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As a nexus for health research at UConn, InCHIP researchers tackle many health issues through a variety of lenses.
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From workshops, to our renowned lecture series, to networking events and Ideas Labs, learn more about InCHIP's upcoming events below.
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WELCOME
TO InCHIP
UConn’s Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP) brings together individuals with diverse scientific, clinical, and methodological expertise and supports their evolution into collaborative investigators who conduct innovative interdisciplinary research that impacts public health and well-being.
Research Development
InCHIP is a no-cost “one-stop shop” for training, mentorship, research team development, and grant proposal writing for UConn investigators at all stages of their careers, from graduate students to tenured faculty. We offer a range of services, including workshops, one-on-one consultations, pilot funding, and more.
Grants Management
InCHIP is committed to providing its affiliates with the tools needed to submit an extramural grant application, and if awarded, InCHIP’s Grants Management Team is available to assist InCHIP affiliates in processing the grant through the post-award period. InCHIP also provides services to help affiliates find appropriate grants and funding for their research.
By the Numbers in FY21
131
Active PIs
$ 86.1 M
Grant Portfolio
$1.1M
in Graduate Student Support
InCHIP Centers
UConn Center for Advancing Research, Methods, and Scholarship in Gun Injury Prevention
ARMS is an interdisciplinary research initiative that seeks to advance UConn’s institutional capacity to conduct high quality gun injury and violence prevention policy scholarship.
Collaboratory on School and Child Health
The Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH) facilitates innovative and impactful connections across research, policy, and practice arenas to advance equity in school and child health. CSCH is committed to anti-racist work that prioritizes inclusion, reduces disparities, and creates systemic change.
UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media
The Center for mHealth and Social Media (CHASM) advances the science of digital health by applying existing and developing novel digital technologies to the study of health promotion through research and intervention.
UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health
The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health promotes solutions to food insecurity, poor diet quality, and weight bias through research and policy.
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Upcoming Events
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Feb
9
Data Justice: Critical Approaches to Quantitative Research in Communication12:00pm
Data Justice: Critical Approaches to Quantitative Research in Communication
Thursday, February 9th, 2023
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Storrs Campus s.uconn.edu/commspeaker
Against the backdrop of rising global inequalities, misinformation, right-wing authoritarianism, white supremacist incursions, and climate crisis, this talk will discuss the role of data and quantitative approaches to communication from a critical lens. It argues that communication and media play a central role in humanizing information systems and technologies, bridging methodologies divides between social sciences and humanities, and create pathways to find solutions to some of the most urgent social issues of our times.Contact Information: svetlana.kalnova@uconn.edu
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Feb
9
InCHIP Lecture: Lawrence Yang, Ph.D., New York University12:30pm
InCHIP Lecture: Lawrence Yang, Ph.D., New York University
Thursday, February 9th, 2023
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Other WebEx
Lawrence Yang, Ph.D., New York University
Topic: Global Mental Health and Stigma
February 9, 2023 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Dr. Larry Yang is currently Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences; Associate Director of the Global Center for Implementation Science at NYU; and Founding Director of NYU’s Global Mental Health and Stigma Program. He is also PI of a generous donor gift from the Li Ka Shing Foundation to fund an initiative to promote Global Mental Health and Wellness via GPH activities.
View the upcoming series, access RSVP's, and watch archived lectures: https://chip.uconn.edu/lecture-series-2/Contact Information: lectureseries@chip.uconn.edu
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Feb
16
Webinar: Everything You Need to Know About NIH F31 Dissertation Fellowships12:00pm
Webinar: Everything You Need to Know About NIH F31 Dissertation Fellowships
Thursday, February 16th, 2023
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Storrs Campus Virtual
Speakers: Sherry Pagoto, PhD & Jared Goetz, PhD Candidate
Description: In this webinar, participants will learn about NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowships from a professor who mentors them and a graduate student who successfully received one. Participants will learn about how to prepare for an F31, the sections of the grant, how to build a mentor team, and tips, tricks, and common mistakes to avoid. Participants can be faculty who are interested in mentoring F31s and students interested in applying.
Register: https://mhealth.inchip.uconn.edu/webinar-registration/Contact Information: mhealthcenter@uconn.edu
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Feb
22
Bearing the Burden - Lethal Links: Guns and Violence Against Women12:00pm
Bearing the Burden - Lethal Links: Guns and Violence Against Women
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Other Zoom
ARMS/Brown Webinar Series 2023
The University of Connecticut’s Center for Advancing Research, Methods, and Scholarship (ARMS) in Gun Injury Prevention and Brown University’s Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy have jointly collaborated to host a four-part webinar series entitled Bearing the Burden. The series focuses on gun violence in America, its
intersection with domestic violence, and its disproportionate impact on women, especially women of color. This series will bring together those focusing on these crucial issues across multiple domains and academic disciplines.
Part 1 - Lethal Links: Guns and Violence Against Women
Date: Wednesday February 22, 2023 | 12PM-1:30PM (Eastern Time)
Format: Via Zoom
Description: This panel will be an introductory overview of how women are more likely to bear the burdens of gun violence in the United States. This includes providing information on victimization of women via firearms, the rising rates of women’s suicides, and links to mass shootings.
Panelists:
M. Kristen Hefner, Associate Professor, The Citadel
Brooklynn Hitchens, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park
Sierra Smucker, Associate Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
April Zeoli, Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
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Moderator:
Kerri Raissian, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut
RSVP: https://chip.uconn.edu/arms-webinar-series-2023/Contact Information: arms@uconn.edu
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Feb
27
Incorporating Program Evaluation Techniques in Community Violence Prevention & Intervention Programs12:00pm
Incorporating Program Evaluation Techniques in Community Violence Prevention & Intervention Programs
Monday, February 27th, 2023
12:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Hartford: Graduate Business Learning Center TBD
Incorporating Program Evaluation Techniques in Community Violence Prevention & Intervention Programs
Speaker and Trainer: Kim Gans, PhD, MPH, Professor, Human Development & Family Sciences, UConn
When: 27 Feb, 2023|12:00-3:00 PM
Where: Graduate Business Learning Center, 100 Constitution Plaza, Hartford
(Parking at the Convention Center)
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the components of logic models and how these models can be used to inform program data collection, evaluation efforts, and improve
program implementation. We will discuss how programs may translate their logic models into funding proposals or evaluation reports.
Space is limited to 50 participants. Lunch and
refreshments will be provided.
Prospective applicants responding to the Community Violence Intervention & Prevention Services RFP are encouraged to attend.
RSVP: https://chip.uconn.edu/arms-ct-childrens-ipc-event-2-27-23/Contact Information: arms@uconn.edu
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