The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice is still accepting applications to support student projects in Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Oregon during the 2020–21 school year.

Eligible students will be awarded up to $3,500 each to help them with living expenses during their hands-on learning experience. Applications are evaluated based on their public health practice focus, attention to underserved areas and populations, and feasibility.

Funding Eligibility

• Project work must be based in Washington, Alaska, Idaho, or Oregon and address populations in those states.
• Applicants must be undergraduate (juniors and seniors) or graduate students enrolled in public health, psychology, sociology, and social work degree programs.
• Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible.

Learn more about application deadlines and procedures and read more about funded projects from past years.

An awesome organizer from 350 Seattle will be holding the training, which will have 2 parts:
1. Organizing (this will include a power structure analysis)
2. Skills/Relational Organizing (paired with the former)

The hope is that folks will all leave with an understanding of what community organizing around climate justice is, and why folks should do it.

Please feel free to reach out to either Cha Cha or Akiksha if you have any questions: akic@uw.edu; csawyer@uw.edu

Here is the zoom registration link: : https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlceuprz4pE9B3D6psMvucBIEbqobN06DH

The Washington Early Childhood Policy Fellowship is a future fellowship opportunity focused on strengthening a pipeline of leaders of color to inform early childhood policy decisions in Washington state. The fellowship is in its design phase and is looking for diverse and representative participants of color throughout Washington state to share their experiences and input to inform the fellowship through PAID virtual Focus Group discussions.

Focus groups sessions will be informal discussions (with a facilitator) held via Zoom for 90 minutes, at various times in February or March 2021. Participants will be asked to offer general feedback and advice and will also have an opportunity to respond to specific aspects of the fellowship that are in early design stages.

All selected participants who complete a Focus Group discussion will receive a $100 gift card (Visa or Target) for their time and input.
If you have interest in participating in one of our Focus Groups, please register here.
The fellowship is especially interested in individuals of color in Washington state who:

• Have professional or volunteer experience in early childhood (prenatal to age 5) work (including child care, child welfare, attachment, education, social/emotional health, physical health, mental health, or cognitive development); or
• Have experience in policy work of any kind (including grassroots organizing, advocacy, coalition work, political campaigns, policy analysis, policy evaluation, legislative roles, etc.)

If you have questions about this opportunity, please reach out to leslie@waecpfellowship.org or leave a comment via the registration link above.

ROOTS Young Adult Shelter, a 20-year resident in the U-District, is relocating to a new building on 19th ave in the heart of the UW Greek and student communities.

Please attend the upcoming Community Forum on February 9th to begin relationship/community building, invite collaboration, answer questions, and address any concerns you may have about our pending move into the new location. Please note that this will be the 3rd and also final forum we will host prior to our move. We hope to continue regular community conversations after our move, as well, but this will be your final chance to ask questions and be part of that conversation before we begin operating in the space in early March.

You will need to register for the FREE event via Eventbrite and will be sent a Zoom link prior to the event– https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roots-new-home-community-forum-feb-2021-tickets-136344262359

To make sure this conversation is focused and addresses the topics and questions that are the highest priority for community members, please take a couple minutes to share any questions or topics you are hoping to hear us speak on at the forum by completing this Google Form- Click Here.

Announcements: Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government President Biden issued an Executive Order on January 20 outlining new administration policies reflecting a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality. The full text of the executive order can be found here.NIH Salary Cap Increase, Effective February 1, 2021 The Executive Level II Salary Cap has been increased to $199,300. This new rate is effective starting February 1, 2021.Timely Information about Taxes and Research Participant Payments: All research participant income is taxable, regardless of the amount. However, only cumulative payments amounting to > $600/year must be reported to the IRS by research organizations. You should not give anyone the impression that the research participation money you pay is not taxable.

 

New Publications: Xu, X., Chikersal, P., Dutcher, J. M., Sefidgar, Y., Seo, W., Tumminia, M., Villalba, D., Cohen, S., Creswell, D., Creswell, K., Doryab, A., Nurius, P., Riskin, E. A., Dey, A. K.,  Mankoff, J. (in press). Leveraging collaborative-filtering for personalized behavior modeling: A case study of depression detection among college students. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies Crume, H. J., Nurius, P. S., Kim, E. B. & Logan-Greene, P. (in press). School engagement among young people entering probation. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. Bishop, A., Nurius, P. S., Logan-Greene, P., & Rousson, A. (in press).The influence of micro-meso resources on therapeutic progress and court re-involvement for youth on probation. JSSWR Current Research Funding Opportunities List of all active NIH grant opportunities Selected Grant Opportunities Population Health Initiative’s 2021 Pilot Research Grant Program Deadline: January 29, 2021 This program is intended to encourage the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations among investigators for projects that address critical challenges to population health. Faculty members and PI-eligible research scientists from all three UW campuses (Bothell, Seattle, Tacoma) are encouraged to apply. Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Dissertation Grants Deadline: February 01, 2021 Funds aim to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are working in partnership with Head Start programs and with faculty mentors. These grants focus on building capacity in the research field by addressing questions relevant to early childhood programs that serve low-income children and families, as well as on fostering mentoring relationships between faculty members and doctoral students. Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant Deadline: February 1, 2021 Up to $9,000 to support research and research-based projects to improve the lives of cancer patients and/or cancer survivors through psychology. *Newly Added* Mental Health Awareness Training Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Deadline: February 5, 2021 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for FY2021 Mental Health Awareness Training Grants (MHAT). The purpose of this program is to: 1.) train individuals (e.g., school personnel, emergency first responders, law enforcement, veterans, armed service members and their families) to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders, particularly serious mental illness (SMI) and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED); 2.) establish linkages with school-and/or community-based mental health agencies to refer individuals with the signs or symptoms of mental illness to appropriate services; 3.) train emergency services personnel, veterans, law enforcement, fire department personnel, and others to identify persons with a mental disorder and employ crisis de-escalation techniques; and 4.) educate individuals about resources that are available in the community for individuals with a mental disorder. *Newly Added* Enhancement and Expansion of Treatment and Recovery Services for Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and their Families Deadline: February 8, 2021 The substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for FY2021 Enhancement and Expansion of Treatment and Recovery Services for Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and their Families grant program. The purpose of this program is to enhance and expand comprehensive treatment, early intervention, and recovery support services for adolescents (age 12-18) and transitional aged youth (ages 16-25) with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD), and their families/primary caregivers. APF Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford Grant Deadline: February 15, 2021 Up to $1,250 to support innovative work to support research focusing on the understanding, prevention and/or treatment of the consequences of exposure to traumatic events such as sexual assault, sexual harassment and/or rape. Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative Deadline: February 16, 2021 The Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative offers grants to provide reentry services and programs to reduce recidivism and combat violence by facilitating the successful reintegration of individuals returning from incarceration, especially those with substance use disorders Data Science for Global Good summer program Deadlines: Call for Project Proposals: Open through February 23 Call for Student Applications: Open through February 15 This program is an opportunity to work closely with data science professionals and students to make better use of your data. The Data Science for Social Good summer program at the UW eScience Institute brings together data scientists and domain researchers to work on focused, collaborative projects for societal benefit. If yo uwould like to discuss your idea before submitting a proposal, please reach out to Program Chair Anissa Tanweer (tanweer@uw.edu). *Newly Added* Research on Juvenile Justice Topics Deadline: February 25, 2021 This funding opportunity seeks proposals for studies that advance knowledge and understanding in one of the following two priority topic areas: 1.) Juvenile justice responses to the COVID-19 pandemic or 2.) deinstitutionalization of status offenders. Royalty Research Fund (RRF) Due March 1, 2021 The Royalty Research Fund (RRF) is a competitive awards program that provides research support to University of Washington faculty. The purpose of the RRF is to advance new directions in research, particularly: In disciplines for which external funding opportunities are minimal For faculty who are junior in rank In cases where funding may provide unique opportunities to increase applicants’ competitiveness for subsequent funding. The RRF welcomes proposals with budgets up to $40,000. Proposals must demonstrate a high probability of generating important new creative activities or scholarly understandings, new scholarly materials or resources, significant data or information, or essential instrumentation. Proposals from all disciplines are welcome. The success rate for applicants averages 25%. For any questions about the program, please contact Peter Wilsnack (doogieh@uw.edu), (206) 685-9316. Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program Due March 1, 2021 Two new funding announcements have been released to enhance inclusive excellence at NIH-funded institutions. See RFA-RM-20-022 and RFA-RM-20-023. The FIRST program will provide funds for faculty recruitment and to establish inclusive environments at participating institutions to help those faculty succeed. A technical assistance webinar will be held on January 25, 2020, from 2:00-4:00pm EST. Wayne F. Placek Grants Due March 1, 2021 to support empirical research from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences on any topic related to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender issues. Eligibility: Applicants must be either a doctoral-level researcher or graduate student. Due March 1, 2021. Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: March 02, 2021 This funding opportunity announcement aims to support research to strengthen the healthcare response to COVID-19. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to focus on the role and impact of digital health interventions (e.g., mobile health, telemedicine and telehealth, health information technology, and wearable devices) to address access, reach, delivery, effectiveness, scalability and sustainability of health assessments and interventions for secondary effects (e.g., behavioral health or self-management of chronic conditions) that are utilized during and following the pandemic, particularly in populations who experience health disparities and vulnerable populations. *Newly Added* Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants Deadline: March 15, 2021 This funding opportunity seeks applications to fund new tribal-researcher capacity-building planning grants involving scientists working with tribal nations and organizations to develop tangible and mutually beneficial criminal or juvenile justice research studies that are rigorous and culturally appropriate. Research proposals must be tribally driven and address the challenges of fighting crime and strengthening justice systems in Indian country and Alaska Native villages. *Newly Added* Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women Deadline: March 16, 2021 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women grants support research and evaluation projects examining the issue of violence against women and the effectiveness of criminal justice system responses, procedures, and policies in addressing the problem. The program seeks to develop independent knowledge and tools to enhance law enforcement efforts to reduce violence and promote the safety of women, including elderly women and American Indian/Alaska Native women and girls, and their family members. Priority will be given to applications that address challenges in rural communities, that benefit individuals from high-poverty or persistent-poverty counties, and that enhance public safety in economically distressed communities or Opportunity Zones. *Newly Added* Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grant LOI Deadline: February 11, 2021 Application Deadline: March 16, 2021 The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants program impacts and empowers people living with paralysis, their families and caregivers. The 2021 Quality of Life grant program will offer Direct Effect and COVID-19: Addressing Social Isolation grants. Direct Effect Grants ($25,000) The Direct Effect Quality of Life Grant (Tier 1)is open-focused and will award at least 36 grants of up to $25,000 to support the same wide range of projects and activities of the traditional Quality of Life grants. Grants will fund specific budget items that will clearly impact individuals living with paralysis and their families, and the project must be completed within 12 months. COVID-19: Addressing Social Isolation Grants ($25,000-$50,000) The aim of the Reeve Foundation’s new grants program is to address social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic with the goal of enhancing connectedness of people living with paralysis and their caregivers to their communities and preventing adverse health outcomes. NOTE: Only one application from UW allowed. Please submit a 1 page LOI with a description of proposed aims and approach and CV of the PI by February 11, 2021 to research@uw.edu. *Newly Added* Deadline: March 17, 2021 Research on Biopsychosocial Factors of Social Connectedness and Isolation on Health, Well Being, Illness, and Recovery this program provides grants for research projects that examine how social isolation and social connectedness affect outcomes in health, illness, recovery, and overall well being. Areas of focus include: Effects of social connectedness, connection, and isolation across the lifespan Mechanisms of connectedness, connection, and isolation, including neurobiological, behavioral, and environmental factors Knowledge representation and behavioral development Health Policy Research Scholars Deadline: March 17, 2021 Health Policy Research Scholars is a national leadership program for second-year doctoral students in any academic discipline who want to apply their research to help build healthier and more equitable communities. *Newly Added* Research and Evaluation on the Police Response to Homelessness Deadline: April 5, 2021 This funding opportunity seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects to conduct exploratory research and secondary/open data analysis to assess the range of practices, strategies, and tactics used by police to respond to homelessness. Applicants must propose case studies, among other research activities, to establish the complexity and breadth of public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions connected to the police response to homelessness. Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI Deadline: April 21, 2021 The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support research on interventions to improve health in Native American (NA) populations. *Newly Added* Improving the Use of Research Evidence and Research Grants on Reducing Inequality LOI Deadline: May 5, 2021 This award funds research to improve the lives of young people ages 5-25 in the United States. This includes investing in high-quality field-initiated studies on improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth. Of interest is research on improving the use of research evidence by state and local decision-makers, mid-level managers, and intermediaries. It welcomes investigations about research use in various systems, including justice, child welfare, mental health, and education. NIDA Diversity Supplement Program Deadline: May 11, 2021 This program provides support for underrepresented post-baccalaureates, pre-doctoral students, post-doctorates, and early-stage investigators to prepare for an independent career in addiction research. PIs with HIV/AIDS-related grants are particularly encouraged to apply. See FAQs and How to Apply.

 

Research Training Opportunities 2021 INSPIRE International Indigenous Health Research Training Program Deadline: February 7, 2021 The Indigenous Substance Use and Addictions Prevention Interdisciplinary Research Education program (INSPIRE) offers a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary training in Indigenous health and health disparities research, with access to scientific mentors across fields. The 2-year program features individualized mentorship, research and writing retreats, grant development workshops, and seed funding ($22,000 in pulot funds for postdoctoral/early career scientists and $10,800 for doctoral students).NIDA Summer Research Internship Program Deadline: February 12, 2021 This program supports undergraduate students with a focus on increasing underrepresented scholars interested in substance abuse and addiction research. Students participate in research internships (virtual or in-person) with NIDA funded scientists at universities across the US for 8 weeks during the summer and receive a stipend.

 

Research Events and Lectures Leveraging Systems Change For Substance Misuse Prevention January 6, 13, 20, 27, February 3, and 10, 9:30am – 11am – online This six-week distance learning series offers an interactive experience for participants to explore the role of systems change in substance misuse prevention. Participants will examine capacities shown to enable evidence-based interventions to achieve and sustain expected results and learn how to incorporate these into their work.Stand with the Innocent: Wrongful Convictions and Criminal Justice Reform- 44th annual University Faculty Lecture January 28, 2021, 5:30pm UW Law Professor Jacqueline McMurtrie, founder of the Washington Innocence Project, will deliver an online lecture on wrongful convictions and criminal justice reform, drawing on her decades of research and casework in the innocence movement. Registration required.*Newly Added* Equity and Implementation Science: An Urgent Partnership January 28, 2021, 7:30-9:00am Healthcare equity, or the assurance of optimal, timely healthcare for all people is an active process, not a simple outcome. To achieve healthcare equity, the field of implementation science needs to embrace a social justice lens and value all individuals equally. Doing so entails explicitly recognizing, understanding, and acting upon historical and current injustices that have disenfranchised historically underserved populations from their right to quality care. This panel aims to bring voices to different groups of individuals who work in the intersection of social justice, equality, and implementation science. Registration required; cost is free. *Newly Added* Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice Symposium: Addressing Racism from within the Social Work Profession: Reflections on our Past and Present January 28-29, 2021, 9:30am-1:30pm Social work has a complex history of upholding White supremacy alongside a goal to achieve racial justice. Moreover, our profession simultaneously practices within racist systems and works to dismantle them. In the wake of a fervent #BlackLivesMatter movement and persistent racial disparities in key social welfare institutions, these paradoxes have come to the forefront of discussion in academic and practice circles. This unique moment presents an opportunity to interrogate our profession’s relationship to White supremacy and racial justice in order to reimagine an anti-racist future. This series of virtual symposia will address these themes. Registration required; cost is free. *Newly Added* It’s Not so Black and White: Race, Health Disparities and How we Report Them February 9, 2021, 12:00-3:00pm This event, hosted by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, focuses on how race is utilized, reported and interpreted in biomedical research. Is the use of race as a variable in clinical research practical or problematic? How can researchers responsibly investigate health disparities between racial groups to work towards meaningful change? This seminar explores these issues from multiple perspectives, including representatives from the funding, publishing, and research communities. Registration required; cost is free. Strengthening Relationships and Repairing Harm: A Paradigm Shift in School Discipline Practice and Research – Anne Gregory March 3, 2021, 8:30am – 9:45am – online Dr. Anne Gregory will discuss school and district efforts to reduce punitive approaches to discipline, decrease racial disparities in suspensions, and increase access to social emotional learning and restorative practices. She will further discuss researcher social positionality and ways of conducting equity-oriented research from the stance of strengthening relationships and repairing harm. Using a Racial Equity Theory of Change to Facilitate Collaboration Between University Researchers and a Community Based Organization April 7, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am Ilene Schwartz PhD, BCBA-D, Professor of Special Education and Director of the Haring Center for Research and Training in Education at the University of Washington and Ginger Kwan, Executive Director of Open Doors for Multicultural Families. Indigenous Systems of Relationality: Designing for Transformative Agency in Indigenous Community Psychology May 5, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am Emma Elliott-Groves, Ph.D., MSW – Assistant Professor in the Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development in the College of Education, UW. Racial Violence and the Fight for Racial Justice March 12, 2021, 11:00am-12:00pm This panel, part 4 of the 4-part Washington Institute for the Study of Inequality and Race (WISIR) series on Contemporary Race & Politics in the United States, will discuss where we stand now one year after Breonna Taylor’s death. Registration required. Culturally Responsive School Mental Health Interventions June 2, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am Janine Jones, PhD, NCSP – Professor of School Psychology and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Education, UW.

 

Conferences and Workshops Grant Writing Nuggets January 27, 2021, 1:00-2:05pm This online session, part of the Career Development Series offered by the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), will discuss grant writing skills through a focus on proposal preparation, writing strategies, and pre-proposal timeline. At the end of the session, attendees will have acquired strategies for preparing and submitting a proposal. Cost is free. Registration required.Team Science Boot Camp, February 1-5, 12:00-2:00pm daily, 2021. Improve your team effectiveness and meet your research objectives with less stress and more enjoyment. This year the boot camp will all be online, making this is a great chance for teams from around the region and beyond to take advantage of this training! After you register, the Team Science leaders will customize the training and create an agenda based on what the participating teams say are their biggest challenges. Cost is free.February 24, 2021, 12:00-1:05pm An Editor’s View on Publishing a Paper In this online session, part of the Career Development series offered by the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), a journal editor will review the most common reasons for a paper to be rejected and how to avoid those pitfalls. Cost is free. Registration required. Building Protection Using the Social Development Strategy (SDS) This no-cost, 6-session distance learning series offers an interactive forum for participants to explore how to build protection in communities, schools, and families using the Social Development Strategy (SDS). This series offers 13 Continuing Education hours, and space is limited to 25 participants. Sessions run from February 18, 2021-March 31, 2021. More information can be found here. 39th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference April 11-14, 2021 – online This four-day conference will have keynote speakers ranging from federal officials at the highest level of government to youth with lived experience in child welfare systems. They will also share the latest research on the well-being of AI/AN children and effective child welfare and children’s mental health services, practices, and policies39th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference April 11-14, 2021 – online the latest research on the well-being of AI/AN children and effective child welfare and children’s mental health services, practices, and policies*Newly Added* Health Equity Conference May 4, 2021 The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is a national nonprofit membership organization. The association’s mission is to provide leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education, and research. This event is for anyone with an interest in rural health care, including rural health practitioners, hospital administrators, clinic directors and lay health workers, social workers, and more.

 

Resources for Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching *The Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative (BIMI) at UC Berkeley has created the BIMI Migration Slide Deck. This slide deck covers a wide variety of basic topics related to migration, providing summaries of key data, statistics, and concepts. They are free to use; just please credit BIMI (if you have ideas for additional slides or are willing to share yours, please send them to bimi@berkeley.edu.BIMI also organizes an annual Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods. The BIMI Youtube channel now includes six edited videos of lectures from the 2018 and 2019 Summer Institute programs, reducing 90 minute lectures down to about 20 minutes of key points. These lectures are a great resource for (online) teaching, to share with your (graduate) students, or as a quick primer on a technique or research method you would like to use in your research related to migration. You will find titles and topics below: 2019 Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods Longitudinal Versus Cross-Sectional Approaches in Migration Studies Historical Record Linking for Migration Studies Ethical Migration Research and Designing Mixed Methods Projects 2018 Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods Causal Inference in Migration Studies Introduction to Combined-Sample Multiple Imputation of Legal Status (CSMI) Ethics & Human Subjects Today in Migration Studies: Legal Rights & Limits for Researchers

 

Fellowship Applications UWRA Scholarship in Aging Deadline: January 29, 2021 The University of Washington Retirement Association, a membership organization of retired UW faculty and staff, announces the availability of scholarships for UW undergraduate, graduate and professional students with a focus on research related to aging or on the provision of services to older adults. Up to three awards of up to $4,000 each.UWRA Patricia Dougherty Fellowship in Aging Deadline: January 29, 2021 A one-quarter fellowship that supports graduate students of outstanding academic merit who have a demonstrated academic and personal interest in aging-related issues or concerns.Fritz & Boeing International Fellowships Deadline: February 1, 2021 These grants are available to fund international research and/or study periods of three months, corresponding to regular UW quarter dates. Please see this website for eligibility and further application instructions.

 

Call for Papers and Abstracts NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) Early Stage Investigator Paper Competition Deadline: January 31, 2021 OBSSR invites early stage investigators who were the sole or primary author of an article published or accepted and in-press between January 1-December 31, 2020 to submit manuscripts for the 14th NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Honors competition. Submitted manuscripts must focus on the study of behavioral and social phenomena relevant to health. Conceptual, review, or meta-analysis papers are not eligible. Up to four ESI awardees will be selected to present the findings from their accepted paper at a virtual event on May 5, 2021 from 1:00-4:00pm EST. Questions? Please contact NIHMWRHonors@nih.gov.American Journal of Public Health: COVID-19, Racism, and Public Health Infrastructure Deadline: January 21, 2021 AJPH invites editorials, commentaries, essays, public health practice, and research articles that critically examine how the public health infrastructure has influenced responses to COVID-19 and responses to systemic racism.Social Service Review Special Issue: “The Afterlife of Mass Incarceration” Deadline April 30, 2021 Special Issue: Journal of Teaching in Social Work Deadline: June 01, 2021 The principal focus of the special issue will be on how to strengthen and enhance the curricula of accredited social work programs with respect to preparing graduates to better understand systemic anti-Black racism

To access an array of research resources, including guiding principles, proposal development, sample grant applications, human subject reviews and more go to MySSW. For information on the latest COVID-19 research opportunities, go here.

The Office of Global Affairs will be hosting a special discussion, Global Perspectives on Restorative Justice & Race, with civil rights activist Fania Davis to honor Black History Month on Wednesday, February 24, from 5:30-6:45pm PST. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required (register at the link above).

Eating Recovery Center is offering a free weekly Clinician Support Group. It is nationwide and just opened up to social work students (including those who are in their practicum as well).

If any students, they can sign up via the link below.

https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/event/wednesday-afternoon-clinician-connection-support-group

 

Endorse proposal for loaner laptops and other supplies available 24/7 at the School of Social Work!

The School of Social Work has submitted a proposal to the UW Student Technology Fee Committee to have installed a 24/7 vending machine in the computer lab in our building where students may check out laptops and technology peripherals with their husky cards at no cost to students.

Student support can make a huge difference in our proposal getting approved, so please go to the proposal here:

https://uwstf.org/proposals/2021/37

Click on the “Endorsements” tab and submit a comment of support! (Login with your UWNetID)

Q-munity is looking for LGBTQ+ students looking to socialize and connect with like-minded individuals on campus! We host a variety of social events and always welcome new members.

On Thursday, February 4th, the club is hosting Q-munity’s Price is Right recruitment event and anyone is welcome to join! We are still a small, up-and-coming RSO and we hope you will join us. Our meeting zoom link can be found at Instagram @uwqmunity in our bio. Feel free to reach out to us at uwqmunity@gmail.com with any questions!

The Graduate and Professional Student (GPSS) wanted to highlight our funding and lobbying opportunities available for students!

The GPSS offers several avenues for funding, and we encourage students to apply! Our Diversity Funds are awarded to supplement programs and events related to diversity efforts and benefit a cross-section of graduate and professional students. Our Travel Grants are awarded to students attending conferences and seminars, including remote engagements. Students whose conference participation might otherwise be unfunded, have strong academic credentials, and are making fair progress towards their respective degrees are encouraged to apply. Students seeking funding may find more information on these and other funding opportunities on the GPSS Funding webpage. General questions may be directed towards gpsstres@uw.edu or gpssbs@uw.edu, but questions on Diversity Funds should be directed towards gpsssec@uw.edu.

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All students are encouraged to join our second annual virtual Graduate Student Day on the Hill (GODH)! While we are unable to physically travel to Olympia to meet with our legislators this year, we are still advocating strongly for students and we would love to have your voice join us! With your help, we can ensure that the needs of graduate and professional students across the state of Washington are represented to state legislators. Students may review GPSS’s Legislative Agenda here. No experience is necessary to participate! All participants in the 2021 GDOH must participate in a mandatory training on February 19th from 3-4:30pm. Please RSVP here by February 5th, and feel free to contact gpssod@uw.edu with any questions.

 

The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance has an urgent need for health sciences student volunteers that will directly support the COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic by preparing the vaccines for administration. Previous experience is preferred, but not required. Hands-on training will be provided. All work is performed under the direct supervision of a pharmacist and pharmacy technician supervisor. All volunteers will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine at SCCA.

Sign up HERE for this opportunity at the SCCA!

(for a complete list of current UW Health Sciences COVID Vaccine volunteer opportunities, check out this page)

Roles include diluting/drawing up COVID vaccines and vaccine administrative support.  See chart below for the scope of practice for your school.

Shifts:

• Clinical – M-F – 6:30-11:30am
• Administrative – M-F – 7-11:30am

Admistrative Tasks	Dentistry	Nursing	Pharmacy	Public Health	Medicine	MEDEX	Social Work	Rehab Medicine OT/PT
WAIIS Entry	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Scheduling 1st Appointments	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Checking In Patients	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Scheduling 2nd Appointments	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Clinical Tasks	Dentistry	Nursing	Pharmacy	Public Health	Medicine	MEDEX	Social Work	Rehab Medicine OT/PT
Diluting and Drawing up COVID Vaccines	Yes	Yes	Yes	no	Yes	Yes	no	no

 

The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA), located in Seattle, Washington, is part of a dynamic collaboration among three organizations known nationally and internationally for their patient care and research: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, and Seattle Children’s. Over the past 25 years, these institutions have worked together to support their mission of adult and pediatric oncology patient care services, research and education.

 

Governor Inslee recently announced the roll out of COVID-19 vaccine Phase 1B Tier 1, which includes people over 65 and/or people 50 years and older living in multigenerational households. The scale of this vaccine roll-out is unprecedented—SCCA has more than 16,000 patients 65 and older—and we are working around the clock to get an online scheduling system up and running. In the meantime, we are taking two steps to get first dose shots in arms. Thanks to our joint work with our Fred Hutch partners, we will be able to vaccinate as many as 500 people per day at the Fred Hutch/SCCA Vaccination Site.

Department of Cinema and Media Studies is seeking a reader/grader to provide support for CMS 311 Film History, 1930-1959 taught by Professor Sudhir Mahadevan.  Qualifications are based on prior course work, skill level, experience, and schedule availability.  CMS 311 surveys distinctive films and moments in the history of cinema over a period of three decades. The period spans transformations in technology (the advent of sound), genres (the social problem film, film noir), institutions (the consolidation of the studio system, the birth of new national cinemas), and trends (French poetic realism, Italian Neo-realism).

Job Classification: Reader/Grader Hourly ASE

Responsibilities include:

The reader/grader’s primary role is to help the instructor provide feedback on student work.  The reader/grader may not perform teaching duties. The reader/grader will provide feedback on:

• Two online quizzes (posted end of WEEKS 3, 6): Qualitative assessment will be involved for the short essay answers.  Sample quizzes will be graded with the instructor.
• Research dossier (due end of WEEK 4)   Grading rubric will be provided, but some qualitative assessment is involved. Sample assignments are available for students and grader. Instructor will grade some sample assignments for grader to follow
• Final Paper (due by end of WEEK 9). Grader will need some familiarity with lecture and reading materials covered by the prompts. Instructor will grade sample assignments for grader.

Grading responsibilities begin at the end of Week 4 by when students will have submitted the first of two online quizzes. The peak grading periods will be as follows:

Quiz 1 – Weeks 5 to 7

Research Dossier: Weeks 5 to 7

Quiz 2 – Weeks 7 to 9

Final essay: Weeks 9 through Finals Week

We expect the hourly commitment will be 10 to 15 hours per week starting from Week 5 through Finals Week.

Eligibility & Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled graduate student status. **International Students, please see note below.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience providing individualized feedback in writing-intensive courses.
• Knowledge of film analysis/vocabulary OR prior cinema-related coursework OR research familiarity with cinema preferred, but not essential.

Compensation: $20.00/hour

This position is NOT benefits eligible.

To Apply:

Application Deadline: Open until filled. 

Please send an email to gradcinema@uw.edu with the subject CMS 311 Reader-Grader and your last name.  

Attach to the email a single PDF document that includes:

1. A brief statement of interest which outlines your qualifications and your availability to serve as a reader/grader for this CMS course.
2. A current CV that includes your work history and academic accomplishments of no more than two pages.

Acceptance and Notification: Selected candidate will be notified by email or phone.  If offered the position, the candidate will be asked to submit an acceptance form.  We are hoping to fill the position as soon as possible.

Any questions about the application process, please contact the Department of Cinema and Media Studies, gradcinema@uw.edu.

**International students with a TA/RA/SA/Instructor or any other 50% or 20 hour per week appointment cannot, at the same time, have an appointment as a reader/grader without additional authorization from the International Students and Scholars office, for additional information please consult the ISS office. Phone: 206-221-7857.  Website: https://iss.washington.edu/

The University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

https://ap.washington.edu/eoaa/aapolicy/

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Disability Services Office.  https://hr.uw.edu/dso/services/, 206-543-6450, 206-543-6452 (TTY) or dso@uw.edu

 

Highlighted News 

Reminder:  
Please send your Newsletter contributions to Tasha Murphy (tbmurphy@uw.edu).

Congratulations! 
Congratulations are in order for Elena Erosheva, who has been appointed to a new Committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on “Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in the Leadership of Competed Space Missions”. You can learn more about this committee here.

New Publications:
Yuanjin Zhou, MA, Avery O’Hara, BSN, Emily Ishado, MSW, Soo Borson, MD, Tatiana Sadak, PhD, Developing a new behavioral framework for dementia care partner resilience (CP-R): A mixed research synthesis, The Gerontologist, gnaa218, https://doi-org.offcampus.lib.washington.edu/10.1093/geront/gnaa218

Harner, V. (2021) Trans Intracommunity Support & Knowledge Sharing in the United States & Canada: a Scoping Literature Review. Health and Social Care in the Community. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13276

Current Research Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities

Selected Grant Opportunities
*Newly Added*
Research on the Health of Women of Understudied, Underrepresented and Underreported Populations (Supplement)
Deadline: January 21, 2021
The Office of Research On Women’s Health of the National Institutes of Health supports interdisciplinary research to address health disparities, at the intersection of social determinants, among populations of women who experience a disproportionate burden of illness with its U3 administrative supplement, “Research on the health of women of understudied, underrepresented and underreported (U3) populations”. Applications for the administrative supplement are due on January 21, 2021.

Population Health Initiative’s 2021 Pilot Research Grant Program
Deadline: January 29, 2021
This program is intended to encourage the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations among investigators for projects that address critical challenges to population health. Faculty members and PI-eligible research scientists from all three UW campuses (Bothell, Seattle, Tacoma) are encouraged to apply.

Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Dissertation Grants
Deadline: February 01, 2021
Funds aim to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are working in partnership with Head Start programs and with faculty mentors. These grants focus on building capacity in the research field by addressing questions relevant to early childhood programs that serve low-income children and families, as well as on fostering mentoring relationships between faculty members and doctoral students.

Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant
Deadline: February 1, 2021
Up to $9,000 to support research and research-based projects to improve the lives of cancer patients and/or cancer survivors through psychology.

APF Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford Grant
Deadline: February 15, 2021
Up to $1,250 to support innovative work to support research focusing on the understanding, prevention and/or treatment of the consequences of exposure to traumatic events such as sexual assault, sexual harassment and/or rape.

Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative
Deadline: February 16, 2021
The Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative offers grants to provide reentry services and programs to reduce recidivism and combat violence by facilitating the successful reintegration of individuals returning from incarceration, especially those with substance use disorders

Data Science for Global Good summer program
Deadlines:
Call for Project Proposals: Open through February 23
Call for Student Applications: Open through February 15
This program is an opportunity to work closely with data science professionals and students to make better use of your data. The Data Science for Social Good summer program at the UW eScience Institute brings together data scientists and domain researchers to work on focused, collaborative projects for societal benefit. If yo uwould like to discuss your idea before submitting a proposal, please reach out to Program Chair Anissa Tanweer (tanweer@uw.edu).

*Newly Added*
Royalty Research Fund (RRF)
Due March 1, 2021
The Royalty Research Fund (RRF) is a competitive awards program that provides research support to University of Washington faculty. The purpose of the RRF is to advance new directions in research, particularly:

• In disciplines for which external funding opportunities are minimal
• For faculty who are junior in rank
• In cases where funding may provide unique opportunities to increase applicants’ competitiveness for subsequent funding.

The RRF welcomes proposals with budgets up to $40,000. Proposals must demonstrate a high probability of generating important new creative activities or scholarly understandings, new scholarly materials or resources, significant data or information, or essential instrumentation. Proposals from all disciplines are welcome. The success rate for applicants averages 25%. For any questions about the program, please contact Peter Wilsnack (doogieh@uw.edu), (206) 685-9316.

Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program
Due March 1, 2021
Two new funding announcements have been released to enhance inclusive excellence at NIH-funded institutions. See RFA-RM-20-022 and RFA-RM-20-023. The FIRST program will provide funds for faculty recruitment and to establish inclusive environments at participating institutions to help those faculty succeed. A technical assistance webinar will be held on January 25, 2020, from 2:00-4:00pm EST.

Wayne F. Placek Grants
Due March 1, 2021
to support empirical research from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences on any topic related to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender issues. Eligibility: Applicants must be either a doctoral-level researcher or graduate student. Due March 1, 2021.

Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: March 02, 2021

Health Policy Research Scholars
Deadline: March 17, 2021
Health Policy Research Scholars is a national leadership program for second-year doctoral students in any academic discipline who want to apply their research to help build healthier and more equitable communities.

Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
LOI Deadline: April 21, 2021
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support research on interventions to improve health in Native American (NA) populations.

NIDA Diversity Supplement Program
Deadline: May 11, 2021
This program provides support for underrepresented post-baccalaureates, pre-doctoral students, post-doctorates, and early-stage investigators to prepare for an independent career in addiction research. PIs with HIV/AIDS-related grants are particularly encouraged to apply. See FAQs and How to Apply.

Research Opportunity at Crisis Connections
Crisis Connections is looking to connect with a university graduate department to offer mutually beneficial research opportunities. They have several curricula that they use for training that would benefit from quantitative and qualitative data for program improvement. Please contact Melissa Tucker, Training Department Supervisor, at mtucker@crisisconnections.org or (206) 204-9521.

Research Training Opportunities
Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences
Deadline: Tuesday January 19, 2021, 2 pm PST. Now accepting applications for 2021. The MMRTP Retreat will be held in the Summer of 2021.

2021 INSPIRE International Indigenous Health Research Training Program
Deadline: February 7, 2021
The Indigenous Substance Use and Addictions Prevention Interdisciplinary Research Education program (INSPIRE) offers a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary training in Indigenous health and health disparities research, with access to scientific mentors across fields. The 2-year program features individualized mentorship, research and writing retreats, grant development workshops, and seed funding ($22,000 in pulot funds for postdoctoral/early career scientists and $10,800 for doctoral students).

NIDA Summer Research Internship Program
Deadline: February 12, 2021
This program supports undergraduate students with a focus on increasing underrepresented scholars interested in substance abuse and addiction research. Students participate in research internships (virtual or in-person) with NIDA funded scientists at universities across the US for 8 weeks during the summer and receive a stipend.

Research Events and Lectures
Leveraging Systems Change For Substance Misuse Prevention
January 6, 13, 20, 27, February 3, and 10, 9:30am – 11am – online
This six-week distance learning series offers an interactive experience for participants to explore the role of systems change in substance misuse prevention. Participants will examine capacities shown to enable evidence-based interventions to achieve and sustain expected results and learn how to incorporate these into their work.

The Roles of Culture and Collaboration in Preventing Suicide and Substance Misuse in Indigenous Communities
January 21, 2021, 3pm-4pm – online
This webinar will provide an overview of the connections between suicide and substance misuse, the necessity of community partnerships, and ways in which culture can prevent suicide and substance misuse.

Psychiatry Grand Rounds, A Ripley Memorial Lecture: How will the Traumas of COVID-19 Affect Us in the Long Term? 
January 22, 12:00-1:00pm
Rebecca Hendrickson, M.D., Ph.D., Psychiatrist in the VA PTST Outpatient Clinic and Research Investigator at the VA Northwest Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center will present results of a longitudinal study of healthcare workers and first responders.
Webinar link: https://uw-phi.zoom.us/j/95229242811?pwd=eWJZWXRQZ3RSRDhsaUpNQlo1NCtKUT09 
Passcode: 461403
Webinar ID: 952 2924 2811
iPhone one-tap:US: +12532158782,,95229242811# or +12063379723,,95229242811#
Telephone: +1 206 337 9723

COVID-19 & Racial Inequities
January 22, 2021, 11:00am – 12:00pm
This panel, part 3 of the 4-part Washington Institute for the Study of Inequality and Race (WISIR) series on Contemporary Race & Politics in the United States, will discuss racial inequities related to COVID-19. Registration required.

*Newly Added*
Stand with the Innocent: Wrongful Convictions and Criminal Justice Reform- 44th annual University Faculty Lecture
January 28, 2021, 5:30pm
UW Law Professor Jacqueline McMurtrie, founder of the Washington Innocence Project, will deliver an online lecture on wrongful convictions and criminal justice reform, drawing on her decades of research and casework in the innocence movement. Registration required.

Strengthening Relationships and Repairing Harm: A Paradigm Shift in School Discipline Practice and Research – Anne Gregory
March 3, 2021, 8:30am – 9:45am – online
Dr. Anne Gregory will discuss school and district efforts to reduce punitive approaches to discipline, decrease racial disparities in suspensions, and increase access to social emotional learning and restorative practices. She will further discuss researcher social positionality and ways of conducting equity-oriented research from the stance of strengthening relationships and repairing harm.

Using a Racial Equity Theory of Change to Facilitate Collaboration Between University Researchers and a Community Based Organization
April 7, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am
Ilene Schwartz PhD, BCBA-D, Professor of Special Education and Director of the Haring Center for Research and Training in Education at the University of Washington and Ginger Kwan, Executive Director of Open Doors for Multicultural Families.

Indigenous Systems of Relationality: Designing for Transformative Agency in Indigenous Community Psychology
May 5, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am
Emma Elliott-Groves, Ph.D., MSW – Assistant Professor in the Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development in the College of Education, UW.

Racial Violence and the Fight for Racial Justice
March 12, 2021, 11:00am-12:00pm
This panel, part 4 of the 4-part Washington Institute for the Study of Inequality and Race (WISIR) series on Contemporary Race & Politics in the United States, will discuss where we stand now one year after Breonna Taylor’s death. Registration required.

Culturally Responsive School Mental Health Interventions
June 2, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am
Janine Jones, PhD, NCSP – Professor of School Psychology and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Education, UW.

Fellowships, Internships and Job Opportunities
Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals
Deadline: January 21, 2021
The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders.

Conferences and Workshops
*Newly Added*
Specific Aims: Steps to Success
January 25, 2021, 2:00-3:15pm
In this online session, part of the Career Development Series offered by the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), participants will learn how to write each of the four critical sections of a Specific Aims page. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own Specific Aims page from a grant proposal they have written, if available. Cost is free. Registration required.

*Newly Added*
Grant Writing Nuggets
January 27, 2021, 1:00-2:05pm
This online session, part of the Career Development Series offered by the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), will discuss grant writing skills through a focus on proposal preparation, writing strategies, and pre-proposal timeline. At the end of the session, attendees will have acquired strategies for preparing and submitting a proposal. Cost is free. Registration required.

Team Science Boot Camp,
February 1-5, 12:00-2:00pm daily, 2021. Improve your team effectiveness and meet your research objectives with less stress and more enjoyment. This year the boot camp will all be online, making this is a great chance for teams from around the region and beyond to take advantage of this training! After you register, the Team Science leaders will customize the training and create an agenda based on what the participating teams say are their biggest challenges. Cost is free.

*Newly Added*
February 24, 2021, 12:00-1:05pm
An Editor’s View on Publishing a Paper
In this online session, part of the Career Development series offered by the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), a journal editor will review the most common reasons for a paper to be rejected and how to avoid those pitfalls. Cost is free. Registration required.

Building Protection Using the Social Development Strategy (SDS)
This no-cost, 6-session distance learning series offers an interactive forum for participants to explore how to build protection in communities, schools, and families using the Social Development Strategy (SDS). This series offers 13 Continuing Education hours, and space is limited to 25 participants. Sessions run from February 18, 2021-March 31, 2021. More information can be found here.

39th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference
April 11-14, 2021 – online
This four-day conference will have keynote speakers ranging from federal officials at the highest level of government to youth with lived experience in child welfare systems. They will also share the latest research on the well-being of AI/AN children and effective child welfare and children’s mental health services, practices, and policies

39th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference
April 11-14, 2021 – online
the latest research on the well-being of AI/AN children and effective child welfare and children’s mental health services, practices, and policies

Resources for Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching
*Newly Added*
The Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative (BIMI) at UC Berkeley has created the BIMI Migration Slide Deck. This slide deck covers a wide variety of basic topics related to migration, providing summaries of key data, statistics, and concepts. They are free to use; just please credit BIMI (if you have ideas for additional slides or are willing to share yours, please send them to bimi@berkeley.edu.

BIMI also organizes an annual Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods. The BIMI Youtube channel now includes six edited videos of lectures from the 2018 and 2019 Summer Institute programs, reducing 90 minute lectures down to about 20 minutes of key points. These lectures are a great resource for (online) teaching, to share with your (graduate) students, or as a quick primer on a technique or research method you would like to use in your research related to migration. You will find titles and topics below:
2019 Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods

• Longitudinal Versus Cross-Sectional Approaches in Migration Studies
• Historical Record Linking for Migration Studies
• Ethical Migration Research and Designing Mixed Methods Projects

2018 Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods

• Causal Inference in Migration Studies
• Introduction to Combined-Sample Multiple Imputation of Legal Status (CSMI)

Ethics & Human Subjects Today in Migration Studies: Legal Rights & Limits for Researchers

Fellowship Applications
UWRA Scholarship in Aging
Deadline: January 29, 2021
The University of Washington Retirement Association, a membership organization of retired UW faculty and staff, announces the availability of scholarships for UW undergraduate, graduate and professional students with a focus on research related to aging or on the provision of services to older adults. Up to three awards of up to $4,000 each.

UWRA Patricia Dougherty Fellowship in Aging
Deadline: January 29, 2021
A one-quarter fellowship that supports graduate students of outstanding academic merit who have a demonstrated academic and personal interest in aging-related issues or concerns.

Fritz & Boeing International Fellowships
Deadline: February 1, 2021
These grants are available to fund international research and/or study periods of three months, corresponding to regular UW quarter dates. Please see this website for eligibility and further application instructions.

Call for Papers
*Newly Added*
NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) Early Stage Investigator Paper Competition
Deadline: January 31, 2021
OBSSR invites early stage investigators who were the sole or primary author of an article published or accepted and in-press between January 1-December 31, 2020 to submit manuscripts for the 14th NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Honors competition. Submitted manuscripts must focus on the study of behavioral and social phenomena relevant to health. Conceptual, review, or meta-analysis papers are not eligible. Up to four ESI awardees will be selected to present the findings from their accepted paper at a virtual event on May 5, 2021 from 1:00-4:00pm EST. Questions? Please contact NIHMWRHonors@nih.gov.

American Journal of Public Health: COVID-19, Racism, and Public Health Infrastructure
Deadline: January 21, 2021
AJPH invites editorials, commentaries, essays, public health practice, and research articles that critically examine how the public health infrastructure has influenced responses to COVID-19 and responses to systemic racism.

Social Service Review Special Issue: “The Afterlife of Mass Incarceration”
Deadline April 30, 2021

Special Issue: Journal of Teaching in Social Work
Deadline: June 01, 2021
The principal focus of the special issue will be on how to strengthen and enhance the curricula of accredited social work programs with respect to preparing graduates to better understand systemic anti-Black racism.
To access an array of research resources, including guiding principles, proposal development, sample grant applications, human subject reviews and more go to MySSW. For information on the latest COVID-19 research opportunities, go here.

SAVE THE DATE! The Evans Summit on Race & Equity in Public Policy has been set for February 13th-14th, 2021 from 10:00am – 2:00pm.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/evans-summit-on-race-equity-in-public-policy-tickets-136484136727

Do you have policy-writing chops? It is a valuable skill if you want your research to have a bigger impact or pursue policy work.

Submit a policy brief for a cash prize of $1,000 and bragging rights! 1st place receives the Aaron B. Katz Award for Excellence in Health Policy Writing!

What is a policy brief? A policy brief presents a concise summary of information that can help non-expert readers understand, and perhaps make decisions about, public policy issues. Policy briefs may give objective summaries of relevant research, suggest possible policy options, or go even further and argue for particular courses of action.

Why are policy briefs important? Succinct evidence-based information helps policymakers decide what to do. A policymaker is someone making or influencing policy, such as an elected official or agency director. Policy briefs are important for researchers; making research findings easily digestible increases the likelihood of research being read and acted upon by policymakers. The Center for Health Innovation & Policy Science (CHIPS) in the Department of Health Services in the UW School of Public Health helps students and faculty produce high-quality policy briefs that translate research into policy action.

What are we looking for? We are looking for a succinctly written policy brief on a health-related topic (broadly defined). The winning submission will incorporate high-quality writing and visual communication appropriate for policymakers, as defined above.

Submissions can be based on a class assignment but will be scored based on the evaluation rubric below. You can also team up on a submission, but you have to share the prize money if you win!

The winner(s) will be recognized virtually at the School of Public Health’s Awards of Excellence in late spring quarter. The winner receives $1,000 and the Aaron B. Katz Award for Excellence in Health Policy Writing. An additional award of up to $500 may be made if the quality of submissions warrant.  The  award-winner(s) and their brief will be featured on the CHIPS website. You (all) will also have bragging rights for having won the third annual Health Policy Brief Writing Contest!

Deadline: March 29, 2021 at 5:00pm

Submit your submission with the completed form to uwchips@uw.edu with “2021 CHIPS Health Policy Brief Writing Contest” in the subject line. And if you’re submitting as part of a group, please cc all group members in that email. For more information, please visit http://depts.washington.edu/uwchips/health-policy-brief-writing-contest. An questions can be sent to uwchips@uw.edu.

Requirements:

• Submissions may come from an individual or group. Individuals must be affiliated with the Department of Health Services (enrolled in a Health Services degree or certificate program or in Health Services-offered classes within the past 12 months). Group submissions require that at least one person meet this criterion.
• Policy brief submissions should be fewer than 1500 words and no more than four pages, submitted as a PDF. The submission form should be submitted as a separate Word document.
• References should be submitted in the same PDF as the brief but as a separate reference addendum up to one page in length.
• Target audience information (policymaker type and geographic scope or jurisdiction) must be included on the submission form.
• Author(s) must allow non-exclusive rights for publishing on the CHIPS website and other CHIPS media.
• Any questions should be sent to uwchips@uw.edu

The UW COVID-19 Student Service Corps (UWCSSC) is a student run organization that partners with researchers and community organizations that are working on COVID-19 related projects to help recruit student support. Our team is composed of both undergraduate and graduate student volunteers that are passionate about providing support to our community.

 

We are currently recruiting to fill two project developer roles. One will focus on research projects and the other will focus on developing service learning projects with community groups. Each position will require between 5-10 hours per week. See the application for more details.

 

Application: https://forms.gle/Ae7Tagxqzi2zpMbU7

Applications will be accepted until Friday, 02/12/2021, at 11:59pm PT.

Questions? Email us at csscuw@uw.edu

 

Labor Research Grants for UW Graduate Students

Apply by Monday, February 8, 2021 for the 2021-2022 Academic Year

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies currently seeks applications from University of Washington graduate students for grants of up to $5,000 for research about work, workers, and their organizations. The purpose of these grants is to provide funding for research expenses. A broad range of expenses can be covered, including travel costs and living expenses while traveling. These grants are generally not intended to cover everyday living expenses; however, for applicants whose research does not require travel outside of the Puget Sound area, it may be appropriate to give a grant as a stipend to cover local living expenses.

Applicants must demonstrate the significance of their proposed research to the interdisciplinary field of labor studies. Research may focus on any dimension of labor in the United States or abroad, including but not limited to class relations, the social conditions of work, the labor process, working-class culture or politics, work and gender, work and race/ethnicity, the relationship between labor and the state, unions, or comparative international labor relations. Proposals must indicate how the research is likely to generate important new information, interpretations, scholarly resources, and contributions to the applicant’s discipline and field.

Deadline to apply is Monday, February 8, 2021. For more information about eligibility and application requiements, please visit https://labor.washington.edu/labor-research-grants-graduate-students

Scholarship opportunity available to female graduate students at University of Washington who are studying medicine, law, or social and public services.

Doyne M. Green Scholarship

• Renewable scholarship for $4,000.
• Open to female Education, Law, Health, Science & Engineering, and Public affairs students.
• Support for advanced degrees at accredited 4-year college or university in the state of Washington.
• Application available on the WashBoard: https://washboard.wsac.wa.gov/login.aspx
• Deadline to apply: March 1, 2021.

Doyne M Green Scholarship Overview

Please join us for a livestream of the 44th annual University Faculty Lecture, presented by UW Law Professor Jacqueline McMurtrie, “Stand With the Innocent: Wrongful Convictions and Criminal Justice Reform”.

McMurtrie founded the Washington Innocence Project, which has exonerated 15 people who collectively served over 100 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. McMurtrie’s online lecture on wrongful convictions and criminal justice reform will draw upon her decades of research and casework in the innocence movement.

Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, 5:30–6:30 p.m. Livestream lecture and Q&A

Register here

Register for this free lecture so we can send you livestream details before the event. Submit your questions for the Q&A with Prof. McMurtrie in advance.

Wanting to get some Mental Health Support?  Resources!

UW Seattle students have access to a range of mental health and counseling support, including individual counseling, group therapy, workshops and crisis services.  Students also have access to free 24/7 services too!

For more info:

http://wellbeing.uw.edu/topic/mental-health/

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