2023 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival

December 5, 2023

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Understanding and Addressing the Health Impacts of Online Abuse and Harassment Workshop

The workshop will be on December 7-8, 2023. Register and view the agenda: https://www.scgcorp.com/onlineharassmentwksh/Registration

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NIH Awards Additional Research and Training Grants to Support Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Science

NIH announces eight newly funded awards that build on the research supported by the funding provided in the past few years.

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Upcoming Events

Nov 16
A New Framework for Causal Inference in the Health and Social Sciences
Virtual
Dec 5
2023 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival
Virtual
Dec 7-8
Understanding and Addressing the Health Impacts of Online Abuse and Harassment Workshop
Virtual
Mar 19
Social Connection & Health: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Ph.D. 
Virtual
Mar 26
Social and Computational Science: Timnit Gebru, Ph.D. 
Virtual
May 1
[NIH WALS] Health, Lifespans, and Fitness are all Affected by Social and Environmental Stressors: Jenny Tung, Ph.D. 
Virtual
June 6, 11
Behavioral and Social Science Insights for the Future of Scientific Conferencing – A Workshop
Online
July 23
The Intersection of Social Science, Aging, and Health Disparities: Rebeca Wong, Ph.D.
Virtual

BSSR Spotlights

Research Spotlight 1

Tracking and characterizing longitudinal change in physical activity behaviors among study participants from different sociodemographic backgrounds

NIH ICO Spotlights: NHLBI, NIDDK, NCI

Research Spotlight 2

Insights and strategies for improving equity in graduate school admissions: a program review

NIH ICO Spotlights: NIAID, NIDA, NEI, NIA

Research Spotlight 3

Using community-based geographical information system (GIS) to recruit older Asian Americans in an Alzheimer's disease study

NIH ICO Spotlight: NIA

BSSR Accomplishments

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Many people that are diagnosed with OCD experience serious impairment in areas such as meeting work obligations, household maintenance, and social and intimate relationships. BSSR has been pivotal in developing interventions that can reduce OCD symptoms long-term.

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Chronic Pain
Depression
Diabetes
Intimate Partner Violence
Phobias
Sleep
Teen Pregnancy
Tobacco Use
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