OBSSR Director's Webinar Series

The 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.

OBSSR hosts a Director’s Webinar Series on a variety of BSSR topics to help communicate BSSR findings and other relevant BSSR information. Subscribe to receive updates on the latest OBSSR and BSSR-related event information.

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NIH OBSSR Director's Webinar: Molecular Mechanisms and Evolution of Vocal Learning
Event Date: September 14, 2021, 2:00 pm
Presenter: Erich D. Jarvis, Ph.D.

Dr. Jarvis proposes a motor theory of vocal learning origin in which brain pathways for vocal learning evolved by brain pathway duplication of an ancestral motor learning pathway using mostly the same genes, but with some divergences in gene…

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Quality of Care, Disparities, and the Healthcare Crisis for Moms and Babies of Color
Event Date: July 20, 2021, 2:00 pm
Presenter: Elizabeth A. Howell, M.D., MPP

Dr. Howell described the intertwined racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant mortality. She introduced a framework that describes the complex web of factors that contribute to these disparities. The model also described pathways…

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Behavioral Health and Injury Prevention: The Emergency Department as a Window to Community and Population Health
Event Date: March 23, 2021, 2:00 pm
Presenter: Rebecca Cunningham, M.D.

This presentation provided an overview of violence prevention among Emergency Department patients including the CDC best practice program SafERteens. Participants will understand the longitudinal outcomes of Emergency Department youth regarding…