September 22, 2022

Congress Races to Advance CR and Keep Government Open

Members of Congress are negotiating to keep the federal government open after the end of the current fiscal year (FY) 22 on September 30th. They are working on a short-term continuing resolution (CR), expected to last until December 16th, to provide flat funding to federal agencies and programs. This means that federal agencies supporting our disciplines—IES, NIH, NSF, ARPA-H, and other critical science agencies—will be held in limbo, yet again, awaiting a budget for FY 23.Read more »

First Director of New ARPA-H Agency Announced

President Biden has selected Dr. Renee Wegrzyn to serve as the first director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). She has held key positions at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (I-ARPA). ARPA-H will seek to increase the pace of health research, with a focus on prioritizing high-risk, high-reward research.Read more »

NIH Council of Councils Concepts to Support Behavioral Science

During the September meeting, the Council of Councils approved two new concepts that are of great interest to FABBS members. The first concept seeks to address the lack of a common vocabulary within behavioral and social science research (BSSR), while the second concept debuts a new Common Fund Program, titled “Advancing Health Communication Science and Practice.”Read more»

FABBS Webinar on Engaging with Government Agencies

Join us for a crash course on working with government agencies. Attendees will learn how to identify opportunities to communicate their research and influence practice, initiate communication, build relationships, and foster collaboration with relevant agency staff. Featured speaker: Lizzy Ghedi-Ehrlich, Director of Policy at the Scholars Strategy Network.Register here »

Call for Nominations: FABBS IDEA Awards

Nominate a scientist whose distinguished research, professional practice, and activities (such as mentorship) advance Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility principles in the behavioral and brain sciences. Now accepting nominations for each of the two categories: senior scholar and early to mid-career (within 15 years post-PhD). The deadline to submit nominations is October 15th. Download the nomination form »

Attend

• AGU Community Science and Resilience Workshop to Support Potential NSF Funding Track(Oct 7)
• NASEM 2022 Henry and Bryna David Lecture by Dr. Shirley Malcom, Senior Advisor to the CEO and Director of the SEA Change initiative at the American Association for the Advancement of Science - Where Science and Society Meet(Oct 12)
• NICHD 60th Anniversary Symposium: Healthy Pregnancies. Healthy Children. Healthy and Optimal Lives(Oct 17)

Apply and Comment

• NSF Call for Deputy Assistant Director, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences(Closing Sep 30)
• 2023-2024 AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship Application(Nov 1)
• NICHD RFI: Future Research Needs and Infrastructure Support for Newborn Screening Research(Nov 4)

Funding

• NIDA-REI:Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underlying the Impact of Structural Racism on the Substance Use Trajectory(Nov 14);Research at Minority Serving Institutions on Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underlying the Impact of Structural Racism on the Substance Use Trajectory(Nov 14)
• NIH Brain Initiative:Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity(Nov 12);Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Dec 10);Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization(Jan 2023)
• NSF:Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences(Ongoing)
• The Network for Emotional Well-being (Funded by NIH):Request for Proposals for Emotional Well-being and Data Analysis Award(Nov 11);Request for Proposals: Connecting Emotional Well-being Interventions to Health Outcomes(TBA)

Share

• Infusing Human Behavior into Epidemiological Models is the Focus of New NSF-supported Research Projects
• 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

• Society for Psychophysiological Research(Vancouver, Sep 28–Oct 2)
• Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology(California, Oct 12–15)
• Society of Experimental Social Psychology(Pennsylvania, Oct 13-15)

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

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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.