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Division of Research Administration and Technology Services
The Edwin C. Allison Center
for the Study of Paleontological and
Geological Sciences
Richard H. Miller, Curator
The Allison Center has supported research in paleontology,
geology, and related sciences since 1972. The Center maintains
a research library containing journals, reprints, textbooks, maps,
and copies of master’s theses and senior theses completed in the
Geological Sciences. The library is open to faculty and students.
In addition, the Center houses a collection of fossil and recent
vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants. Research space is available
for students, faculty, and visiting scholars.
Center for Behavioral and
Community Health Studies
John P. Elder, Director
The Center for Behavioral and Community Health Studies is
housed at 9245 Skypark Court, Suite 221, San Diego, CA
92113. The Center, formerly known as The Center for Behavioral
Medicine, was established in 1982 for the purpose of promoting
research and academic programs relevant to the
applications of behavioral science principles to medicine and
health care. Administratively, the Center has three co-directors
who report to the deans of the College of Sciences and the College
of Health and Human Services. The interdisciplinary center
encourages participation from all colleges and departments of
the University. Currently, active investigators come from the
Departments of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, Psychology,
and the Graduate School of Public Health. Current Center
projects involve collaboration between scientists and physicians
from a variety of specialties as well as a variety of other institutions,
including Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, the
University of California, San Diego Medical Center, and the
Children’s Hospital and Health Center. Funding for the Center
comes from federal and private foundation grants including several
National Institutes of Health agencies. Current sponsors
include the American Heart Association, Department of
Defense, National Cancer Institute, National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute, the State of California Department of Health
Services, and the University of California Tobacco Related Disease
Research Program.
The Center provides important research experience to students
who intend to pursue related careers and offers opportunities
for project staff and graduate students to participate in
community interventions.
Center for Behavioral Teratology
Edward P. Riley, Director
Teratology is the study of birth defects. The faculty and students
at the Center for Behavioral Teratology (CBT) are interested
in how prenatal exposure to various drugs influences both
brain and behavioral development. The CBT is truly an interdisciplinary
research organization, with a broad range of basic and
clinical research interests. While the primary purpose of the
CBT is to promote research in teratology, personnel in the Center
also act as a resource to the University and the community.
The staff provides in-service talks at local hospitals, schools, and
drug treatment facilities, as well as lectures to various classes at
the University. The CBT staff has active collaborations with faculty
from UCSD, the VA Hospital, Children’s Hospital, and the
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Scripps Research Institute. Faculty in the Center have grants
from the National Institutes of Health, March of Dimes,
Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, and the State of
California.
Institute for Built Environment and Comparative
Urban Research (BECUR)
Lawrence A. Herzog, Director
The purpose of the Institute for Built Environment and Comparative
Urban Research (BECUR) is to: (1) study the impact of
culture on the design and shape of the urban built environment;
and (2) understand how cities in different cultural settings are
being transformed by global processes. BECUR provides a
forum for research and dialogue among SDSU faculty and students
on the cross-cultural nature of urban space and urban
place. The Institute is administered by the College of Professional
Studies and Fine Arts. Among its activities, the Institute
promotes public lectures and conferences, research projects,
and networking among urbanists, social science, planning,
design and architectural scholars both in the region, as well as in
other parts of the world. The Institute is located in Professional
Studies and Fine Arts 177, (619) 594-6964.
The June Burnett Institute for
Children, Youth, and Families
The June Burnett Institute was created in 1985 at the San
Diego State University Foundation from a $1.5 million bequest
from the estate of June Estelle Burnett. The Institute is dedicated
to developing the potential of all children, youth, and parents in
a manner that is sensitive and responsive to cultural, social, and
economic differences and needs. The Institute fosters cooperation
and collaboration through interdisciplinary/interprofessional
approaches that promote the well-being of children,
youth, and families through prevention, intervention, and volunteer-based
services and which incorporate training and evaluation
as integral elements. An advisory board composed of SDSU
faculty and community members directs the activities of the Institute
in cooperation with 10 core staff, 65 project staff, 122 stipended
volunteers, eight doctoral level consultants, three
graduate interns, and 18 subcontracts with community service
organizations.
The Institute’s Prevention Services Division coordinates the
Families and Schools Together Program (FAST) for parents of
elementary students and the Home/School Partnership for parents
of Middle School students. Both parent projects entail collaborative
partnerships with community agencies, ethnically
identified organizations and PTA’s.
The Institute’s Volunteer Services Division administers the
California YMCA/CSU PRYDE AmeriCorps Consortium (a collaboration
of four urban YMCA’s and CSU campus training
partners in Los Angeles, Long Beach, and San Francisco), the
Safe Zones for Learning-AmeriCorps Evaluation Project (a collaboration
of 15 agencies in the Mid-City/City Heights area of
San Diego), and an evaluation project focusing on Mid-City for
Youth, a collaboration of over 100 organizations in the Mid-City
area. The Institute’s new California Parent Center combines the
efforts of the Prevention Services Division and the Volunteer
Services Division to promote three “best practice” parent training
models: F.A.S.T., Home/School Partnership and HIPPY
(Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngster).