main research themes

Main Research Themes• African American economic history in the era of the Great

Migration: Determinants of migration, extent of / variation in racial inequality (over space, industry, time), work and health

• Immigration to Utah in the late 20th / early 21st century: Socioeconomic mobility, segregation, neighborhood and health, legal – undocumented differences

• The late 19th / early 20th century fertility transition: Family and individual-level evidence on socioeconomic differences in timing and form of transition, role of family / network influences on fertility

Exciting Findings / Future Directions

• Influence of geographic context and social networks in labor market outcomes and demographic behavior– Racial segregation, change in the effects of living in segregated

neighborhoods– Distinct neighborhood influences on health for legal and

undocumented immigrants– Social networks as sources of resources, or of ideas, influencing

economic and demographic processes• New, historical GIS information and increasingly dense

historical census data might facilitate these kinds of investigations

Tom MaloneyDepartment of Economics

OSH 343581-7481 / maloney@economics.utah.edu

Past research / Current research• Studies of variation and change in Utah English

• Past research• Vowels in words such as FEEL-FILL, SALE-SELL, SCHOOL-SKULL• Vowels in words such as SANG vs. SAND, SING vs. SINNED

• These changes indicate a major restructuring of the vowels• All dialects of English are undergoing restructuring of their vowel systems

• Elliptical phrases as in I don’t know if Martha saw it, she might have done.• This syntactic structure probably came to Utah with late 19th c. Mormon converts from England

• Current research• The pronunciation of {ng} in words such as young, sing, being

• The Wick R. Miller Collection Shoshoni Language Project• Language documentation:

• Transferred all materials to digital, transcription/translation of 400+ narratives, compilation of 30,000 word electronic “dictionary”, etc.

• Language revitalization:• Talking Dictionary, children’s books, language teaching curricula & lesson plans,

language teacher training, etc.• Shoshone/Goshute Youth Language Apprenticeship Program (SYLAP)

Exciting Findings / Directions for Future Research

• The pronunciation of {ng} in words such as young, sing, being• Collaborative project with Aziz Alzoubi & Derron Borders, graduate students• History of {ng}• Major change in the pronunciation began about 30 years ago and is spreading

• 9/17 speakers with the new pronunciation are younger than 40 yrs of age (b. 1963-1984)• In present sample, oldest speaker with the new pronunciation: female from Sandy, b.

1939 • Phonetic mechanism for the change is fortition– a strengthening of the sound to

ensure saliency• Contributing factors: Creaky articulation, Strong release

• Shoshoni Language Project• SYLAP students produced the first Shoshoni video game this summer• Produced 8 bilingual children’s books; 5 more are in the pipeline• City Weekly’s Best of Utah 2013 (Media & Politics)• National Indian Education Association’s 2013 William Demmert Cultural Freedom

Award

Name, Department, Contact Information

Marianna Di Paolo Associate Professor Department of Anthropology Stewart Bldg 101Bdipaolo@anthro.utah.edu ++++++++++++++++++ Director Shoshoni Language Project 95 Ft. Douglas Blvd, Bldg. 603 801-585-7611 ++++++++++++++++++++ Other affiliations:• Research Associate, National Museum of Natural History

(Smithsonian)• Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics

Dynamic models of cultural

evolution

Macro-evolutionary observations

Micro-evolutionary studies

Field experiment

sField

surveysField

observation studies

TONGA

migration and cultural evolution1. what strategies to individuals employ when migrating?2. how do migrants adapt to new environments?

piecemeal cultural change among

Tongan immigrants

current inquiries:demographic factors that affect immigrant adoption of socioeconomic vs. ethnic marker cultural domains

Adrian V. BellDept. of Anthropology

adrian.bell@anthro.utah.eduhttp://adrianbell.wordpress.com

NATIONAL CENTER FOR VETERANS STUDIES

Military / veteran suicide1. Clinical trials (Fort Carson, CO)

– Preliminary results from RCT of 12-session BCBT vs. TAU indicated 50% reduction in suicide attempts among Soldiers

– Follow-up RCT of single-session crisis intervention to reduce suicide attempts currently enrolling Soldiers

2. Pilot studies (Maxwell AFB, Nellis AFB)– Investigations of shame, guilt, moral injury

3. Future directions to improve detection of suicide risk– Language analysis of social media (e.g., Facebook) posts– Primary care and population-based screening tools– Implicit association test

Craig Bryan, PsyD, ABPP craig.bryan@utah.edu OSH 154C

NATIONAL CENTER FOR VETERANS STUDIES

Military / veteran mental health1. Operational & life stressors among AF SOF (multi-site)

– Rates of psychiatric conditions and contributors/protective factors

2. Academic success among student veterans– Mental health status of military personnel and veterans in college

and factors that contribute to academic success/struggles

3. Future directions:– Refinement of moral injury construct, pilot intervention studies– Longitudinal studies identifying interactions of preexisting

vulnerabilities with recent life stressors and behavioral problems– Testing/development of behavioral indicators that are less

vulnerable to self-report bias

Craig Bryan, PsyD, ABPP craig.bryan@utah.edu OSH 154C

NATIONAL CENTER FOR VETERANS STUDIES

National Center for Veterans Studies

Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, ABPPAssociate Director, National Center for Veterans Studies

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Orson Spencer Hall 154Ccraig.bryan@utah.edu

Past Research / Current ResearchPAST: Interpretive Research Design: Concepts

and Processes (co-authored with Dvora Yanow, 2012, Routledge)

• Interpretive social science puts the meaning making of those studied at the center of the research endeavor.

• Interpretive Research Design recovers the language of design from the variables-based approaches that have dominated design discussions and textbooks in many disciplines. It shows why design language based on variables and the standards of reliability, replicability and validity stymie interpretive projects.

CURRENT: Institutional Review Board Policy.

Institutional Review Board PolicyPOLICY WINDOW for social scientists: 2011 Advanced Notice for Proposal Rulemaking (ANPRM) could mean significant deregulation for minimal risk research.

• MISMATCH: between the bio-medical ethics and the a priori design perspective contained in Federal Policy and the actual ethical concerns of field researchers as well as their iterative, emergent approach to design.

• Unlike the CANADIAN AND UK POLICIES, there is no recognition in US policy of the “critical” role that social scientists play in democratic systems, e.g., a “do no harm” framework is inconsistent with holding public officials and other power holders accountable.

• EXEMPTION in the federal statue for candidates and public officials is rarely advertized on IRB websites and it is not an actual exemption because researchers studying the state must still submit their research plans to a body overseen by the federal government (S-S & Y, 2009, MPSA)

• A “PECULIAR” REGULATORY PROCESS: no formal appeals process; atomistic feedback to social science researchers (as opposed to a case law approach that enables collective learning).

 Peregrine Schwartz-Shea

Political ScienceOSH 256e

psshea@poli-sci.utah.edu

US-trained faculty teaching for leadership, management development/policy in other

countries

US-trained faculty teaching effectively to develop leadership, management, public policy in other

countries.

Future ResearchHow should faculty who are trained in the U.S. adapt –

- Course content to reflect differences in institutional structures, systems, traditions, and laws; and

- Teaching methods/approaches, including awareness of and adaption to differences in culture, concepts, and language.

in order to be effective when working with students from other countries?

Steven Ott

Political Science/Public Administration

jsott@cppa.utah.edu

Past Research--Current Research

• Sociology—Aging, Family, Race/ethnicity, Policy

• Quality of Life QOL• Minority aging—Middle Eastern Immigrants• Informal social support• Formal -adult day, senior ctr, AL, SNF, hospice• Person Environment—Territoriality• Elder mistreatment—Infantilization• Family violence—dyads, IPHS

Sonia Salari, Ph.D.

Exciting Findings/ Future Directions• Intimate Partner Homicide Suicide Study• Collaboration Carrie Sillito, Ph.D.• IPHS 730 national events, 1600 deaths• Male perpetrators, firearms, 3 age categories• Primary motive varies by age category

– Suicide --Homicide• Suicide pact rare, mercy killing rare • IP violence--Romanticized for elderly--ageism• Community impact• VAWA Policy PO –Firearm ban not enforced• Grant potential public health, firearms & suicide

Contact Info• Sonia Salari, Ph.D.• Associate Professor • Department Family & Consumer Studies• Mailing: AEB 228 Office: AEB 252• Phone: 801-867-6652• sonia.salari@utah.edu

• Adjunct Gerontology Center; Sociology• Member Center on Aging, Middle East Center

Past Research/Current Research

• Determinants of consumer expenditures:– Racial/ethnic differences, international comparisons,

health care expenditures, food expenditures, status consumption

• Risk aversion and household financial behavior– Credit use, borrowing/saving and expenditures

• Contextual neighborhood effects on physical activity, obesity, and other health outcomes– Built environment, food environment, food price,

income inequality, physical activity patterns.

Exciting Findings/Direction for Future Research

• Exciting findings:– Bouts study – Every minute of physical activity counts when it comes to

body weight.– Neighborhood income inequality is beneficial for individual risk of

obesity.– Food environment data validation study in Salt Lake county shows a

substantial amount of data error.• Future research:

– Does every minute count for other health outcomes?– Are there self-selection issues in the relationship between

neighborhood income inequality and individual risk of obesity?– Does food environment really matter for obesity? A more

comprehensive look.

Contact Information

• Jessie Fan• Department of Family and Consumer Studies• fan@fcs.utah.edu• 1-4170

iSTAR Project – developing tech talent for youth on the autism spectrum

CBPR (Community-based Participatory Action Research)◦ Family members and teachers as advisors and co-

researcher◦ Offered 5 summer camps serving over 40 youth – ages

8-23◦ School based program serving 18 students over 2 years◦ After-school program as follow-up ◦ Replications sites: Orlando, FL; The Dalles, OR; Boulder, CO• Findings

Self-Confidence – leadership skills Enhanced Peer Status Social – family engagement Development of vocational skills

Current researchFocus on psychosocial outcomes: personal, social, vocational

Potential research fundingCorporate partners: Google, Trimble,

Universal CreativeDepartment of Defense grant – Idea

Development Award- Autism Research (October, 2013)

NIH R34 – Interventions for youth on the autism spectrum (Feb. 2014)

Lassonde Entrepreneurial Center: Governor’s Economic Development Committee

A RESEARCH PROGRAM USING 3D TECHNOLOGY TO FACILITATE SOCIAL, CREATIVE, AND JOB SKILLS FOR YOUTH ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM

CHERYL WRIGHT, FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIEScheryl.wright@fcs.utah.edu

Past/Current ResearchO Criminal Sentencing

O Scholarship of Teaching

O Latina/o Attitudes towards Immigration Reform

O Construyendo Latinidad

Exciting FindingsO “Gringo Justice” outside of

the southwest

O Chicano Studies as critical cultural framework for social praxis

O Varied attitudes towards immigration reform by different social statuses

O Centuries old fluidity of Latinidad

Ed A. Muñoz, Ph.DDirector Ethnic StudiesAssoc Prof SociologyASA Latina/o Sociology Section ChairBuC 38 (Bldg 074)University of UtahEthnic Studies Program Rm 501635 Campus Center Dr.Salt Lake City, UT 84112 801-581-5886 (Office)801-581-5206 (Message)801-581-8437 (Fax)ed.munoz@utah.edu

Past and Current Research: Violence Against Women and the Criminal Justice System

Past Research Mainly intimate

partner abuse (IPA) and stalking in the context of IPA (some work on sexual assault) Interviewed battered

women Interviewed prosecutors

who work IPA cases Worked with Salt Lake

Police Department’s domestic disturbance police reports

Current Research Working with the Family

Justice Center on Salt Lake City’s Third District Court Intensive Probation Monitoring Pilot Program Court records, victim

interviews A project using court records

to explore the relationship between distance of victim and offender and protective order violations

Current papers on: Protective orders, IPA, and stalking Drugs/alcohol, IPA, and stalking Social support and stalking in the

context of IPA

Exciting Findings/Directions for Future Research

EXCITING FINDINGS DIRECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE

Stalking in the Context of IPA Early work describes this issue Predicts stalking in these

relationships Differences between

relationships with both stalking and IPA and those with just IPA

Examined the impact of CJ intervention in IPA on future stalking

Gender differences in IPA offending Consistently found qualitative

differences between male and female offenders

A book on police response to IPA—history, changes, current response SLPD data Interviews with police

officers Interviews with victims

of IPA Stalking

Contact InformationDr. Heather C. MeltonAssociate ProfessorDepartment of SociologyUniversity of Utah801-581-3108Heather.melton@soc.utah.edu