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November 09, 2009Helen Ladd President-elect for APPAM - Helen "Sunny" Ladd, CCFP faculty member, was voted president-elect of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management at its fall 2009 conference. One of her responsibilities will be to organize the fall APPAM conference in Boston in 2010. :: More
November 02, 2009Costello and Angold Awarded Ruane Prize - E. Jane Costello, Center associate director of research, and Adrian Angold have been awarded the Ruane Prize for Outstanding Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research. The $50,000 cash prize is given annually to recognize outstanding research in child and :: More
October 21, 2009Kenneth Dodge Awarded $3.5 Million NIH Grant - The National Institutes of Health award is for a continuation project “Development and Prevention of Substance Abuse Problems.” The goal is to test models of the development and prevention of antisocial problems in young adulthood. :: More
October 21, 2009Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom Receives NSF Grant - Schwartz-Bloom, a CCFP faculty member, received an award from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled "The Robert Noyce Fellows at Duke University." Total funding will be $23,200 over 44 months.
October 21, 2009Tim Strauman Receives Grant - Strauman, a CCFP Faculty Member, received an award from Columbia University for a project entitled "Approach/Avoidance Orientations and Operations." Total funding will be $75,000 over 9 months.
October 20, 2009Lisa Berlin discusses statistical analysis in spanking research - Research Scientist Lisa Berlin, interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, discusses the statistical analysis used in spanking studies. :: view article
October 12, 2009Harris Cooper weighs in on texting, surfing, studying - Professor of Psychology Harris Cooper discusses study styles and the impact of texting and surfing in this New York Times article. :: view article
September 30, 2009Policy Brief Featured in National Newsletter - Multiple Response System and System of Care: Two policy reforms designed to improve the child welfare system, written by Nicole Lawrence and Elizabeth Snyder, is featured on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Children's Bureau Express. :: View Newsletter
September 30, 2009Tutoring by Parents May Lower Grades, study says - Research by Associate Professor of Psychology Nancy Hill shows that tutoring by parents is less effective for children than intended. :: View Article
September 21, 2009Rick Hoyle Receives NIH Grant - Associate Director Rick Hoyle has received an award from the National Institutes of Health, for a project entitled “Brain Imaging the Effects of High Sensation Value Anti-Drug PSAs.” Total funding will be $722,211 for two years.
September 21, 2009Elizabeth Ananat Receives NIH Grant - Faculty Member Elizabeth Ananat has received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled “Impact of Early Access to Oral Contraception on the Wellbeing of Women & Children.” Total funding will be $76,992 for two years.
September 15, 2009In Study of Low-Income Toddlers, Spanking Found To Have Negative Effects - A new longitudinal study that looks at how low-income parents discipline their young children has found that spanking 1-year-olds leads to more aggressive behaviors and less sophisticated cognitive development in the next two years. :: CNN :: Duke Today
September 15, 2009Parental Physical Discipline Through Childhood Linked to Behavior Problems in Teens - Two new studies explore how discipline changes during childhood and adolescence and conclude that when parents use physical discipline through childhood, their children experience more behavior problems in adolescence. :: US News :: Science Daily
September 15, 2009Clara Muschkin Appointed Center’s Director of Undergraduate Education - Clara Muschkin, Assistant Research Professor of Public Policy, will oversee the Center's undergraduate education activities, including the Jacqueline Ann Morris Fellowship Program, the DukeEngage program in South Africa, internships and more.
September 09, 20092009-10 Sulzberger/ Levitan Fellows Announced - The Center awards graduate research fellowships to encourage the career development of five promising doctoral students who are interested in an academic career that blends social science with public policy. :: Read more
September 09, 2009Can Extracurricular Activities Solve the Self-segregation Problem? - Research by Professor of Public Policy Charles Clotfelter shows that schools can't rely on extracurricular activities to solve the problem of self-segregation among students. In Newsweek. :: View Article
September 02, 2009Harris Cooper discusses effect of summer vacation on student achievement - Research shows test scores decline between spring and fall, most markedly in math. But how does the practice of assigning summer vacation homework change the picture? Read this article in the New York Times for more information. :: View article
August 30, 2009The Breathalyzer Behind the Wheel - Senior Associate Dean Phil Cook and Maeve Gearing, PhD candidate at the Sanford School, propose that the ignition interlock could be an effective way to prevent drunk-driving recidivism. Op-ed in the New York Times. :: View Op-Ed
August 06, 2009Terrie Moffitt Wins Klaus Grawe Award - Center faculty member Terrie Moffitt was awarded the Klaus Grawe Award for the Advancement of Innovative Research in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. :: more
August 06, 2009Team studies links between testing and success in early adults - A team of Sanford School faculty members will examine whether children's standardized test results can predict outcomes for young adults. :: more
July 27, 2009'In young students' minds computers are toys, not tools' - Jake Vigdor is featured in The Australian, "In young students' minds computers are toys, not tools". A researcher posits that when students gained access to computers at home, their reading and maths test scores declined. :: view article
July 22, 2009For Difficult Kids, Choice Of Care Can Bring Rewards - Center Director Ken Dodge discusses child temperament and child-care choices in a Wall Street Journal article :: View article
June 06, 2009MRS and System of Care: Policy reforms designed to improve the child welfare system - Nicole Lawrence, Center research coordinator, and Elizabeth Snyder, Center research scientist, have written "Multiple Response System and System of Care: Two policy reforms designed to improve the child welfare system". :: See policy brief
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