Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study

Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study Summer Data Workshop 2013

July 8th– 10th, 2013

Please submit the following supportive documents:

1) Completed application form. 2) Updated CV or resumé. 3) Statement of purpose indicating your research interests and how your attendance at the workshop will further your research goals (maximum 2 pages).

Please note that preference will be given to candidates who have not previously participated in a Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop.

All application materials must be submitted to [email protected] by March 22 nd , 2013. Please note the following in the subject heading “APPLICATION: Last name, First Name.”

Contact Information

First Name Last Name Street Address City State Zip Phone Fax (optional) Email

Degree/Level of Education

Ph.D. M.D. Other (specify)

Year completed (if currently a student, provide expected year of graduation)

Area of Research

Social Policy (specify) Poverty and Economic Inequality Health Disparities Family Demography Child Development Mental Health Other (specify)

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Position

Ph.D. Student Medical Student Medical Resident Postdoctoral Researcher Research Scientist/Associate/Analyst Assistant Professor Other (specify)

Statistical Training

The Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop is intended for researchers able to manipulate data and conduct empirical analyses using statistical software. Data will be made available in Stata, SPSS, and SAS, though most discussions and examples will use Stata code. Data may also be requested in ASCII (.csv) format. Please specify the statistical software package in which you are most proficient. Stata SPSS SAS Other (specify)

References Please provide contact information for two people who will submit letters of recommendation on your behalf. Based on the contact information you provide, a notification email will be sent to references with instructions for submitting letters of recommendations. Applicants will not have the ability to view and/or access letters but will receive a confirmation when they have been submitted.

Reference #1

First Name Last Name Institution Title Phone Email

Reference #2

First Name Last Name Institution Title Phone Email

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Professional Newsletter (specify)

Listserv (specify)

Conference (specify)

Academic Department/Faculty Member

Friend/Colleague

Other (specify)

Ethnic Origin or Ethnicity (optional) Please check all that apply.

African American/Black Asian Caucasian Mexican-American Native American Indian Puerto Rican Other Latino/a Other (please specify)

Travel Costs and Housing Preferences

For out-of-town participants accepted to the Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop 2013, reasonable expenses for travel and housing will be covered up to $750, pending timely submission of the required forms and original expense receipts at the conclusion of the workshop. Rooms will be arranged for those interested at a local hotel; the cost of these rooms will be deducted from the $750 allotment. To help us anticipate the number of rooms to reserve, please indicate what type of accommodation you would prefer, if accepted to participate in the workshop.

Single Room @ ~$150-185/night Shared Room @ ~$90/night per occupant

Send application form and supporting materials by MARCH 22nd, 2013 (11:59PM EST) to: Mariela Alburges Program Coordiantor Columbia Population Research Center 1255 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10027 212-851-2384 (phone) [email protected] Applications will be accepted by email and snail mail.

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