SSW Research Newsletter: Issue 01/26

Xu, X., Chikersal, P., Dutcher, J. M., Sefidgar, Y., Seo, W., Tumminia, M., Villalba, D., Cohen, S., Creswell, D., Creswell, K., Doryab, A., Nurius, P., Riskin, E. A., Dey, A. K.,  Mankoff, J. (in press). Leveraging collaborative-filtering for personalized behavior modeling: A case study of depression detection among college students. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies

Crume, H. J., Nurius, P. S., Kim, E. B. & Logan-Greene, P. (in press). School engagement among young people entering probation. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

Bishop, A., Nurius, P. S., Logan-Greene, P., & Rousson, A. (in press).The influence of micro-meso resources on therapeutic progress and court re-involvement for youth on probation. JSSWR

Current Research Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities

Selected Grant Opportunities

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

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

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

*Newly Added*
Mental Health Awareness Training Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Deadline: February 5, 2021
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for FY2021 Mental Health Awareness Training Grants (MHAT). The purpose of this program is to: 1.) train individuals (e.g., school personnel, emergency first responders, law enforcement, veterans, armed service members and their families) to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders, particularly serious mental illness (SMI) and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED); 2.) establish linkages with school-and/or community-based mental health agencies to refer individuals with the signs or symptoms of mental illness to appropriate services; 3.) train emergency services personnel, veterans, law enforcement, fire department personnel, and others to identify persons with a mental disorder and employ crisis de-escalation techniques; and 4.) educate individuals about resources that are available in the community for individuals with a mental disorder.

*Newly Added*
Enhancement and Expansion of Treatment and Recovery Services for Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and their Families
Deadline: February 8, 2021
The substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for FY2021 Enhancement and Expansion of Treatment and Recovery Services for Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and their Families grant program. The purpose of this program is to enhance and expand comprehensive treatment, early intervention, and recovery support services for adolescents (age 12-18) and transitional aged youth (ages 16-25) with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD), and their families/primary caregivers.

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

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

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

*Newly Added*
Research on Juvenile Justice Topics
Deadline: February 25, 2021
This funding opportunity seeks proposals for studies that advance knowledge and understanding in one of the following two priority topic areas: 1.) Juvenile justice responses to the COVID-19 pandemic or 2.) deinstitutionalization of status offenders.

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

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

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

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

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

Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: March 02, 2021
This funding opportunity announcement aims to support research to strengthen the healthcare response to COVID-19. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to focus on the role and impact of digital health interventions (e.g., mobile health, telemedicine and telehealth, health information technology, and wearable devices) to address access, reach, delivery, effectiveness, scalability and sustainability of health assessments and interventions for secondary effects (e.g., behavioral health or self-management of chronic conditions) that are utilized during and following the pandemic, particularly in populations who experience health disparities and vulnerable populations.

*Newly Added*
Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants
Deadline: March 15, 2021
This funding opportunity seeks applications to fund new tribal-researcher capacity-building planning grants involving scientists working with tribal nations and organizations to develop tangible and mutually beneficial criminal or juvenile justice research studies that are rigorous and culturally appropriate. Research proposals must be tribally driven and address the challenges of fighting crime and strengthening justice systems in Indian country and Alaska Native villages.

*Newly Added*
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women
Deadline: March 16, 2021
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women grants support research and evaluation projects examining the issue of violence against women and the effectiveness of criminal justice system responses, procedures, and policies in addressing the problem. The program seeks to develop independent knowledge and tools to enhance law enforcement efforts to reduce violence and promote the safety of women, including elderly women and American Indian/Alaska Native women and girls, and their family members. Priority will be given to applications that address challenges in rural communities, that benefit individuals from high-poverty or persistent-poverty counties, and that enhance public safety in economically distressed communities or Opportunity Zones.

*Newly Added*
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grant
LOI Deadline: February 11, 2021
Application Deadline: March 16, 2021
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants program impacts and empowers people living with paralysis, their families and caregivers. The 2021 Quality of Life grant program will offer Direct Effect and COVID-19: Addressing Social Isolation grants.

Direct Effect Grants ($25,000)
The Direct Effect Quality of Life Grant (Tier 1)is open-focused and will award at least 36 grants of up to $25,000 to support the same wide range of projects and activities of the traditional Quality of Life grants. Grants will fund specific budget items that will clearly impact individuals living with paralysis and their families, and the project must be completed within 12 months.

COVID-19: Addressing Social Isolation Grants ($25,000-$50,000)
The aim of the Reeve Foundation’s new grants program is to address social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic with the goal of enhancing connectedness of people living with paralysis and their caregivers to their communities and preventing adverse health outcomes.

NOTE: Only one application from UW allowed. Please submit a 1 page LOI with a description of proposed aims and approach and CV of the PI by February 11, 2021 to research@uw.edu.

*Newly Added*
Deadline: March 17, 2021
Research on Biopsychosocial Factors of Social Connectedness and Isolation on Health, Well Being, Illness, and Recovery
this program provides grants for research projects that examine how social isolation and social connectedness affect outcomes in health, illness, recovery, and overall well being. Areas of focus include:

• Effects of social connectedness, connection, and isolation across the lifespan
• Mechanisms of connectedness, connection, and isolation, including neurobiological, behavioral, and environmental factors
• Knowledge representation and behavioral development

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

*Newly Added*
Research and Evaluation on the Police Response to Homelessness
Deadline: April 5, 2021
This funding opportunity seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects to conduct exploratory research and secondary/open data analysis to assess the range of practices, strategies, and tactics used by police to respond to homelessness. Applicants must propose case studies, among other research activities, to establish the complexity and breadth of public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions connected to the police response to homelessness.

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

*Newly Added*
Improving the Use of Research Evidence and Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
LOI Deadline: May 5, 2021
This award funds research to improve the lives of young people ages 5-25 in the United States. This includes investing in high-quality field-initiated studies on improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth. Of interest is research on improving the use of research evidence by state and local decision-makers, mid-level managers, and intermediaries. It welcomes investigations about research use in various systems, including justice, child welfare, mental health, and education.

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

*Newly Added*
Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice Symposium: Addressing Racism from within the Social Work Profession: Reflections on our Past and Present
January 28-29, 2021, 9:30am-1:30pm
Social work has a complex history of upholding White supremacy alongside a goal to achieve racial justice. Moreover, our profession simultaneously practices within racist systems and works to dismantle them. In the wake of a fervent #BlackLivesMatter movement and persistent racial disparities in key social welfare institutions, these paradoxes have come to the forefront of discussion in academic and practice circles. This unique moment presents an opportunity to interrogate our profession’s relationship to White supremacy and racial justice in order to reimagine an anti-racist future. This series of virtual symposia will address these themes. Registration required; cost is free.

*Newly Added*
It’s Not so Black and White: Race, Health Disparities and How we Report Them
February 9, 2021, 12:00-3:00pm
This event, hosted by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, focuses on how race is utilized, reported and interpreted in biomedical research. Is the use of race as a variable in clinical research practical or problematic? How can researchers responsibly investigate health disparities between racial groups to work towards meaningful change? This seminar explores these issues from multiple perspectives, including representatives from the funding, publishing, and research communities. Registration required; cost is free.

Strengthening Relationships and Repairing Harm: A Paradigm Shift in School Discipline Practice and Research – Anne Gregory

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

2018 Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods

• Causal Inference in Migration Studies
• Introduction to Combined-Sample Multiple Imputation of Legal Status (CSMI)
• Ethics & Human Subjects Today in Migration Studies: Legal Rights & Limits for Researchers

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