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| The Buffalo Center for Social Research mission includes a commitment
to inform practice by ensuring that study findings with utility
are disseminated and integrated back into the practice community.
Our previously funded projects continue to build a legacy of meaningfully
impacting on practice, policy, and planning. This is an affirmation
of our commitment to transform research into real-world impact. |
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| Name: |
Measuring the stability of a community-based organization's culture and climate in relation to implementation of new technology
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| Description: |
The overall purpose of this pilot is to study the stability of an agency's culture and climate over a 1-year period just prior to implementing new evidence-based practices and research technologies using Glisson's Organizational Social Context Measurement as a repeated measure. |
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Principal Investigator:
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David A. Patterson--Silver Wolf (Adelv Unegv Waya), PhD
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Research Endowment Fund Pilot Program
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| Funding Period: |
6/1/2008 -
6/30/2009 |
| Funding Amount: |
$8,900 |
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Contact:
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Dr. David Patterson
716-829-3991 ext. 111
dap@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Social and Individual Change Among Youth
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| Description: |
The primary objective of this project is to examine the effect of youths' activism on their identities, values, and relationships with peers and adults. This objective will be met though the use of in-depth, longituinal, and mixed-method data. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Laina Y. Bay-Cheng, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Research Endowment Fund Pilot Program
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| Funding Period: |
6/1/2008 -
6/30/2009 |
| Funding Amount: |
$10,000 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Laina Bay-Cheng
716-645-3381 ext 234
lb35@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Buffalo Public Schools Summer School Evaluation
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| Description: |
Evaluation of the Buffalo Public Schools 2007 Extended School Day Summer School Program to determine the educational outcomes for students who participated in the program. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Catherine N. Dulmus, PhD
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Co-Investigator:
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Mansoor A. F. Kazi, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Buffalo Public Schools
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| Funding Period: |
11/1/2007 -
10/31/2008 |
| Funding Amount: |
$27,401 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Catherine N. Dulmus
716-829-3991 ext. 139
cdulmus@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Fast-food restaurants and other health-related businesses' proximity to Native American Reservations: Health disparity information analysis using GIS methodology
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| Description: |
Gall bladder disease, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease are well documented high risk health disparities in Native and First Nation communities. It is the goal of this project to determine using GIS mapping the proximity of fast-food establishments and other health-related businesses to reservation boundaries for tribes of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Nation) of New York State and high-risk dietary health disparity data. |
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Principal Investigator:
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David A. Patterson--Silver Wolf (Adelv Unegv Waya), PhD
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Research Endowment Fund Pilot Program
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| Funding Period: |
11/1/2007 -
12/31/2008 |
| Funding Amount: |
$8,730 |
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Contacts:
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Dr. David Patterson
716-829-3991 ext. 111
dap29@buffalo.edu
Dr. Rodney Haring
716-829-3991 ext. 111
haring@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Native American Performers in the Film Industry: A qualitative examination for positive organizational development
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| Description: |
Native American performers in the film industry are a minority of the minorities. The overall purpose of this study is to qualitatively investigate how Native American performers conceptualize their experience in the film industry. |
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Principal Investigator:
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David A. Patterson--Silver Wolf (Adelv Unegv Waya), PhD
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Research Endowment Fund Pilot Program
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| Funding Period: |
11/1/2007 -
12/31/2008 |
| Funding Amount: |
$9,943 |
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Contacts:
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Dr. David Patterson
716-829-3991 ext. 111
dap29@buffalo.edu
Dr. Rodney Haring
716-829-3991 ext. 111
haring@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
Yes
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| Name: |
Coping with Breast Cancer Treatment: Comparing the Experiences of Women who have Neoadjuvant with those who have Adjuvant Chemotherapy
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| Description: |
The psychosocial outcomes of neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy treatments for women are largely unknown. This study investigates the concerns, coping strategies and levels of distress and compare them in women who have adjuvant chemotherapy (N=20) with those who have neoadjuvant chemotherapy (N=20). |
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Principal Investigator:
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Deborah P. Waldrop, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Research Endowment Fund Pilot Program
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| Funding Period: |
7/1/2007 -
6/30/2009 |
| Funding Amount: |
$12,120 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Deborah Waldrop
716-645-3381 ext. 270
dwaldrop@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Evaluating the Hospice House: A New Model of Palliative Care
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| Description: |
The purpose of this project is to explore and describe the unique nature of palliative and psychosocial interventions that are provided for people who enter a hospice house. Mixed methods will be used to provide a descriptive profile of the care that is provided at a hospice house in Buffalo, NY. This study is guided by two research questions: 1) What is the nature of hospice house care?; 2) How does the hospice house address physical symptoms, psychological distress and meet family, social and personal care needs? This study will result in development of a descriptive profile of a new level of hospice care and contribute to its improvement. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Deborah P. Waldrop, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Fahs Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation
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| Funding Period: |
7/1/2007 -
6/30/2008 |
| Funding Amount: |
$14,971 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Deborah Waldrop
(716) 645-3381 ext. 270
dwaldrop@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
The Hospice Decision
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| Description: |
This study seeks to develop and pilot test an appropriate, sensitive and noninvasive protocol for inviting newly admitted hospice patients and their family caregivers to participate in research and to conduct a series of interviews about the factors that influenced their decision to enter hospice care. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Deborah P. Waldrop, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Research Endowment Fund Pilot Program
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| Funding Period: |
7/1/2007 -
8/31/2008 |
| Funding Amount: |
$11,355 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Deborah Waldrop
716-645-3381 ext. 270
dwaldrop@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Using the Sexual Life History Calendar to Study the Sexualities of Young Women Aging out of Foster Care
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| Description: |
This study seeks to examine adolescent sexuality in its larger social and temporal contexts as well as the meaning and significance that participants themselves attribute to various sexual experiences. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Laina Y. Bay-Cheng, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Fahs Beck Fund For Research and Experimentation
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| Funding Period: |
7/1/2007 -
6/30/2008 |
| Funding Amount: |
$15,000 |
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Contact:
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Laina Bay Cheng
716 645 3381
lb35@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
"Knock on the Door": A Study of DASTAK Women's Shelter, Lahore, Pakistan
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| Description: |
Using ethnographic research methods with interviews of clients, staff and founders of DASTAK Women's Shelter, this study aims to identify how violence transpires against women and how they take steps to resist it, service models to assist women, and the strategies women and human rights activisits are adopting to influence policy and campaign for improved status of women in Pakistan. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Filomena M. Critelli, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Research Endowment Fund Pilot Program
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| Funding Period: |
5/1/2007 -
6/30/2009 |
| Funding Amount: |
$10,040 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Filomena Critelli
716-645-3381 ext. 275
fmc8@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Assessing the Impact of the Sexual Life History Calendar on Young Women's Sexual Subjectivity
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| Description: |
The study uses a groundbreaking methodology to explore the women's embedded understandings of their sexuality, allowing women to gain new perspective on their sexual experiences and history. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Laina Y. Bay-Cheng, PhD
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Funding Source:
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UB Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender
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| Funding Period: |
1/1/2007 -
12/31/2007 |
| Funding Amount: |
$3,000 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Laina Bay-Cheng
(716) 645-3381 ext. 234
lb35@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions: Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research: Dissemination of a MI-based Preparatory Procedure
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| Description: |
This supplement allows an opportunity to begin specializing in addictions research on a 50% effort and to relate new knowledge and skills to other research interests. The supplement activites include a series of relevant research seminars, including foundations of interdisciplinary research, grant writing, ethics, and professional and career development. |
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Principal Investigator:
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David A. Patterson--Silver Wolf (Adelv Unegv Waya), PhD
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Funding Source:
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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| Funding Period: |
1/1/2007 -
12/31/2008 |
| Funding Amount: |
$190,178 |
| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Development and Implementation of Continuous Quality Improvement Program
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| Description: |
Assist in the development, implementation and data collection of Gateway-Longview's Continuous Quality Improvement Program |
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Principal Investigator:
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Mansoor A. F. Kazi, PhD
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Co-Investigator:
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Barbara A. Rittner, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Gateway Longview
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| Funding Period: |
9/1/2006 -
8/31/2007 |
| Funding Amount: |
$23,579 |
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Contact:
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Mansoor Kazi
716 645 5000 ext 232
mkazi@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Development of Direct Care Staff Training Module
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| Description: |
This project is aimed at funding research assistants to develop research proposals that focus on the individuals with developmental disabilities and their focus area and submitting such proposals for funding. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Patrick Shannon, PhD
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Funding Source:
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People Inc
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| Funding Period: |
9/1/2006 -
8/31/2007 |
| Funding Amount: |
$26,231 |
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Contact:
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Patrick Shannon
716 645 3381
pshannon@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
The Initiation and Implementation of a Community Transition Team Approach for Chronically Homeless Adults
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| Description: |
Cazenovia Recovery Systems, Inc. is interested in enhancing its community-based programming for individuals residing in Visions Place by introducing a new team-based approach to strengthen the rehabilitation and support needs of the residents as they prepare for and transition to semi-independent or independent living. This project will implement the pre-program evaluation to establish baseline client data and program design information of Visions Place residents. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Mansoor A. F. Kazi, PhD
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Co-Investigator:
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Barbara A. Rittner, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Cazenovia Recovery
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| Funding Period: |
9/1/2006 -
8/31/2007 |
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Contact:
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Mansoor Kazi
716 645 3381 ext 232
mkazi@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Service Needs, Service Access, and Service Utilization among Transgender People: Consumer and Provider Perspectives
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| Description: |
This study is identifying the service needs, barriers to services, and the predictors of service use among transgender people from the perspectives of both transgender consumers and service providers. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Diane E. Elze, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Research Endowment Fund
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| Funding Period: |
5/1/2006 -
6/30/2007 |
| Funding Amount: |
$13,194 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Diane Elze
716-645-3381 ext. 271
deelze@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
The Sexual Life History Calendar Project
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| Description: |
The Sexual Life History Calendar Project is an attempt to contribute to both our substantive knowledge regarding adolescent sexual experiences, particularly its contextualized causes, consequences, and meanings, as well as our methods for exploring such matter in the first place. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Laina Y. Bay-Cheng, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Research Endowment Fund
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| Funding Period: |
5/1/2006 -
6/30/2007 |
| Funding Amount: |
$9,950 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Laina Bay-Cheng
716-645-3381 ext. 234
lb35@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Buffalo-Rochester Practicum Partnership Program and Consortium for Gerontological Social Work
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| Description: |
The goal of the Buffalo-Rochester PPP (B-R PPP) is to build and sustain a comprehensive program in gerontological social work education that will bring together students, practitioners, and educators in preparing social workers for the comprehensive care of older adults and their families in the western regions of New York State. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Deborah P. Waldrop, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Social Work Leadership Institute
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| Funding Period: |
4/1/2006 -
3/31/2009 |
| Funding Amount: |
$74,913 |
| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Helping Every Adolescent Rally Together (HEART) for Mental Health
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| Description: |
H.E.A.R.T., comprised of Crisis Services, Music is Art, Healthy Community Alliance, and the Mental Health Association of Erie County, Inc., is a coalition offering a program to schools that is designed to increase awareness of mental health among adolescents who are dealing with issues related to suicide, relationships, alienation, loneliness, and bullying and how these issues may affect them individually, their peers, and their family members. This project will draft the evaluation strategy with the coalition partners and construct the survey instruments for the youth. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Mansoor A. F. Kazi, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Mental Health Association of Erie County
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| Funding Period: |
4/1/2006 -
12/31/2007 |
| Funding Amount: |
$15,000 |
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Contact:
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Mansoor Kazi
716 645 3381 ext. 232
mkazi@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Evaluation of Child/Youth Services at Moray Council
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| Description: |
The aim of this project is to integrate evaluation procedures into the daily practice of services and to assist in data analysis to enable the service providers to investigate the effectiveness of their services at least twice a year. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Mansoor A. F. Kazi, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Moray Council
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| Funding Period: |
9/1/2005 -
8/30/2008 |
| Funding Amount: |
$33,000 |
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Contact:
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Mansoor Kazi
716 645 3381ext. 232
mkazi@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Improving Identification and Treatment of Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Illness in Therapeutic Justice Courts
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| Description: |
The purpose of this project is to develop a Therapeutic Justice model that will maximize recovery and reduce recidivism among individuals treated for substance use disorders in the Drug Court setting by improving identification and effective treatment of co-occurring mental illness. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Hon. Mark G. Farrell, JD
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Co-Investigator:
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Thomas H. Nochajski, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy Research Program
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| Funding Period: |
9/1/2005 -
9/30/2007 |
| Funding Amount: |
$339,508 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Thomas Nochajski
716-645-3381 ext. 237
thn@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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Project References:
Farrell, M. G., Aungst Weitzel, J., Nochajski, T. H. (2006, November).
Extending the Therapeutic Justice Model to problem gamblers.
Poster presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.
Aungst, J., Nochajski, T. H., Farrell, M. G. (2006, June).
Assessing mental health in a drug court.
Poster presented at the 29thAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Baltimore, MD.
Aungst, J.C., Nochajski, T.H., and Farrell, M. G. (2006). Assessing mental health in a drug court. [Abstract].
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research,
30(6), P610.
Farrell, M. G., Nochajski, T. H., Aungst, J. (2005, November).
Characteristics of drug court participants with additional mental health problems.
Poster presented at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy and Research Project Annual Meeting, Tuscon, AZ.
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| Name: |
Lancashire Children’s Fund project
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| Description: |
Complete a data analysis evaluation on the anti bullying project and the NCH Counceling project and that are using the evaluation methodology. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Mansoor A. F. Kazi, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Nationwide Children's Research Centre
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| Funding Period: |
9/1/2005 -
8/31/2007 |
| Funding Amount: |
$18,274 |
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Contact:
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Mansoor Kazi
716 645 3381 ext 232
mkazi@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Erie County Family Treatment Court Evaluation
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| Description: |
The purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Family Treatment Court on reunification of parent with child/children, and on reduced risk of relapse for substance use disorders. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Thomas H. Nochajski, PhD
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Funding Source:
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The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy
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| Funding Period: |
6/1/2005 -
5/31/2006 |
| Funding Amount: |
$6,400 |
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Contact:
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Thomas Nochajski
71664 3381 ext 237
thn@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Developing a Culturally Sensitive Alcohol Measure for Elderly Korean Immigrants: A Focus Group Study
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| Description: |
This study aims to understand alcohol culture and alcohol problems among elderly Korean immigrants living in Toronto, Canada. Initial focus groups explored their perception and understanding about drinking in the context of host culture. In the second stage, individual data are collected to test culturally and age sensitive measures for the specific population. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Wooksoo Kim, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Research Endowment Fund
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| Funding Period: |
4/1/2005 -
6/30/2007 |
| Funding Amount: |
$10,330 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Wooksoo Kim
716-645-3381 ext. 267
wkim5@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Healthy Living in Two Worlds
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| Description: |
This project collected baseline data from urban Native American youth and a subset of their caregivers on the health behaviors of these youth. In particular, the project gathered data on their dietary practices, physical activities, and recreational tobacco use. This information was used to develop a culturally grounded wellness curriculum for urban Native American youth ages 9-13. This curriculum was implemented in the summer of 2006 through a 5 week summer day camp. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Hilary N. Weaver, DSW
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Funding Source:
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NIH - National Cancer Institute
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| Funding Period: |
4/1/2005 -
3/31/2007 |
| Funding Amount: |
$100,000 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Hilary Weaver
716-645-3381 ext. 241
hweaver@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Home Care for Terminal Cancer: A Profile of Community Services in Western New York
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| Description: |
This project is an exploratory descriptive pilot study of home and community-based services for end of life care in the 8 counties of Western New York. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Deborah P. Waldrop, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Research Endowment Fund
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| Funding Period: |
4/1/2005 -
6/30/2007 |
| Funding Amount: |
$5,722 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Deborah Waldrop
716-645-3381 ext. 270
dwaldrop@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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Project References:
Waldrop, D.P. (2006). At the eleventh hour: Psychosocial dynamics in short hospice stays.
The Gerontologist,
46,
106 - 114.
Waldrop, D.P. (2006). Social work practice in hospice. In B. Berkman (Ed.),
Handbook on aging and social work
(pp. - ). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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| Name: |
Treatment of Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities Who Have Experienced Trauma: A Constructivist Inquiry
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| Description: |
This study is an exploratory analysis of Hopevale Incorporated’s Parents and Child Trauma Program’s (PACT) use of the Risking Connections Trauma Framework to serve adolescents with developmental disabilities who have experienced trauma. It is a collaborative effort between Hopevale, Incorporated, Heritage Centers, Incorporated, and the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Patrick Shannon, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Les Brun Research Endowment Fund
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| Funding Period: |
4/1/2005 -
6/30/2007 |
| Funding Amount: |
$5,318 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Patrick Shannon
716-645-3381 ext. 242
pshannon@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Family Based Prevention for Children of Alcoholics
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| Description: |
This project is designed to test the effectiveness of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) with children of alcohol dependent parents and to conduct etiological theory testing for children of alcohol dependent parents. |
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Principal Investigators:
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Thomas H. Nochajski, PhD
Brenda A. Miller, PhD
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Co-Investigator:
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Andrew Safyer, PhD
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Funding Source:
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NIH – National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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| Funding Period: |
6/1/2001 -
5/31/2006 |
| Funding Amount: |
$2,896,876 |
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Contact:
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Dr. Eugene Maguin
716-829-3991 ext. 138
emaguin@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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Project References:
De Wit, D.J., Maguin, E., Nochajski, T. H., Safyer, A., Macdonald, S., and Kumpfer, K. (2006, May).
An Outcome Evaluation of the Strengthening Families Program in Ontario, Canada.
Paper presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Antonio, TX.
Coyle, J., Nochajski, T. H., Maguin, E., Safyer, A., DeWit, D., Macdonald, S., & Kumpfer, K. (2006, January).
The Nature of Family Resilience.
Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Maguin, E., Nochajski, T. H., De Wit, D. J., and Safyer, A. (2006). Strengthening family program (SFP) for COAs: Parenting and child behavior outcomes. [Abstract].
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research,
30(6), Supplement, P770.
Nochajski, T. H., Maguin, E., De Wit, D. J., and Safyer, A. (2006). Family functioning and the impact of the strengthening families program (SFP) for families with an alcoholic. [Abstract].
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research,
30(6), Supplement, P771.
Coyle, J., Nochajski, T. H., Maguin, E., Safyer, A., DeWit, D., Macdonald, S., & Kumpfer, K. (2005).
Identifying family resilience.
Paper presented at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, Miami, FL.
Nochajski, T. H. (2005).
Children of Alcoholics and the Strengthening Families Program.
Paper presented at the 3rd Annual Clinical Trials Network Symposium, Baltimore, MD.
Nochajski, T., Maguin, E., DeWit, D., Macdonald, S., & Safyer, A. (2005).
Engagement, with a Family-Based Alcohol Prevention Program and Their Subsequent Outcomes at Posttest.
Paper presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.
DeWitt, D., McKee, C., Nochajski, T. H., Safyer, A., Macdonald, S, Maguin, E., Kumpfer, K., Labella, C. (2004). Harmful parenting: A mediating mechanism linking parent psychopathology with social skill deficits in children. [Abstract].
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research,
28(5), Supplement, P102.
Macdonald, S., DeWitt, D., Nochajski, T., McKee, C., Maguin, E., Safyer, A, & Kimpfer, K. (2004). The impact of a family-skills based intervention on dimensions of aggression. [Abstract].
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research,
28(5), Supplement, P872.
Maguin, E., Safyer, A., Nochajski, T. H., DeWitt, D., Macdonald, S., & Kumpfer, K. (2004). The impact of a family-based alcohol prevention program on parenting behavior. [Abstract].
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research,
28(5), Supplement, P873.
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| Name: |
At the Eleventh Hour: Psychosocial Factors that Contribute to Delayed Hospice Care for Terminally Ill Older Adults
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| Description: |
The purpose of this study was to explore how psychosocial factors, including interactions with the healthcare system, become barriers to timely hospice referral. The study investigated the perspectives of both hospice professionals and family caregivers who have provided late car about psychosocial factors that both contribute to and result from short hospice utilization. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Deborah P. Waldrop, PhD
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Funding Source:
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Hartford Faculty Scholars Program
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| Funding Period: |
4/1/2001 -
3/31/2003 |
| Funding Amount: |
$100,000 |
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Contact:
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Deborah Waldrop
716 645 3381
dwaldrop@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
Latino Community Behavioral Needs Assessment
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| Description: |
The purpose of this project was to provide a needs assessment including data and analysis of the prevalence and any demographic patterns of alcoholism, substance abuse, mental illness, and mental retardation/developmental disabilities in the Latino population. |
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Funding Source:
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Erie County Department of Mental Health
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| Funding Period: |
1/1/2001 -
12/31/2003 |
| Funding Amount: |
$27,000 |
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Contact:
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Eugene Maguin
716 829 3991 ext 138
emaguin@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
School of Social Work Mentoring Program
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| Description: |
This program was designed to assist local educational agencies and nonprofit, community-based organizations to initiate, expand, or improve mentoring programs for children with the greatest need, particularly those living in rural areas, high-crime areas, troubled home environments, or experiencing educational failure. |
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Funding Source:
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US Department of Education
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| Funding Period: |
10/2/2000 -
9/30/2003 |
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Contact:
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Eugene Maguin
716 829 3991 ext 138
emaguin@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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| Name: |
The VISA Center: Report on a Program for Students Suspended from the Buffalo Public Schools for Violent and/or Aggressive Behavior, Substance Abuse, or Weapons Possession
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| Description: |
This project was designed to offer suspended Buffalo public school children in grades 6-11 an opportunity to explore alternatives to violence-related behaviors within a two-week, structured, supportive environment. Assignment to the VISA Center was offered as an alternative to the regular program of academic support prescribed for students formally suspended from school. |
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Principal Investigator:
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Lawrence Shulman, EdD
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Co-Investigator:
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Eugene Maguin, PhD
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Funding Source:
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New York State Legislative Initiative Grant
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| Funding Period: |
9/1/2000 -
8/31/2001 |
| Funding Amount: |
$700,000 |
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Contact:
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Lawrence Shulman
716 645 3381 x 257
shulman@buffalo.edu
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| Currently Recruiting Subjects: |
No
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Project Reference:
Shulman, L. (2006).
VISA Report.
Buffalo, NY: University at Buffalo.
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