Workshop: Creating and Presenting a Successful Poster, Friday, April 8, 2016

Creating and Presenting a Successful Poster

Friday, April 8, 2016
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

Creating and delivering a poster involves more than just gathering and preparing the right content. In this workshop you will develop the skills to create impactful visual presentations. Topics include communicating information efficiently, public speaking tips, time management, effective visual design, and more.

Workshop: Planning and Conducting Focus Groups, Friday, March 4, 2016

Planning and Conducting Focus Groups

Friday, March 4, 2016
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

Focus groups are a unique and sometimes challenging way to collect data. This workshop will provide an overview of considerations when planning and conducting focus groups, discuss facilitation tips, and more.

Workshop: Organizing and Managing a Research Project, Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Organizing and Managing a Research Project
BCTR staff

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
1:30 - 2:30 PM
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

Have you joined a research team or are you gathering data for your own research project? Come learn about and discuss tips and tricks for organizing and managing information about your project. From tracking recruitment and eligibility to setting up a database to documenting data cleaning and analysis steps, managing a research project is more than just collecting and analyzing data. Experienced BCTR staff will present management strategies, discuss lessons learned, and answer questions about your project.

Workshop: Intro to Zotero, Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Intro to Zotero
Jim Morris-Knower - Outreach & Applied Social Sciences Librarian, Mann Library

Tuesday, March 17, 2015
10:00-11:00AM
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

This hands-on workshop introduces you to a freely available web-based citation management program: Zotero. No experience with the program is necessary: it will be of interest to those who are currently using programs such as Endnote or Refworks as well as to those who are completely new to such programs. This workshop will give you a good overview of the similarities and differences between these programs and how they can be used to manage your research and format your papers.

Please bring your own laptop to this session.

The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research is happy to present a series of professional workshops open to all students and staff.

Workshop: Preparing for the Professional Work World, Friday, April 10, 2015

Preparing for the Professional Work World
Panel discussion

Friday, April 10, 2015
1:00-2:30PM
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

Do you have questions about life after college? Do you wonder what it will be like to leave school and move into the work world or into a graduate school program? If so, join us for this professional development workshop where you will hear from a panel of people who have recently navigated this passage and/or who have useful perspectives on how to navigate this passage with finesse. Bring your questions, your worries, and your successes and join a casual conversation about successfully moving into the next phase of life.

The panelists are:

• Janis Whitlock, research scientist
• Brian Maley, CHE alum and research assistant
• Divine Sebuharara, CHE alum and research assistant
• Diane Wach, BCTR staff, Ph.D. student, and therapist

The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research is happy to present a series of  professional workshops open to all students and staff.

Workshop: Creating a Poster Presentation, Friday, March 20, 2015

Creating a Poster Presentation
Sarah Young - Health, Science and Policy Librarian, Mann Library

Friday, March 20, 2015
1:00-2:30PM
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

Hear strategies, tips, and resources for creating an academic poster presentation.

The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research is happy to present a series of  professional workshops open to all students and staff.

Workshop: How to Build a Successful Team, Friday, September 25, 2015

How to Build a Successful Team
Deborah Mann - Office Manager/Communications Coordinator, 4-H

Friday, September 25, 2015
1:00-2:30PM
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

What is team building? Come to this workshop to learn some tips and tricks that help people work together more effectively towards a common goal.

The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research is happy to present a series of  professional workshops open to all students and staff.

Workshop: Dedoose for Mixed Methods Data Analysis, Friday, February 27, 2015

Dedoose for Mixed Methods Data Analysis
Amanda Purington - Director, Evaluation & Research, ACT for Youth

Friday, February 27, 2015
1:00-2:30PM
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

Come and learn about Dedoose, a web-based mixed methods data analysis application and see examples of its use from the ACT for Youth evaluation team! Listen to an overview of what makes Dedoose so unique and user-friendly and see how it is being used to integrate quantitative and qualitative evaluation findings from a large-scale initiative.

The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research is happy to present a series of  professional workshops open to all students and staff.

Workshop: Conducting a Literature Review, Friday, February 6, 2015

Conducting a Literature Review
Sarah Young, Health, Science, and Policy Librarian, Mann Library

Friday, February 6, 2015
1:00-2:30PM
Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

Learn how to conduct a comprehensive literature review using a systematic process and a variety of methods and tools. Topics to be covered include (but are not limited to):

• defining and refining your topic and keywords
• developing and documenting your search strategy and process (including the use of a research log)
• using library tools such as databases and citation management software, including other lesser-known techniques such as citation mapping, saving searches, and setting up search alerts
• identifying the most relevant sources for your work
• using methods to critically read and evaluate sources
• synthesizing sources for a variety of endpoints, including developing citation lists, annotated bibliographies, and finally, a written lit review
• using Cornell’s new reference management system, Zotero

Please bring your laptop.

The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research is happy to present a series of  professional workshops open to all students and staff.

RNI workshop connects extension educators with Cornell faculty

Karl Pillemer presenting

On June 25-26, nineteen Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educators from eight New York State counties attended a Research Navigator Initiative (RNI) workshop focused on skill-building, networking, and resource identification to form partnerships with campus researchers. The RNI is a BCTR initiative and a central component of the College of Human Ecology’s extension and outreach efforts. The workshop was planned and facilitated by Jennifer Tiffany, BCTR director of outreach and community engagement and executive director of CCE’s New York City programs, and Karl Pillemer, Hazel E. Reed Professor of Human Development and College of Human Ecology and associate dean for extension and outreach, in collaboration with the New York State affiliate of the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Karl Pillemer, who co-founded the RNI in 2010, introduced the workshop with a presentation on bridging the “two cultures” of research and practice. Tasha Lewis, assistant professor of fiber science and apparel design, shared her autobiography to demonstrate the motivations and interests of researchers. Janis Whitlock, director of the BCTR’s Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery (CRPSIR), presented with CCE educators Suzan Sussmann and Denyse Variano (Orange County) about their successful research-practice partnership, which has led to various dissemination efforts on non-suicidal self-injury prevention. Natalie Bazarova, assistant professor of communications, shared her research on social networking and asked for participants’ advice on outreach and dissemination strategies. Marianella Casasola, associate professor of human development, also consulted with the group about building community partnerships for her research on early childhood development.

Other Cornell faculty and staff, including BCTR director John Eckenrode, Monica Hargraves, and Mary Maley, discussed the resources available to CCE educators and executive directors in support of research-practice partnerships, and Carol Devine led an institutional review board training. The workshop included several networking opportunities where participants could informally meet Cornell faculty and discuss their research interests.

The RNI supports collaborations between Cornell faculty and CCE educators, promoting campus-community research partnerships. The RNI provides research-related workshops to CCE educators, and informs Cornell faculty about the resources and capabilities of CCE as a research partner and broker of community collaborations. For more information on the RNI, contact Jennifer Tiffany.

Workshop offers roadmap to link research, practice – Cornell Chronicle

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