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RFP: UC Berkeley Scholars Workshop, March 31 - April 13, 2013
03/31/13

The Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ISEEES) at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), in collaboration with the Centre for Advanced Studies and Education (CASE) at the European Humanities University (EHU) and the Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), is soliciting proposals from scholars in the social sciences and history from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine to participate in a two-week workshop at UCB from March 31 to April 13, 2013. The workshop is funded by a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

A total of four scholars (“Carnegie Fellows”) will be brought to UCB for an intensive review of key literature, theoretical approaches, and methods employed in a particular field of scholarship (the “field theme”). Each Carnegie Fellow will work with a paired UCB faculty member and graduate student with knowledge of the Carnegie Fellow’s field theme to develop undergraduate and/or graduate syllabi and teaching materials, explore innovative teaching and research techniques and technologies, and prepare a field survey (with a literature review) for use by other Carnegie Fellows and scholars from the region. The language of the workshop will be English.

Airfare, hotel, and meal expenses will be paid for by ISEEES. In addition, ISEEES will either pay for or reimburse each Carnegie Fellow for up to $600 in expenses relating to purchasing, copying, or posting teaching materials. ISEEES will provide letters of invitation, but each Carnegie Fellow will be responsible for obtaining and paying for a U.S. visa.

Who is eligible to participate?

• Citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
• Scholars who hold the equivalent of a Ph.D.
• Scholars who have a level of proficiency in written and spoken English that is sufficient to conduct independent research and engage in scholarly debate.

To apply, please submit the following:

• A completed application form. Application forms can be found at http://iseees.berkeley.edu/case-crrc#app. The website also has a detailed description of the purpose and design of the workshop. Applicants should be sure to read the Program Description in full to ensure that they are familiar with the design and requirements of the program.
• A statement of purpose not exceeding three pages indicating the applicant's proposed field theme and the course syllabus or syllabi the applicant expects to develop while at Berkeley.
• A sample of scholarly research in English not exceeding five pages.
• A full Curriculum Vitae including a list of publications.

Applications from Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine should be submitted via email to Olga Breskaya at olga.breskaya@ehu.lt. Applications from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia should be sent to applications@crrccenters.org The application deadline is February 1, 2013.

Using Theory to Guide Health Behavior Change
03/29/13

March 29^th, 2013

Presentation:  Using Theory to Guide Health Behavior Change

Time:               18:30 – 20:30

Location:        CRRC-Azerbaijan, Khazar University, 122 Bashir Safaroglu Street, Baku

Overview:  The resolution of many of the most serious challenges we face in public health requires us to ask our citizens and patients to change behaviors and lifestyles.  Often, these are difficult changes, deeply rooted in culture and social norms.  Using proven health behavior change theories can strengthen the likelihood of success of our programs.  This lecture is designed as a brief discussion of the Ecological Model of health promotion and a brief introduction to the theories most often used in health behavior change efforts.  It is our purpose to encourage a broader use of theory in public health programs, and to provide participants with resources that would make this possible.

Lecturer Bio:  Dr. Jean Leah Henry is a Professor of Community Health Promotion at the University of Arkansas, in the United States of America.  Throughout her career, she has been involved in providing health promotion programs that focus on helping people make positive lifestyle and behavior changes.  She has worked with the general public to promote exercise and active lifestyles to prevent cardiovascular disease, in corporate health programs to reduce the cardiovascular risk factors of workers; with adolescents to promote responsible sexual behaviors so that they can avoid sexually transmitted diseases, such as HIV.

Language:       The presentation will be conducted in English. Translation to Azerbaijani will be provided.

Registration: To attend the presentation, please confirm your participation by sending email to Narmin Humbatova:  Narmin@crrccenters.org with subject line “Health Behavior Change” before March 28th, 2013.

CRRC Research Methods Conference
03/26/13

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