Services and Resources
The four Cores of C-StARR—the Administrative Core, Pilot Core, Data Core, Biological Methods Core—work together to provide comprehensive administrative and technical support to all C-StARR research projects.
Administrative Core
Services
1. Nurture the Training and Career Development of Junior Investigators
The Core supports five postdoctoral fellows who work in multiple labs with superb mentors. The postdoctoral fellows are immersed in several research projects and collaborate on writing grant applications and publications with C-StARR investigators and affiliates.
2. Enhance and Support an Intellectual Community and Integrative Theory Development
The Core fosters multidisciplinary collaborations by bringing together a diverse set of investigators with practitioners and supports multi-disciplinary working groups, seminar series, an annual day-long retreat, a monthly newsletter, research briefs, and a website.
3. Conduct Pilot Studies that Test Novel Hypotheses and Generate Larger Studies
The Center supports a substantial number of pilot studies that have the common theme of establishing linkages among multiple levels of regulatory processes in the prevention, initiation, and maintenance of substance abuse among adolescents. Some pilots led to the funding of full scale studies that support a number of post docs and graduate students.
4. Facilitate the Administration and Grants Management of Planned, Pending, and Funded Projects
Through the grant support services of the Social Sciences Research Institute (SSRI) at Duke, the C-StARR provides pre-award support to approved PIs and Co-PIs for proposals being developed, and post-award services for funded grants.
People
The Administrative Core is directed by Rick Hoyle, Director of the Center for Child and Family Policy (CCFP), and administrative support and services are provided by Erin Davisson, Associate Director.
 | Rick Hoyle, Ph.D. Director, Center for the Study of Adolescent Risk and Resilience Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Duke University He can be reached at rhoyle@duke.edu. |
 | Erin Davisson, Ph.D. Associate Director Administrative Core Duke University She can be reached at ekb8@duke.edu. |
 | Fernanda Andrade Predoctoral Trainee Duke University She can be reached at fernanda.andrade@duke.edu. |
Pilot Core
People
The Pilot Core is directed by Rick Hoyle, Director of the Center for Child and Family Policy (CCFP).
| Rick Hoyle, Ph.D. Director Pilot Core Director, Center for the Study of Adolescent Risk and Resilience Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Duke University He can be reached at rhoyle@duke.edu. |
| Erin Davisson, Ph.D. Research Scientist Pilot Core Duke University She can be reached at ekb8@duke.edu. |
 | Megan Golonka, Ph.D. Research Scientist Pilot Core Duke University She can be reached at megan.golonka@duke.edu. |
Data Core
Services
1. Provide Leadership in the Application of Rigorous and Innovative Statistical Methods
Provides a broad range of measurement, methodological, and statistical consultative services to C-StARR investigators for proposal development, study design, data analysis, and publication.
Fosters collaborations between C-StARR investigators and consulting methodologists and statisticians.
2. Provide Data Management, Storage, Retrieval, and Quality Control and Assurance Services
Supports C-StARR investigators in the development of databases in collaboration with other research units at Duke.
Assists C-StARR investigators with making data available via NAHDAP. Data modules from the Great Smoky Mountains Study (GSMS) is available
The data archiving process is ongoing as C-StARR investigators complete their work on Center-funded pilot projects and research base projects.
3. Expand Core Services to Meet Emerging Needs of Investigators
Provides essential liaisons among prevention scientists and methodologists and pursues additional sources of support to bring needed statistical and data management resources to C-StARR investigators and other scientists at Duke.
4. Promote Methodological and Statistical Education Training Opportunities
Designs and implements online materials and tutorials for C-StARR investigators, research scientists, and graduate students.
Teaches workshops each academic year, including courses on logistic and probit regression, SEM using Mplus, SAS, Stata, and ArcGIS.
Collaborates with the CCFP and SSRI to facilitate participation in short courses and collaborates with the C-StARR investigators to develop new courses in advanced quantitative methods.
People
The statistical support of the Data Core is coordinated by the Core co-directors Ken Dodge and Candice Odgers, and associate director Madeline Carrig.
 | Ken Dodge, Ph.D. Co-Director Data Core William McDougall Distinguished Professor of Public Policy Studies Sanford School of Public Policy Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI’s Population Research Center Affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy Duke University He can be reached at dodge@duke.edu. |
 | Candice Odgers, Ph.D. Co-Director Data Core Director of Research and Faculty Development School of Social Ecology Professor of Psychological Science and Informatics Department of Psychological Science University of California, Irvine She can be reached at codgers@uci.edu. |
 | Madeline Carrig, Ph.D. Associate Director Data Core Duke University Madeline is a key contact for inquiries regarding Data Core resources, ongoing projects, consultation, and staffing needs. She can be reached at mcarrig@duke.edu. |
 | Jenny Park Data Manager Data Core Jenny is a key contact for inquiries regarding current study inquiries, ongoing projects & participant recruitment, and staffing needs. She can be reached at jenny.park@duke.edu. |
 | Ann Skinner, Ph.D. Project Coordinator Data Core Research Project Manager, Parenting Across Cultures (PAC) study Center for the Study of Adolescent Risk and Resilience Center for Child and Family Policy Duke University She can be reached at askinner@duke.edu. |
 | Jennifer Godwin, Ph.D. Research Scientist Data Core Duke University She can be reached at jgodwin@duke.edu. |
Biological Methods Core
Services
1. Expand capacity of research base projects by helping investigators develop biomarker resources.
Provide consultation on data analysis and data storage for biomarker resources.
Provide training opportunities for project personnel on biomarker data collection.
2. Facilitate collaboration among C-StARR investigators by augmenting biomarker resources.
Sponsor “Epigenomics for All” seminar series, designed to help C-StARR investigators incorporate epigenomics into existing data sets and series.
Connect C-StARR investigators to create shared biomarker protocols across studies.
3. Create and maintain public database of biologically-informed studies of adolescent substance use.
Enable data and resource sharing across studies by C-StARR investigators.
Consult on data security issues relevant for sharing and storage of biomarker data.
People
The statistical support of the Biological Methods Core is coordinated by the Core co-directors Cynthia Kuhn and Timothy Strauman, and associate director Anastasia Georgiades.
 | Cynthia Kuhn, Ph.D. Co-Director Biological Methods Core Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy Member of the Duke Cancer Institute Duke University School of Medicine She can be reached at ckuhn@duke.edu. |
 | Timothy Strauman, Ph.D. Co-Director Biological Methods Core Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Affiliate of the Center for Brain Imaging and Analysis Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy Duke University He can be reached at tjstraum@duke.edu. |
| Anastasia Georgiades, Ph.D. Associate Director Biological Methods Core Duke University She can be reached at anastasia.georgiades@duke.edu. |
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| Jenny Park Data Manager Biological Methods Core She can be reached at jenny.park@duke.edu. |