National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research

Disability Research Design Issues and Strategies: A Conversation with Researchers

Dr. Thomas Cook, Dr. Jeffrey Valentine, and Dr. James Bellini
May 26, 2010 3 p.m. Eastern / 2 p.m. Central
A Webcast Sponsored by the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR)
Funded by NIDRR, US Department of Education, PR# H133A060028 2010 by SEDL

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Agenda
Overview and introductions The challenge of evidence in disability and rehabilitation research and practice: A position paper Perceptions about the position paper - Dr. Jeff Valentine - Dr. Thomas Cook - Dr. James Bellini Audience Questions Continuing the Conversation
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Presenters
Facilitator: John D. Westbrook, Program Manager SEDL's Disability Research to Practice (DRP) Program Director, National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) Discussion Panel: Jeff Valentine, University of Louisville Thomas Cook, Northwestern University James Bellini, Syracuse University

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Position Paper
Developed by the NCDDR's Task Force on Standards of Evidence and Methods Johnston, M. V., Vanderheiden, G. C., Farkas, M. D., Rogers, E. S., Summers, J. A., & Westbrook, J. D., for the NCDDR Task Force on Standards of Evidence and Methods. (2009). The challenge of evidence in disability and rehabilitation research and practice: A position paper. Austin, TX: SEDL, National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research.
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Agenda
Overview and introductions The challenge of evidence in disability and rehabilitation research and practice: A position paper

Perceptions of the position paper - Dr. Jeff Valentine - Dr. Thomas Cook - Dr. James Bellini
Audience Questions Continuing the Conversation
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Jeffrey Valentine, PhD

University of Louisville, College of Education and Human Development Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology Co-Chair, Campbell Collaboration Training Group Former Co-Chair, Campbell Methods Group Statistical editor, Cochrane Collaboration Developmental, Psychosocial, and Learning Problems Group

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Thomas D. Cook, PhD

Northwestern University Professor of Sociology, Psychology, Education and Social Policy Joan and Sarepta Harrison Chair in Ethics and Justice Fellow, the Institute for Policy Research Quasi-Experimentation: Design and Analysis for Field Settings (Cook & Campbell, 1979)

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James Bellini, PhD, CRC

Syracuse University Professor, School of Education Counseling and Human Services Department, Rehabilitation Counseling Program Cultural Foundations of Education Department, Disability Studies Program Principal Investigator, NIDRR-funded Advanced Rehabilitation Research and Disability Policy Training Center

National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research

Agenda
Overview and introductions The challenge of evidence in disability and rehabilitation research and practice: A position paper Perceptions of the position paper - Dr. Jeff Valentine - Dr. Thomas Cook - Dr. James Bellini

Audience Questions Continuing the Conversation

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Questions?
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