Offer Newsletter: Issue 95

Issue No. 95                                                                       November 23, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements
eRA Commons Reminder: Password Moving to Passphrase
Effective November 17, 2021, users of eRA Commons (including Commons Mobile, ASSIST, and IAR) who change their passwords will be required to use a passphrase — a set of random words or a sentence at least 15 characters long — instead of a password. With this move, users will need to change their passphrase only once a year (as opposed to the current NIH policy that requires passwords to be changed every 120 days).

eRA Commons ID required for Key Personnel starting January 25, 2022
For due dates on or after January 25, 2022, NIH, AHRQ, FDA, AND VA will require all individuals listed on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile Form to have an eRA Commons username.

New Publications
Scheuer, H., Kuklinski, M. R., Sterling, S. A., Catalano, R. F., Beck, A., Braciszewski, J., Boggs, J., Hawkins, J. D., Loree, A. M., Weisner, C., Carey, S., Elsiss, F., Morse, E., Negusse, R., Jessen, A., Kline-Simon, A., Oesterle, S., Quesenberry, C., Sofrygin, O., & Yoon, T. (2022). Parent-focused prevention of adolescent health risk behavior: Study protocol for a multisite cluster-randomized trial implemented in pediatric primary care. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 112: 106621

Selected Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities

Learning Disabilities Innovation Hubs (P20)
Deadline: November 30, 2021
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) invites exploratory grant applications, hereafter referred to as the Learning Disabilities Innovation Hubs or LD Hubs, addressing the etiology, manifestation, prevention and remediation of reading, writing and/or mathematics specific learning disorders (SLDs). An LD Hub includes a single research project and a Leadership Core that support the goals and aims of the LD Hub.

Community Centered Pilot AIDS Research Center Pilot Award
Deadline: December 1, 2021
The University of Washington Behavioral Research Center for HIV (UW BIRCH) invites pilot study applications that support its mission to catalyze research that integrates mental health and HIV prevention and care, guided by communities and practitioners seeking to end the epidemic. UW BIRCH seeks to stimulate interdisciplinary research focused on the mental health of groups vulnerable to HIV infection or living with HIV. For more information, please email uwbirch@uw.edu.

Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Grant
Deadline: December 1, 2021
The Horowitz Foundation is offering small grant funding ($7,500) to support emerging scholars, promote scholarship with a social policy application, and encourage projects that address contemporary issues in the social sciences.

American Women: Assessing Risk Epidemiologically (AWARE) (R01)
December 9, 2021
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will support research that combines epidemiologic methods, digital technology, and data science approaches to better understand HIV prevention, transmission, and early care-cascade points for women living in the US. Applications must: 1) determine the best ways to identify, enroll, and retain cohorts of women living in the United States (US) who are behaviorally vulnerable to HIV; and 2) develop a knowledgebase comprised of cohort data from women augmented with other data sources including big data sources.

Multidisciplinary Collaborations for Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Program
Deadline: December 10, 2021
The National Science Foundation invites exploratory concepts from researchers in the social, behavioral and economic sciences collaborating with researchers in computer and information science and engineering. The program aims to support fundamental multidisciplinary research on security, privacy and trustworthy cyberspace that leads to new knowledge and approaches to design, build and operate systems that can better protect people, organizations and critical infrastructure.

Research in Religious and Spiritual Competencies in Clinical Training
LOI Deadline: December 20, 2021
Application deadline: March 15, 2022
Stetson University welcomes proposals for conduct independent investigations of specific Religion and Spirituality (R/S) competency areas. Applications should focus on at least one of three priority areas:(1) Development and validation of assessment tools, techniques, and/or measures of R/S competencies that are robust indicators of clinician competence; (2) Development and evaluation of high-impact clinical training practices in R/S competence; or (3) Examining the role of R/S competencies in client outcomes, feasibility, and/or clinical processes.

Notice of Special Interest: Navigating Pediatric to Adult Health Care: Lost in Transition
Deadlines: January 5 (R41,R43), February 5, 2022 (R01), February 16, 2022 (R21) (can submit on future NIH deadlines through January 8, 2024)
This notice encourages applications in high-priority research areas related to pediatric health care transition for youth with chronic physical/medical conditions or intellectual/developmental disabilities. Research applications that will advance our understanding of promising practices designed to facilitate successful health care transitions (HCT) from pediatric to adult care settings as well as barriers and facilitators to such transition are encouraged.

*Newly Added*
UW Population Health Initiative Interdisciplinary Grant Program
Deadlines: January 14 (Tier 2), February 1, 2022 (Tier 1), April 1, 2022 (Tier 3) (can submit on future deadlines through October 2, 2023)
The Population Health Initiative at UW seeks to create a world where all people can live healthier and more fulfilling lives. The Initiative is pleased to offer population health pilot research grants that are intended to encourage the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations among investigators – and with community-based partners – for projects that address critical challenges to population health.

*Newly Added*
Patient-Clinician Relationship: Improving Health Outcomes in Populations that Experience Health Care Disparities (R01)
Deadline: February 5, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through October 5, 2024)
This funding opportunity supports innovative multi-disciplinary and multi-level (e.g., patient, clinician, interpersonal, health care system, community) research designed to understand how optimizing patient-clinician communication and relationship affects health care outcomes in patients from populations with health care disparities. Information sessions will be held on November 30, December 9, and January 5.

Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials of Complementary and Integrative Interventions Delivered Remotely or via mHealth
Deadline: February 5, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through May 8, 2023)
This funding announcement encourages applications for investigator-initiated fully remotely delivered and conducted clinical trials to assess the efficacy or effectiveness of complementary and integrative health interventions.

The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the U.S. 
Deadline: February 5, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through June 5, 2024)
This funding opportunity supports innovative population-based research that can contribute to identifying and characterizing pathways and mechanisms through which work or occupation influences health outcomes and health status among populations with health and/or health care disparities, and how work functions as a social determinant of health.

Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer Term Outcomes
Deadline: February 5, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through February 5, 2024)
The National Institute of Mental Health seeks applications for research projects to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic and service delivery interventions for the post-acute management of mental health conditions affecting youth, adults, and older adults.

Notice of Special Interest: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Underserved and Vulnerable Populations
Deadline: February 5, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through September 8, 2024)
The purpose of this Notice is to highlight interest in research regarding the impact of COVID-19 on populations that experience health disparities (racial and ethnic minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, underserved rural populations, and sexual and gender minorities) and other populations with medical or social vulnerabilities.

Comprehensive Care for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus from Populations with Health Disparities
Deadline: February 5, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through June 5, 2024)
This award will support innovative multidisciplinary and multi-level research designed to develop and/or test interventions to optimize care of persons with Type 2 diabetes from populations with health/health care disparities, including racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and underserved rural populations.

Addressing Health Disparities among Immigrant Populations through Effective Interventions
Deadline: February 5, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through January 5, 2023)
This announcement calls for multidisciplinary/multilevel research focusing on the design and implementation of effective interventions that will address immigrant-specific factors to reduce health disparities, particularly among migrant workers, recent and 1st generation immigrants.

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03)
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21)
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01)
Deadlines: February 5, 2022 (R01), February 16, 2022 (R03, R21) 
These FOAs invite applications that will identify, develop, test, evaluate, and/or refine strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based practices (e.g. behavioral interventions; prevention, treatment and disease management interventions) into public health, clinical practice, and community settings.

Notice of Special Interest: NIH R01 Applications from Individuals from Diverse Backgrounds, Including Under-Represented Minorities
Deadline: February 5, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through May 8, 2023)
NIH seeks to promote diversity in all of its research programs and to increase the participation of underrepresented groups. this notice is being issued to highlight interest in receiving research project applications submitted by investigators from diverse backgrounds.

Maximizing the Scientific Value of Secondary Analyses of Existing Cohorts and Datasets in Order to Address Research Gaps and Foster Additional Opportunities in Aging Research
Deadlines: February 5, 2022 (R01), February 16, 2022 (R21) (can submit on future NIH deadlines through September 8, 2023)
This notice encourages the use of existing cohorts and datasets for well-focused secondary analyses on: (1) aging changes influencing health across the lifespan (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD)), (2) diseases and disabilities in older persons, and/or (3) the changes in basic biology of aging that underlie these impacts on health. Applicants should use the parent R01 and parent R21 application materials.

Dementia Care and Caregiver Support Intervention Research (R01)
Deadline: February 10, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through February 13, 2024)
This funding opportunity solicits mechanism-focused dementia care and caregiver support intervention development research to address the care needs and promote the health, function, and well-being of persons with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (ADRD) and of those providing their care.

Pragmatic Trials for Dementia Care and Caregiver Support (R61/R33)
Deadline: February 10, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through February 13, 2024)
This funding opportunity supports pilot research that will:  (1) improve quality of care of persons with dementia; (2) improve quality of life for persons with dementia and their informal caregivers; (3) deliver more patient-focused, cost-effective care across multiple settings; and/or (4) reduce disparities in dementia care.

Clinical Trials to Test the Effectiveness of Treatment, Preventive, and Services Interventions
Deadline: February 15, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through February 15, 2024)
This funding opportunity supports clinical trials to establish the effectiveness of interventions and to test hypotheses regarding moderators, mediators, and mechanisms of action of these interventions to prevent or treat mental illness.

AHRQ Small Research Grant Program (R03)
Deadline: February 16, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through July 7, 2022)
This R03 grant mechanism supports different types of health services research projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.

NIMHD Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (R21)
Deadline: February 16, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through May 8, 2023)
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) invites applications for short-term exploratory or developmental research projects that have the potential to break new ground in the fields of minority health and/or health disparities that can directly contribute to improving minority health and/or reducing health disparities in the U.S.

PAR-19-394: Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36)
Deadline: February 16, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through January 8, 2023)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide dissertation awards in all areas of research within the National Institute on Aging’s (NIA’s) strategic priorities to increase the diversity of the scientific research workforce engaged in research on aging and aging-related health conditions.

Pilot Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer-term Outcomes (R34)
Deadline: February 16, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through February 16, 2024)
This FOA supports pilot research to evaluate the feasibility, tolerability, acceptability, safety and preliminary indications of effectiveness of post-acute phase intervention approaches and inform the design of definitive effectiveness trials.

*Newly Added*
Understanding the role of Bilingualism in Cognitive Reserve/Resilience in Aging and AD/ADRD (R01)
Deadline: March 3, 2022
This funding opportunity supports research studying the role of bilingualism as it relates to cognitive reserve/resilience in healthy aging and in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (ADRD). There is a need for more prospective, hypothesis-driven research to build a theoretical framework and identify the extent to which acquiring a second language impacts human brain function.

Biopsychosocial Factor of Social Connectedness and Isolation on Health, wellbeing, Illness, and Recovery (R01) 
Deadline: May 21, 2022 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through June 22, 2024)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) invites research projects that seek to explain the underlying mechanisms, processes, and trajectories of social relationships and how these factors affect outcomes in human health, illness, recovery, and overall wellbeing. Also see related R01s here and here.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity
Deadline: Rolling
This funding is focused on studies about upstream causes of health inequities, such as the systems, structures, laws, policies, norms, and practices that determine the distribution of resources and opportunities, which in turn influence individuals’ options and behaviors. Research should center on the needs and experiences of communities exhibiting the greatest health burdens and be motivated by real-world priorities.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health
Deadline: Rolling
Evidence for Action (E4A), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), funds research that expands the evidence needed to build a Culture of Health (broadly defined as one in which good health and well-being flourish across geographic, demographic, and social sectors; public and private decision-making is guided by the goal of fostering equitable communities; and everyone has the opportunity to make choices that lead to healthy lifestyles).

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health
Deadline: Rolling
Pioneering Ideas seeks proposals that are primed to influence health equity in the future. We are interested in ideas that address any of these four areas of focus: Future of Evidence; Future of Social Interaction; Future of Food; Future of Work. Additionally, we welcome ideas that might fall outside of these four focus areas, but which offer unique approaches to advancing health equity and our progress toward a Culture of Health.
Events and Lectures

Funding Opportunity Webinar: Human Networks and Data Science
November 30, 2021, 10:30am-12:00pm
The Human Networks and Data Science program (HNDS) supports research that enhances our understanding of human behavior by leveraging data and network science research across a broad range of topics. The program supports research that can identify ways in which dynamic, distributed, and heterogeneous data can provide novel answers to fundamental questions about individual and group behavior.
National Science Foundation Fall Advisory Committee Meeting
December 2-3, 2021, 9:00am-2:00pm
The National Science Foundation’s Advisory Committee for the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences will be meeting to provide advice, recommendations and oversight to the directorate concerning support for research and education. Registration required.

Biosketch 101: Getting Grant Reviewers to Know You
December 7, 2021, 12:00-1:30pm
Learn how to make your experience and expertise shine through in the Personal Statement and Contributions to Science sections of the biosketch. Key changes the NIH biosketch format that take effect in 2022 will also be discussed so that you can make sure yours complies with the latest NIH policy.

Culture As Medicine: Healing Through Connection
December 8, 2021, 11:00am-12:30pm
Culture is truly medicine when it comes to mind, body, and spiritual well-being. The traditions, values, and stories from our ancestors create a terrain for inter-generational healing. Among other topics, this webinar will discuss how research shows that cultural connections are important on the road to well-being, especially in indigenous populations. Registration required.

*Newly Added*
NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Lessons from My Journey as a Black Scientist, NIH-funded Investigator, DEI Leader, and Mental Health Advocate
December 9, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm
In this talk, Dr. Nii Addy will share his experiences and journey as a Black scientist, mentor, mentee, sponsor, diversity, equity, inclusion leader, and mental health advocate. Dr. Addy is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Cellular and Molecular Physiology and is the inaugural Director of Scientist Diversity and Inclusion at the Yale School of Medicine.

Advisory Panel on Healthcare Delivery and Disparities Research Winter 2021 Meeting
December 9, 2021, 8:00am-1:30pm
Members of the public are invited to tune in to PCORI’s Advisory Panel on Healthcare Delivery and Disparities Research’s Winter 2021 Meeting via webinar/teleconference.

Conferences, Workshops, and Training Opportunities

*Newly Added*
Going Public: Translating Research into Public Writing
December 3, 12:30-2:20pm
The UW Simpson Center for the Humanities presents a two-hour writing workshop on translating research into public writing. Dr. Jennifer Wilson will give a talk about her experience breaking into media writing during and after a career in academia, covering topics like pitching, working with editors, making research publicly accessible, and the pluses and minuses of writing for a wider audience. Registration required.

*Newly Added*
Building Unifying Systems of Care Addressing Comorbidities in Women and Girls
December 16-17, 2021
Several NIH institutes are hosting a virtual workshop with researchers, clinicians, and community and federal partners that will look at ways to help communities adopt and implement prevention and treatment interventions for women and girls with mental health, substance use, and cardiopulmonary diseases, and who live in medically underserved communities.

Translational Research Training Program
Application Deadline: January 14, 2022
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences is offering a one-year Translational Research Training Program for predoctoral students. The program creates a cross-disciplinary community of emerging researchers and provides them with training, career development opportunities, and team science skills.

*Newly Added*
Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference
January 12-16, 2022, Washington, D.C. (Live-streaming also available)
SSWR’s annual conference, “Social Work Science for Racial, Social, and Political Justice”, offers more than 500 symposia, workshop, roundtable, and paper and poster presentations that reflect a broad range of research interests, from workshops on the latest quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and grant writing to symposia featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS. Early bird registration is due by December 10, 2021.

2022 Summer Institute on Randomized Behavior Clinical Trials
Application Due Date: February 15, 2022
Sponsored by OBSSR and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the Summer Institute will provide an intermediate/advanced course in planning, designing, and conducting high-impact randomized controlled trials of health-related behavioral interventions. It emphasizes programmatic research and prepares fellows to lead or collaborate on rigorous, high-impact behavioral trials and on systematic efforts to develop and improve health-related behavioral interventions.

National Organization of Forensic Social Work Annual Conference
June 14-16, 2022
The theme of this conference is Social Justice and Unjust Systems: Strategies to Advance Structural Change. Topics will include: understanding clients’ intersectionality in order to provide more inclusive and equitable services; disaggregating data and reporting outcomes with context; and developing theories of structural/systems change to support long term transformation and justice.

American Society on Aging and the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Online Gerontology Courses
Course dates Summer- Fall 2020 Online
The American Society on Aging and the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology are offering four different five-week online gerontology courses. The online learning curriculum will expand your knowledge of aging issues with in-depth information and insights.CE credits are offered from select accreditation providers.

Boston University School of Social Work’s Center for Aging & Disability Research & Education (CADER)
Ongoing
Prepare for the challenges of a rapidly changing society with CADER state-of-the-art online training programs. All CADER courses cover content areas related to legal and ethical considerations, cultural competence, person-centered approaches, health literacy, and strategies for communicating effectively in difficult situations. These online courses are available separately or as part of a certificate program, are self-paced, and can be taken anytime, and provide continuing education credits.

Arizona Rural Women’s Health Network: Sexual Violence Training for Community Health Workers
Ongoing-online (CHEHs)
The Arizona Rural Women’s Health Network offers a free 4 hour course that provides an introduction to basic knowledge and skills useful in assisting and responding to victims of sexual violence. The online course includes self-paced modules, a workbook, and a simulated role-play scenario.

Junior Investigator Group: Quantitative Research Methods for Behavioral research around HIV and Mental Health
The UW BIRCH Methods Core is seeking a handful of early stage investigators to join a junior investigator group focused on quantitative research methods for behavioral research around HIV and mental health. The group will meet monthly and will focus on quantitative methods topics to assist participants in securing funding, actively publishing, and otherwise advancing in their careers.

Junior Investigator Group: UW/Fred Hutch Behavioral Science Core
The UW/Fred Hutch CFAR’s Behavioral Science Core supports an ongoing “Junior Investigator Group” or JIG that is open to new members for the next academic year. Co-facilitated by Drs. Deepa Rao, Judith Tsui, and Jane Simoni, the JIG assists early stage investigators who are interested in research on the behavioral aspects of HIV. The group meets monthly and assists members in securing funding, actively publishing, and otherwise successfully advancing in their careers.

Postdoctoral Fellowships and Research Job Opportunities

Deadline: Rolling 
Dr. Megan Moore at SSW is hiring for a Research Assistant/Coordinator position to assist with a qualitative study to understand the impacts of COVID on stakeholder engagement as part of a larger PCORI-funded study of a transitions of care model with patients and family members who have sustained a traumatic brain injury. for more information, please email Dr. Moore at mm99@uw.edu or Leslie Kempthorne (ette@uw.edu).

Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity Postdoctoral Scholar Positions
Deadline: Rolling through November 24, 2021
The Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity (HOPE) at the University of Utah is seeking applicants for multiple Postdoctoral Scholar positions. HOPE conducts community-engaged clinical, population, and implementation science research that focuses on health inequities, behavioral risk factors, cancer and chronic disease, infectious disease, screening and vaccination, and use of state of the science biomedical informatics and mobile health technologies for both assessment and intervention.

UCSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in AIDS Prevention Studies
Deadline: December 10, 2021
The Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) in the UCSF Division of Prevention Science is accepting applications for 2- to 3-year postdoctoral fellowships in AIDS prevention research. Scholars who contribute diversity to the field of health research are strongly encouraged to apply.

Penn State Child Maltreatment Postdoctoral Fellowship
Deadline: January 14, 2022
Penn State University’s Child Maltreatment Solutions Network (solutionsnetwork.psu.edu) is now accepting applications for our 2-year NICHD-funded T32 (solutionsnetwork.psu.edu/t32-grant) post-doctoral fellowship in child maltreatment science. The training will allow fellows to specialize in several training tracks including a) Biology and Health, b) Developmental Processes, c) Prevention and Treatment, and d) Policy and Administrative Data Systems.

*Newly Added*
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social-Emotional Learning and Substance Abuse Prevention
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Innovation in Child and Family Wellness Research Group of Virginia Commonwealth University is accepting applications for a postdoctoral position to examine the efficacy of a trauma-informed, social- emotional learning program to reduce adolescent substance use. This is a 1-year fellowship, with the option to renew for an additional year.

Postdoctoral Position at Penn State University
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Context and Development Lab (CDL) at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for a Post-doctoral Scholar position to begin July or August, 2022 (preferred, but negotiable). The goal of our research is to elucidate the development of adolescents, with particular attention to contextual supports and an examination of the ways in which cultural values and norms associated with race and/or ethnicity and socioeconomic status influence youth development and family practices.

Boston College School of Social Work Postdoctoral Fellow
Deadline: Open Until Filled
Boston College School of Social Work invites applications to a post-doctoral fellowship focused on issues of relevance to maternal and child health and health equity, with a special focus on child abuse prevention. Interest and/or expertise in longitudinal data analysis, qualitative data analysis, efficacy trials, and/or implementation science is desired.

Postdoctoral Research Position at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The University of Connecticut School of Social Work is seeking candidates for a Postdoctoral Associate to work on multiple federally and state funded projects largely focused on behavioral health program evaluations. The post-doc will engage in a number of projects, including evaluations of interventions designed to improve the delivery of services for people with mental health and/or substance use disorders.

Yoga in the NICU for Parents: A Randomized Clinical Study
Deadline: Rolling
Dr. Sara Neches, a Neonatal-Perinatal Fellow in the Division of Neonatology at UW, is seeking a graduate student to assist with data analysis for her study titled “Yoga in the NICU for Parents: A Randomized Clinical Study.” For additional details, please email Tasha Murphy (tbmurphy@uw.edu).

Post-Doctoral Position at Northwestern University
Deadline: Rolling
The Contexts of Adolescent Stress and Thriving (C.O.A.S.T.) Lab, led by Dr. Emma Adam, is searching for a post-doctoral scholar to collaborate on the processing, analyzing and writing up data from several randomized control trial intervention studies designed to promote adolescent wellbeing and to reduce racial disparities in adolescent health and achievement.

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.

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Evidence-Based Practices for Immigrant Youth Child and Adolescent Services Division of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Department of Psychiatry University of California, San Francisco
Deadline: Rolling applications
This postdoctoral fellowship is a placement in a hospital-based outpatient community mental health clinic. The position focuses on development, implementation, and evaluation of outpatient specialty mental health and a school-based prevention program targeting immigrant youth and families. The fellow will engage in clinical service delivery and scholarship in an outpatient clinic based program, as well as school-based settings.

Call for Papers and Abstracts

Behavioral Sciences Special Issue “Culturally Responsive Trauma-Informed Care”
Deadline: November 21, 2021
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is widely accepted as a standard for assessment and intervention that not only acknowledges but also respects and integrates the cultural values, beliefs, and practices of patients and families. This Special Issue is interested in how cultural humility and sensitivity can be incorporated into elements and principles of TIC and what lessons we have learned to create culturally responsive trauma-informed practice and policy in the current care systems.

Healthcare Special Issue “Youth Mental Health and Family Support”
Deadline: January 31, 2022
This Special Issue focuses on innovation in community-based care for young people aged 6–29, and on identifying supportive approaches that foster their success in school, higher education, employment, and social relationships. Of particular interest are services focused on youth aged 14–29 who need support to successfully transition to adulthood.

Families in Society Special Issue: Mental Health: Learning Locally to Impact Globally
Deadline: February 1, 2022
In this special issue of Families in Society, we are actively seeking articles and research centering on global mental health though innovative local treatment, services, interventions, and perspectives.

Reimagining Supports for Youth Involved with Public Systems in the Transition to Adulthood
Deadline: February 1, 2022
Youth who depend on service systems before and during the transition to adulthood, such as those experiencing homelessness, foster care, juvenile justice, and special education tend to have worse educational, employment, and health outcomes than their non-system involved peers. This special issue encourages innovative thinking and focuses on papers that contribute to improving outcomes for system-connected youth by shifting our focus or reimagining services and supports for youth in the transition to adulthood.

Advancing Interdisciplinary Research on Foster Care and Higher Education
Deadline: February 11, 2022
The National Research Collaborative for Foster Alumni and Higher Education (NRC-FAHE) is seeking manuscripts for an interdisciplinary special issue focused on postsecondary education for youth in foster care and college students with a history of foster care. The special issue will be published in Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.

National Organization of Forensic Social Work 2022 Conference Call for Abstracts
Deadline: February 15, 2022
NOFSC is seeking abstracts that highlight programs, policies and activities that present solutions (proven or in development) to current challenges faced by forensic social workers in their practice. Abstracts will be presented at the 2022 conference, which focused on social justice and unjust systems.

Children Special Issue: Family Risk and Protective Factors and Child Development
Deadline: February 20, 2022
Although there is a growing body of research on family risk and protective factors, much remains to be learned about the ways in which various family risk and protective factors interact with each other to shape child development over time. This Special Issue will be devoted to understanding the unique and combined effects of family risk and protective factors on child development across multiple dimensions of functioning (e.g., physical, mental, emotional, behavioral, social, cognitive).

Global Social Welfare: Research, Policy Practice Special Call for COVID Research
Deadline: Ongoing
Global Social Welfare is inviting authors to contribute research articles sharing experiences and results (both positive and negative) with our readers who can use this information to inform the development and implementation of future social work, social policy and public health programs.

The database for BIPOC-Authored Social Work Papers
Deadline: Ongoing
The BIPOC-Authored Papers for Social Work database was created in an effort to amplify BIPOC voices and perspectives, and to increase the representation of BIPOC authors across social work curriculum. As faculty engage in critical analysis of their syllabi and curricula, the availability of BIPOC-authored materials is an essential element of dismantling the white supremacy embedded in social work and transforming social work education and practice. As a crowd-sourced database, this collaborative endeavor has the potential to elevate academic excellence and enhance a diverse, inclusive, values-based learning environment.

Call for Papers Related to COVID-19
Deadline: Rolling Submission
The COVID-19 pandemic 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. Public policies and practices that intentionally or unintentionally favor positive outcomes for certain groups over others violate human rights and must be rectified. 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.

Research Resources

ITHS Scientific Success Committee
ITHS has created a Scientific Success Committee, a group of experienced investigators, statisticians and bioethicists who provide feedback on study design, strategy or feasibility from early stages of development until implementation of a study. The committee meets monthly, and requires a brief application for consideration.

ITHS Career Development Series
The ITHS Career Development Series consist of monthly lectures and workshops designed to provide junior faculty and investigators with tools, a forum for discussion, and learning opportunities to help advance their careers. Below you will find all the seminars we have recorded, so you can tap into this knowledge when ever you need to! Topics include: How to write Specific Aims, study recruitment strategies, grant writing skills, and responding to reviewer comments.

Video Guide: Overview of Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards, especially the Individual Fellowships (F awards) and Institutional Training Grants (T awards)
In this video, NIH’s Dennis Twombly and Lisa Moeller will take you through an overview of these two types of awards, providing some tips along the way.

All About Grants Podcasts
The Office of Extramural Research (OER) at NIH hosts a series of podcasts relating to NIH grants that is designed for investigators, fellows, students, and research administrators. Episodes cover topics such as grant preparation, developing successful grant applications, advice for new and early career scientists, submitting your application, the peer-review process, and post-award activities and requirements. The latest episode focuses on the newly required Diversity Plans for conference applications. Episodes are available as mp3s for download, and via iTunes. To access mp3s and transcripts of each podcast, click here.

Process for submitting a grant application through SSW
OFFER has created a new proposal timeline, a step by step guide outlining all the steps involved from starting through completing the research grant application process at SSW. This form, along with a sample proposal checklist and other useful information can be accessed through MySSW/ProposalDevelopment/Getting Started.

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. 

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