CAPITOL HILL HIGHLIGHTS

Washington, DC is enjoying the slower pace of August and – despite earlier threats that the Senate might stay in session – Congress is in summer recess. On August 1, shortly before heading home, Senators voted (67-28), to pass the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of 2019 (H.R. 3877). The measure was approved by the House (284-149) the week prior. Opposition in both chambers came mainly from Republicans concerned about annual deficits. Read more  »

AGENCY ACTIVITIES

Importance of Behavioral Factors and Social Determinants Highlighted

Social and behavioral factors affect life-course development and are a topic of interest in Washington DC.

A report, “The Promise of Adolescence; Realizing Opportunity for All Youth,” was recently released by the National Academies Board on Children, Youth, and Families, a division of the National Academies of Science. This document on the adolescent brain outlines key changes in brain structure and the impact of social factors on young people’s development during this critical phase of the lifespan.

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RESEARCH TO POLICY

When the trees block the view of the forest, the consequences can be dire. 

In “Communicating Meaning in the Intelligence Enterprise,” author David A, Broniatowski, an associate professor at the George Washington University, outlines the importance of communicating not just details (verbatim) but also putting those details in context (gist). The paper also demonstrates how adherence to a concept known as Fuzzy Trace Theory could make sure decisions are well advised and grounded in context. Read more  »

IN HONOR OF

Linda B. Smith, PhD

Linda B. Smith is an internationally recognized leader in developmental psychology and cognitive science. She is well known for her ground-breaking theoretical and empirical work on cognitive development, including comprehensive theories based on dynamic systems, and how the infant’s natural predispositions and visual world interact to guide object name learning. Taking a complex systems view, she seeks to understand the developmental process and, in particular, the cascading interactions of perception, action, and attention as they foster word learning in infants. Read more  »

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Attend

• Golden Goose Award and Reception (Sept 10, Washington, DC)
• Reproducibility and Replicability in Science Public Seminar (Sept 24, Washington, DC)
• APA Technology, Mind, and Society Conference (Oct 3-5, Washington, DC)
• 2019 Henry and Bryna David Lecture (Oct 10, Washington, DC)
• 16th Annual AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research (Oct 24, Washington, DC)

Apply and Nominate

• Statistician, Institute of Education Sciences (Sept 5)
• Global Young Academy (Sept 15)
• John P. McGovern Award Lecture in the Behavioral Sciences (Sept 18)
• Donald F. Klein Early Career Investigator Award (Oct 1)

Funding

• IES: Research and Research Training Grant Programs (Due Aug 29)
• NIH: Behavioral Science Track Award for Rapid Transition (B/Start) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
• NIH: Accelerating the Pace of Child Health Research Using Existing Data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (R21-Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• NIH: Computational Approaches for Validating Dimensional Constructs of Relevance to Psychopathology (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
• NIH: Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
• NSF: EHR Core Research Program Proposals (Due Oct 3)

Read

• Recommended Practices for Science Communication with Policy Makers 
• "Laugh tracks boost humor ratings of corny ‘dad jokes’"- Science
• "Federally funded university research transforms lives" - TRIB

Share 

• Psychology in the Real World FABBS video series
• "Who Cares What Science Says?" - Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda and Chris Volpe
• Game-changing Technologies Brought to You by NSF
• SAGE Social Science Terminology Thesaurus 
• FABBS Diversity Resources Database

UPCOMING FABBS MEMBER SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETINGS

• Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP) Annual Meeting (Sept 19-22, Buffalo, NY)
• Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR) Annual Meeting (Sept 25-29, Washington, DC)
• Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology (SMEP) Annual Meeting (Oct 9-12, Baltimore, MD)

FABBS News Highlights is a semi-monthly electronic newsletter published by the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences with the goals of keeping scientists updated on federal budget and policy issues affecting the sciences of mind, brain and behavior; recognizing the research contributions of leading scientists; and sharing research findings to inform policies and programs.

Editor: Juliane Baron

Contributors: Juliane Baron, Savannah Gillis, Diana Liao, Jennifer Anderson

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FABBS promotes human potential and well-being by advancing the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior; promoting scientific research and training in these fields; educating the public about the contributions of research to the health and well-being of individuals and society; fostering communication among scientists; and recognizing scientists who have made significant contributions to building knowledge.