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The Buffalo Center for Social Research assists researchers in generating grant proposals that are successfully supported through a variety of external funding sources. These include international, national, state, and local funders who provide vital financial support underwriting critical research in a wide range of areas. The Western New York community provides a diverse variety of opportunities for researchers to partner with agencies and institutions, enhancing the viability and relevance of grant applications as evidenced by
the following examples:
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| Name: |
OMH Deans Consortium Project
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| Description: |
In 2003 New York State Office of Mental Health (NYSOMH) and the New York State Dean’s Consortium of Schools of Social Work formed a partnership to address plans for the integration of evidence-based practices (EBP) into the graduate level social work curriculum. The University at Buffalo School of Social Work was designated under this grant to develop and implement an EBP Seminar Course, colloquia and prototype “recovery-based” field placements at Schools of Social Work in New York State. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Catherine N. Dulmus |
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Funding Source:
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New York State Office of Mental Health |
| Funding Period: |
7/1/2013 -
6/30/2013 |
| Funding Amount: |
$83,963 |
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Contact:
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Brenda Wright
(716) 829-5865
bwright@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No |
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| Name: |
NYS OMH Children, Youth and Families Mental Health Evidence Based Practice Project Award
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| Description: |
Administered through the School’s Office of Continuing Education, this grant provides support to the 19 counties of the Western Region of the New York State Office of Mental Health to assess, develop and implement:
1. Training for staff of eligible agencies in evidence based practices for children, adolescents and their families
2. A project website that provides Western New York mental health practitioners with access to current evidence based practice information and resources for children, adolescents and families. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Lesa Fichte |
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Funding Source:
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New York State Office of Mental Health |
| Funding Period: |
1/1/2013 -
12/31/2013 |
| Funding Amount: |
$158,216 |
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Contact:
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Lesa Fichte
(716) 829-5847
llfichte@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No |
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| Name: |
Digitizing the SLHC: The next step in the development of the Sexual Life History Calendar
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| Description: |
In 2007, I developed the Sexual Life History Calendar (SLHC), an interview protocol designed to collect detailed quantitative and qualitative data regarding adolescent sexual experiences. Two pilot studies using the SLHC have been the source for multiple presentations and publications and have attracted considerable interest from scholars in the US, Canada, and the UK. The proposed project will concentrate on the next step in the development of the SLHC: its conversion into a digital, self-administered format. This will capitalize: on the known advantages of self-administered measures when collecting sensitive data; on the appeal and familiarity of digital media among young people; and on the potential for broader yet more efficient data collection using digital technology. This is a crucial step toward positioning the SLHC as a viable means of data collection in proposals for external funding. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Laina Y. Bay-Cheng |
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Pilot Study MoneyLes Brun Pilot Fund Endowment Money |
| Funding Period: |
12/1/2012 -
11/30/2013 |
| Funding Amount: |
$10,000 |
| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
Yes |
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| Name: |
Emergency Decision-making at Life’s End
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| Description: |
When asked, most people express the wish to die at home rather than being transported to a hospital at the end of life (Bell, Somogyi-Zalud, & Masaki, 2010; Gruneir et al., 2007), yet 77% of people over age 65 die in a hospital (National Vital Statistics System, 2012). This proposal seeks $10,000 to support the study of how decisions are made to transport people who are in the final stage of life to the hospital. This pilot project will be used toward the fulfillment of two goals: (1) to support the submission of a Letter of Intent (LOI) to the National Palliative Care Research Center’s call for proposals and (2) to gather preliminary study data for the development of an R21 proposal to develop an end-of-life intervention protocol for use in the field of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Building on preliminary findings from 183 surveys and 43 interviews with paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians about end of life calls in EMS, this pilot study will focus on gathering the perspectives of family members who served as surrogate decision-makers for a loved one who was admitted to the hospital during the final stage of life. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Deborah P. Waldrop |
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Research Endowment Fund Pilot Program |
| Funding Period: |
12/1/2012 -
11/30/2013 |
| Funding Amount: |
$10,000 |
| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No |
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| Name: |
Examining the Effects of Stress, Trauma History, and
Trauma Exposure on MSW Students in Training
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| Description: |
The proposed study seeks to examine the relationships among trauma history, training-related
stress, exposure to trauma-related clinical material, and self-care activities, and their associations
with compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue (including burn-out and secondary
traumatic stress symptoms) outcomes among students in master’s-level social work (MSW)
training. Recent research has found high rates of exposure to traumatic client reports and
secondary traumatic stress (STS) symptoms among practicing social workers, but these factors
have yet to be evaluated in MSW students in training. Although it is well-established that social
work education may be stressful for students, the historical and training-related factors that could
influence experiences of stress and traumatic stress in this population have not been fully
investigated. The study sample will comprise students enrolled in the University at Buffalo
School of Social Work (UBSSW) master’s program in April 2013 that agree to participate. Data
will be collected through web-based assessment technology, with study instruments formatted
for web-based use. Students will be contacted by email to complete the anonymous survey. To
encourage participation and achieve an adequate sample size, participants will be entered into a
lottery with two draws. The survey will include assessments of: (1) demographic and training
variables (e.g., current program status); (2) potential risk (adverse childhood events; trauma
exposures during MSW training) and protective factors (self-care practices; utilization of SSW
self-care resources); and (3) stress (training-related stress symptoms, perceived stress, burnout),
secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, and compassion satisfaction outcomes. Findings
from this study should heighten awareness among SW educators of the need to educate students
about the role of risk and protective factors in responses to training-related stress and may have
implications for how future students are trained to work with traumatized populations. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Lisa Butler |
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Pilot Study MoneyLes Brun Pilot Fund Endowment Money |
| Funding Period: |
12/1/2012 -
11/30/2013 |
| Funding Amount: |
$8,280 |
| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No |
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| Name: |
Upstate New York Mental and Behavioral Health Education Consortium
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| Description: |
This proposal responds to Funding Opportunity Announcement HRSA-12-181. MSW program leaders, the Deans and Directors of upstate New York Schools of Social Work, have joined forces to propose a nationally significant collaborative training program to serve the high need and high demand (HN/HD) populations throughout the region. The purpose of our proposed initiative is to increase the capacity of the social work profession in upstate New York to address the mental and behavioral needs of veterans, military personnel and their families, and residents of medically underserved rural communities.
Under the proposed umbrella of the Upstate New York Mental and Behavioral Health Education Consortium (UNY-MBHEC), the objectives of this initiative are to (i) recruit a highly qualified pool of trainee candidates; (ii) support trainees in educational and career development; (iii) create and sustain specialized mental and behavioral health field placement sites in high need and high demand areas; (iv) provide an enriched learning experience focused on improving services for high need and high demand populations with behavioral health needs; (v) disseminate training materials and scholarly research products; and (vi) institutionalize the Consortium.
With the University at Albany School of Social Welfare (UA-SSW) as the lead, the consortium includes the MSW programs of the University at Buffalo (UB), University at Binghamton (BU), Greater Rochester Collaborative (GRC) which is a joint program of the University at Brockport and Nazareth College of Rochester, Roberts Wesleyan College (RW), and Syracuse University (SU). Our locations (see map in Attachment 1) span a wide geographic region, and our students are located in medically underserved communities across the state.
Our collaborative partnership is predicated on common purposes, shared resources, mutual accountability for outcomes, and commitment to continuous quality improvement. The nationally significant model involves the multiplier effects of asset sharing across the collaborative. The benefits for students and the project will be far more than any one institution alone could offer, and the knowledge we will gain has national import for the social work profession and other large-scale professional training interventions. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Diane E. Elze |
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Funding Source:
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Health Resources and Service Administration |
| Funding Period: |
9/30/2012 -
8/31/2015 |
| Funding Amount: |
$66,696 |
| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No |
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| Name: |
Erie County Department of Social Services Masters in Social Work Degree Program and Certificate in Trauma Counseling Award
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| Description: |
Administered throught the UB School of Social Work's Office of Continuing Education, this grant provides funding to 14 designated Social Services staff for tuition and books for their MSW degree. In addition, funding is provided for 10 Social Services staff to participate in the noncredit Certificate Program in Trauma Counseling. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Lesa Fichte |
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Funding Source:
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Erie County Department of Social Services |
| Funding Period: |
9/1/2012 -
8/31/2013 |
| Funding Amount: |
$203,839 |
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Contact:
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Lesa Fichte
(716) 829-5847
llfichte@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No |
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| Name: |
New York State Unified Court System: Office of Court Administration
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| Description: |
The Principal Investigators of this project will will examine how traumatic experiences impact children, families, and workers within family court and the child welfare system. In addition, the trainers . will discuss how the philosophies and practices of SF-TIC offers a promising, innovative, and comprehensive approach to engaging with children and families.
Through lecture, interactive discussion, video and audio demonstration, and case consultations, participants will be introduced to the core philosophies of SF-TIC. Participants will also learn specific techniques and practices that facilitate the integration of the two approaches, and will be able to differentiate between "problem-solving" and "solution-building," effectively shifting away from the language of problems and toward the language of solutions.
This training project will seek to teach and assist court personnel in implementing solution focused approaches from a trauma informed system of care in order to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery. |
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Principal Investigators:
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Susan A. Green
Denise J. Krause |
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Funding Source:
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New York State Erie County Courts |
| Funding Period: |
10/1/2010 -
9/30/2012 |
| Funding Amount: |
$29,964 |
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Contacts:
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Susan A. Green
(716) 645-1249
sagreen@buffalo.edu
Denise J. Krause
(716) 645-1223
dkrause@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No |
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| Name: |
SEED OK Project (sub award University of Washington St. Louis
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| Description: |
SEED for Oklahoma Kids (SEED OK) is a seven-year initiative designed to test and promote matched savings accounts at birth for all children. The purpose of the SEED OK study is to test the policy concept of universal children's savings accounts by assessing the impact of giving every child an account at birth. The initiative, which is part of a larger national program known as SEED (Saving for Education, Entrepreneurship, and Downpayment), will set the stage for a broad, national policy for asset building among children, youth, and families. The theory of asset building suggests that accumulating assets or savings within households changes the thinking and outlook within those households, which in turn may lead to more positive outcomes for families, such as an increase in children who obtain college degrees |
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Funding Source:
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Ford Foundation |
| Funding Period: |
10/1/2010 -
9/30/2012 |
| Funding Amount: |
$45,000 |
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Contact:
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Yunju Nam
(716) 645-1255
yunjunam@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No |
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| Name: |
Violence Prevention Project
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| Description: |
This project will continue intensive violence prevention services provided during the 2009-2010 school year to the students at the Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence (Buffalo School District, #89). Students in the school experience many of the normal, developmental needs of students in the elementary and middle school grades. In addition, family, community, social and economic issues compound these problems resulting, for many students, in maladaptive behaviors in the school. The project will build on seven years of prior experience implementing school violence prevention programs in the Buffalo School District (BSD) provided to a number of schools as well as the 2009-2010 programs in the Dr. Lydia T. Wright School. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Lawrence Shulman |
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Funding Source:
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NYS Education Department |
| Funding Period: |
10/1/2010 -
6/30/2013 |
| Funding Amount: |
$258,768 |
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Contact:
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Lawrence Shulman
(716) 829-3991
shulman@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No |
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| Name: |
Chautauqua County Evaluation
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| Description: |
As a subcontract from the Chautauqua County Mental Health SAMSHA's Systems of Care Grant, the evaluation team is evaluating the mental health needs of children, adolescents, and young adults with serious emotional disturbance residing in Chautauqua County. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Mansoor A. F. Kazi |
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Funding Source:
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Chautauqua County Mental Health sub award through SAMHSA |
| Funding Period: |
1/1/2009 -
4/15/2015 |
| Funding Amount: |
$977,317 |
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Contact:
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Mansoor A. F. Kazi
(716) 645-1257
mkazi@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No |
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| Name: |
Hillside Family of Agencies/BCSR Partnership
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| Description: |
The overarching goal of this 5-year Partnership is for the Buffalo Center for Social Research (BCSR) to assist Hillside Family of Agencies (HFA) in establishing and implementing a strategically-focused research program that builds on the strengths of both BCSR and HFA. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Catherine N. Dulmus |
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Funding Source:
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Hillside Family of Agencies |
| Funding Period: |
1/1/2009 -
6/30/2013 |
| Funding Amount: |
$853,298 |
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Contact:
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Catherine N. Dulmus
(716) 645-1253
cdulmus@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No |
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