Save the date and register now for the 18th Annual Womxn of Color Celebration hosted by womxn of color for womxn of color at the University of Washington.

Tuesday, March 9th, 2021

WOMXN OF COLOR CELEBRATION – REGISTRATION LINK 

Virtually – Zoom *RSVP and the week before the program you will receive the zoom link

In collaboration with the Q Center, UW Housing & Food Services, First Year Program and the UW Women’s Center, the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center proudly presents the 18th Annual Womxn of Color Celebration (formerly Womxn of Color Reception). Join us on March 9, 2021 at 4PM for a feel-good event where we’ll celebrate ourselves, be in community, and envision new futures together. This year’s program will feature the captivating Jodi-Ann Burey as our keynote speaker, an interactive q&a and community centered breakout rooms. We hope to see you there!

For more information please check out our website https://depts.washington.edu/ecc/wocc/ . We will have accommodations which include open captioning. If you have any immediate questions please feel free to contact the event lead – Reesha (reeshf@uw.edu).

Infant-Toddler Climate of Healthy Interactions for Learning & Development (I-T CHILD)

Bilingual Postgraduate Associate

The Zigler Center in Child Development & Social Policy under the Yale Child Study Center brings together a diverse group of researchers and practitioners in an effort to improve the well-being of children and families by bringing objective child development research into the policy and public arenas. We are currently seeking a bilingual (English/Spanish) Postgraduate Associate (Postgrad) to contribute to a randomized controlled trial of the I-T CHILD in New York City.

At the height of the pandemic, the Zigler Center launched the Infant-Toddler Climate of Healthy Interactions for Learning & Development (I-T CHILD) proof-of-concept in home-based child care programs in New York City. The I-T CHILD is used by early childhood mental health consultants when they work with childcare providers. It is designed to boost healthy brain development by providing childcare providers with practical strategies that support children’s mental health and social and emotional skills.

Training

During the fellowship year, the Postgrad will be trained in research and evaluation activities that include participant recruitment, project coordination (within and outside of Yale via telephone, web-based and in-person communications), data collection, data analyses, and reporting. The Postgrad will participate in manuscript writing for publication in journals and annual reports; assist with presentation development, including the opportunity to present at professional conferences; and assist with grant writing.

Postgrad will be trained and certified on the use of the CHILD Tool that objectively assesses the “mental health climate” of early care and education settings, and will participate in training and reliability sessions.

Didactic training will consist of directed readings in equity/bias within the context of early care and education settings, early childhood mental health consultation, preschool expulsion, and social and emotional learning.

The Postgrad will attend regular team meetings relating to projects they are involved in, as well as talks and workshops such as weekly Child Study Center Grand Rounds on topics related to child mental health, development, and psychiatry. As an option, the Postgrad is free to participate in other areas of research and professional development as they see fit and as time allows (not required).

Mentoring

Under the mentorship of Drs. Chin Reyes and Walter Gilliam, the Postgrad will be guided in developing independent research ideas that draw upon extant data from Zigler Center projects. By the end of the fellowship year, Postgrad will be expected to submit abstracts for conferences and to contribute to authorship of scientific manuscripts.

Education

This position requires the ability to fully communicate in both Spanish and English, including written, oral, and comprehension skills. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic, excellent time management skills, high attention to detail, superior written and oral communication skills, the ability to give and receive feedback as well as to work independently and in teams. They will have at least a bachelor’s degree, preferably in psychology, education, social work, or other related field; and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Knowledge of Adobe suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Captivate, In-Design, After Effects and other programs) is a plus.

The Postgraduate Associate position is one year in duration with a salary of $35,700.00.   Postgraduate positions are open to those who have recently received a bachelor and/or master’s degree, but not doctoral degrees. Candidates ideally demonstrate interest in applying for an advanced degree in the future.

This position may start remotely in accordance with Yale University guidance around COVID-19.

Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.

Application Process

To apply, please e-mail us at itchild@yale.edu with subject line, “I-T CHILD Project Bilingual Postgrad Position”.  Interested applicants should submit a cover letter addressed to Dr. Chin Reyes, along with a CV and at least two letters of recommendation.

Please indicate your level of proficiency in comprehension and written and oral communication in Spanish and what type of translation experience you have, if any. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

If you have questions regarding this position, please e-mail us at itchild@yale.edu.

T/Th, 11:30am-12:50pm (T session is asynchronous; Th session is synchronous), offered remotely, 3 credits; SLN: 17905

This new course uses food systems as a lens for viewing and understanding population health principles.

Students will:

• be introduced to the connections between food systems and population health, including issues related to the determinants of health, food production and supply chains, food access and environments, and the bidirectional relationship between dietary intake and food systems;
• learn how food systems in the US and in global settings have changed over time and the evolution of public health approaches to food systems;
• use the tools of systems thinking to examine food systems, including an assessment of various stakeholders, their priorities, and dynamic interactions within the system;
• learn the multifaceted nature of sustainability as it relates to food systems, including the intersections between food systems and sustainability, resilience, equity, and justice;
• understand roles and opportunities for different public health disciplines and practitioners in in shaping the food system.

Open to all graduate and professional students.

The instructor is Marie Spiker, PhD, MSPH, RDN, Assistant Professor in the Nutritional Sciences Program and the Department of Epidemiology.

Online course announcement.

 

Highlighted News:

*Newly Added*

New COVID-related Guidance for Grantees
Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual National Research Service Award (F31 and F32) grants as well as Career Development (K01 & K23) grants which have significantly suffered (above and beyond lost research productivity that most individuals experienced) due to COVID-19 related shutdowns, may be eligible for extensions as per NOT-OD-21-052. Please contact David Banks for more information.

Winter Grant Writing Bootcamp
March-April 2021– online
The UW ALACRITY Center is offering a virtual Winter 2021 Grant Writing Bootcamp for faculty (and staff who contribute to submissions) in the psychosocial sciences who have an upcoming application deadline.

Overall Objective: To provide guidance and instruction to faculty submitting grant proposals to NIH (particularly NIMH) in how to submit successful proposals focused on behavioral interventions and implementation strategies such as psychotherapy, case management, digital health/technology, and implementation strategies such as training, shared decision making, and quality support/measurement.

Course objectives: Learners will:

1. Obtain group-based guidance during the proposal preparation process
2. Become familiar with how to set up your proposal for success and understand the review process at NIH
3. Be able to write clear and succinct specific aims
4. Identify and match your study aims to NIH research priorities
5. Identify theory and mechanisms of action
6. Select and write the best methodological approach for your hypotheses

To participate:
Please email katieost@uw.edu if you would like to participate in this series and you will be added to the calendar invitations for each session.
Check your Online CV!
Please go online here and check the CV that is online for you. Many of these have not been updated for years and we want to make sure we are putting our/your best foot forward to everyone. Please send your updated CVs to sswtech@uw.edu as soon as possible. Thank you!

New Publication
Berridge, C., Demiris, G. & Kaye, J. (2021). Domain Experts on Dementia-Care Technologies: Mitigating Risk in Design and Implementation. Science & Engineering Ethics 27(14).

Selected Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities

Data Science for Global Good summer program
Deadlines:
Call for Project Proposals: Open through February 23
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 you would like to discuss your idea before submitting a proposal, please reach out to Program Chair Anissa Tanweer (tanweer@uw.edu).

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.

Research on Juvenile Justice Topics
Deadline: March 11, 2021
With this solicitation, NIJ, in collaboration with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), seeks proposals for rigorous research projects that inform policy and practice in the field of juvenile justice. Specifically, this solicitation 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. Applicants and their potential partners are encouraged to review the NACJD policies and protections at (NACJD).

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.

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*
Health Policy Research Scholar Program with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Application Deadline: March 17, 2021
Health Policy Research Scholars is a leadership opportunity for second-year full-time doctoral students from populations underrepresented in specific doctoral disciplines and/or historically marginalized backgrounds. Examples of eligible individuals include, but are not limited to, first-generation college graduates, individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, individuals from communities of color, and individuals with disabilities. Scholars will:

• Participate in policy and leadership development trainings and coursework via webinars and other virtual learning technology.
• Receive an annual stipend of up to $30,000 for up to four years or until you complete your doctoral program (whichever is sooner).
• Receive training in health policy translation, dissemination, communication, health equity, and population health.
• Continue learning and working from their home institutions.
• Establish and strengthen professional ties to public health and policy leaders.
• Be eligible for a competitive dissertation grant of up to $10,000.

Research on Biopsychosocial Factors of Social Connectedness and Isolation on Health, Well Being, Illness, and Recovery
Deadline: March 17, 2021
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.

Behavioral Interventions Scholars Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families- Dissertation Funding
Deadline: March 21, 2021
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) anticipates soliciting applications for Behavioral Interventions Scholars grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are using approaches grounded in behavioral science or behavioral economics to examine specific research questions of relevance to social services programs and policies.

National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families Research Scholars Program
Deadline: March 31, 2021
The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (the Center) invites advanced doctoral students (those with All-But-Dissertation, or “ABD”, status) and early career scholars (up to five years post-Ph.D.) to submit applications for its Research Scholars Program. Up to two awards will be given to scholars to work remotely with a Center mentor in an applied research setting and be part of a collaborative research team. Scholars will collaborate with Center investigators on an existing project in one of the following areas: early care and education; poverty reduction and self-sufficiency; and cross-cutting topics

HIPRC Rivara Endowment Injury Research Award Program
Deadline: April 2, 2021
The HIPRC Rivara Endowment Injury Research Award program is designed to provide resources to graduate students, post-doctoral trainees, and fellows looking to conduct an injury-related project. A maximum of $3,000 (direct costs only) is available to be used towards the work. The work must be completed within one year of funding or before the applicant finishes their training program, whichever comes first. This includes submission of a manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal and presentation of findings at an HIPRC Works-in-Progress Session. Budget year is July 1-June 30. For application instructions please email hiprc@uw.edu.

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.

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.

Events and Lectures

The Institute of Translational Health Sciences Career Development Series
February 24, 12:00-1:05pm
An Editor’s View on Publishing a Paper (online zoom event): A journal editor will review the most common reasons for a paper to be rejected and how to avoid those pitfalls Speaker: Nora Disis, MD, Associate Dean, Translational Science, University of Washington School of Medicine, Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helen B. Slonaker Endowed Professor for Cancer Research.

*Newly Added*
UW Office of Global Affairs presents, Black History Month Global Discussion
February 24, 5:30-6:45pm 
Global Perspectives on Restorative Justice & Race: Conversation – Fania Davis, civil rights activist. This event is free and open to the public. Register here.

The Simpson Center for Humanities, Katz Distinguished Lecture: Making Abolition Geographies
February 25, 4:30pm.
Ruth Wilson Gilmore’s work has led the way in showing that abolition is a practical program for urgent change based in the needs, talents, and dreams of vulnerable people. Scholars and community organizers join her for a conversation about decarceration and community-based approaches to generating well-being and addressing harm. Speaker: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author of Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California (2007). She is Director of the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics at the City University of New York Graduate Center where she is Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences. To register, click here.

Webinar: The Development of Culturally Grounded, Trauma-Informed Prevention Programs in Indigenous Communities
February 25, 2021, 1:00-2:30pm
Prevention of the behavioral health inequities faced by many Indigenous communities can be strengthened by centering Indigenous ways of knowing in the development and adaptation of prevention programs designed to mitigate the impact of intergenerational trauma on health. This webinar will provide insight into the importance of culturally-based, trauma-informed early intervention for families, an introduction to a culturally grounded prevention program developed within one tribal community, and an opportunity to reflect on how a decolonizing approach can be applied to prevention science in Indian country. 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.

*Newly Added*
Strengthening Families/Fortaleciendo Familias: Delivery and Impact on Latina Families
March 17, 2021, 11:00am-12:30pm
The evidence-based prevention program, Fortaleciendo Familias (Strengthening Families), is being delivered both in-person and virtually across communities in the Pacific Northwest Region. This webinar will identify strategies for effective delivery of the program and its impact on Latina families. Special considerations will also be discussed for meeting the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The webinar will also explore strategies to increase evaluation responses, address the linguistic needs of communities, and how to pivot from in-person to virtual delivery. Register here.

School of Social Work: Research Conversations
April 7, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm (Zoom link here)
May 5, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm (Zoom link here)

Purpose: The Office for Faculty Excellence and Research will host a coming together of colleagues to learn and share in informal conversations to support each others’ work. This gathering is planned to be something very different from our usual formal research presentations or colloquia series. It is an opportunity to get to know our colleagues better by hearing a presentation of an unformed study idea, or paper, or anything related to research, and then brainstorming reactions by offering each other insights and support to shape and refine this in-process research into a finer scholarly product.

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

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.

An Editor’s View on Publishing a Paper
February 24, 2021, 12:00-1:05pm
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.

Digital Storytelling 101
February 25, 2021 12:00-1:00pm.
Are you engaged in exciting work you wish you could communicate to a broader audience? Curious about what you can do with a digital story? Unsure of where to start? The UW Libraries and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences invite you to attend a virtual workshop on the basics of using digital-storytelling skills and technologies. The workshop will guide you through the process of envisioning and creating a video or podcast that tells a story in an engaging and imaginative way. Free and open to any School of Medicine faculty, staff or trainee. No previous experience with media-making is necessary. Questions? Email Becky Sladek at rsladek@uw.edu. Register here.

*Newly Added*
CFAR Qualitative Research Workshop Series: Grant Writing
Monday, March 22, 2021
This workshop will provide an overview of how to write grants that include qualitative aims and research methods. Through lecture and interactive sessions, this workshop will review: Qualitative methodologies, research questions and study aims, data analysis techniques and programs. No prior knowledge or experience is necessary. Space is limited. Please register here for this workshop.

*Newly Added*
Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice Symposiums
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. Watch parts 1 and 2 and register for part 3 and 4 below:
Envisioning an Anti-Racist Future: From Practice to Policy
March 4-5, 2021
Strategies for Achieving Racial Justice in Social Work Education
April 15-16, 2021

Network of Minority Health Research Investigators Annual Workshop
Registration Deadline: April 9, 2021
Workshop: April 28-30, 2021
This virtual 3-day workshop will cover topics such as NIH application processes, funding opportunities for gender research and health disparities, community research, and COVID-19 research. Breakout sessions will allow opportunities for networking.

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.

Interesting Reading
Society for Social Work and Research Monthly Monitor: Black History Month
Includes topics such as:

• Importance of Black scholarship and recognizing Black leaders
• A reflection on the burden of anti-Blackness
• A tribute to Black queer heroes
• Evaluating the work of Black scholars

Postdoctoral Fellowships and Training

*Newly Added*
National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families Research Scholars Program
Application Deadline: March 31, 2021
The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (the Center) invites advanced doctoral students (those with All-But-Dissertation, or “ABD”, status) and early career scholars (up to five years post-Ph.D.) to submit applications for its Research Scholars Program. Up to two awards will be given to scholars to work remotely with a Center mentor in an applied research setting and be part of a collaborative research team. Scholars will collaborate with Center investigators on an existing project in one of the following areas: early care and education; poverty reduction and self-sufficiency; and cross-cutting topics.

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Maternal and Child Health
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is pleased to announce a postdoctoral fellowship in Maternal and Child Health (MCH). This postdoctoral training program provides mentorship and support to enhance fellows’ skills in research, teaching, and curriculum development and prepare fellows for excellence in MCH research and leadership positions in academic institutions. The fellowship offers opportunities for quantitative and qualitative research on domestic MCH topics and programs, such as maternal and early home visiting. Applicants must be US citizens or hold a permanent resident visa. Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, graduate transcript(s), writing sample, personal statement, and names and contact information for three references to Kristen McCormick at kmccor14@jhu.edu.

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Work and Gerontology
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Center for Interventions to Enhance Community Health (CiTECH), in conjunction with the School of Social Work and the Department of Psychiatry, at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce a postdoctoral fellowship in Social Work and Gerontology commencing in the Fall of 2021. This two-year postdoctoral training program provides mentorship and support for fellows to develop their research agendas on mental health and/or substance misuse interventions for older adults in community-based settings. Fellows will have the opportunity to work with researchers from across academic disciplines engaged in research activities related to older adults, obtain grant writing skills, publish scholarly articles, and present their work at local and national conferences. The fellowship supports salary, health insurance, funds for research expenses, and travel to attend one national conference.

Mental Health & Implementation Science Postdoctoral Training
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Center for Mental Health Services Research at the Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, invites applications for postdoctoral training in mental health services research. The program is supported by a National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH – T32 MH19960). This program aims to expand the pool of investigators capable of undertaking mental health services and systems research with focus on the implementation of evidence based mental health care, globally or domestically. The program provides multidisciplinary training for two years. A mentoring team is established for each post-doctoral research scholar to guide their development as a researcher and authorship of independently funded research proposals.

Call for Papers and Abstracts

*Newly Added*
Call for Proposals: Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting
Deadline: February 24, 2021
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) invites proposals for the 67th Annual Program Meeting (APM) in Orlando, Florida, November 4–7, 2021. The conference theme—Leading Critical Conversations: Racial, Economic, & Environmental Justice—builds on the theme of the 2020 APM, which focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion and challenged us to prepare the next generation of social workers to be explicitly antiracist. This year’s theme invites us to address how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to widen the gaps in racial, economic, and environmental justice. We encourage participants to incorporate lessons learned from the pandemic and its lasting effects into proposals, including how technology use created opportunities and challenges for social work students, practice systems, and the populations they serve.

Call for Abstracts: Virtual 2021 National Hispanic Health Conference
Deadline: February 26, 2021
An opportunity for students and young investigators to present their work to several hundred doctors, nurses, and healthcare executives who are especially interested in Hispanic and minority healthcare.

Child Protection Vocabulary in Professional Judgement: Fit For Purpose? 
Deadline: February 28, 2021
This special issue invites interdisciplinary papers that explore the ways in which historical and contemporary language and classifications in child protection vocabulary and the vocabulary used in assessments, tools and instruments have been contextualised or understood in policy, practice and research.

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

Call for Papers Related to COVID-19
Deadline: Rolling Submission
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a risk to well-being, livelihood, and human rights.  It has exacerbated existing health disparities experienced by traditionally oppressed groups including older adults, low-wage workers and those living in poverty, and people with underlying health conditions. However, the human rights implications go beyond this to widen other human rights gaps including the right to education, the right to free speech, and the right to a fair trial. Public policies and practices that intentionally or unintentionally favor positive outcomes for certain groups over others violate human rights and must be rectified.

The co-editors of the Journal of Human Rights and Social Work expect that these human rights violations will not pass with the first wave of the disease, but will rather continue to grow and/or come to light. As a result, rather than a one-time special issue of the journal, we invite authors to contribute relevant articles on a rolling basis for peer review.

We encourage our readers to submit postings to be included to help us stay relevant to the broad range of social work research interests.
Please email Tasha Murphy at tbmurphy@uw.edu to circulate information on funding opportunities, publications, and events. 

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.

This affinity group holds space for folks who self-identify as BIPOC, including Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Brown, Asian & Pacific Islander, Mixed & Multiracial. Our next meet-up will be on March 11^th from 5:30-6:30PM, followed by an open planning meeting for anyone who would like to join us.  Please RSVP – we are looking for folks who may want to lead a creative/relaxing/self-nurturing activity as well as seeking input on an upcoming job search focused group gathering, your ideas are welcomed!

Future meetings: We plan to hold gatherings and planning meetings on the second Thursday of each month for the remainder of the academic year – please register for this recurring meeting invite now via zoom https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItd-ispz0jH9xWoWcb5o0-g0FdrmTPZB09 – you will be able to add this standing meeting directly to your calendar!

The Neurodiversity Navigators (formerly Autism Spectrum Navigators) program at Bellevue College is currently looking to hire 18 peer mentors for the 2021-2022 academic year.

The job is open to juniors, seniors, or recent graduates who are able to work 10-15 hours a week. Much of this job entails meeting one-on-one with current NdN students in order to assist them in navigating college.

There is a solid, three full days of training prior to starting work, so applicants do not need to have any prior experience working with this population. Training continues throughout their time with us as well. Many peer mentors also engage in an academic internship through their work with our program; either with Bellevue College or their home institution.

Please visit the website for more information (www.bellevuecollege.edu/autismspectrumnavigators/jobs-and-volunteering/), or on Handshake.

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Space, Place, Health and Disease: The Geography of the Opioid Epidemic(s) in America (5 credits)

Tuesday and Thursdays 1:00 to 2:30 Remote Seminar via Zoom

Suzanne Withers (Geography) & Jonathan D Mayer (Geography & Epidemiology)

This graduate research seminar explores the geography of the opioid epidemic(s) in the United States. The course begins with the geography and epidemiology of pain (chronic through acute), and journeys through the production of prescription opioids, the geography of prescribing, the politics of monitoring, and the epidemiology of prescribing practices. The journey continues by exploring spatial patterns of overdose, death, and dying, the geography of illicit drugs and public health responses to overdose, and the accessibility of treatment for opioid use disorder. Students gain a rich understanding of the importance of place and space from this close study of the opioid epidemic(s).

In parallel, this course provides students with advanced training in GIS for geospatial health research. Analytical techniques such as mapping uncertainty, web mapping, proximity analysis, patterns and hot spot analysis, spatial/temporal analysis, colocation analysis, geographically weighted regression, and Bayesian smoothing techniques for rate stabilization are reviewed using hands-on exercises, primarily with ArcGIS Pro. Prior GIS training is advantageous, but not essential. Students gain a rich understanding of the geospatial techniques frequently applied in spatial health research.

For more information please contact Suzanne (swithers@uw.edu) or Jonathan (jonathan.d.mayer@gmail.com).

Please join us for our Inequity Rooted in Criminal-Legal Systems: Winter panel on Monday, February 22^nd, 2021 at 5:30 pm PST!

This is the second event in a series of three schoolwide presentations and we hope you will join for this critically important panel presentation moderated by Dr. Kalei Kanuha, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Please be aware that space is limited to the first 300 participants and UW NetID is required to sign-in.

Date: Monday, February 22^nd, 2021

Time: 5:30-7:00 pm PST

Location: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91946951144

Meeting ID: 919 4695 1144

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United Way of King County AmeriCorps team is looking for AmeriCorps VISTA members to join our team from April 12, 2021 – April 11, 2022. The application deadlines are coming up quickly with the first application deadline on Monday, Feb. 22^nd (for our United Way VISTA Leader position).

VISTA members serve as capacity-building AmeriCorps members at United Way of King County or directly with partner non-profits. Members will focus on education equity, housing stability, or food security and empower our community through data capacity management, volunteer coordination, outreach and marketing, and more.

Here is the application link: http://bit.ly/UWKCVISTAPositions.

You can also check out the recruitment video and learn from current AmeriCorps VISTA members!

 

Highlighted News:

Winter Grant Writing Bootcamp
March-April 2021– online
The UW ALACRITY Center is offering a virtual Winter 2021 Grant Writing Bootcamp for faculty (and staff who contribute to submissions) in the psychosocial sciences who have an upcoming application deadline.

Overall Objective: To provide guidance and instruction to faculty submitting grant proposals to NIH (particularly NIMH) in how to submit successful proposals focused on behavioral interventions and implementation strategies such as psychotherapy, case management, digital health/technology, and implementation strategies such as training, shared decision making, and quality support/measurement.

Course objectives: Learners will:

1. Obtain group-based guidance during the proposal preparation process
2. Become familiar with how to set up your proposal for success and understand the review process at NIH
3. Be able to write clear and succinct specific aims
4. Identify and match your study aims to NIH research priorities
5. Identify theory and mechanisms of action
6. Select and write the best methodological approach for your hypotheses

To participate:
Please email katieost@uw.edu if you would like to participate in this series and you will be added to the calendar invitations for each session.
Check your Online CV!
Please go online here and check the CV that is online for you. Many of these have not been updated for years and we want to make sure we are putting our/your best foot forward to everyone. Please send your updated CVs to sswtech@uw.edu as soon as possible. Thank you!

New Publication
Epstein, M., Bailey, J. A., Kosterman, R., Rhew, I. C., Furlong, M., Oesterle, S., & McCabe, S. E. (2020). E-cigarette use is associated with subsequent cigarette use among young adult nonsmokers, over and above a range of antecedent risk factors: A propensity score analysis. Addiction. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/add.15317.

Selected Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities

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.

Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking on Campus 
UW Internal Deadline: February 22, 2021, 5:00pm
Sponsor Deadline: March 16, 2021
The Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (Campus Program) (CFDA# 16.525) encourages institutions of higher education to develop and strengthen effective security and investigation strategies to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus, develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving such crimes on campus, and develop and strengthen prevention education and awareness programs. Only 1 application will be allowed from UW. 

To be considered, please submit to research@uw.edu:
1. a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
2. Biosketch or CV of the PI

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 you would like to discuss your idea before submitting a proposal, please reach out to Program Chair Anissa Tanweer (tanweer@uw.edu).

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*
Research on Juvenile Justice Topics
Deadline: March 11, 2021
With this solicitation, NIJ, in collaboration with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), seeks proposals for rigorous research projects that inform policy and practice in the field of juvenile justice. Specifically, this solicitation 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. Applicants and their potential partners are encouraged to review the NACJD policies and protections at (NACJD).

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.

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.

Research on Biopsychosocial Factors of Social Connectedness and Isolation on Health, Well Being, Illness, and Recovery
Deadline: March 17, 2021
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.

Behavioral Interventions Scholars Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families- Dissertation Funding
Deadline: March 21, 2021
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) anticipates soliciting applications for Behavioral Interventions Scholars grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are using approaches grounded in behavioral science or behavioral economics to examine specific research questions of relevance to social services programs and policies.

*Newly Added*
National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families Research Scholars Program
Deadline: March 31, 2021
The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (the Center) invites advanced doctoral students (those with All-But-Dissertation, or “ABD”, status) and early career scholars (up to five years post-Ph.D.) to submit applications for its Research Scholars Program. Up to two awards will be given to scholars to work remotely with a Center mentor in an applied research setting and be part of a collaborative research team. Scholars will collaborate with Center investigators on an existing project in one of the following areas: early care and education; poverty reduction and self-sufficiency; and cross-cutting topics

HIPRC Rivara Endowment Injury Research Award Program
Deadline: April 2, 2021
The HIPRC Rivara Endowment Injury Research Award program is designed to provide resources to graduate students, post-doctoral trainees, and fellows looking to conduct an injury-related project. A maximum of $3,000 (direct costs only) is available to be used towards the work. The work must be completed within one year of funding or before the applicant finishes their training program, whichever comes first. This includes submission of a manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal and presentation of findings at an HIPRC Works-in-Progress Session. Budget year is July 1-June 30. For application instructions please email hiprc@uw.edu.

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.

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.

Events and Lectures

The Institute of Translational Health Sciences Career Development Series
February 24, 12:00-1:05pm
An Editor’s View on Publishing a Paper (online zoom event): A journal editor will review the most common reasons for a paper to be rejected and how to avoid those pitfalls Speaker: Nora Disis, MD, Associate Dean, Translational Science, University of Washington School of Medicine, Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helen B. Slonaker Endowed Professor for Cancer Research.

The Simpson Center for Humanities, Katz Distinguished Lecture: Making Abolition Geographies
February 25, 4:30pm.
Ruth Wilson Gilmore’s work has led the way in showing that abolition is a practical program for urgent change based in the needs, talents, and dreams of vulnerable people. Scholars and community organizers join her for a conversation about decarceration and community-based approaches to generating well-being and addressing harm. Speaker: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author of Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California (2007). She is Director of the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics at the City University of New York Graduate Center where she is Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences. To register, click here.

Webinar: The Development of Culturally Grounded, Trauma-Informed Prevention Programs in Indigenous Communities
February 25, 2021, 1:00-2:30pm
Prevention of the behavioral health inequities faced by many Indigenous communities can be strengthened by centering Indigenous ways of knowing in the development and adaptation of prevention programs designed to mitigate the impact of intergenerational trauma on health. This webinar will provide insight into the importance of culturally-based, trauma-informed early intervention for families, an introduction to a culturally grounded prevention program developed within one tribal community, and an opportunity to reflect on how a decolonizing approach can be applied to prevention science in Indian country. 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.

School of Social Work: Research Conversations
April 7, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm (Zoom link here)
May 5, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm (Zoom link here)

Purpose: The Office for Faculty Excellence and Research will host a coming together of colleagues to learn and share in informal conversations to support each others’ work. This gathering is planned to be something very different from our usual formal research presentations or colloquia series. It is an opportunity to get to know our colleagues better by hearing a presentation of an unformed study idea, or paper, or anything related to research, and then brainstorming reactions by offering each other insights and support to shape and refine this in-process research into a finer scholarly product.

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

Accessibility & Data Visualization
February 18, 2021 1:30-2:30pm
Data visualization best practices and tools do not always discuss accessibility, which can exclude groups of people. This workshop will review ways to make your visualizations more accessible. We will work through a visualization together and add features to make it more accessible. You are encouraged to follow along, but no active participation is necessary. Data visualization experience is not required, though some familiarity with accessing and using spreadsheet software may be helpful. Register in advance here.

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.

An Editor’s View on Publishing a Paper
February 24, 2021, 12:00-1:05pm
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.

Digital Storytelling 101
Are you engaged in exciting work you wish you could communicate to a broader audience? Curious about what you can do with a digital story? Unsure of where to start? The UW Libraries and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences invite you to attend a virtual workshop on the basics of using digital-storytelling skills and technologies. The workshop will guide you through the process of envisioning and creating a video or podcast that tells a story in an engaging and imaginative way. Free and open to any School of Medicine faculty, staff or trainee. No previous experience with media-making is necessary. Feb. 25, 12-1pm. Questions? Email Becky Sladek at rsladek@uw.edu. Register here.

*Newly Added*
Network of Minority Health Research Investigators Annual Workshop
Registration Deadline: April 9, 2021
Workshop: April 28-30, 2021
This virtual 3-day workshop will cover topics such as NIH application processes, funding opportunities for gender research and health disparities, community research, and COVID-19 research. Breakout sessions will allow opportunities for networking.

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.

Postdoctoral Fellowships and Training

*Newly Added*
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Maternal and Child Health
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is pleased to announce a postdoctoral fellowship in Maternal and Child Health (MCH). This postdoctoral training program provides mentorship and support to enhance fellows’ skills in research, teaching, and curriculum development and prepare fellows for excellence in MCH research and leadership positions in academic institutions. The fellowship offers opportunities for quantitative and qualitative research on domestic MCH topics and programs, such as maternal and early home visiting. Applicants must be US citizens or hold a permanent resident visa. Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, graduate transcript(s), writing sample, personal statement, and names and contact information for three references to Kristen McCormick at kmccor14@jhu.edu.

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Work and Gerontology
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Center for Interventions to Enhance Community Health (CiTECH), in conjunction with the School of Social Work and the Department of Psychiatry, at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce a postdoctoral fellowship in Social Work and Gerontology commencing in the Fall of 2021. This two-year postdoctoral training program provides mentorship and support for fellows to develop their research agendas on mental health and/or substance misuse interventions for older adults in community-based settings. Fellows will have the opportunity to work with researchers from across academic disciplines engaged in research activities related to older adults, obtain grant writing skills, publish scholarly articles, and present their work at local and national conferences. The fellowship supports salary, health insurance, funds for research expenses, and travel to attend one national conference.

Mental Health & Implementation Science Postdoctoral Training
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Center for Mental Health Services Research at the Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, invites applications for postdoctoral training in mental health services research. The program is supported by a National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH – T32 MH19960). This program aims to expand the pool of investigators capable of undertaking mental health services and systems research with focus on the implementation of evidence based mental health care, globally or domestically. The program provides multidisciplinary training for two years. A mentoring team is established for each post-doctoral research scholar to guide their development as a researcher and authorship of independently funded research proposals.

Call for Papers and Abstracts

*Newly Added*
International (Virtual) Symposium of the International Association for Social Work with Groups (IASWG), June 2021
Deadline: February 22, 2021
The International Association for Social Work with Groups invites group work practitioners, researchers, faculty, administrators, students, community workers and activists, and group organizers from various professional disciplines, to submit presentation proposals for the IASWG 2021 Virtual Symposium, held using interactive Zoom synchronous presentations, from June 9th to June 12th. Proposals are welcomed in all areas of group work, especially related to group work practice with populations in a variety of settings, multicultural practice, group work in developing countries or underserved communities, community development, activist group work practice, group work research and training.

Call for Abstracts: Virtual 2021 National Hispanic Health Conference
Deadline: February 26, 2021
An opportunity for students and young investigators to present their work to several hundred doctors, nurses, and healthcare executives who are especially interested in Hispanic and minority healthcare.

Child Protection Vocabulary in Professional Judgement: Fit For Purpose? 
Deadline: February 28, 2021
This special issue invites interdisciplinary papers that explore the ways in which historical and contemporary language and classifications in child protection vocabulary and the vocabulary used in assessments, tools and instruments have been contextualised or understood in policy, practice and research.

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

Call for Papers Related to COVID-19
Deadline: Rolling Submission
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a risk to well-being, livelihood, and human rights.  It has exacerbated existing health disparities experienced by traditionally oppressed groups including older adults, low-wage workers and those living in poverty, and people with underlying health conditions. However, the human rights implications go beyond this to widen other human rights gaps including the right to education, the right to free speech, and the right to a fair trial. Public policies and practices that intentionally or unintentionally favor positive outcomes for certain groups over others violate human rights and must be rectified.

The co-editors of the Journal of Human Rights and Social Work expect that these human rights violations will not pass with the first wave of the disease, but will rather continue to grow and/or come to light. As a result, rather than a one-time special issue of the journal, we invite authors to contribute relevant articles on a rolling basis for peer review.

We encourage our readers to submit postings to be included to help us stay relevant to the broad range of social work research interests.
Please email Tasha Murphy at tbmurphy@uw.edu to circulate information on funding opportunities, publications, and events. 

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.

Are you a UW graduate student in the final stages of your capstone, thesis, or dissertation project? Apply to compete in the 2021 UW Virtual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition! You’ll have an opportunity to present your project in just three minutes for cash prizes totaling $5,000. The competition is open to all eligible graduate students from Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma campuses.

The theme for this year’s competition is Equity.

Participating in 3MT is a great opportunity to:

• learn to talk about your research without using jargon
• gain skills that are important for job interviews and elevator speeches
• practice public speaking skills
• receive practice session feedback from Core Programs and Libraries staff in a friendly and supportive virtual environment
• compete for cash prizes!

Submit your proposal by March 12 by 11:59 p.m. (PST). Log in to the proposal form using your UW NetID.

Virtual competition is April 22, 4:30-6 p.m. (PST).

This event is a collaboration between Core Programs—Office of Graduate Student Affairs in The Graduate School and the UW Libraries Research Commons.

The Q2-21 training calendar is coming! Our staff are busy with laptops and calendars planning the next round of online trainings to help you develop your skills and knowledge. No matter your  career focus or level of experience, WA-AIMH aims to offer something useful for you in your work with young children and their families. You’ve asked about the schedule, and we’re answering! Click here to put your name on the list to receive the schedule as soon as it comes out.

Career Corner NEW!  Puget Sound Educational Service District is hiring a Mental Health Consultant to support children 0-5 in their Early Learning Programs such as Early Head Start, Head Start and ECEAP. Early consideration giving to applications received by March 2. NEW!  WithinReach  Is seeking a Family Resource Navigator  to serve as the first point of contact for Skagit County families seeking information about local resources and help accessing public benefits programs. This position serves pregnant families and families with young children up through 6 years old. NEW!  Columbia Basin Health Association in Othello, WA  is recruiting for a Family Resources Coordinator – ESIT responsible for identifying children with developmental delays or special health care needs, determining eligibility for the Early Support for Infants and Toddlers Program (ESIT), and assisting families in accessing needed services and resources in order to achieve positive outcomes. ​See our website for more job postings. If you have a job opening you’d like to list here, please submit this form.

March WA-AIMH Trainings Foundations of IECMH This 5 part introductory series explores core concepts including: centering caregiver child relationships, cultivating reflective practice, supporting early attachment, and understanding when  young children need advanced support.​​ March 1 to March 29 | Mondays | 9:00am – 12:00pm Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)/ASQ-SE The Ages and Stages Questionnaires are parent-completed development and social-emotional screeners for young children. This 3 part training provides instruction on how to administer both the ASQ and ASQ-SE (Social-Emotional) assessment tools. March 9 – 11 | 9:00am – 12:00pm   Introduction to RS for Supervisors For Supervisors who have participated in reflective supervision and want to become Reflective Supervisors themselves, this training covers skills and best practices, followed by a monthly reflective supervision peer group to share your journey as you put your RS skills into place with your team. ​​ March 25 & 26 | 9:00am – 12:00pm DC: 0-5 Overview The DC:0–5™ is the developmentally-based system for diagnosing mental health and developmental disorders in infants and toddlers. This official training provides an overview for allied professionals working with children 0-5 and their families.​​​ March 25 & 26 | 9:00am – 12:00pm ~return to top~

Events & Resources Here are some highlights from the field of Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health that we’ve found recently. For more, click here In this blog series from the Center for Early Education and Development, Research Associate Alyssa Meuwissen delves into common questions about the loss of enrichment opportunities, the bump in screen time and the impact on development that young children have faced during the pandemic. Part 1: Will our kids be okay? Parents’ concerns about the pandemic’s effect on children Part 2: The middle ground: supporting children’s brain development during the pandemic Part 3: The pandemic’s biggest impact on children? How it affects adults If you’ve committed to doing more to end racism in the United States, join ParentMap on Feb. 24 for a virtual event, “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America,” featuring project founder and activist Jeffery Robinson. TO REGISTER, go here: http://bit.ly/36qgD0N Amittia Parker has developed this research-informed, reflective tool to help us all think about Black maternal mental health and supports for mental health in new ways. Reframing the narrative: Black maternal mental health It appeared in the Infant Mental Health Journal in January 2021.

The Black Grad Planning Committee seeks input from graduating students on what date would be best for the ceremony. Moreover, they would also love input on what this year’s theme could be too.

Note: This is for self-identified students who intend to participate in Black Graduation this year.

At your earliest convenience please  fill out the Black Grad Event Poll; this form will remain open until Tuesday, February 23rd!

The UW Resilience Lab and Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) are inviting all students and the broader UW community to attend our Winter Quarter Grant Writing Workshop on Thursday, Feb. 25th from 3-4pm. By joining, you can expect to learn more about building your grant-writing skills and utilizing the diverse pool of on-campus grants available for projects and initiatives at the UW – including the Campus Sustainability Fund and Resilience Lab Seed Grants. Seed grants provide financial and institutional support to students, staff, and instructors to help them hone their skills, create impactful projects, and develop as leaders and professionals while upholding sustainability initiatives on campus.

Join us on February 25th for an opportunity to network and to learn how to promote sustainability, compassion, and resilience at the UW through projects that matter to you. We aim for this event to be informative and catalyze students to take part in project development that contributes to the UW campus and community, both virtually and in person!
Register here. Reach out to uwrlcoordinator@uw.edu with any questions or for more information.

 

Living the Dreams of Our Ancestors: Transcending Historical Trauma
Live stream Lecture: Thursday, Feb. 25, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. PST

Register Here

Dr. Karina Walters
Professor,
Katherine Hall Chambers Scholar

Dr. Karina Walters is co-founder and co-director of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute. She is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. She has more than 25 years of experience in social epidemiological research on the historical, social, and cultural determinants of health among American Indian and Alaska Native populations as well as chronic disease prevention research.

For more information and to apply, click the PDF link below:

DACC Intern

The Center for Global Studies would like to share a wonderful funding opportunity for all University of Washington students, The Marcy Migdal Fund for Educational Equality. Past recipients have included students from a wide range of departments in both the sciences and the humanities. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible.

More information is below, and a flyer is attached. We hope you’ll circulate this opportunity to your students!

 

Please feel free to reach out to me or to the CGS Managing Director, Tamara Leonard (tleonard@uw.edu), with any questions. 

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