|
Funded research and program evaluation |
| $2,780,072
2002-present |
Principal Investigator and Project Director, North Carolina Family-Centered Meetings Project.
Reports Published.
North Carolina Division of Social Services, July 2005 - June 2007, contract of $1,174,093. (Training & Evaluation)
North Carolina State Board of Education and North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Child and Family Team
Cross-System Curricular Development, May 2006-June 2007, contract of $499,534.
Bladen County Department of Social Services, Child and Family Team Orientation Curriculum, June-October 2006,
contract of $50,000.
Bladen County Department of Social Services, System of Care Child and Family Team Cross-system Training Video Production, February-December 2006, contract of $29,842.
North Carolina Division of Social Services, July 2003 - June 2005, contract of $793,132. (Training & Evaluation)
North Carolina Division of Social Services, July 2002 - June 2003, contract of $233,471. (Training & Evaluation)
|
| $1,340,405
1998-2002 |
Principal Investigator & Project Director,
North Carolina Family Group Conferencing Program. Reports Published.
North Carolina Division of Social Services, July 2001 - June 2002,
contract of $273,839. (Training & Evaluation)
North Carolina Division of Social Services, August 2000 - June 2001,
contract of $421,065. (Training & Evaluation)
North Carolina Division of Social Services,
July 1999-June 2000, contract of $472,742. (Training & Evaluation)
North Carolina Division of Social Services,
September 1998-June 1999, Grant of $159,759. (Training & Evaluation)
North Carolina State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Dean's Initiative Fund, January 1999-June 1999, Grant of $13,000 (with Cheryl
Waites & Mark Macgowan). (Cultural Competency Study) |
| $831,135
1992-1998 |
Principal Investigator & Project Director (with G. Burford),
Family Group Decision Making Project in Newfoundland & Labrador. Canadian
Department of Health, Family Violence Prevention Unit, January 1997-March 1998,
Contract of $21,500. (Video)
Canadian Department of Health, Family Violence Prevention Unit,
November 1997-March 1998, Contract of $17,550. (Brochure)
Canadian Department of Health [formerly Health & Welfare],
Family Violence Prevention Division, September 1996-March
1997, Contribution Agreement of $26,889. (Economic Analysis)
Federal Department of Human Resources Development,
Employability and Social Partnership [formerly National Welfare Grants],
September 1994-March 1996; Contribution Agreement of $201,079. (Outcome
Study)
Vice-President (Academic), 1996, Research Award of $7,500.
(Research Coordination & Data Collection)
Federal Departments of Health [formerly Health & Welfare],
Family Violence Prevention Division; Justice, Discretionary
Funds Section; and Solicitor General, Police Policy and Research, September
1993-March 1995, Contribution Agreement of $429,132. (Implementation Study)
Labrador Inuit Health Commission, 1995, Grant of $8,486. (Nain Site Continuation)
Canadian Heritage Department and Newfoundland and Labrador Public Service
Commission, 1994-1996, French Translation Services.
Canadian Employment and Immigration Commission,
1993-1994, Grant of $24,587. (Training)
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Social
Services, Division of Child Welfare, 1992, Grant of $9412. (Proposal Development)
Justice Canada, Aboriginal Justice, 1999, contract of $15,000
Justice Canada, National Crime Prevention Centre (Canada), 1999, contract of $40,000
Labrador Inuit Pathways, contract of $10,000
Labrador Inuit Health Commission, 1999, contract of $10,000
Heritage Canada, contract of $10,000. (Inuit Video) |
| $118,070
1993-1995 |
Member of the Collaborative Research Team, Hoops and Hurdles:
Barriers to Post-Secondary Education for Single Parents on Social Assistance.
Report Published.
Health and Welfare Canada, National Welfare
Grants Division, Child and Family Poverty Program, 1993-95, Grant of $118,070. |
| $29,975
1992 |
Principal Investigator (with G. Burford). Program Evaluation of Alternative
Independent Living Program for Young People Who are Wards of Child Welfare,
Choices for Youth, St. John's, Newfoundland. Report Published.
Department of Social Services, 1992, Contract of $29,975. |
| $7,750
1992 |
Principal Investigator (with P. Canning, G. Burford, & E. Balka),
Consultation and Proposal Development for Atlantic Provinces Research Centre
on Family Violence and Violence Against Women. Collaborative Proposal Developed.
Provincial Health, Justice, & Social Services and Memorial University
Departments of Medicine, Nursing, & Institute for Social and Economic Research, Grant of $7,750. |
| $997.50
1992 |
Principal Investigator, Gender Relations in the Social Work Profession;
Interdisciplinary project of the History Department and School of Social Work
(with L. Bella, G. Burford, and C. Burr), Challenge '92, Summer Employment/Experience
Development (SEED) Program. Report Published.
|
| $3,940
1988-1993 |
Principal Investigator, Survey of Labour Unionization of Battered-Women's
Programs in Canada and the United States. Report Published.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, 1991, Travel Grant of $840.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Internal Grant of $2,650.
Health and Welfare Canada, Family Violence Prevention Division, Translation Services.
United States Embassy, American Studies, Grant of $450. |
| $1,000
1987-1989 |
Principal Investigator, The Organization of Feminist Shelters. Report Published.
Health and Welfare, National Welfare Fellowship, Research Award of $1,000. |
| $500
1986 |
Research Consultant, Community Assessment of Housing and Homelessness
(project directed by W. W. Vosburgh, Bryn Mawr College). Report Published.
Human Resources Department, Delaware County, Media, Pennsylvania, Honorarium of $500. |
International/National Policy--Research |
| 1996-present |
Advisory Committee Member, Children's Division of the American Humane Association,
Englewood, Colorado. Advisory Committee on Family Group Decision Making (planning for roundtables
and international evaluation conference), Advisory Committee for National Center on Family
Group Decision Making.
|
| 2006 |
Consultant and Research Interviewee, New Zealand Ministry of Social Development on Family Violence and Family Group Conferencing.
|
| 2006 |
Respondent, Casey Family Services, National Youth Permanency Convening Research Roundtable.
|
| 2001 |
Reviewer, Strategy Document for Stuart Foundation, San Francisco, California.
|
| 2001 |
Reviewer, Family Meeting Comparison for Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, DC. |
| 1995-1997 |
Chairperson and Co-Chairperson of Youth Justice Committee,
(Canadian) National Crime Prevention Council, 30 Consultations,
2 Reports, 1 Brief to Parliamentary Committee, 1 Seminar on Social and
Cost Effectiveness of Crime Prevention, Representative to Consult with
New Zealand Government re: Preventing Youth Crime, and Roundtable Participant
to National Forum on Youth Crime and Justice. (Appointed by federal Minister
of Justice and Solicitor General of Canada)
|
| 1996 |
Discussant, Round Table on Research Issues Related to Family Group Conferencing,
Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology, Wellington, New Zealand.
|
| 1992 |
Participant, Round Table of the National Panel on Violence Against Women, St. John's, Newfoundland. |
| 1991 |
Participant, Local Consultation for Women and Safety Statistics Canada Survey. |
Community Service Research |
| 1998-present |
Member, Children's Services Evaluation Committee,
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services. (Appointed) |
| 1996 |
Consultant and Brief Submission, Child Welfare Review, Department of Social Services,
Newfoundland & Labrador Government. |
| 1996 |
Participant, Justice and Public Protection Workshop, Social Policy Advisory Committee,
St. John's, Newfoundland. |
| 1989-1991 |
Principal Investigator, University of Manitoba, Feminist Social Work Education Project
(research group of students and faculty). |
| 1990-1991 |
Member, EVOLVE Advisory Committee on Program Evaluation (wife-abuse agency), Winnipeg, Manitoba. |
| 1980-1981 |
Evaluator, Memorial University of Newfoundland,
School of Social Work, Evaluation of Field Instructor Training Program. |
Grant Proposal Reviewer |
| |
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council Canada
Health & Welfare Canada
Institute for Social & Economic Research, Memorial University of Newfoundland
|
Graduate Student Research Supervision |
| |
Williams-Carawan, Lena. (2004). Listening to the voices of the fishing
people: How fishers make sense of their lives in today’s world. Doctoral
thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
Taylor, Sharon. (2001). Living on the other side of nowhere: Unravelling
meanings of community in the context of the TAGS era. Doctoral thesis,
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. (co-supervisor)
Altpeter, Mary. (2000). Breast cancer, cultural beliefs and rural women:
Racial and age differences in intentions to seek care. Doctoral thesis,
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
Cole, Lorrie. (1997). Client and practitioners'
definitions and experiences of empowerment within a social service group
program. Social Work Master's research report, Memorial University
of Newfoundland, St. John's.
Woodford, Michael. (1997). Understanding
organizational commitment in voluntary human service agencies: An empowerment
perspective. Social Work Master's research report, Memorial University
of Newfoundland, St. John's.
Seymour, Lisa. (1996). We women matter:
Feminist cofacilitation of a mutual aid group for battered women in a second-stage
housing project. Social Work Master's Practicum Report, University
of Manitoba, Faculty of Social Work, Winnipeg.
Durocher, Nicole. (1996). Insights
from cult survivors regarding post-cult recovery and group treatment.
Social Work Master's research report, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's.
Langlois, Patricia Pryde. (1996). Incest,
sexuality and Catholic family culture. Women's Studies Master's Thesis,
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's.
Crocker, Wanda. (1995). Young people's
experiences of empowerment in a community-based child welfare program.
Social Work Master's research report, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's.
Kirkland-Smith, June. (1994). An investigation
of staff experiences and/or perceptions of the grassroots and professional
models at Iris Kirby House. Social Work Master's research report, Memorial
University of Newfoundland, St. John's.
Poirier, Denise. (1993). Empowerment
in unionized battered women's shelters: Reclaiming a voice and a vision.
Social Work Master's thesis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
Murray, Susan. (1992). Hidden victims
of crime: An exploratory study of the social and personal effects of sexual
abuse on families of sex offenders and their subsequent needs post-disclosure.
Social Work Master's research report, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's.
Love, Catherine. (1992). Decision making
in a feminist organization: Through the eyes of the worker. Social
Work Master's research report, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's.
Pike, Penny. (1992). The public and
the private dimension: Do cultural messages play a role in legitimizing
and perpetuating wife abuse? Social Work Master's research report,
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's.
Schmidt, Karen L. (1991). Cherishing
difference: Theoretical perspectives on non-binary ethics as a feminist
response to violence. Social Work Master's thesis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
Loeppky, Linda. (1990). A school-based
social work program focusing on empowering a stigmatized minority: The
Kanadiers' experience in rural Manitoba. Social Work Master's practica
report, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. |
