Analysis of Behavioral and Social Science Integration - Report Presented to NIH Council of Councils

Acting Director of the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), Christine Hunter, Ph.D., ABPP, presented findings from the working group's assessment on how well BSSR is integrated at the various NIH ICs.Read more »

How Does Diversity Impact Science? NIH Workforce Diversity Concludes Final Seminar

The NIHScientific Workforce Diversity Seminar Seriesconcluded with its last installment, "How Does Diversity Impact Science?" NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity (COSWD), Dr. Marie A. Barnard, facilitated the panel discussion on outcomes of scientific workforce diversity, how that impacts creativity and innovation in science, and effective methods measuring this impact. Read more »

Visioning Exercise Imagines Future of SBE at NSF

The Advisory Committee (AC) for the Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) Sciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF)met on May 20, to hear updates and provide feedback on big-picture questions facing the Directorate.Read more »

Progress on Federal Research Bills - NSF and ARPA-H

Congress made progress on efforts to reauthorize the NSF and establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. Both efforts highlight strong momentum behind proposals to bolster federal support for research and development. Nonetheless, hurdles remain before substantial new policies become law. Read more »

2022 Doctoral Research Excellence Award Winners

The FABBS Doctoral Dissertation Research Excellence Awards, offered to our Departmental and Division Affiliates, honor graduate student scientists who have conducted research of superior quality and with broader societal impact.

Tessa Charlesworth

Lauren Clatch

Supporting Patients in Recovery: Researcher Looks at the Efficacy of Incentives on Sustained Behavior Change  

Congratulations to Dr. Shrinidhi Subramaniam, assistant professor of Psychology and Child Development at California State University, Stanislaus, on receiving the 2022 Early Career Impact Award. She was nominated by theAssociation for Behavioral Analysis International(ABAI). Her research looks at incentive-based interventions in clinical populations to encourage drug abstinence and a return to the workforce.Read more »

Attend

• Behavioral ScientistSpring Writing Workshops(May and June)
• NASEM The Future of Work(May 31)
• NIH Director's Lecture by Damien Fair, Ph.D.: "The Future of Non-invasive Functional Imaging in the Era of Big Data"(Jun 1)
• NASEM Reimagining Science Communication in the COVID Era and Beyond: The 5th Science Communication Colloquium(Jun 1, 2, and 6)
• 15th NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors(Jun 3) - Distinguished Lecturer Dr. David R. Williams: “The Virus of Racism: Understanding its Threats, Mobilizing Defenses”

Apply and Comment

• NIH RFI: Challenges and Opportunities in Health and Science Communication Research(May 27)
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) RFI: 2022–2027 NIDCD Strategic Plan(May 31)
• Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Input on NIDA’s Racial Equity Initiative Action Plan(May 31)
• NIH RFI: Identification of a Set of Determinants for Whole Person Health(Jun 17)
• AAAS John P. McGovern Award Lecture in the Behavioral Sciences Call for Nominations(June 30)

Funding

• IES:Education Research and Training Grant Programs
• NIH:Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)(Jun 5)
• NIH Common Fund:Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity initiative
• NIA:Behavioral Research Funding Opportunities and Applicant Resources
• NSF:NSF Convergence Accelerator Phases I and II for the 2022 Cohort: Enhancing Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities; Sustainable Materials for Global Challenges; and Food & Nutrition Security(LOI due May 31);Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
• NSF andWT Grant Foundation:Scholars Program for Researchers in Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences(Jul 6)
• Foundation for Child Development:Young Scholars Program(LOI due Jun 9)
• Social Science Research Council (SSRC):The Mercury Project: Call for Proposals - Investigating the Impacts of Health Misinformation and Evaluating Interventions to Prevent its Spread(rolling deadline)

Share

• HHS Secretary Becerra Establishes ARPA-H within NIH, Names Adam H. Russell, D.Phil. Acting Deputy Director
• ICYMI - NASEM BBCSS Spring Board Meeting
• Building equitable access and inclusion for children growing up in the digital age (PIBBS video abstract)
• Impact of Public Health Guidance is Focus of New NSF Partnership with Social Science Research Council

FABBS Resources

• Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol 9, Issue1
• Public Scholarship Toolkit
• Science Advocacy 101: Realizing the Benefits, Overcoming the Challenges
• Psychology in the Real World FABBS Video Series
• FABBS Teaching Resources-PIBBS Course Compendium

Upcoming Member Society Meetings

• Association for Behavior Analysis International(Boston, MA, May 28–30)
• Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues(San Juan, PR, Jun 24–26)
• Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research(Woodstock, VT, Jun 26-30)

FABBS News Highlights is a bi-weekly 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:Andrew Deshler, Jaclyn Sadiua, and Melissa Knouse

Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research • American Educational Research Association • American Psychological Association  • American Psychosomatic Society  • Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback • Association for Behavior Analysis International • Behavior Genetics Association •  Cognitive Neuroscience Society •  Cognitive Science Society • Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology •Flux Society • International Congress of Infant Studies • International Society for Developmental Psychobiology • National Academy of Neuropsychology • The Psychonomic Society • Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology • Society for Computation in Psychology • Society for Judgment and Decision Making • Society for Mathematical Psychology • Society for Psychophysiological Research • Society for Research in Child Development • Society for Research in Psychopathology •  Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues • Society for the Scientific Study of Reading • Society for Text & Discourse  • Society of Experimental Social Psychology • Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology • Vision Sciences Society

ASU•Binghamton (SUNY)•Boston University•California State, Fullerton•Carnegie Mellon•CU, Boulder•Columbia•Cornell•Duke•East Tennessee State•FIU•FSU•GMU•GWU•Georgetown•Georgia Institute of Technology•Harvard•Indiana University, Bloomington•IUPUI•Johns Hopkins•Kent State•Lehigh•MIT•Michigan State•NYU•North Carolina State•Northeastern•Northwestern•Pennsylvania State•Princeton•Purdue•Rice•Southern Methodist•Stanford•Syracuse•Temple•Texas A&M•Ohio State•Tulane•U of A•UC, Berkeley•UC, Davis•UC, Irvine•UCLA•UC, Riverside•UC, San Diego•University of Chicago•University of Delaware•University of Houston•University of Illinois•University of Iowa•UMD, College Park•UMass, Amherst•University of Michigan•UMN Department of Psychology•UMN Institute of Child Development•UNC, Greensboro•University of Pennsylvania•University of Pittsburgh•University of Texas, Austin•University of Texas, Dallas•UVA•University of Washington•Vanderbilt•VA Tech•Wake Forest•Western Kentucky University•Washington University in St. Louis•Yale

FABBS Mission

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.