Upcoming Events
Images of Illness: The Influence of Causal Claims and Racial Associations on Public Opinion towards Type 2 Diabetes
Presented by:
Sarah E. Gollust, PhD
Monday, November 23, 2009
1–2 p.m.
1169 Behavioral Science Bldg.
1007 W. Harrison St.
Despite the salience of health disparities in health policy discourse, little is known about whether associating an illness with a particular racial group affects public policy-relevant perceptions. This presentation will describe results from an experimental study designed to assess the influence of the media's presentation of the causes of type 2 diabetes and its racial associations on the public’s preferences about diabetes research spending.
Sarah Elizabeth Gollust (PhD, University of Michigan, School of Public Health) is presently the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests are health policy and politics; media effects; public opinion; ethical issues in public health and health policy, with numerous interdisciplinary collaborations with scholars in communication.
Sponsored by the UIC Department of Communication
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Questionnaire Design Clinic
UIC Survey Research Laboratory Seminar
Jennifer Parsons
Associate Director, Survey Research Laboratory
Tuesday, Decmeber 1, 2009
Noon–1 p.m.
Room 159, UIC College of Nursing
845 S. Damen
The Questionnaire Design Clinic is questionnaire design by example. Participants are encouraged to submit, prior to the session, copies of previous or currently drafted questionnaires which will be used as examples to highlight principles of questionnaire construction. After registering for this session, submit questions or questionnaires for review no later than October 28 to Jennifer Parsons at jparsons@srl.uic.edu. If you do not have a questionnaire to submit for review, your attendance is still welcome. Depending on the number of questionnaires received, all of those received may not be used as examples in the workshop.
This seminar will provide practical knowledge about how to correctly analyze publicly available survey data files. The basics of survey data analysis, including techniques for data screening and adjustment for complex survey designs, will be addressed.
Attendance for each seminar is limited and advance registration is required. You may register for as many seminars as you wish. Registration will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Register at www.srl.uic.edu/SEMINARS/Fall09seminars.htm
This is one of five intermediate seminars on survey research methodology taught by SRL in fall 2009. It is free to University faculty, staff and students. A basic understanding of survey research methods is recommended as a prerequisite.
Notes for individual seminars will be available a day or two prior to each seminar at: http://www.srl.uic.edu/SEMINARS/semnotes.htm
Copies of these notes will NOT be distributed at the workshop.
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IHRP & CCTS Distinguished Lecture - Nicotine Dependence Treatment: From Mouse to Man to Medicine
Caryn Lerman, PhD
Mary W. Calkins Professor, Department of Psychiatry and the Annenberg School for Communication
University of Pennsylvania
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
2–3 p.m.
Moss Auditorium (Room 1020), College of Medicine Research Building
909 S. Wolcott
Sponsored by the UIC Institute for Health Research and Policy and the UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science
An expert in transdisciplinary and translational tobacco control research, Dr. Lerman studies genetic influences on tobacco use and their implications for developing successful smoking prevention and treatment programs. She is deputy director of the Abramson Cancer Center and co-director of Pennsylvania’s Center for Excellence in Cancer Communication Research. She also directs the NIH-funded Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center at the University of Pennsylvania, which translates research in neuroscience, pharmacology, and genetics to develop pharmacological therapies for nicotine dependence.
Dr. Lerman is a former member of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Board of Scientific Advisors and the National Human Genome Research Institute Advisory Panel on the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Program. She is a recipient of the Society of Behavioral Medicine New Investigator Award, the American Psychological Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology, and the American Society of Preventive Oncology Cullen Award for Tobacco Research.
Read the news release about this lecture.
This lecture and the UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) are supported by the National Center for Research Resources (Award No. UL1RR029879).
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2010 Changes in NIH Submission and Review Workshop
Speakers:
Faith Davis, PhD
Senior Associate Dean
School of Public Health
Julie Kong, MEd, RD, LDN
Associate Director of Research Services
School of Public Health
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
10–11 a.m.
Rm. 932 SPH-PI
Faith Davis will present information related to the new NIH peer review system for investigator-initiated applications and strategies on making proposals more competitive. In addition, new application forms (if available) and instructions will be briefly discussed (Forms are due out in Dec, 2009) by Julie Kong. If you are interested in attending, please rsvp Julie Kong (jckong@uic.edu)
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