Thursday, March 2, 2017

Next Steps: Developing Research Proposals in Diabetes and Obesity

The Center for Diabetes Translation Research (CDTR) at Washington University in St. Louis is sponsoring an annual workshop entitled “Next Steps: Developing Research Proposals in Diabetes and Obesity.” 

This proposal development workshop reflects the mission of the CDTR which is to foster research collaborations, catalyze new ideas, and assist investigators conducting T3 research (translating clinical findings into everyday practice in real world settings) and T4 research (testing and implementing solutions at a community or population level) among populations at risk for diabetes and obesity.
Participants preparing research applications for submission to NIH or other funding agencies will receive support on all aspects of proposal development (e.g. specific aims, theoretical approach, quantitative & qualitative methods, research design, and intervention methods). Participants will also have access to CDTR core services and leadership in the areas of:

  1. Dissemination and implementation science (Ross Brownson, PhD; Rachel Tabak, PhD, RD)
  2. Health communication and health literacy science (Charlene Caburnay, PhD)
  3. Health informatics in diabetes research (Eduardo Simoes, MD, MSc, DLSHTM, MPH; Mihail Popescu, PhD)
  4. Policy and system science analysis (Timothy McBride, PhD; Douglas Luke, PhD)
  5. Research in American Indian and Alaskan Native populations (Jeffrey Henderson, MD, MPH)
  6. Translational research on disparities in the Black community (Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH)

The workshop will take place on Friday, April 21, 2017, at Washington University in St. Louis.

Those interested in advancing a grant application for submission, from idea to full proposal, are invited to attend. To apply, submit one to two pages including a draft of your specific aims and a paragraph describing your outcome expectations from the workshop by Friday, April 7th, to Jennifer Gallagher (jhultz@wustl.edu).

Travel scholarships are available to support participation of investigators located outside of Washington University. If interested, please contact Jennifer Gallagher (jhultz@wustl.edu) as soon as possible.

To learn more about the CDTR, please visit our website at cdtr.wustl.edu. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

We look forward to meeting with you and providing support for your important work. 

Thursday, February 2, 2017

CDTR Masters Research Fellow 

Applications Due February 15th 


The Center for Diabetes Translation Research (CDTR) is offering a fellowship to an incoming graduate student at the Brown School pursuing an MPH degree and interested in chronic disease prevention, obesity, diabetes, and health disparities.

The Masters Research Fellow in Diabetes Translation Research will receive faculty mentorship from Professor Debra Haire-Joshu, as well as an introduction to policy networks and opportunities to contribute to research, policy development, project development, and communications.

The CDTR focuses on translating interventions that have demonstrated efficacy into real-world health care settings, communities, and populations at risk, leveraging in this effort the immense scientific resources of multiple NIH and other funded centers relevant to the prevention of Type 2 diabetes at Washington University.

Interested applicants can learn more here and apply online here.

Center for Mental Health Services Research presents...

Katie Schultz, PhD.

Addressing Trauma among Native Populations: [Re]-Connecting through Experiential Learning in an Indigenous Health Intervention 



Thursday, November 10, 2016

Enhancing Collaboration to Improve the Success of Cross-disciplinary Science


Kara L. Hall, PhD
Director, Science of Team Science
Director, Theories Initiative
National Cancer Institute

Wednesday, December 7, 2016; Noon – 1:00pm; Holden Auditorium

2017-2019 MT-DIRC Fellowship Application

Attached you’ll find the applications for the MT-DIRC 2017 cohort. These are also now available on the MT-DIRC website as well. Please email me if you have any questions. Please pass along to any interested colleagues as well.

Thanks!
Maggie Padek, MPH, MSW
MT-DIRC Program Coordinator
Prevention Research Center
Washington University in St. Louis
Hillman Hall 232B

Website: www.mtdirc.org

Join us for the next CMHSR Seminar on November 16th

Please join us for the next CMHSR Seminar, November 16th from 4-5 pm. Dean Mary McKay will present
"Collaborative scaling up of evidence-based child behavioral health interventions in low-resource public settings."  Please see attached flyer for more information.

Date: November 16th, 2016
Time: 4 pm-5pm
Place: Hillman Hall, Room 120

Please RSVP to:  Stacey.mccrary@wustl.edu




Monday, August 22, 2016

Frontiers in Public Health Services & Systems Research Call for Papers

Additional Information:
http://www.aspph.org/frontiers-in-public-health-services-systems-research-call-for-papers/

Description:
2017 STUDENT SPECIAL ISSUE
CALL FOR PAPERS
Frontiers in Public Health Services & Systems Research announces its first special student issue to be published in spring 2017. A peer-reviewed electronic journal, Frontiers features articles that present findings from an ongoing or recently completed empirical study or quality improvement project. Paper topics appropriate for Frontiers answer research questions about the organization, financing, and/or delivery of public health services; the structure, operation, and/or management of public health delivery systems; the application of quality improvement methods in public health settings; and/or the impact of these endeavors on population health. Findings should have the potential to guide future public health practice, health policy, and/or research.
The student special issue will be a peer-reviewed collection of manuscripts with student first authors and will be published in Spring 2017.
The manuscript selected as the most outstanding by the editorial board will be the lead article of the issue and awarded the 2017 Frontiers in Public Health Services & Systems Research Top Student Paper.