Doing Translational Research

Doing Translational Research

Doing Translational Research explores the process of translating research findings into policy and practice and working with practitioners and policy makers to design more effective research studies. The podcast is produced by The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR) at Cornell University. The BCTR expands, strengthens, and speeds the connections between research, policy, and practice to enhance human development and well-being.

Episodes

Ep. 56 - Improving Shopping Experiences at Black Beauty Stores w/Jaleesa Reed, Cornell University

December 26, 2022 • 22 mins
Shopping 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...
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Ep. 55 - Joy, Fulfillment & Health for Young Black Girls w/Misha Inniss-Thompson, Cornell University

December 5, 2022 • 24 mins
Misha 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 scho...
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Ep. 54 - Why Policy Matters with Jamein Cunningham, Cornell Brooks School Of Public Policy

November 14, 2022 • 26 mins
When 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 overarchin...
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Ep. 53 - Engaging the People We are Trying to Help in the Research Process With Melody Goodman, NYU

October 24, 2022 • 28 mins
Translating 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 dispa...
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Ep. 52 - My Career & Academics as Part of a Landscape I Want To Have Make Sense With Janis Whitlock

October 3, 2022 • 26 mins
Janis 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.
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Ep. 51 - Understanding What Community Partners Are Trying To Tell You w/Renata Leitão, Cornell

January 18, 2022 • 19 mins
Dr. 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 the...
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Ep. 50 - How Social Identities Develop During Adolescence With Adam Hoffman, Cornell University

December 14, 2021 • 18 mins
Dr. 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 ...
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Ep. 49: Improving Eating Habits and Nutrition in Children with Laura Bellows, Cornell University

November 21, 2021 • 19 mins
Dr. 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 d...
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Ep. 48: Better Care for Traumatized Children with Deborah Sellers, Cornell University

October 25, 2021 • 24 mins
This 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 u...
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Ep. 47: Supporting Whole Families with Laura Tach and Elizabeth Day

October 25, 2021 • 23 mins
Laura 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. Lau...
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Ep. 46: A Career Creating Change with Jutta Dotterweich, Cornell University

September 22, 2021 • 26 mins
Tony 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 Ex...
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Ep. 45: Everyone Can Find Their Life's Purpose with Patrick Hill, Washington University

June 14, 2021 • 31 mins
This 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...
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Ep. 44: Who Will Get Shot and How Do We Stop It? with Andrew Papachristos, Northwestern University

May 14, 2021 • 23 mins
In 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...
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Ep. 43: COVID-19 in Prisons with Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, University of North Caroliina

July 14, 2020 • 21 mins
Chris 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 wi...
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Ep. 42: Youth are Assets, not Problems with Jane Powers, Cornell University

June 11, 2020 • 19 mins
This 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 Tran...
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Ep. 41: Conflicting Policy Responses to Violence with Tasseli McKay, Research Triangle Institute

May 12, 2020 • 26 mins
In 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 famili...
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Ep. 40: Transforming the Health of (Post-)Incarcerated Patients with Emily Wang, Yale University

April 14, 2020 • 24 mins
This 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 ...
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Ep. 39: Protecting Children in Care with Martha Holden, BCTR, Cornell University

March 13, 2020 • 26 mins
This 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...
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Ep. 38: How We Misunderstand Influence and Consent with Vanessa Bohns, Cornell University

February 14, 2020 • 21 mins
Do 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...
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Ep. 37: The Use and Impact of Digital Learning with René Kizilcec, Cornell University

January 15, 2020 • 21 mins
Ever 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 ...
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