| Wednesday
– January 11, 2012 |
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4:00pm
– 8:00pm |
Registration
Open |
6:30pm
– 8:00pm |
Welcome
to SSWR in DC Reception |
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Thursday
– January 12, 2012 |
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7:30am
– 8:00pm |
Registration
Open |
8:00am
– 12:00pm |
Research
Methods Workshops |
8:00am
– 12:15pm |
Special
Sessions on Research Priorities & Capacity
Building |
12:00pm
– 5:30pm |
Exhibits
Open |
| 12:30pm
– 1:30pm |
Lunch On Your
Own |
1:30pm
– 3:15pm |
Symposia / Workshops
/ Roundtables / Paper Presentations |
3:30pm
– 5:15pm |
Symposia / Workshops
/ Roundtables / Paper Presentations |
|
5:30pm
– 7:00pm |
Opening
Plenary Session 
Welcome and Introductions
Rowena Fong, EdD
SSWR President
University of Texas at Austin
Yoonsun Choi, PhD
SSWR Vice President & Conference Chair
University of Chicago
Opening Plenary
“Building Capacity and Supporting
the Search for Solutions: A New Model for Conducting
Research that Makes a Difference”
Melissa Roderick, PhD (view
bio)
University of Chicago |
7:00pm
– 8:15pm |
Opening
Reception |
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Friday
– January 13, 2012 |
|
7:30am
– 4:00pm |
Registration
Open |
8:00am
– 9:45am |
Symposia / Workshops
/ Roundtables / Paper Presentations |
|
10:00am
– 11:30am |
Invited
Symposium 
“Promoting Positive
Development in Children, Youth, and Families”
Jeff Jenson, PhD (Moderator)
(view
bio)
University of Denver
Richard Catalano, PhD (view
bio)
University of Washington
Neil Guterman, PhD (view
bio)
University of Chicago
Mary McKay, PhD (view
bio)
New York University |
10:00am
– 11:45am |
Symposia / Workshops
/ Roundtables / Paper Presentations |
11:30am
– 7:45pm |
Exhibits
Open |
12:00pm
– 1:00pm |
Lunch On Your
Own |
12:00pm
– 1:00pm |
Special
Interest Group Meetings I |
| 1:15pm
– 2:15pm |
Aaron
Rosen Lecture 
"Transforming An Aging
Society"
Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD (view
bio)
Washington University in St. Louis
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2:30pm
– 4:00pm |
Invited
Symposium 
“Race and Ethnicity
in Research and Practice: What Difference Have
We Made?”
Rowena Fong, EdD (Moderator)
(view
bio)
University of Texas at Austin
Karina Walters, PhD (view
bio)
University of Washington
Sean Joe, PhD (view
bio)
University of Michigan
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD (view
bio)
New York University |
2:30pm
– 4:15pm |
Symposia / Workshops
/ Roundtables / Paper Presentations |
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4:30pm
– 6:00pm |
Presidential
Plenary and Awards Presentation
Introduction
Rowena Fong, EdD
SSWR President
University of Texas at Austin
Presidential Plenary
“Promoting Social and Emotional
Well-Being for Vulnerable Children and Youth:
What We Know and Where We Are Going”
Bryan Samuels, MS (view
bio)
Commissioner, Administration on Children,
Youth, and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2012 Awards Presentation
Rowena Fong, EdD
SSWR President
University of Texas at Austin
Distinguished Career Achievement Award
Wendy Auslander, PhD
SSWR Awards Co-Chair
Washington University in St. Louis
Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Award
Doctoral Fellows Award
Jeff Jenson, PhD
SSWR Awards Co-Chair
University of Denver
Excellence in Research Award
Outstanding Social Work Dissertation Award |
|
6:00pm
– 7:45pm |
President’s
Reception (musical performance by The
Friendly Visitors Band) |
6:00pm
– 7:45pm |
Poster
Presentations I |
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Saturday
– January 14, 2012 |
|
8:00am
– 2:00pm |
Registration
Open |
8:00am
– 9:45am |
Symposia / Workshops
/ Roundtables / Paper Presentations |
9:30am
– 2:30pm |
Exhibits
Open |
|
10:00am
– 11:30am |
Invited
Symposium 
“Shaping Public
Policy: Poverty and Low Income Families”
Roberta Iversen, PhD (Moderator)
(view
bio)
University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Meyer, PhD (view
bio)
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Susan Lambert, PhD (view
bio)
University of Chicago
Yolanda Padilla, PhD (view
bio)
University of Texas at Austin |
10:00am
– 11:45am |
Symposia / Workshops
/ Roundtables / Paper Presentations |
12:00pm
– 1:00pm |
Lunch On Your
Own |
12:00pm
– 1:00pm |
Special
Interest Group Meetings II |
|
1:00pm
– 2:15pm |
Doctoral
Student Panel and Reception 
“Influencing Change:
Using Research to Impact Social Policy”
Congressman Edolphus Towns,
MSW
U.S. Representative (D), New York 10th District
Michael Sherraden, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis
Randy Capps, PhD
Urban Institute and Migration Policy Institute |
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2:30pm
– 4:00pm |
Invited
Symposium 
“Research and
Career Development to Make A Difference: Stories
from Mid-Career Scholars”
Yoonsun Choi, PhD (Moderator)
(view
bio)
University of Chicago
Taryn Lindhorst, PhD (view
bio)
University of Washington
Seana Golder, PhD (view
bio)
University of Louisville
Yoosun Park, PhD (view
bio)
Smith College
Kristen Shook Slack, PhD (view
bio)
University of Wisconsin, Madison |
2:30pm
– 4:15pm |
Symposia / Workshops
/ Roundtables / Paper Presentations |
4:30pm
– 6:15pm |
Symposia / Workshops
/ Roundtables / Paper Presentations |
6:15pm
– 8:00pm |
Reception |
6:15pm
– 8:00pm |
Poster
Presentations II |
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Sunday
– January 15, 2012 |
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7:30am
– 8:30am |
Membership
Meeting and Breakfast |
8:45am
– 10:30am |
Symposia / Workshops
/ Roundtables / Paper Presentations |
10:45am
– 12:15pm |
Symposia / Workshops
/ Roundtables / Paper Presentations |
12:15pm |
Conference Ends |
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