News and Announcements - HBS PhD Newsletter - April 3rd, 2020

If you need access to SPSS for remote learning or teaching, CU is currently covering the cost of the license through August, 2020. To obtain your license, follow these steps:

1. Open the OIT order page.
2. Type in your first and last name
3. Type in your CU Denver email
4. Select software (SPSS – shows $0 charge)
5. For the project, enter “Health and Behavioral Sciences Dissertation”
6. Quantity is 1
7. Press submit

If you need assistance completing the form, please contact Anne Marie.

To assist qualitative researchers working remotely, NVIVO has orginized a webinar focused on how the isolation measures impact social researchers who conduct face-to-face fieldwork, delaying or re-inventing methods to continue research, and how to adapt fieldwork methods and approaches for online data collection.

Date and Time: April 7 - 9:30AM (Mountain)
Dr. Janet Salmons is a free-range scholar, writer, coach, and artist through Vision2Lead. She serves as the Methods Guru for SAGE Publications’ research community

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To gain access to the e-book library, click on the link below. Up to five e-books may be included in each order and multiple orders are permitted. The cost will be removed as a discount at check-out.

SAS E-Book Library

We know that many of you may be struggling with productivity under the current circumstances. Dr. Aisha Ahmad, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Univeristy of Toronto provides some perspective that may help in adjusting to our unusual circumstances.

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A group of HBS PhD students participated in a virtual research group on Thursday and found it was an enjoyable and productive time to talk about everything from where to find toilet paper and eggs to how covid19 is impacting research. The group has decided to meet every other week while we are physically distancing. The next meeting will be April 16th from 2-3 pm. All PhD students who would like to join are welcome - please use the link below to join in by Zoom. A huge thank you to PhD student Stephanie Chamberlin for coordinating the group.

Virtual Support Group

It’s that time of year again to complete your self-evaluation on your progress over the past year. Please email your materials to Anne Marie by April 30th.

Please include:

1. The name of your advisor / dissertation director and any confirmed committee members
2. A short statement about their major accomplishments this past year. You may include insight into their progress toward degree, any publications or paper presentations, courses taught, etc. Please note whether you have defended your prospectus.
3. A current CV or biosketch

The faculty use these materials to see how you’re progressing in the program, and will send you a letter at the end of our review.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Leah Haverhals who successfully defended her dissertation, "You Can’t Just Hope for the Best: A Case Study of Department of Veterans Affairs Home-Based Long-Term Care Programs and Non-VA Long-Term Care Settings in Puerto Rico Following Hurricane Maria." 

Please join us for the next journal club on Friday, April 3 at 3:00 PM on Zoom. Becky Breaux has graciously agreed to lead, article cited below. After our discussion, stick around for a virtual happy hour. Kids, pets, and beverages welcome. We look forward to "seeing" you there!

Hack, S. M., Muralidharan, A., Brown, C. H., Lucksted, A. A., & Patterson, J. (2017). Provider and Consumer Behaviors and their Interaction for Measuring Person-Centered Care. International Journal of Person Centered Medicine, 7(1), 14–20. 

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The CCTSI TL1 Program provides Pre-Doctoral Fellowships for current PhD and clinical doctorate students and Post-Doctoral Fellowships for clinical trainees or post-graduate medical residents interested in pursuing clinical and translational team oriented research. The program integrates training with the development of clinical and translational team oriented research skills through coursework, workshops, an immersion experience with a translational mentor, mentorship and research. The CCTSI TL1 program is committed to building a diverse training program and strongly encourages applications from members of underrepresented groups.

ONLINE APPLICATION DUE: April 19, 2020

FUNDING DATES: July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021

Learn More and Apply Online

The theme of this year's conference is:  Health At All Altitudes: Action For All. Health For All. Your submission should be relevant to this year’s theme and CPHA’s formal commitment to health equity. 

Submit Your Abstract Online

Volunteer abstract reviewers from across the region will review submissions in mid-April. On Saturday, May 2 the PHiR Planning Committee will meet to review the highest scored submissions and make the final selections.

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Have you ever been interested in learning more about how courses, curriculum and academic policies get reviewed and approved? Are you looking for an opportunity to get involved on as a student representative on a governance committee? If you are a full-time graduate student who has completed a minimum of 6 graduate credits at CU Denver, 12 graduate credits overall, please consider nominating yourself to serve on the CLAS Educational Policies and Curriculum Committee for the 2020-2021 academic year, by submitting this application.