The SIRC is not only an NIMH-funded conference series, but also a contingent of experts whose collective interest is in advancing the field of implementation science with a focus on Evidence Based Psychosocial Intervention implementation research methodology issues. The core group of the SIRC has worked hard to identify experts in the field who together constitute the Strategic Planning Group (SPG).
We are now actively seeking junior colleagues to join the SPG. The SPG will be connected through a password protected page on the SIRC website linking members to a developing library of implementation-related articles, a comprehensive review of implementation measures and instruments, and information about colleagues to facilitate networking, collaborating, and consultation.
We hope that the formation of the SPG will promote collaboration between and beyond the conferences. The SPG is committed to facilitating the advancement of junior colleagues. SPG members will have the opportunity to present their work at the Invited Research Day of the conferences. This one-day invited research meeting of experts in implementation research with junior and community colleagues will be held on the day following the Two-Day Research Conference and focus on maximizing the methodology of new and in-progress implementation research projects and building collaboration between participants.
Junior SPG members are invited to present posters of their work-in-progress at the upcoming conference during a reception with conference attendees. This poster reception is intended to foster helpful conversations among SIRC members that lead to improvements in junior colleagues’ work and generate collaborative opportunities… hopefully both. At the poster reception, SPG members will review and select an “Outstanding Proposal by a Junior SPG Colleague” which will be awarded at the end of the conference.
The conference will also feature a networking coffee house during one of the half-hour breaks where SIRC members are encouraged to gather according to areas of interest. SIRC aims to host a panel of recent grantees who will share tips for D&I grant writing. Additional junior SPG activities are in the works.
Furthermore, SIRC is committed to assisting with junior colleague mentoring between conferences. We will be helping to formalize mentoring of junior SPG by senior colleagues. We are also building a resource database for junior SPG members including successfully-funded grant applications, for instance.
If you are interested in applying to be a junior SPG member please complete the survey through the following link:
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/sirc/126227
For general questions about the junior SPG mentoring program please email Cara Lewis: lewiscc@indiana.edu
| Beidas, Rinad Assistant Professor Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania- Perelman School of Medicine |
Borah, Elisa Assistant Professor Psychiatry University of Texan Health science Center at San Antonio |
| Borntrager, Cameo Assistant Professor Psychology University of Montana |
Cabassa, Leopoldo J. Assistant Professor Psychiatry Columbia University |
| Carmel, Adam Senior Fellow Trainee Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Washington School of Medicine |
Cooper, Brittany Rhoades Assistant Professor Human Development Washington State University |
| Felton, Julia Psychology Internship Clinical Psychology Medical University of South Carolina |
Fizur, Phil PsyD Student Clinical Psychology La Salle University |
| Garcia, Antonio Assistant Research Scientist Child & Adolescent Services Research Center Rady Children’s Hospital- San Diego |
Glass, Joseph E. Assistant Professor School of Social Work University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Hendricks, Karin PhD Student Psychological and Brain Sciences Indiana University |
Higa-McMillan, Charmaine Assistant Professor Psychology University of Hawaii at Hilo |
| Holman, Gareth Postdoctoral Fellow Clinical Psychology Evidence-Based Practice Institute/ Practice Ground |
Hubley, Samuel PhD Student Clinical Psychology University of Colorado |
| Kaye, Sarah Assistant Professor Psychiatry University of Maryland School of Medicine |
Keough, Meghan Senior Fellow Trainee Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center |
| Kim, Mimi Professor Department of Epidemiology & Population Health Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
Kimber, Melissa PhD Student Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics McMaster University |
| Landes, Sara Affiliate Instructor Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences University of Washington |
Lewis, Cara C. Clinical Assistant Professor Psychological and Brain Sciences Indiana University |
| Lyon, Aaron Acting Assistant Professor Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Washington School of Medicine |
Mancebo, Maria Assistant Professor Psychiatry and Human Behavior Brown University |
| McHugh, Kate Assistant Professor Psychiatry- Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Harvard Medical School- McLean Hospital |
Moore, Megan Acting Assistant Professor School of Social Work University of Washington |
| Miga, Erin Clinical Psychologist University of Washington, Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics |
O’Connor, Stephen Acting Assistant Professor Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center |
| Okamura, Kelsie Graduate Student Psychology University of Hawaii |
Orimoto, Trina E. PhD Candidate Clinical Psychology University of Hawaii |
| Overby, Casey Lynnette Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Biomedical Informatics Columbia University Medical Center |
Park, Mijung Assistant Professor Health and Community Systems University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing |
| Powell, Byron J. PhD Student Social Work Washington University in St. Louis |
Regan, Jennifer PhD Candidate Psychology University of California, Los Angeles |
| Shapiro, Valerie Assistant Professor School of Social Welfare University of California, Berkeley |
Smith, Justin Dean Courtesy Postdoctoral Research Associate Child & Family Center University of Oregon, Eugene |
| Timmons, Katherine Postdoctoral Fellow Clinical Psychology VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle |
Villatte, Jennifer PhD Candidate Clinical Psychology University of Nevada, Reno |
| van Driel, Sara Dissemination Specialist Individual & Family Services Triple P America |
Thank you for your interest in the Seattle Implementation Research Collaborative. For more information, please contact sirc@u.washington.edu. We look forward to seeing you in 2013! Register Now.
