Adverse Childhood Experiences Research Fellowship, CDC
Category : Alumni
Description
A research opportunity is currently available with the Division of Violence Prevention, Research Evaluation Branch (DVP/REB), within the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.
Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant will be involved with research related to evaluating comprehensive community-based prevention strategies for primary prevention of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) (i.e., potentially traumatic experiences, such as child abuse and neglect and/or parental substance abuse, that occur before the age of 18) and subsequently opioid misuse. The participant will collaborate with REB scientific staff to:
- Collaborate with community organizers to evaluate the process and impact of community organizing and transformational narrative change in partnership with public health across three communities
- Participate in social network analysis, policy evaluation, and the evaluation of narrative change
- Conduct secondary data analyses to better understand populations at disproportionate risk of ACEs, opioid misuse, and multiple forms of violence
- Conduct or contribute to systematic reviews to better understand interconnections between ACEs and health equity for marginalized groups
This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and CDC. The initial appointment can be up to one year, but may be renewed upon recommendation of CDC contingent on the availability of funds. The participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. The appointment is full-time at CDC in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Participants do not become employees of CDC, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no employment-related benefits.
Qualifications
The qualified candidate should have received a master’s or doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields, or be currently pursuing one of the degrees and will reach completion by June 2020. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.
Preferred skills:
- Experience with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) research, community-level research methodologies, and/or public health policy research with marginalized communities
- Experience or knowledge regarding research on violence and violence prevention or a related research area
- Experience or knowledge related to community/societal level prevention strategies (e.g., policies, norms change, narrative/message development; addressing social/structural conditions)
- Experience or knowledge related to marginalized communities (e.g., racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities)
- Experience with data analysis and rigorous evaluations of prevention strategies
- A track record of scientific productivity demonstrating strong skills in methodology, qualitative and/or quantitative analysis
- Strong written and oral communications skills exemplified by scientific publications
- Ability to collaborate with other scientific and professional staff on behavioral research
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