September 27, 2019
The social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) sciences have a tremendous impact on quality of life. With increasingly rigorous methods and an increasingly diverse workforce, the SBE sciences are making transformative advances in many areas. At NSF, we are looking for ways to build on that progress.
With this goal in mind, the SBE Directorate is proud to announce a repositioning of some of its basic research programs, as described in this Dear Colleague Letter.
SBE is hosting a series of webinars and virtual office hours to present details about what the repositioning means for SBE research communities.
Monday, September 30th
4:00-5:00pm EDT
SBE Repositioning Webinar
Friday, October 4th
4:00-5:00pm EDT
SBE Repositioning Webinar
Wednesday, October 9th
3:00-4:00pm EDT
SBE Repositioning Webinar
Tuesday, October 15th
2:00-3:00pm EDT
Virtual Office Hours
Friday, October 25th
2:00-3:00pm EDT
Virtual Office Hours
Friday, October 25th
4:00-5:00pm EDT
Virtual Office Hours
SBE Assistant Director, Arthur Lupia, will walk participants through the proposed changes during each webinar and will be on hand during virtual office hours to answer participant questions after a very brief overview presentation. Closed captioning will be provided for all events, please contact SBE IT Help (sbeithelp@nsf.gov) for any additional requirements.
For more information, please contact sbe-communications@nsf.gov.
The objective of the conference is to bring together 600 + statewide grant professionals for affordable, targeted professional development to increase capacity for grant awards and compliance. Presentations will be educational in nature.
Date and Location: Monday, October 21, 2019 in College Park, Maryland at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.
For more information: https://grants.maryland.gov/Pages/grants-conference.aspx
Congratulations to Jennifer Callaghan-Koru for receiving a grant from the National Institutes of Health (the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development) for her work titled, "Factors that influence the implementation and effectiveness of a patient safety bundle to reduce low-risk cesarean deliveries."
Professor Callaghan-Koru's work examines unnecessary cesarean delivery as an important contributor to preventable maternal morbidity and mortality. Her study will identify factors that differentiate between high- and low-performing hospitals in terms of implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for reducing cesarean delivery and rates of cesarean delivery. By studying a statewide quality improvement collaborative with 31 diverse hospitals, this research will advance our knowledge regarding factors that contribute to high adoption of EBPs and low cesarean delivery rates.
It is a priority to us to continue to engage with the community about what constitutes a breach of NIH peer review integrity – including, but not limited to:
A new policy for proposal submission is being implemented by UMBC’s Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP).
As of August 1, 2019, OSP will require that proposals be received, in a ready-to-submit state, 3 days in advance of the proposal submission deadline.
In addition, on each day at 8am, OSP will review all proposals that are due that day. If a proposal is not in a ready-to-submit state by 8am on the day it is due, OSP will not send it forward.
Please make note that there is no grace period, and no exceptions will be made.
The Maryland Institute for Policy, Analysis, and Research (MIPAR) supports UMBC social science faculty and graduate students by providing researchers with pre-award and post-grant management assistance.
In order to meet the requirements of this new policy, MIPAR must have a PI’s fully completed proposal no later than five days prior to the submission deadline. This includes any documents needed for subawards. More time may be required if the proposal is large or complex.
Please contact MIPAR as soon as you begin to consider preparing a proposal, so that MIPAR staff can help you establish and meet a feasible timeline.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact MIPAR:
Deb Geare, Associate Director
410-455-1081
Carolyn Flowers, Business Manager
]]>Abstract of Dr. Girling's Work:
Nearly 48 million individuals worldwide have dementia with projections estimating as many as 75 million may be afflicted by 2050. Although approximations vary, a substantial portion of those affected live in the community alone, accounting for up to one-third of cases. The true proportion of persons with dementia (PwD) living alone in the community may be underestimated as dementias are often underdiagnosed and underreported. As the baby boom generation ages and trends towards nuclear families, geographic dispersion of families, and fewer children continue, the number of live-alone PwD is anticipated to rise; creating increased potential for difficult, ambiguous circumstances involving the rights and needs of this population and their caregivers. Despite these trends, available information about live-alone PwD and their caregivers is limited; studies have separately focused on dementia or persons living alone with deficient concentration on the intersections of these groups. The proposed in-depth multi- perspective qualitative study investigates the lived experience of community dwelling live-alone PwD and their caregivers (N=120). Using a successfully piloted guide structured after a theoretically driven qualitative protocol, this study offers a unique and comprehensive strategy to explore the complex and important perspectives of live- alone PwD and their caregivers, addressing four specific aims: 1. Explore the lived experience of live-alone PwD and their caregivers including lifestyles, needs, and beliefs systems; 2. Identify how live-alone PwD and their caregivers account for, take action, and otherwise manage dementia, including how future care planning, care coordination, and adaptive strategies are involved in these processes; 3. Explore how live-alone PwD and their caregivers navigate and negotiate their physical and social environments; and 4. Qualitatively explore variations in Aims 1-3 by race, gender, and informant-type (caregiver/recipient). Code-based analysis will be employed to examine how experiences, management strategies, and socioenvironmental contexts vary within and across categories. A focus on such attributes will provide significant insights into the complex and important issues of how informal and formal care is arranged, coordinated, executed, how networks are created, extended, and manipulated to accommodate shifting needs, and the environment’s role in aging at home alone with dementia. Attunement to such insights are needed to develop contextually appropriate care and support plans, inform social services programs that serve this population, improve provider’s approaches to communicating with and caring for this population, and develop holistic transitions from home-based to formal care environments.
The International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research has announced their Summer/Fall 2018 Conference Schedule |