2007 Event Archive

January 2007

Wed Jan 3

NIDA Program II Meeting

9-10:30 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Fri Jan 5

CCFP Speaker:
Social Cognition and Criminal Law
Reid Fontaine

12-1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 200
Lecture

Reid Fontaine is a research scientist at the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University. Please bring a brown-bag lunch.
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Tues Jan 9

Project Directors' Meeting

8:30-10 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Wed Jan 10

CCFP Data Services Group

11 am - Noon, Rubenstein Room 207
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Wed Jan 10

Social Policy Candidate Talk
Holly Hill

12 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Room
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Tues Jan 16

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed Jan 17

Public Policy Staff Meeting

8:45-9:45 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 153
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Wed Jan 17

NIDA Program II Meeting

9-10:30 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Fri Jan 19

CCFP Administrative Staff Meeting

10:30 am - Noon, Erwin Square Mill Building, Bay C
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Tues Jan 30

Sulzberger Distinguished Lecture Series:
Making Schools Accountable: Effects on Students and Schools
Cecilia Rouse

3:30-5 pm, Sanford Insitute, Rhodes Conference Rm
Lecture

Dr. Rouse is the Theodore A. Wells ‘29 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Read more. . .

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February

Wed Feb 7NIDA Program II Meeting

9-10:30 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed Feb 7

NIDA Executive Committee Meeting

10:30 am - Noon, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Wed Feb 7

Science to Service Speaker Series:
From Individual Differences to Different Individuals: Etiology of Substance Use Disorder
Ralph Tarter

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute,
Rhodes Conference Room
Lecture

Ralph Tarter is professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. Lunch served. RSVP required.

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Thur Feb 8

Policy Team Meeting

10-11:30 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Tues Feb 13

Project Directors' Meeting

8:30-10 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Tues Feb 13

CCFP All-Center Meeting

10:30-noon, Erwin Square Mill Building, Bay A Event Room
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Wed Feb 13

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed Feb 14

CCFP Data Services Group

11 am - Noon, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Wed Feb 14

Science to Service Speaker Series:
Examining the Implicit Avoidance of Drugs and Alcohol When Pursuing Academic Goals
James Shah

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute,
Rhodes Conference Room
Lecture

James Shah is an associate professor of psychology and marketing at Duke University. Lunch served. RSVP required.
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Wed Feb 21

Public Policy Staff Meeting

8:45-9:45 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 153
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Wed Feb 21

NIDA Program II Meeting

9-10:30 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed Feb 21

Child and Family Research Series:
Correlates and Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment: Developmental Processes and Policy Implications from a Prospective Longitudinal Study of Durham Mothers
Karen Appleyard and Lisa Berlin

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Room
Lecture

Karen Appleyard and Lisa Berlin are research scientists at the Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University. Lunch served. RSVP required.

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Tues Feb 21

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed Feb 28

Enhancing Respect in a Diverse Workplace
Workshop for CCFP Employees

10-noon, Erwin Square Mill Building, Bay A Event Room

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Tues Feb 28

CCFP Administrative Committee Meeting

12:15-1:45 pm, Erwin Square Mill Building, Bay C Conference Room

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March

Fri Mar 2 Enhancing Respect in a Diverse Workplace

Workshop for CCFP Employees

9:30-11:30 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 153
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Wed Mar 7

NIDA Program II Meeting

9-10:30 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed Mar 7

NIDA Executive Committee Meeting

10:30 am - Noon, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Wed Mar 7

Science to Service Speaker Series:
The Implicit Influence of Significant Others on Substance Abuse
Tanya Chartrand

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Rm
Lecture

Tonya Chartrand is associate professor of marketing and psychology, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. Lunch served. RSVP required by March 2.

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Tues Mar 7

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Tues Mar 13

Project Directors' Meeting

8:30-10 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Wed Mar 14

CCFP Data Services Group

11 am - Noon, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Fri Mar 16

CCFP Administrative Staff Meeting

10:30 am - Noon, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Fri Mar 16

Recent Methods for Evaluating Measurement: Factor Mixture Analysis of a Measure of Adolescent Cognitions about Alcohol
Patrick Malone

12-1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Rom 149
Lecture

Patrick Malone is a research scientist at the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University. Please bring a brown-bag lunch for this presentation.
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Tues Mar 20

NC Family Impact Seminar:

Adolescent Offenders and the Line between the Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems

8:30-Noon, Legislative Auditorium, 16 W. Jones Street, Raleigh

Family Impact Seminars are for legislators, legislative staff, governor's office staff and executive branch agency representatives. Attendance by invitation only.
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Wed Mar 21

Public Policy Staff Meeting

8:45-9:45 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 153
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Wed Mar 21

NIDA Program II Meeting

9-10:30 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed Mar 21

Child and Family Research Series:
Embedding Evaluation in Training and Practice
Joan Pennell

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute
Rhodes Conference Room
Lecture

Joan Pennell is professor and department head, Department of Social Work atNorth Carolina State University. Lunch served.
RSVP required by March 16.

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Tues Mar 21

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242

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April

Tues Apr 3 Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed Apr 4

NIDA Program II Meeting

9-10:30 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed Apr 4

NIDA Executive Committee Meeting

10:30 am - Noon, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Wed Apr 4

Durham Public Schools/Duke University Research Conference

2-4 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Room
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Tues Apr 10

Project Directors' Meeting

8:30-10 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Wed Apr 11

CCFP Data Services Group

11 am - Noon, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Wed Apr 11

Science to Service Speaker Series:
Integrating Topics of Drugs of Abuse into High
School Biology & Chemistry Helps Students Improve Performance. What Does This Have to do With Prevention?
Rochelle D. Schwartz-Bloom

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute,
Rhodes Conference Room
Lecture

Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom is professor of pharmacology and cancer biology and director of RISE (Raising Interest in Science Education) at Duke University. Lunch served. RSVP required.
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Thurs Apr 12

CCFP All-Center Meeting

10:30 am-Noon, Erwin Square Mill Building, Bay A Event Room ________________________________________________________________

Tues Apr 17

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed Apr 18

Public Policy Staff Meeting

8:45-9:45 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 153
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Wed Apr 18

NIDA Program II Meeting

9-10:30 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed Apr 18

Child and Family Research Series:
Contextual Effects in Youth Behaviors
Elizabeth Gifford

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Rm
Lecture

Elizabeth Gifford is a research scientist, Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University. Lunch served. RSVP required.

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Thurs Apr 19

Thinking About Drinking: Alcohol and Young Adults
John McCardell

12:30-2:00 pm, Sanford Institute,
Rhodes Conference Room
Lecture

After 22 years, it is now possible to begin to assess the effects, intended and unintended, of the 21 year-old drinking age. Choose Responsibility is a new, non-profit organization, created to encourage informed and dispassionate public debate about the role of alcohol in the lives of our country's young adults. John McCardell, president emeritus of Middlebury College and founder of Choose Responsibility, and several of his research assistants, will share some of the findings of their white paper, "The Effects of the 21 year-old Drinking Age," as a way to initiate the desired public discussion, and will welcome questions and comments from the audience. Lunch served. RSVP required.

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Tues Apr 24

Sulzberger Distinguished Lecture Series:
Doing and Becoming: Extracurricular Activity Participation and its Links to Positive Outcomes for Adolescents
Jacquelynne Eccles

3:30-5 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Rm
Lecture

Jacquelynne Eccles is the McKeachie Collegiate Professor of
Psychology and director of the Gender and Achievement Research Program at the University of Michigan (more). Reception immediately following. RSVP required.

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Wed Apr 25

Sulzberger Colloquium:
Race and Ethnicity as Contexts for Development
Jacquelynne Eccles

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute
Rhodes Conference Room
Lecture

Jacquelynne Eccles is the McKeachie Collegiate Professor of
Psychology and director of the Gender and Achievement Research Program at the University of Michigan (more). Reception immediately following. Lunch served. RSVP required.

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Thurs Apr 26

Making a Difference for Durham Families
Community Breakfast and Awards Ceremony

8:30-10:30 am
Durham Armory, 200 Foster Street

This event, which is held annually during the nationally observed Child Abuse Prevention month, recognizes the individuals, programs and organizations that are working through Durham 's System of Care to help families help their children to be safe and successful at home, at school and in their community. RSVP required. ________________________________________________________________

Thurs Apr 26

CCFP Administrative Committee Meeting

1:30-3 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207

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May

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed May 2

NIDA Program II Meeting

9-10:30 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed May 2

NIDA Executive Committee Meeting

10:30 am - Noon, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Wed May 2

Science to Service Speaker Series:
Where Does Value Come From?
Tory Higgins

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Insitute, Rhodes Conference Rm
Lecture

Recognizing that value involves experiencing pleasure or pain is critical to understanding the psychology of value. But hedonic experience is not enough. Dr. HIggins proposes that it is also necessary to recognize that strength of engagement can contribute to experienced value through its contribution to the experience of motivational force -- an experience of the intensity of the force of attraction to or repulsion from the value target. Tory Higgins is the Stanley Schachter Professor of Psychology at Columbia University. Lunch served. RSVP required.
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Tues May 8

Project Directors' Meeting

8:30-10 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Wed May 9

CCFP Data Services Group

11 am - Noon, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Wed May 9

Children in Contemporary Society (CCS) Steering Committee meeting

12-1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 142
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Wed May 9

CCFP Statistics Group

1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Rom 242
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Sun May 13

Duke Graduation

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Tues May 15

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed May 16

NIDA Program II Meeting

9-10:30 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed May 16

Child and Family Research Series:
Health Service Access across Racial/Ethnic Groups
among Children in the Child Welfare System
Rebecca Wells

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Insitute
Rhodes Conference Room
Lecture

Rebecca Wells is assistant professor, health policy and administration, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Public Health. Lunch served. RSVP required.
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Fri May 18

CCFP Administrative Staff Meeting

10:30 am - Noon, Erwin Square Mill Building, Bay C

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Wed May 23

Public Policy Staff Meeting

9:45-11am, visit to Nasher Museum of Art ________________________________________________________________

Wed May 23

CCFP Administrative Committee Meeting

12-1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 287
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Tues May 29

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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June

Fri June 1

Duke/DPI Research Conference

10 am-Noon, Department of Public Instruction, Room 150 South
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Mon June 4

CCFP Orientation

10 -11 am, Rubenstein Hall, TBD
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Mon June 4

CCFP NIDA Intern Welcome Luncheon

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Room
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Tues June 5

CCFP Intern Workshop: Research at Duke

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Thurs June 7

CCFP Intern Workshop: Developing a Research Idea

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Tues June 12

CCFP Intern Workshop: Research Ethics

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Tues June 12

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed June 13

CCFP Intern Workshop: Library Training

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rubenstein Hall, Room 152
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Thurs June 14

CCFP Intern Workshop: What are We Learning from Virginia Tech and Other School Shootings?

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Tues June 19

CCFP All-Center Meeting

10:30-Noon, Erwin Square Mill Building, Bay A Event Room
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Tues June 19

CCFP Intern Workshop: Questionnaire Design

1-2:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed June 20

CCFP Statistics Group

Noon, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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CCFP Intern Workshop: Research in Schools

Thurs June 21

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Tues June 26

CCFP Intern Workshop: Data Management and Analysis

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Tues June 26

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Thurs June 28

CCFP Intern Workshop: Into to SPSS

3-4:30 pm, Erwin Square Mill Building, B140
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Fri June 29

CCFP Intern Workshop: Writing for a Policy Audience

10-11:30 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242

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July

Tues July 10

CCFP Intern Workshop: Effective Poster Presentations

1-2:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Tues July 10

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed July 11

CCFP Intern Workshop: Writing for a Policy Audience

12-1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Thurs July 12

CCFP Intern Workshop: Effective PowerPoint Presentations

12-1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed July 18

CCFP Statistics Group

Noon, Rubenstein Hall, Rom 242
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Wed July 18

CCFP Intern Final Presentations

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Room
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Tues July 24

CCFP Intern Workshop: Thinking about Graduate School

12-1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Tues July 24

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242

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Wed July 25

CCFP Intern Workshop: Getting In: Application Essays for Graduate and Professional Schools and Internships

2-4 pm, Perkins 112
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Tues July 31

CCFP Intern Workshop: Careers in Psychology, Policy and Health

12-1:30 pm, Location TBD

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August

Thurs August 2

CCFP Administrative Staff Meeting

10:30-Noon, Rubenstein Hall, 242
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Tues August 7

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Tues August 21

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group Meeting

2-3:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242

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Tues August 28

CCFP Administrative Committee Meeting

12-1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207

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Wed August 29

CCFP All Center Meeting

10:30 -Noon, Erwin Square Mill Building, Bay A

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September

Wed Sept 12

CCFP Stats Group Meeting

1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Mon Sept 17

DFI Advisory Board Meeting

11 am -7 pm, Erwin Square Mill Building, Bay C Conference Room
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Tues Sept 18

DFI Advisory Board Meeting

8:30-11 am, Erwin Square Mill Building, Bay C Conference Room
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Tues Sept 18

Duke Endowment Board of Trustees Visit

10:30 am-2 pm, Erwin Square Mill Building, Bay C Conference Room
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Wed Sept 19

Public Policy Staff Meeting

8:30 am, Sanford Institute, Lecture Hall 03
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Wed Sept 19

Sulzberger Distinguished Lecture Series
Anti-Poverty Policy and Human Development: Toward Principled and Reasoned Action
J. Lawrence Aber

3:30-5 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Room
Lecture

Among the most durable findings in all of the social, behavioral and policy sciences is the association between household poverty and non-optimal human development. Scientific advances in understanding both the effects of poverty on human development and the effects of social experiments on poverty and human development can be used to support reasoned action. But ethical and political challenges must be addressed head on to complement reasoned action with principled action.

Lawrence Aber is the Nannerl O. Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor, an ongoing collaboration between Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Aber is a professor of applied psychology and public policy at the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University, where he is also the academic director of the Institute for Human Development and Contextual Change. His research examines the influence of violence and poverty in families and communities as it relates to child development. Aber has applied his research to local and international community service, accepting an appointment to the Commission for Economic Opportunity, an initiative to reduce poverty in New York City. He earned his Ph.D. from Yale University and his A.B. from Harvard University.

Please join us for a reception following the lecture.

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Thurs Sept 20

Sulzberger Colloquium
Poverty and Human Development as Multi-dimensional Concepts: Implications for Measurement
J. Lawrence Aber

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Room
Lecture

Lawrence Aber is the Nannerl O. Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor, an ongoing collaboration between Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Aber is a professor of applied psychology and public policy at the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University, where he is also the academic director of the Institute for Human Development and Contextual Change. His research examines the influence of violence and poverty in families and communities as it relates to child development. Aber has applied his research to local and international community service, accepting an appointment to the Commission for Economic Opportunity, an initiative to reduce poverty in New York City. He earned his Ph.D. from Yale University and his A.B. from Harvard University.

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Mon Sept 24

Effects of a Therapeutic Intervention on Psychosocial and Neurobiological Functioning Following Chronic Early Neglect
Philip A. Fisher

4-5 pm, Sanford Institute, Fleishman Commons
Lecture

The negative effects of chronic early neglect on children’s functioning are well documented. Neglected children are more prone to a variety of psychological disorders, and often fare poorly with peers and in school settings. Read more . . .

Philip A. Fisher is a research scientist at the Oregon Social Learning Center and a senior scientist at the Center for Research to Practice, both in Eugene, Oregon. _______________________________________________________________

Wed Sept 26

Science to Service Speaker Series:
Toward an Understanding of the Impact of the Media on Adolescent Sexual Development
Martin Fishbein

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Rm
Lecture

Martin Fishbein is the Harry C. Coles Jr. Distinguished professor in Communication, and Director of the Health Communication Program in the Public Policy Center of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Developer of the Theory of Reasoned Action, Professor Fishbein has contributed over 200 articles and chapters to professional books and journals, and has authored or edited six books. He has been president of both the Society for Consumer Psychology and the Interamerican Psychological Society.

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October

Tues Oct 2

CCFP Administrative Committee Meeting

12-1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 142
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Wed Oct 3

Science to Service Speaker Series:
Biological Bases of Tobacco Addiction: Implications for Prevention and Treatment
Jed E. Rose

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Room

Jed E. Rose is the director of the Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research and medical research professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Rose is considered one of the leading authorities on the treatment of nicotine addiction. Lunch served. _______________________________________________________________

Thurs Oct 4

CCFP Administrative Staff Meeting

10:30-Noon, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242

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Mon Oct 8

Conference: Community Prevention of Child Maltreatment

8:30-4:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Room 04

This conference will bring together scholars from psychology, law, pediatrics, psychiatry, sociology, and social work with leading practitioners and policy makers for the purposes of understanding the state of knowledge and practice in the community prevention of child maltreatment and formulating innovative proposals for change. Click here for more information.

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Tues Oct 9

Conference: Community Prevention of Child Maltreatment

8:30-2:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Room 04

This conference will bring together scholars from psychology, law, pediatrics, psychiatry, sociology, and social work with leading practitioners and policy makers for the purposes of understanding the state of knowledge and practice in the community prevention of child maltreatment and formulating innovative proposals for change. Click here for more information.

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Wed Oct 10

Sulzberger Distinguished Lecture Series:
The Nurse-Family Partnership
David Olds

12-1:30 pm, Erwin Square Mill Building, Bay A Events Room
Lecture

David Olds will summarize the results of the Nurse-Family Partnership, a 30-year program of research aimed at preventing a host of health and developmental problems, including child maltreatment, in children from low-income, socially disadvant-aged families. In this program, nurses visit mothers bearing first children, beginning as early in pregnancy as possible and continuing through the child's second birthday. The nurses in this program have three major goals: 1) to improve the outcomes of pregnancy by helping women improve their prenatal health; 2) to improve children's subsequent health and development by helping parents provide more competent care of their children; and 3) to improve parents' economic self-sufficiency by helping develop a vision for their futures and helping them make smart choices about staying in school and finding work. The program has been tested in three separate randomized controlled trials with different populations, living in different contexts, and at different points in our country's history.

David Olds is professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Preventive Medicine, and Nursing at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, where he directs the Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health. He is the winner of the 2007 Stockholm Prize in Criminology. Lunch served. RSVP required.
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Wed Oct 10

CCFP Stats Group Meeting

1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Wed Oct 17

Public Policy Staff Meeting

8:30 am, Sanford Institute, Lecture Hall 03
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Wed Oct 24

Science to Service Speaker Series:
William T. Grant Foundation Programs and Funding Opportunities
Edward Seidman

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Lecture Hall 05
Lecture

Since its inception in 1936, the William T. Grant Foundation has had a remarkable constancy of purpose: to further the understanding of human behavior through research. The Foundation's mission focuses on improving the lives of youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States. They invest primarily in high quality empirical studies. Its current research interests are understanding and improving social settings such as families, schools, peer groups, and organizations, and how these social settings affect youth. The Foundation's interests also focus on the use and influence of scientific evidence in policy and practice.

Edward Seidman is Program Senior Vice president for the William T. Grant Foundation. _______________________________________________________________

Tues Oct 30

CCFP Administrative Committee Meeting

12-1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 207
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Wed Oct 31

CCFP All-Center Meeting

10:30 am - Noon, Sanford Institute, Lecture Hall 05

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November

Wed Nov 7

Science to Service Speaker Series:
Nicotine Dependence, Smoking, and ADHD
Scott Kollins

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Rm
Lecture

Scott Kollins and researchers at the Duke ADHD Program, in collaboration with colleagues at the Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research, are conducting a study to understand better why individuals with ADHD are at increased risk for smoking.

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Wed Nov 14

Public Policy Staff Meeting

8:30 am, Sanford Institute, Lecture Hall 03
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Wed Nov 14

CCFP Stats Group Meeting

1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Thurs Nov 15

CCFP Administrative Staff Meeting

10:30-Noon, Rubenstein Hall, Room 287
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Mon Nov 19

Policy Team Meeting

10 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 287
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Wed Nov 28

Child and Family Research Series:
Poverty Alleviation in South Africa: Different perspectives, unique strategies
Jenni Owen

12-1:30 pm, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Rm
Lecture

Jenni Owen is the director of policy initiatives at the Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University. Owen's talk will focus on her 2007 Eisenhower Fellowship to South Africa. For six weeks, she interacted with representatives of government, business, non-profit, and research institutions, in both urban and rural areas, to learn about their perspectives on and approaches to poverty alleviation. Lunch served. RSVP required.

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December

Thurs Dec 6

Science to Service Speaker Series:
Modeling Group Membership Turnover in Ecologically-Valid Substance Abuse Treatment Trials: Historical Barriers, Emerging Solutions and Coming Attractions
Antonio Morgan-Lopez

12-1:30 pm, Old Chemistry Building, Room 116

Antonio Morgan-Lopez has designed a statistical model that allows drug treatment researchers to use traditional drug treatment groups for their studies and to run trials. Due to the fluid, ever-changing membership of these groups (e.g., AA and NA), researchers have had to rely on individual therapy sessions or create groups with controlled membership to ensure valid outcomes. Hear how Dr. Morgan-Lopez' model works and how it provides the same validation without the expenses (time and money) involved in setting up and running one-on-one therapy sessions and controlled groups.

Dr. Morgan-Lopez is a research quantitative psychologist with RTI International. He has over 10 years of experience in the development and application of quantitative methods in prevention and treatment research. He has extensive experience in the etiology and prevention of mental illness and substance use among adolescents, with a particular interest in methodological issues in substance abuse and alcoholism treatment research.

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Tues Dec 11

CCFP Administrative Committee Meeting

12-1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 142
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Wed Dec 12

CCFP Stats Group Meeting

1:30 pm, Rubenstein Hall, Room 242
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Thurs Dec 13

Public Policy Staff Meeting

8:30 am, Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Room
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Thurs Dec 13

CCFP Holiday Luncheon

12 pm, Tosca Ristorante Italiano, 604 W. Morgan Street, Durham
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Thurs Dec 13

Sanford Institute Holiday Party

3:45 pm, Rubenstein Hall, second floor
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Fri Dec 14

NC CEDARS External Stakeholders Meeting

10 am-1 pm, Sanford Insitute, Rhodes Conference Room
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Mon Dec 17

Policy Team Meeting

10 am, Rubenstein Hall, Room 287

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