• Application Deadline: June 6
• For graduate and undergraduate students
• With strong history of work and impact within Asian and Pacific Islander and/or LGBTQ+ communities
• Scholarships range $1,000-$5,000
• Open to students of any nationality, residence, or citizenship status

·     Prism Foundation provides scholarships to empower outstanding students who are making a positive impact on the Asian & Pacific Islander and LGBTQ+ communities.

Apply Here

Applications are open for the Student Associate position with the Center for Undergraduate Advising, Diversity, and Student Success (CUADSS).

Position Information: http://depts.washington.edu/omadcs/cuadss-student-associate-job-position-2021-22-academic-year/

Looking for Work Study eligible students who have completed at least 3 quarters at UW Seattle.

The deadline was May 7^th, but it has been extended to Thursday, May 13^th at 5 pm.

Issue No. 64                                                                        April 20, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements:

Reminder:
Please submit new and in-press publications to include in our weekly newsletter so they can be shared with the SSW community.

NIH Minority Health and Heath Disparities Strategic Plan 2021-2025

The NIMHD recently announced the release of the NIH Minority Health and Health Disparities Strategic Plan 2021-2025.
The plan’s goals for advancing minority health and health disparities research are in three categories:

1. Scientific Research, such as advancing the understanding of the causes of health disparities.
2. Research-Sustaining Activities, such as strengthening the national research capacity to address minority health and health disparities, especially in minority-serving institutions.
3. Outreach, Collaboration, and Dissemination, such as cultivating and expanding the community of researchers and advocates in the area of minority health and health disparities.

This strategic plan was developed through comprehensive engagement across NIH Institutes, Offices, and Centers and externally with experts and communities impacted by health disparities. This strategic plan demonstrates the commitment of all of NIH to improving minority health and reducing health disparities. Read more here.

Save the Date
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.

New Publications

Haggerty, K. P., Barkan, S. E., Skinner, M. L., & Hanson, K. (2021). Proximal outcomes of Connecting, an evidence-based, family-focused prevention program for caregivers of adolescents in foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 126, 106009. Available free until June 5 here.

E. Erosheva, P. Martinkova, & C. Le. (2021). When zero may not be zero: A cautionary note on the use of inter-rater reliability in evaluating grant peer review. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A .

Selected Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities

Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Deadline: Varies by Institute
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that funds may be available for administrative supplements for specific types of NIH research grants. The purpose of these supplements is to meet increased costs that are within the scope of the approved award, but were unforeseen when the new or renewal application or grant progress report for non-competing continuation support was submitted.  Applications for administrative supplements are considered prior approval requests (as described in Section 8.1.2.11 of the NIH Grants Policy Statement) and will be routed directly to the Grants Management Officer of the parent award. All applicants are encouraged to discuss potential requests with the awarding IC. Additionally, prior to submission, applicants must review the awarding IC’s web site to ensure they meet the IC’s requirements.  A list of those web sites is available at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/admin_supp/index.htm.

*Newly Added*
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. A Culture of Health is 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. RWJF’s Culture of Health Action Framework, which was developed to catalyze a national movement toward improved health, well-being, and equity, guides E4A’s program strategy. Preference will be given to applicants that are either institutes of higher education, public entities, or nonprofit organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations or Type III supporting organizations. Other types of nonprofit and for-profit organizations are also eligible to apply.

Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research (R21/R33)
Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research (R01)
Open Date: March 20, 2021
Expiration Date: May 1, 2021
Nearly 40,000 people in the U.S. die from firearm-related deaths each year, primarily from suicide
(60%) or homicide (37%), and many more have experienced non-fatal firearm injuries, both intentional and nonintentional. The NIH encourages research to improve understanding of the determinants of firearm injury, the identification of those at risk of firearm injury (including both victims and perpetrators), the development and piloting of innovative interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality, and the examination of approaches to improve the implementation of existing, evidence-based interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality.

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.

William T. Grant Scholars Program 2021
UW Deadline: April 22, 2021
Sponsor Deadline: July 7, 2021
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas. Applicants should have a track record of conducting high-quality research and an interest in pursuing a significant shift in their trajectories as researchers. Award amount: $350,000. One application allowable per institution. To apply, submit a 1-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach and a biosketch or CV of the PI to research@uw.edu by 5:00pm Thursday, April 22.

Provost Bridge Funding Program
Deadline: May 1, 2021
The Bridge Funding program provides bridge funding to support faculty to span a temporary funding gap in critical research programs.  Bridge Funding awards are typically used to support on-going research programs that have lost funding, although these funds may also be used to support new research directions, at the discretion of the recipient. A maximum of $50,000 may be applied for through the Provost; all funding requests must be matched 1:1 by the applicant’s college/school.
* For the May 1, 2021 deadline, proposals may reduce the school/department match by half for Bridge Funding applicants facing COVID caregiving challenges.
NOTE FOR SSW APPLICANTS: All bridge funding follows UW policy and the ADR and the Dean review on a case by case basis. The priority is to support individuals who have clear funding in the near future and need bridge funding until that funding comes through.

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

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

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

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

Notice of Special Interest in Reducing Suicide Risk in Young People in Low-and Middle-Income Countries and Low-Resource Settings
Deadline: June 5, 2021
The National Institute of Mental Health is issuing this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) to highlight interest in developing and implementing prevention strategies to reduce suicide risk (suicide ideation and behavior, including acts of self-harm/suicide) and promote resilience among young people, age 10-24 years, in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs)and low-resources settings. NIMH welcomes applicants from LMICs and strongly encourages applicants from the United States or upper middle-income countries to partner with sites in LMICs.

AIDS Research Center on Mental Health and HIV/AIDS (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
LOI Deadline: July 25, 2021
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Division of AIDS Research (DAR) encourages applications for Center Core grants (P30) to support HIV/AIDS Research Centers (ARC). The ARC is intended to provide infrastructure support that facilitates the development of high impact science in HIV/AIDS and mental health that is relevant to the NIMH mission. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) intends to support innovative, interdisciplinary research in several areas, including basic, NeuroHIV, behavioral and social, integrated biobehavioral, applied, clinical, translational, and implementation science.

Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: August 24, 2021
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), with other NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices (ICOs), is soliciting applications on (1) observational research to understand the role of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) in causing and sustaining health disparities, and (2) intervention research that addresses SRD in order to improve minority health or reduce health disparities.

Events and Lectures

Elements of Effective Coalitions
April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, & 18, 2021, 1:30-2:30pm
*Space limited- registration required*
This 7-week series offers a unique interactive experience that provides participants an opportunity to learn more about the key organizational elements that assist coalitions of all types to operate efficiently and effectively. This series will have a special focus on coalitions that promote healthy youth development to reduce substance misuse and other related problem behaviors. Participants will explore a variety of organizational principles that will assist them in the overall development of their coalition by learning more about how to engage and sustain involvement of key stakeholders and members over time, how to utilize dynamic group-development strategies, and how their efforts can connect with other coalition efforts in their area.

The Roots of Helping, Sharing, and Caring
April 21, 6:30-8:30pm
Ross A. Thompson is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis, where he directs the Social and Emotional Development Lab. In this presentation, Dr. Thompson will discuss fresh insights into the development of human caring from a surprising source: studies of young children. These studies provide a developmental portrayal of early childhood in which the capacities for social and emotional understanding and its enlistment into helping, sharing, and caring emerge concurrently with greater understanding of ingroup-outgroup discrimination. Register here.

*Newly Added*
Preventing Adolescent Depression: Introduction to the Blues Program in the Context of COVID-19
April 29, 2021, 11:00am-12:30pm
Adolescent depression has been of great concern to prevention practitioners especially given the challenges presented by the pandemic and the stress it has put on young people. This webinar will introduce the research base for adolescent depression prevention interventions. Dr. Paul Rohde will provide an overview of one intervention, the Blues Program, which applies a cognitive-behavioral approach to preventing adolescent depression. The webinar will also highlight how this program can be applied to individual settings.
By the end of the webinar, participants will:

1. Gain an understanding of the research base for adolescent depression prevention interventions.
2. Obtain a solid introduction to a cognitive-behavioral indicated prevention depression group intervention (Blues Program).
3. Consider how they can apply this intervention or components of the program to their specific settings.

Building a Resilient Workforce to Address Trauma and Enhance Well-Being
April 29, 2021, 10:00-11:15
Please join us for the first session in our 5-part discussion series addressing how child welfare leaders have supported their workforce in building resiliency during the pandemic and how others can incorporate these strategies into child welfare organizational environments. This session will highlight the experience of Nancy Carre-Lee, Deputy Director for Child Protection and Permanency Operations, New Jersey Department of Children and Families, who will discuss an operational approach to building resilience in the workforce. Registration required.

Implicit Bias in Healthcare and Research
May 4, 2021, 10:30am-12:00pm
This interactive training is designed to help faculty and researchers counteract bias in health care and research through small and large group activities and discussions, videos, and reflections. The workshop will situate implicit bias within other equity-related concepts; provide examples of how implicit biases arise from our natural cognitive processes + social environments; discuss how implicit bias shows up in health care and research; and provide evidence-based ways to interrupt bias and best practices for conducting equitable research through each phase of the research process. Registration required.

School of Social Work: Research Conversations
May 5, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm (Zoom link here)
Purpose: The Office for Faculty Excellence and Research will host a coming together of colleagues to learn and share in informal conversations to support each others’ work. This gathering is planned to be something very different from our usual formal research presentations or colloquia series. It is an opportunity to get to know our colleagues better by hearing a presentation of an unformed study idea, or paper, or anything related to research, and then brainstorming reactions by offering each other insights and support to shape and refine this in-process research into a finer scholarly product.

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. Dr. Elliott-Groves’ research centers on understanding the meanings and explanations of suicidal behavior from the perspective of Indigenous peoples’. By employing a strengths-based approach to recovery, Dr. Elliott-Groves rigorously engages youth, families, and communities in the development of integrated behavioral health interventions to address complex social issues. Her research centers on ethical frameworks generated by Indigenous and place-based knowledge and practices to create process-centered approaches that illuminate Indigenous pathways toward collective livelihood.

*Newly Added*
Ripple Effects Mapping
May 12, 2021, 1:00-2:30pm
Identifying the impacts of complex community work is often challenging due to the time lag between the work and the ultimate affects to the clients. Ripple Effects Mapping gives you the ability to tell your stories of the direct and indirect impacts of your work, while simultaneously being engaging and fun. It starts with appreciative inquiry interviews in small group settings, before leading a mapping process that involves storytelling in an online group setting. As participants share their experiences with the facilitator, their stories about the accomplishments, partnerships, and contributions are virtually mapped on the screen. At the conclusion, the participants will have a digital map that contains the learning, actions, and condition changes that happened as a result of a program, workshop series, or event.

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. Dr. Jones’ research focuses on providing culturally responsive school based interventions that address the socio-emotional health of students of color. Her work is framed around the belief that providing culturally responsive services and promoting resilience within the cultural context creates the path toward serving the “whole child.” She also consults with school personnel on culturally responsive practices that enhance teacher/student relationships and reduce some of the barriers associated with intractable opportunity gaps for students of color in schools.

Conferences and Workshops

American Society of Addiction Medicine 2021 Virtual Conference
April 22-23, 2021
ASAM Virtual.2021 highlights best practices and the latest science, research, and innovations in addiction medicine from leading experts in the field. For the second year, ASAM is offering is offering two-and-a-half-days of 60-75 hours of CME/CE/MOC, high-quality education, innovative topics, sessions, posters and supplemental virtual courses in a completely online platform.

NED Conference for Research Coordinators
April 23, 2021
Registration is now open for Networking to Enhance Development (NED), a conference by and for research coordinators to develop contacts, share ideas, and learn from peers. This year’s conference will be a 90-minute virtual conference. Learn more and register here.

18th Hawai’i International Virtual Summit
April 26-30, 2021
Registration for the Institute of Violence, Abuse, and Trauma’s 18th Hawai’i International Virtual Summit is now open. Join us and get a chance to learn from hundreds of experts in the field of interpersonal violence prevention and intervention, who will share their knowledge, experience and expertise. You will get an opportunity to interact with community leaders, experts, researchers, practitioners, consumer-survivors, policy makers and advocates, and other professionals from around the world that are working to eradicate violence & abuse, and heal trauma.

2nd Annual Virtual Conference: Advances in Mindfulness and Acceptance Based Clinical Tools for Treating Adolescents and Young Adults
April 30, 2021
This one-day virtual symposium brings together experts to provide state of the art updates on evidence-based mindfulness and acceptance approaches to improving lives of adolescents and young adults struggling with a broad array of obstacles to living a rich, full and meaningful life. The symposium is appropriate for mental health professionals and students who are new to ACT and mindfulness as well as those who are well versed in practicing these approaches in their clinical work. Participants will learn from case examples, experiential exercises, and group discussions, and will have opportunities to network with professionals with shared interests in treating adolescents and young adults. A “data-blitz” in the afternoon will provide opportunities to learn a snapshot of some of the latest clinical research in this area.

*Newly Added*
Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research and Program for Research on Black Americans Virtual 2021 Summer Mentoring Workshop for PhD Students focusing on American Indian/Alaskan Native Research
Application deadline: May 3, 2021
This program will run from June 2-4, 2021, and is held in conjunction with the Mentoring Workshop for Doctoral Students who are committed to conducting African American research.
Workshop objectives:

• Identify and mentor doctoral students of diverse backgrounds who are committed to conducting American Indian/Alaska Native research.
• Provide participants with training on the publication process, interviewing for tenure track jobs, grant writing and how to overall negotiate the academy.
• Work on professional development with faculty in small groups
• Network with doctoral students working in AI/AN research from across the country

*Newly Added*
Foundations of Prevention Science- the Risk and Protective Factor Framework: A 3-Part Series
May 6, 13, & 20, 2021, 12:00-1:30pm
Working in the field of prevention and healthy youth development, most of us have all heard the term, ‘risk and protective factors’ but what does that really mean? The risk and protective factor framework is foundational to Prevention Science. Join Kevin Haggerty, the Director of the Northwest PTTC, and John Briney, Research Scientist and Data Manager, for a deeper dive into risk and protective factors for healthy youth development – what they are, why they’re important, and how to measure them at the community level.

*Newly Added*
Getting Ready for Sustainability Planning- Enhanced Prevention Learning Series
May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2021, 11:30am-12:30pm
This 7-week distance learning series offers an interactive experience for participants to explore how to develop a sustainability plan. Sustainability planning is an intentional process of looking critically at your current prevention infrastructure, strategic planning process, and strategies to sustain meaningful prevention outcomes beyond current funding. Additional steps in sustainability planning include priority setting, resource and feasibility analysis, communication planning, and resource and grant development. The trainer will demonstrate how to use a set of tools to facilitate sustainability planning with community partners and will coach participants to set actionable steps and timelines to complete a plan over the next year. The distance learning series will include skill-based learning opportunities, individual and group activities, reading assignments, and group discussion. Cost is free. Register here.

National LGBTQ Health Conference
May 20-21, 2021
The National LGBTQ Health Conference is an interdisciplinary translational research conference bringing together scientists, public health professionals, and healthcare providers to discuss issues affecting the health and wellbeing of the LGBTQ community. The largest scientific gathering of its kind in the United States, the conference also fosters professional development and provides networking opportunities. The 2021 conference will be held virtually.

*Newly Added*
University of Michigan Online Certificate in Mixed Methods Research
Mondays and Wednesdays in June 2021, 6-8pm ET
This 30-hour program is designed for researchers and practitioners who are interested in learning more about the integration of qualitative and quantitative research methods and data, commonly used data collection methods and procedures, popular data analysis techniques used in the applied professions, and effective approaches to research conducted in practice settings. Special emphasis will be placed on increasing each participant’s ability to critique theoretical foundations of research, form qualitative and quantitative research questions, create study designs that answer mixed methods research questions, and integrate qualitative and quantitative datasets for analysis and interpretation.

*Newly Added*
Mental Health America’s 2021 Annual Conference: From Resiliency to Recovery
June 10-12, 2021
Mental Health America (MHA) is the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and promoting the overall mental health of all. MHA’s work is driven by its commitment to promote mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services for all; early identification and intervention for those at risk; integrated care, services, and supports for those who need them; with recovery as the goal.

2021 NOFSW Virtual Conference Forging a Path Towards Equity
June 16-18, 2021
Routes towards equity look different for all types of helping professionals. A forensic social worker might contemplate “how could clients, families, communities, organizations, laws, policies, and outcomes be different if I am truly successful at what I do?” The possibilities are limitless…

• Extra-legal factors including race/ethnicity would not influence encounters with law enforcement and the courts, which would in turn decrease disparities in juvenile and justice systems.
• Service providers would better understand their clients mental and physical health, substance abuse challenges, and trauma histories and be able to treat them more effectively.
• Prevention practices would supersede punitive practices such that diversion, restorative justice, mediation, specialty courts, etc. are provided more often than punishment and incapacitation.
•  Cycles of domestic violence would be broken.
• Zip codes would no longer correlate to better or worse health outcomes, longer or shorter life expectancies, or the likelihood of going to college or getting a job.

Conducting Intervention Research in Criminal Justice Settings
July 26-30, 2021
This workshop will prepare you to design and research behavioral or policy interventions that address needs, problems, and conditions related to criminal justice involvement and the criminal justice system. The overall focus of workshop activities is on the process of designing and developing a behavioral or policy intervention manual and an NIH (or equivalent) research grant proposal. Registration required.

American Society on Aging and the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Online Gerontology Courses
Course dates Summer- Fall 2020 Online
American Society on Aging and the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology are offering four different five-week online gerontology courses. You can take one or more of the courses, depending on your individual professional development needs. 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. Courses are offered August 31–October 2. Anyone who enrolls will receive an electronic flipbook of the latest issue of Generations, “Taking Action Against Elder Mistreatment.” Click the link for more information and to enroll in courses.

*Newly Added*
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. Our courses are developed by leading experts in aging and disability to address the core skills needed for effective practice. 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 important areas are woven throughout all of our courses. Combining the knowledge and experience of leaders in the field, the resources of Boston University and the latest in online learning technology, CADER delivers a high-quality training experience that works for you. CADER online courses:
·      Are available separately or as part of a certificate program offered from Boston University
·      Improve core competencies
·      Are effective, convenient, and affordable
·      Provide an interactive, skill-based, multimedia learning experience
·      Are self-paced, and can be taken anytime
·      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. Learning objectives include: Identify and define types of sexual violence; Respond appropriately to victims of sexual violence; Relate individual and community partner roles in responding to and supporting victims of sexual violence; Recognize signs of burnout and vicarious trauma and learn about ways to cope. While there are a few slides that contain Arizona specific statistics, most of the information provided is relevant in any state. Training is offered at no cost.

Postdoctoral Fellowships and Training Opportunities

*Newly Added*
Postdoctoral Fellow position at Rutgers University
Deadline: Rolling, applications will begin to be reviewed end of April
The Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, seeks to hire a Post-Doctoral Research Associate. The Associate will work with Dr. Joanna Williams on data analysis and dissemination from ongoing studies of racial-ethnic diversity in middle schools. There will also be opportunities to engage in other projects that center race-ethnicity and adolescent development. This is a two-year position beginning in July 2021 with salary and benefits commensurate with Rutgers University guidelines.

*Newly Added*
Postdoctoral position at the Florida Institute for Child Welfare
Deadline: May 12, 2021
The fellowship is designed to support early career scholars who have an interest in child welfare research and policy. The Fellow will: Be supervised by the Program Director of Research at the Institute and mentored by the Director, Have extensive opportunities to network with child welfare policymakers, Florida Department of Children and Families’ leadership, community-based care agencies, and statewide faculty and research affiliates. Gain direct experience translating research findings into policy recommendations for state legislators. Responsibilities will include assisting with or leading ongoing quantitative and qualitative research, submitting proposals for state and federal grants and contracts, and writing and reviewing reports. Fellows will be required to write for publication and engage in research dissemination.

T32 Training Program in Drug Abuse and Implementation Science
Application Deadline: May 17, 2021
Arizona State University, the Department of Psychology and REACH Institute in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Health Solutions invites applications for a 2-year NIDA-funded T32 Postdoctoral Research Scholar training program focusing on closing the research-practice gap in drug abuse prevention. Training is delivered through individually-tailored programs of coursework in drug abuse and implementation science and mentored research experience. Trainees select multiple mentors from a large and multidisciplinary faculty whose work includes preventive interventions with children, youth, and families in settings including schools, health care, community mental health settings, and family courts. Emphases include implementation science for the adoption and sustainability of preventive interventions in natural service delivery settings, interventions for ethnically diverse populations, and quantitative methods in prevention science. The program is particularly interested in applicants with the potential to bring to their research careers the critical perspective that comes from their understanding of the experiences of groups historically underrepresented in research and higher education.

Mental Health & Implementation Science Postdoctoral Training
Deadline: Open Until Filled
Starts in July 2021
This postdoctoral training in mental health services research at Washington University in St. Louis starts in July, 2021. This program, supported by a National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Mental Health, aims to expand the pool of investigators capable of undertaking mental health services and systems research with focus on the implementation of evidence based mental health care, globally or domestically. The program provides multidisciplinary training for two years. A mentoring team is established for each post-doctoral research scholar to guide their development as a researcher and authorship of independently funded research proposals. Applications are invited from individuals with an earned M.D., or Ph.D. from such fields as social work, psychology, health services, organizational psychology, nursing, anthropology, public health, economics or management.

*Newly Added*
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. Opportunities for participation in and authorship on publications from C.O.A.S.T. lab data will be available, supported, and encouraged.

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gerontology and Community-Based Intervention
Deadline: Open Until Filled
George Mason University’s Department of Social Work invites applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gerontology and Community-Based Intervention Research. This fellowship program focuses on community-based intervention research for older adults with health issues. Our gerontology research team (Drs. Ihara, Inoue, and Tompkins) has a particular focus on non-pharmacological interventions for individuals living with dementia and their caregivers. Current grant-funded projects examine two specific interventions for individuals living with dementia – personalized music (M3I: The Mason Music & Memory Initiative) and creative storytelling (TimeSlips).

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

Call for Papers and Abstracts

Social Service Review Special Issue: “The Afterlife of Mass Incarceration”
Deadline April 30, 2021

Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference
Deadline: April 30, 2021
The Society for Social Work and Research is excited to welcome abstract submissions for the 2022 Annual Conference: Social Science for Racial, Social, and Political Justice, which will be held January 12-16, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Abstracts may be submitted in these formats: (1) oral paper presentation; (2) ePoster presentation; (3) symposium of three or more papers on the same topic to be presented in the same session; (4) roundtable, and (5) workshop.

What is Anti-Racism in Health Promotion Practice? Evidence, Action, and Emerging Voices Advancing Equity and Justice
Deadline: May 1, 2021
The past year brought urgent attention and renewed resolve to issues of equity and justice, particularly systemic racism. The editorial leadership of Health Promotion Practice (HPP) is committed to contributing to this historic moment by bringing forward examples of community-engaged projects, reflection, and scholarship that offer tools, language, insights, and lessons learned for dismantling racism and centering equity. Our focus is anti-racism practice in all areas of health promotion, with particular interest in community resistance, power, and transformation. Health Promotion Practice Journal is calling for proposals (in the form of 250-word abstracts) for an issue dedicated to advancing racial equity and justice through accounts of promising interventions, advocacy, and policies, or other ways of knowing that inform anti-racism practice and scholarship. We seek work that begins at social ecological levels above the individual and advances engagement and action at organizational, community, systems, and policy levels. Outcomes and/or implications must be linked to those higher levels of influence or change. We welcome submissions by emerging scholars and new voices.

A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare
Deadline: May 20, 2021
The 2021 Call for Proposals is now open for the Kempe Center’s International Virtual Conference, A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare! October 4 -7, 2021. The Kempe Conference Team is looking for to bold, innovative, cutting-edge, and out-of-the-box thinking professionals in our field who are committed to transforming systems and communities.

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.

Research on Expectant and Parenting Youth in Foster Care: Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
Deadline: June 01, 2021
This special issue will feature empirical articles that address the predictors, experiences, context, and outcomes of early pregnancy and parenthood among young people who have spent time in foster care. We are interested in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies, as well as scoping or systematic reviews and meta-analyses that offer theoretical and empirical insights into pregnancy and parenthood among youth with foster care backgrounds. Studies should have clearly defined implications for research and practice or policy.

Special Issue, Dual Pandemics: Creating Racially-Just Responses to a Changing Environment throuigh Research, Practice and Education
Deadline: June 15, 2021
The Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work as well as Grand Challenges for Social Work are committed to promoting and disseminating knowledge that calls for the dismantling of systemic racism and creating racially just responses to the dual pandemics. This Special Issue welcomes submissions of regular research articles and Practice Corner manuscripts related to the following topics:

• Conceptual pieces that contribute to a clear definition and shared understanding of constructs such as anti-racist research, anti-racist practice, racial justice, etc.
• Scholarly pieces that utilize impactful knowledge including but not limited to critical race theory, indigenous knowledge, etc. on research, practice, and social work pedagogy
• Research and scholarship that centers race as a key variable and examines the impact of systemic racism, oppression, and White supremacy on the studied phenomena, particularly around COVID-19.
• Micro, mezzo, and macro social work practice that aims to prevent or eliminate the negative impact of racism and White supremacy on individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities.
• Micro, mezzo, and macro social work practice that aims to promote racial justice, equity, and inclusion among individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities.
• Scholarship and research that refine the construct and examine or evaluate the practice of anti-racist pedagogy in social work education.

The Journal for Advancing Justice (JAJ) invites submissions for its fourth volume, “Justice Reform: Achieving Evidence-Based Practices in Community Corrections to Promote Recovery
Deadline: July 16, 2021
The Journal for Advancing Justice (JAJ) invites submissions for its fourth volume, “Justice Reform: Achieving Evidence-Based Practices in Community Corrections to Promote Recovery.” This volume is scheduled to be published in the late fall/early winter of 2021 and is supported by a grant from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President. The deadline for full manuscript submissions is Friday, July 16, 2021. This volume is guest edited by John Gallagher, PhD, LCSW, LCAC, who is an Associate Professor at Morgan State University school of social work. Please see the link for more information related to the call for papers, abstract submissions, and manuscript guidelines.

*Newly Added*
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. However, relatively little has been discussed as to how different cultural dimensions may or should be considered in TIC and how the intersection between trauma and culture can inform service access and delivery, staff competency, organizational policy, as well as service outcomes. Given that certain cultural dimensions (e.g., racial, gender, and social identities) tend to account for significant disparities in service access and needed support, special attention and caution will be requested in TIC for the populations who are culturally underrepresented or marginalized. 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.

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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. Additionally, papers can examine ways in which families obtain support making it possible for young people to live in their homes or the community while they develop coping skills and successfully integrate into key settings. Particularly welcome are papers focusing on innovative strategies such as peer support for both young people experiencing mental health challenges and their family members. Of considerable interest are ways in which family members manage to care for the young people and engage in employment. We encourage the submission of articles examining social and cultural influences on these processes, and proposing and testing culturally appropriate supports for youth and family. Papers that report original quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research, reviews of existing research studies, cross-national comparisons, and theoretical examinations of the topic are also welcomed.

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 ad 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. We encourage the submission of both original science and conceptual pieces that would inform the practice and policy frameworks across the globe.

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. It is our hope that this database will contribute to transformational education as students are exposed to a diversity of ideas, people, and materials.

Call for Papers Related to COVID-19
Deadline: Rolling Submission
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a risk to well-being, livelihood, and human rights.  It has exacerbated existing health disparities experienced by traditionally oppressed groups including older adults, low-wage workers and those living in poverty, and people with underlying health conditions. However, the human rights implications go beyond this to widen other human rights gaps including the right to education, the right to free speech, and the right to a fair trial. Public policies and practices that intentionally or unintentionally favor positive outcomes for certain groups over others violate human rights and must be rectified. The co-editors of the Journal of Human Rights and Social Work expect that these human rights violations will not pass with the first wave of the disease, but will rather continue to grow and/or come to light. As a result, rather than a one-time special issue of the journal, we invite authors to contribute relevant articles on a rolling basis for peer review.

Research Resources

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.

Check your Online CV!
Please go online here and check the CV that is online for you. Many of these have not been updated for years and we want to make sure we are putting our/your best foot forward to everyone. Please send your updated CVs to sswtech@uw.edu as soon as possible. Thank you!

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. 

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.

UW Research Resources
Library:Data Management Tools
Research Services
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Research Policies and Compliance Travel Planning Office for Sponsored Programs Policies, Procedures & Guidance Research Integrity & Compliance Zipline

Grant Opportunities SWRnet PIVOT UW Funding NIH Guide to Grants & Contracts Grants.gov NIH Reporter

THE DIGEST Your bi-weekly round-up of graduate student events, opportunities & resources.

Greetings, It’s Graduate Student Appreciation Week, and we’ve been reflecting on the impactful work our community has been doing this past year. Our students have volunteered in their neighborhoods, been advocates for inclusive, equitable learning environments, and shifted research focuses to address the inequities caused by the pandemic. Visit our Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pages to read reflections on the community engagement we’ve witnessed this year from our graduate students. Information below subject to change. Please always refer to the source pages for the most up-to-date details on fellowships, jobs and events.

FUNDING Pad your wallet

For more fellowships with upcoming deadlines, see the Graduate Funding Information Service blog. 2021 Population Health Applied Research Fellowship Program Application Deadline: April 22, 2021 The Population Health Initiative, in partnership with the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, is accepting applications for the summer 2021 Population Health Applied Research Fellowship Program. This paid fellowship program will offer a multidisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate students training in data analysis techniques as well as in research and presentation skills while they develop a work product for an external partner. Teaching Assistant for DATA 511: Data Visualization for Data Scientists Application Deadline: April 16, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time For full-time UW graduate students Proficient in Python and R Summer quarter 2021 Compensation includes salary, tuition waiver, and health insurance Graduate Student Assistant for Undergraduate Research Program Application Deadline: April 22, 2021 For full-time UW graduate students for the 2021-2022 school year Assignment period of 9/16/21 to 6/15/22 Compensation includes salary, tuition waiver and health insurance Byron Hanke Fellowship Application Deadline: May 1, 2021 For graduate students Research about common interest communities, such as condos, coöps, retirement communities, or vacation timeshares Stipends range $3,000-$5,000 NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP) Awards Application Deadline: May 1, 2021, 2 p.m. Pacific Time For doctoral and postdoctoral researchers Seeking scientific and technological research opportunities at federal laboratories Stipend ranges from $45,000 to $80,000 per year Some affiliated laboratories have citizenship restrictions AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation Program Application Deadline: May 1, 2021 For doctoral candidates in research-based programs Dissertation research to improve healthcare Maximum award of $40,000 Restricted to U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, and permanent residents Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grants Application Deadline: May 1, 2021 For doctoral students For dissertation or thesis research in anthropology Maximum award of $20,000 Samvid Scholars Application Deadline: April 20, 2021 For full-time, first-year master’s and professional students in the 2021-2022 school year Up to $50,000 per year in tuition support for two years of study Restricted to U.S. citizens Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program Application Deadline: April 30, 2021 For graduate and professional students and scholars who completed graduate studies in the last five years Interested in science and technology policy Twelve-week training and educational program in Washington, D.C. Open to DACA recipients, holders of select visas, U.S. citizens and permanent residents. UW African Studies Ottenberg-Winans Fellowship Application Deadline: April 19, 2021 For UW graduate, professional and undergraduate students Contributing to the field of African Studies Awards range from $250 to $750 UW Simpson Center Spring Funding Round: Graduate Research Clusters Application Deadline: April 30, 2021 Graduate Research Clusters (formerly Graduate Interest Groups) at UW’s Simpson Center foster crossdisciplinary collaboration and inquiry among graduate students in the form of cross-departmental reading, screening, and/or discussion groups, dissertation working groups, and other activities. Research clusters may organize activities that draw on local intellectual and cultural resources, including faculty and community leaders. Great Minds in STEM Scholarship Application Deadline: April 30, 2021 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time For full-time graduate and undergraduate students In science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) Applicants must be of Hispanic descent and/or demonstrate significant leadership or service within the underserved community Open to DACA recipients, F1 visa holders, U.S. citizens, and U.S. residents UW India Association of Western Washington Scholarships for the Study of South Asia Application Deadline: April 15, 2021 For UW graduate and undergraduate students With serious academic interest in South Asia Award of up to $2,000 Gallaudet University Graduate Fellowship Fund Application Deadline: April 20, 2021 For Deaf and hard of hearing, full-time graduate students The Graduate Fellowship Fund (GFF) provides financial assistance to Deaf and hard of hearing graduates of accredited colleges and universities in pursuit of graduate study at colleges and universities for people who hear normally. Horton Hydrology Research Grant Application Deadline: April 15, 2021 For Ph.D. students studying hydrology, water resources, or a closely related field Grant covers research costs and related travel expenses, up to $11,000 total Restricted to student members of the American Geophysical Union Washington Policy Center: Jennifer Dunn-Thomson Scholarship Application Deadline: April 15, 2021 For graduate and undergraduate women students residing in Washington State Scholarship of $15,000 Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Social Professions 2021-22 Nomination Deadline: Tuesday, April 20, 2021; noon (PDT) The Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship assists Ph.D. candidates in the final stages of writing their dissertations. The 2021-22 Dissertation Fellowship is offered with the support of the University President and includes one quarter of UW state tuition and fees, GAIP insurance, and a stipend at the Predoctoral TA II rate (currently $2,814 per month). Each unit listed at the end of this announcement may submit ONE nominee.

JOB HUNT Make your next career move

To find jobs aligned with your interests and degree, login to Handshake with your UW NetID and use the filters underneath the “Jobs” tab. For more job-hunting tips, see this post. You can also reach out to handshake@uw.edu with questions. Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) 2021-22 — Bishop Blanchet High School, Seattle Job in Seattle, WA The Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a senior level administrative position. Primary responsibilities of this role are: Student support services, faculty and staff support of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and community engagement Seeking — Preferred that candidates have degree in relevant field or advanced degree, 3-5 years of experience K-12 schools or youth organizations, 3-5 years of experience in diversity, equity and inclusion work Peer Health Educator — hiring for 2021-22 Job at UW Applications due: April 21 at 11:59 p.m. PST Looking for a dynamic opportunity to grow your personal and professional skills- becoming a Peer Health Educator may be the journey for you! LiveWell’s Peer Health Education Program uses educational workshops, 1-1 peer wellness coaching, outreach, awareness campaigns, and event programming to promote individual and community health and well-being. Seeking — full time undergrad or graduate student Associate Policy Analyst – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago Job in Chicago, IL Applications due: June 30 The Associate Policy Analyst’s main contributions are anticipated to include supporting Chapin Hall’s body of work around child welfare system transformation with an emphasis on development and/or implementation of practice models, functional assessments, and evidence-based practices, as well as macro level system assessment, strategic planning, readiness for transformation and implementation of key organizational strategies. Seeking – Candidates with a master’s in Sociology, Social Work, Public Policy, Psychology or another relevant field. Epidemiologist Supervisor – State of Montana, Department of Public Health and Human Services Job in Helena, MT Applications due: April 30 The Epidemiologist Supervisor studies the occurrence of disease and other health-related conditions or events in defined populations in order to implement prevention and control measures. This position supports the Asthma Control and Diabetes Programs and supports other chronic disease programs as needed. Seeking – Candidates with a master’s in Epidemiology, Statistics, or a closely related degree. Summer Graduate Internship – Community Benefit & Economic Stability – Community Catalyst Internship in Boston, MA (remote work) Applications due: May 28 The Community Benefit and Economic Stability project at Community Catalyst is seeking a 2021 graduate-level, summer intern to assist with research on non-profit hospitals’ efforts to address health inequities in their communities through community benefit activities. The intern will work remotely, reporting to the Program Director of Community Benefit and Economic Stability project. Seeking – Candidates with a master’s in Public Health, Health Policy, or a related field. Handshake Tip of the Week  — Handshake Hacks: A Checklist to Find Your Full Time Job or Internship and Get Hired Find out the Handshake hacks and steps to take now to get the most out of the platform in this Handshake blog post!

GRAD CONNECTIONS Events, activities, connecting

Virtual Writing and Presentation Support for International Graduate Students April 19, 6–8 p.m. (and every other week on Monday starting April 5–May 17) Join CIRCLE and the OWRC for a writing space exclusive to UW international graduate students. You will get an opportunity to check in with a graduate writing tutor regarding your writing needs and get 1-on-1 consultation. The time of consultation may vary based on the number of students who attend the event. We will also have staff onsite to help you practice presentations if you sign up for that option. You’re invited to attend one or all the sessions throughout spring quarter. Student forum for UW Accreditation April 14, 4-4:50 p.m. On April 14-16, 2021, the UW will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit by its accrediting body, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). This review will involve an assessment of the UW’s initiatives and efforts related to student success, its institutional effectiveness and mission, as well as governance, resources and capacity. As part of this visit, the NWCCU will hold three open forums: one each for students, faculty and staff. Students interested in meeting with the evaluators should register here. Zoom links and passcodes will be sent to registrants the morning of the forum and posted on the provost’s website. UW Earth Day 2021 events The University of Washington is recognizing Earth Day 2021 with events, resources and activities hosted by many different departments, student organizations and other groups. Earth Day is April 22, but opportunities are happening throughout the month of April. ‘Navigating Global Careers’ speaker series with Carmela Conroy, U.S. Consul General (Retired) April 12, 4–5:30 p.m. PST, online Please join us for the first installment of the Jackson School’s Spring 2021 ‘Navigating Global Careers’ speaker series. This talk will provide an informative overview of Foreign Service Officer (FSO) career pathways. Drawing from her rich experience, Conroy will introduce a wide range of FSO activities, provide practical guidance on how to pursue such careers, and explain why UW students should consider doing so. This event is free and open to all UW students. Faculty and staff are also welcome. No registration required. Plug In Social Connections Program April 15, 2021, 4:30–6 p.m. (Every Thursday through May 1, 2021) This is a year where many international students find themselves studying in the United States from home, either in your home country or your room in Seattle. This can mean new challenges you’ve never faced before. We are inviting you to Plug In to conversations about these challenges with a cohort of your peers and support each other throughout them! You will be able lend a hand to your peers, and receive support when you need it. If you are interested in joining, or if you would like to learn more about this program, please email yuxinsun@uw.edu. UW Virtual Three Minute Thesis Competition April 22, 4:30–6 p.m., online Want to see 12 or more graduate students from across disciplines present their work in three minutes, while competing for cash prizes? Attend the UW Virtual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition on April 22! Senior master’s students and doctoral candidates, representing 7 schools and colleges from across the UW, will share their capstone, thesis, or dissertation projects, with a particular emphasis on the theme of equity. Join us for these fast-paced and engaging presentations. Free and open to the public. Send questions to uw3mt@uw.edu. Lovecraft/Uncraft: Race, Cosmic Horror, and the New Weird (from The Convergence Zone) April 15, 2021, 6–7:30 p.m., online Please join the MFA in Creative Writing and Poetics seminar on Gothic poetics and new materialism, taught by Joe Milutis, for “Lovecraft/Uncraft: Race, Cosmic Horror, and the New Weird”, an event featuring panelists David Bering-Porter and Rebekah Sheldon. Spring 2021 Lecture Series | Changing Global Connections: New Formations of Identity, Place and Region Join the Jackson School for a lecture series on how today’s changing geopolitics is creating new configurations across regions and in the field of international studies. Lectures are free, online and open to the public. April 15, Facing the New Geopolitics: China at the Poles – 4:30–6 p.m. PST April 29, Indigenous Blackness in Américas: The Queer Politics of Self-Making Garifuna New York – 4:30–6 p.m. PST May 13, How Emerging Technology is Changing International Security – 9:30–11 a.m. PST Curating in Conversation: A Panel Series on Sharing Northwest Native Art and Art History with the Public April 12, 7–8:30 p.m., virtual In the second of a three part series, this panel discussion features Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse, Curator of Northwest Native Art at the Burke Museum, in conversation with Tlingit artist and co-curator of the Northwest Native Art Gallery Alison Bremner and Karen Duffek, Curator of Contemporary Visual Arts & Pacific Northwest at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. The program will include an overview of Bremner’s work as an an artist and curator followed by a larger discussion on the state of contemporary Northwest Coast art and the issues involved in ethical curation. Drop-in Session: Meditation Inspired By Nature April 12, 6–7 p.m., online This is a series of short meditations inspired by the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and two poems – “Rise Up Rooted like Trees” by Rainer Maria Rilke and “You Have Become a Forest” by Nikita Gill. Using nature as inspiration, participants will be guided to focus on resourcing, releasing stress, refueling and connection. Transcultural Approaches to Europe: A Conversation with Fatima El-Tayeb April 13, 3 p.m., online Fatima El-Tayeb and Nicolaas Barr discuss how European identities are constructed through “racial amnesia ” and how the concepts of whiteness, gender, and religion are mobilized in European politics. Borders and Blackness: Communicating Belonging and Grief April 14, 3:30–5 p.m. PDT Black women imagined and orchestrated #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, Bring Back Our Girls, and Say Her Name campaigns in the U.S. and globally. Recently, the importance of Black women’s experiences, interventions, and contributions to Black life and societies at large has crystalized for non-Black audiences in the U.S. and mixed audiences abroad; the ongoing and public response to deaths made increasingly visible on social media plays a significant role in the ways in which communities in the U.S. and abroad regard Black women. In the second COM Spring colloquium, sponsored by the Department of Communication, Dr. Manoucheka Celeste will address the different ways Black women tend to Black life and death. The Atlanta spa shootings and the Asian community April 16, 2021, 12:30 p.m. The Center for Korea Studies has invited members of the UW faculty/staff and the Seattle Korean community to discuss the recent Atlanta spa shooting incident amidst the anti-Asian sentiment during these times. Mark Nowak on “A People’s History of the Poetry Workshop” April 15, 2021, 6–8 p.m., online event: pre-registration required Join the University of Washington Bothell Labor Studies Colloquium for a talk with Mark Nowak for “A People’s History of the Poetry Workshop.” This talk, organized by Dr. Ching-In Chen, is taking place on Zoom in conjunction with BISIA 410: Labor Stories During Pandemic Times. The talk is free and open to the public, with pre-registration. Zoom links will be e-mailed the day of the talk.

GRAD HACK Guidance & strategies for navigating grad education

UW Libraries April Update The latest news on Libraries reopening plans, the new Individual Study Space @ the Research Commons, Student and Faculty FAQs, events and more. Peer Wellness Coaching Peer Wellness Coaching (PWC) is a free service offered by our Peer Health Educators for students at the UW-Seattle campus. A few of our most experienced Peer Health Educators go through additional and in-depth training and supervision to be able to serve as Peer Wellness Coaches. PWC is a great option for students who are looking to strengthen and enhance their personal well-being, solve problems effectively, and work toward intentional change in their lives and self. Accessible Technology Webinar Series Last Thursday of each month (3–4 p.m.) UW-IT Accessible Technology Services will host a webinar on popular topics related to IT Accessibility. Schedule for the first half of 2021: April 29: Testing with Screen Readers May 27: Document Accessibility June 24: Alternatives to PDF Audio: Audacity & Podcasting April 13, 1:30–3 p.m. This workshop covers the basic functionality of Audacity (Audio Software) in the context of creating a podcast. We’ll cover concepts including methods of capturing audio, importing audio, editing audio files, adding music/sound fx, transitioning audio clips, and exporting the podcast for publishing. Students can expect to leave this workshop with a basic understanding of Audacity, and the knowledge to begin creating a podcast of their own. UW Surplus Online Store April 20, 2021, 8 a.m –4 p.m. (Monthly on the third Tuesday of the month through May 25, 2021) We’re pleased to announce our new online storefront, with select items available for public purchase. You buy online and we bring your item(s) curbside. It couldn’t be easier! New items are posted to the online store the first and third Tuesday of every month at 8 a.m. Selections vary depending on what we have in stock. We do not hold or set aside items for public sale. Learn More About the Open Scholarship Commons It can be challenging for students and faculty to connect across disciplines, access technology, learn relevant skills, and share research openly. The UW Libraries is excited to bring together a suite of services to more equitably support this work in the Open Scholarship Commons (OSC). The OSC, operating virtually for now, provides a hub for cross-disciplinary knowledge creation and dissemination– supporting you in using digital tools to openly share your research and safely integrating new digital pedagogy techniques into your classroom.

COVID-19 Resources, FAQs, support

Spring quarter frequently asked questions Stay up-to-date with the University of Washington’s plans, resources, and notices for spring quarter. Anniversary Reminder: You are an Essential Element in Our UW Tapestry Posted by Scott Shiebler, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, UWCC Yes, it’s true, you are vital to the UW community. Your value is not in what you achieve, not in what you produce, and not in which specific results you bring about. Even during moments of intense self-doubt, the truth remains that your membership and participation in our UW collective truly matters. Child-care supports through Goodwin Connections Goodwin Connections: Undergraduate and master’s students are eligible for financial support from Family Connections. The current application cycle closes on April 30. Bias Incident Reporting Tool This Bias Incident Reporting Tool is for NON-EMERGENCY incidents. If your immediate safety is at risk, you are witnessing violence or perceive imminent harm to yourself or others, please immediately dial 911. If your experience includes sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, and/or relationship violence, please contact UW SafeCampus at 206-685-7233 (available 24 hours, 7 days a week). Stop AAPI Hate Asian Americans Advancing Justice Hate is a Virus UW Counseling Center Resources The UW Counseling Center is here to support you. From virtual “Let’s Talk,” which connects students to counselors without an appointment, to individual and group counseling sessions, UWCC has many resources to help our student community during this time. SafeCampus is here to help you Call SafeCampus anytime — no matter where you work or study — to anonymously discuss safety and well-being concerns for yourself or others. SafeCampus supports UW students, staff, faculty and community members in preventing violence. Husky Coronavirus Testing You can spread the coronavirus even if you have no symptoms — so for your health and the health of our community, you’re encouraged to enroll in the Husky Coronavirus Testing program. Tests for the virus that causes COVID-19 are administered at in-person testing sites and through a test you can take yourself at home. The program is powered by the Seattle Flu Study team — the group that was the first to report community spread of COVID-19 in the United States. If you have questions, please review our testing FAQ. You can also email huskytest@uw.edu or call 206.616.2414. UW Recess for School Aged Kids April 12, 12–12:15 p.m. (Every Monday) Embrace virtual school with a Zoom your kids will actually want to join! Join The Whole U and special guests from UW Athletics in bringing back recess and P.E. with 15-minute recess breaks coached by The Whole U team and our special guests every Monday at noon. COVID-19 resources from the University of Washington Whether you’re a student or instructor, in need of financial aid or academic assistance, here’s a list of resources from the UW to help support the community during the pandemic. Emergency aid available for students We understand life can be unpredictable. Unexpected costs and needs can cause significant stress and impact your academic success and personal well being. That’s why the three campuses of the University of Washington have Emergency Aid to support currently enrolled UW students.

CAREER & ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT Bulk up your C.V.

17th Annual Teaching & Learning Symposium April 20, 2–4:30 p.m., online Join us for this year’s keynote discussion with Dr. Sushil Oswal, SIAS, UW Tacoma, and explore 45+ posters showcasing the latest teaching and learning projects from instructors and graduate students across the UW.

Highlighted News and Announcements:

Reminder!!!
School of Social Work: Research Conversations
April 7, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm (Zoom link here)
Purpose: The Office for Faculty Excellence and Research will host a coming together of colleagues to learn and share in informal conversations to support each others’ work. This gathering is planned to be something very different from our usual formal research presentations or colloquia series. It is an opportunity to get to know our colleagues better by hearing a presentation of an unformed study idea, or paper, or anything related to research, and then brainstorming reactions by offering each other insights and support to shape and refine this in-process research into a finer scholarly product. Please join us for next month’s topic, “Addressing Medical Mistrust to Increase HIV prevention among Latinx immigrant men who have sex with men”, presented by Jane Lee, PhD.

New Publications

This winter, the Center for Women’s Welfare partnered with the Federation for Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) to produce the 2021 Self-Sufficiency Standard Report for New York State. The report outlines what working-age families of various sizes and compositions need to make ends meet without public or private assistance in each county in New York. The full report can be found on the Self-Sufficiency Standard website.

Rooney, L., Conrick, K.M., Bellenger, M.A., Moore, M., Haviland, M.J., Rivara, F.P., Rowhani-Rahbar, A. Understanding the Process, Context, and Characteristics of Extreme Risk Protection Orders: A Statewide Study. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. In press.

Conrick, K.M., Davis, A., Gibb, L., Bellenger, M.A., Rivara, F.P., Moore, M., Rowhani-Rahbar, A. Extreme Risk Protection Orders: Understanding the Role of Health Professionals. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. In press.

Selected Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities

NIH UNITE Initiative announcement
On March 1, NIH launched the UNITE initiative to end structural racism and racial inequities in the health research enterprise.  In his public statement announcing this initiative, Dr. Collins noted that while NIH has supported various programs to improve diversity of the scientific workforce, these efforts have been insufficient, and that the “NIH is committed to instituting new ways to support diversity, equity, and inclusion, and identifying and dismantling any policies and practices that may harm our workforce and our science.” You can keep up with what the NIH is doing to address workforce diversity on the NIH UNITE website. NIH has also released an RFI: “Inviting Comments and Suggestions to Advance and Strengthen Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Biomedical Research Workforce and Advance Health Disparities and Health Equity Research” that is open for comments through April 9,2021.

Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Deadline: Varies by Institute
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that funds may be available for administrative supplements for specific types of NIH research grants. The purpose of these supplements is to meet increased costs that are within the scope of the approved award, but were unforeseen when the new or renewal application or grant progress report for non-competing continuation support was submitted.  Applications for administrative supplements are considered prior approval requests (as described in Section 8.1.2.11 of the NIH Grants Policy Statement) and will be routed directly to the Grants Management Officer of the parent award. All applicants are encouraged to discuss potential requests with the awarding IC. Additionally, prior to submission, applicants must review the awarding IC’s web site to ensure they meet the IC’s requirements.  A list of those web sites is available at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/admin_supp/index.htm.

Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research (R21/R33)
Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research (R01)
Open Date: March 20, 2021
Expiration Date: May 1, 2021
Nearly 40,000 people in the U.S. die from firearm-related deaths each year, primarily from suicide
(60%) or homicide (37%), and many more have experienced non-fatal firearm injuries, both intentional and nonintentional. The NIH encourages research to improve understanding of the determinants of firearm injury, the identification of those at risk of firearm injury (including both victims and perpetrators), the development and piloting of innovative interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality, and the examination of approaches to improve the implementation of existing, evidence-based interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality.

Administrative Supplements for NIH Grants to Add or Expand Research Focused on Maternal Health, Structural Racism and Discrimination, and COVID-19
Due Date: April 14, 2021
The Office of the Director of the NIH announced opportunities for investigators with relevant active NIH-supported grants to address the following scientific priorities as part of the IMPROVE initiative:

• Understand the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mental health, well-being, functioning and quality of life
• Identify psychosocial and behavioral health risk factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic that affect maternal mental health and functioning outcomes
• Address the impact of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) on maternal health outcomes in the context of COVID-19

IMPROVE aims to understand the biological, behavioral, environmental, sociocultural, and structural factors that affect pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated morbidity and mortality by building an evidence base for improved care and outcomes. This initiative will promote research to address health disparities associated with pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated morbidity and mortality (MM).

*Newly Added*
Student Technology Fee Request for Proposals
Deadline: April 16, 2021
The Student Technology Fee (STF) is a fund established to provide technology access and opportunity for students. The goal of STF is to allocate funds toward capital investments in UW projects that improve students’ educational and career opportunities. Project proposals can be submitted by students and campus organizations. These awards are intended to be one-time sources of funding. The Committee prefers proposals that demonstrate a commitment to collaboration between different departments and show a willingness to contribute departmental funds to a project or, similarly, seek alternative funding sources on campus. Having alternate sources of funding shows the committee there are others who believe the project will be a success, which encourages the STFC to award funding.

*Newly Added*
Infant Mental Health Consultation Services
Deadline: April 19, 2021
Public Health–Seattle & King County (PHSKC) is requesting applications from Infant Mental Health experts to provide consultation services to two of PHSKC’s Nurses-Family Partnership (NFP) teams.  The selected consultant will support quality program implementation, nurse/supervisor development, and stress reduction for NFP nurses by providing clinical consultation and education in response to issues such as: 1.) Distressed mother: infant relationships, maternal mental illness, trauma; 2.) Distressed infants: feeding, sleeping, crying, or interacting dysregulation; 3.) Families at increased risk of abuse/neglect or removal of infant; and 4.) Difficult clients: angry, withdrawn, resistant, or unavailable. NFP clients sometimes exhibit multiple risk factors including trauma history/high Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) scores, living in unstable families or apart from family, and maternal mental illness are at increased risk for impaired attachment relationships with their own infant. The maximum amount of reimbursement to be distributed shall not exceed $4,524 for the period of April 1, 2021 (or date of contract award), through December 31, 2021. For application materials, please email Tasha Murphy at tbmurphy@uw.edu.

Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19
Deadline: April 20, 2021
The Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19 initiative aligns with: (1) HHS Strategic Plan Goal 2: Protect the Health of Americans Where They Live, Learn, Work, and Play; (2) Healthy People 2030 objectives: (a) HC/HIT-01: Increase the proportion of adults whose health care provider checked their understanding; (b) HC/HIT-02: Reduce the proportion of adults who report poor patient and provider communication; (c) HC/HIT-03: Increase the proportion of adults whose health care providers involved them in decisions as much as they wanted; and (d) IID-D02: Increase the proportion of people with vaccination records in an information system; and (3) the OASH priority on health disparities (1, 2).

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.

William T. Grant Scholars Program 2021
UW Deadline: April 22, 2021
Sponsor Deadline: July 7, 2021
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas. Applicants should have a track record of conducting high-quality research and an interest in pursuing a significant shift in their trajectories as researchers. Award amount: $350,000. One application allowable per institution. To apply, submit a 1-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach and a biosketch or CV of the PI to research@uw.edu by 5:00pm Thursday, April 22.

Provost Bridge Funding Program
Deadline: May 1, 2021
The Bridge Funding program provides bridge funding to support faculty to span a temporary funding gap in critical research programs.  Bridge Funding awards are typically used to support on-going research programs that have lost funding, although these funds may also be used to support new research directions, at the discretion of the recipient. A maximum of $50,000 may be applied for through the Provost; all funding requests must be matched 1:1 by the applicant’s college/school.
* For the May 1, 2021 deadline, proposals may reduce the school/department match by half for Bridge Funding applicants facing COVID caregiving challenges.
NOTE FOR SSW APPLICANTS: All bridge funding follows UW policy and the ADR and the Dean review on a case by case basis. The priority is to support individuals who have clear funding in the near future and need bridge funding until that funding comes through.

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

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

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

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

*Newly Added*
Notice of Special Interest in Reducing Suicide Risk in Young People in Low-and Middle-Income Countries and Low-Resource Settings
Deadline: June 5, 2021
The National Institute of Mental Health is issuing this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) to highlight interest in developing and implementing prevention strategies to reduce suicide risk (suicide ideation and behavior, including acts of self-harm/suicide) and promote resilience among young people, age 10-24 years, in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs)and low-resources settings. NIMH welcomes applicants from LMICs and strongly encourages applicants from the United States or upper middle-income countries to partner with sites in LMICs.

AIDS Research Center on Mental Health and HIV/AIDS (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
LOI Deadline: July 25, 2021
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Division of AIDS Research (DAR) encourages applications for Center Core grants (P30) to support HIV/AIDS Research Centers (ARC). The ARC is intended to provide infrastructure support that facilitates the development of high impact science in HIV/AIDS and mental health that is relevant to the NIMH mission. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) intends to support innovative, interdisciplinary research in several areas, including basic, NeuroHIV, behavioral and social, integrated biobehavioral, applied, clinical, translational, and implementation science.

*Newly Added*
Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: August 24, 2021
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), with other NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices (ICOs), is soliciting applications on (1) observational research to understand the role of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) in causing and sustaining health disparities, and (2) intervention research that addresses SRD in order to improve minority health or reduce health disparities.

Events and Lectures

Elements of Effective Coalitions
April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, & 18, 2021, 1:30-2:30pm
*Space limited- registration required*
This 7-week series offers a unique interactive experience that provides participants an opportunity to learn more about the key organizational elements that assist coalitions of all types to operate efficiently and effectively. This series will have a special focus on coalitions that promote healthy youth development to reduce substance misuse and other related problem behaviors. Participants will explore a variety of organizational principles that will assist them in the overall development of their coalition by learning more about how to engage and sustain involvement of key stakeholders and members over time, how to utilize dynamic group-development strategies, and how their efforts can connect with other coalition efforts in their area.

Picture a Scientist Screening and Panel Q&A Discussion
April 7, 2021, 5:00-6:00pm
Panel Q&A link: https://uw-phi.zoom.us/j/96412337010
The UW School of Medicine’s Graduate Medical Education, Dean’s Standing Committee for Women in Medicine and Science, Office of Faculty Affairs, Research and Graduated Education, Academic, Rural and Regional Affairs, Office of Healthcare Equity (SOM) and the Health Sciences Library are pleased to announce the screening of the documentary Picture a Scientist followed by a panel discussion about women in the sciences and the challenges and the issues they face. The documentary chronicles the experiences of biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries – including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists – who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all. Watch the film, then please join in on the live conversation! The film will be available for viewing from April 2-4; a streaming code will be emailed to registered attendees. Registration required: click here.

On-the-Spot Consultation: Desperately Seeking Data
April 7, 2021, 2:00-3:00pm
How do you move forward with prevention planning without current data on outcomes or risk and protective factors?  How can does someone monitor program effectiveness without these data? Drop-in and join us for this On-the-Spot Consultation with Kevin Haggerty, John Briney, and Kathryn Bruzios from the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC) to address these and other data issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We will share why we use data and tips for using the data you have. We will also share resources and action steps to address the desperation that comes with the lack of current data and how to move forward. Please bring your questions and challenges with finding and utilizing data to this interactive session.

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

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

Using a Racial Equity Theory of Change to Facilitate Collaboration Between University Researchers and a Community Based Organization
April 7, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am
Ilene Schwartz PhD, BCBA-D, Professor of Special Education and Director of the Haring Center for Research and Training in Education at the University of Washington and Ginger Kwan, Executive Director of Open Doors for Multicultural Families. Dr. Schwartz’s research focuses on autism, inclusive education, and the sustainability of educational interventions. She is the director of Project DATA, a model reschool program for children with autism that has been in operation since 1997; and is currently working on projects to improve the quality of inclusive educational services in Washington state for students in P-12.

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

The Roots of Helping, Sharing, and Caring
April 21, 6:30-8:30pm
Ross A. Thompson is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis, where he directs the Social and Emotional Development Lab. In this presentation, Dr. Thompson will discuss fresh insights into the development of human caring from a surprising source: studies of young children. These studies provide a developmental portrayal of early childhood in which the capacities for social and emotional understanding and its enlistment into helping, sharing, and caring emerge concurrently with greater understanding of ingroup-outgroup discrimination. Register here.

Implicit Bias in Healthcare and Research
May 4, 2021, 10:30am-12:00pm
This interactive training is designed to help faculty and researchers counteract bias in health care and research through small and large group activities and discussions, videos, and reflections. The workshop will situate implicit bias within other equity-related concepts; provide examples of how implicit biases arise from our natural cognitive processes + social environments; discuss how implicit bias shows up in health care and research; and provide evidence-based ways to interrupt bias and best practices for conducting equitable research through each phase of the research process. Registration required.

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. Dr. Elliott-Groves’ research centers on understanding the meanings and explanations of suicidal behavior from the perspective of Indigenous peoples’. By employing a strengths-based approach to recovery, Dr. Elliott-Groves rigorously engages youth, families, and communities in the development of integrated behavioral health interventions to address complex social issues. Her research centers on ethical frameworks generated by Indigenous and place-based knowledge and practices to create process-centered approaches that illuminate Indigenous pathways toward collective livelihood.

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. Dr. Jones’ research focuses on providing culturally responsive school based interventions that address the socio-emotional health of students of color. Her work is framed around the belief that providing culturally responsive services and promoting resilience within the cultural context creates the path toward serving the “whole child.” She also consults with school personnel on culturally responsive practices that enhance teacher/student relationships and reduce some of the barriers associated with intractable opportunity gaps for students of color in schools.

Conferences and Workshops

Prevention Ethics for Alaska Native and American Indian Prevention Practitioners
April 5, 8, 12, 15, & 19, 2021, 1:00-2:30pm
This 3-week, 5-session series, designed for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Prevention Practitioners and individuals working primarily with AI/AN communities and organizations to prevent substance misuse, offers an interactive experience for participants to explore the six principles of the Prevention Code of Ethics using realistic examples designed to strengthen American Indian Alaska Native (AI/AN) prevention practitioners’ capacity to manage challenging situations in their work in AI/AN organizations and communities. Components of this learning series include individual pre-session learning assignments, live videoconference group sessions, facilitated discussion, skills-based learning activities, and practice applying an ethical decision-making process. Registration required.

Elements of Effective Coalitions
April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, & 18, 2021, 1:00-2:30pm
This 7-week series provides participants an opportunity to learn more about the key organizational elements that assist coalitions of all types to operate efficiently and effectively. This series will have a special focus on coalitions that promote healthy youth development to reduce substance misuse and other related problem behaviors. Participants will explore a variety of organizational principles that will assist them in the overall development of their coalition by learning more about how to engage and sustain involvement of key stakeholders and members over time, how to utilize dynamic group-development strategies, and how their efforts can connect with other coalition efforts in their area. Registration required.

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

39th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference
April 11-14, 2021 – online
This four-day conference will have keynote speakers ranging from federal officials at the highest level of government to youth with lived experience in child welfare systems. They will also share the latest research on the well-being of AI/AN children and effective child welfare and children’s mental health services, practices, and policies.

8th Annual Global Well-Being and Social Change Conference (Virtual)
April 14-16, 2021
This year’s theme: GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP: ACKNOWLEDGING INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND CULTIVATING SOCIAL JUSTICE, is more relevant than ever. In the midst of a global pandemic, systemic racial injustice, and global environmental crisis related to climate change, our connection to other groups and cultures is more evident. We invite individuals from across disciplines, to identify what works and to respond with innovation to challenges that have proven particularly resistant to change.

Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice Symposiums
April 15-16, 2021: Strategies for Achieving Racial Justice in Social Work Education
Social work has a complex history of upholding White supremacy alongside a goal to achieve racial justice. Moreover, our profession simultaneously practices within racist systems and works to dismantle them. In the wake of a fervent #BlackLivesMatter movement and persistent racial disparities in key social welfare institutions, these paradoxes have come to the forefront of discussion in academic and practice circles. This unique moment presents an opportunity to interrogate our profession’s relationship to White supremacy and racial justice in order to reimagine an anti-racist future.

*Newly Added*
Virtual 2021 Summer Mentoring Workshop for Advanced Doctoral Students who conduct African American Research
Application Deadline: April 19, 2021
Workshop: June 3-5, 2021 (Virtual)
This workshop, hosted by the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research and Program for Research on Black Americans, emphasizes training in numerous areas including: 1) publishing in peer review journals, 2) writing grant proposals to the NIH, 3) the tenure process, 4) ethical conduct of research, 5) successful mentoring and collaborative relationships, and, most importantly, 6) how to navigate the academy.
This workshop is for advanced graduate students. The primary objectives are on research skill enhancement, career mentoring, and professional development.

2nd Annual Virtual Conference: Advances in Mindfulness and Acceptance Based Clinical Tools for Treating Adolescents and Young Adults
April 20, 2021
This one-day virtual symposium brings together experts to provide state of the art updates on evidence-based mindfulness and acceptance approaches to improving lives of adolescents and young adults struggling with a broad array of obstacles to living a rich, full and meaningful life. The symposium is appropriate for mental health professionals and students who are new to ACT and mindfulness as well as those who are well versed in practicing these approaches in their clinical work. Participants will learn from case examples, experiential exercises, and group discussions, and will have opportunities to network with professionals with shared interests in treating adolescents and young adults. A “data-blitz” in the afternoon will provide opportunities to learn a snapshot of some of the latest clinical research in this area.

American Society of Addiction Medicine 2021 Virtual Conference
April 22-23, 2021
ASAM Virtual.2021 highlights best practices and the latest science, research, and innovations in addiction medicine from leading experts in the field. For the second year, ASAM is offering is offering two-and-a-half-days of 60-75 hours of CME/CE/MOC, high-quality education, innovative topics, sessions, posters and supplemental virtual courses in a completely online platform.

NED Conference for Research Coordinators
April 23, 2021
Registration is now open for Networking to Enhance Development (NED), a conference by and for research coordinators to develop contacts, share ideas, and learn from peers. This year’s conference will be a 90-minute virtual conference. Learn more and register here.

18th Hawai’i International Virtual Summit
April 26-30, 2021
Registration for the Institute of Violence, Abuse, and Trauma’s 18th Hawai’i International Virtual Summit is now open. Join us and get a chance to learn from hundreds of experts in the field of interpersonal violence prevention and intervention, who will share their knowledge, experience and expertise. You will get an opportunity to interact with community leaders, experts, researchers, practitioners, consumer-survivors, policy makers and advocates, and other professionals from around the world that are working to eradicate violence & abuse, and heal trauma.

National LGBTQ Health Conference
May 20-21, 2021
The National LGBTQ Health Conference is an interdisciplinary translational research conference bringing together scientists, public health professionals, and healthcare providers to discuss issues affecting the health and wellbeing of the LGBTQ community. The largest scientific gathering of its kind in the United States, the conference also fosters professional development and provides networking opportunities. The 2021 conference will be held virtually.

2021 NOFSW Virtual Conference Forging a Path Towards Equity
June 16-18, 2021
Routes towards equity look different for all types of helping professionals. A forensic social worker might contemplate “how could clients, families, communities, organizations, laws, policies, and outcomes be different if I am truly successful at what I do?” The possibilities are limitless…

• Extra-legal factors including race/ethnicity would not influence encounters with law enforcement and the courts, which would in turn decrease disparities in juvenile and justice systems.
• Service providers would better understand their clients mental and physical health, substance abuse challenges, and trauma histories and be able to treat them more effectively.
• Prevention practices would supersede punitive practices such that diversion, restorative justice, mediation, specialty courts, etc. are provided more often than punishment and incapacitation.
•  Cycles of domestic violence would be broken.
• Zip codes would no longer correlate to better or worse health outcomes, longer or shorter life expectancies, or the likelihood of going to college or getting a job.

*Newly Added*
July 26-30, 2021
Conducting Intervention Research in Criminal Justice Settings
This workshop will prepare you to design and research behavioral or policy interventions that address needs, problems, and conditions related to criminal justice involvement and the criminal justice system. The overall focus of workshop activities is on the process of designing and developing a behavioral or policy intervention manual and an NIH (or equivalent) research grant proposal. Registration required.

Postdoctoral Fellowships and Training Opportunities

Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Denver
Deadline: April 9, 2021 
The Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) is a collegial and progressive community of scholars who conduct a range of research with diverse populations across the life cycle and who are committed to excellence in teaching. The school’s curriculum, research, and community partnerships emphasize social justice, and social work values and ethics, with an understanding of and respect for social and cultural diversity. GSSW provides a supportive environment that fosters interdisciplinary and community-based research. The faculty at GSSW engages in major collaborative projects locally, nationally, and internationally. In addition, the Denver metropolitan area and state of Colorado offer excellent opportunities for research addressing a variety of populations. GSSW and the University of Denver are committed to enhancing the diversity of faculty and staff. This is a two year appointment.

*Newly Added*
T32 Training Program in Drug Abuse and Implementation Science
Application Deadline: May 17, 2021

Arizona State University, the Department of Psychology and REACH Institute in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Health Solutions invites applications for a 2-year NIDA-funded T32 Postdoctoral Research Scholar training program focusing on closing the research-practice gap in drug abuse prevention. Training is delivered through individually-tailored programs of coursework in drug abuse and implementation science and mentored research experience. Trainees select multiple mentors from a large and multidisciplinary faculty whose work includes preventive interventions with children, youth, and families in settings including schools, health care, community mental health settings, and family courts. Emphases include implementation science for the adoption and sustainability of preventive interventions in natural service delivery settings, interventions for ethnically diverse populations, and quantitative methods in prevention science. The program is particularly interested in applicants with the potential to bring to their research careers the critical perspective that comes from their understanding of the experiences of groups historically underrepresented in research and higher education.

Mental Health & Implementation Science Postdoctoral Training
Deadline: Open Until Filled
Starts in July 2021
This postdoctoral training in mental health services research at Washington University in St. Louis starts in July, 2021. This program, supported by a National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Mental Health, aims to expand the pool of investigators capable of undertaking mental health services and systems research with focus on the implementation of evidence based mental health care, globally or domestically. The program provides multidisciplinary training for two years. A mentoring team is established for each post-doctoral research scholar to guide their development as a researcher and authorship of independently funded research proposals. Applications are invited from individuals with an earned M.D., or Ph.D. from such fields as social work, psychology, health services, organizational psychology, nursing, anthropology, public health, economics or management.

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gerontology and Community-Based Intervention
Deadline: Open Until Filled
George Mason University’s Department of Social Work invites applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gerontology and Community-Based Intervention Research. This fellowship program focuses on community-based intervention research for older adults with health issues. Our gerontology research team (Drs. Ihara, Inoue, and Tompkins) has a particular focus on non-pharmacological interventions for individuals living with dementia and their caregivers. Current grant-funded projects examine two specific interventions for individuals living with dementia – personalized music (M3I: The Mason Music & Memory Initiative) and creative storytelling (TimeSlips).

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

Call for Papers and Abstracts

Social Service Review Special Issue: “The Afterlife of Mass Incarceration”
Deadline April 30, 2021

Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference
Deadline: April 30, 2021
The Society for Social Work and Research is excited to welcome abstract submissions for the 2022 Annual Conference: Social Science for Racial, Social, and Political Justice, which will be held January 12-16, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Abstracts may be submitted in these formats: (1) oral paper presentation; (2) ePoster presentation; (3) symposium of three or more papers on the same topic to be presented in the same session; (4) roundtable, and (5) workshop.

A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare
Deadline: May 20, 2021
The 2021 Call for Proposals is now open for the Kempe Center’s International Virtual Conference, A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare! October 4 -7, 2021. The Kempe Conference Team is looking for to bold, innovative, cutting-edge, and out-of-the-box thinking professionals in our field who are committed to transforming systems and communities.

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

Special Issue, Dual Pandemics: Creating Racially-Just Responses to a Changing Environment throuigh Research, Practice and Education
Deadline: June 15, 2021
The Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work as well as Grand Challenges for Social Work are committed to promoting and disseminating knowledge that calls for the dismantling of systemic racism and creating racially just responses to the dual pandemics. This Special Issue welcomes submissions of regular research articles and Practice Corner manuscripts related to the following topics:

• Conceptual pieces that contribute to a clear definition and shared understanding of constructs such as anti-racist research, anti-racist practice, racial justice, etc.
• Scholarly pieces that utilize impactful knowledge including but not limited to critical race theory, indigenous knowledge, etc. on research, practice, and social work pedagogy
• Research and scholarship that centers race as a key variable and examines the impact of systemic racism, oppression, and White supremacy on the studied phenomena, particularly around COVID-19.
• Micro, mezzo, and macro social work practice that aims to prevent or eliminate the negative impact of racism and White supremacy on individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities.
• Micro, mezzo, and macro social work practice that aims to promote racial justice, equity, and inclusion among individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities.
• Scholarship and research that refine the construct and examine or evaluate the practice of anti-racist pedagogy in social work education.

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. It is our hope that this database will contribute to transformational education as students are exposed to a diversity of ideas, people, and materials.

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

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

Check your Online CV!
Please go online here and check the CV that is online for you. Many of these have not been updated for years and we want to make sure we are putting our/your best foot forward to everyone. Please send your updated CVs to sswtech@uw.edu as soon as possible. Thank you!

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. 

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.

Highlighted News and Announcements:

*Reminder*
School of Social Work: Research Conversations
April 7, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm (Zoom link here)
Purpose: The Office for Faculty Excellence and Research will host a coming together of colleagues to learn and share in informal conversations to support each others’ work. This gathering is planned to be something very different from our usual formal research presentations or colloquia series. It is an opportunity to get to know our colleagues better by hearing a presentation of an unformed study idea, or paper, or anything related to research, and then brainstorming reactions by offering each other insights and support to shape and refine this in-process research into a finer scholarly product. Please join us for next month’s topic, “Addressing Medical Mistrust to Increase HIV prevention among Latinx immigrant men who have sex with men”, presented by Jane Lee, PhD.

New Publications

Lyons, V. H., Floyd, A. S., Griffin, E., Wang, J., Hajat, A., Carone, M., . . . Rowhani-Rahbar, A. (2021). Helping individuals with firearm injuries: A cluster randomized trial. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 90, 722-730.

Selected Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities

NIH UNITE Initiative announcement
On March 1, NIH launched the UNITE initiative to end structural racism and racial inequities in the health research enterprise.  In his public statement announcing this initiative, Dr. Collins noted that while NIH has supported various programs to improve diversity of the scientific workforce, these efforts have been insufficient, and that the “NIH is committed to instituting new ways to support diversity, equity, and inclusion, and identifying and dismantling any policies and practices that may harm our workforce and our science.” You can keep up with what the NIH is doing to address workforce diversity on the NIH UNITE website. NIH has also released an RFI: “Inviting Comments and Suggestions to Advance and Strengthen Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Biomedical Research Workforce and Advance Health Disparities and Health Equity Research” that is open for comments through April 9,2021.

Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Deadline: Varies by Institute
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that funds may be available for administrative supplements for specific types of NIH research grants. The purpose of these supplements is to meet increased costs that are within the scope of the approved award, but were unforeseen when the new or renewal application or grant progress report for non-competing continuation support was submitted.  Applications for administrative supplements are considered prior approval requests (as described in Section 8.1.2.11 of the NIH Grants Policy Statement) and will be routed directly to the Grants Management Officer of the parent award. All applicants are encouraged to discuss potential requests with the awarding IC. Additionally, prior to submission, applicants must review the awarding IC’s web site to ensure they meet the IC’s requirements.  A list of those web sites is available at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/admin_supp/index.htm.

Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research (R21/R33)
Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research (R01)
Open Date: March 20, 2021
Expiration Date: May 1, 2021
Nearly 40,000 people in the U.S. die from firearm-related deaths each year, primarily from suicide
(60%) or homicide (37%), and many more have experienced non-fatal firearm injuries, both intentional and nonintentional. The NIH encourages research to improve understanding of the determinants of firearm injury, the identification of those at risk of firearm injury (including both victims and perpetrators), the development and piloting of innovative interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality, and the examination of approaches to improve the implementation of existing, evidence-based interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality.

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

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

*Newly Added*
Public Health-Seattle & King County- Infant Mental Health Consultation Services
Deadline: April 5, 2021, 4:00pm
Public Health–Seattle & King County (PHSKC) is requesting applications from Infant Mental Health experts to provide consultation services to two of PHSKC’s Nurses-Family Partnership (NFP) teams.  The selected consultant will support quality program implementation, nurse/supervisor development, and stress reduction for NFP nurses. NFP clients sometimes exhibit multiple risk factors including trauma history/high Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) scores, living in unstable families or apart from family, and maternal mental illness are at increased risk for impaired attachment relationships with their own infant. The maximum amount of reimbursement to be distributed shall not exceed $4,524 for the period of April 1, 2021 (or date of contract award), through December 31, 2021. If interested, please email Tasha Murphy at tbmurphy@uw.edu for further details and application instructions.

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

Administrative Supplements for NIH Grants to Add or Expand Research Focused on Maternal Health, Structural Racism and Discrimination, and COVID-19
Due Date: April 14, 2021
The Office of the Director of the NIH announced opportunities for investigators with relevant active NIH-supported grants to address the following scientific priorities as part of the IMPROVE initiative:

• Understand the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mental health, well-being, functioning and quality of life
• Identify psychosocial and behavioral health risk factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic that affect maternal mental health and functioning outcomes
• Address the impact of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) on maternal health outcomes in the context of COVID-19

IMPROVE aims to understand the biological, behavioral, environmental, sociocultural, and structural factors that affect pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated morbidity and mortality by building an evidence base for improved care and outcomes. This initiative will promote research to address health disparities associated with pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated morbidity and mortality (MM).

Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19
Deadline: April 20, 2021
The Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19 initiative aligns with: (1) HHS Strategic Plan Goal 2: Protect the Health of Americans Where They Live, Learn, Work, and Play; (2) Healthy People 2030 objectives: (a) HC/HIT-01: Increase the proportion of adults whose health care provider checked their understanding; (b) HC/HIT-02: Reduce the proportion of adults who report poor patient and provider communication; (c) HC/HIT-03: Increase the proportion of adults whose health care providers involved them in decisions as much as they wanted; and (d) IID-D02: Increase the proportion of people with vaccination records in an information system; and (3) the OASH priority on health disparities (1, 2).

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.

William T. Grant Scholars Program 2021
UW Deadline: April 22, 2021
Sponsor Deadline: July 7, 2021
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas. Applicants should have a track record of conducting high-quality research and an interest in pursuing a significant shift in their trajectories as researchers. Award amount: $350,000. One application allowable per institution. To apply, submit a 1-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach and a biosketch or CV of the PI to research@uw.edu by 5:00pm Thursday, April 22.

Health and Well-Being Grants: Health Disparities
Deadline: April 23, 2021
Health disparities happen across many dimensions, including race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, location, gender, disability status, and sexual orientation. Despite steady improvement in overall health outcomes over the past decade, many under-resourced communities continue to experience substantial health disparities. Grants will address one or more of the following areas:

• Increased access to health care
• Increased access to primary care
• Increased health literacy, the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions and follow directions for treatment

One application allowable per institution. To apply, submit a 1-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach and a biosketch or CV of the PI to research@uw.edu by 5:00pm Thursday, March 25.

Provost Bridge Funding Program
Deadline: May 1, 2021
The Bridge Funding program provides bridge funding to support faculty to span a temporary funding gap in critical research programs.  Bridge Funding awards are typically used to support on-going research programs that have lost funding, although these funds may also be used to support new research directions, at the discretion of the recipient. A maximum of $50,000 may be applied for through the Provost; all funding requests must be matched 1:1 by the applicant’s college/school.
* For the May 1, 2021 deadline, proposals may reduce the school/department match by half for Bridge Funding applicants facing COVID caregiving challenges.
NOTE FOR SSW APPLICANTS: All bridge funding follows UW policy and the ADR and the Dean review on a case by case basis. The priority is to support individuals who have clear funding in the near future and need bridge funding until that funding comes through.

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

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

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

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

AIDS Research Center on Mental Health and HIV/AIDS (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
LOI Deadline: July 25, 2021
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Division of AIDS Research (DAR) encourages applications for Center Core grants (P30) to support HIV/AIDS Research Centers (ARC). The ARC is intended to provide infrastructure support that facilitates the development of high impact science in HIV/AIDS and mental health that is relevant to the NIMH mission. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) intends to support innovative, interdisciplinary research in several areas, including basic, NeuroHIV, behavioral and social, integrated biobehavioral, applied, clinical, translational, and implementation science.

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional)
Expected Deadline: August 2021
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), with other NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices (ICOs), intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit applications on (1) observational research to understand the role of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) in causing and sustaining health disparities, and (2) intervention research that addresses SRD in order to improve minority health or reduce health disparities. The FOA is expected to be published in April 2021 with an expected application due date in August 2021.

Events and Lectures

Enhanced Prevention Learning Series: Prevention Ethics
March 23, 25, 30, &  April 1, 2021, 10:00-11:30am
This 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 the application of an ethical decision-making process. Register here.

On-the-Spot Consultation: Alcohol Awareness Tools
March 31, 2021, 2:00-3:00pm
Are you looking for tools and templates to tailor for your advocacy efforts and alcohol awareness campaigns? During this On-the-Spot Consultation, Mary Segawa will share tips and tools to enhance your efforts to prevent the harms associated with alcohol use during this interactive zoom session. The session will feature:

• Tools to understand and assess alcohol policies within a framework of best practices for public health and safety
• Easy-to-use, fact-based social media memes to launch your alcohol awareness campaign
• Templates for engagement materials (proclamations, opinion pieces, letters) to strategically educate and inform decision makers.

Developing Evidence-Based Music Therapies for Brain Disorders of Aging
March 31, 2021, 10:00am-2:00pm
Cognitive disorders in older adults, such as dementia, affect millions of people worldwide. However, current pharmacological treatments are not always effective at alleviating behavioral and psychological symptoms. Music therapy has recently gained popularity as a method to treat disorders of aging because it has shown great promise for improving behavior and mood. However, this growing scientific field does not have an established set of evidence-based standards for study factors such as outcome measures and biomarkers. This webinar will be the first of a series of three virtual meetings involving expert panelists five areas of expertise: behavioral and social science intervention development, clinical trials methodology, music therapy and music medicine, neuroscience, and patient advocacy and arts organizations. The meeting will focus on developing common data elements and tools that can be applied to music-based interventions, with a focus on brain disorders of aging. Cost is free: register here.

Elements of Effective Coalitions
April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, & 18, 2021, 1:30-2:30pm
*Space limited- registration required*
This 7-week series offers a unique interactive experience that provides participants an opportunity to learn more about the key organizational elements that assist coalitions of all types to operate efficiently and effectively. This series will have a special focus on coalitions that promote healthy youth development to reduce substance misuse and other related problem behaviors. Participants will explore a variety of organizational principles that will assist them in the overall development of their coalition by learning more about how to engage and sustain involvement of key stakeholders and members over time, how to utilize dynamic group-development strategies, and how their efforts can connect with other coalition efforts in their area.

*Newly Added*
Picture a Scientist Screening and Panel Q&A Discussion
April 7, 2021, 5:00-6:00pm
Panel Q&A link: https://uw-phi.zoom.us/j/96412337010
The UW School of Medicine’s Graduate Medical Education, Dean’s Standing Committee for Women in Medicine and Science, Office of Faculty Affairs, Research and Graduated Education, Academic, Rural and Regional Affairs, Office of Healthcare Equity (SOM) and the Health Sciences Library are pleased to announce the screening of the documentary Picture a Scientist followed by a panel discussion about women in the sciences and the challenges and the issues they face. The documentary chronicles the experiences of biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries – including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists – who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all. Watch the film, then please join in on the live conversation! The film will be available for viewing from April 2-4; a streaming code will be emailed to registered attendees. Registration required: click here.

On-the-Spot Consultation: Desperately Seeking Data
April 7, 2021, 2:00-3:00pm
How do you move forward with prevention planning without current data on outcomes or risk and protective factors?  How can does someone monitor program effectiveness without these data? Drop-in and join us for this On-the-Spot Consultation with Kevin Haggerty, John Briney, and Kathryn Bruzios from the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC) to address these and other data issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We will share why we use data and tips for using the data you have. We will also share resources and action steps to address the desperation that comes with the lack of current data and how to move forward. Please bring your questions and challenges with finding and utilizing data to this interactive session.

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

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

Using a Racial Equity Theory of Change to Facilitate Collaboration Between University Researchers and a Community Based Organization
April 7, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am
Ilene Schwartz PhD, BCBA-D, Professor of Special Education and Director of the Haring Center for Research and Training in Education at the University of Washington and Ginger Kwan, Executive Director of Open Doors for Multicultural Families. Dr. Schwartz’s research focuses on autism, inclusive education, and the sustainability of educational interventions. She is the director of Project DATA, a model reschool program for children with autism that has been in operation since 1997; and is currently working on projects to improve the quality of inclusive educational services in Washington state for students in P-12.

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

The Roots of Helping, Sharing, and Caring
April 21, 6:30-8:30pm
Ross A. Thompson is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis, where he directs the Social and Emotional Development Lab. In this presentation, Dr. Thompson will discuss fresh insights into the development of human caring from a surprising source: studies of young children. These studies provide a developmental portrayal of early childhood in which the capacities for social and emotional understanding and its enlistment into helping, sharing, and caring emerge concurrently with greater understanding of ingroup-outgroup discrimination. Register here.

*Newly Added*
Implicit Bias in Healthcare and Research
May 4, 2021, 10:30am-12:00pm
This interactive training is designed to help faculty and researchers counteract bias in health care and research through small and large group activities and discussions, videos, and reflections. The workshop will situate implicit bias within other equity-related concepts; provide examples of how implicit biases arise from our natural cognitive processes + social environments; discuss how implicit bias shows up in health care and research; and provide evidence-based ways to interrupt bias and best practices for conducting equitable research through each phase of the research process. Registration required.

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. Dr. Elliott-Groves’ research centers on understanding the meanings and explanations of suicidal behavior from the perspective of Indigenous peoples’. By employing a strengths-based approach to recovery, Dr. Elliott-Groves rigorously engages youth, families, and communities in the development of integrated behavioral health interventions to address complex social issues. Her research centers on ethical frameworks generated by Indigenous and place-based knowledge and practices to create process-centered approaches that illuminate Indigenous pathways toward collective livelihood.

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. Dr. Jones’ research focuses on providing culturally responsive school based interventions that address the socio-emotional health of students of color. Her work is framed around the belief that providing culturally responsive services and promoting resilience within the cultural context creates the path toward serving the “whole child.” She also consults with school personnel on culturally responsive practices that enhance teacher/student relationships and reduce some of the barriers associated with intractable opportunity gaps for students of color in schools.

Conferences and Workshops

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

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

Please email katieost@uw.edu if you would like to participate in this series and you will be added to the calendar invitations for each session.

Prevention Ethics for Alaska Native and American Indian Prevention Practitioners
April 5, 8, 12, 15, & 19, 2021, 1:00-2:30pm
This 3-week, 5-session series, designed for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Prevention Practitioners and individuals working primarily with AI/AN communities and organizations to prevent substance misuse, offers an interactive experience for participants to explore the six principles of the Prevention Code of Ethics using realistic examples designed to strengthen American Indian Alaska Native (AI/AN) prevention practitioners’ capacity to manage challenging situations in their work in AI/AN organizations and communities. Components of this learning series include individual pre-session learning assignments, live videoconference group sessions, facilitated discussion, skills-based learning activities, and practice applying an ethical decision-making process. Registration required.

Elements of Effective Coalitions
April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, & 18, 2021, 1:00-2:30pm
This 7-week series provides participants an opportunity to learn more about the key organizational elements that assist coalitions of all types to operate efficiently and effectively. This series will have a special focus on coalitions that promote healthy youth development to reduce substance misuse and other related problem behaviors. Participants will explore a variety of organizational principles that will assist them in the overall development of their coalition by learning more about how to engage and sustain involvement of key stakeholders and members over time, how to utilize dynamic group-development strategies, and how their efforts can connect with other coalition efforts in their area. Registration required.

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

39th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference
April 11-14, 2021 – online
This four-day conference will have keynote speakers ranging from federal officials at the highest level of government to youth with lived experience in child welfare systems. They will also share the latest research on the well-being of AI/AN children and effective child welfare and children’s mental health services, practices, and policies.

*Newly Added*
8th Annual Global Well-Being and Social Change Conference (Virtual)
April 14-16, 2021
This year’s theme: GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP: ACKNOWLEDGING INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND CULTIVATING SOCIAL JUSTICE, is more relevant than ever. In the midst of a global pandemic, systemic racial injustice, and global environmental crisis related to climate change, our connection to other groups and cultures is more evident. We invite individuals from across disciplines, to identify what works and to respond with innovation to challenges that have proven particularly resistant to change.

Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice Symposiums
April 15-16, 2021: Strategies for Achieving Racial Justice in Social Work Education
Social work has a complex history of upholding White supremacy alongside a goal to achieve racial justice. Moreover, our profession simultaneously practices within racist systems and works to dismantle them. In the wake of a fervent #BlackLivesMatter movement and persistent racial disparities in key social welfare institutions, these paradoxes have come to the forefront of discussion in academic and practice circles. This unique moment presents an opportunity to interrogate our profession’s relationship to White supremacy and racial justice in order to reimagine an anti-racist future.

*Newly Added*
2nd Annual Virtual Conference: Advances in Mindfulness and Acceptance Based Clinical Tools for Treating Adolescents and Young Adults
April 20, 2021
This one-day virtual symposium brings together experts to provide state of the art updates on evidence-based mindfulness and acceptance approaches to improving lives of adolescents and young adults struggling with a broad array of obstacles to living a rich, full and meaningful life. The symposium is appropriate for mental health professionals and students who are new to ACT and mindfulness as well as those who are well versed in practicing these approaches in their clinical work. Participants will learn from case examples, experiential exercises, and group discussions, and will have opportunities to network with professionals with shared interests in treating adolescents and young adults. A “data-blitz” in the afternoon will provide opportunities to learn a snapshot of some of the latest clinical research in this area.

American Society of Addiction Medicine 2021 Virtual Conference
April 22-23, 2021
ASAM Virtual.2021 highlights best practices and the latest science, research, and innovations in addiction medicine from leading experts in the field. For the second year, ASAM is offering is offering two-and-a-half-days of 60-75 hours of CME/CE/MOC, high-quality education, innovative topics, sessions, posters and supplemental virtual courses in a completely online platform.

NED Conference for Research Coordinators
April 23, 2021
Registration is now open for Networking to Enhance Development (NED), a conference by and for research coordinators to develop contacts, share ideas, and learn from peers. This year’s conference will be a 90-minute virtual conference. Learn more and register here.

*Newly Added*
18th Hawai’i International Virtual Summit
April 26-30, 2021
Registration for the Institute of Violence, Abuse, and Trauma’s 18th Hawai’i International Virtual Summit is now open. Join us and get a chance to learn from hundreds of experts in the field of interpersonal violence prevention and intervention, who will share their knowledge, experience and expertise. You will get an opportunity to interact with community leaders, experts, researchers, practitioners, consumer-survivors, policy makers and advocates, and other professionals from around the world that are working to eradicate violence & abuse, and heal trauma.

National LGBTQ Health Conference
May 20-21, 2021
The National LGBTQ Health Conference is an interdisciplinary translational research conference bringing together scientists, public health professionals, and healthcare providers to discuss issues affecting the health and wellbeing of the LGBTQ community. The largest scientific gathering of its kind in the United States, the conference also fosters professional development and provides networking opportunities. The 2021 conference will be held virtually.

*Newly Added*
2021 NOFSW Virtual Conference Forging a Path Towards Equity
June 16-18, 2021
Routes towards equity look different for all types of helping professionals. A forensic social worker might contemplate “how could clients, families, communities, organizations, laws, policies, and outcomes be different if I am truly successful at what I do?” The possibilities are limitless…

• Extra-legal factors including race/ethnicity would not influence encounters with law enforcement and the courts, which would in turn decrease disparities in juvenile and justice systems.
• Service providers would better understand their clients mental and physical health, substance abuse challenges, and trauma histories and be able to treat them more effectively.
• Prevention practices would supersede punitive practices such that diversion, restorative justice, mediation, specialty courts, etc. are provided more often than punishment and incapacitation.
•  Cycles of domestic violence would be broken.
• Zip codes would no longer correlate to better or worse health outcomes, longer or shorter life expectancies, or the likelihood of going to college or getting a job.

Postdoctoral Fellowships and Training Opportunities

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

Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Denver
Deadline: April 9, 2021 
The Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) is a collegial and progressive community of scholars who conduct a range of research with diverse populations across the life cycle and who are committed to excellence in teaching. The school’s curriculum, research, and community partnerships emphasize social justice, and social work values and ethics, with an understanding of and respect for social and cultural diversity. GSSW provides a supportive environment that fosters interdisciplinary and community-based research. The faculty at GSSW engages in major collaborative projects locally, nationally, and internationally. In addition, the Denver metropolitan area and state of Colorado offer excellent opportunities for research addressing a variety of populations. GSSW and the University of Denver are committed to enhancing the diversity of faculty and staff. This is a two year appointment.

*Newly Added*
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gerontology and Community-Based Intervention
Deadline: Open Until Filled
George Mason University’s Department of Social Work invites applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gerontology and Community-Based Intervention Research. This fellowship program focuses on community-based intervention research for older adults with health issues. Our gerontology research team (Drs. Ihara, Inoue, and Tompkins) has a particular focus on non-pharmacological interventions for individuals living with dementia and their caregivers. Current grant-funded projects examine two specific interventions for individuals living with dementia – personalized music (M3I: The Mason Music & Memory Initiative) and creative storytelling (TimeSlips).

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

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

Call for Papers and Abstracts

Special Issue in Women & Therapy
Abstract Deadline: March 31, 2021
Manuscript Deadline: June 30, 2021
This special issue will focus on the application of feminist therapy principles and feminist values in clinical work with transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive (TNBGE) people. The journal welcomes clinical (e.g., case examples), theoretical, and/or empirical manuscripts that address the unique experiences of TNBGE people in therapy and feminist approaches to addressing the clinical concerns of TNBGE people. Of particular interest are articles that center the experiences of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) TNBGE and/or that focus on the intersections of gender identity and other marginalized identities. Priority will be given to potential manuscripts that include a focus on TNBGE BIPOC and/or utilize intersectional perspectives.

Special Issue Sponsored by the International Association for the Scientific Study for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Families Special Interest Research Group 
Deadline: April 1, 2021
Families are central in supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) across the lifespan. An important gap in research is on the experiences of families from low-resource and/or culturally diverse backgrounds. Even sparser is family support intervention research for these populations. The majority of family intervention research is conducted in high-income countries and is developed for and implemented with predominantly white, middle-class families. This special issue will contribute to the knowledge base on family support interventions and policies responsive to the increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse environments in which individuals with IDDs live. Submissions should focus on low-resource and/or culturally diverse families as the primary target of intervention or policy, and could include cultural adaptations of existing interventions; development and testing new interventions; provider-level interventions that reduce disparities for low-resource and culturally diverse families; and evaluation of innovative policy initiatives that help to reduce disparities for these families.

Social Service Review Special Issue: “The Afterlife of Mass Incarceration”
Deadline April 30, 2021

Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference
Deadline: April 30, 2021
The Society for Social Work and Research is excited to welcome abstract submissions for the 2022 Annual Conference: Social Science for Racial, Social, and Political Justice, which will be held January 12-16, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Abstracts may be submitted in these formats: (1) oral paper presentation; (2) ePoster presentation; (3) symposium of three or more papers on the same topic to be presented in the same session; (4) roundtable, and (5) workshop.

A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare
Deadline: May 20, 2021
The 2021 Call for Proposals is now open for the Kempe Center’s International Virtual Conference, A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare! October 4 -7, 2021. The Kempe Conference Team is looking for to bold, innovative, cutting-edge, and out-of-the-box thinking professionals in our field who are committed to transforming systems and communities.

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

Special Issue, Dual Pandemics: Creating Racially-Just Responses to a Changing Environment throuigh Research, Practice and Education
Deadline: June 15, 2021
The Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work as well as Grand Challenges for Social Work are committed to promoting and disseminating knowledge that calls for the dismantling of systemic racism and creating racially just responses to the dual pandemics. This Special Issue welcomes submissions of regular research articles and Practice Corner manuscripts related to the following topics:

• Conceptual pieces that contribute to a clear definition and shared understanding of constructs such as anti-racist research, anti-racist practice, racial justice, etc.
• Scholarly pieces that utilize impactful knowledge including but not limited to critical race theory, indigenous knowledge, etc. on research, practice, and social work pedagogy
• Research and scholarship that centers race as a key variable and examines the impact of systemic racism, oppression, and White supremacy on the studied phenomena, particularly around COVID-19.
• Micro, mezzo, and macro social work practice that aims to prevent or eliminate the negative impact of racism and White supremacy on individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities.
• Micro, mezzo, and macro social work practice that aims to promote racial justice, equity, and inclusion among individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities.
• Scholarship and research that refine the construct and examine or evaluate the practice of anti-racist pedagogy in social work education.

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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. It is our hope that this database will contribute to transformational education as students are exposed to a diversity of ideas, people, and materials.

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

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

Check your Online CV!
Please go online here and check the CV that is online for you. Many of these have not been updated for years and we want to make sure we are putting our/your best foot forward to everyone. Please send your updated CVs to sswtech@uw.edu as soon as possible. Thank you!

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. 

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.

Please join for a discussion and Q and A session on financial support for students, tuition, and SSW finances. We look forward to sharing information, hearing from students about financial needs, and answering questions.

The Assistant Dean for Budget and Administration will be sending a SSW Budget Presentation for Students out prior to the event.

Please find the Zoom meeting invitation below:

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.

When: Apr 5, 2021 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApceytqDsjGNTZ_zAYVZyI12VteiLLDdtc

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Highlighted News and Announcements:

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Sending in a grant application through SSW? CHECK THIS OUT!
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.

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NIH UNITE Initiative announcement
On March 1, NIH launched the UNITE initiative to end structural racism and racial inequities in the health research enterprise.  In his public statement announcing this initiative, Dr. Collins noted that while NIH has supported various programs to improve diversity of the scientific workforce, these efforts have been insufficient, and that the “NIH is committed to instituting new ways to support diversity, equity, and inclusion, and identifying and dismantling any policies and practices that may harm our workforce and our science.” You can keep up with what the NIH is doing to address workforce diversity on the NIH UNITE website. NIH has also released an RFI: “Inviting Comments and Suggestions to Advance and Strengthen Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Biomedical Research Workforce and Advance Health Disparities and Health Equity Research” that is open for comments through April 9,2021.

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Addressing the Need for Culturally Responsive and Bidirectional Research Communication with the Latinx Community- the BRIDGE Project
SSW’s Nathalia Jimenez and Meg Gomez are co- investigators on the BRIDGE project, which just received funding from the UW Population Health Initiative 2021 pilot research grant program.
BRIDGE is a new partnership between the Latino Center for Health, the UW Department of
Communications’ Center for Communication Difference and Equity (CCDE), UW School of Medicine’s Latinx Health Pathway (LHP) and the Mexican Consulate. BRIDGE aims to highlight community voices to address current COVID-19 needs and create a sustainable platform for future communication around Latinx health. Congratulations, Nathalia and Meg!

New Publication
Orlando, L., Rousson, A.N., Barkan, S., Greenley, K., Everitt, A, & Tajima, E.A. (2021). Responding to COVID-19’s impact on supervised family time: The supportive virtual family time model. Developmental Child Welfare, March 2021.
NOTE: Funding for this project was provided in part by SSW, Project Connect, an initiative designed to support projects that respond to community needs during COVID-19.

Selected Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities

Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Deadline: Varies by Institute
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that funds may be available for administrative supplements for specific types of NIH research grants. The purpose of these supplements is to meet increased costs that are within the scope of the approved award, but were unforeseen when the new or renewal application or grant progress report for non-competing continuation support was submitted.  Applications for administrative supplements are considered prior approval requests (as described in Section 8.1.2.11 of the NIH Grants Policy Statement) and will be routed directly to the Grants Management Officer of the parent award. All applicants are encouraged to discuss potential requests with the awarding IC. Additionally, prior to submission, applicants must review the awarding IC’s web site to ensure they meet the IC’s requirements.  A list of those web sites is available at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/admin_supp/index.htm.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research (R21/R33)
Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research (R01)
Open Date: March 20, 2021
Expiration Date: May 1, 2021
Nearly 40,000 people in the U.S. die from firearm-related deaths each year, primarily from suicide
(60%) or homicide (37%), and many more have experienced non-fatal firearm injuries, both intentional and nonintentional. The NIH encourages research to improve understanding of the determinants of firearm injury, the identification of those at risk of firearm injury (including both victims and perpetrators), the development and piloting of innovative interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality, and the examination of approaches to improve the implementation of existing, evidence-based interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality.

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

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

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

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Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19
Deadline: April 20, 2021
The Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19 initiative aligns with: (1) HHS Strategic Plan Goal 2: Protect the Health of Americans Where They Live, Learn, Work, and Play; (2) Healthy People 2030 objectives: (a) HC/HIT-01: Increase the proportion of adults whose health care provider checked their understanding; (b) HC/HIT-02: Reduce the proportion of adults who report poor patient and provider communication; (c) HC/HIT-03: Increase the proportion of adults whose health care providers involved them in decisions as much as they wanted; and (d) IID-D02: Increase the proportion of people with vaccination records in an information system; and (3) the OASH priority on health disparities (1, 2).

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.

William T. Grant Scholars Program 2021
UW Deadline: April 22, 2021
Sponsor Deadline: July 7, 2021
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas. Applicants should have a track record of conducting high-quality research and an interest in pursuing a significant shift in their trajectories as researchers. Award amount: $350,000. One application allowable per institution. To apply, submit a 1-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach and a biosketch or CV of the PI to research@uw.edu by 5:00pm Thursday, April 22.

Health and Well-Being Grants: Health Disparities
Deadline: April 23, 2021
Health disparities happen across many dimensions, including race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, location, gender, disability status, and sexual orientation. Despite steady improvement in overall health outcomes over the past decade, many under-resourced communities continue to experience substantial health disparities. Grants will address one or more of the following areas:

• Increased access to health care
• Increased access to primary care
• Increased health literacy, the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions and follow directions for treatment

One application allowable per institution. To apply, submit a 1-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach and a biosketch or CV of the PI to research@uw.edu by 5:00pm Thursday, March 25.

Provost Bridge Funding Program
Deadline: May 1, 2021
The Bridge Funding program provides bridge funding to support faculty to span a temporary funding gap in critical research programs.  Bridge Funding awards are typically used to support on-going research programs that have lost funding, although these funds may also be used to support new research directions, at the discretion of the recipient. A maximum of $50,000 may be applied for through the Provost; all funding requests must be matched 1:1 by the applicant’s college/school.
* For the May 1, 2021 deadline, proposals may reduce the school/department match by half for Bridge Funding applicants facing COVID caregiving challenges.
NOTE FOR SSW APPLICANTS: All bridge funding follows UW policy and the ADR and the Dean review on a case by case basis. The priority is to support individuals who have clear funding in the near future and need bridge funding until that funding comes through.

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

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

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

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

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AIDS Research Center on Mental Health and HIV/AIDS (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
LOI Deadline: July 25, 2021
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Division of AIDS Research (DAR) encourages applications for Center Core grants (P30) to support HIV/AIDS Research Centers (ARC). The ARC is intended to provide infrastructure support that facilitates the development of high impact science in HIV/AIDS and mental health that is relevant to the NIMH mission. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) intends to support innovative, interdisciplinary research in several areas, including basic, NeuroHIV, behavioral and social, integrated biobehavioral, applied, clinical, translational, and implementation science.

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional)
Expected Deadline: August 2021
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), with other NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices (ICOs), intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit applications on (1) observational research to understand the role of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) in causing and sustaining health disparities, and (2) intervention research that addresses SRD in order to improve minority health or reduce health disparities. The FOA is expected to be published in April 2021 with an expected application due date in August 2021.

Events and Lectures

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Picture a Scientist 
The film “Picture a Scientist”, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Fesitival, chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all. This film is now available online through UW Libraries. To view, click on this link and login to the UW Library system using your UWNetID account in the green bar in the middle of the page.

Dissertation Webinar Series
March 16, 17, 24, 25, 31
Dissertations and scholarly projects present different challenges for graduate students. Each educational webinar includes a 30-45 minute engaging presentation hosted by a seasoned mentor. The presentation is followed by a live Q & A session to allow meaningful dialog. Click on topics below to register.

• March 16, 2:30pm: SPSS Data Cleaning and Management
• March 17, 10:00am: Mastering Your Introduction
• March 24, 11:00am: Mastering Levels of Measurement
• March 25, 12:00pm: Mastering Qualitative Data Analysis
• March 25, 2:30pm: Selecting and Ideal Survey for a Quantitative Study
• March 31, 11:00am: Mastering Mixed Methodologies

Strengthening Families/Fortaleciendo Familias: Delivery and Impact on Latina Families
March 17, 2021, 11:00am-12:30pm
The evidence-based prevention program, Fortaleciendo Familias (Strengthening Families), is being delivered both in-person and virtually across communities in the Pacific Northwest Region. This webinar will identify strategies for effective delivery of the program and its impact on Latina families. Special considerations will also be discussed for meeting the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The webinar will also explore strategies to increase evaluation responses, address the linguistic needs of communities, and how to pivot from in-person to virtual delivery. Register here.
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Adding Age to AI: The Importance of Representing Older Adults in Data and Design
March 18, 2021, 7:00-10:00am
SSW Assistant Professor Clara Berridge is giving the keynote for an AARP & Future of Privacy forum titled “Adding Age to AI: The Importance of Representing Older Adults in Data and Design”.  the keynote will focus on elder care digital tech as it relates to power, control and ethics. Registration required.

NCI Webinar Series: Exploration of the Intersection between Cancer, Obesity, and Disparities
March 18, 25, 12:00-1:30pm – online
This webinar series focuses on enhancing understanding of the intersection of cancer, obesity, and disparities within racially and ethnically diverse populations. Experts in the fields of behavioral, biological, translational, clinical, communication, and community-based research will discuss state-of-the-science advances in these areas as they relate to diverse populations. The impact of COVID-19 will also be addressed. The webinars will be held each Thursday in March from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET. Click here to register.

• March 18 – Intersectionality of Obesity, Cancer and Health Disparities in Clinical Research
• March 25 – Intersectionality of Obesity, Cancer, Health Disparities and Population/Community-Based/Behavioral Research (including Food Insecurity)

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Training in Advanced Data Analytics for Behavioral and Social Sciences Webinar
March 19, 9:00-10:00am
With digital technologies, radically new possibilities have emerged for studying and developing new insights related to advancing both fundamental understanding of social and behavioral processes and, simultaneously, improving behavioral interventions built upon said knowledge. In this webinar the team will describe efforts to establish more robust approaches for translating domain knowledge about processes into computational models that account for theorized dynamics and to offer some initial steps to advance the field. Webinar is free; register here.

HIV/AIDS Network Coordination presents (webinar): Two-Spirit Health Research: Collecting Data in a Culturally Affirming Way
March 19, 2021,  9:00-10:30am
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD) is observed annually on March 20, the first day of spring. NNHAAD aims at increasing awareness, starting conversations, and spotlighting the work being done to reduce HIV among American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, and show support for people with HIV in these communities (CDC, 2020).  This year’s NNHAAD theme is: “Hear Indigenous Voices: Uniting Bold Voices of American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians/Other Pacific Islanders.”

Enhanced Prevention Learning Series: Prevention Ethics
March 23, 25, 30, &  April 1, 2021, 10:00-11:30am
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 the application of an ethical decision-making process. Register here.

ITHS Career Development Series: What Really Happens in an NIH Study Review?
March 24, 12:00-1:30pm
The session will answer the question: How is your NIH submitted grant reviewed and scored? Speakers will review how an NIH Study Section works and evaluates your grant, with specific emphasis on the importance of stating a clear hypothesis and the five main sections of the proposal. A better understanding of how grants are evaluated can inform your grant writing process and help clearly communicate your ideas to reviewers, maximizing your changes of receiving funding. Some pre-session work required. ITHS membership is free, and is required to register for this event.

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Developing Evidence-Based Music Therapies for Brain Disorders of Aging
March 31, 2021, 10:00am-2:00pm
Cognitive disorders in older adults, such as dementia, affect millions of people worldwide. However, current pharmacological treatments are not always effective at alleviating behavioral and psychological symptoms. Music therapy has recently gained popularity as a method to treat disorders of aging because it has shown great promise for improving behavior and mood. However, this growing scientific field does not have an established set of evidence-based standards for study factors such as outcome measures and biomarkers. This webinar will be the first of a series of three virtual meetings involving expert panelists five areas of expertise: behavioral and social science intervention development, clinical trials methodology, music therapy and music medicine, neuroscience, and patient advocacy and arts organizations. The meeting will focus on developing common data elements and tools that can be applied to music-based interventions, with a focus on brain disorders of aging. Cost is free: register here.

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On-the-Spot Consultation: Desperately Seeking Data
April 7, 2021, 2:00-3:00pm
How do you move forward with prevention planning without current data on outcomes or risk and protective factors?  How can does someone monitor program effectiveness without these data? Drop-in and join us for this On-the-Spot Consultation with Kevin Haggerty, John Briney, and Kathryn Bruzios from the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC) to address these and other data issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We will share why we use data and tips for using the data you have. We will also share resources and action steps to address the desperation that comes with the lack of current data and how to move forward. Please bring your questions and challenges with finding and utilizing data to this interactive session.

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

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

Using a Racial Equity Theory of Change to Facilitate Collaboration Between University Researchers and a Community Based Organization
April 7, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am
Ilene Schwartz PhD, BCBA-D, Professor of Special Education and Director of the Haring Center for Research and Training in Education at the University of Washington and Ginger Kwan, Executive Director of Open Doors for Multicultural Families. Dr. Schwartz’s research focuses on autism, inclusive education, and the sustainability of educational interventions. She is the director of Project DATA, a model reschool program for children with autism that has been in operation since 1997; and is currently working on projects to improve the quality of inclusive educational services in Washington state for students in P-12.

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

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The Roots of Helping, Sharing, and Caring
April 21, 6:30-8:30pm
Ross A. Thompson is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis, where he directs the Social and Emotional Development Lab. In this presentation, Dr. Thompson will discuss fresh insights into the development of human caring from a surprising source: studies of young children. These studies provide a developmental portrayal of early childhood in which the capacities for social and emotional understanding and its enlistment into helping, sharing, and caring emerge concurrently with greater understanding of ingroup-outgroup discrimination. Register here.

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. Dr. Elliott-Groves’ research centers on understanding the meanings and explanations of suicidal behavior from the perspective of Indigenous peoples’. By employing a strengths-based approach to recovery, Dr. Elliott-Groves rigorously engages youth, families, and communities in the development of integrated behavioral health interventions to address complex social issues. Her research centers on ethical frameworks generated by Indigenous and place-based knowledge and practices to create process-centered approaches that illuminate Indigenous pathways toward collective livelihood.

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. Dr. Jones’ research focuses on providing culturally responsive school based interventions that address the socio-emotional health of students of color. Her work is framed around the belief that providing culturally responsive services and promoting resilience within the cultural context creates the path toward serving the “whole child.” She also consults with school personnel on culturally responsive practices that enhance teacher/student relationships and reduce some of the barriers associated with intractable opportunity gaps for students of color in schools.

Conferences and Workshops

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

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

Please email katieost@uw.edu if you would like to participate in this series and you will be added to the calendar invitations for each session.

AHA Accelerating Health Equity Conference
March 16-18, 2021
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is bringing together two of its leading networks to advance their shared mission: close health equity gaps, build strategic hospital-community partnerships, and develop and sustain diversity and inclusion efforts in hospitals and health systems. Goals of this three-day event are to expand knowledge through innovative strategies, proven resources and personal experiences, and to reimagine population and community health for the future. Register here.

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

BEACON OF HOPE: School Social Workers- Lighting the Way!
March 22-24, 2021
Spend time networking with colleagues from around the country and the world as you exchange intervention strategies and best practices. Check out our virtual exhibitors in between sessions as they showcase innovative resources and educational services. Earn CEUs by attending sessions led by nationally recognized leaders in the profession focusing on issues and skills critical to School Social Workers and numerous products to restock your libraries, assessment toolkits and treasure chests of activities. When you register you will have the option to register for the live event only or the option to register for the live event and be able to access recorded session to earn additional CEUs. Register here.

*Newly Added*
Prevention Ethics for Alaska Native and American Indian Prevention Practitioners
April 5, 8, 12, 15, & 19, 2021, 1:00-2:30pm
This 3-week, 5-session series, designed for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Prevention Practitioners and individuals working primarily with AI/AN communities and organizations to prevent substance misuse, offers an interactive experience for participants to explore the six principles of the Prevention Code of Ethics using realistic examples designed to strengthen American Indian Alaska Native (AI/AN) prevention practitioners’ capacity to manage challenging situations in their work in AI/AN organizations and communities. Components of this learning series include individual pre-session learning assignments, live videoconference group sessions, facilitated discussion, skills-based learning activities, and practice applying an ethical decision-making process. Registration required.

*Newly Added*
Elements of Effective Coalitions
April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, & 18, 2021, 1:00-2:30pm
This 7-week series provides participants an opportunity to learn more about the key organizational elements that assist coalitions of all types to operate efficiently and effectively. This series will have a special focus on coalitions that promote healthy youth development to reduce substance misuse and other related problem behaviors. Participants will explore a variety of organizational principles that will assist them in the overall development of their coalition by learning more about how to engage and sustain involvement of key stakeholders and members over time, how to utilize dynamic group-development strategies, and how their efforts can connect with other coalition efforts in their area. Registration required.

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

39th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference
April 11-14, 2021 – online
This four-day conference will have keynote speakers ranging from federal officials at the highest level of government to youth with lived experience in child welfare systems. They will also share the latest research on the well-being of AI/AN children and effective child welfare and children’s mental health services, practices, and policies.

Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice Symposiums
April 15-16, 2021: Strategies for Achieving Racial Justice in Social Work Education
Social work has a complex history of upholding White supremacy alongside a goal to achieve racial justice. Moreover, our profession simultaneously practices within racist systems and works to dismantle them. In the wake of a fervent #BlackLivesMatter movement and persistent racial disparities in key social welfare institutions, these paradoxes have come to the forefront of discussion in academic and practice circles. This unique moment presents an opportunity to interrogate our profession’s relationship to White supremacy and racial justice in order to reimagine an anti-racist future.

American Society of Addiction Medicine 2021 Virtual Conference
April 22-23, 2021
ASAM Virtual.2021 highlights best practices and the latest science, research, and innovations in addiction medicine from leading experts in the field. For the second year, ASAM is offering is offering two-and-a-half-days of 60-75 hours of CME/CE/MOC, high-quality education, innovative topics, sessions, posters and supplemental virtual courses in a completely online platform.

National LGBTQ Health Conference
May 20-21, 2021
The National LGBTQ Health Conference is an interdisciplinary translational research conference bringing together scientists, public health professionals, and healthcare providers to discuss issues affecting the health and wellbeing of the LGBTQ community. The largest scientific gathering of its kind in the United States, the conference also fosters professional development and provides networking opportunities. The 2021 conference will be held virtually.

Postdoctoral Fellowships and Training

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

Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Denver
Deadline: April 9, 2021 
The Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) is a collegial and progressive community of scholars who conduct a range of research with diverse populations across the life cycle and who are committed to excellence in teaching. The school’s curriculum, research, and community partnerships emphasize social justice, and social work values and ethics, with an understanding of and respect for social and cultural diversity. GSSW provides a supportive environment that fosters interdisciplinary and community-based research. The faculty at GSSW engages in major collaborative projects locally, nationally, and internationally. In addition, the Denver metropolitan area and state of Colorado offer excellent opportunities for research addressing a variety of populations. GSSW and the University of Denver are committed to enhancing the diversity of faculty and staff. This is a two year appointment.

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

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

Call for Papers and Abstracts

*Newly Added*
APHA Conference “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Strengthening Social Connectedness
Deadline: March 21, 2021
The American Public Health Association is now accepting abstract submissions for oral and poster presentations for the APHA 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on the meeting theme — “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Strengthening Social Connectedness” — and current and emerging public health issues.

*Newly Added*
Special Issue Sponsored by the International Association for the Scientific Study for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Families Special Interest Research Group 
Deadline: April 1, 2021
Families are central in supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) across the lifespan. An important gap in research is on the experiences of families from low-resource and/or culturally diverse backgrounds. Even sparser is family support intervention research for these populations. The majority of family intervention research is conducted in high-income countries and is developed for and implemented with predominantly white, middle-class families. This special issue will contribute to the knowledge base on family support interventions and policies responsive to the increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse environments in which individuals with IDDs live. Submissions should focus on low-resource and/or culturally diverse families as the primary target of intervention or policy, and could include cultural adaptations of existing interventions; development and testing new interventions; provider-level interventions that reduce disparities for low-resource and culturally diverse families; and evaluation of innovative policy initiatives that help to reduce disparities for these families.

Social Service Review Special Issue: “The Afterlife of Mass Incarceration”
Deadline April 30, 2021

*Newly Added*
Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference
Deadline: April 30, 2021
The Society for Social Work and Research is excited to welcome abstract submissions for the 2022 Annual Conference: Social Science for Racial, Social, and Political Justice, which will be held January 12-16, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Abstracts may be submitted in these formats: (1) oral paper presentation; (2) ePoster presentation; (3) symposium of three or more papers on the same topic to be presented in the same session; (4) roundtable, and (5) workshop.

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

Special Issue, Dual Pandemics: Creating Racially-Just Responses to a Changing Environment throuigh Research, Practice and Education
Deadline: June 15, 2021
The Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work as well as Grand Challenges for Social Work are committed to promoting and disseminating knowledge that calls for the dismantling of systemic racism and creating racially just responses to the dual pandemics. This Special Issue welcomes submissions of regular research articles and Practice Corner manuscripts related to the following topics:

• Conceptual pieces that contribute to a clear definition and shared understanding of constructs such as anti-racist research, anti-racist practice, racial justice, etc.
• Scholarly pieces that utilize impactful knowledge including but not limited to critical race theory, indigenous knowledge, etc. on research, practice, and social work pedagogy
• Research and scholarship that centers race as a key variable and examines the impact of systemic racism, oppression, and White supremacy on the studied phenomena, particularly around COVID-19.
• Micro, mezzo, and macro social work practice that aims to prevent or eliminate the negative impact of racism and White supremacy on individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities.
• Micro, mezzo, and macro social work practice that aims to promote racial justice, equity, and inclusion among individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities.
• Scholarship and research that refine the construct and examine or evaluate the practice of anti-racist pedagogy in social work education.

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

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

Check your Online CV!
Please go online here and check the CV that is online for you. Many of these have not been updated for years and we want to make sure we are putting our/your best foot forward to everyone. Please send your updated CVs to sswtech@uw.edu as soon as possible. Thank you!

We encourage our readers to submit postings to be included to help us stay relevant to the broad range of social work research interests.

Please email Tasha Murphy at tbmurphy@uw.edu to circulate information on funding opportunities, publications, and events. To access an array of research resources, including guiding principles, proposal development, sample grant applications, human subject reviews and more go to MySSW. For information on the latest COVID-19 research opportunities, go here.

The University Honors Program has an exciting opportunity to hire graduate student admissions evaluators for Winter Quarter, 2021.  

 

A detailed position description can be found in Handshake under the requisition number #4086910.  Applications need to be submitted via this form on the UW Honors website and the deadline is 10/26/20.

6-7pm
How do you find the time to apply for funding while also juggling life responsibilities? Hear from graduate students who applied for funding while also juggling jobs, school, kids and other responsibilities.
Register to attend

The Undergraduate Research Program is hiring! They are seeking a Program Development Intern (paid) to support URP’s mission and work with undergraduates engaged in research for the 2020-21 academic year.

Program Development Intern: https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3975698

Students may apply here directly: https://forms.gle/V1F27q4cYeSbjcpU9

the Office of Admissions have a great opportunity for graduate students to be Admissions Review Readers during winter quarter 2021.  If you know any American Indian/Alaska Native and underrepresented graduate students who are a good fit to be an Admissions Readers, please feel free to share this great opportunity.

Compensation includes tuition, health care benefits, plus standard salary. Closing date is 10/26/2020.

You may find the job posting HERE.

Love research? A study on the evaluation of sexual violence prevention programs in middle schools in Washington is hiring an RA. This is a paid ASE position (tuition waiver and stipend) at least for Winter and Spring quarters.
Link for more info, apply now!

Link: https://sph.washington.edu/careers/job/16389

Scholarships awarded based on November applications disbursed in Winter
Open to Graduate and Undergraduate students
Up to $12,500 in scholarship

To qualify as a beneficiary of the Carolyn Kelly Memorial Education Scholarship, an individual must meet certain criteria. The first criteria are concrete threshold qualifications that must be met to qualify for the award. You must be either transgender, female, or underprivileged, or any combination of those. As well, you must be:
– Enrolled and actively attending a two or four year accredited college or university.
– Maintaining a minimum 2.75 GPA.

https://www.kellytrust.org/

• Organization:  First Nations Development Institute, Henry Luce Foundation
• Award amount: the program will award ten fellowships of $50,000 to outstanding Native knowledge holders and makers engaged in work that benefits Indigenous people and communities in either a reservation and/or urban setting.
• Deadline: 10/22/2020
• Description: 2021 Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship is a twelve-month, self-directed enrichment program designed to support the growth, development, knowledge and networks of Indigenous knowledge holders and knowledge makers. The program supports Native knowledge holders and makers as they advance their work and in their field in ways that will ultimately lead to broad, transformative impacts for Indigenous peoples.
• Eligibility: To be eligible. applicants must be a member of a federal- or state-recognized Native American or Alaska Native tribe; be a Native Hawaiian; or be able to demonstrate significant and longstanding engagement with and how their work can impact and benefit an Indigenous community or communities in the United States and/or a U.S. territory; be engaged in the creation, dissemination, and/or perpetuation of knowledge in their field; have experience or expertise within the knowledge field/area they are pursuing; be at least 18 years old; and be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
• Link to complete RFP

The Boren Awards and Critical Language Scholarships are now open! Both of these scholarships provide support for students learning critical languages abroad.

Scholarships like the Boren and CLS provide funding to U.S. citizen students at varying levels of proficiency to study languages considered to be “critical” to US interests. They encourage first-generation students, students of color, and students who identify as underrepresented within the university to attend the info session.

Boren & CLS Information Session

• October 28 | 4:30 p.m. | Zoom linkBoren Awards Highlights:
  • Open to U.S. citizens
  • Up to $25,000 for students who study language abroad during the academic year (semester or longer)
  • Must be studying a language abroad (list of preferred languages here)
  • Up to $8,000 for STEM students to study a language abroad during the summer.
  • Up to $30,000 for graduate students who will study a language abroad.
  • Selected students must commit to working for in the federal government for one year.

Graduate Fellowships Promoting Equity & Inclusion
10/14/2020, 5-6 p.m.
Get ready for the opening of application cycles for fellowships that support graduate study (and also some undergraduate study) and promote equity in academia and various professional fields. Register to attend >

The Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards and the Graduate School Office of Fellowships & Awards are hosting a series of sessions for students this fall aimed at improving access to fellowships and scholarships. Please share this announcement widely with students.

Removing barriers to scholarships & fellowships
A series of panels and sessions for students to improve access to funding
Fellowships and scholarships are part of our education system that often reflects and supports inequity. Many scholarship programs are attempting to address inequities, yet layers of institutional racism, classism and implicit bias persist and prevent full access to funding opportunities. This series will suggest strategies for navigating all aspects of the application process.

First-generation students, students of color, and students who identify as underrepresented within the university are particularly encouraged to attend, as are any students/alumni who would like to learn about applying for fellowships and scholarships.

How to Find Funding for Graduate Study

10/07/2020, 5-6 p.m.
How should I fund my Master’s/Ph.D. study and research?  Where should I look for funding? When should I apply? Register to attend >

The Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards and the Graduate School Office of Fellowships & Awards are hosting a series of sessions for students this fall aimed at improving access to fellowships and scholarships. Please share this announcement widely with students.

Removing barriers to scholarships & fellowships
A series of panels and sessions for students to improve access to funding
Fellowships and scholarships are part of our education system that often reflects and supports inequity. Many scholarship programs are attempting to address inequities, yet layers of institutional racism, classism and implicit bias persist and prevent full access to funding opportunities. This series will suggest strategies for navigating all aspects of the application process. 

First-generation students, students of color, and students who identify as underrepresented within the university are particularly encouraged to attend, as are any students/alumni who would like to learn about applying for fellowships and scholarships. 

Undergraduate Research Program is hiring! They are seeking a Program Development Intern (paid) to support URP’s mission and work with undergraduates engaged in research for 2020-21 academic year.

Program Development Intern: https://uw.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3975698/edit?initial_page=4

SafeCampus is hiring right now and we’re looking for a fantastic senior level undergraduate or graduate student to help support our program this school year. SafeCampus provides consultation with individuals and departments who are concerned about gender-based violence, threats, or suicide. We work to get folks connected to the best resources to meet their needs. This is a unique opportunity especially for anyone interested in violence prevention/threat assessment work in higher education. If interested, please review the job description!

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