2012 NIH Summer Institute on
Social and Behavioral Intervention Research
Application Deadline: 11:59 PM Eastern, Friday, April 27, 2012
Institute website: http://conferences.thehillgroup.com/obssrinstitutes/si2012/index.html
Date
July 9-13, 2012
Location
Columbia University School of Social Work
1255 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027
Course Objectives
The
NIH Summer Institute will address essential conceptual, methodological,
and practical issues involved in planning and carrying out research on
the impact of behavioral and social interventions on health outcomes,
health behavior, and treatment. Such interventions are relevant to NIH
public health goals of preventing morbidity and mortality and promoting
health and well-being for persons with medical and behavioral disorders
and conditions.
The Institute is intended for junior investigators who have COMPLETED THEIR DOCTORATE and
who plan to develop NIH grant applications for research in this area.
Faculty (mentors) will include established investigators from relevant
fields.
Major Topics
· Overview of conceptualizing, designing, and testing behavioral/social interventions
· Use of empirical evidence, theory and clinical practice in formulating study aims and hypotheses
· Designing, testing and adapting behavioral and social interventions for diverse populations
· Finding the appropriate mechanism (i.e., R03, R21, R34, or R01) to support the research
· Measurement–selecting measures, assessing validity and reliability; measurement models and conceptual models
· Planning
the data analysis – statistical power, mixed effects linear model,
latent mixture model, moderator/mediator models, and related issues
· Critical
issues in implementing the study: eligibility, recruitment,
enrollment, intervention fidelity, intervention and assessment
adherence, and the organizational structure
· Participants
will be requested to prepare draft outlines of different sections of
the proposal (i.e., aims, significance, innovation, approach and
analysis) for a NIH grant application during the training. These drafts
will be critiqued in small group sessions followed by a debriefing with
the entire group. The small groups will be guided by a faculty mentor.
The debriefing sessions will entail presenting a summary report of the
small group meetings and a list of questions, issues and concerns that
emerge from the small groups.
Background
In
May 2003, the National Institutes of Health developed the first
trans-institute plan for social work research. This document, dubbed the
NIH Plan for Social Work Research, made a series of recommendations to
further enhance this area of research in the extramural program. One of
the proposed initiatives was for NIH to conduct a Summer Institute on
Social Work Research. This initiative would focus in 2004 on qualitative
and mixed research methods and in 2005 on behavioral and social
intervention research—these methodologies are frequently mentioned
research infrastructure and training needs in this field.
Specifically, the NIH plan proposed to:
Develop
and implement an NIH Summer Institute on Social Work Research offering
new researchers intensive exposure to issues and challenges in the field
of social work research. The program of the Summer Institute would
include lectures, seminars, and small group discussions in research
design relative to social work as it relates to health, discussion
sessions on methodological approaches and interventions, and
consultation on the development of research interests and advice on
preparing and submitting research grant applications to the NIH.
Faculty
Allen Zweben, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research
Professor, Columbia University School of Social Work
John Brekke, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research and Professor
University of Southern California School of Social Work
Patrick R. Clifford, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Professor
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Public Health
Nabila El-Bassel, D.S.W.
Director, Social Intervention Group (SIG)
Professor, Columbia University School of Social Work
Daniel Herman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Scholarship and Research
Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
Ann Marie White, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry
Katie Witkiewitz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Scientist
University of New Mexico, Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA)
Additional faculty to be named.
For additional details and application requirements, please visit: http://conferences.thehillgroup.com/obssrinstitutes/si2012/index.html
