Posted under Events, Seminars, lectures and films on Jan 22, 2021
SAVE THE DATE! The Evans Summit on Race & Equity in Public Policy has been set for February 13th-14th, 2021 from 10:00am – 2:00pm.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/evans-summit-on-race-equity-in-public-policy-tickets-136484136727
Posted under Events, Seminars, lectures and films on Jan 18, 2021
Please join us for a livestream of the 44th annual University Faculty Lecture, presented by UW Law Professor Jacqueline McMurtrie, “Stand With the Innocent: Wrongful Convictions and Criminal Justice Reform”.
McMurtrie founded the Washington Innocence Project, which has exonerated 15 people who collectively served over 100 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. McMurtrie’s online lecture on wrongful convictions and criminal justice reform will draw upon her decades of research and casework in the innocence movement.
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, 5:30–6:30 p.m. Livestream lecture and Q&A
Register for this free lecture so we can send you livestream details before the event. Submit your questions for the Q&A with Prof. McMurtrie in advance.
Posted under Academic Resources, Career information and Professional Development Opportunities, Events, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films on Jan 18, 2021
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Posted under Events, Seminars, lectures and films on Jan 18, 2021
This upcoming lecture series features five experts on the Horn of Africa and its Diaspora communities.
All the lectures are free and open to the public. Please see below for details.
The first session takes place at 12:00 PM on Wednesday January 20th.
Kudos to the UW’s African Studies Program, which put together the series, extending and enriching the University of Washington’s Horn of Africa Initiative launched last year to promote teaching and research about the Horn.
Posted under Events, Seminars, lectures and films on Jan 18, 2021
The Annual Ethics Lecture of the Program on Ethics, Department of Philosophy, will be by Prof. Ruth Faden, Founder of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. Her talk is entitled “Social Injustice and COVID-19 Vaccines”. It will take place via Zoom, on Jan. 29 from 3.30-5.30pm.
To register, please use this link: Annual Ethics Lecture – Registration.
For additional information visit our website.
Posted under Events, Seminars, lectures and films, Social Justice on Jan 7, 2021
RSVP for link: HTTPS://FORMS.GLE/UZOHWEBK6BAVK2MHR
Posted under Academic Resources, COVID-19 Resources, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films on Jan 7, 2021
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Posted under Events, Seminars, lectures and films on Jan 3, 2021
This is a virtual event and reservations are required. Register here.
Posted under Career information and Professional Development Opportunities, COVID-19 Resources, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films, Student Resources on Jan 3, 2021
Highlighted News
Early bird registration for SSWR ends January 4, 2021.
All presenters/speakers are required to register for the conference and must be current 2021 SSWR members. This includes ALL oral paper and poster presenters, symposia organizers, symposia paper presenters and discussants, and workshop and roundtable speakers and SIG conveners.
Register here
Current Research Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities
Selected Grant Opportunities
*Newly Added*
Research to Address Vaccine Hesitancy, Uptake, and Implementation among Populations that Experience Health Disparities
Deadline: January 08, 2021
This Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) highlights the need for research strategies and interventions to address vaccine hesitancy, uptake, and implementation among populations who experience health disparities in the US.*
*Newly Added*
Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence and Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
January 13, 2021 (LOI, 1st round, Major and Officers’ grants)
May 5, 2021 (LOI, 2nd round, Major grants only)
August 4, 2021 (3rd round, Major and Officers’ grants
Population Health Initiative’s 2021 Pilot Research Grant Program
Deadline: January 29, 2021
This program is intended to encourage the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations among investigators for projects that address critical challenges to population health. Faculty members and PI-eligible research scientists from all three UW campuses (Bothell, Seattle, Tacoma) are encouraged to apply.
Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Dissertation Grants
Deadline: February 01, 2021
Funds aim to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are working in partnership with Head Start programs and with faculty mentors. These grants focus on building capacity in the research field by addressing questions relevant to early childhood programs that serve low-income children and families, as well as on fostering mentoring relationships between faculty members and doctoral students.
Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant
Deadline: February 1, 2021
Up to $9,000 to support research and research-based projects to improve the lives of cancer patients and/or cancer survivors through psychology.
APF Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford Grant
Deadline: February 15, 2021
Up to $1,250 to support innovative work to support research focusing on the understanding, prevention and/or treatment of the consequences of exposure to traumatic events such as sexual assault, sexual harassment and/or rape.
*Newly Added*
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
Wayne F. Placek Grants
Due March 1, 2021
to support empirical research from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences on any topic related to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender issues. Eligibility: Applicants must be either a doctoral-level researcher or graduate student. Due March 1, 2021.
Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: March 02, 2021
Health Policy Research Scholars
Deadline: March 17, 2021
Health Policy Research Scholars is a national leadership program for second-year doctoral students in any academic discipline who want to apply their research to help build healthier and more equitable communities.
*Newly Added*
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.
Research Events
Speaker Series: Leaders in Prevention Science
The Social Development Research Group (SDRG) at the UW School of Social Work is pleased to present a Leaders in Prevention Science speaker series to share the work of leading scholars with our colleagues.
January 6, 1:00pm Margaret Kuklinski, University of Washington
Leveraging Systems Change For Substance Misuse Prevention
January 6, 13, 20, 27, February 3, and 10, 9:30am – 11am – online
This six-week distance learning series offers an interactive experience for participants to explore the role of systems change in substance misuse prevention. Participants will examine capacities shown to enable evidence-based interventions to achieve and sustain expected results and learn how to incorporate these into their work.
Beyond Economic Mobility: Can Higher Education Advance Racial Equity?
Thurs. Jan. 7, 5:30pm
a moderated discussion about the role higher education can play in achieving a more just society in a challenging budget session.
Disabling Relations: Injured Bodyminds & Active Witnessing – Sona Kazemi Hill.
January 14, 3:00pm.
Register at https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAlceuoqD0jGNz
The Center for Humanities. While settler-colonialism has received some attention in Disability Studies, imperialism has largely remained unexplored. .
The Roles of Culture and Collaboration in Preventing Suicide and Substance Misuse in Indigenous Communities
January 21, 2021, 3pm-4pm – online
This webinar will provide an overview of the connections between suicide and substance misuse, the necessity of community partnerships, and ways in which culture can prevent suicide and substance misuse.
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.
Culturally Responsive School Mental Health Interventions
June 2, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am
Janine Jones, PhD, NCSP – Professor of School Psychology and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Education, UW.
Fellowships, Internships and Job Opportunities
Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals
Deadline: January 21, 2021
The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders.
Conferences, Trainings and Workshops
Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences
Deadline Tuesday January 19, 2021 2 pm PST. Now accepting applications for 2021. . The MMRTP Retreat will be held in the Summer of 2021
Team Science Boot Camp,
February 1-5, 12:00-2:00pm daily, 2021. Improve your team effectiveness and meet your research objectives with less stress and more enjoyment. This year the boot camp will all be online, making this is a great chance for teams from around the region and beyond to take advantage of this training! After you register, the Team Science leaders will customize the training and create an agenda based on what the participating teams say are their biggest challenges. Cost is free.
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Call for Papers
American Journal of Public Health: COVID-19, Racism, and Public Health Infrastructure
Deadline: January 21, 2021
AJPH invites editorials, commentaries, essays, public health practice, and research articles that critically examine how the public health infrastructure has influenced responses to COVID-19 and responses to systemic racism.
39th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference
April 11-14, 2021 – online
This four-day conference will have keynote speakers ranging from federal officials at the highest level of government to youth with lived experience in child welfare systems. They will also share the latest research on the well-being of AI/AN children and effective child welfare and children’s mental health services, practices, and policies
39th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference
April 11-14, 2021 – online
the latest research on the well-being of AI/AN children and effective child welfare and children’s mental health services, practices, and policies
Fellowship Applications
Fritz & Boeing International Fellowships
Deadline: February 1, 2021
These grants are available to fund international research and/or study periods of three months, corresponding to regular UW quarter dates. Please see this website for eligibility and further application instructions.
UWRA Scholarship in Aging
Deadline: January 29, 2021
The University of Washington Retirement Association, a membership organization of retired UW faculty and staff, announces the availability of scholarships for UW undergraduate, graduate and professional students with a focus on research related to aging or on the provision of services to older adults. Up to three awards of up to $4,000 each.
UWRA Patricia Dougherty Fellowship in Aging
Deadline: January 29, 2021
A one-quarter fellowship that supports graduate students of outstanding academic merit who have a demonstrated academic and personal interest in aging-related issues or concerns.
Call for Papers
Special Issue of Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education
Deadline: January 15, 2021
this issue will examine how technology opportunities are being used to replace in-person educational activities. Effective methods for enhancing teaching, professional development, trainings, and continuing education for Social Work and other helping professions will be highlighted.
Social Service Review Special Issue: “The Afterlife of Mass Incarceration”
Deadline April 30, 2021
Special Issue: Journal of Teaching in Social Work
Deadline: June 01, 2021
The principal focus of the special issue will be on how to strengthen and enhance the curricula of accredited social work programs with respect to preparing graduates to better understand systemic anti-Black racism.
To access an array of research resources, including guiding principles, proposal development, sample grant applications, human subject reviews and more go to MySSW. For information on the latest COVID-19 research opportunities, go here.
Posted under Seminars, lectures and films on Dec 21, 2020
Date/Time: Monday, January 11, 2021 6:30-7:30 PM PST
Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/3117825083
Diversity Lecture Series: “I Didn’t Know What to Say”
A workshop on how to respond to racism, discrimination, and microaggressions using the OWTFD approach.
Speaker Info: Sylk M. Sotto, MBA, MPS, EdD
Dr. Sotto serves as the Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Development, and Diversity in the Department of Medicine. Her scholarship and research centers on (in)equity in academic medicine. She co-chairs IUSM’s Diversity Council and serves in numerous institutional committees. As a long-time leader in higher education and academic medicine, her involvement at the national level includes the Board of Directors and Diversity& Inclusion liaison for the Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM)
Dr. Sotto teaches several courses, including Foundations of Clinical Practice in the Spanish immersion program, research ethics, and culturally relevant practices in medicine. In addition, her interests include faculty affairs and professional development; equity, inclusion and diversity; STEM/medical education; and leadership.
Her dissertation focused on the experiences of minoritized/underrepresented faculty in academic medicine, including their socialization, mentoring, and professional development.
Dr. Sotto was born and raised in Puerto Rico.
Resources:
“What Can I Do?” Faculty Actions that Advance Racial Equity in Academic Medicine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU56YOLyZXI
Publications:
Posted under COVID-19 Resources, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films on Dec 21, 2020
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Posted under Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films, Student Resources on Dec 12, 2020
Important Departure News
Our wonderful founding Editor-in-Chief, Courtney Howell, will be leaving their OFFER position and moving on to work full time as a UW RedCap administrator. Their last day (and newsletter) with us will be on the 15th of December. Someone else will be stepping in to resume newsletter coordination after the first week of 2021, but until then I (Rona Levy) will be point of contact for newsletter items.
Please send anything you want posted to rlevy@uw.edu.
Highlighted News
To access an array of research resources, including guiding principles, proposal development, sample grant applications, human subject reviews and more go to MySSW. For information on the latest COVID-19 research opportunities, go here.
Moo-Hyun Kim’s Qualifying Paper Defense
Title: The Effects of Different Types of Child Maltreatment on Suicidal Ideation
Date: Friday, Dec 18, 11am – noon
Link here
Recent Publications
Hawkins, J.D. (2021). Foreword. In D.P. Farrington, H. Jonkman & F. Groeger-Roth (Eds.), Delinquency and substance use in Europe: Understanding risk and protective factors (pp. v-ix). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature
Haggerty, K. P., & Carlini, B. H. (2020). Commentary: Understanding the intergenerational transmission of substance use and problem behavior: Implications for future research and preventive interventions. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34, 894-897.
Lee, J.O, Yoon,Y., Idrisov, B., Kiriazova, T, Makarenko, O., Sereda, Y., Bendiks, S., Cody,K., Schoenberger, S.F., Nurius, P.S., Halim,N., Flanigan, T., Samet, J.H., Liebschutz, J., & Lunze, K. (in press). Violence, HIV risks, and polysubstance use among HIV-positive people who inject drugs in Ukraine. AIDS and Behavior.
Kim, E. B., Johnson, J., Rhinehart, L., Logan-Greene, Lomeli, J., Nurius, P. S. (in press). The school-to-prison pipeline for probation youth with special education needs. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Shillington , A. M, Gehlert, S., Nurius, P. S., Delva, J., Hooyman, N. R,, Manderscheid, R. W., & Palinkas, L. A. (in press). COVID-19 and long-term impacts on tenure line careers. JSSWR
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University of Washington and Washington State University Workgroup. (2020). Cannabis Concentration and Health Risks. A report for the Washington State Prevention Research Subcommittee.
A workgroup of researchers from the UW and WSU convened to better understand the health and behavioral risks of high potency cannabis use. The intent of the workgroup was to provide policy makers with a summary of evidence on risk to health and behavior, with the goal of informing policy and practice. This report provides a consensus statement and offers a summary of research evidence supporting the consensus.
The report can be viewed here
Temporary Coordinator Opportunity
Do you have some experience and temporary availability to work on an interesting project and help get a data sharing agreement update through state agencies over the next 6 weeks? This position would be about 20% FTE thru 1/15. If so, please contact Jennie Romich at romich@uw.edu.
Current Research Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities
Selected Grant Opportunities
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program
Deadline: December 12, 2020
The Outreach Program is a community-based grant program aimed towards promoting rural health care services by enhancing health care delivery to rural underserved populations in the local community or region. Through consortia of local health care and social service providers, communities can develop innovative approaches to challenges related to the specific health needs in rural areas that expand clinical and service capacity in rural communities.
Competitive and Administrative Supplements for Community Interventions to Reduce the Impact of COVID-19 on Health Disparity and Other Vulnerable Populations”
Deadline: December 30, 2020
Research is needed to test community interventions focused on the prevention (or slowing) of COVID-19 transmission, evaluate local and state policies and programs intended to mitigate COVID-19 exposure and improve adherence, and reduce the negative impact of the multifaceted consequences on the health of populations who experience health disparities and other vulnerable groups.
Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19
Deadline: December 30, 2020
In order to significantly improve near term impact of treatment and identification of individuals at risk for, or experiencing worsening health secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic across the full lifespan, supplements will focus particularly on NIH-designated health disparity (racial/ethnic minorities, less privileged socioeconomic status, rural residents and sexual and gender minorities) and other populations with medical or social vulnerabilities.
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.
*Newly Added*
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.
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.
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.
Research Events
Speaker Series: Leaders in Prevention Science
The Social Development Research Group (SDRG) at the UW School of Social Work is pleased to present a Leaders in Prevention Science speaker series to share the work of leading scholars with our colleagues.
December 9, 2:00pm Guillermo (Willy) Prado, University of Miami
January 6, 1:00pm Margaret Kuklinski, University of Washington
Dates and time vary depending on the speaker’s availability. Each event is schedule to last no more than 1.5 hours. A Zoom invitation will be sent for each event.
Leveraging Systems Change For Substance Misuse Prevention
January 6, 13, 20, 27, February 3, and 10, 9:30am – 11am – online
This six-week distance learning series offers an interactive experience for participants to explore the role of systems change in substance misuse prevention. Participants will examine capacities shown to enable evidence-based interventions to achieve and sustain expected results and learn how to incorporate these into their work.
*Newly Added*
The Roles of Culture and Collaboration in Preventing Suicide and Substance Misuse in Indigenous Communities
January 21, 2021, 3pm-4pm – online
This webinar will provide an overview of the connections between suicide and substance misuse, the necessity of community partnerships, and ways in which culture can prevent suicide and substance misuse.
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.
Culturally Responsive School Mental Health Interventions
June 2, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am
Janine Jones, PhD, NCSP – Professor of School Psychology and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Education, UW.
Fellowships, Internships and Job Opportunities
Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals
Deadline: January 21, 2021
The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders.
MD-PhD Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias and the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Deadline: February 3, 2021
NIA’s MD-PhD Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias and the Behavioral and Social Sciences is designed to help strengthen the pipeline of physician-scientist leaders dedicated to using social and behavioral science approaches to addressing the nation’s challenges posed by Alzheimer’s disease and its related dementias (AD/ADRD). This FOA provides support to eligible domestic institutions to develop and implement effective approaches to integrated dual-degree training leading to the award of both an MD and a research doctorate degree (PhD or equivalent).
Conferences, Trainings and Workshops
Effectively Managing Family Conflict: A Sample from Guiding Good Choices Virtual Parenting Program
December 10, 2020, 11am – 12:30pm – online
Many families are experiencing the combined stressors of the pandemic and the pending holiday season. Prevention practitioners are seeking timely ways to reach out to families with relevant tools, practices, and programs that are research-based and available in an online format.
Data for Black Lives Conference
December 11-13, 2020 Cambridge, MA
Data for Black Lives is a movement of activists, organizers, and mathematicians committed to the mission of using data science to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people. But history tells a different story, one in which data is too often wielded as an instrument of oppression, reinforcing inequality and perpetuating injustice. Redlining was a data-driven enterprise that resulted in the systematic exclusion of Black communities from key financial services.
39th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference
April 11-14, 2021 – online
This four-day conference will have keynote speakers ranging from federal officials at the highest level of government to youth with lived experience in child welfare systems. They will also share the latest research on the well-being of AI/AN children and effective child welfare and children’s mental health services, practices, and policies
Fellowship Applications
Fritz & Boeing International Fellowships
Deadline: February 1, 2021
These grants are available to fund international research and/or study periods of three months, corresponding to regular UW quarter dates. Please see this website for eligibility and further application instructions.
UWRA Scholarship in Aging
Deadline: January 29, 2021
The University of Washington Retirement Association, a membership organization of retired UW faculty and staff, announces the availability of scholarships for UW undergraduate, graduate and professional students with a focus on research related to aging or on the provision of services to older adults. Up to three awards of up to $4,000 each.
UWRA Patricia Dougherty Fellowship in Aging
Deadline: January 29, 2021
A one-quarter fellowship that supports graduate students of outstanding academic merit who have a demonstrated academic and personal interest in aging-related issues or concerns.
Call for Papers
Special Issue of Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education
Deadline: January 15, 2021
This issue will focus on continuing education and training practices that have been developed in the face of challenges experienced by educators during the COVID-19 era as well as best practices in online continuing education and training that were in use prior to the pandemic. Specifically, this issue will examine how technology opportunities are being used to replace in-person educational activities. Effective methods for enhancing teaching, professional development, trainings, and continuing education for Social Work and other helping professions will be highlighted.
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, and be able to more effectively address and confront the phenomenon in their professional practice. Preferred manuscripts will provide a systemic and rigorous formative or summative assessment of current initiatives or offer a detailed and conceptually focused description and rationale for prospective plans.
COVID-19
For general COVID-19 information and resources, go to The Huddle: UW Medicine and School of Social Work COVID-19 Information & Resources.
Posted under Events, Seminars, lectures and films on Nov 28, 2020
The Decriminalize UW Coalition, in partnership with the Coalition of Higher Education Workers, is hosting the teach-in “Decriminalizing Our College Campuses” on Thursday evening, December 3rd. This event is for faculty, staff, students, and community members–all are welcomed.
Date: December 3, 2020
Time: 6-8 pm
Location: Zoom link will be emailed to everyone who RSVPs
RSVP link: https://forms.gle/5FSZQsFTgAaYKUh56
Please join us for a teach-in presented by Decriminalize UW, Cops off Campus, and Local Activists. If you’re a student, staff member, faculty or community member adjacent to a college campus, and you’re curious about what it means to decriminalize a campus and/or interested in joining a movement to do that, please come! There is a long record of U.S university and municipal police harming people, especially BIPOC students, staff, faculty, and community members.
We’ll begin with a brief history of Decriminalize University of Washington (UW) and the roll-out of demands for this year, and then we’ll shift to a national focus on Cops Off Campus. After the presentation and panel, there will be time for small breakout groups to talk with others about your and their reactions before we reconvene as a larger group for Q&A. We’ll share a virtual handout so that you can continue the conversation with friends, family, and neighbors after the event.
Posted under Events, Seminars, lectures and films on Nov 28, 2020
Join us on December 3rd, United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities, for a virtual seminar, Students with Disabilities: School Violence & Bullying As A Barrier To Education For All, featuring the findings from a UNESCO-commissioned study. Hear perspectives from University of Washington (UW) researchers and students engaged in the study as well as from disability rights advocates working to promote safe and inclusive learning environments for all.
Event Details
Students with Disabilities: School Violence & Bullying As A Barrier To Education For All
Thursday, December 3, 2020 | 9:00-10:30 AM PST | Online via Zoom
Register for the Webinar
SPEAKERS
– Leela Fernandes, Director, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, UW
– Mohammed Loutfy, Executive Director, Disabled Peoples’ International
– Christophe Cornu, Team Leader, Section of Health and Education, UNESCO
– Julia McGeown, Global Inclusive Education Specialist, Humanity & Inclusion
– Stephen Meyers, Assistant Professor, Law, Societies & Justice Department, Jackson School of International Studies, and Disability Studies Program, UW
– Megan McCloskey, Senior Fellow, Disability Inclusive Development Initiative, UW
– Shixin Huang, Ph.D. Candidate, Jackson School of International Studies
– Maha Khan & Bhuri (Tim) Tiasevanakul, Student fellows in the Disability Inclusive Development Initiative, UW
Posted under Academic Resources, COVID-19 Resources, Events, Health, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films on Nov 28, 2020
Highlighted NewsBlackwell Seminar: What do we know about racial disparities in NIH peer review?
Previous research has found that funding disparities in NIH grant applications are driven by applications’ final impact scores and that only a portion of the black/white funding gap can be explained by bibliometrics and topic choice. In this talk, Elena A. Erosheval will start with an overview of the past research on racial disparities in NIH peer review. A seminar presented on November 13th, the full recording can be viewed here.
Recent Publications and Presentations
The Latino Center for Health (LCH) recently published a report on the Latinx Physician Shortage in Washington State, titled “Today’s Changes for Serving Tomorrow’s Diverse Communities: Increasing the Latinx Physician Workforce NOW”. The report is based on a study funded by the state legislature and conducted by LCH. You can find the executive summary here (Spanish version here) and the report here. More information about the study, including the symposium where we presented the study findings and discussed policy solutions, can be found here.
Current Research Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities Selected Grant Opportunities
*Newly Added*
Diversity and Inclusion Seed Grants
Deadline: December 4, 2020
Proposals are now being accepted from academic and administrative units for transformative projects that will enhance the University of Washington’s tri-campus community. Up to $3,000 will be made available per project for the upcoming cycle.
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program
Deadline: December 12, 2020
The Outreach Program is a community-based grant program aimed towards promoting rural health care services by enhancing health care delivery to rural underserved populations in the local community or region. Through consortia of local health care and social service providers, communities can develop innovative approaches to challenges related to the specific health needs in rural areas that expand clinical and service capacity in rural communities.
Competitive and Administrative Supplements for Community Interventions to Reduce the Impact of COVID-19 on Health Disparity and Other Vulnerable Populations”
Deadline: December 30, 2020
Research is needed to test community interventions focused on the prevention (or slowing) of COVID-19 transmission, evaluate local and state policies and programs intended to mitigate COVID-19 exposure and improve adherence, and reduce the negative impact of the multifaceted consequences on the health of populations who experience health disparities and other vulnerable groups.
Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19
Deadline: December 30, 2020
In order to significantly improve near term impact of treatment and identification of individuals at risk for, or experiencing worsening health secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic across the full lifespan, supplements will focus particularly on NIH-designated health disparity (racial/ethnic minorities, less privileged socioeconomic status, rural residents and sexual and gender minorities) and other populations with medical or social vulnerabilities.
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.
*Newly Added*
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.
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.
Research Events
Speaker Series: Leaders in Prevention Science
The Social Development Research Group (SDRG) at the UW School of Social Work is pleased to present a Leaders in Prevention Science speaker series to share the work of leading scholars with our colleagues.
December 3, 12:30pm Debra Furr-Holden, Michigan State University
December 9, 2:00pm Guillermo (Willy) Prado, University of Miami
January 6, 1:00pm Margaret Kuklinski, University of Washington Dates and time vary depending on the speaker’s availability. Each event is schedule to last no more than 1.5 hours. A Zoom invitation will be sent for each event.
*Newly Added*
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.
Fellowships, Internships and Job Opportunities
Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals
Deadline: January 21, 2021
The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders.
MD-PhD Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias and the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Deadline: February 3, 2021
NIA’s MD-PhD Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias and the Behavioral and Social Sciences is designed to help strengthen the pipeline of physician-scientist leaders dedicated to using social and behavioral science approaches to addressing the nation’s challenges posed by Alzheimer’s disease and its related dementias (AD/ADRD). This FOA provides support to eligible domestic institutions to develop and implement effective approaches to integrated dual-degree training leading to the award of both an MD and a research doctorate degree (PhD or equivalent).
Conferences, Trainings and Workshops
*Newly Added*
Prevention Ethics
December 1, 3, 8, and 10, 2020, 12pm – 1:30pm – online
This 2-week distance learning series offers a unique interactive experience that provides participants an opportunity to explore the six principles of the Prevention Code of Ethics using realistic examples designed to strengthen participants’ abilities to manage challenging situations in their work. The learning series is structured to also provide online consultation, skill-based learning and practice, group and individual activities, reading assignments, and discussion on topics essential to application of an ethical decision-making process.
*Newly Added*
Effectively Managing Family Conflict: A Sample from Guiding Good Choices Virtual Parenting Program
December 10, 2020, 11am – 12:30pm – online
Many families are experiencing the combined stressors of the pandemic and the pending holiday season. Prevention practitioners are seeking timely ways to reach out to families with relevant tools, practices, and programs that are research-based and available in an online format.
Data for Black Lives Conference
December 11-13, 2020 Cambridge, MA
Data for Black Lives is a movement of activists, organizers, and mathematicians committed to the mission of using data science to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people. But history tells a different story, one in which data is too often wielded as an instrument of oppression, reinforcing inequality and perpetuating injustice. Redlining was a data-driven enterprise that resulted in the systematic exclusion of Black communities from key financial services.
Call for Papers
Poverty, Inequality and Social Development: Innovations Around the World22nd Biennial Conference of the International Consortium for Social Development
Deadline: November 30, 2020
The global COVID-19 pandemic and numerous other social challenges have had devastating impacts on lives and livelihoods across the globe, exacerbating poverty, inequality, and other social challenges. We invite papers, poster presentations, and session proposals from practitioners, researchers, students, community organizations, and policymakers. The conference will critically appraise the social challenges of our time and advance novel
COVID-19
For general COVID-19 information and resources, go to The Huddle: UW Medicine and School of Social Work COVID-19 Information & Resources
Posted under Events, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films, Uncategorized on Nov 22, 2020
Highlighted News
‘How Did We Not Know?’ Gun Owners Confront a Suicide Epidemic
The toll of self-inflicted gun deaths has led to an unusual alliance between suicide-prevention advocates and gun-rights proponents.
Recent Publications
McGlynn-Wright, A., Crutchfield, R. D., Skinner, M. L., & Haggerty, K. P. (2020). The usual, racialized, suspects: The consequence of police contacts with Black and White youth on adult arrest. Social Problems. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/socpro/
Stuber, J.P., Massey, A., Meadows, M., Bass, B., & Rowhani-Rahbar, A. (2020) SAFER brief community intervention: a primary suicide prevention strategy to improve firearm and medication storage behavior. Injury Prevention Published Online First: 19 October 2020. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043902
Rebbe, R., Bishop, A., Ahn, J., & Mienko, J. (2020). Opioid overdose events and child maltreatment indicators: Differential county-level associations. Children and Youth Services Review, 119. Advanced online publication. doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105671
Current Research Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities
Selected Grant Opportunities
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program
Deadline: December 12, 2020
The Outreach Program is a community-based grant program aimed towards promoting rural health care services by enhancing health care delivery to rural underserved populations in the local community or region. Through consortia of local health care and social service providers, communities can develop innovative approaches to challenges related to the specific health needs in rural areas that expand clinical and service capacity in rural communities.
Competitive and Administrative Supplements for Community Interventions to Reduce the Impact of COVID-19 on Health Disparity and Other Vulnerable Populations”
Deadline: December 30, 2020
Research is needed to test community interventions focused on the prevention (or slowing) of COVID-19 transmission, evaluate local and state policies and programs intended to mitigate COVID-19 exposure and improve adherence, and reduce the negative impact of the multifaceted consequences on the health of populations who experience health disparities and other vulnerable groups.
Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19
Deadline: December 30, 2020
In order to significantly improve near term impact of treatment and identification of individuals at risk for, or experiencing worsening health secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic across the full lifespan, supplements will focus particularly on NIH-designated health disparity (racial/ethnic minorities, less privileged socioeconomic status, rural residents and sexual and gender minorities) and other populations with medical or social vulnerabilities.
*Newly Added*
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.
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.
Research Events
The Future of Aging Symposium
Join for a series of online lectures and conversations centered on how this newest generation of older adults is forever altering the aging experience.
November 17, 1:30pm – Eric Larson, Aging into Health
November 19, 1:30pm – Sara Curran, Forecasting an Aging Future in Washington: Imagining Possibilities in the Demography of Diversity
*Newly Added*
UW Libraries Presents
November 19, 1:30-3:00pm – online
Better than Best Practices: Inclusive Data Visualization. Data visualization design “best practices” often do not prioritize (or outright reject) efforts to be inclusive. This workshop will establish new “best practices” and provide an opportunity to test them out in a visualization.
Speaker Series: Leaders in Prevention Science
The Social Development Research Group (SDRG) at the UW School of Social Work is pleased to present a Leaders in Prevention Science speaker series to share the work of leading scholars with our colleagues.
December 3, 12:30pm Debra Furr-Holden, Michigan State University
December 9, 2:00pm Guillermo (Willy) Prado, University of Miami
January 6, 1:00pm Margaret Kuklinski, University of Washington
Dates and time vary depending on the speaker’s availability. Each event is schedule to last no more than 1.5 hours. A Zoom invitation will be sent for each event.
Fellowships, Internships and Job Opportunities
Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals
Deadline: January 21, 2021
The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders.
MD-PhD Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias and the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Deadline: February 3, 2021
NIA’s MD-PhD Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias and the Behavioral and Social Sciences is designed to help strengthen the pipeline of physician-scientist leaders dedicated to using social and behavioral science approaches to addressing the nation’s challenges posed by Alzheimer’s disease and its related dementias (AD/ADRD). This FOA provides support to eligible domestic institutions to develop and implement effective approaches to integrated dual-degree training leading to the award of both an MD and a research doctorate degree (PhD or equivalent).
Conferences, Trainings and Workshops
Activating Communities for Change
November 17th and 19th 2020 – online
This four-session distance learning series offers participants an interactive opportunity to explore the prevention and regulatory landscape in order to better understand the system, analyze the current state of laws and regulations, and work toward activating communities for change.
Register here
*Newly Added*
Prevention Ethics
December 1, 3, 8, and 10, 2020, 12pm – 1:30pm – online
This 2-week distance learning series offers a unique interactive experience that provides participants an opportunity to explore the six principles of the Prevention Code of Ethics using realistic examples designed to strengthen participants’ abilities to manage challenging situations in their work. The learning series is structured to also provide online consultation, skill-based learning and practice, group and individual activities, reading assignments, and discussion on topics essential to application of an ethical decision-making process.
*Newly Added*
Effectively Managing Family Conflict: A Sample from Guiding Good Choices Virtual Parenting Program
December 10, 2020, 11am – 12:30pm – online
Many families are experiencing the combined stressors of the pandemic and the pending holiday season. Prevention practitioners are seeking timely ways to reach out to families with relevant tools, practices, and programs that are research-based and available in an online format.
Data for Black Lives Conference
December 11-13, 2020 Cambridge, MA
Data for Black Lives is a movement of activists, organizers, and mathematicians committed to the mission of using data science to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people. But history tells a different story, one in which data is too often wielded as an instrument of oppression, reinforcing inequality and perpetuating injustice. Redlining was a data-driven enterprise that resulted in the systematic exclusion of Black communities from key financial services.
Call for Papers
Poverty, Inequality and Social Development: Innovations Around the World22nd Biennial Conference of the International Consortium for Social Development
Deadline: November 30, 2020
The global COVID-19 pandemic and numerous other social challenges have had devastating impacts on lives and livelihoods across the globe, exacerbating poverty, inequality, and other social challenges. We invite papers, poster presentations, and session proposals from practitioners, researchers, students, community organizations, and policymakers. The conference will critically appraise the social challenges of our time and advance novel
COVID-19
For general COVID-19 information and resources, go to The Huddle: UW Medicine and School of Social Work COVID-19 Information & Resources
Posted under Events, Seminars, lectures and films, Social Justice on Nov 22, 2020
EARTHLAB SALON Series: How We Present Native Knowledge is Environmental Justice: A case for Indigenous storytelling in museums
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 | 6:00-7:00 p.m. | Online | RSVP: https://bit.ly/35gHWJF
Part of centering equity and justice in environmental work includes honoring the knowledge and work of communities that disproportionately face environmental harms. This idea comes to bear when we consider the social and ecological harm Indigenous communities are experiencing due to large environmental events such as climate change, yet much of the academic and institutional community dismiss Native knowledge as non-scientific and non-relevant.
As public institutions, museums are often the primary, self-proclaimed expert of knowledge. They present Indigenous cultures and discuss their relationship to lands while suppressing the voices of the disenfranchised. The presentation will be focused on presenting some of the treasures of the Burke Museum along with commentary by Indigenous activists and poets, who will reclaim their history and stories creating a larger shift in how we present Indigenous Knowledges in Western institutions.
For more information on the speakers and to learn more about the EarthLab Environmental Justice Salon Series, go to: https://earthlab.uw.edu/news-and-events/salons/
EarthLab Salon Series December 1.2020
Posted under Events, Seminars, lectures and films on Nov 16, 2020
The Michigan Healthy Start Fatherhood Program: Strategies to Engage Fathers in Social Work Practice
COVID-19 poses unique challenges for providing direct services to families. In this webinar, Shawna J. Lee, Director of the Parenting in Context Research Lab, will describe the Healthy Start Engaged Father program. A panel of expert practitioners will discuss strategies for engaging fathers in home visitation services and outreach, both before and during the pandemic.
Panelists include:
-Terrance Grantham — Fatherhood Coordinator, Institute for Population Health, Detroit
-Derek Miller — Care Coordinator, Kalamazoo County Health Department
-Chinwe Obianwu — Program Manager, Institute for Population Health, Detroit
-Adnoris “Bo” Torres — Latinx Community Advocate/ Consultant, Grand Rapids
Yes, I will be there! Register here.
November 18, 2020
12:00 – 1:00pm ET
1 Free Online CE Credit Hour
Register here for upcoming free CE webinar: December 9, 12 -1 ET: Garrett T. Pace — Twitter as a Tool for Connection and Advocacy during COVID-19: What We Know From Hundreds of Social Work Faculty
For more information, email parentingincontext@umich.edu.
Posted under Events, Seminars, lectures and films, Social Justice on Nov 6, 2020
How are practicing social workers thinking about police defunding, prison abolition, and mass incarceration? What stances are they taking and what pressures do they face? How do they navigate their personal commitments with systems that challenge them? And how do they maintain their resilience and capacity?
Join an interactive panel conversation with four MSWs who graduated from the UW and whose practices place them squarely within the complexities of the criminal justice system. This discussion aims to shed light on social work’s role and responsibility within a rapidly changing political environment and during a critical social justice moment for our community. This panel is sponsored by the BASW Program.
Monday, November 16th, 5:30-7pm
https://washington.zoom.us/j/91602247237
Criminal Legal Systems Panel Poster
Posted under Events, Seminars, lectures and films, Uncategorized on Nov 6, 2020
UW Seattle’s Counseling Center is offering free workshops for UW Seattle staff and student parents/guardians/caregivers.
These sessions will be facilitated by Amy Collins, Counseling Center Psychologist and Mom to a home/grandparent-schooled preschooler and a remote learning kindergartener.
You are invited to attend one or all of the sessions which are scheduled for Thursday afternoons from 3:00 – 4:00 pm.
11/12 – Strengths – Coping & balancing tips to share? What do you love about yourself and your kids/family? What values are you modeling and teaching to your children and to others?
12/03 – Incorporating mindfulness into busy schedules and practicing it with your kids
UW Student & Staff Parent-Guardian-Caregiver Support Workshops