Issue No. 85 September 14, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
Congratulations to Justin Lerner!
Justin Lerner has received a Diversity Seed Grant from the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity to fund his project “Creating an Embodied Anti-Racist Culture”. The selection process for these grants was highly competitive. Congratulations, Justin!
New Publications
Romanelli, M., Sheftall, A.H., Irsheid, S.B., Lindsey, M.L., & Grogan, T.M. (2021). Factors associated with distinct patterns of suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, and suicide attempts among US adolescents. Prevention Science.
Romanelli, M., Abay, L, & Ancharski, K. (2021). Mental health supports for transgender and gender expansive youth. In G. Mallon & J. Shelton (Eds.), Social work practice with transgender and gender expansive youth, 3rd edition. New York: Routledge
Selected Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities
Engaging and Empowering Vulnerable Families and Communities to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose
Concept Note Deadline: September 20, 2021
This grant provides support for projects that aim to improve, expand, and/or
scale evidence-based family-, school-, and/or community-based prevention services for
children and families, particularly for those at highest risk. This RFP targets projects which can develop, adapt, explore, and/or evaluate promising evidence-based models of family- and community-based prevention for OUD and overdose.
NLM Information Resource Grants to Reduce Health Disparities
Letter of Intent Deadline: September 22, 2021
Application Deadline: October 22, 2021
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits resource grant applications for projects that will bring useful, usable health information to health disparity populations and their health care providers. Access to useful, usable, understandable health information is an important factor when making health decisions. Proposed projects should exploit the capabilities of computer and information technology and health sciences libraries to bring health-related information to consumers and their health care providers.
Network on Life Course Health Dynamics and Disparities in 21st Century America
Deadline: September 24, 2021
The Network on Life Course Health Dynamics and Disparities in 21st Century America (NLCHDD),
funded by the National Institute on Aging, invites interested researchers to submit pilot
proposals that have potential to better understand how US adult health and mortality
outcomes are shaped by local contexts.
Royalty Research Fund
Deadline: September 27, 2021
The Office of Research invites applications to the Fall 2021 round of the Royalty Research Fund (RRF) grant program. The purpose of the RRF is to advance new directions in research, particularly for disciplines for which external funding opportunities are minimal, for faculty who are junior in rank, or in cases where funding may provide opportunities to increase applicants’ competitiveness for subsequent funding.
Short Courses on Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Sciences Research on Aging
Deadline: October 4, 2021
The objective of this FOA is to support short-term intensive courses or summer institutes for skills development in the areas of Genomics for Social Scientists (to provide hands-on experiences for researchers working at the intersection of genetics and social science research), Interdisciplinary Social Science Research in Aging (to attract new/junior researchers and increase cross-fertilization across disciplines), and Reproducibility in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (establishing tools, best practices, and training curricula to accelerate reproducibility).
PCORI: Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
LOI Deadline: October 5, 2021
Application Deadline: January 11, 2022
PCORI aims to fund studies that address high-priority methodological gaps in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and clinical comparative effectiveness research (CER), specifically, projects that address important methodological gaps and lead to improvements in the strength and quality of evidence generated by PCOR/CER studies.
Broad PCORI Funding Announcement
LOI Deadline: October 5, 2021
Application Deadline: January 11, 2022
PCORI seeks investigator-initiated applications for patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects aligned with the following four priority areas: Addressing Disparities; Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options; Communication and Dissemination Research, and Improving Health Systems. Applications should address needs of patients, caregivers, clinicians, and other healthcare stakeholders in making personalized clinical decisions.
PCORI Phased Large Awards for Comparative Effectiveness Research
LOI Deadline: October 5, 2021
Application Deadline: January 11, 2022
PCORI invites investigators to propose an individual-level or cluster randomized controlled trial of significant scale and scope. The proposed trials should address critical decisional dilemmas that require important new evidence about the comparative effectiveness of available interventions. Proposed studies should compare interventions that already have established evidence of efficacy or are in widespread use.
PCORI: Healthy Aging- Optimizing Physical and Mental Functioning Across the Aging Continuum
LOI Deadline: October 5, 2021
Application Deadline: January 11, 2022
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is seeking to fund high-quality, comparative effectiveness research (CER) projects that focus on optimizing physical and mental functioning for community-dwelling older adults and their caregivers. Applications should focus on maintaining function and independence, facilitating chronic disease management, supporting individuals with significant functional impairment, and/or reducing caregiving burden and improving quality of life.
AHRQ Small Research Grant Program (R03)
Deadline: October 5, 2021 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through July 7, 2022)
This FOA encourages Small Research Grant (R03) applications, and expresses AHRQ priority areas of interest for ongoing small research projects. The 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.
Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials of Complementary and Integrative Interventions Delivered Remotely or via mHealth
Deadline: October 5, 2021 (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. Interventions should utilize a remotely delivered and conducted clinical trial with no in-person contact between research staff and study participants and may utilize mHealth tools or technologies.
The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the U.S.
Deadline: October 5, 2021 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through June 5, 2024)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support 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: October 5, 2021 (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. See related pilot study grant below.
Broad PCORI Funding Announcement- Cycle 3
Letter of Intent deadline: October 5, 2021
Application deadline: January 11, 2022
The Broad PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) seek investigator-initiated applications for patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects aligned with the following four priority areas: Addressing Disparities; Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options; Communication and Dissemination Research, and Improving Health Systems.
Notice of Special Interest: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Underserved and Vulnerable Populations
Deadline: October 5, 2021 (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: October 5, 2021 (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 concordant with evidence-based guidelines. NIH-designated health disparity populations include racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and underserved rural populations.
Scan Design Foundation Grant
LOI Deadline: October 15, 2021
Application Deadline: March 1, 2022
Scan | Design Foundation Research Innovation Awards program will provide research awards (typically $20,000 – $50,000) to University of Washington faculty and students who are working to deepen our understanding of pain and improve our systems for treating it. Investigators across all stages of their career and from any of the University of Washington affiliated departments are encouraged to apply for this funding.
Clinical Trials to Test the Effectiveness of Treatment, Preventive, and Services Interventions
Deadline: October 15, 2021 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through February 15, 2024)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement will support clinical trials to establish the effectiveness of interventions and to test hypotheses regarding moderators, mediators, and mechanisms of action of these interventions. evaluate the effectiveness or increase the clinical impact of pharmacologic, somatic, psychosocial (e.g., psychotherapeutic, behavioral), and combination interventions to prevent or treat mental illness.
CFAR Trainee Support Grants
Deadlines: October 15, 2021, and January 15, 2022
CFAR Trainee Support Grants help fund a variety of activities for students, fellows, and junior faculty which are directly relevant to their career development. The purpose of the program is to provide modest support to enhance career development of trainees and junior investigators pursuing research careers in HIV/AIDS and to encourage collaboration with other HIV/AIDS investigators.
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03)
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21)
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01)
Deadline: October 16, 2021
These FOAs invite research grant applications that will identify, develop, test, evaluate, and/or refine strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based practices (e.g. behavioral interventions; prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment and disease management interventions; quality improvement programs) into public health, clinical practice, and community (e.g., workplace, school, place of worship) settings.
NIMHD Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program
Deadline: October 16, 2021 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through May 8, 2023)
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) invites applications to support 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 or extend previous discoveries toward new directions or applications 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 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (nih.gov)
Deadline: October 16, 2021 (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
Deadline: October 16, 2021 (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.
Feasibility Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions
Deadline: October 20, 2021 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through February 20, 2024)
The goal of this funding opportunity is to support early phase clinical trials of complementary and integrative health approaches with physical and/or psychological therapeutic inputs (often called mind and body interventions) to fill gaps in scientific knowledge necessary for a full scale clinical trial, including feasibility studies and studies that adapt existing interventions to a specific population.
Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging
Deadline: October 22, 2021
The purpose of this award is to recruit early-stage investigators who have begun to establish research programs and who, through this award, will be ready to assume leadership roles in their field of expertise and will be poised to change theory, practice, and health outcomes related to the health of older individuals.
NIH MOSAIC Scholar Award
Deadline: October 27, 2021
NIH has reissued the Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) funding opportunities. The MOSAIC program is an NIH-wide initiative designed to facilitate the transition of promising postdoctoral researchers from diverse backgrounds into independent, research-intensive faculty careers in institutions. An informational webinar will be held on Tuesday, September 7, at 11:00am.
UW Bridge Funding Program
Deadline: November 1, 2021
The Provost’s Office provides bridge funding to support faculty to span a gap in critical research programs. Please see the Bridge Funding webpage for eligibility requirements, directions for the application and submission process, budget information, notification of award, and the post-award process. Awards are a maximum of $50,000 for 1 year and a 1:1 matching commitment is required from the department. These programs are not intended to initiate new research projects.
AHRQ Health Services Research Dissertation Program (R36)
Deadline: November 1, 2021 (can submit on future NIH deadlines through May 2, 2023)
AHRQ welcomes any area of health services research relevant to AHRQ’s priority areas as a dissertation project topic. Candidates are encouraged to address health services research issues critical to AHRQ priority populations, including: individuals living in inner city or rural (including frontier) areas; low-income and minority groups; women, children, the elderly; and individuals with special health care needs, including those with disabilities and those who need chronic or end-of-life health care.
Simpson Center for the Humanities Society of Scholars Fellowship
Deadline: November 5, 2021
The UW Simpson Center for the Humanities awards 8 fellowship grants each year for tenure-track assistant professors whose project has potential to advance the field or fields of study in which is it proposed. Joint applications from two scholars working collaboratively on a single project are also encouraged. Recipients receive release time from teaching for 2 courses in a single quarter.
The Intersection of Sex and Gender Influences on Health and Disease
Deadline: November 26, 2021
This announcement solicits research to target gaps in knowledge regarding the influence and intersection of sex and gender on disease conditions to improve understanding of the factors and mechanisms underlying sex differences in health.
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.
Addressing Health Disparities among Immigrant Populations through Effective Interventions
Deadline: NIH Standard R01 deadline dates (February 5, June 5, October 5) through January 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.
Notice of Special Interest: NIH R01 Applications from Individuals from Diverse Backgrounds, Including Under-Represented Minorities
Deadline: Open 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.
Notice of Special Interest: Navigating Pediatric to Adult Health Care: Lost in Transition
Deadline: Standard NIH R01 deadlines through January 8, 2024
The purpose of this notice is to encourage 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.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health
Deadline: Open
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: Open
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
Advancing Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve Access to Mental Health Services for LGBTQ+ Youth
September 21, 2021, 11:00-12:30 (Virtual)
This webinar will provide an overview of a NIMH-sponsored study that adapts an evidence-based mental health intervention for LGBTQ+ youth of color and their families. It will also showcase potential mechanisms that can be used to adapt the intervention to address mental health disparities faced by sexual and gender minority youth of color.
Publish and Flourish: Tips for Writing and Submitting your Manuscript
September 29, 12:00-1:30pm
In this session, tips will be provided for how to organize your thoughts as you begin to write a manuscript. Ethical responsibilities of authorship, choice of a journal, and ways to overcome writer’s block will be discussed. Next, strategies for organizing material within the article, and stylistic aspects of each section of the paper, will be addressed. Finally, the manuscript submission process will be explained.
ICPSR Biennial Meeting 2021
October 6-8, 2021 (Virtual)
Join us for this Biennial Meeting to learn more about what data are available at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the world’s oldest and largest social science data archive. You’ll also hear from experts at multiple institutions sharing how their work with data has impacted policy, culture, and more.
Data Science in Education Town Hall
October 8, 2021, 7:00am-12:45pm PST
The National Science Foundation invites you to participate in a town hall meeting to stimulate a national conversation on the topic of Data Science in Education. Each day, there is more accessible data than there was the day before, and a professional skillset is emerging to meet the needs of a dynamically growing industry. This town hall meeting will explore Data Science and its impact across all levels of education. Registration required.
2021 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival
November 19, 2021
The Annual NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival will be hosted by OBSSR and the NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee. The purpose of the festival is to highlight recently funded behavioral and social sciences research that the NIH supports; bring together behavioral and social scientists within the NIH extramural and intramural communities to network with each other and share scientific ideas; and explore ways to advance behavioral and social sciences research. More details to come in future OFFER newsletters
Conferences, Workshops, and Training Opportunities
UW Certificate in Gerontology
Deadline: September 15, 2021
People who work with older adults often get great satisfaction from making a positive difference in their lives. In this three-course certificate program, you’ll examine the specific challenges and opportunities involved in supporting older adults and their family members.
Community-Engaged Research Strategies to Mitigate Health Disparities in NICHD Populations
September 15, 2021
The goals of this workshop are to describe community-engaged research strategies to prevent and reduce health disparities in NICHD (National Institute for Child Health and Development) populations (women, children, and people with disabilities) and to identify gaps and opportunities for future health disparities research focused on these population groups.
2021 National Latino Behavioral Health Conference
September 16-17, 2021
The purpose of the 2021 National Latino Behavioral Health Conference is to highlight the latest and most relevant data around Prevention, Treatment, Recovery, Policy, and Research focusing on the Hispanic and Latino communities. the overarching goal is to highlight the contributions Hispanic and Latino professionals are making to the future of behavioral health for all of our communities.
Spatial Justice, a Driver of Health in the Context of Societal Emergencies
September 20-21, 2021
During societal emergencies, including pandemics and climate change, the relationship between people and places requires greater attention and action to integrate the knowledge of people with lived experience, especially historically marginalized communities. This workshop will feature discussions and presentations on topics such as how spatial justice affects health and health equity.
Advancing Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve Access to Mental Health Services for LGBTQ+ Youth
September 21, 2021, 11:00-12:30pm
This webinar will provide an overview of a NIMH-sponsored study that adapts an evidence-based mental health intervention for LGBTQ+ youth of color and their families. It will also showcase potential mechanisms that can be used to adapt the intervention to address mental health disparities faced by SGM youth of color.
Virtual Workshop: Food Insecurity, Neighborhood Food Environment, and Nutrition Health Disparities: State of the Science
September 21-23, 2021
This three-day virtual NIH workshop, sponsored in part by NHLBI, aims to review the state of the science related to food insecurity and the neighborhood food environment, then identify research gaps and opportunities. Participants also will explore innovative research strategies that could inform policies and practices that help prevent diet-related health disparities, as well as promote health equity.
Kempe’s International Virtual Conference: A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare
October 4-7, 2021
Join this international community of practice as we work to raise the collective consciousness of the impact of poverty, racism, oppression, othering, and inequality on the lives of children and families in child welfare systems. Contribute to the change through dialogue, thought leadership, innovative practice, and accessible research.
STRIVE for Change: Weaving Translation and Implementation Science into the Fabric of Health Disparities Research
October 6, 2021
The goals of this final workshop are to review the state of implementation and translation sciences in health disparities research to address challenges in the field for NICHD (National institute for Child Health and Development) populations. Researchers, practitioners, scholars, and advocacy organizations will be brought together to discuss how translation and implementation science can be effectively integrated into research aimed at addressing and mitigating drivers of health disparities.
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ICPSR Biennial Meeting 2021
October 6-8, 2021
The purpose of this Biennial Meeting is to learn more about what data are available here at ICPSR, the world’s oldest and largest social science data archive. You’ll also hear from experts at multiple institutions sharing how their work with data has impacted policy, culture, and more.
National Organization of Forensic Social Work Annual Conference
June 14-16, 2022
The theme of next year’s 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 provides a flexible and convenient way for you to expand your knowledge of aging issues with in-depth information and insights. Successful participants will earn a certificate of completion from USC, and CE credits are offered from select accreditation providers.
Boston University School of Social Work’s Center for Aging & Disability Research & Education (CADER)
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 offered from Boston University, 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 4 hour course for community health workers 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. Training is offered at no cost.
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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.
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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
*Newly Added*
Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Postdoctoral Scholar at Columbia University
Deadline: November 1, 2021
The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) at Columbia University School of Social Work is seeking a postdoctoral scholar. The candidate must meet NIH’s specified eligibility as a member of a group that is historically underrepresented in the health-related sciences. The postdoc will conduct analyses of youth and family wellbeing. Topics of interest include education, employment, housing, income and assistance, relationships, family formation and childbearing, identity, health, and substance use, with a special focus on system-involved youth and a cross-cutting focus on racial inequalities and structural racism.
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Pediatric Injury Research Training Program
Deadline: November 1, 2021
The Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center at UW is seeking applicants for their NICHD funded T32 post-doctoral fellowship program, the Pediatric Injury Research Training Program. The goal of the program is to create and sustain a corps of interdisciplinary-trained investigators who will conduct rigorous research on ways to reduce the toll from injuries. This two-year postdoctoral fellowship focuses heavily on research methodology and faculty mentorship. The program has been extremely successful. For example, in just the last 3 years, two fellows have received K 99/R00 awards, three have received K awards, and all have entered academic positions.
Climate Crisis Politics Fellowship
Deadline: November 1, 2021
The School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ, invites around 25 scholars to be in residence for the full academic year to pursue their own research. The 2022-2023 theme will be “Climate Crisis Politics.” Click the link above for more information.
University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Deadline: November 1, 2021
This fellowship program, established to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers, is seeking applicants with the potential to bring to their academic and research careers the critical perspective that comes from their non-traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences of members of groups historically underrepresented in higher education in the United States.
Simpson Center for the Humanities Society of Scholars Graduate Fellowship
Deadline: November 5, 2021
This fellowship supports UW doctoral students in writing up and sharing their individual research in the bi-weekly Society of Scholars. The intent is to allow fellows to devote themselves full time ot research during the summer. The fellowship carries an award of $7,500. Three awards are granted each year.
NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
Deadline: November 17, 2021
The National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports 25 early career scholars working in critical areas of education research. These $70,000 fellowships support non-residential postdoctoral proposals that make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education.
Postdoctoral Scholar in Poverty and Social Policy
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work focuses on poverty and social policy issues in the United States. The center is seeking one to two postdoctoral scholars to conduct analyses of policy proposals related to poverty, inequality, economic security, hardship, and mobility.
Postdoctoral Research Position at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The University of Connecticut School of Social Work and the Connecticut DMHAS Research Division are 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 SAMHSA funded evaluations of interventions designed to improve the delivery of services for people with mental health and/or substance use disorders
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Promoting Equity in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Steve Hicks School of Social Work and the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin are recruiting two postdoctoral fellows. The goal of the postdoctoral training program is to increase diversity in behavioral, population, and implementation science research to promote health equity in cardiovascular and pulmonary disease. Individuals underrepresented in health-related sciences (African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, Hawaiian Natives, natives of the U.S. Pacific Islands, individuals with physical or mental disabilities, first generation college graduates, sexual gender minorities) are eligible to apply.
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. Some assistance with grant writing, with ongoing data collection and helping to oversee lab personnel (staff, graduate students, undergraduate RAs) will also be required.
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. Drawing from evidence-based, family-centered, culturally-attuned, and trauma-informed approaches, 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
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal Special Issue: Foster Parenting and Child Outcomes
Deadline: October 1, 2021
This special issue will be devoted to understanding caregiving/foster parenting and child outcomes. Papers should be focused on research that addresses or supports the mental, physical, or relational health outcomes of children or adolescents in kinship/relative or non-relative foster care by examining various aspects of caregiving/foster parenting. Authors are asked to include a strengths-focused and anti-racist/anti-oppressive lens, as appropriate, to the content of the proposed manuscript.
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Deadline: October 15, 2021
Special Issue in Research on Social Work Practice: Social Work Regulation
The Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of the issues currently impacting social work regulation, such as the licensure landscape, best practices in regulation, and current regulatory issues and challenges facing the profession. The content of this issue will inspire future policy and practice.
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Abstract Deadline: October 31
Manuscript submission: January 31
Children & Schools Special Issue: University-Assisted Community Schools
The university assisted community school (UACS) model is one in which universities help to mobilize communities in support of community schools. This special issue will address the range of areas relevant to building, implementing, and evaluating UACSs, including best practices, policies, funding mechanisms, issues in various grade levels, challenges and successes in urban versus rural schools, preparation and roles of school social workers and other school-based professionals, and evaluations of these efforts. For more details, email Tasha Murphy (tbmurphy@uw.edu).
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.
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.
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.
