Research for the public good : applying the methods of translational research to improve human health and well-being

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Where to find it

Health Sciences Library — Books (3rd floor)

Call Number
W 20.55 .T7 R432 2012
Status
Available

Summary

Translational research links scientific findings with programs and policies that improve human health and well-being. It includes research that evaluates interventions or policies for efficacy and effectiveness, as well as research that applies field experience to future development of basic theory and its applications.
This book demonstrates how emerging methods of translational research can be applied to important topics of interest to social and behavioral scientists. Accessible models and real-world case studies are provided to help bridge the gaps among research, policy, and practice. The book will inform and inspire anyone interested in conducting translational research, especially those in the social and behavioral sciences.

Contents

  • Contributors p. xi
  • Preface p. xiii
  • Introduction: Translational Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences p. 3 Elaine Wethington and Helena Herman and Karl Pillemer
  • I Social and Behavioral Science Models for the Translation of Research p. 21
  • Chapter 1 Translation in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Looking Back and Looking Forward p. 23 V. Jeffery Evans
  • Chapter 2 If Translational Research is the Answer, What's the Question? Who Gets to Ask It? p. 33 Abraham H. Wandersman and Catherine A. Lesesne
  • Chapter 3 Opportunities for and Challenges of Translating Educational and Developmental Research Into Policy and Intervention p. 53 Robert Crosnoe
  • Chapter 4 A Systematic Review of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program Adaptations: How Are Programs Adapted? p. 73 LudmilaN. Krivitsky and Samantha J. Parker and Anusmiriti Pal and Leigh Meckler and Rouzi Shengelia and M. Carrington Reid
  • II Four Case Studies for Translating Social and Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being, Health, and Professional Practice p. 101
  • Chapter 5 Pursuing and Sharing Knowledge to Inform Practice and Policy: The Value of Qualitative Research in Transnational Research p. 103 Jean M. Ispa
  • Chapter 6 Translational Research on Work and Family: Daily Stress Processes in Hotel Employees and Their Families p. 127 David M. Almeida and Kelly D. Davis and John W. O'Neill and Ann C. Crouter
  • Chapter 7 The Science of Law and Memory p. 147 Eric Zember and Charles J. Brainerd and Valerie F. Reyna and Kimberly A. Kopko
  • Chapter 8 Community-Researcher Partnerships in Aging: The Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging p. 169 Elaine Wethington and Karl Pillemer and Rhoda Meador
  • Afterword p. 191 Rachel E. Dunifon and Elaine Wethington
  • Index p. 199
  • About the Editors p. 211

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