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CSR research products for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) recently accepted in scientific journals

Under the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System contract with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), CSR researchers, often in collaboration with NIAAA staff, produced a number of recent research products. Click here to view full list.

11/15/08 - Behavioral science article by CSR staff, Dr. Monica Robbers, “Facilitating fatherhood: A longitudinal examination of father involvement among young minority fathers,” published in Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.

Abstract:  The effects of father absence on children have been well documented in research and range from increased risk of poverty, to increased risk of incarceration (Anderson et al. Family Relations 51(2):148–155, 2002). This study presents a longitudinal evaluation of young father’s involvement with their children conducted within the scope of a teen parenting program in Arlington County, Virginia. The respondents in the study are young, mainly Hispanic fathers who come from lower socio-economic groups. The theoretical foundation for the parenting program was derived from Prochaska’s Transtheoretical Model of Change (1979). Three scales of fatherhood involvement were assessed at four time periods, including two years post-program. Results from the evaluation indicated that all three fatherhood scales increased steadily and significantly from pre-test to two years post-program. Results support the notion that fatherhood involvement curricula have the potential to positively influence young fathers and keep them involved with their children. Suggestions for further research and discussion of public policy implications are included in the study.

10/25/08 - CSR staff presenting at the APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego October 25-29, 2008

CSR staff John Foster-Bey, M.A., M.B.A., Tiffani Jeffries, and Craig Dearfield, M.A. attended the APHA conference to present the year 3 findings on CSR's 5-year national evaluation of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) Community Network Program (CNP). John was the lead presenter on two panels. One looked at what has been learned from the CNP sites on innovative approaches to reducing cancer health disparities. The second panel reported on CNP outcomes.

9/25/08 - The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a new contract to CSR to develop a Performance Measurement Tool

Expanding our corporate efforts to support the Office of Justice Programs with performance measurement support for its grant programs, CSR competed for a new effort to develop a BJA-wide performance measurement tool that will incorporate at least 10 new grant programs over the next several years. This important project will support the agency’s efforts to report on both GPRA (Government Performance Results Act) and PART (Performance Appraisal Rating Tool) outcome measures for its funded programs.

9/21/08 - CSR is part of the Cloudburst Group's winning bid for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 5-year Chronic Disease IDIQ

CSR joined a team led by the Cloudburst Group to qualify for CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) IDIQ vehicle for Technical and Management Support for Health Promotion Activities 2008 (TAMS 2008). Under the TAMS contract, CSR will bring many years of research, evaluation, and data management services to the CDC to study a variety of important disease-related issues.

9/9/08 - CSR wins NIAAA Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System (AEDS) contract for another five years

CSR was successful in recompeting the NIAAA contract that we have managed since 1982. Under this contract, CSR researchers will prepare alcohol epidemiologic reports; conduct alcohol studies and present results in scientific manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal publications; provide technical assistance to NIAAA researchers; provide technical support to public data users of NIAAA-sponsored national survey data.

7/23/08 - CSR staff compile data-related documentation for the COMBINE clinical trial sponsored by NIAAA

CSR staff Daniel Falk, Ph.D., Patricia Thomson, Ph.D., and Chiung Ming Chen, Ph.D. compiled 53 codebooks and performed certain data cleaning for the COMBINE clinical trial data for NIAAA’s Division of Treatment and Recovery Research.

6/1/08 - CSR celebrates 30 years of service in the Government contracting industry!

Over the past 30 years, CSR has held more than 350 contracts, grants, and related procurements, primarily with the Federal Government. CSR has worked hard to assemble and maintain a strong, interdisciplinary team of writers, researchers, and management consultants and have provided research, training, technical assistance and a broad range of management services that enable the public and private sectors to make informed and optimal decisions in a rapidly changing world.