One week, in-person intensive courses August 14-18, 2023 in Denver

Our three coordinated in-person courses feature a state-of-the-art opportunity to learn and are combined with intensive mentoring by national and international experts in the field of child maltreatment. Whether you are a child abuse fellow getting oriented to research (Course 1), a graduate student who wants to better understand where your research fits in this complex and ever changing field from a social welfare perspective (Course 2), or a graduate student seeking to learn how to evaluate large scale primary preventive intervention programs and policies from a public health perspective (Course 3), these courses are designed to help move you to the next stage in your career development. Course credit, for all three courses, is available from the Colorado School of Public Health.

Summer Intensive Courses

WHEN: Monday, August 14th - Friday, August 18th

WHERE:​  Kempe Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 E. 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045

GOALS:  

• Expand the pool of scholars trained to conduct child maltreatment research, increasing knowledge, and the evidence base.
• Provide research training to clinicians working in the child maltreatment field.
• Increase the capacity of community-based practice in applying evidence-based strategies to preventive efforts and adding to evidence through high-quality evaluation planning. 

HIGHLIGHTS: 

• National and international participants representing multiple disciplines
• Mentoring by leading experts
• Course credit (all courses) available through the Colorado School of Public Health
• Limited, competitive scholarships available, with emphasis on under-represented groups
• Research seminars and lectures from experts in the field

FORMAT:

During the week-long intensive learning series, each course will meet daily for dynamic learning experiences.

• Morning discussions about readings and additional short presentations/lectures.
• Mid-day daily research seminars by distinguished experts from the field.
• Afternoon breakout mentoring groups where students will develop their research or evaluation ideas with Kempe faculty and affiliates.

COURSE 1: Fundamentals of Clinical and Epidemiological Research

Course ID: EPID 6652

This intensive course is designed for trained clinicians (e.g., pediatric fellows in child abuse) who are interested in learning basic research skills to enable them to develop research on child maltreatment. The course will address basic concepts in creating a study question and formulating hypotheses, an overview of study designs and their pros and cons and strategies for selecting the design most appropriate to given questions; and basics of statistical inference. We will emphasize study designs and methods most suitable to newer investigators, while introducing more advanced methods in less depth. The morning lectures and discussion are designed explicitly for students who have had little or no recent exposure to research methods and designing their own study.

Course Instructors

• Desmond Runyan, MD, DrPH, FAAP, Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Emeritus Professor of Social Medicine and Pediatrics, the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University 
• Daniel Lindberg, MD, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics University of Colorado School of Medicine 

COURSE 2: Challenges in Child Maltreatment Research

Course ID: EPID 6653

This intensive course is designed for trained researchers from multiple disciplines (e.g., public health, social work, behavioral and social sciences) interested in applying their research and disciplinary expertise to examining topics related to child abuse and neglect. Participants are not expected to be experienced in conducting research in the child maltreatment domain.

The course addresses recent issues in child maltreatment research including prevention and intervention systems (social service, health, public health, and legal), the role of evidence-based practices, and social context as it influences our understanding of the problem and the research questions. Information is provided about accessing available data sources, data collection resources, and attention to the ethical issues related to child maltreatment research. While focusing mainly on the North American research experience, the course provides international perspectives consistent with the widening understanding regarding the scope of the problem and the systems that address it. Each participant will be expected to conduct an in-depth literature review on a topic of interest and outline the design of a study to examine that topic.

This course will include intensive and structured mentorship with senior researchers with experience in child maltreatment research.  Attendees will meet in small groups in the afternoons with mentors to develop the foundations of a research project focused on child maltreatment. Participants will have the opportunity to continue consultation with the mentors and to meet with mentors and other course participants after course completion. 

Course Instructors

• John Fluke, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics, U. of Colorado School of Medicine; Professor of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health
• Barbara Fallon Ph.D., Professor and Canada Research Chair in Child Welfare, University of Toronto

COURSE 3: Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Research and Evaluation through a Public Health Lens

This course provides an overview of key concepts underlying primary prevention of child abuse and neglect from a public health perspective with special emphasis on eliminating disparities. Sessions will include a focus on principles of public health research and practice applied to CA&N prevention efforts as well as sessions addressing different aspects of prevention research and evaluation methods applied to policy studies, intervention trials, and large-scale population-based interventions.

Course Instructors

• Meghan Shanahan, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, and Core Faculty, UNC Injury Prevention Research Center 
• Carol Runyan, MPH, PhD, Professor, Colorado School of Public Health, and Emeritus Professor, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health     

* If you are registering for academic credit through the Colorado School of Public Health visit our registration details tab above for additional information on how to register.

* If you are registering for academic credit through the Colorado School of Public Health, visit our registration details tab above for additional information on how to register.