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Welcome to SSWR Annual Conference 2011!
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Emerging Horizons for Social Work Research
January 12 - 16, 2011
Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina

The SSWR Annual Conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research interests, from workshops on the latest quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to symposia featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS.

Over 500 symposia, workshop, roundtable, paper and poster presentations. Research methods workshops designed to enhance methods expertise and grant-writing skills and special sessions on research priorities and capacity building that target cutting-edge topics vital to contemporary social work research.

Preconference programs and a networking reception especially for doctoral students.

 

Click here for the SSWR 2011 Thursday Workshops/Special Sessions and Invited Sessions Presentation Slides

  Downloadable SSWR 2011 Conference Program Book

What's Happening at SSWR

Special Interest Group Meetings Schedule Now Available! View here

Registration is Now Open Online! See registration rates and deadlines here

Exhibits and Advertising Now Available Online! Click here for more information

 

....... SSWR Conference Overflow Hotel

The Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina is SOLD OUT! SSWR’s overflow hotel is the Hilton Tampa Airport.

Hilton Tampa Airport
2225 North Lois Avenue
Tampa, FL 33607
813-877-6688
1-800-445-8667 reservations

Rate: $129.00 single/double $139.00 triple $149.00 quad

Check in: 3:00pm
Check Out: 12:00pm

To reserve at this hotel, please reserve online or call Reservations at 1-800-445-8667.. Be sure to indicate that you are with SSWR in order to receive the conference room rate.

Limited shuttle service will be available between Hilton Tampa Airport and the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina.

 
....... Presentation Schedules

Presentation schedule for all speakers/presenters at the SSWR 2011 conference have been sent on Monday, October 18, 2010. If you did not receive your presentation schedule, please email DeeJay Garringo, Program Director, at dj@sswr.org.

>>> Abstract Notifications Have Been Sent

Abstract notifications have been sent to ALL authors on Friday, October 8, 2010. If you did not receive your abstract notification, please contact DeeJay Garringo, Program Director, at dj@sswr.org. Please note all accepted presenters/speakers are required to register for the conference and must be current 2011 SSWR members. This includes ALL oral and poster presenters, symposia organizers, paper presenters and discussants, and workshop and roundtable speakers.

 

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.......Conference Forms Download Center

2011 Program Book

Registration Brochure

Attendee Registration Form

Exhibitor/Advertiser Registration Form

Student Volunteer Registration Form

Exhibitor/Advertiser Information Packet

 

 

 

 

.......Conference Highlights

The SSWR Annual Conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research interests, featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, organizations and management, poverty and social policy, research and design measurement, and more. Annual conference events and activities include:

>> Presidential plenary and awards presentation, invited symposia, and over 500 symposia, workshop, roundtable, paper and poster presentations.
>> Research methods workshops designed to enhance methods expertise and grant-writing skills and special sessions on research priorities and capacity building that target cutting-edge topics vital to contemporary social work research.
>> Program and networking events especially for doctoral students. Opportunities for student volunteers are available.
>> Over 40 exhibitors including universities, publishers, non-profit organizations, foundations, and government agencies
>> Earn up to 18 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEU) (additional fee)
>> 30+ special interest groups convene (all welcome)
>> Job Seekers Registry

....... Registration Rates and Deadlines

The conference registration is now available online! See below for the 2011 regisration rates and deadlines. If you are ready to register, please click the "Register Now" link below.

Registration Type

Early Bird (before 12/3)

Member

$275

Non-Member

$450

Student Member

$135

Student Non-Member

$225

View full 2011 registration chart.

 

 

 

 

Featured Annual Conference Speakers

 

Presidential Plenary Speaker
King Davis, PhD

Aaron Rosen Lecturer
John Brekke, PhD

Opening Plenary Speaker
Lawrence Palinkas, PhD

Opening Plenary Speaker
David Takeuchi, PhD

 
 

Invited Symposia Speaker
Susan Kemp, PhD

Invited Symposia Speaker
Amy Hillier, PhD

Invited Symposia Speaker
Anthony Hassan, EdD, LCSW

Invited Symposia Speaker
Jan Nissly, PhD

 
 

Invited Symposia Speaker
Howard Walters, MSS/MSLP

Invited Symposia Speaker
Lisa Colarossi, PhD

Invited Symposia Speaker
Raphael Travis, DrPH, LCSW

Invited Symposia Speaker
Daphne Watkins, PhD

 

To view speakers' biography, please click here.

Invited Symposia Speaker
Edith Arrington, PhD

     
       
Thursday (January 13) Morning Workshops and Special Sessions

8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Research Methods Workshops (registration fee required)

8:00 am – 12:30 pm

Special Sessions on Research Priorities & Capacity Building (registration fee required)

SSWR 2011 Annual Conference Workshops/Special Sessions and Invited Sessions Presentation Slides

Research Methods Workshops

Public Secondary Data Analyses: NLSY
A Rupa Datta (National Opinion Research Center)

Integrating ATLAS.ti with Data Management Software
Jerry Floersch, Rutgers University

Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Studies
Beth Angell, Lisa Townsend (Rutgers University)

Special Sessions on Research Priorities and Capacity Building

Early Career Development with K01 Mechanism (Research & Career Development Series Part I)
Susannah Allison (NIMH), Hyeouk Chris Hahm (Boston University)

Research Opportunities at NIH and CDC
G. Stephane Philogene (OBSSR), JoAnn Thierry (CDC), Margaret Murray (NIAAA), Denise Pintello (NIDA)

Mid-Career Development with R01 Mechanism (Research & Career Development Series Part II)
Seana Golder (University of Louisville), Denise Pintello (NIDA), Peggy Murray (NIAAA), Denise Juliano-Bult (NIMH)

Social Work NIH Grant Directory: A Tool to Increase Federal Research Funding
Alberto Godenzi, Scune Carrington (Boston College)

Opening Plenary Session

New Horizons of Translational Research and Research Translation in Social Work
Lawrence Palinkas (University of Southern California), David Takeuchi (University of Washington)

Aaron Rosen Lecture

It's Not About Fish and Bicycles -- We Need a Science of Social Work
John Brekke (University of Southern California)

Presidential Plenary

The Youngest Science: Social Work Research as Product and Process in a Competitive Scientific Market
King Davis (The University of Texas at Austin)

Doctoral Student Panel

Emerging Issues in the Current Job Market
Jennifer Luna-Idunate (The University of Texas at Austin), Lambert Maguire (University of Pittsburgh), Alma Trinidad (Portland State University)

Invited Symposia

So You're Interested in Doing Research with Service Members, Veterans and Military Families?
Anthony Hassan (University of Southern California), Jan Nissly (University of Southern California), LTC Anthony L. Cox (U.S. Army Medical Command), Shelley M. MacDermid (Purdue University), Joseph A. Pecko (U.S. Army Public Health Command)

Asking and Answering Spatial Questions: Incorporating Spatial Methods in Social Welfare Research
Susan Kemp (University of Washington), Amy Hillier (University of Pennsylvania)

Online Job Registry and Employer Job Posting Available Online

Access SSWR 2010 Annual Conference Abstracts Online

   

Any questions? Please contact:

DeeJay Garringo
Program Director
SSWR National Office
11240 Waples Mill Road, Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-352-7797
703-359-7562 fax
info@sswr.org

Society for Social Work and Research
11240 Waples Mill Road, Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-352-7797 I 703-359-7562 Fax
info@sswr.org I www.sswr.org