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Cornell Translational Research Summer Institute (CTRSI)
Doing Research in Real-World Settings: Tools and Techniques for Success

What is it?

The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, in conjunction with the Translational Institute on Pain in Later Life (TRIPLL) will offer the 3rd Annual Cornell Translational Research Summer Institute (CTRSI) from June 10th-12th, 2020 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Over several decades, the Bronfenbrenner Center has developed extensive expertise in conducting research in real-world settings and translating empirical findings into practice. The 2020 CTRSI will provide intensive training, discussion, and reflection on overcoming typical challenges in conducting research in real-world settings like service agencies, health care institutions, community organizations, and in other non-academic settings.

Who is it for?

The CTRSI is ideal for early-career researchers (including advanced graduate students and post-docs) interested in conducting research in real-world settings and for established investigators who wish to develop expertise in conducting research with communities, agencies, and organizations.

How do I register?

Click here for information on the 2020 CTRSI. Registration will be capped at 60 to assure a satisfying and productive participant experience. All registration information will be reviewed to assure representation across diverse professional backgrounds and participation goals.   For further information, please contact Janis Whitlock at jlw43@cornell.edu.

What will it cover?

The 2.5-day intensive will help researchers create effective strategies for the following:

  • Building effective research relationships with agencies and organizations
  • Recruiting and retaining diverse community participants
  • Anticipating and dealing with Human Subjects challenges
  • Creating dissemination plans for maximum impact
  • Successful grant-writing for translational research
  • Publishing and career management issues in translational research

Each session of CTRSI 2020 will cover core principles and practices as well as solutions to key challenges researchers face in doing translational research. Using a workshop format, sessions were tailored to address specific participant cases and challenges, and also provided general tips, tools, and techniques. By keeping enrollment limited, we offered personalized feedback and addressed issues and challenges participants brought from their own work.


Cornell Translational Research Summer Institute faculty (partial list)

Karl Pillemer, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Research and Outreach in the College of Human Ecology
Hazel E. Reed Professor in the Department of Human Development, Cornell University
Professor of Gerontology in Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Director, Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging

Cary Reid, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Director, Cornell Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life

Elaine Wethington, PhD
Professor of Human Development and Sociology, Cornell University
Professor of Gerontology in Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine

Janis Whitlock, PhD
Director, Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery
Research Scientist, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Cornell University

Christopher Wildeman, PhD
Provost Fellow for the Social Sciences, Cornell University
Director, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Cornell University
Associate Professor of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University
Director, National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect, Cornell University

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Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life
Weill Cornell Medicine, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine
525 East 68th Street
New York, NY 10065
Phone: 212.746.1801
Email: krh4005@med.cornell.edu