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January 26, 2012
Rockville, MD
Positive and Negative Reinforcement Underlying Risk-Taking Behavior by Dr. Carl Lejuez
February 22, 2012
Rockville, MD
PTSD: Treatment and Prevention by Dr. Barbara O. Rothbaum
March 19-20, 2012
Bethesda, MD
5th Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Research at the Crossroads
March 27, 2012
Rockville, MD
LGBT Demographics: Policy and Practice by Dr. Gary Gates
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Contact
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room B1C19,
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301.402.1146
Fax: 301.402.1150
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About OBSSR |
 The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) opened officially on July 1, 1995. The U.S.
Congress established the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) in the Office of the
Director, NIH, in recognition of the key role that behavioral and social factors often play in illness and
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Scientific Areas |
 The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research’s (OBSSR) leadership is crucial at a time when exciting scientific opportunities, persistent public health needs, and emergent public health challenges face our nation.
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Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee |
 The NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee (BSSR CC) was established to enhance information exchange, communication, integration, and coordination of behavioral and social sciences research/training activities at the NIH. Meeting Schedule
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Fellows in Focus |
 American Psychological Association (APA) Executive Branch Science Fellow Sarah Johnson, Ph.D.
Admittedly, before I went through the placement process to determine where I would spend my fellowship year, I didn't know much about OBSSR. Indeed, I didn't really know that much about NIH. I am a social psychologist by training, with a background in basic behavioral science-a field that has recently received special attention at the NIH with the birth of OppNet, the Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network. I was excited and proud to join the Office that facilitates this initiative.
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OBSSR Strategic Prospectus |
The current OBSSR strategic prospectus, The Contributions of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research to Improving the Health of the Nation: A Prospectus for the Future, was developed over a year of consensus building and deliberation. The prospectus addresses strategic recommendations for future research priorities in the behavioral and social sciences. If addressed, these priorities can make a substantial and critical contribution to the mission of the NIH to improve the Nation's health and wellbeing.
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