This half-day event featured a keynote address from the 2023 Distinguished Lecturer, Jennifer J. Manly, Ph.D., and highlighted innovative behavioral and social sciences research findings from four Early-stage Investigator (ESI) Honorees.
OBSSR Past Events
OBSSR organizes virtual and in-person meetings to showcase behavioral and social sciences research (BSSR). In collaboration with our National Institutes of Health (NIH) colleagues, federal partners, and the BSSR community, we facilitate opportunities to network, collaborate, explore, and advance BSSR.
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OBSSR Director's Webinar Series
This series showcases diverse BSSR topics, sharing the latest research findings to advance the field.
NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors
This annual event celebrates early-stage investigators and outstanding social-behavioral scientists whose work reflects Dr. Matilda White Riley’s vision of research excellence in BSSR.
NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival
This annual event showcases cutting-edge research funded by the NIH, highlighting emerging scientific fields and health advancements in behavioral and social sciences. It keeps the BSSR community and our NIH colleagues updated on the latest NIH-funded BSSR projects and their impact on human health and well-being.
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Past Events by Category
Director's Webinar Series | Matilda White Riley BSSR Honors | BSSR Festival | All Past Events
- May 15, 2023, 1:30 – 4:45pm | Virtual
- April 7, 2023, 9:00 – 10:30am | Online
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. The BSSR-CC alternates between closed and open meetings each month. In Open BSSR-CC sessions, the public, including representatives of professional organizations, are welcome to attend, and the content of meetings is restricted to those topics appropriate for public awareness or discussion.
- March 29, 2023, 1:00 – 5:00pm | Virtual (internal meeting)
- March 30, 2023, 1:00 – 5:00pm | Virtual (internal meeting)
Overview
The OBSSR and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Adherence Research Network hosted a series of workshops titled “An Action Agenda: Promoting the Science and Practice of Health Behavior Maintenance.” The goal of these workshops was to develop a deeper understanding of health behavior maintenance to better promote and sustain positive health outcomes. These workshops built on previous efforts by the OBSSR and the NIH Health Maintenance Consortium to identify the processes, components, and contextual factors that influence health behavior maintenance.
- March 28, 2023, 2:30 – 3:30pm | Online
The purpose of this session is to honor the work that has been done toward health equity and to move beyond reproductive health and rights to reproductive justice. Participants will vision about the blueprint for reproductive justice and focus attention on what we should be working toward.
