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Roadmap for ChangeCredible Messengers: "Are You for Real, for Real?"In the juvenile justice system, context is everything. Whether as professionals we show up with a deep understanding of the socio-political context of the youth, or we bring in and support “credible messengers” with shared lived experience as the youth, authenticity is key. "Irrationally caring adults," as Professor Kristin Henning describes them, can make all the difference in youth outcomes.Show Notes & Related ResourcesThe Essence of Innocence: Consequences of Dehumanizing Black Children (Goff, et. al)In Memoriam: Dr. Maureen Allwood (CTRJJ) The concept of children needing at least one “irrationally caring...2025-05-0600 min
Fire In The Cosmos (formerly Obliterate The Construct)Psychologist Dr. Janis Whitlock: Archetypal Energies, The Divine Feminine & Awakening (Ep. 2, Pt. 2)*Please check out Part 1 of this interview on our channel!*Janis Whitlock, Ph.D., M.P.H. Research Scientist EmeritaDr. Janis Whitlock is a developmental psychologist, researcher, consultant, and emerita research faculty at Cornell University. Beyond her role as former Associate Director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research and founder of the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery, she has dedicated over four decades to understanding human...2025-02-1441 min
Fire In The Cosmos (formerly Obliterate The Construct)Psychologist Dr. Janis Whitlock: Mystical Experience, Consciousness & Mental Health (Ep. 2, Pt. 1)***TRIGGER WARNING: This interview contains discussion on suicide in relation to mental health and therapeutic approaches that may potentially be triggering to some people. If you are struggling or want any emotional support, please reach out to the 988 Crisis & Suicide Lifeline by calling or texting 988 or visiting https://988lifeline.org/Janis Whitlock, Ph.D., M.P.H. Research Scientist EmeritaDr. Janis Whitlock is a developmental psychologist, researcher, consultant, and emerita research faculty at Cornell University. She is the former Associate Director of the Bronfenbrenner...2025-02-071h 06
Power At WorkWorkers by the Numbers Blogcast #4: Analyzing the Union Members Report with Sara Nelson and Kate BronfenbrennerListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in a conversation with Sara Nelson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants, and Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Director of Labor Education Research and Senior Lecturer at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, as they discuss the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Union Members Report for 2022.2023-01-1947 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 56 - Improving Shopping Experiences at Black Beauty Stores w/Jaleesa Reed, Cornell UniversityShopping experiences in beauty retail stores are often imagined as frivolous, temporary pursuits of pleasure. Yet, from the perspective of millennial Black women, and in the context of predominantly Black neighborhoods, the consumer experience is impacted by issues related to representation, location, and ownership. Reed’s work revolves around the historical and cultural relevance of the Black beauty supply store and how to improve beauty retail store design and community and business partnerships.
Reed is an assistant research professor in the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design. Her primary research interest is in millennial Black women’s beauty culture and beau...2022-12-2622 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 55 - Joy, Fulfillment & Health for Young Black Girls w/Misha Inniss-Thompson, Cornell UniversityMisha Inniss-Thompson says we should listen to young people — in particular, young Black girls — for their lived experiences which can help shape school policies and create real safe spaces in schools.
Inniss-Thompson’s work revolves around the impact of families, communities, and schools in shaping Black girls’ mental health and wellness using a cultural-assets perspective. She has also done research on trends in nationwide school discipline disparities that impact Black girls. Inniss-Thompson is an assistant research professor in the Department of Psychology at Cornell University.2022-12-0524 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 54 - Why Policy Matters with Jamein Cunningham, Cornell Brooks School Of Public PolicyWhen a policy is implemented, the intended purpose of it is important but what about the unintended actions or consequences of that policy? Jamein Cunningham looks at the impact that historical programs from the 1960s and 1970s have had on the socioeconomic conditions of Black Americans.
Cunningham is an assistant professor in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. His research agenda consists of four broad overarching themes focusing on the intersectionality of institutional discrimination, access to social justice, crime and criminal justice, and race and economic inequality. He is a faculty affiliate at the Cornell Population Center...2022-11-1426 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 53 - Engaging the People We are Trying to Help in the Research Process With Melody Goodman, NYUTranslating research can take a long time. How do you help speed up the process? Melody Goodman says you should bring in the non-academic stakeholders that will benefit from your research.
Melody Goodman is associate dean for research and professor of biostatistics at the School of Global Public Health at New York University.
Dr. Melody Goodman’s efforts seek to understand the social risk factors that contribute to health disparities in urban areas, with the goal of developing culturally competent, region-specific, and evidence-based solutions through collaborative activities with community members, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and other community health stakeholders. The pu...2022-10-2428 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 52 - My Career & Academics as Part of a Landscape I Want To Have Make Sense With Janis WhitlockJanis Whitlock is research scientist emerita at the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research at Cornell, and founder/director of the Cornell Research Program on Self-injury and Recovery. While Whitlock is retiring from Cornell, it's more of a transition, where she will continue the work she has been doing.2022-10-0326 min
History Behind News ProgramS2E23: Organizing in Starbucks, Amazon & More - History of Labor Unions in AmericaAre Starbucks employees happy? No, they are/were not happy. It was all Starbucks branding. And it worked for a long time - until Covid!
This is according to our podcast guest, Professor Kate Bronfenbrenner, Director of Labor Education Research at the Industrial and Labor Relations School of Cornell University.
She is the co-author and editor of several peer-reviewed books on union and employer strategies, and she has testified as an expert witness at Labor Department and Congressional hearings and is frequently quoted in the major news media. Professor Bronfenbrenner is the recipient of many aw...2022-06-1754 min
Practical Purpose"Finding" Purpose with Two Purpose ExpertsCory sits down with two renowned purpose researchers to talk about what purpose is, how you can cultivate it, how they started studying purpose, whether or not purpose is related to social class, and so much more.
Dr. Pat Hill is an associate professor in Psychological and Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. He got his BA in Psychology and Economics at Indiana University, and his PhD at the University of Notre Dame.
Dr. Tony Burrow is the Ferris Family Associate Professor of Life Course Studies in the Department of Psychology at Cornell University, director of...2022-06-0159 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 51 - Understanding What Community Partners Are Trying To Tell You w/Renata Leitão, CornellDr. Renata M. Leitão is a Brazilian/Canadian design researcher with eleven years of experience in collaborative projects with Indigenous and marginalized communities. Dr. Leitão holds a PhD in Environmental Design and a MASc in Design & Complexity (Université de Montréal).
In this episode, Dr. Leitão discusses the importance of intercultural translation, including how academics and researchers can connect with the communities they are working with.2022-01-1819 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 50 - How Social Identities Develop During Adolescence With Adam Hoffman, Cornell UniversityDr. Adam Hoffman is an assistant professor of psychology in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. His research focuses on how ethnic, racial, and gender identities develop during adolescence and how they affect academic motivation and achievement, well-being and mental health. Hoffman also investigates how social identities can be leveraged to promote positive youth development.
Hoffman shares with host Tony Burrow about his research with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and how he was able to engage with them for his research.2021-12-1418 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 49: Improving Eating Habits and Nutrition in Children with Laura Bellows, Cornell UniversityDr. Laura Bellows is an associate professor in the division on nutritional sciences, after spending 20 years at Colorado State University. Her research is focused on the development of eating habits and physical activity patterns in early childhood; interventions in the early care setting; and the influence of parental behaviors and the home environment on the development of these behaviors. Much of her work is focused on health disparate populations, including those with limited resources, who are Latino, and living in rural communities. Additionally, Dr. Bellows has worked with an interdisciplinary food systems team contributing expertise in diet quality, food security, the...2021-11-2219 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 48: Better Care for Traumatized Children with Deborah Sellers, Cornell UniversityThis episode we hear from Deborah Sellers, director of research and evaluation for the Residential Child Care Project (RCCP) in the BCTR. Much of RCCP's work involves training staff in residential facilities and schools worldwide to respond to traumatized children in crisis without further traumatizing the child. Through her work in RCCP, Sellers helps design research studies that answer the right questions to guide decisions and uses data to evaluate how facilities can improve child safety.
Deborah Sellers is director of research and evaluation for the Residential Child Care Project (RCCP) in the Bonfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. She facilitates...2021-10-2524 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 47: Supporting Whole Families with Laura Tach and Elizabeth DayLaura Tach and Elizabeth Day of Cornell Project 2Gen join Tony to talk about two-generation approaches to helping families thrive. They discuss why addressing the needs of both children and adults in a single family is a more effective way to create positive outcomes. Project 2Gen has extensive connections in communities and the court system. These partners have helped form the research that then benefits vulnerable families.
Laura Tach is an sssociate professor of policy analysis and management and sociology (by courtesy) at Cornell University. Her research and teaching interests focus on poverty and social policy. Together with Rachel Dunifon...2021-10-2523 min
Skimm ThisStrike Three: Labor Unions, Netflix, and TwindemicsFirst up: We’ve got the latest on COVID booster shots, over-the-counter hearing aids, a breakthrough organ transplant, and a high-profile kidnapping in Haiti. Next: Congress’ January 6th investigation is picking up steam. We’ll break down what info they’re after, and why former Trump advisor Steve Bannon is coming up in all of this. ICYMI: It’s flu season again, and experts are warning about a “twindemic.” We’ll Skimm what that could look like … in 60 seconds.Then: Netflix employees staged a virtual walkout this week, after the streaming giant defended the release of a con...2021-10-2130 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 46: A Career Creating Change with Jutta Dotterweich, Cornell UniversityTony welcomes Jutta Dotterweich to reflect on her career with Act for Youth. Jutta retired in June after 22 years with the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research.
Jutta received her MA in Psychology, Westfaelische Wilhelms University in Muenster, Germany in 1979. She has years of professional, community-based experience in the mental health and human services field in New York State and New Jersey.
Jutta started as an Extension Associate at the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research in 1999; working with centers on training and curriculum development in the areas of collaboration, community building, positive youth development, adolescent sexual and mental health, and implementation...2021-09-2226 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 45: Everyone Can Find Their Life's Purpose with Patrick Hill, Washington UniversityThis is the debut episode of the new BCTR director Tony Burrow! Tony welcomes Patrick Hill, who studies how individuals consider and ultimately commit to a purpose for life. Hill notes that we all face difficult times where we have to decide who we are and where we want to go. He's interested in helping people find direction at times of uncertainty by determining what the best choices are for them by identifying their own direction in life. He and Tony also discuss the lifespan perspective of his work and his current research in retirement communities.
Patrick Hill is an...2021-06-1531 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 44: Who Will Get Shot and How Do We Stop It? with Andrew Papachristos, Northwestern UniversityIn Chris' final episode as Doing Translational Research host and director of the BCTR, he talks to his friend and colleague Andrew Papachristos, a professor of sociology doing translational criminology.
How can social science help identify who will become a victim of gun violence and how to best intervene? Chris and Andy discuss this as well as Andy's path to academia, the biggest barrier in translational work and Andy's approach to mentoring graduate students.
Andrew V. Papachristos is a professor of sociology and the director of the Northwestern Neighborhood & Network Initiative. Papachristos aims to understand how the connected nature of...2021-05-1523 min
The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental HealthParenting Youth Who Self-Injure, with Dr. Janis WhitlockIf you suspect that your child might be engaging in self-injury, how do you start the conversation and how often should you check in with your child so that you are not being too invasive? How can parents safely set rules if they fear their child might self-injure in response to these rules? In this episode, we answer these questions and more as we talk about how parents and loved ones can foster healing for their children who self-injure or self-harm as well as for themselves.Dr. Whitlock’s book “Healing Self-Injury: A Compassionate Guide for Parents and...2021-01-0149 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 43: COVID-19 in Prisons with Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, University of North CaroliinaChris welcomes Lauren Brinkley-Rubenstein, assistant professor of social medicine at the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill. Their wide-ranging conversation covers: the definition of social medicine, how COVID-19 more greatly impacts people in prisons and jails*, of course they cover her work with community partners, and there's a ghost named Kim. Yes, a ghost.
*This episode was recorded in May, so covid numbers mentioned will have changed since then.
Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein is an assistant professor of social medicine at the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill, as well as a core faculty member in the UNC Center for Health Equity Resea...2020-07-1521 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 42: Youth are Assets, not Problems with Jane Powers, Cornell UniversityThis month we hear from our own Jane Powers, project director of ACT for Youth. Jane and Chris get into the history and work of ACT, changing communities to be better environments for young people, building capacity in practitioners, the strength of partnerships with diverse perspectives and Jane's life examining adolescent development.
Jane Powers, Ph.D. is a researcher based at Cornell University's Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. She is project director for Assets Coming Together (ACT) for Youth Center for Community Action which connects youth development research to practice, provides training and technical support, evaluation assistance and resources to...2020-06-1219 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 41: Conflicting Policy Responses to Violence with Tasseli McKay, Research Triangle InstituteIn our first episode recorded in coronavirus separation, Chris speaks with Tasseli McKay, a social science researcher in the division for applied justice research at Research Triangle International. They discuss the most common acts of violence: partner violence; and the interplay of family violence in the context of mass incarceration. Tasseli notes how government systems, often at odds with each other, economically hobble families and are dangerous in other ways. They discuss how programs need to understand the different causes of violence and design programs accordingly. Tasseli also praises her community partners' vast knowledge, which makes her work possible and...2020-05-1326 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 40: Transforming the Health of (Post-)Incarcerated Patients with Emily Wang, Yale UniversityThis episode Chris is joined by Emily Wang of Yale's Health Justice Lab, a collaborative, innovative interdisciplinary team focused on improving the health of individuals and communities who have been affected by mass incarceration. They discuss her work with incarcerated and recently-incarcerated patients; how the transition from incarceration to home is a particularly health-harming time; getting buy in from patients; evaluating programs; and the joy her work brings her.
Dr. Emily Wang, MD, MAS, is an associate professor in the Yale School of Medicine and directs the Health Justice Lab. The Lab has run studies ranging from the epidemiology of...2020-04-1524 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 39: Protecting Children in Care with Martha Holden, BCTR, Cornell UniversityThis month's guest is the BCTR's own Martha Holden, director of the Residential Child Care Project (RCCP). She and Chris discuss her years of studying, and training care workers, how to keep children in care safe and healthy. They cover how power struggles escalate, working with state agencies and facilities, working with children with trauma and RCCP's internationally-used training programs.
Martha J. Holden is a senior extension associate with the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research and the director of the Residential Child Care Project. As project director, she provides technical assistance to implement CARE, a program model for residential child...2020-03-1426 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 38: How We Misunderstand Influence and Consent with Vanessa Bohns, Cornell UniversityDo we recognize our influence on others? Vanessa Bohn's research suggests we underestimate it. This episode she and Chris discuss social influence and the psychology of compliance and consent. Issues around consent and compliance arise in our romantic relationships, work life and interactions with law enforcement, to name a few, and we're not always consciously aware when they're in play.
Vanessa Bohns is an associate professor in the Department of Organizational Behavior at Cornell University, Her research focuses broadly on social influence and the psychology of compliance and consent. In particular, she examines the extent to which people recognize the...2020-02-1521 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 37: The Use and Impact of Digital Learning with René Kizilcec, Cornell UniversityEver since postal systems arose, people have engaged in distance learning. But how are digital technologies impacting learning contexts? This month's guest René Kizilcec discusses his work in this area, including massive online open courses (MOOCs): who uses them, what are they learning and do MOOCs improve access to knowledge? Chris and René also touch on whether digital learning perpetuates achievement gaps along race and gender lines or narrows them.
René Kizilcec is an assistant professor in the School of Computing and Information Science at Cornell University, where he directs the Future of Learning Lab. His research is on the imp...2020-01-1521 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 36: The Issues of Rural America with Dan Lichter, Cornell UniversityThe foundation of his research interests stem from his background growing up in a large, working-class family in South Dakota, Dan Lichter explains. He and Chris discuss rural communities and how they develop and grow, poverty, issues of racial diversity and identity and the sentiment of disenfranchisement in rural communities. Lichter has always done work that is obviously important to the general population and acknowledges that rural America has been historically left out of consideration in academia.
Daniel T. Lichter is the Ferris Family professor in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University and Professor of Sociology...2019-11-1520 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 35 : When Does Surveillance Cross a Line? with Karen Levy, Cornell UniversityKaren Levy has a background in sociology and law and studies the social, legal and ethical implications of technology. She and Chris get into her interest in the employment of surveillance in mundane contexts: the workplace, households and in intimate partner relationships. They discuss when individuals use surveillance on each other as well as when companies watch workers and consumers. They also explore the ways surveillance data can be used to counter injustice on behalf of workers or marginalized populations.
Karen Levy is an assistant professor in the Department of Information Science at Cornell University, and associate member of the...2019-10-1522 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 34: Communities Have Knowledge with Bruce Lewenstein, Cornell UniversityOur guest Bruce Lewenstein is a professor in the Departments of Communication and of Science and Technology Studies at Cornell University. A historian and social scientist, his main focus is the public understanding of science. He and Chris discuss studying scientific controversies and the essential importance of listening to and understanding what a community values in order to work with that community.
Bruce Lewenstein is an authority on public communication of science and technology, how science and technology are reported to the public and how the public understands controversial scientific issues and "emerging technologies" such as biotechnology and nanotechnology. Trained...2019-09-1420 min
Cornell University's Inclusive Excellence PodcastEpisode 10: More of What's Going On? Working Across GenerationsOn this episode, Sherron Brown and Anthony Sis participate in a lively conversation around how to engage multiple generations in the workplace with two special guests. The guests on this episode are Dane Cruz (he/him/his), Director of the Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble and Clayton Covington (he/him/they/them), Research Aide for the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research.2019-09-0333 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 33: Using Data to Improve the Criminal Justice System with Lars Andersen, Rockwool FoundationLars Andersen of the Rockwool Foundation in Copenhagen, Denmark joins us this month to discuss his research on crime and the consequences of punishment. He and Chris discuss the importance of using quality data to answer questions or reexamine existing knowledge based on poor data; how criminal justice professionals (wardens, guards, parole officers, etc.) engage with his research; and how to design sentencing policies that improve life chances instead of ruining them.
Lars Højsgaard Andersen is a senior researcher at the Rockwool Foundation Research Unit in Copenhagen, Denmark. His research interests include how criminal justice contact concentrates within and a...2019-08-1520 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 32: Adapting to Sudden Change with William Hobbs, Cornell UniversityThis month guest host and BCTR associate director Maria Fitzpatrick chats with Will Hobbs about his research on sudden changes and how people adapt to them. The change in question could be personal, like the death of a friend, or societal, like a governmental policy shift. As a researcher, he's most often associated with methods such as data science using complex data sources and causal inference.
William Hobbs is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Development at Cornell University. He is also in the Department of Government and on the graduate field faculty in Information Science. Hobbs studies...2019-07-1517 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 31: Working with State Agencies on Child Wellbeing with Lonnie Berger, University of WisconsinThis month we welcome Lonnie Berger, director of the Institute for Research on Poverty and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor and Ph.D. Program Chair at the School of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His work aims to inform public policy in order to improve its capacity to assist families in accessing resources, improving family functioning and wellbeing and ensuring that children are able to grow and develop in the best possible environments. Lonnie and Chris discuss the
intersection of public policy, family structures and family resources and how those affect child wellbeing. How Lonnie's grounding in social wo...2019-06-1527 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 30: Inequality, Public Policy and Democracy with Jamila Michener, Cornell UniversityThis month Chris chats with political scientist Jamila Michener. Jamila gets into her interest in politics and inequality from an early age; how public policy plays a role in alienating people at the economic and racial margins; and how connections to stakeholders shape her work.
Jamila Michener is an assistant professor in the Department of Government at Cornell University. Her research focuses on poverty, racial inequality and public policy in the United States. Her recent book, "Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism and Unequal Politics," examines how Medicaid affects democratic citizenship. "Fragmented Democracy" assesses American political life from the vantage point(s...2019-05-1523 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 29 : Public Opinion Pushing Criminal Justice Reform with Peter Enns, Cornell UniversityThis time Chris is joined by his collaborator, political scientist Peter Enns. They get into Peter's work examining how how policy can be informed by public opinion in such areas as mass incarceration and unerstanding election resutls. He also explains why it's a good time for criminal justice reform.
Peter K. Enns is an associate professor in the Department of Government and executive director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University. His research focuses on public opinion, representation, mass incarceration and inequality. His recent book "Incarceration Nation" explains why the public became more punitive in the 1960...2019-04-1518 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 28: Immigrant Workers' Rights with Shannon Gleeson, Cornell UniversityShannon Gleeson studies workplace rights, the experiences of immigrant workers and the role of advocacy organizations in holding government bureaucracies accountable. She and Chris discuss the overlap between immigration and labor policy, immigrant labor rights, the often-overlooked importance of policy implementation and working with various stakeholders. Shannon describes her experiences working with communities, including the importance of finding the gatekeepers and not over-promising as researchers,
Shannon Gleeson is an associate professor of labor relations, law, and history in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Gleeson’s first book, "Conflicting Commitments: The Politics of Enforcing Immigrant Worker Rights in San Jo...2019-03-1423 min
Extension Out LoudUnlocking self-purpose and the role it plays in youth programming engagementHow can exploring one’s identity and self-purpose help youth get more out of programs, such as 4-H? Dr. Tony Burrow, associate professor in the Department of Human Development at Cornell’s College of Human Ecology shares his research on the benefits of helping youth think about long-term personal goals and self-identifying “their why” prior to introducing programming in clubs like 4-H. Tony is co-director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research Program for Research on Youth Development and Engagement (PRYDE), and a recent recipient of Engaged Scholar Prize from Engaged Cornell. Episode transcript (pdf): https://cornell.box.com/s/islq5r3b...2019-03-0533 min
Extension Out LoudUnlocking self-purpose and the role it plays in youth programming engagementHow can exploring one’s identity and self-purpose help youth get more out of programs, such as 4-H? Dr. Tony Burrow, associate professor in the Department of Human Development at Cornell’s College of Human Ecology shares his research on the benefits of helping youth think about long-term personal goals and self-identifying “their why” prior to introducing programming in clubs like 4-H. Tony is co-director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research Program for Research on Youth Development and Engagement (PRYDE), and a recent recipient of Engaged Scholar Prize from Engaged Cornell.
Episode transcript (pdf): https://cornell.box.com/s/islq5r3b...2019-03-0533 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 27: Studying Implicit Bias with Melissa Ferguson, Cornell UniversityMelissa Ferguson is an expert in social cognition, studying how our unconscious attitudes and goals differ from our stated or self-perceived ones. She and Chris discuss her research in this area using implicit association tests to measure implicit prejudice, with the ultimate goal of changing it. They also get into the replication issues with psychology research and working with undergrad research subjects vs. subjects in the broader community.
Melissa Ferguson is senior associate dean of social sciences and a professor of psychology at Cornell University. Her work addresses how classical psychological constructs, including attitudes, goals, judgments, and ideology, operate in...2019-02-1524 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 26: Changing How We Work with Phyllis Moen, University of MinnesotaThis month we happily welcome Phyllis Moen, current McKnight Endowed Presidential Chair in Sociology at the University of Minnesota, and former Cornell faculty and founding director of the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center at Cornell. Chris and Phyllis discuss her research on the mismatch between outdated work-time and career/retirement scripts and 21st century workforce and economic realities. She also studies gender differences and disparities at all stages of the changing life course. The old templates of work life no longer fit changing demographics and culture. Trying to apply these old work formats today leads to issues in the health, mental...2019-01-2521 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 25: Social Media TestDrive for Youth with Amanda Purington, Cornell UniversityAmanda Purington is our guest this episode. She and host Janis Whitlock discuss Amanda's work on Social Media TestDrive, a program that gives youth a safe, simulated online experience. TestDrive also sparks conversations between youth, youth practitioners and parents about online safety, cyberbullying, and positive online experiences. Amanda has long-standing relationships with various non-researcher stakeholders and talks about the ways those rich connections improve both practice and research.
Amanda Purington is the director of evaluation and research for ACT for Youth within the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. She also studies communication as a PhD student within the Social Media...2018-12-0715 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 24: Examining Our Interactions with Nature with bethany ojalehto, Cornell UniversityChris is joined by bethany ojalehto of Cornell's Department of Human Development this episode. They discuss bethany's work examining how we conceptualize the natural world and how our perspectives influence what we find possible in that context. She works with the indigenous Ngöbe communities of Panama and non-indigenous people in the US and elsewhere in the "west," examining how ideas of sustainability vary across these cultures.
bethany ojalehto is assistant professor of human development at Cornell University. Her research explores how people conceptualize agency and ecologies, with a focus on cultural variation in social cognition and human-environment relationships. She h...2018-11-2621 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 23: "Give All Children a Chance" with Kimberly Kopko, Cornell UniversityGuest host Janis Whitlock talks to Kimberly Kopko about her research on parenting, parenting education, and working with communities. Kopko notes the importance of getting buy-in from the right people at community agencies when collaborating on a research project, and the need to work to give all children an equally strong start in life.
Kimberly Kopko is senior extension associate, associate director of Cornell Cooperative Extension and associate director of extension and outreach in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. Her research and Extension work examines parenting and family processes. Current research and outreach projects include: parenting and...2018-10-1419 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 22: Life in the Year After Prison with Bruce Western, Columbia UniversityIn our first episode with host and new BCTR Director Chris Wildeman, we hear from Bruce Western, who studies incarceration and reentry into society. They discuss
incarceration's effect on social and economic inequality; Dr Western's feeling that big datasets weren't telling the whole story about incarceration and reentry - and how his research took a different approach; and how understanding and expanding the idea of justice in the lives of disadvantaged people can improve social problems.
Bruce Western is professor of sociology, Columbia University; co-director, Columbia Justice Lab; and distinguished visiting research professor, University of Queensland, Australia. Western's research examines...2018-09-1916 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 21: Identity, Disparity, and Reaching Goals with Neil. A Lewis, Cornell UniversityOur guest Neil Lewis studies how the interplay between social identity and social contexts shape motivation and goal-pursuit processes. He uses this framework to understand social disparities, particularly disparities in education and health outcomes. He and Karl discuss ways that identity and social situations can affect health outcomes, obstacles when working with communities, and why education is so important for communities, not just individuals.
Neil A. Lewis, Jr. is an assistant professor of communication and social behavior at Cornell University with graduate field appointments in communication and psychology. He earned his B.A. in economics and psychology at Cornell University...2018-05-1419 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 20: What is Translational Research? with John Eckenrode, Cornell UniversityIt's our 20th episode! This seemed like a good moment to address a question we often hear: What is translational research?
To tackle this important question Karl is joined by BCTR associate director John Eckenrode. They cover the origins of translational research, and how it differs from "basic" and "applied" research. There are some examples of translational research projects and throughout the conversation they touch on why this research method is so effective and more and more in-demand by funders, policymakers and practitioners.
John Eckenrode is a social psychologist and professor of human development and associate director of the Bronfenbrenner...2018-05-0248 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 19: Redeeming Teenage Killers with James Garbarino, Loyola University ChicagoBCTR associate director Chris Wildeman sits in for Karl Pillemer this episode. Our guest James Garbarino argues that teenage killers are not doomed to a life of violence and most can be reahabilitated by the time they are fully-developed adults. They also talk about sentencing in these cases, how the judicial system deals with young killers, and what could be changed to better serve this youth while keeping the public safe.
James Garbarino holds the Maude Clarke Chair in Psychology and was founding director of the Center for the Human Rights of Children at Loyola University Chicago. His research focuses...2018-03-2119 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 18: The Well Being of Children and Older Adults with Maria Fitzpatrick, Cornell UniversityMaria Fitzpatrick, the current Milman Fellow in the Bronfenbrenner Center, sat down with Karl to talk about her work centering on creating well being for the most vulnerable: children and elder adults. Maria is the first economist we've had on the podcast! They discuss mortality and retirement, the opoid crisis and child maltreatment, Maria's insights into working with policy makers, and the importance of high-quality early childhood programs.
Maria Fitzpatrick is an associate professor in the Department of Policy and Management, Milman Fellow at the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, and research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research...2018-03-0618 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 17: Cultivating "Broader, Better Human Beings" with Janis Whitlock, Cornell UniversityIn this episode we hear from Janis Whitock, director of the Youth Risk and Opportunity Lab in the Bronfenbrenner Center at Cornell University. She and Karl talk about how she unexpectedly began to study self-injury in youth, and how that focus has widened to examine the risks youth face in their transition to adulthood. Dr. Whitlock also discusses how to best communicate with policymakers and practitioners, among other topics.
Janis Whitlock is a research scientist in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. She is also the director of the Cornell Youth Risk and Opportunity Lab. She is the author of...2018-01-2219 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 16: "There is No Health System" with Monika Safford, Weill Cornell Medical CollegeIn this episode BCTR director Karl Pillemer welcomes Dr. Monika Safford to discuss how the chronically ill rural poor are underserved or completely unserved by the current health care system. This lack of resources has created resourceful and creative community medical groups that fill in the gaps, and with whom Dr. Safford and her team have partnered to address the health crises in their communities.
Dr. Safford is the John J. Kulper Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine and the chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is a clinician-investigator with...2017-12-1217 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 15: Aging and Insecurity with Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, University of East AngliaPeter Lloyd-Sherlock examines the social protection, health, and well being of older people in developing countries. In this conversation he looks at some myths about elder care in developing countries (strong family support is not always present or adequate), considers the responsibilities of researchers who collaborate with NGOs, and calls for greater social care for elders.
Peter Lloyd-Sherlock is Professor of Social Policy & International Development in the School of International Development at East Anglia University, England. His main area of research is the social protection, health, and well being of older people in developing countries. He is also interested in...2017-08-1619 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 14: Mental Health Support in Palliative Care with Elissa Kozlov, Weill Cornell Medical CollegeIn this episode Karl chats with Dr. Elissa Kozlov about psychological support for patients in palliative care. Dr. Kozlov also discusses insurance coverage for mental health in palliative care, support for family members, and the important difference between palliative and hospice care (they're not at all the same thing!).
Dr. Elissa Kozlov is a T32 post-doctoral fellow at Weill Cornell Medical College at the Center for End-of-Life Research. She earned her doctorate from Washington University in both Clinical and Aging and Developmental Psychology. Her research focuses on mental health assessment and intervention within palliative care, patient and family knowledge of...2017-04-2718 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 13: Using Data to Help Children with Dana Weiner, Chapin Hall, University of ChicagoDana Weiner provides analytic consultaion to child welfare systems, using existing data to help policy makers better help children in need. She and Karl discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with using data and research evidence to inform decision making in public policy. Her highly collaborative work focuses on the prevention of problems before they occur.
Dana Weiner is a policy fellow at the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago, where she provides analytic consultation and policy guidance to child welfare jurisdictions across the country. Dr. Weiner teaches Data for Policy Analysis and Management to master's...2017-04-2718 min
CXMH: On Faith & Mental Health12 - Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (feat. Dr. Janis Whitlock)Content Warning: In this episode, we discuss self-harm, suicidal thoughts & behaviors, and scars/blood/wounds. Please keep your personal well-being in mind when avoiding triggering content.
What is non-suicidal self-injury? Dr. Janis Whitlock joins us to talk about NSSI, how it functions with the brain, how to help those who may be self-injuring, and more. Dr. Whitlock is the Director of the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery and a Research Scientist in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research.
Connect with Dr. Whitlock on Twitter or learn more about her research.
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Doing Translational ResearchEp. 12: Helping Create Healthy Military Families with Marney Thomas, The Military Projects, CornellIn this episode Karl and Marney Thomas discuss her decades of work evaluating military programs that support soldiers' and their families' health and well being.
Marney Thomas is Military Projects Director Emeritus and Co-Principal Investigator Military Projects in the BCTR. Her research includes examining the implementation/impact of US Army family program services, the effects of deployment on military family functioning, and evaluation studies on family violence intervention programs.2017-04-1018 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 11: Incarceration is a Family Issue with Megan Comfort, Research Triangle InstituteIn this episode Megan Comfort and Karl chat about deeper engagement with communities, particularly post-study, integrating community feedback into the research process, and the effects of incarceration on families.
Megan Comfort is a senior research sociologist in Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International’s Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice research division. Her research interests and areas of expertise include families and incarceration, HIV risk and prevention, and health inequities among urban poor populations. Her book "Doing Time Together: Love and Family in the Shadow of the Prison" (University of Chicago Press, 2008), analyzes the “secondary prisonization” of women in relationships with incarcerated men.2017-03-1014 min
Lawyer 2 LawyerThe Trump Administration and U.S. Labor LawsThe Taft-Hartley Act, written in 1947, is one of the key laws governing labor relations in the United States today. Laws governing the workforce and employers have changed little, while the working world has changed dramatically. So are U.S. labor laws due for a major overhaul? Also, in recent months, President Trump has nominated Alexander Acosta to fill the Secretary of Labor spot after his first pick, Andrew Puzder, withdrew his nomination. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, hosts Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams join attorney Howard Wexler, an associate in the Labor and Employment group at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, a...2017-03-0331 min
Lawyer 2 Lawyer - Law News and Legal TopicsThe Trump Administration and U.S. Labor LawsThe Taft-Hartley Act, written in 1947, is one of the key laws governing labor relations in the United States today. Laws governing the workforce and employers have changed little, while the working world has changed dramatically. So are U.S. labor laws due for a major overhaul? Also, in recent months, President Trump has nominated Alexander Acosta to fill the Secretary of Labor spot after his first pick, Andrew Puzder, withdrew his nomination. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, hosts Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams join attorney Howard Wexler, an associate in the Labor and Employment group at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, a...2017-03-0330 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 10: Architecture is a Social Art with Mardelle Shepley, Design & Environmental Analysis, CornellDr. Mardelle M. Shepley is a professor in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis and associate director of the Cornell Institute for Health Futures. A registered architect, she interweaves teaching and practice.
She and Karl discuss using evidence-based design to solve problems, the impact of the physical environment on behavior, collaborating with those who will use a space, and the importance of incorporating access to nature into design.2017-02-1416 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 9: Research/Community Partnerships with Jennifer Agans, PRYDE, CornellThis time Karl welcomes Jen Agans, assistant director of the Program for Research on Youth Development and Engagement (PRYDE). They discuss the importance of research/community partnerships, Agan's research on children's out-of-school time, and Agans explains what exactly the 4-H program is.
Dr. Jennifer Agans is assistant director of PRYDE in the Bronfenbrenner Center. Before coming to Cornell University, she received her Ph.D. and M.A. in child study and human development from Tufts University and her B.A. in psychology from Macalester College. Dr. Agans’ research focuses on youth development within out-of-school time contexts, and her work with PR...2016-12-0516 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 8: Evaluating Military Family Programs with Brian Leidy, The Military Projects, CornellBrian Leidy is director of The Military Projects in the Bronfenbrenner Center. He and Karl discuss the project's work doing process evaluation for the military and the challenges and importance of supporting this unique community.
Brian D. Leidy is a senior extension associate and the principal investigator for the Military Projects in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. This work is funded primarily through grants from USDA/NIFA. He has formerly worked as a managerial consultant for social service agencies and educational institutions evaluating training, social service programs, and policy initiatives; and at Cornell doing training in supervision and administration...2016-11-0816 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 7: "Talk to Your Child" with Marianella Casasola, Human Development, CornellIn this episode Karl Pillemer talks with Marianella Casasola about her work examining infant cognitive development, early word learning, and early spatial cognition. Dr. Casasola talks about her experiences partnering with Head Start to do research, details of her more recent findings, and she gives some advice that any new parent can easily employ to boost infant learning.
Marianella Casasola is an associate professor of human development and a faculty fellow of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR) at Cornell University. She studies infant cognitive development and early word learning with a particular interest in the interaction between thought...2016-09-0618 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 6: Incarceration and Inequality with Christopher Wildeman, Policy Analysis & Management, CornellThis time Karl talks with Christopher Wildeman about his research on mass incarceration and inequality. Christopher Wildeman is an associate professor of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University, where he is also co-director of the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect and a faculty fellow here in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research.
Chris talks about his research and the way working with communities has strengthened his work. His research and teaching interests revolve around the consequences of mass imprisonment for inequality, with emphasis on families, health, and children. He is...2016-07-1819 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 5: Youth and Purpose with Anthony Burrow, Human Development, CornellIn this episode Bronfenbrenner Center director Karl Pillemer talks with Anthony Burrow, assistant professor of Human Development, director of the Purpose and Identity Processes Lab, and co-director of the Program for Research on Youth Development and Engagement (PRYDE) at Cornell.
Karl and Tony discuss the importance of purpose in the lives of young people and the ways that we can encourage youth connection to purpose for their own benefit.2016-06-1317 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 4: "Aging Is Not Dying" with Corinna Loeckenhoff, Human Development, CornellIn this episode Bronfenbrenner Center director Karl Pillemer talks with Corinna Loeckenhoff, associate professor of Human Development and director of the Laboratory for Healthy Aging at Cornell and associate professor of Gerontology in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Karl and Corinna discuss Dr. Loeckenhoff's research on aging and its effects on emotional and mental health, including the reminder that aging is not dying. They also talk about the new book "Emotion, Aging, and Health" (American Psychological Association), which expands on ideas explored in the 2013 Bronfenbrenner Conference. Corinna Loeckenhoff co-edited the book with Anthony Ong, also of the Department of...2016-05-1118 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 3: Andrew Turner, NY State 4-H LeaderIn this episode we hear from Andy Turner, who heads the 4-H Youth Development Program in New York State. He talks with BCTR director Karl Pillemer about 4-H/Cornell connections and changes he sees that will keep 4-H at the forefront of youth development programming.
Andy has over 25 years' experience in Cooperative Extension/4-H. Advancing environmental education and sustainability, and applying a facilitative leadership style towards organizational change and innovation are two consistent themes throughout his career. Andy earned his bachelor's and master's from Cornell University and his Ed.D in executive leadership from St. John Fisher College.2016-04-1118 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 2: Charles Izzo, research associate, Bronfenbrenner CenterIn our second episode BCTR director Karl Pillmer talks to Dr. Charles Izzo, a research associate in the BCTR studying the multi-level processes by which programmed interventions influence human functioning and health. His work focuses on factors that influence the quality of interactions between those in the helping professions (youth workers, home visitors) and the clients they serve, and translating research knowledge into useful tools for practitioners and administrators.2016-03-0726 min
Doing Translational ResearchEp. 1: Carol Devine, professor of nutritional science, Cornell UniversityIn this episode of Doing Translational Research, BCTR director Karl Pillemer interviews Cornell professor of nutritional science Carol Devine. Professor Devine studies how food choices over the life course are shaped by life transitions, social roles, and the lived environment.2016-03-0216 min