? For example, how do remittances affect
expectations for children's scholastic achievement? How do remittances
which elevate families into higher classes affect children's social
development? How are attitudes toward child labor changing with
increased international migration?

--How do media and policy makers represent children in migration and
how do discourses about immigrant children and migrant parents affect
their lives and experiences?

--What can we do to generate better quantitative and qualitative data
on the effects that migration has on children? What are the numbers of
migrant children and how are they best defined as children in their
own rights?

The conference will run two days, June 20, and 21, at Drexel
University in downtown Philadelphia. Philadelphia is accessible from
Philadelphia International (PHL), Newark International (EWR) and
Baltimore-Washington, D.C. (BWI) airports. Philadelphia is two hours
from New York City and Washington D.C. by train. Limited funding for
travel and/or accommodations in Philadelphia is available for graduate
students and international scholars (please indicate your interest
with your abstract submission). We anticipate publishing selected
papers in a conference volume.

Conference includes buffet breakfasts, and a lunch and a dinner on one
day. Conference pre-registration fees will be U.S. $30.00 for tenured
and tenure-track professors and U.S. $20.00 for all others. For pre-
registration rate, please register by February 1, 2007. Registration
on site will be $40.00.

Contact Rachel Reynolds rrr@drexel.edu phone 215-895-0498, or Cati Coe ccoe@camden.rutgers.edu
phone 856-225-6455, for more information.
Conference website is available at: http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~dtd28/GlobalChild/index1.htm

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Heather Rae-Espinoza, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Development
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840-1602

hre@csulb.edu
Office: (562) 985-4209
Fax: (562) 985-4237

click to give...
http://www.thechildhealthsite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=5

(12/7/07) New SRCD Initiative

Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:17:31 -0500
From: Genevieve Okada <gaokada@GMAIL.COM>
Reply-To: Genevieve Okada <gaokada@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: NEW SRCD Initiative for Small Conference or Study Group
To: SPA@LISTSERV.EMORY.EDU

*NEW SRCD Initiative*

*Request for Proposals: Small Conference or Study Group*

In a *new initiative*, the Society for Research in Child Development
*invites
proposals* for small conferences or study groups to further the
strategic
priorities and goals of the Society. In its 5-year strategic plan of
2005,
the Society identified five goals that have guided its activities since
then. Proposals are sought that will further three of the strategic
priorities and goals in particular:

1. Increase appreciation for the fact that an understanding of
development requires the perspectives and methods of multiple
disciplines.

2. Increase cultural and contextual diversity in all aspects of
the
study of child development.

3. Increase international perspectives in the study of child
development.

The Society is interested in supporting intellectual and scholarly
activities that will bring together groups that will work to further the
goals of multidisciplinarity, increasing diversity, and recognition of
international perspectives (please see the Strategic Plan at
www.srcd.orgfor further information on these goals). We are also
interested in ensuring
that the products of the activities are broadly disseminated to the
membership of the Society and beyond. Accordingly, the Society proposes
to
sponsor small conferences or study groups.

The size of awards will vary depending on the needs and goals of the
conference or study group. As a general guideline, the range of awards
will
be $20,000 to $40,000. Priority will be given to proposals for
initiatives
for which matching funds will be sought. In addition, priority will be
given
to initiatives that will result in an intellectual product that will be
broadly disseminated. Examples include (but are not limited to) books,
edited volumes, and special issues of journals (including *Child
Development
*), as well as products designed for broader audiences of policymakers
or
practitioners. Applicants also may consider dissemination via the
Society
website, and/or webcasting their proceedings.

*Application Process*: Please submit a description of the conference or
study group, including the background and significance of the problem,
the
goals of the meeting or working group, and how they fit with those of
the
Society, as outlined in the Strategic Plan. Include a list of proposed
participants with a description of their expected roles in the
initiative, a
1-page CV for each participant, a timeline for completion of the
proposed
work, and a proposed budget. Budget items may include travel, supplies,
secretarial/assistant support and other costs related to the goals of
the
conference or study group. Please also describe the plans for securing
matching funds and for dissemination of the products of the initiative
(e.g.,
edited volume, special issue), including a description of the proposed
audience. Applications are limited to a maximum of 750 words (not
including
CVs), and should be submitted electronically to Susan Lennon (
slennon@srcd.org). Prospective applicants should feel free to contact
Executive Director Lonnie Sherrod (sherrod@srcd.org or 734-926-0611) if
they
have questions or wish to discuss their ideas before submission.
Deadline
for receipt of applications is *January 31, 2008*. Funding decisions
will be
made by March 21, 2008.

----- End forwarded message -----

**********************************

Ila Deshmukh Towery
Senior Research Associate
Boston Plan for Excellence
6 Beacon Street, Suite 615
Boston, MA 02108
(p) 617.275.0712
(f) 617.227.8446

NEW SRCD Initiative

Request for Proposals: Small Conference or Study Group

In a new initiative, the Society for Research in Child Development
invites proposals for small conferences or study groups to further the
strategic priorities and goals of the Society. In its 5-year strategic
plan of 2005, the Society identified five goals that have guided its
activities since then. Proposals are sought that will further three of
the strategic priorities and goals in particular:

1. Increase appreciation for the fact that an understanding of
development requires the perspectives and methods of multiple
disciplines.

2. Increase cultural and contextual diversity in all aspects of
the study of child development.

3. Increase international perspectives in the study of child
development.

The Society is interested in supporting intellectual and scholarly
activities that will bring together groups that will work to further
the goals of multidisciplinarity, increasing diversity, and
recognition of international perspectives (please see the Strategic
Plan at www.srcd.org for further information on these goals). We are
also interested in ensuring that the products of the activities are
broadly disseminated to the membership of the Society and beyond.
Accordingly, the Society proposes to sponsor small conferences or
study groups.

The size of awards will vary depending on the needs and goals of the
conference or study group. As a general guideline, the range of awards
will be $20,000 to $40,000. Priority will be given to proposals for
initiatives for which matching funds will be sought. In addition,
priority will be given to initiatives that will result in an
intellectual product that will be broadly disseminated. Examples
include (but are not limited to) books, edited volumes, and special
issues of journals (including Child Development), as well as products
designed for broader audiences of policymakers or practitioners.
Applicants also may consider dissemination via the Society website,
and/or webcasting their proceedings.

Application Process: Please submit a description of the conference or
study group, including the background and significance of the problem,
the goals of the meeting or working group, and how they fit with those
of the Society, as outlined in the Strategic Plan. Include a list of
proposed participants with a description of their expected roles in
the initiative, a 1-page CV for each participant, a timeline for
completion of the proposed work, and a proposed budget. Budget items
may include travel, supplies, secretarial/assistant support and other
costs related to the goals of the conference or study group. Please
also describe the plans for securing matching funds and for
dissemination of the products of the initiative (e.g., edited volume,
special issue), including a description of the proposed audience.
Applications are limited to a maximum of 750 words (not including
CVs), and should be submitted electronically to Susan Lennon (slennon@srcd.org
). Prospective applicants sh!
ould feel free to contact Executive Director Lonnie Sherrod (sherrod@srcd.org
or 734-926-0611) if they have questions or wish to discuss their
ideas before submission. Deadline for receipt of applications is
January 31, 2008. Funding decisions will be made by March 21, 2008.

(12/5/07) Call for Papers

Announcing a call for applications...

UVA's Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Program in Education
Sciences is accepting applications now through February 29th, 2008 for
the 2008-2009 program year.

The Program's goal is to train the next generation of scientists who
will address questions that have clear implications for education
practice and policy. Fellows will complete a 2-year doctoral
traineeship in rigorous research methods, research partnerships, and
conceptual frameworks for addressing questions of educational
relevance. These early career scholars will acquire the requisite
tools for conducting multi-method educational research, and will start
to establish a line of programmatic research enabling them to become
leaders in the education sciences. The training program emphasizes
scientific approaches to risk and prevention, especially as these
apply to student inequality and underperformance.

For more information, including application guidelines, please see:
< http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=942&Itemid=0

>

and contact me with any questions at jmashburn@virginia.edu

Thank you,
Jen

Jennifer Mashburn
Program Coordinator
National Center for Research in Early Childhood Education
(NCRECE)
Risk & Prevention in Education Sciences (RPES)
University of Virginia
350 Old Ivy Way, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434-243-2021
jmashburn@virginia.edu
http://www.virginia.edu/vprgs/CASTL/

(12/4/07) Graduate Student Events

Graduate student events

GSC Annual Toy Drive
December 3-12th, GSC Lounge, West Hall 001 or Classics Department Office
Drop off new toys, games, and books for children of all ages; warm
clothing items for children; or gift cards to stores such as Target, Old
Navy, Marshalls.

Munchkin Monday
Monday December 10th, 8:30 a.m. until the food is gone Stop by the GSC
Lounge in the basement of West Hall for free coffee and munchkins on the
last day of class. Drop off a toy when you grab your coffee!

(12/4/07) CD173 Exhibit Invitation

Subject: An invitation to our exhibit this Wednesday at 5:15pm

You are invited to an exhibit of the work of CD 173: Curriculum for
Young Children: Math, Science, and Technology.

We'll be demonstrating our own experiences working with children,
teaching them with new kinds of technologies. Come and see what we've
worked hard on all semester!

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

5:15pm - 6:00pm
Curriculum Lab, Eliot-Pearson Building

Snacks will be served

From the CD 173 class

Questions? Contact Natalie.Rusk@tufts.edu

(12/03/07) Out of the Brown Bag series PhD Student Committee presents

The Ph.D. Student Committee presents as part of its
"Out of the Brown Bag" Series

"Statistically Speaking"

This forum will provide an overview of statistical training resources,
including (but not limited to) courses and workshops (on and off
campus), software, and books.

A question-and-answer period will be included to address questions
related to the appropriate use of various statistical methods.

Friday, December 7
12noon-1pm
Stevens Library
Eliot-Pearson Building

For additional information, contact Aerika Brittian (Aerika.Brittian@tufts.edu
) or Yibing Li (Yibing.Li@tufts.edu).

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(12/3/07) Parking at Eliot-Pearson Lot

Dear Students,

Just a friendly reminder that students are not allowed to parking in
the EP lot. In an effort to avoid parking tickets, I've been asked to
send out this reminder.

Please use the lot at Cousen's or upper campus parking/garage spaces.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Mary Ellen

(11/29/07) Volunteers needed - Mon Dec 10 6-7:30pm

Dear Graduate Students,

We will be hosting our final Graduate Programs Information Session on
Monday December 10th from 6-7:30pm in the EP Library, and we need
graduate student volunteers to share their experiences with our
prospective students.

Please email me if you'd be willing to attend & thanks in advance.

Warm regards,
Sarah

P.S. After the session, we can go straight to the GSA sponsored Wine &
Cheese in the connector so you don't have to worry about the slight 30
minute overlap. The Wine & Cheese will keep going on past 7:30pm.
Thanks!

(11/28/07) World Film Premiere

The World Film Premiere of

AN ISLAMIC CONSCIENCE: The Aga Khan and the Ismailis

6 pm, Monday December 3
JFK Jr. Forum, Kennedy School of Government
(click for map)

www.agakhanfilm.org

As the divide between the Muslim world and the West continues to grow,
it is time to hear the story of a Muslim leader who has been
persevering for fifty years to promote a vision of pluralism,
religious tolerance, and positive social action. This is the first
documentary in 45 years of the Aga Khan, the leader of the world's
Shiite Ismaili Muslims. What does he have to say about this post 9-11
world? And can his example help to bridge the growing divide?

The film will be followed by a Panel Discussion with:

Firas Ahmad: Deputy Editor of Islamica Magazine (KSG '05)
Ali Asani: Professor of the Practice of Indo-Muslim Languages and
Culture (Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations)
Bill Cran: Emmy Award-Winning Director
Shamir Allibhai: Filmmaker and Producer (HDS '09)
Moderated by Jocelyne Cesari: Director of the Islam in the West Program

This event is cosponsored by the Divinity School, Initiative on
Religion and International Affairs, the Islam in the West Program, and
the Kennedy School Muslim Caucus. For more information about the
event, please contact Kamron Mitchell (Kamron_Mitchell@harvard.edu).

The World Film Premiere – AN ISLAMIC CONSCIENCE: The Aga Khan and the
Ismailis
6 pm, Monday Dec. 3 – JFK Jr. Forum, Kennedy School of Government

As the divide between the Muslim world and the West continues to grow,
it is time to hear the story of a Muslim leader who has been
persevering for fifty years to promote a vision of pluralism,
religious tolerance, and positive social action. This is the first
documentary in 45 years of the Aga Khan, the leader of the world's
Shiite Ismaili Muslims and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development
Network. What does he have to say about this post 9-11 world? And can
his example help to bridge the growing divide?

The Screening, which is free and open to the public, will be followed
by a Discussion with the Filmmakers – Producer Shamir Allibhai (HDS
'09) and Emmy-award winning Director Bill Cran – as well as Firas
Ahmad, Deputy Editor of Islamica Magazine, and Professor Ali Asani of
Harvard University. It will be moderated by Jocelyne Cesari, Director
of the Islam in the West Program. For more information about the film,
please visit www.agakhanfilm.org or contact Kamron Mitchell (Kamron_Mitchell@harvard.edu
).

(11/29/07) GSA Wine & Cheese - Mark Your Calendar - Mon Dec 10

To all faculty, staff and students!

Come raise a glass and make a toast to the end of the fall semester.

The Child Development Graduate Student Association invites you to
their annual Wine and Cheese Celebration.

Monday, December 10th, 2007, 7 p.m. in the EP Connector.

We hope to see you there!

***if you are interested in volunteering for this event, please
contact Cynthia Davis (cynthia.davis@tufts.edu)***

(11/29/07) TODAY! Guatemala Brown Bag 12pm & Wish On A Star 1pm

*********************************

GUATEMALA BROWN BAG - TODAY Wed 11/28 - 12-1PM - EP Library

Last summer students from Eliot Pearson spent time in Antigua
Guatemala applying child development research and knowledge to
training volunteers and staff in an infant developmental clinic in a
residential hospital.

Come hear about their experiences and join the discussion about
research to practice, child development in global settings, &
institutional care of young children,

**********************************

WISH ON A STAR - TODAY Wed 11/28 - 1-2:30PM - EP Connector

Every year students, faculty, staff and friends of Eliot Pearson come
together to purchase gifts for children and families in need. These
wishes are written on stars and hung in the department connector.
People can take a wish, purchase it, wrap it, affix the star and
return it to the donation bin in the department. These wishes are
taken to the donation site and distributed directly to families.

Cookies will also be provided.

**********************************

EP Colloquium-Dec. 3, 2007

Eliot-Pearson Deparment of Child Development invites you to a
colloquium on Monday, December 3rd 1:15-3:00pm Stevens Library, Eliot-
Pearson, 105 College Ave., Medford regarding

From Virtual Worlds to Robotics: Technology-based communities for
Children by Marina Bers, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Eliot-Pearson.

For more information contact Donald.Wertlieb@tufts.edu

(11/27/07) 2008 Funding Announcement

2008 Funding Announcement for not-for-profit organizations serving
children with physical or developmental disabilities and associated
health-related complications

DEBORAH MUNROE NOONAN MEMORIAL FUND
Bank of America, Trustee

BOA logo
Application Guidelines

Previous Award Recipients

RFA

Up to $75,000 for one-year grants

Funding Period:
September 1, 2008 - August 31, 2009

Letter of Intent Deadline:
12:00 Noon on Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Full Proposal Deadline (by invitation only):
12:00 Noon on Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Bank of America is pleased to announce the 2008 funding cycle for the
Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund. The Deborah Munroe Noonan Fund,
established in 1947 by Frank M. Noonan in memory of his mother,
continues its proud tradition of supporting improvements in the
quality of life for children with disabilities. Non-profit community
organizations and academic institutions that serve children with
physical or developmental disabilities and associated health-related
complications within their geographic area of interest may apply.

The Noonan Fund supports innovative and collaborative clinical
research, demonstration projects and pilot studies in the Boston area
designed to improve the quality of life for children with
disabilities. Proposals for basic science research will not be
considered nor will applications for capital costs such as buildings,
renovations, or major equipment items.

Eligibility Requirements:

*
Applicants must hold a position within a non-profit institution
or organization

*
Complete Letter of Intent Application must be received by deadline

*
Research projects must be conducted within the Fund's geographic
area of interest (the list of eligible cities and towns can be found
in the Guidelines)

Application Guidelines and Instructions are available online at
tmfnet.org/grantmake.html or contact Jeanne Brown, Program Officer at jbrown@tmfnet.org
or 617-279-2240, ext. 709

(11/27/07) Wish on Star Instructions

The Eliot-Pearson Annual

Wish on a Star Project

What do I do?

1) Take a wish from the EP connector
2) Buy the wish wrap and tape the star on tight
3) Place the wish in the donation box located in the EP connector

All of the wishes are for children in need at Project Hope (a shelter
for Families and Children in Dorchester)
Final Donation Day: 12/20/07 @ 5pm

Thanks from the EP GSA

(11/27/07) Special Olympics

The second grade children I teach at Heath School in Brookline are
participating in the 2007 Jolly Jaunt because we believe in the highly
effective programs run by Special Olympics Massachusetts and we want
to do something to help. The Jolly Jaunt is a 5K holiday fun run/walk
to benefit Special Olympics Massachusetts.

We have set a goal to raise money for the over athletes of Special
Olympics Massachusetts in our geographical area. Special Olympics
athletes never pay a cent to participate in any of the 26 different
sports offered, so we are raising critical dollars to fund the year-
round sports training and athletic competitions for athletes in
Massachusetts with intellectual disabilities.

You can help us reach this goal by making a donation online. Click on
the link below and you will be taken to our personal donation page
where you can make a secure online credit card donation.

Thank you so much for your support! Together we can improve the lives
of some very courageous and dedicated athletes in Massachusetts with
intellectual disabilities and other closely related developmental
disabilities. Your donation will help to provide them with programs
and services that will bring happiness and pride in all that they do.

Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my
efforts to support Special Olympics Massachusetts - North Section

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CD Wish on a Star Event

Hello Friends at GSA and support staff,

Believe it or not the holiday season is just around the corner and
that means it is time for our departments Annual Wish on a Star Event!

What is Wish on Star?????

Every year students, faculty, staff and friends of Eliot Pearson come
together to purchase gifts for children and families in need. These
wishes are written on stars and hung in the department connector.
People can take a wish, purchase it, wrap it, affix the star and
return it to the donation bin in the department. These wishes are
taken to the donation site and distributed directly to families.

In the past we have given the gifts to families in need through the
the boys and girls club, New England Medical Center and Rosie's
Place. This year Project Hope (http://www.prohope.org) has been
chosen as the recipient.

Project Hope is a multi-service agency at the forefront of efforts in
Boston to move families beyond homelessness and poverty. It provides
low-income women with children with access to education, jobs,
housing, and emergency services; fosters their personal
transformation; and works for broader systems change.

How you can help:

1) Come to the Eliot Pearson Connector on Wednesday Nov 28 between
1:00-2:30 to help set up the stars and decorations. Yummy cookies and
drinks will be provided.

2) Help hang up the flyer (attached) all over the place on campus or
outside your office.

3) Tell your friends. This project is a success because people talk
about it! Get everyone you know involved!

This year we want to beat our record of 150 gifts! Let's see us hit
the 200 mark! Wish on a star will end formally on Thursday Dec. 20th
at 5:00pm!

If you have any questions or want to be even more involved please
contact me at anytime. iris.ponte@tufts.edu

I know together we can make this event even more successful together!

Reminder - Guatemala Brown Bag Wed 11/28 @ 12pm

Last summer students from Eliot Pearson spent time in Antigua
Guatemala applying child development research and knowledge to
training volunteers and staff in an infant developmental clinic in a
residential hospital.

Come hear about their experiences and join the discussion about
research to practice, child development in global settings, &
institutional care of young children,

Child Development Guatemala Experiences:
Part of an International Brown Bag Series
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Eliot Pearson Library
12-1 p.m.

Contact Annie Waddoups (anne.waddoups@tufts.edu) or Maria Mayoral (maria.mayoral@tufts.edu
) with questions

(11/19/07) academic job market documents for PhD students

Justina,
Would you please forward these documents to all PhD students?
They are documents that are part of a workshop that Iris Ponte
attended on "preparing for the academic job market". They will be
very useful to our doctoral students who are preparing for an academic
career.
Thanks,
Ann

[Please contact Iris Ponte for these documents]

(11/19/07) Presentation Reminder

REMINDER: THIS EVENT IS TODAY AT 4:30PM

You are invited to a presentation by

Edward G. Largo, Ph.D.

Director of Research

Corporate Responsibility, Philip Morris USA

Edward Largo, Ph.D in psychology, will be discussing the Philip Morris
Teenage Attitudes and Behavior Study (TABS)

and his research studying the prevention of youth smoking.

Ed will also be discussing what skills are required to work in a
corporate research environment.

Monday, November 19, 2007

Stevens Library

Eliot-Pearson Building

4:30-5:30 p.m.

Reception to follow

Contact Lauren White (Lauren.white@tufts.edu) with questions.

(11/15/07) Spring Course: American Early Care and Education in Global Perspective

Hi,

I'm writing to encourage any and all to consider taking Mon Cochran's
course: "American Early Care and Education in Global Perspective"
which meets on Tuesday mornings in the spring semester. Mon Cochran
is a nationally known expert in out of home child care and a long time
ally of all communities related to raising and caring for young
children. This will be an awesome course and one relevant to anyone
interested in young children.

Thanks for considering.

My best wishes,

George Scarlett

p.s. the course number is CD 143-10

(11/15/07) Presentation by Edward Largo - Nov 19th 4:30pm

You are invited to a presentation by

Edward G. Largo, Ph.D.
Director of Research
Corporate Responsibility, Philip Morris USA

Edward Largo, Ph.D in psychology, will be discussing the Philip Morris
Teenage Attitudes and Behavior Study (TABS)
and his research studying the prevention of youth smoking.
Ed will also be discussing what skills are required to work in a
corporate research environment.

Monday, November 19, 2007
Stevens Library
Eliot-Pearson Building
4:30-5:30 p.m.

Reception to follow

Contact Lauren White (Lauren.white@tufts.edu) with questions.

(11/15/07) Brown Bag Lunch - Child Development Guatemala Experience

Last summer students from Eliot Pearson spent time in Antigua
Guatemala applying child development research and knowledge to
training volunteers and staff in an infant developmental clinic in a
residential hospital.

Come hear about their experiences and join the discussion about
research to practice, child development in global settings, &
institutional care of young children,

Child Development Guatemala Experiences:
Part of an International Brown Bag Series
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Eliot Pearson Library
12-1 p.m.

Contact Annie Waddoups (anne.waddoups@tufts.edu) or Maria Mayoral (maria.mayoral@tufts.edu
) with questions

Fwd: EPCD - GSA - TUFTS Loj (Lodge) Reminder

-----------------------------------------------------------

Clement Chau

Doctoral Research Assistant

DevTech Research Group

Tufts University

105 College Ave., Medford, MA 02155

clement.chau@tufts.edu

Begin forwarded message:

From: "JUNG, SARAH" <Sarah.Jung@tufts.edu>

Date: November 13, 2007 9:27:20 AM EST

To: "Clement L. Chau" <Clement.Chau@tufts.edu>

Subject: EPCD - GSA - TUFTS Loj (Lodge) Reminder

Reply-To: Sarah.Jung@tufts.edu

EMAIL FROM Sarah Frederiksen. Please send all questions to sarah.frederiksen@tufts.edu

*****************
Fellow Eliot-Pearson Graduate Students:

November 30th is just around the corner and there are still spots available for the Eliot-Pearson GSA-sponsored graduate student trip to the Tufts Loj (lodge)!  It's time to get out of the city and breathe some fresh mountain air.  Come hike some trails or relax by the fire to your heart's content.

All reservation requests must be received by Nov. 25th by email at sarah.frederiksen@tufts.edu.

Details about pricing, food, and carpooling are as follows:

Where: Tufts private Loj (aka Lodge) in Woodstock, New Hampshire.  http://ase.tufts.edu/mountainclub/lojWhat.htm

When: Friday, November 30 to Saturday, December 1, 2007 (specific departure times TBA)

Who: Eliot-Pearson graduate students and guests (1 optional guest per student; total 20 beds available for our group; first-come-first-served basis)

Cost: $15/you bring your own food
$20/you eat what the Loj caretaker provides (both prices include bed and access to kitchen and all other amenities)

Carpooling is encouraged as a means to reduce our impact on the Earth and ease the burden of driving the distance.  Let me know if you're interested!

Sincerely,
Sarah Frederiksen
sarah.frederiksen@tufts.edu
916-425-0748

(11/13/07) academic job market seminar

Dear EP advanced students,
I know that I sent this earlier last week, but Donna Milmore has asked
that I do so once again. Apparently at least one of you expressed
interest in attending the event, but she lost track of who that was,
so please contact her again if interested!
Ann

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Time-sensitive question - THANK YOU!
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:50:27 -0500
From: Milmore, Donna <Donna.Milmore@tufts.edu>
To: Ann Easterbrooks <ann.easterbrooks@tufts.edu>

Dear Ann,

Thank you so much! And again, I apologize for creating extra work for
you. If you'd be willing to send this out again, I'd be grateful.

*Preparing for the Academic Job Market: A Two-Part Seminar for PhDs**

Sponsored by Tufts Career Services & The Fletcher School

Presented by Consultant Laura Hess,

Associate Director for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Brown
University Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning

Friday, October 19 & Friday, November 16

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 pm, Mugar 231 (10/19) and Cabot 702 (11/16)

**Registration Required*

To attend 11/16 event, contact Jenifer.Burckett-Picker@tufts.edu by
Wednesday, 11/14, with your application (attached) and CV

Donna Milmore

Assistant Director

Tufts Career Services

617.627.5661

donna.milmore@tufts.edu <mailto:donna.milmore@tufts.edu>

<mailto:donna.milmore@tufts.edu>

--
M. Ann Easterbrooks, Ph.D.
Professor
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development
Tufts University
Medford, MA. 02155

Email: ann.easterbrooks@tufts.edu
Phone: 617 627-3355, 627-2217
Fax: 617 627-3503

(11/13/07) AERA 2008 Fellowships

 

I am writing to inform you about fellowship programs available through the American Educational Research Association (AERA). These fellowships provide funding to help graduate students and early career scholars develop research skills and conduct studies in education and related fields. We encourage you to share information about these programs with strong candidates and others who can suggest potential applicants. If you are an eligible candidate, we suggest that you consider submitting an application. Below are descriptions of AERA's fellowship programs.

 

 

AERA-AIR (A²) Fellows Program

In collaboration with The American Institutes for Research (AIR), the AERA-AIR (A²) Fellows Program aims to build the talent pool of high skilled education researchers experienced in large scale studies in a major research organization. A²fellows will receive mentoring from a diverse group of highly recognized researchers and practitioners in a variety of substantive areas in education. Fellows will hone their skills in all aspects of the research process from proposal development through writing and presentations.Up to three fellows are selected annually for a two year, rotational position at AIR inWashington,DC. More information is available athttp://www.aera.net/fellowships/?id=698. The application deadline for the A²Fellows Program is December 17, 2007.

 

AERA-ETS Fellowship Program in Measurement

In a joint initiative with Educational Testing Service (ETS), AERA offers the AERA-ETS Fellowship Program in Measurement. This fellowship is designed to provide learning opportunities and practical experience to recent doctoral degree recipients and to early career research scientists in areas such as educational measurement, assessment design, psychometrics, statistical analyses, large-scale evaluations, and other studies directed toward explaining student progress and achievement. Up to two fellows will be selected for this rotational research position at ETS's facilities inPrinceton,NJ. More information is available athttp://www.aera.net/fellowships/?id=702. The application deadline for the AERA-ETS Fellowship Program in Measurement is also December 17, 2007.

 

 

Minority Fellowship Program in Education Research

AERA offers dissertation support through the Minority Fellowship Program in Education Research. This program offers doctoral fellowships to enhance the competitiveness of outstanding minority scholars for academic appointments at major research universities by supporting their conducting education research and by providing mentoring and guidance toward completion of their doctoral studies. Information about the Fellowship is available athttp://www.aera.net/fellowships/?id=88. The application deadline for the Minority Fellowship Program is December 17, 2007.

 

AERA Grants Program

TheAERA Grants Programprovides dissertation support and small grants for researchers who conduct studies of education policy and practice using quantitative methods and data from the large-scale data sets sponsored by theNationalCenterfor Education Statistics and the National Science Foundation.Upcoming application deadlines are January 4, 2008, February 22, 2008, and August 29, 2008.More information is available athttp://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/.

 

Please feel free to contact me at 202-238-3200 or via e-mail atfellowships@aera.netif you have any questions or need additional information about these programs.Thank you in advance for sharing this information.

(11/14/07) Website Dedication

Dear EP community,

we invite you to take part in creation of a website dedicated to the
issues of orphan children around the world. The goal of this project
is to create an online arena for the advocacy of orphans as well as a
portal for information sharing and networking between American and
international organizations.

We hope that the website will accomplish the following objectives:
1. Bridge the gap between research and the public knowledge about
various topics pertaining to early childhood, institutional rearing,
and issues of adoption (e.g.development in early childhood, attachment
theory, adoptive identity issues, non-parental childcare policies,
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to name a few). We invite EP students to join
us in writing focused reviews on one of these and other related
topics. If you have a paper you have already written that you want
published on our website, please be in touch with us!
2.Create public awareness and activism
3. Create fundraising opportunities
4. Post contact information for NGOs and orphanages
5. Give voice to adoptive families. We hope to have an Ask the Expert
column where parents' questions will be answered by our experts. We
invite faculty and alums to be our expert of the month.

The audience of this website includes:
- organizations working with orphans
- volunteers looking for project ideas
- students
- adoptive parents

This project was supported by the Tufts Civic Engagement Fund and aims
to engage students in active citizenship work.
No long-term commitment is required. Any time you can give will be
highly appreciated.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Maryna Vashchenko, Iris Ponte, Yibing Li and Dmytro Say

--
Maryna Vaschenko, EdM
Graduate Research Assistant
Massachusetts Healthy Families Evaluation Project
and
Tufts Adoption and Development Project
Tufts University
105 College Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
(617) 627-3355

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What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a
thousand years?

(11/9/07) Awards Notice Error

Dear Graduate Students:

Please disregard the notice you may have received yesterday regarding
a Glitch in the Awards Survey – that notice was sent to you in error –
Sorry for this inconvenience!!!

Rita

(11/8/07) Askwith Education Forums

Askwith Education Forums

November 1: Keeping Kids in the Achievement Game
A discussion with John Merrow, renowned education reporter and
president of Learning Matters, Inc., about how educators and
politicians must shift focus away from the "achievement gap" to expand
their vision and identify ways teachers and school administrators can
help their students gain the skills and life-enhancing qualities they
need to achieve their fullest potential as citizens.

November 7: Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and Education Reform
Speakers at this forum will consider what influential education
reformer Albert Shanker might say about current education debates over
No Child Left Behind and the role of teacher unions today in education
reform.

November 14: Muppet Diplomacy: How Sesame Street is Changing Our World
Gary Knell, President and CEO, will share insight into how Sesame
Workshop develops its programs, how they address local educational
needs, and the impact they are making around the world.

November 20: Code-Switching: Teaching Standard English in African
American Classrooms
Rebecca Wheeler, associate professor of English Language and Literacy,
Christopher Newport University, will detail how teachers can build on
students' existing knowledge, Everyday English, as a springboard to
new knowledge, Professional English.

November 29: The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-
First Politics
A discussion with David Kirp, professor of public policy at the
University of California-Berkeley, on his new book which reveals the
findings of a longitudinal study that shows the life-changing impact
of preschool.

Martha Mueller Cook, Ph.D.

Managing Director

Boston Plan for Excellence

6 Beacon Street, #615

Boston, MA 02108

Phone: 617 275 0720

Fax: 617 227 8446

www.bpe.org

(11/7/07) Call for Presenters Horizons for Homeless Children

CALL FOR PRESENTERS
Proposal Deadline: November 15, 2007

Proposals must be postmarked NO LATER THAN November 15, 2007. Please
email submissions to:
conference@horizonsforhomelesschildren.org

Please visit www.horizonsforhomelesschildren.org
to access the Call for Presenters and Application Cover Form.
Call (617) 445-1480 with questions.

Background:

Horizons for Homeless Children invites you to submit a presentation
proposal for the 3rd Young Children Without Homes National Conference,
April 15-17, 2008 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston,
Massachusetts.

The Challenge: There are 1.35 million children who experience
homelessness in our country each year; over half are under the age of
six. Children and families are the largest and fastest growing part
of the homeless population and the problem is growing. We need to come
together and share our knowledge and resources. The 3rd Young Children
Without Homes National Conference will provide this opportunity to
professionals from a variety of disciplines.

At this conference we will:
• Raise awareness about child and family homelessness, focusing on
children birth to age six.
• Provide cross-systems training, networking and collaboration.
• Share information, strategies and resources for serving young
homeless children and their families.
• Bring focus to the growing problem of family homelessness across the
country for policy makers and elected officials.

Who will attend this conference?
• Providers of early care and education services, providers of
homeless services, Early Intervention providers, social workers,
health professionals, public school teachers and administrators,
homeless education liaisons, researchers, policymakers, legislators
and more!

Conference Themes:
Presentations should fit within one of three Conference themes. They
should address the impact of homelessness on young children, best
practices, or current policies and policy initiatives on child and
family homelessness. Please note that topics listed below are
examples. We encourage presentation submissions on other topics as well.

Theme: Impact of Homelessness on Young Children Birth to Age Six

These are Topic Examples:
Child Development: Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
Child Nutrition
Domestic Violence
Trauma and its effects on young children and parents
Early Care & Education (including non-traditional child care)
Foster Care/Homelessness connection
Health (both child and adult)
Mental Health (both child and adult)
Poverty/At-Risk Families
Teen Parents

Theme: Best Practices: Strategies for Serving Young Homeless Children
Birth to Age Six

These are Topic Examples:
Early Childhood Assessment and Screening
Building Child and Family Resilience
Cross-Systems Collaborations between shelters, early childhood
programs and the community
Cultural Diversity-Sensitivity and Inclusion
Curriculum Adaptations for at-risk children
Designing Supportive Environments in Shelters and in Early Care and
Education settings
Faith-Based Initiatives
Family-Centered Care
Fatherhood Programs
Parenting Support and Education
Teen Parenting Program Models
Professional Development and Training Models for Shelter Staff
Program Models for Supporting Parents and Young Children in the
Shelter Setting
Supporting Transitions into Permanent Housing and Community
Transitioning Homeless Children and Parents to Public School
Kindergarten/Early Childhood Programs
Implementing a Volunteer Program in the Family Shelters
Working with Homeless Liaisons to meet Community Needs for Preschool
Children

Theme: Current Policies and New Policy Initiatives: How Can We Help?

These are Topic Examples:
Homelessness Housing Models
Advocacy for and with Homeless Parents
Legal Rights for Homeless Families
Access for Homeless Preschool Children to Quality Child Care Settings
Fundraising Strategies for Non-profit Organizations Serving Homeless
Children and Families
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act
Prevention of Homelessness
Federal Reauthorizations (e.g., IDEA, Head Start)
Resources: Where to go for current information on public policy
Successful Initiatives
Working Poor & Unemployment

Audience Level:
Please indicate whether your session content is at the Introductory,
Advanced level or for All Levels.

Presentation Format:
Please indicate whether you prefer a 90 minute or a 2 hour session,
and whether you would be willing to do the session twice on the same
day or another conference day.

We encourage presentations that include a combination of lecture,
interactive/audience participation, questions and answers and group
discussion.

Type of Session:
Please indicate whether your session is a Workshop, Panel Discussion,
or Presentation of Model.

Submission Requirements:
Please limit your submission to 2 pages, not including the Cover
Application Form and the Presenter Resume(s).

Applications for session proposals must include:
&#61600; Cover Application Form
&#61600; Presentation title
&#61600; Length and type of session
&#61600; Audience level: Introductory, Advanced or For All.
&#61600; A brief description of the presentation (50 words or less)
that can be included in the conference brochure
&#61600; Three learning objectives
&#61600; Three expected presentation outcomes
&#61600; Presentation outline
&#61600; Presenter(s) resumes(s) or CV(s)
&#61600; Short presenter(s) bio (100 words or less)
&#61600; Please let us know if you have presented this workshop
before; include when and where
&#61600; Indicate if you are willing to present the session twice in a
day
&#61600; List of possible handout materials or bibliography for the
session.
&#61600; A/V needs

Proposal Review Process:
Proposals will be reviewed by Horizons for Homeless Children staff and
members of the 3rd Young Children Without Homes National Conference
Steering Committee. Once a proposal has been approved, a letter of
acceptance will be e-mailed to the lead presenter by January 7,
2008.

The registration fee for the conference is $???. This fee will be
waived for one presenter per workshop. Presentations should include
no more than three presenters to ensure time for presenter and
audience interaction and group discussion.

Audiovisual Equipment:
A screen will be provided for PowerPoint presentations free of charge
at your request.
Other equipment (LCD, laptop, overhead) is the responsibility of the
lead presenter.

Exhibit and Vendor Space:
If you would like to purchase an exhibit or vendor table, please
indicate in your proposal and the conference coordinator will contact
you. Exhibit tables are $??? This is a discounted price for lead
presenters.

Submission Instructions:
Email your proposal NO LATER THAN November 15, 2007 to conference@horizonsforhomelesschildren.org
For additional information contact Sarah Fujiwara at (617) 445-1480,
or sfujiwara@horizonsforhomelesschildren.org.

For more information about the 3rd Young Children Without Homes
National Conference please go to:
www.horizonsforhomelesschildren.org

(11/6/07) CD99/199 Info Session

COMMUNITY FIELD PLACEMENT INFORMATION SESSION

CD 99/199 Spring 2008
An information session for CD99/199 Community Field Placement has
been scheduled for Thursday, November 15th at 3:00 pm in the Small
Seminar Room for students wishing to enroll in this class.
(See Info below ****)
If you have any questions, please contact Betty Allen at X72592 or betty.allen@tufts.edu
.

RSVP to Rita Bartolomeu by Wednesday, November 14th rita.bartolomeu@tufts.edu
or at (617) 627-3355.

****** INFO******
COMMUNITY FIELD PLACEMENT FIELD EXPERIENCES
CD 99/199

What is a Field Experience in Community Field Placement?

A community field placement experience, also known as an internship,
is designed to allow students to gain experience within a community
agency
while integrating the experience with academic learning. It is
recommended for Child Development majors, but students from other
departments may enroll. Students may use this opportunity to apply
their theoretical knowledge of child development in a work setting in
areas such as education, early intervention, child life, social
policy, advocacy or mental health. Many students use this opportunity
to define their major areas of interest for future work or for
identification of thesis research topics. Master's level students
frequently use community field placement as a stepping stone to their
232 internship.

What are the Requirements for a Field Placement?

Each student is required to complete a supervised placement in an
approved setting for 10 hours per week. These 10 hours do not include
transportation and supervision time. Students are expected to
maintain a log of their hours.. The field placement seminar meets
once per week for an hour and fifteen minutes. Participation in the
seminar is mandatory in order to receive credit for the experience.
Requirements include a series of reflection papers, preparation of a
reading list that is relevant to the internship, a twenty minute
presentation of the work to peers, and a final portfolio that exhibits
some of the work at the end of the semester. There are two three
way meetings between student, site supervisor, and course instructor
each semester. The site supervisor prepares a mid-term and final
evaluation for each student. Communication between site supervisor,
student, and course instructor is ongoing as needed via email,
telephone, individual meetings, and journals.

How are Field Placements Arranged?

Students can go to the internship site (CD homepage and click on
internships) to see some of the sites that are available. (Often
academic advisers and the Field Placement Coordinator will have other
suggestions.) Students may download the Request for Field Placement
form, complete it and deliver it to the Coordinator of Field
Placements. Once you deliver the form, you will be registered for the
course. The Field Placement Coordinator then will make contact with
your places of interest and send you contact information for one of
your choices. You will make contact with the agency to set up an
interview. If all seems satisfactory, you should notify the Field
Placement Coordinator, and the placement will be secured.

Are There Paid Field Experience Positions?

Usually the community field placements are unpaid. Some master's
level and student teaching internships are paid.

Who is the Field Placement Coordinator?

Betty N. Allen
Child Development Department, Room 151
105 College Avenue
Telephone: 617-627-2592

(11/6/07) Martha Potts Spring Course

Hi Again,

On our brochure, one of Martha Potts courses is listed with the title
"Evolution". That title should have evolved a bit into the following:

""Evolutionary Perspectives on Child Development."

Thought you would like to know.

Best,

George

(11/6/07) Summer Courses

Hi Everybody,

Here are summer offerings for summer 2008. Take a look and figure
into your planning. Hope this helps.

Best,

George

SUMMER 2008: CHILD DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS

First Session Crs. # Title Time

M.Pott CD 161 Adv. Pers.Soc.Devel. T.Th. 9-12:30
C.Gidney CD 155 Child's Devel. Of Lang. Tu Thu. 6-9:30
*G.Scarlett CD 99/199/232 Internships. TBA
P.Thayer CD 143 Child Life/Hospitalized Child
M,W. 1:00-4:30

*Can be taken either session or across sessions – graduate students
fulfilling the applied internship requirement (CD 232) for the MA
Applied program can register with this course (CD 199)

Sec. Session

C.Greenbaum CD 162 Child,Fam.,Society M.W. 4-7:30
G.Scarlett CD 166 Children's Play T TH. 1-4:30
C.Gidney CD 195 Disorders: Language/Reading Tu Thu 6-9:30

(11/5/07) Student Teacher Info Meeting

STUDENT TEACHER MEETING
for Spring '08
Thursday, November 8th

There will be a meeting for students who expect to Student Teach in
the Spring 2008.

The meeting will be held in the Small Seminar Room #153 on Thursday,
November 8th at 3:00pm. We will discuss requirements and placement
interests at that time.

Please contact Betty Allen at x7-2592 with any questions.

R.S.V.P. to Rita Bartolomeu before Thursday, November 8th by Noon - rita.bartolomeu@tufts.edu
or call at
(617) 627-3355 to reserve your space.

(11/5/07) Registration Information Reminder

Graduate students must register for the Spring 2008 term between
November 5th and November 16th from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Students need to get advisor approval to register. We strongly
encourage students to meet with their advisors and get approval as
soon as possible.

Course listings, SIS Online, and SIS Online instructions can be found
on the web at

http://studentservices.tufts.edu/registration.htm

(11/5/07) Grad Fellowships

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
IN PSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE

Do you want to take charge of your career? Do you need financial
support for graduate school or postdoctoral studies? Are you
interested in ethnic minority issues? Then the Minority Fellowship
Program is for you!
The Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) offers the following fellowships

The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Fellowship is
aimed at those pursuing doctoral degrees in clinical, counseling, and
school psychology, or other mental health services areas. This
program is primarily for individuals who want to deliver services.

The MHSAS Postdoctoral Fellowship is aimed at early career doctoral
recipients who are interested in developing a career in mental health
service delivery, policy, or services-related research.
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The Diversity Program in Neuroscience Fellowship is geared to those
pursuing careers in neuroscience. Predoctoral and postdoctoral
fellowships are offered. Doctoral students or early career doctoral
recipients in psychology or any life science discipline related to
neuroscience may apply.
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Note: Individuals may apply to only one of the MFP fellowships.

The application deadline is January 15.

About the Minority Fellowship Program

The MFP's mission is to increase the knowledge and research related to
ethnic minority mental health and to improve the quality of mental
health and substance abuse services delivered to ethnic minority
populations. We do this by providing financial support, professional
development activities, and professional guidance to students pursuing
doctoral degrees in psychology and neuroscience. Our mission is
consistent with Healthy People 2010, the Surgeon General's Report on
Mental Health, and other federal initiatives to reduce health
disparities.

For more information or to apply for a fellowship, visit our web site
at www.apa.org/mfp or contact us at:

APA/MFP

750 First Street, NE

Washington, DC 20002-4242

(202) 336-6127

Email: mfp@apa.org

(11/5/07) Reminder - Colloquium Today

The Eliot Pearson Department of Child Development invites you to a
colloquium on

Sociocultural Influences on Intellectual and Affective Performances

by

Nalini Ambady, Ph.D.
Professor, Neubauer Faculty Fellow
Psychology Department, Tufts University

Monday, November 5th from 3:30-4:45pm
Stevens Library,
Eliot-Pearson Building
105 College Ave.
Medford

(11/1/07) February Graduates Only

This email is only for those of you finishing up for February 2008
graduation.

If you plan to graduate in February, 2008 (this means you have
completed all of your degree requirements), you must submit your
degree sheet to the Grad Studies Office and complete the online Exit
Survey by November 27, 2007. And, if you have done or are doing your
thesis/dissertation and are graduating in February, in addition to the
above deadline, your thesis/dissertation approval forms must be
submitted to the Grad Studies Office by January 9, 2008. If you have
questions, please contact me.

Justina

(11/1/07) Books on Tape project

Please do not reply to this email address.

Hello everyone!

During the first three weeks of November, Jumpstart will run its
annual Books on Tape project. Our goal is to record one book for each
child who is in the program. Many of our children do not come from
print-rich environments, and due to language barriers, some of their
parents might be not be able to read to them as often as they would
like. To support the children's development of language and literacy,
we would like to give them a book on tape for them to share with their
parents.

Jumpstart staff members will be tabling in Dewick Dining Hall on the
following dates:

Thursday, November 1st from 5:00-7:30pm
Wednesday, November 7th from 5:00-7:30pm
Thursday, November 15th from 5:00-7:30pm

During those times students can pick up books and tapes that they can
either record on their own, if they have a tape recorder, or record in
the Olin Language Lab. They can also return their recorded books/tape
during those same distribution times. Recording a book for a child
really takes less than 20 minutes. We are asking that you please
forward this email to your students so that they might be able to
participate in this project.

Please do not hesitate to reply to this email if you have any
questions or concerns.

From: Lynn Jeudy <Lynn.Jeudy@tufts.edu>
Date: Oct 31, 2007 3:53 PM

Kindly,

Jumpstart Volunteer Coordinators

"Jumpstart is working toward the day every child in American enters
school prepared to succeed."

(10/31/07) Position Announcement @ Michigan State

Please do not reply to the above email address.

Assistant Professor
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Department of Family and Child Ecology
Michigan State University

POSITION: Academic year, tenure-track position in Early Childhood
Education; Department of Family and Child Ecology, Michigan State
University. Start date August, 2008. Expertise is sought in one or
both of the following areas: early childhood education and child
development.

RANK: Assistant Professor

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• An earned doctorate in Early Childhood Education, Early Child
Development Ph.D. or Ed.D. or related field
• A promising record of scholarly publications and granting potential
• A strong commitment to externally funded research and excellence in
teaching

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• An interest in relating to the programs and research at the MSU
Child Development Laboratory
• Potential for securing external funding
• Commitment to mentoring and teaching at the undergraduate or
graduate level for students who are preparing for careers in research
and /or practice and administration

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses early childhood education,
child development and/or program administration
• Advise graduate students and supervise graduate student research
• Develop a program of research scholarship with the potential for
external funding
• Participate in departmental, college, and university governance
activities

SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary for this 9 month position is commensurate
with qualifications and experience. Michigan State University offers
an excellent selection of benefits; please see http://www.hr.msu.edu

for more information.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: A letter delineating research and teaching
interests, qualifications, three letters of reference, and a current
vita should be sent to:

Dr. Deborah J. Johnson, Early Childhood Education Search Committee
Chair
Department of Family and Child Ecology
Michigan State University
7 Human Ecology Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 432-9115; Fax: (517) 432-2953; Email Applications: c/o
Lisa Fuentes, fuentesl@msu.edu
Contact : Dr. Johnson, john1442@msu.edu

Applications and nominations will be accepted until the position is
filled; however, review of applications will commence by November 15,
2007. Minority group members, women, and persons with disabilities
are encouraged to apply.

The Department of Family and Child Ecology is housed in the College of
Social Science. The Department maintains a multisite Child Development
Laboratory serving approximately 250 children 2 through 5 years of
age. The Department is an active member of the Great Plains
Interactive Distance Education Alliance Youth Development graduate
program. Michigan State University is the nation's pioneer land grand
institution and holds a Class 1 Research University rating from the
Carnegie Commission on Higher Education. General information about
Michigan State University can be found at http://www.msu.edu/.

Information about the Department of Family and Child Ecology can be
found at http://www.fce.msu.edu/.

Michigan State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Institution.

(10/30/07) COLLOQUIUM-Nov. 5th

Hi All:

Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development invites you to a
colloquium on Sociocultural Influences on Intellectual and Affective
Performance by Nalini Ambady, Ph.D., Porfessor, Neubauer Faculty
Fellow, Psychology Department, on Monday,
November 5th, 2007 from 3:30-4:45pm in the Stevens Library, at
Eliot-Pearson, 105 College Ave., Medford, MA.

For more information: Fred Rothbaum@tufts.edu
Seating is limited.

(10/30/07) Research Opportunity: Project on gay fathers and their children

Research opportunity

Project on gay fathers and their children

Ellen Perrin (NEMC), Erin Phelps (E-P), and Ellen Pinderhughes (E-P)
are working on a collaborative research project on gay fathers and
their children. Ellen Perrin has published widely on gay parents and
the effects of experiences of stigma on development. Erin Phelps is
working actively in the area of positive and healthy youth development
and is expert in quantitative and qualitative methods. Ellen
Pinderhughes' work is focused on contextual and cultural influences on
family socialization processes, especially among families with
children at risk for problematic outcomes, and on adoption and foster
care.

Current tasks are to enter and analyze qualitative and quantitative
information from 10 families to provide pilot data for further work.
We are looking for graduate students to work with us, as directed
research for course credit.

This is an opportunity to be involved in research at the ground level
and can lead to future opportunities for graduate student
assistantships and publications if proposals are successfully funded.

Please contact Erin Phelps if you are interested in pursuing this
opportunity or if you just have questions about the project.

Erin Phelps
617-627-6506
Erin.Phelps@Tufts.edu

(10/30/07) WIPSI III - Assessment Test

This message is going out to all graduate students.

If you borrowed the WIPSI III Assessment Test, please return it to
Child Development as soon as possible. Someone needs it for tomorrow
morning.

Thank you.

Justina

(10/29/07) Alice Cavallo's Interdisciplinary PhD Defense

Alice Cavallo's Interdisciplinary PhD defense
November 6, 2007 at 9am in Halligan Hall, room H-106.

Virtual Forum Theater: Creating and sharing drama to resolve conflicts

This research studied how Virtual Forum Theater (VFT) extends and
augments face-to-face dramatic activities for improving argumentation
skills, expressive fluency and social conscious awareness in
disenfranchised children and youth.

Virtual Forum Theater is a computer-based learning experience that
allows face-to-face, computer, and multimedia-based drama. VFT has
three parts: VFT the toolset, VFT the creative activity, and VFT the
performance. The VFT toolset is a multimedia tool for creation of
dramatic plays using audio, and images that enables participatory and
collaborative digital playmaking through the Internet. The VFT
activity or process is the collaborative process of creating a digital
play, and consists of much more than the VFT toolset, including
dramatic exercises involving group bonding, social awareness and
Improv skills. A VFT performance refers to the activity of watching
and responding to a previously created digital play. In this thesis,
VFT refers to the total sum of all of these aspects, including
computer tools, group activity to create a digital play, and digital
performance with accompanying group discussion.

VFT takes its inspiration from many sources, including Boal's Theater
of the Oppressed (1983) (TO), more specifically Forum Theater (FT).
VFT began as an attempt to create an experience similar to FT on the
Internet, accessible to youth. As this study shows, VFT became more
than this; there is evidence that group discussion and facilitation
play a greater role than initially thought in creating an educational
VFT experience. Because the target audience was youth and not adult,
the goals diverged somewhat from those of TO and FT; I view VFT as an
educational tool as well as a dramatic tool.

Primary educational goals of VFT include both argumentation skills and
expressive fluency in disenfranchised children and youth in developing
countries such as Brazil. It is a unique educational software
environment that supports the creation of original dramatic scripts
between the participants through free on-line dramatic interactions.
These online interactions are augmented by group activities aimed at
increasing participants' skills in arguing about issues and expressing
their point of view.

This thesis presents VFT, its theoretical foundations, and three
experiences in which VFT was used with underserved children and youth.
One in Somerville-Ma-USA and the others in Salvador-Bahia-BRAZIL.
Through these experiences, children learned about technology and
artistic expression and improved social awareness and argumentation
abilities. The VFT was revised according to participants' usage and
feedback in each study.
Advisors: Alva Couch – Computer Science
Marina Bers – Child Development
Downing Cless – Dance and Drama
Edith Ackerman – Outside member affiliated to MIT and UNISI.

(10/29/07) The Illinois Qualitative Dissertation Award Call for Submissions

THE ILLINOIS QUALITATIVE DISSERTATION AWARD*
DEADLINE: February 1, 2008

The International Center for Qualitative Inquiry is pleased to announce the
second annual Illinois Qualitative Dissertation Award, for excellence in
qualitative research in a doctoral dissertation. Eligible dissertations will
use and advance qualitative methods to investigate any topic. Applications
for the award will be judged by the following criteria: clarity of writing;
willingness to experiment with new and traditional writing forms; advocacy,
promotion, development, and use of qualitative research methodologies and
practices in new fields of study, and in policy arenas involving issues of
social justice.  

For more information, please visit our website:

www.icqi.org


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*Note: The award will be given at The Fourth International Congress of
Qualitative Inquiry (QI2008), which is now accepting abstracts. Please
visit:

www.icqi.org

(10/29/07) Orphanage Fundraiser Successful!

>>>> Dear Eliot-Pearson Community,
>>>>
>>>> Because of all of your generous donations the Orphanage
>>>> Fundraiser pulled in $1010.00. HOOOORAYY!!
>>>>
>>>> Once again our department will make an impact on the lives of
>>>> children. Thank you for your support.
>>>>
>>>> Pictures from the evening event:

http://gallery.mac.com/icponte#100016
>>>>
>>>> Here are our list of winners:
>>>>
>>>> Yoga Classes: Debbie Leekeenan and Natalie Rusk
>>>>
>>>> Painting: Sarah Frederiksen and Devin Jones
>>>>
>>>> Pearl Earrings: Lauren White
>>>>
>>>> Quilt: Prof. David Henry Feldman
>>>>
>>>> Book Set: Dan Du, Nikki Shapiro, and Ashley Everett
>>>>
>>>> Wine: Prof. Ellen Pinderhughes and Linda Baer
>>>>
>>>> $50 Bookstore Gift Card: Heidi Given and Jackie Given
>>>>
>>>> $25.00 Cityside Bar and Grill Gift Card: Prof. Fran Jacobs
>>>>
>>>> $25.00 itunes Gift Card: Rita Bartolomeu
>>>>
>>>> $15.00 to True Grounds Coffee Gift Card: Prof. Don Wertlieb
>>>>
>>>> A special thank you to the following GSA members for their work
>>>> at this evenings event: Jackie Given, Heidi Given, Clement Chau,
>>>> Yibing Li, Sarah Frederiksen, Devin Jones, Laura Beals, Dmitriy
>>>> Say, Matt Bellof, and John Hugg.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Maryna and Iris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

(10/26/07) Results of Orphanage Fundraiser

Dear Eliot-Pearson Community,

Because of all of your generous donations the Orphanage Fundraiser
pulled in $1010.00. HOOOORAYY!!

Once again our department will make an impact on the lives of
children. Thank you for your support.

Pictures from the evening event:

http://gallery.mac.com/icponte#100016

Here are our list of winners:

Yoga Classes: Debbie Leekeenan and Natalie Rusk

Painting: Sarah Frederiksen and Devin Jones

Pearl Earrings: Lauren White

Quilt: Prof. David Henry Feldman

Book Set: Dan Du, Nikki Shapiro, and Ashley Everett

Wine: Prof. Ellen Pinderhughes and Linda Baer

$50 Bookstore Gift Card: Heidi Given and Jackie Given

$25.00 Cityside Bar and Grill Gift Card: Prof. Fran Jacobs

$25.00 itunes Gift Card: Rita Bartolomeu

$15.00 to True Grounds Coffee Gift Card: Prof. Don Wertlieb

A special thank you to the following GSA members for their work at
this evenings event: Jackie Given, Heidi Given, Clement Chau,
Yibing Li, Sarah Frederiksen, Devin Jones, Laura Beals, Dmitriy Say,
Matt Bellof, and John Hugg.

Best,

Maryna and Iris

(10/25/07) REMINDER-TODAY Nancy Terres @10:30A

Reminder - TODAY! 10:30-11:45am, Stevens Library.

Join us for a presentation by Eliot-Pearson alumna NANCY TERRES,
Ph.D., "Issues on Medical Risk and Prematurity in Infancy in the
Stevens Library at 10:30AM.

Hope to see you there.

(10/25/07) GSA trip to the Tufts Loj 11/30-12/1

Email from Sarah Frederiksen, GSA member:

Fellow Eliot-Pearson Graduate Students:

The date has been reserved for EP graduate students to stay over at
the Tufts Loj (aka Lodge) in Woodstock, New Hampshire. For more
information about the Loj visit:

http://ase.tufts.edu/mountainclub/lojWhat.htm

Details for those interested in coming...

When: Friday, November 30 to Saturday, December 1, 2007 (specific
departure times TBA)

Who: Eliot-Pearson graduate students and guests (1 optional guest per
student; total 20 beds available for our group; first-come-first-
served basis)

What: EP GSA sponsored trip to relax, play, and hike at a cozy
mountain lodge with your fellow EP graduate students.

Cost: $15/you bring your own food
$20/you eat what the Loj caretaker provides (both prices include bed
and access to kitchen and all other amenities)

To reserve your spot, email sarah.frederiksen@tufts.edu to arrange
payment.

Carpooling is encouraged as a means to reduce our impact on the Earth
and ease the burden of driving the distance. Let me know if you're
interested!

Again, spots will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis, so
respond ASAP!

Sincerely,
Sarah Frederiksen
sarah.frederiksen@tufts.edu
916-425-0748

(10/22/07) COLLOQUIUM-10-25-07

Hi ALL:

Please join us for a presentation by Eliot-Pearson alumna NANCY
TERRES, Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Health
Professions on, "Issues of Medical Risk and Prematurity in Infancy"
on: THURSDAY, OCT. 25th @ 10:30-1145AM Stevens Library, Eliot-
Pearson Building at 105 College Ave., Medford. For more information,
e-mail ann.easterbrooks@tufts.edu

(10/18/07) Interested in children, immigration, or education

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INTERESTED IN CHILDREN, IMMIGRATION, OR EDUCATION?

 

Join the Pathways to Family Success family literacy program and make a difference in children's lives.

 

♦  Ten families with children between the ages of 4 and 11 years   meet three Saturdays a month: two to practice reading on computers with kids and one for parent-focused computer and financial literacy skills

 

♦  Many parents speak English as a second language, so one-on-one attention is essential to consistent progress.

 

♦  The Pathways program needs students who can make a year-long commitment to spending one, two, or three Saturdays a month with participating families.

 

 

Contact leahsd@gmail.com with questions or to get involved!

--  Donald Wertlieb, Ph.D.    Professor Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development Tufts University 105 College Ave Medford,  MA  02155                              http://ase.tufts.edu/epcd  Phone:  617-627-3355   or   781-237-6550  ext 32   Fax: 617-627-3503  			e-mail:    		donald.wertlieb@tufts.edu

(10/15/07) Grad Student Research Awards Program

APA Division 38 (Health Psychology)
Graduate Student Research Awards Program
$1,200

The Division of Health Psychology (Division 38) of the American
Psychological Association is sponsoring five graduate student awards to
support new research.

Two of the awards will be reserved for studies in general health
psychology: 1) understanding the etiology, promotion and maintenance of
health; 2) prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of
physical illness; 3) psychological, social, emotional and behavioral
factors in physical illness; and 4) health care systems and health
policy.

One award will be designated for research in child health psychology
(i.e., any study addressing one of the topics outlined above within a
sample comprised primarily or exclusively of children or adolescents).
This award is conferred in memory of Lizette Peterson, a former Health
Psychology editor and Division 38 member.

Two additional awards will be reserved for research addressing health
disparities, defined as "differences in the incidence, prevalence,
mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions
that exist among specific population group" (National Institutes of
Health), or for studies addressing ethnic minority health. In
particular, these awards are intended to support research focusing on
various health conditions or issues that are more prevalent, serious, or
specific to disadvantaged and medically underserved groups (ethnic
minorities and socio-economically disadvantaged individuals in rural and
urban areas), or on healthcare inequities relevant to these groups.

In the event that fewer than 5 proposals are received in the area of
child health psychology, relevant applications will be included in the
pool for general health psychology research, and an additional award
will be conferred in this area. Likewise, if fewer than 10 proposals
(but more than 5) are received in the area of health disparities/ethnic
minority health, only one award will be selected from this area, and an
additional award will be conferred in general health psychology; if
fewer than 5 proposals are received in health disparities, proposals
submitted for this award will be included in the general health
psychology pool, and two additional awards will be conferred in this
area.

Proposals will be reviewed on an annual basis and must be received by
January 15 in each year, with notification of award made by March 1.

Eligibility

The award competition is open to full-time students enrolled in any
degree conferring-graduate program. Research awards are typically used
to fund students' thesis or dissertation research, but this is not a
requirement of the support mechanism. Students may submit only one
award per content area and may not receive more than one award in a
given year. Preference will be given to submissions from students who
have not previously received this award.
Research

For the purposes of this award, the term "research" is broadly defined
as any scholarly endeavor, including but not limited to experiments,
correlational studies, qualitative investigations and evaluation
research.

Proposals

Although the faculty sponsor may be consulted during the formulation of
the proposal, the student should be the author of the proposal and the
principal investigator of the research project. Research proposals must
include the following information:

a) Specific Aims (recommended length .5 page)
-- what are the research goals?
-- what are the specific hypotheses?

b) Background (recommended length 1-2 pages)
-- brief literature review of the area
-- what has past research shown?
-- what gaps in the existing literature does this research
address?

c) Methods (recommended length 2-3 pages)
-- proposed sample
-- measures/instrumentation
-- procedures
-- data analytic plan

Parts A through C of the research proposal should not exceed 6
single-spaced pages, including tables and figures. Proposals that
exceed the 6-page limit will not be reviewed.

d) References

e) Budget
Proposals should include a detailed budget with justification for all
expenses. Expenses should be directly related to the conduct of the
research and should not be used for travel unless carefully justified.
The budget may be of any size, but the awards are limited to a maximum
of $1200. If the project budget exceeds the amount of the award, please
include a detailed description of additional funding source(s).

Style for parts a through d of the proposal must conform to the
guidelines for a Public Health Service Grant (i.e., National Institutes
of Health) application. Instructions and forms are available at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html.

Please
adhere to guidelines for font and margin size.

Applications that do not follow these guidelines will be excluded from
consideration.
Submission

Award applications should be submitted via email, to
lcgallo@sciences.sdsu.edu, and must be received by January 15th in
any given year. Please ensure that all documents are attached to a
single email and, preferably, that all pieces of the application are
contained within a single document for ease of distribution to
reviewers. Each submission should include:

1) A cover letter that indicates the award to which you are
applying, and how the research addresses the topical area of general
health psychology, child health psychology, or health disparities/ethnic
minority health. Please note that the committee will make the final
decision regarding the most appropriate category for the award.
2) A proposal title/cover page, that includes the project title,
your name, title, affiliation, and contact information (email address,
postal address, fax (if available), and phone), and the faculty
sponsor's name, title, affiliation, and email address.
3) The proposal, as described above.
4) Biographical sketch for the student (please follow NIH biosketch
guidelines, see
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html).
5) Biographical sketch for the faculty sponsor (please follow NIH
biosketch guidelines, see
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html).
6) A letter of recommendation from the faculty sponsor. The letter
should verify that the proposed research is the student's project and
that the student will function as the principal investigator. Note that
faculty mentors may email their recommendation letters directly, and
separate from the student's proposal and other materials, if preferred;
please include applicant's name in subject line.

Review

Proposals will be reviewed by members of the Division 38 Research
Committee. Students will receive comments regarding their proposal and
the outcome of the review process.

Research Report

Each student receiving an award will be required to submit a report to
the Research Committee by September 1 of the year following the award.
The report should be limited to 2 single-spaced pages and should include
a description of the results and a plan for presenting or publishing the
results. In addition, we would appreciate the opportunity to post any
final presentations, abstracts, or papers on the Division 38 website.

Inquiries

For further information, please contact Dr. Linda C. Gallo, Division 38
Health Research Council Chair, at: lcgallo@sciences.sdsu.edu.

______________________________
Melissa A. Alderfer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Pediatric Psychologist, Division of Oncology,
Director, Postdoctoral Fellowship Training, Dept. of Psychology
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

mailing address:
Room 1485, CHOP North
34th & Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104

courier address:
3535 Market Street, Rm. 1485
Philadelphia, PA 19104

phone: (215) 590-4364
fax: (215) 590-3020
email: alderfer@email.chop.edu

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