The CPP supports faculty affiliates with modest funding to develop collaborative research "working groups" (WGs). Among other things, these WGs may provide a basis for developing multi-disciplinary research projects (e.g. R01s or program projects at NIH), population- or family-related conferences, reading or discussion groups on special topics, or edited books involving CPP faculty. To support these and other activities, WG leaders (self-nominated) can request modest funding of up to $3,000 per year for two years, with the possibility of a one-year extension. These monies may be used to support monthly luncheon meetings, to provide travel monies to funding agencies or foundations, to seed new collaborations with researchers at other universities, to leverage additional monies for collaborative pilot projects; or to fund external speakers or consultants.

CPP Faculty affiliates may submit a working group application form to population@cornell.edu. For further information contact Development Core director, Dan Lichter.

Current Working Groups

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Core Functionalilty - Joe Francis, Leader
This working group was formed for purposes of (1) exploring GIS functionality structures existing at other NICHD funded universities that would be compatible with and complement the existing programmatic research arrangements Cornell—Cornell Population Program, CISER, BLCC and the Program in Applied Demographics, and (2) promote the development of a GIS core here.

Migration - Mary Kritz, Leader
The Cornell Migration Issues Group (MIG) was launched in 2007 as a network of faculty, researchers and graduate students at Cornell University to promote interaction on migration research and teaching at Cornell, to organize events for the CU community on critical migration issues, and to contribute to student training on migration.

Obesity - John Cawley, Leader
This working group will investigate themes such as: What are the relative roles of biology, markets, society, and the physical environment in affecting behaviors that contribute to obesity? Why, in developed countries, does obesity occur disproportionately among the socioeconomically disadvantaged? What factors explain racial disparities in obesity? How influential are messages from various sources, such as parents, the media, and health care providers, and what explains the differences? What are the effects of new obesity prevention programs and weight loss interventions that are being implemented in schools, workplaces, hospitals, and by governments? Are there “win-win” innovations that can both prevent obesity and reduce firm costs?