Thursday, June 4, 2015

NIH Conference: Define Your Career in Behavioral & Social Sciences


 
DEFINE YOUR CAREER IN BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
FUTURES IN BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
 REGISTER


Define Your Career in Behavioral & Social Sciences
Listen. Network. Connect. 
Interested in training & fellowship possibilities?
Looking for new career opportunities?

Then, YOU ARE INVITED
  
As part of our 20th Anniversary celebrations, the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) will hold the Define Your Career in Behavioral and Social Sciences event for people exploring training and careers in the behavioral and social sciences. 


WHAT:
Define Your Career in Behavioral and Social Sciences.
Expert panels and networking on training and career pathways 
WHEN:Wednesday, June 24, 2015;
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
WHERE:NIH Campus, Bethesda MD
Porter Neuroscience Conference Center, Building 35A, Room GE 620-640
(Atrium conference room across from coffee shop.)


REGISTER
http://obssr.od.nih.gov/obssr_20th_anniversary/
FREE and open to the public. 
Advanced registration required. 

Wednesday
JUNE 
24
9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Porter Neuroscience Conference Center
(building 35A)
 REGISTER NOW

FREE and Open to the Public. Registration required.
ON THE AGENDA

Career Outlook in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

 Fay L. Cook, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
National Science Foundation



Robert M. Kaplan, Ph.D.Chief Science Officer,
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality


Panel I: Career Opportunities in Education and Research
  • Bethany Brookshire, Ph.D., Science News & Scicurious
  • Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Tamara Halle, Ph.D., Child Trends
  • George W. Howe, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, George Washington University
  • Martha Zaslow, Ph.D., Society for Research in Child Development
Panel II: Career Opportunities in Science Policy
  • Eddie Gonzalez, M.S., American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Robert M. Hauser, Ph.D., National Research Council
  • Mary Jo Hoeksema, MPA, Population Association of America
  • Alan G. Kraut, Ph.D., Association for Psychological Science
Panel III: Career Opportunities in Government
  • John Haaga, Ph.D., National Institute on Aging, NIH
  • Sunil Iyengar, B.A., National Endowment for the Arts
  • Melissa Vaught, Ph.D., National Library of Medicine, NIH
  • Sharon R. Williams, Ph.D., Science and Technology Policy Institute/IDA (Former NIH/AAAS Fellow)
UPCOMING EVENTS  


8th Matilda White Riley Award and Lecture in 

Behavioral & Social Sciences
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT

 Awardees:
Dr. Kevin Volpp, Ph.D., M.D., University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D., M.Ed., Columbia University

OBSSR 20th Anniversary Research Symposium
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Healthier Lives through Behavioral and Social Sciences
Time: 7:30 am -5:00 pm
Location: Natcher Conference Center, Building 45


Healthier lives through behavioral and social sciences research

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