Summer Institute on Youth Violence Prevention


Summer Institute On Youth Violence Prevention

 

August 3 - 8, 2008

to be held at

University of California, San Diego

Eucalyptus Point Conference Center


A Training Opportunity for Doctoral Students

co-sponsored by the Southern California Academic Center of Excellence on Youth Violence Prevention, University of California, Riverside and
the Center on Culture, Immigration, and Youth Violence Prevention,
University of California, Berkeley

 

Goals and Objectives

  • to provide training by professionals with expertise in various areas of Youth Violence Prevention (YVP) that graduate students might not otherwise be exposed to in their own university environments;
  • to stimulate discussion and research ideas in the area of YVP that will be relevant to the graduate students' future plans for research and evaluation in the the area of YVP.

 

Training Focus

  • The prevalence of youth violence and sources of data, with a focus on immigrant communities in the U.S.
  • Intervention design, methods, implementation, and evaluation
  • Family, culture, immigration, and youth violence
  • Funding sources and how to obtain funding for research in etiology and prevention of youth violence

 

Eligibility

  • Advanced students currently enrolled in a doctoral program in one of the social sciences, education, public health, or related field are encouraged to apply;
  • Students must be attending a school within the United States; be US citizens; and/or possess valid US student visas.

 

Expense

  • Out-of-state participants will receive a stipend of $1,000 to cover travel and incidental expenses;
  • California participants will receive a stipend of $500;
  • All participants will be provided with lodging in UCSD student housing for five nights and three meals a day for four days.

 

Application

  • Application deadline is April 1, 2008;
  • Applications must be complete and accompanied by all requested documentation in order to be considered for selection. Incomplete application packets will be discarded;
  • Click here for application in MS Word format.
  • Click here for application in fillable PDF format.

 

For information call Roxie at 951-827-6205 or email roxanna.alcaraz@ucr.edu