Posted under Academic Resources, Career information and Professional Development Opportunities, Events, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films, Student Resources, Thesis Research on Dec 27, 2021
Issue No. 99 December 21, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
CLIME Grand Round Session:
Bias in Assessment – when to accept bias, minimize bias (and how), or throw the assessment out?
January 21, 2022, 1:00-2:00pm
Even the best designed assessment cannot escape bias. What we don’t know is when does a difference between subgroups indicate bias and can that bias be minimized? Furthermore, how much bias must be mitigated before we stop using scores from the assessment in decision-making? In medical education there are many high stakes decisions based on assessment performance so it is important to ensure assessments measure each trainee’s true ability.
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Issue No. 96 November 30, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
eRA Commons Reminder: Password Moving to Passphrase
Effective November 17, 2021, users of eRA Commons (including Commons Mobile, ASSIST, and IAR) who change their passwords will be required to use a passphrase — a set of random words or a sentence at least 15 characters long — instead of a password. With this move, users will need to change their passphrase only once a year (as opposed to the current NIH policy that requires passwords to be changed every 120 days).
eRA Commons ID required for Key Personnel starting January 25, 2022
For due dates on or after January 25, 2022, NIH, AHRQ, FDA, AND VA will require all individuals listed on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile Form to have an eRA Commons username.
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Issue No. 94 November 16, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
eRA Commons Reminder: Password Moving to Passphrase
Effective November 17, 2021, users of eRA Commons (including Commons Mobile, ASSIST, and IAR) who change their passwords will be required to use a passphrase — a set of random words or a sentence at least 15 characters long — instead of a password. With this move, users will need to change their passphrase only once a year (as opposed to the current NIH policy that requires passwords to be changed every 120 days).
eRA Commons ID required for Key Personnel starting January 25, 2022
For due dates on or after January 25, 2022, NIH, AHRQ, FDA, AND VA will require all individuals listed on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile Form to have an eRA Commons username.
2021 GSS Cross-Sectional Data Release
The General Social Survey (GSS) is a nationally representative survey of adults in the US conducted since 1972. The GSS contains a standard core of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. The 2021 GSS data is now available at gss.norc.org. The 2021 GSS was fielded during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offers vital data about potential social and economic impacts of the pandemic.
New Publications
Matson, P. A., Ridenour, T., Ialongo, N., Spoth, R., Prado, G., Hammond, C. J., Hawkins, J. D., & Adger, H., Jr. (2021). State-of-the-art in substance use prevention and early intervention: Applications to pediatric primary care settings. Prevention Science. Advance online publication.
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Issue No. 93 November 9, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
Critical Feminist Social Work Roundtable Series: Critical Feminist Methodologies
Kalei Kanuha, Professor and Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SSW will be participating in an SSW-sponsored webinar on critical feminist methodologies on November 18, 2021 from 12:00-1:00pm. Prominent feminist social work scholars will discus their use of critical feminist methodologies in social work research. For more information and to register, please click here.
Did you miss the NIH Virtual Seminar last week?
Last week, the NIH hosted a 4-day virtual seminar on program funding and grants administration. If you were unable to attend or missed some elements of the seminar, there is some good news! All of the presentations and materials are now available online for viewing and download.
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Issue No. 92 November 2, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
NIH Virtual Grant Seminar
This week, the NIH is hosting a virtual conference featuring topics related to the NIH grants process, grant writing, budget building, and more. The virtual platform is novel and fun to explore! It features avatars and easy-to-navigate spaces where you can enter auditoriums, attend workshops and presentations, peruse exhibits, schedule appointments with with NIH program offers to ask questions, network with other research professionals, and learn about NIH centers and resources. The conference continues through November 4. Investigators, grant staff, and students are all welcome to attend. You can register here to get immediate access to this helpful and informative event.
IRB 101 Tutorial and New Requirement
Starting on December 6, 2021, anyone new to working with the UW IRB, such as students and study coordinators, are encouraged to complete a new online tutorial called IRB 101: Get Started Fast. Students who are listed as a PI on an IRB application will be required to complete this training.
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Issue No. 89 October 12, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
New HSD Training: IRB 101
Beginning in December 2021, students and residents who are listed as the PI on an IRB application are required to take a one-time, on-demand, e-learning tutorial about getting started with the IRB. The IRB 101 tutorial covers the basics of human subjects research and provides important practical information about navigating the IRB process at UW. For more information, click here.
UW Diversity and Inclusion Seed Grant Opportunity
Dr. Justin Lerner received a UW Diversity and Inclusion Seed Grant for his project “Creating and Embodied Anti-Racist Culture at the UW School of Social Work”. Dr. Lerner is looking for white identified staff and faculty committed to anti-racist practice to participate in a pilot group that will meet once/month and attend a field trip every other month for 9 months with the goal of creating institutional transformation. For more information, please email Dr. Lerner at lernerj@uw.edu by Friday, October 15.
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Issue No. 88 October 5, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
NIH Request for Information re: Ending Hunger, Food and Nutrition Insecurity
The NIH is seeking broad input on a roadmap to end hunger, food insecurity, and nutrition insecurity through innovative and multidisciplinary research. Setting a nutrition insecurity research agenda will benefit from a landscape analysis of the state of the science. Click here for more information on how to participate in this RFI.
Application Reviewers Needed
The WA State Department of Commerce is looking for panel members to review applications to their recent funding mechanism: Homeless Service Provider Study. Applications will be reviewed between October 28-November 21, 2021. If interested, please email Kathy Kinard: Kathy.Kinard@commerce.wa.gov.
NIH OBSSR Update
The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research has announced that William (Bill) T. Riley, Ph.D. will be retiring from NIH at the end of December 2021. Dr. Riley has led OBSSR for the past 7 years. OBSSR Deputy Director Christine M. Hunter, Ph.D. will serve as acting NIH Director of OBSSR.
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Posted under Academic Resources, Career information and Professional Development Opportunities, Events, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films, Student Resources, Thesis Research on Oct 4, 2021
Issue No. 87 September 28, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
NIH Early Career Reviewer Program
The Center for Scientific Review at NIH is seeking to diversify proposal review panels in an effort to bring new viewpoints into the process. Early career scientists are invited to apply to their Early Career Reviewer program, which aims to help early career scientists become more competitive as grant applicants through participating in review panels. More information and application instructions can be found here.
New Publications/Presentations
Dr. Paula Nurius and Megan Kennedy (UW Resilience Lab) hosted a webinar series for the UW School of Medicine and Gonzaga University to address stress and mental health within the pandemic context. You can listen to an interview they did for a local radio station about this series.
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Posted under Academic Resources, Career information and Professional Development Opportunities, Events, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films, Student Resources, Thesis Research on Sep 27, 2021
Issue No. 86 September 21, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
Special Announcement: EarthLab Innovation Grants Program
The UW Earthlab has expressed strong interest in SSW participation in their Innovation Grants Program, which seeks solutions at the intersection of climate change and social justice. An information session will be held on October 5 at 4:00pm.
Congratulations to Meghan Romanelli!
The September 14 issue of UW News highlighted Meghan Romanelli’s study that explored gender, racial, and ethnic differences among teens who think about and/or attempt suicide, as well as associated behavioral and environmental factors. You can read the article here.
New NIH Forms for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2022
The NIH application forms and application guide instructions will change for all applications (new, resubmission, renewal, and revision) due on or after January 25, 2022. Please click here for more information.
NIH Childcare Allowance for Fellowship Awards
NIH has made a childcare allowance available on its NRSA Fellowship awards. Fellows may now be reimbursed for qualified childcare expenses up to $2,500 per budget year.
NIH Workshop Recording Available
On June 28 and June 30, 2021, NIMH conducted a virtual workshop to discuss a wide range of statistical applications in mental health research and to highlight recent statistical innovations in the field of mental health disorders. A recording of this workshop has now been made available online.
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Issue No. 85 September 14, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
Congratulations to Justin Lerner!
Justin Lerner has received a Diversity Seed Grant from the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity to fund his project “Creating an Embodied Anti-Racist Culture”. The selection process for these grants was highly competitive. Congratulations, Justin!
New Publications
Romanelli, M., Sheftall, A.H., Irsheid, S.B., Lindsey, M.L., & Grogan, T.M. (2021). Factors associated with distinct patterns of suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, and suicide attempts among US adolescents. Prevention Science.
Romanelli, M., Abay, L, & Ancharski, K. (2021). Mental health supports for transgender and gender expansive youth. In G. Mallon & J. Shelton (Eds.), Social work practice with transgender and gender expansive youth, 3rd edition. New York: Routledge
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Posted under Academic Resources, Career information and Professional Development Opportunities, Events, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films, Student Resources, Thesis Research on Sep 13, 2021
Issue No. 84 September 7, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
The Academy of Social Work and Welfare was recently asked by several foundations to provide feedback on an emerging agenda to increase the use of research in child welfare decision-making. They are inviting social work colleagues to register for a one-hour listening session where you can provide feedback. Listening sessions are scheduled throughout the month of September. If you are interested in participating, please email Tasha Murphy (tbmurphy@uw.edu) for dates and times.
Selected Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities
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Issue No. 82 August 24, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
UW Human Subjects Division Revised COVID Requirements for Human Subjects Research
Effective immediately, the following requirements apply to all human subjects research at UW:
- Masking: All study participants and research team members who will have in-person interactions must wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status.
- Social Distancing: If any study team members or participants are not vaccinated, they must observe 6 feet of distance from others, both indoors and outdoors.
For more information, including exceptions, please see the HSD COVID webpage.
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Issue No. 81 August 17, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements
NIH Transition to Login.gov
The NIH, as part of its strategy to move to two-factor authentication to make eRA more secure, is requiring users to transfer to Login.gov or use an InCommon Federated account login. Scientific account users are encouraged to make this transition now. Administrative users will make this transition in early 2022. For more information, including instructions for how to make the transition, click here and here.
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Issue No. 80 August 10, 2021
New Publications
Henry, K. L., Agbeke, D. V., Tiberio, S. S., Kerr, D. C. R., Capaldi, D. M., Bailey, J. A., & Epstein, M. (2021). Does parents’ age at first birth moderate intergenerational continuity in early-onset cannabis use? Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 82, 470-475.
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Posted under Academic Resources, Career information and Professional Development Opportunities, Events, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films, Student Resources, Thesis Research on Jun 28, 2021
Issue No. 72 June 15, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements:
REMINDER: Changes to NIH Biosketch and Other Support
The NIH recently released a series of changes to the Biosketch and Other Support format pages for all applications with due dates after May 25, 2021. If you are planning to apply for an upcoming grant, be sure to update your Biosketch and Other Support pages accordingly. Biosketch instructions and samples can be found here. Other Support instructions and samples can be found here.
National Cancer Institute Request for Information
The National Cancer Institute is seeking information on how to enhance diversity and inclusion in the cancer research workforce, including enhancing the participation of individuals who are underrepresented in cancer research, such as underrepresented minorities (URM). More information, including submission dates, can be found here.
NIH Office of Disease Prevention: Updated Resources for Clinical Trials
The NIH Research Methods Resources website has been revamped, and now includes new tools and resources that can help researchers plan the design, conduct, and analysis of rigorous NIH-defined clinical trials. The new website can be found here.
NIH Statement on Ending Structural Racism in Biomedical Science
NIH Director, Francis Collins and other NIH leaders have outlined the framework of their newly launched UNITE initiative. In their commentary, they detail current and future actions being undertaken at NIH to create a more equitable ecosystem across biomedical science. Click here to read the full statement.
Selected Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunitiesAdministrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Deadline: Varies by Institute
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. For more information, click here.*Newly Added*
Notice of Special Interest: NIH R01 Applications from Individuals from Diverse Backgrounds, Including Under-Represented Minorities
Deadline: Open through May 8, 2023
NIH seeks to promote diversity in all of its research programs and to increase the participation of underrepresented groups. this notice is being issued to highlight interest in receiving research project applications submitted by investigators from diverse backgrounds.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health
Deadline: Open
Evidence for Action (E4A), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), funds research that expands the evidence needed to build a Culture of Health (broadly defined as one in which good health and well-being flourish across geographic, demographic, and social sectors; public and private decision-making is guided by the goal of fostering equitable communities; and everyone has the opportunity to make choices that lead to healthy lifestyles).
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health
Deadline: Open
Pioneering Ideas seeks proposals that are primed to influence health equity in the future. We are interested in ideas that address any of these four areas of focus: Future of Evidence; Future of Social Interaction; Future of Food; Future of Work. Additionally, we welcome ideas that might fall outside of these four focus areas, but which offer unique approaches to advancing health equity and our progress toward a Culture of Health.
Addressing Health Disparities among Immigrant Populations through Effective Interventions
Deadline: NIH Standard R01 deadline dates (February 5, June 5, October 5) through January 2023
This announcement calls for multidisciplinary/multilevel research focusing on the design and implementation of effective interventions that will address immigrant-specific factors to reduce health disparities, particularly among migrant workers, recent and 1st generation immigrants.
William T. Grant Scholars Program
Deadline: July 7, 2021
The William T. Grant Scholars Program provides $350,000 over a 5 year period to support career development for promising early-career researchers through mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas. Researchers must focus on either reducing inequality or improving the use of research evidence to improve the lives of young people ages 5-25 in the United States.
Emergency Award: RADx-UP – Social, Ethical, and Behavioral Implications (SEBI) Research on Disparities in COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and Vulnerable Populations (U01 Clinical Trials Optional)
Deadline: July 7, 2021
The goal of the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics for Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) initiative is to expand research to understand and address the social, ethical, and behavioral implications (SEBI) of COVID-19 testing interventions among underserved and vulnerable populations.
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Projects on Emotional well-being and Economic Burden-Related Booster Pilot Studies
The EMOT-ECON network invites applications for ‘Booster’ pilot awards to provide project support for investigators with EMOT-ECON related research who require additional data analysis and/or pilot data to strengthen the resubmission of their recently scored, but not funded, NIH award. Funding up to $15,000 will be awarded.
CFAR Trainee Support Grants
Deadlines: July 15, 2021, October 15, 2021, and January 15, 2022
CFAR Trainee Support Grants help fund a variety of activities for students, fellows, and junior faculty which are directly relevant to their career development. The purpose of the program is to provide modest support to enhance career development of trainees and junior investigators pursuing research careers in HIV/AIDS and to encourage collaboration with other HIV/AIDS investigators.
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.
2021 Solution Focused Brief Therapy Association Research Award
Deadline: July 30, 2021
The SFBTA Research Award aims at fostering the growth of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy by encouraging original research in solution-focused practices, and to support students, faculty or practitioners who wish to study solution-focused practices. The 2021 SFBTA Research Award will provide up to $5,000.00 to support ongoing or proposed projects.
Providing Research Education Experiences to Enhance Diversity in the Next Generation of Substance Use and Addiction Scientists
Deadlines: August 10, 2021, November 15, 2021
The goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research. This FOA will support Courses for Skills Development (i.e., short courses, boot camps, seminars, advanced courses) and Research Experiences (i.e., mentored hands-on research experiences for students, fellows, and early-stage faculty). Click here for more information.
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Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
LOI Deadline: August 4, 2021
The William T. Grant Foundation’s mission is to support research to improve the lives of young people ages 5-25 in the United States. These grants invest in high-quality field-initiated studies on reducing inequality in youth outcomes. Studies that aim to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people are well suited for this award.
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.
NIDDK Short-Term Research Experience Program to Unlock Potential (STEP-UP)
Deadline: September 1, 2021
NIDDK’s Short-Term Research Experience for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) provides funding to research institutions to provide for a national summer research experience program for high school and undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research on a national basis, including individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with disabilities.
NIMH Research Education Mentoring Program for HIV/AIDS Researchers
Deadline, September 7, 2021
This FOA will support research education programs for students, post-doctorates, and/or early career faculty that have a thematic concentration in behavioral and social science research priorities (e.g., HIV prevention and care continua; understanding and addressing HIV-related health disparities; dissemination and implementation science research), and/or HIV neuroscience research (e.g., HIV/CNS neuropathogenesis; genetics and therapeutics; HIV/CNS latency and cure strategies).
William T. Grant Foundation Institutional Challenge Grant
Deadline: September 14, 2021
The Institutional Challenge Grant encourages university-based research institutes, schools, and centers to build sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes. The Foundation especially encourages proposals from teams with African American, Latinx, Native American, and Asian American members in leadership roles.
Short Courses on Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Sciences Research on Aging
Deadline: October 4, 2021
The objective of this FOA is to support short-term intensive courses or summer institutes for skills development in the areas of Genomics for Social Scientists (to provide hands-on experiences for researchers working at the intersection of genetics and social science research), Interdisciplinary Social Science Research in Aging (to attract new/junior researchers and increase cross-fertilization across disciplines), and Reproducibility in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (establishing tools, best practices, and training curricula to accelerate reproducibility).
Comprehensive Care for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus from Populations with Health Disparities
Deadline: October 5, 2021 (first R01 deadline; can submit on future NIH deadlines through June 5, 2024)
This award will support innovative multidisciplinary and multi-level research designed to develop and/or test interventions to optimize care of persons with Type 2 diabetes from populations with health/health care disparities concordant with evidence-based guidelines. NIH-designated health disparity populations include racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and underserved rural populations. |
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Events and LecturesAddressing Ethnoracial Disparities in Mental Health Risk, Assessment, and Service Delivery
June 22, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm
The National Institute of Mental Health at NIH is offering a Director’s Innovation Speaker Series. This event features the work of Roberto Lewis-Fernandez, M.D., a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University. Dr. Lewis- Fernández’s research focuses on developing culturally valid interventions to enhance patient engagement, reduce misdiagnosis, and help overcome disparities in the care of underserved cultural and ethnoracial groups. In his talk, Dr. Lewis-Fernández will review key areas in need of research on cultural and ethnoracial disparities in mental health conditions and services.
Youth Inhalant Use: Facts about a Potentially Re-emerging Trend
June 24, 2021, 12:00-1:30pm
Inhalant abuse hasn’t really been on the mainstream radar for prevention for a while, as rates for US youth have been relatively low and relatively stable. New 2020 data from Monitoring The Future shows a potential uptick in use of inhalants among 8th graders. Are you prepared to help your coalition learn the basics so that they can be on the lookout for this in your community? Join Dalene Beaulieu, Sr. CTC specialist, as she talks about inhalant abuse facts and prevention tips, along with a look at the new data. Free; registration required.
Strength in the Face of Challenge: Youth Suicide Prevention Research Among the White Mountain Apache and the Navajo Nation in the Time of COVID-19
June 29, 2021, 12:00-1:30pm
The two-part webinar will showcase the NIMH commitment to community-based youth suicide prevention research among the White Mountain Apache and the Navajo Nation. The webinar will show the complexity and duration of NIMH funding in this area, the ways in which the different studies are integrated, and how this line of research has progressed over a long-term tribal-academic partnership.
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Women’s Health Innovation Forum Series: Cognitive & Brain Health
Wednesday, June 30, 8:00-9:00am
The Women’s Health Innovation Forum is a series of discussion/presentation sessions highlighting opportunities for investment in research and innovation in the field of women’s health. In this forum, the women’s cognitive and brain health community will come together to discuss current challenges and breakthroughs in cognitive and brain health related to Alzheimer’s Disease (2/3 of those affected are women), PTSD (women are more than twice as likely to develop PTSD), and Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders.
On-the-spot Consultation: Building, Broadening, and Strengthening Coalitions
June 30, 2021, 11:00am-12:00pm
Drop-in and join us for this On-the-Spot Consultation with community coalition members from around Northwest Region 10 states. This panel will provide anecdotes and tips on how they have effectively broadened involvement with underserved populations and strengthened relationships with harder to reach community sectors. Please bring your questions and challenges and questions to this interactive consultation session. Free; registration required.
ITHS Introduction to Clinical Research Boot Camp
Research Staff: July 19-23, 12:00-1:00pm
Investigators: July 26-30, 12:00-1:00pm
The Institute for Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) is offering an Introduction to Clinical Research Boot camp for research staff and investigators. This workshop is designed to introduce you to the design and management of clinical trials. Research staff will learn about cultural sensitivity in research, coordinator responsibilities, reporting research results, and study operations. Investigators will learn about PI responsibilities, study design and methodology, building an interdisciplinary team, and engaging diverse communities. This boot camp is offered free of charge.
2021 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival
November 19, 2021
The Annual NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival will be hosted by OBSSR and the NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee. The purpose of the festival is to highlight recently funded behavioral and social sciences research that the NIH supports; bring together behavioral and social scientists within the NIH extramural and intramural communities to network with each other and share scientific ideas; and explore ways to advance behavioral and social sciences research. More details to come in future OFFER newsletters. |
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Conferences and Workshops2021 MACRO-UNITED Virtual Conference
June 3, 10, and 17, 2021
This year’s conference, The Power of MACRO Social Work: Forging Pathways, will provide attendees with an opportunity to grapple with complex social problems, share policy and practice research and projects, and build social work partnerships to advance social justice and social change in these challenging times. This conference is ideal for social work educators, students, and practitioners.
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. Participants will learn 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.
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?” This conference will focus on diversity, access, inclusion, and deep respect for the lived experience to gain the knowledge, skills, and strategies to address explicit/implicit bias and advantage/oppression at micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
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Leveraging Digital Health for the Post-Pandemic World
June 22, 2021, 9:00am-1:00pm
The Center for Digital Health Virtual Conference – hosted by the Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health (CDH) in Providence, RI – will explore the cutting edge of design and implementation of ethical and effective digital health to reductions in mental illness, violence, and opioid use. Conference panels will discuss innovative digital measurements of loneliness, stress, and more; and dive deeply into questions of how clinicians, patients, communities, and technologists can collaboratively co-design products that enhance and expand prevention and treatment options.
NASW National Virtual Conference
June 22-24, 2021
The National Association of Social Workers annual conference will be held virtually from June 22-24, 2021. More than 2,000 social workers, like-minded professionals, and social work thought leaders attend the NASW National Conference for unparalleled opportunities in professional development, continuing education, networking, and thought-provoking conversations tackling the most pressing issues facing the social work profession across the world.
For Students: Importing Data to SPSS, Data Cleaning, and Management
June 24, 2:30-3:30pm
During this webinar we will discuss the key steps for cleaning and managing data in SPSS. We will review removal of participants, imputation, creating composite scores, and checking for outliers. No cost; registration required.
Exploring and Analyzing Monitoring the Future Data: A Primer
Application Deadline: June 25, 2021
Course Dates: August 9-12, 2021
The Monitoring the Future (MTF) project (http://monitoringthefuture.org/) is a long-term epidemiologic and etiologic study of substance use among the nation’s youth and adults. Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse since 1975, the MTF project collects data annually from nationally representative samples of adolescents from 8th-12 grade. This four-day workshop will cover the content of MTF public release and restricted-use data, study documentation, data management and analysis planning, and, as time and interest allow, a variety of analytic techniques appropriate for data derived from a complex sample design.
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Workshop: Advanced Statistical Methods and Dynamic Data Visualizations for Mental Health Studies
June 28, 2021, 6:00am-1:40pm
June 30, 2021, 7:00am-3:00pm
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is hosting a two-day workshop for basic, translational, and service and intervention researchers. This workshop will focus on advanced statistical methods (see program here) and data visualizations (see program here) for mental health studies.
EPLS: The Ripple Effect
July 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021, 2:00-3:30pm
This four-session distance learning series offers participants an interactive opportunity to explore and experience Ripple Effects Mapping (REM), a participatory evaluation tool designed to identify the outcomes and impact of complex community work. REM provides you the ability to collect stories of the direct and indirect impacts of your work, while simultaneously being a reflective and engaging process for participants. The series will include skill-based learning opportunities, individual and group activities, reading assignments, and group discussions. Free; registration required.
Introduction to Clinical Research Boot Camp 2021
July 19-23, 2021 12:00-1:00pm (Research Staff)
July 26-30, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm (Investigators)
The Research Staff Track for the Clinical Research Boot Camp is designed for individuals interested in learning about clinical research from a research staff perspective, this track will feature content covering ethical benchmarks for clinical research, coordinator responsibilities, research results reporting, study operations, and engaging the research team. The Investigator Track is designed for individuals interested in learning about clinical research from an investigator’s perspective. Topics will include PI responsibilities, study design and methodology, building an interdisciplinary team, and engaging diverse communities. Free; registration required.
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.
NAMI National Convention
July 27-28, 2021
NAMI is pleased to present NAMICon 2021, our annual national convention, virtually July 27-28, 2021. Anyone interested in and impacted by mental health should attend this event dedicated to uplifting, empowering and informing communities with resources, research, support and programming.
As the culmination of events over the past year have demonstrated, more than ever, there is no health without mental health. Finding solutions to our nation’s mental health epidemic will require all of us uniting to help our communities heal and thrive.
22nd National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
July 27-29, 2021
The 22ND National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) offers an exceptional opportunity to connect and learn about nationwide efforts to shift the focus of the child welfare system to primary prevention—creating the conditions for strong and thriving families and communities where children are free from child abuse and neglect. The virtual conference will be presented over three shorter days to ensure that content is delivered in digestible segments.
American Society on Aging and the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Online Gerontology Courses
Course dates Summer- Fall 2020 Online
The American Society on Aging and the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology are offering four different five-week online gerontology courses. 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.
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. These 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 online courses are available separately or as part of a certificate program offered from Boston University, are self-paced, and can be taken anytime, and provide continuing education credits.
Arizona Rural Women’s Health Network: Sexual Violence Training for Community Health Workers
Ongoing-online (CHEHs)
The Arizona Rural Women’s Health Network offers a 4 hour course for community health workers that provides an introduction to basic knowledge and skills useful in assisting and responding to victims of sexual violence. The online course includes self-paced modules, a workbook, and a simulated role-play scenario. Training is offered at no cost. |
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Postdoctoral Fellowships and Training OpportunitiesPrinciples of Preclinical Translational Science
June 14-July 30
Translation is the process of turning observations in the laboratory, clinic and community into interventions that improve the health
of individuals and the public — from diagnostics and therapeutics to medical procedures and behavioral changes. In this course, students will learn key principles of translational science, taught by way of a case study of a highly successful translational research partnership involving NCATS, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Northwestern University and the University of Kansas.
UW Summer Institutes 2021
Online July 7-29, 2021
Early Registration Deadline: June 18, 2021
Select from more than 45 online graduate-level short courses that teach the latest in statistical methods, techniques and analyses. Topics include Statistical Genetics, Statistics for Big Data, Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases, and Statistics for Clinical & Epidemiological Research. Early registration rates end June 18.
Mental Health & Implementation Science Postdoctoral Training
Deadline: Open Until Filled
Starts in July 2021
This postdoctoral training 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. 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.
UW Certificate in Gerontology
Deadline: September 15, 2021
People who work with older adults often get great satisfaction from making a positive difference in their lives. In this three-course certificate program, you’ll examine the specific challenges and opportunities involved in supporting older adults and their family members.
UWAC Grant Writing Bootcamp, Summer 2021
Deadline: Rolling
You are invited to participate in the Summer 2021 session of UW ALACRITY Center’s grant writing boot camp. To register and be added to calendar invites, please email Katie Osterhage, katieost@uw.edu.
Overall Objective: To provide guidance and instruction to faculty submitting grant proposals to NIH (particularly NIMH) in how to submit successful proposals focused on behavioral interventions and implementation strategies such as psychotherapy, case management, digital health/technology, and implementation strategies such as training, shared decision making, and quality support/measurement.
Who should attend: Faculty who have already identified the research questions they wish to study and propose to NIH. Staff who contribute to submissions are also welcome to attend.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Promoting Equity in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Steve Hicks School of Social Work and the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin are recruiting two postdoctoral fellows through a T32 award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).The goal of the postdoctoral training program is to increase diversity in behavioral, population, and implementation science research to promote health equity in cardiovascular and pulmonary disease. Individuals underrepresented in health-related sciences (African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, Hawaiian Natives, natives of the U.S. Pacific Islands, individuals with physical or mental disabilities, first generation college graduates, sexual gender minorities) are eligible to apply.
Post-Doctoral Position at Northwestern University
Deadline: Rolling
The Contexts of Adolescent Stress and Thriving (C.O.A.S.T.) Lab, led by Dr. Emma Adam, is searching for a post-doctoral scholar to collaborate on the processing, analyzing and writing up data from several randomized control trial intervention studies designed to promote adolescent wellbeing and to reduce racial disparities in adolescent health and achievement. Some assistance with grant writing, with ongoing data collection and helping to oversee lab personnel (staff, graduate students, undergraduate RAs) will also be required. 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 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. The fellowship supports salary, health insurance, funds for research expenses, and travel to attend one national conference.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Evidence-Based Practices for Immigrant Youth Child and Adolescent Services Division of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Department of Psychiatry University of California, San Francisco
Deadline: Rolling applications
This postdoctoral fellowship is a placement in a hospital-based outpatient community mental health clinic. The position focuses on development, implementation, and evaluation of outpatient specialty mental health and a school-based prevention program targeting immigrant youth and families. Drawing from evidence-based, family-centered, culturally-attuned, and trauma-informed approaches, the fellow will engage in clinical service delivery and scholarship in an outpatient clinic based program, as well as school-based settings. |
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Call for Papers and AbstractsSpecial Issue, Dual Pandemics: Creating Racially-Just Responses to a Changing Environment through Research, Practice and Education
Deadline: June 15, 2021
This special issue of Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work as well as Grand Challenges for Social Work welcomes submissions of regular research articles and Practice Corner manuscripts related to topics such as defining and understanding constructs including anti-racist research and racial justice, and scholarly pieces on critical race theory and indigenous knowledge, impact of systemic racism, oppression, and White supremacy.
Special Issue in Children and Youth Services Review: “Sexual and Reproductive Health among Marginalized and System-Involved Youth”
Deadline: July 1, 2021
This special issue will feature empirical articles from around the globe that use qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods approaches to examine the sexual and reproductive health needs of marginalized and system-involved youth, including youth experiencing homelessness and youth involved in the child welfare and/or juvenile justice systems, who may engage in sexual risk behaviors at higher rates and are at increased risk for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections than their general population peers. The literature is especially limited for subgroups of youth who are over-represented among these populations (e.g., LGBTQ youth in foster care or experiencing homelessness).
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.
Special Issue in Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care: Racism and its Challenges in Palliative Care Work
Deadline: September 1, 2021
Palliative social workers have long attended to and recognized the importance of examining race as a factor influencing the quality of end-of-life care outcomes. The concept of racial disparities has received much recent focus of research efforts, however this does not adequately attend to, nor encompass, the problem. This special issue of the Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care seeks to feature works that begin to help us gain a clearer understanding of the problems caused by systemic racism and how to intervene toward solutions.
Behavioral Sciences Special Issue “Culturally Responsive Trauma-Informed Care”
Deadline: November 21, 2021
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is widely accepted as a standard for assessment and intervention that not only acknowledges but also respects and integrates the cultural values, beliefs, and practices of patients and families. This Special Issue is interested in how cultural humility and sensitivity can be incorporated into elements and principles of TIC and what lessons we have learned to create culturally responsive trauma-informed practice and policy in the current care systems.
Healthcare Special Issue “Youth Mental Health and Family Support”
Deadline: January 31, 2022
This Special Issue focuses on innovation in community-based care for young people aged 6–29, and on identifying supportive approaches that foster their success in school, higher education, employment, and social relationships. Of particular interest are services focused on youth aged 14–29 who need support to successfully transition to adulthood. Particularly welcome are papers focusing on innovative strategies such as peer support for both young people experiencing mental health challenges and their family members, including ways in which family members manage to care for the young people and engage in employment.
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 has exacerbated existing health disparities experienced by traditionally oppressed groups including older adults, low-wage workers and those living in poverty, and people with underlying health conditions. Public policies and practices that intentionally or unintentionally favor positive outcomes for certain groups over others violate human rights and must be rectified. 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. |
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Research Resources
ITHS Career Development Series
The ITHS Career Development Series consist of monthly lectures and workshops designed to provide junior faculty and investigators with tools, a forum for discussion, and learning opportunities to help advance their careers. Below you will find all the seminars we have recorded, so you can tap into this knowledge when ever you need to! Topics include: How to write Specific Aims, study recruitment strategies, grant writing skills, and responding to reviewer comments.
Video Guide: Overview of Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards, especially the Individual Fellowships (F awards) and Institutional Training Grants (T awards)
In this video, NIH’s Dennis Twombly and Lisa Moeller will take you through an overview of these two types of awards, providing some tips along the way.
All About Grants Podcasts
The Office of Extramural Research (OER) at NIH hosts a series of podcasts relating to NIH grants that is designed for investigators, fellows, students, and research administrators. Episodes cover topics such as grant preparation, developing successful grant applications, advice for new and early career scientists, submitting your application, the peer-review process, and post-award activities and requirements. The latest episode focuses on the newly required Diversity Plans for conference applications. Episodes are available as mp3s for download, and via iTunes. To access mp3s and transcripts of each podcast, click here.
Process for submitting a grant application through SSW
OFFER has created a new proposal timeline, a step by step guide outlining all the steps involved from starting through completing the research grant application process at SSW. This form, along with a sample proposal checklist and other useful information can be accessed through MySSW/ProposalDevelopment/Getting Started.
We encourage our readers to submit postings to be included to help us stay relevant to the broad range of social work research interests.
Please email Tasha Murphy at tbmurphy@uw.edu to circulate information on funding opportunities, publications, and events.
Posted under Academic Resources, Career information and Professional Development Opportunities, Events, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films, Student Resources, Thesis Research on Jun 14, 2021
Highlighted News and Announcements:Call for Nominations
The Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE) is requesting nominations for two awards:
- 2022 Donna Harrington Award for Excellence in Mentoring of Doctoral Students: This award is given to a faculty member who has made extraordinary and sustained contributions to the scholarly development of social work doctoral students.
- 2022 GADE Student Award for Social Work Research: This award is given to a doctoral student or collaborative group of students whose published (or in press) scholarship advances scientific inquiry in social work or social welfare. The student award seeks to encourage and recognize rigorous scholarly work that clearly contributes to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.
For more information about these awards and nomination details, please email Tasha Murphy at tbmurphy@uw.edu. |
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New Publications
Catalano, R.F., Hawkins, J.D., Kosterman, R., Bailey, J.A., Oesterle, S., Cambron, C., & Farrington, D.P. (2021). Applying the social development model in childhood to promote healthy development: Effects from primary school through the 30s and across generations. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, 7(1), 66-86.Kamp, K.J., Levy, R.L., Munson, S.A., & Heitkemper, M.M. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on individuals with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and comorbid anxiety and/or depression. Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology. Epub ahead of print. |
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Posted under Events, Thesis Research on May 31, 2021
Friday, June 4, 11am – Noon
Jessica Ramirez – Qualifying Paper Defense
Chair: Dr. Michael Spencer
Title: A Step Towards Healing: Culturally Sustaining Healing Tools & Spaces for Youth of Color
Zoom link: TBD
Monday, June 7, 10.30 – 11.30am
Em Loerzel – Qualifying Paper Defense
Chair: Dr. Michael Spencer
Title:
The Inclusion and Exclusion of Native American Women in Sex Trafficking Literature: A Scoping Review
Zoom link:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/98555125211
Monday, June 7 – TBD
Youngjun Choi – Dissertation Defense
Chair:
Dr. Karen I. Fredriksen Goldsen
Title:
It Does Matter for Us, Too: Implications of Digital Divide among Older Americans
Zoom link: TBD
Thursday, June 10, 2 – 3pm
Thomas Walton – Dissertation Defense
Chair:
Dr. Denise Walker
Title:
Statutory inclusion: An evaluation of mental health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual military personnel
following the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Zoom link:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/99878839722
Thesis Informational Meeting
Weds, May 8th, 5:15-6pm
Social Work room 306
Come speak with our Associate Dean of Research, other faculty, and, hopefully, a couple of students who have been through the thesis process here in the School of Social Work. No RSVP necessary, but please do read over the thesis information in canvas before you come:
Link for DAY students: https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1248938/pages/thesis-process-proposal-review-and-forms?module_item_id=8611371
Link for EDP students: https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1261602/pages/thesis-process-proposal-review-and-forms?module_item_id=8611371
Are you a UW graduate student in the final stages of your capstone, thesis or dissertation project? Apply to compete in Three Minute Thesis, where you’ll have the opportunity to present your research in just three minutes for cash prizes totaling $2,500. The 2019 UW Three Minute Thesis (UW 3MT®) Competition is open to all eligible graduate students from Bothell, Tacoma, and Seattle campuses.
Read the eligibility requirements.
The deadline to submit a proposal is April 5 at 11:59 p.m.
The theme for this year’s competition is Impact. As graduate and professional students, you are contributing to significant innovations within your respective fields and disciplines, within your communities and across local and international levels. Whether you have developed a new way of approaching a problem, unearthed an important part of history that needs to be told or created a solution or technology to address a pressing contemporary issue — we want to hear in your proposal how your thesis, capstone, or research project has potential or demonstrated impact!
Participating in 3MT is a great opportunity to:
- Learn to talk about your research without using jargon
- Prepare for job interviews. One UW 3MT winner shared that her three minute talk was useful for answering job interview questions!
- Practice your public speaking skills
- Build your network and your resume
- Receive practice session feedback from Core Programs and UW Libraries staff in a friendly and positive environment
- Compete for cash prizes!
3MT is intended for graduate students who are ready to present their capstone, thesis or dissertation work, rather than for works-in-progress. If you are at an earlier stage with your research, we encourage you to consider Scholars’ Studio events to present your work.
For more information, please visit the UW 3MT website or send questions to uw3mt@uw.edu.
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