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Advanced Training Institute on Health Behavior Theory

                   
National Cancer Institute                 Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences        Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health



4th Annual Advanced Training Institute on Health Behavior Theory

July 6-13, 2008

Fluno Center for Executive Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI


Schedule

General Schedule

7:00 – 8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 – 11:30 AM Morning session with mid-morning break
11:30 – 12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 – 3:30 Afternoon session with mid-afternoon break
3:30 – 6:30 Free time
6:30 – 7:30 Dinner
8:00 – 9:00 Optional Evening Session
A half day will occur in the middle and at the end of the week.

Detailed Course Schedule for 2008

Sunday, July 6, 2008
5:00 – 6:00 pm Reception
6:00 – 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 – 8:30 pm Welcome, ice breaker
Dr. Alex Rothman & Dr. Barbara Curbow
 
Monday, July 7, 2008
 
Part 1: Fundamental Issues
8:00 – 8:20 am Introduction and Logistics
Dr. Alex Rothman
8:20 – 8:30 am Overview of Themes
Dr. Barbara Curbow
8:30 – 10:00 am Exercise 1: Icebreaker PSA Development
Dr. Alex Rothman and faculty
10:00 – 10:15 am BREAK
10:15 – 11:15 am Topic 1: Why this course?
Dr. Alex Rothman
 
Part 2: Current Theories and Types of Theories
11:15 – 12:00 pm Topic 2: Introduction: Current Theories and Types of Theories
Dr. Barbara Curbow
12:00 – 1:00 pm LUNCH (box lunch delivered to classroom)
1:00 – 2:30 pm Exercise 2: Focus on Behavior
Dr. Barbara Curbow and faculty
2:15 – 2:30 pm BREAK
2:30 – 3:00 pm Topic 3: Structure of Theories
Dr. Alex Rothman
3:00 – 3:50 pm Topic 4: Ecological Perspective and Theories
Dr. Barbara Curbow
3:45 – 4:00 pm Wrap up: All faculty
 
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
8:00 – 9:15 am Topic 5: Decision Oriented Theories
Dr. Barbara Curbow
9:15 – 10:15 am Topic 6: Emotion and Theories
Dr. Barbara Curbow
10:15 – 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 – 11:45 am Topic 7: Social Influence and Theories
Dr. Robin Mermelstein
11:45 – 12:30 pm Topic 8: Community and Theories, pt 1
Dr. Janice Bowie
12:30 – 1:30 pm LUNCH
1:30 – 2:15 pm Topic 8: Community and Theories, pt 2
(includes brief activity)
Dr. Janice Bowie
2:15 – 2:30 pm BREAK
2:30 – 3:45 pm Topic 9: Culture and Theories
Dr. Nicolette Teufel-Shone
3:50 – 4:00 pm Wrap up: All faculty
7:00 – 8:00 pm Optional: A conversation with Dr. Janice Bowie and Dr. Nicolette Teufel-Shone on community-based participatory research
 
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
8:00 – 9:30 am Exercise 3: Linking Theoretical Perspectives
Dr. Barbara Curbow and faculty
 
Part 3: Theory Components
9:30 – 10:00 am Topic 10: Introduction to Classes of Components
Dr. Robin Mermelstein
10:00 – 10:15 am BREAK
10:15 – 11:00 am Topic 11: Component: Culture
Dr. Nicolette Teufel-Shone
11:00 – 11:45 am Topic 12: Component: Community
Dr. Janice Bowie
11:45 – 12:30 pm Topic 13: Component: Behavior
Dr. Robin Mermelstein
12:30 – 1:30 pm LUNCH: Special Topics Breakout Tables
1:30 – 2:30 pm Topic 14: Component: Risk perception
Dr. Neil Weinstein
2:30 – 2:45 pm BREAK
2:45 – 4:00 pm Topic 15: Assessment and validity
Dr. Robin Mermelstein
 
Thursday, July 10, 2008
8:00 – 9:45 am Exercise 4: Scale Construction
Dr. Robin Mermelstein and faculty
9:45 – 10:00 am BREAK
 
Part 4: Applications I
10:00 – 10:30 am Topic 16: Levels and Types of Interventions
Dr. Barbara Curbow
10:30 – 11:45 am Topic 17: Theory-Based Frameworks for Interventions
Dr. Craig Ewart
11:45 – 12:00 pm Wrap up: All faculty
12:00 - 4:00 pm Box Lunch, Professional Networking Time
 
Friday, July 11, 2008
8:00 – 9:30 am Exercise 5: Constructing an Intervention Model
Dr. Craig Ewart and faculty
9:30 – 10:15 am Topic 18: Overview of Qualitative Methods
Dr. Nicolette Teufel-Shone
10:15 – 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 – 11:30 pm Topic 19: Using Qualitative Methods to Inform Theory
Dr. Nicolette Teufel-Shone
11:30 – 12:30 pm Topic 20: Does the analysis test the theory? Pt 1
Dr. Neil Weinstein
12:30 – 1:30 pm LUNCH
 
Part 5: Testing Theories
1:30 – 2:30 pm Topic 20: Does the analysis test the theory? Pt 2
Dr. Neil Weinstein
2:30 – 2:45 pm BREAK
2:45 – 3:45 am Topic 21: Stage Theories
Dr. Neil Weinstein
3:45 – 4:00 pm Wrap up: All faculty
7:00 – 8:00 pm Optional: A conversation with Dr. Craig Ewart on Social Action Theory
 
Saturday, July 12, 2008
8:00 – 9:30 am Topic 22: Mediators and Moderators
Dr. Alex Rothman
9:30 – 9:45 am BREAK
9:45 – 11:30 am Exercise 6: Mediators and Moderators
Dr. Alex Rothman and faculty
 
Part 6: Applications II
11:30 – 12:30 pm Topic 23: Writing Competitive Theory-Based Grants,
pt 1
Dr. Sue Curry
12:30 – 1:30 pm LUNCH
1:30 – 2:00 pm Topic 23: Writing Competitive Theory-Based Grants,
pt 2
Dr. Sue Curry
2:00 – 2:30 pm Topic 24: Introduction to Mock Study Section/Grant Reviews
Dr. Sue Curry
2:30 – 2:45 pm Wrap up: All faculty
2:45 – 3:00 pm BREAK
3:00 – 4:00 pm Prepare for Mock Study Section
3:00 – 4:00 pm Optional: A conversation with Drs. Sue Curry and Barbara Curbow on professional issues
 
Sunday, July 13, 2008
8:00 – 9:45 am Exercise 7: Mock Study Section
Dr. Sue Curry and faculty
9:45 – 10:00 BREAK
10:00 – 11:00 am Wrap up: All faculty
11:00 am Box lunch set up in lobby
12:00 pm Check out time

 

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