Description
Book SynopsisTranslational research links scientific findings with programs and policies that improve human health and well-being. It includes research that evaluates interventions or policies for efficacy and effectiveness, as well as research that applies field experience to future development of basic theory and its applications.
This book demonstrates how emerging methods of translational research can be applied to important topics of interest to social and behavioral scientists. Accessible models and real-world case studies are provided to help bridge the gaps among research, policy, and practice. The book will inform and inspire anyone interested in conducting translational research, especially those in the social and behavioral sciences.
Table of ContentsContributors
Preface
Introduction: Translational Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Elaine Wethington, Helena Herman, and Karl Pillemer
I. Social and Behavioral Science Models for the Translation of Research
- Translation in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Looking Back and Looking Forward
V. Jeffery Evans
- If Translational Research is the Answer, What's the Question? Who Gets to Ask It?
Abraham H. Wandersman and Catherine A. Lesesne
- Opportunities for and Challenges of Translating Educational and Developmental Research Into Policy and Intervention
Robert Crosnoe
- A Systematic Review of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Adaptations: How Are Programs Adapted?
Ludmila N. Krivitsky, Samantha J. Parker, Anusmiriti Pal, Leigh Meckler, Rouzi Shengelia, and M. Carrington Reid
II. Four Case Studies for Translating Social and Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being, Health, and Professional Practice
- Pursuing and Sharing Knowledge to Inform Practice and Policy: The Value of Qualitative Research in Translational Research
Jean M. Ispa
- Translational Research on Work and Family: Daily Stress Processes in Hotel Employees and Their Families
David M. Almeida, Kelly D. Davis, John W. O'Neill, and Ann C. Crouter
- The Science of Law and Memory
Eric Zember, Charles J. Brainerd, Valerie F. Reyna, and Kimberly A. Kopko
- Community–Researcher Partnerships in Aging: The Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging
Elaine Wethington, Karl Pillemer, and Rhoda Meador
Afterword
Rachel E. Dunifon and Elaine Wethington
Index
About the Editors
