BCTR Talks at Twelve: Protecting Families and Children in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Epidemic

The 2Gen team and Cornell Cooperative Extension-Tompkins discuss their research-practice partnership addressing the opioid epidemic.

EventFrancesca VesciaApril 23, 2021Practice, Research, Our Research, William T. Grant

State Child Welfare Policies and the Measurement of Child Maltreatment in the United States

State-level child welfare policies and practices affect what can be referred, investigated, and substantiated as child maltreatment, and these institutional factors vary across states and over time.

PublicationElizabeth DayApril 9, 2021Our Research, William T. Grant, Research, Policy

Under Whose Roof? Understanding the Living Arrangements of Children in Doubled-Up Households

Our findings show the importance of attending to both housing status and household composition when studying children living in doubled-up households.

PublicationFrancesca VesciaMarch 25, 2021Our Research, Research

Parenting Experiences and Parenting Education in Family Treatment Court

Initial findings from interviews with parents involved in the Tompkins County Family Treatment Court and Strengthening Families Program.

BriefFrancesca VesciaJuly 22, 2020Research, Our Research, William T. Grant

Cornell Project 2Gen: Our First Two Years

Over the past two years, Project 2Gen has grown, building collaborations locally, statewide, and nationally

ReportFrancesca VesciaMay 4, 2020Practice, Policy, Research, Our Research

Confronting Inequality: How Policies and Practices Shape Children’s Opportunities

This book examines the impact of inequality on children’s health and education, and offers a blueprint for addressing the impact of inequality among children in economic, sociological, and psychological domains.

PublicationFrancesca VesciaMay 1, 2020Our Research, Research, Policy, Practice

Revisiting Theory on Research Use: Turning to Policymakers for Fresh Insights

In this qualitative study, semistructured, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 123 legislators in 2 states, 32 legislators nominated by colleagues as exemplar research users, and 13 key informants.

PublicationFrancesca VesciaMay 1, 2019Our Research, Research, Policy

When University Researchers Connect with Policy: A Framework for Whether, When, and How to Engage

We discuss applications of our three key decisions and draw implications for researchers interested in building research‐based, family‐focused public policy.

PublicationElizabeth DayJanuary 30, 2019Our Research, Research, Policy

Strengthening Families in Drug Treatment Court: Tompkins County, 2014-2018

This report presents findings from seven sessions of the Strengthening Families Program conducted from 2014-2018 by Cornell Cooperative Extension-Tompkins County (CCETC) for parents with open child welfare cases participating in Family Treatment Court.

BriefFrancesca VesciaNovember 20, 2018Research, Our Research

Parental Involvement and Adolescent Academic Outcomes: Exploring Differences in Beneficial Strategies across Racial/Ethnic Groups

Gaps in educational outcomes between racial/ethnic and socioeconomic groups persist in the United States, and parental involvement is often cited as an important avenue for improving outcomes among racially/ethnically diverse adolescents.

PublicationElizabeth DayApril 18, 2018Our Research, Research

A New Anti-Poverty Policy Litmus Test

Kathryn Edin, H. Luke Shaefer, and Laura Tach propose a radical idea: America’s anti-poverty policy should serve to incorporate, rather than separate, the poor from the rest of society.

PressFrancesca VesciaMay 3, 2017Policy, Research, Our Research