On October 16th, 2020, RCMAR scientists and leaders Drs. Homero del Pino, Romeo Escobar and Erica Diminich, led a panel on conducting research in times of COVID-19. Panelists shared their experiences of adjusting studies to accommodate restrictions, how they are managing to interact with participants virtually, and coping with changing environments. See also, Homero…
The publication of Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional in 2019 by the American Public Health Association (APHA) Press marks the first time APHA, the flagship professional society for the field of public health, published a book dedicated to the topic of racism. In this webinar on September 18 at noon (PST), Chandra…
This webinar took place on July 17th as a second part to the May 15 webinar on mentoring. Our panelists, Dr. Anna Napoles, Dr. Roger Fillingim and Dr. Roland Thorpe, addressed issues raised by RCMAR scientists during our first webinar on mentoring, including how to manage conflicts, ways of handling cultural/racial misunderstandings, and tips…
In this webinar from May 15th, Dr. Roger B. Fillingim, Clinical Psychologist, Distinguished Professor in the University of Florida and Director of the UF RCMAR discussed various mentoring topics, including characteristics of effective mentors and mentees, and actions of effective mentors. The critical roles of communication and aligning expectations were also discussed. Watch the…
In this webinar from Nov. 8th, Drs. Partha Bhattcharyya and Lisa Onken from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide an overview of the NIH clinical trial policies and requirements. Topics addressed include the definition of an NIH clinical trial, definitions of Phases and Stages of intervention development, data & safety monitoring requirements, inclusion…
NERC/RCMAR Scientist (2004) Denise Dillard, PhD will be speaking as part of the NIMHD Director’s Series in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Tues. Nov 12, 2019, 2-3:30 Eastern. More information and view live at https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=34541&bhcp=1