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Thursday,
January 11, 2007
Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research
– Conference Institute (no extra charge to conference
registrants) These sessions, sponsored by IASWR, will
give participants information on research funding priorities,
strategies for developing successful research grant
applications, and the opportunity to connect with funders
and experienced researchers. Please check the IASWR
website www.iaswresearch.org
or IASWR Listserv for updated information in the late
fall.
8:30
– 11:45 am |
Research
on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health:
Funding Opportunities from the National Institutes
of Health
Jerry Flanzer (NIDA), Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts
(NCI), Denise Juliano-Bult (NIMH), Peggy Murray
(NIAAA), Stephane Philogene (OBSSR), Sid Stahl
(NIA)
Focus on RO1, R21 or R03
research applications under the NIH Program announcements
(PA), Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts
in Health. NIH staff will address the focus of
these PAs, why to use them, how to prepare excellent
proposals and the review process. |
| 11:45
– 1:15 pm |
Lunch
(box lunches available) |
|
12:00
– 1:15 pm |
Special
Lunchtime Sessions (bring your
lunch)
Cancer
Research: Foundation and Federal Opportunities
and Priorities
Bradley Zebrack (University of Southern California),
Virginia Krawiec (American Cancer Society), Suzanne
Heurtin-Roberts (National Cancer Institute), Brandy
M. Gazo (Lance Armstrong Foundation)
The diverse funding sources
to support doctoral students and faculty pursuing
oncology research.
Career
Development Grants: Experiences of NIH K Awardees
Jerry Floersch, Case Western Reserve University
& Colleagues
Social work researchers who received NIH Career
Development K awards talk about opportunities
for mentored research training and how to balance
research development with academic responsibilities. |
|
1:30
pm – 3:45 pm |
Afternoon Sessions
CDC
Research Priorities and Opportunities
Gwendolyn Cattledge (National Center on Injury
Prevention and Control), and Joanne Thierry (National
Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities)
CDC’s research agenda, research funding
processes, and priority issues.
Tips
For Presenting Social and Behavioral Research
To Your IRB
Sally Flanzer (AHRQ), Ann Nichols-Casebolt
(Virginia Commonwealth University)
The Federal infrastructure
for protecting human subjects, the most common
stumbling blocks, how to describe your project
to make your relationship with your IRB a partnership.
Addressing
Health Disparities through Community-Based Participatory
Research
Stephane Philogene (OBSSR), Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts
(NCI)
Funding mechanisms that
support community-based participatory research
as well as research priorities at NIH to address
health
disparities.
Preventing
and Treating Addictions: Advances and Priorities
in Drug and Alcohol Research
Jerry Flanzer (NIDA), Peggy Murray (NIAAA)
New advances in alcohol
and drug addictions research and social work relevant
priorities of NIAAA and NIDA.
Funding
Opportunities and Research Priorities in Geriatric
Health and Mental Health
Sidney Stahl (NIA), Denise Juliano-Bult (NIMH),
James Lubben (Hartford Doctoral Fellows Program),
Chandra Mehrotra (College of
St. Scholastica)
Research priorities, researcher
training and funding opportunities for optimizing
health and mental health outcomes for our growing
aging population.
Understanding
and Responding to the NIH Review Process
Dan Herman (Columbia University) and colleagues
Mock proposal review and
strategies for responding to reviewers’
critiques. |
Thursday,
January 11, 12:30 – 4:00 pm
Best
Practices in Doctoral Education
Sponsored by the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral
Education (GADE) (no extra charge – limited to
50 participants)
Training the Next
Generation of Social Work Researchers
Amanda Barusch (University of Utah) and colleagues
This workshop will
identify dilemmas in preparing social work doctoral
students for research careers and provide best practices
for such preparation. Issues include: whether doctoral
students should
be adept at both qualitative and quantitative methods;
the pitfalls of mentoring students for research careers;
structuring research curricula for distance programs;
and the integration of MSW and
doctoral research curricula.
Best practices include:
research practica; interdisciplinary research courses;
clear policies regarding student involvement in facultyinitiated
research; and support for student-initiated research
projects.
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