NIH OBSSR Director's Webinar Series

OBSSR hosts virtual and in-person meetings that highlight behavioral and social sciences research (BSSR). In coordination with the NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices, other government agencies, and the wider BSSR community, OBSSR facilitates opportunities to network, collaborate, explore, and advance BSSR.

The NIH OBSSR Director's Webinar Series highlights a variety of BSSR topics to help communicate BSSR findings and other relevant information.

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Upcoming NIH OBSSR Director's Webinars 

Director's Webinar
NIH OBSSR Director’s Webinar: How Responsible Use of Mobile Device Data Can Advance Our Understanding of Fertility
Event Date: October 22, 2025, 11:00 am
Presenter: Jenna Nobles, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
In this talk, Dr. Nobles will discuss how pregnancy success is sensitive to social, economic, and environmental exposures and that our understanding of these relationships can be advanced significantly through the responsible use of mobile device data. Understanding the upstream drivers of pregnancy success has implications for how we interpret, support, and reduce infertility and miscarriage.
Director's Webinar
NIH OBSSR Director's Webinar: Developing a Scientifically Accurate Genetics Curriculum in High School and College Classrooms
Norman B. Anderson Memorial Lecture
Event Date: November 3, 2025, 2:00 pm
Presenter: Robbee Wedow, Ph.D., Purdue University
Despite advancements in genomics, misconceptions about groups persist, often rooted in genetic essentialism—the belief that traits and behaviors are primarily determined by genetics. This perspective overlooks environmental and social influences, reinforcing deterministic views on human differences.