First Tuesday Archive

Moving on from Mentoring: When to leave your Mentor.
Faculty: Daniel Weintraub, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Date Recorded: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 2:00 PM EDT

This teleconference will focus on the different stages in a mentoring relationship, from choosing a mentor to closure of the relationship.

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Balancing Work/Family Responsibilities
Faculty: Hochang Benjamin Lee, MD
Associate Director of Research Development

Date Recorded: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 1:00PM EDT

How do you fulfill the responsibilities of both a home life and a work life?

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Importance of Support Networks for Women Researchers
Faculty: Jennifer Q. Morse, PhD
Assistant Professor

Date Recorded: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 3:00 PM EST

How can professional support networks help women researchers build their careers?

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Programs for Minority Training
Faculty: Warachal E. Faison, MD
Clinical Director, Alzheimer’s Research & Clinical Programs

Date Recorded: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 11:00 AM EST

There are several programs with the goal of recruiting and training promising minority individuals into research areas that relate to mental health and aging. Who is eligible for these programs? What do prospective applicants need to know?

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Making the Leap To Independence:
Becoming an Independent Investigator
Faculty: Barton W. Palmer, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Date Recorded: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 2:00PM EST

In this teleconference, Dr. Palmer discusses common challenges and proposes solutions for newly independent investigators.

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Project Management for Postdocs
Faculty: Martha L. Bruce, PhD., MPH
Professor of Sociology in Psychiatry

Date Recorded: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 3:00 PM EST

In this teleconference, Dr. Bruce discusses strategies for managing research projects, including overall project administration, organizing of project documents (eg., IRB materials, patient assessments), and effective approaches to managing data entry, storage, cleaning and analysis.

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Career Opportunities for Later-Life Mental Health Researchers in the VA
Faculty: Helen C. Kales, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry

Date Recorded: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 2:00 PM EST

In this teleconference, Dr. Kales discusses her career pathway from early to mid-level investigator within the Veterans Health Administration, as well as opportunities for MDs and PhDs interested in later-life mental health research in the VA system.

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E-Learning in Gerontology and Geriatric Education
Faculty: Jorge G. Ruiz, MD, FACP

Date Recorded: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 2:00 PM EST

Dr. Ruiz discusses the role of e-learning and education technology modalities as part of a blended learning curriculum to enhance geriatrics education, as well as current initiatives in e-learning in the field of geriatrics and gerontology.

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How to Prepare A Grant Budget
Faculty: Maureen Halpain, MS

Date Recorded: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 2:00 PM EST

Do you have any questions on how to prepare a grant budget? Join us in this upcoming teleconference.

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The Current Funding Climate: How Can Early-Career Geriatric Mental Health Researchers Survive and Thrive?
Faculty: Barry D. Lebowitz, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry

Date Recorded: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 12:30 PM EST

Lower budgets and increased application numbers have resulted in substantially reduced success rates and grant awards across all NIH. At the same time, the NIH has expressed increased interest in protecting the future of "new investigators". In this presentation, Barry Lebowitz will discuss different career pathways and funding strategies and provide a perspective on how to choose among possible research career pathways.

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Distance Mentoring
Faculty: David Steffens, MD

Date Recorded: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 10:30 AM EST

In this presentation, Dr. Steffens will discuss what distance mentoring is, how to go about finding a distance mentor, and identifying qualities of a good distance mentoring relationship. The talk will emphasize communication around paper-writing, grant writing, and when to visit the mentor for a face-to-face meeting.

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Presentation Skills
Faculty: Joel E. Streim, MD
Professor of Psychiatry

Date Recorded: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 2:00 PM EDT

How are your presentation skills? Think you could use some improvement? Join us to discuss what you need to know about this important task.

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CV Preparation: What Works and What Doesn't
Faculty: Charles F. Reynolds III, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neuroscience

Date Recorded: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 11:00 AM EDT

How do you put together a CV that showcases you and your achievements in the best possible light? Join us to find out.

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When Subject Recruitment Falters
Faculty: Maureen Halpain, MS
Academic Coordinator
Department of Psychiatry

Date Recorded: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 2:00 PM EST

Difficulty with subject recruitment is a major problem in health care research that can seriously disrupt a study timetable or even lead to the study being abandoned altogether. What steps can you take when subject recruitment falters? Join us to find out.

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Pilot Studies: Why, What, and How?
Faculty: Stephen J. Bartels, MD, MS
Professor of Psychiatry
Director of the Aging Services Research Program
Director of the Behavioral Health Policy Institute at the NH-Dartmouth Psychiatry Research Center
Medical Director of the State of New Hampshire Division of Behavioral Health

Date Recorded: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 2:00 PM EST

Join us to find out more about the importance of pilot studies in the grant application process.

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Publication Strategies
Faculty: Jeffrey M. Lyness, MD

Date Recorded: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 10:00 AM

Publishing is an important part of advancement in an academic research career. What's the best way to get your name in print? Join us to find out the answer to this and other publication questions.

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Making the Most of Conferences
Faculty: Barry D. Lebowitz, PhD

Date Recorded: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 2:00 PM

Learn how to maximize your opportunities for personal and professional development while attending conferences.

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Ethical Issues in Geriatric Mental Health Research
Faculty: Lisa S. Parker, PhD

Date Recorded: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:00 AM

What ethical issues are involved in geriatric mental health research, and what do beginning researchers in geriatric mental health need to know?

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Research Careers Outside Academia
Faculty: Jason T. Olin, PhD

Date Recorded: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 11:30 AM

The changing labor market for PhDs, as well as the "PhD glut," has made it necessary for more and more researchers to look for jobs outside academia. Others may look for private jobs simply because they are tired of or do not want to pursue the academic life. What types of skills do researchers need to move into outside careers, and how can they prepare themselves for this different job market?

Join us as we provide useful information which can help you develop a research career outside academia.

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Sustaining Salary Support Through Non-Federal Funds
Faculty: Joel Streim, MD

Date Recorded: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 2:00 PM

Although most junior researchers and postdocs first look to the federal government when searching for fellowships and funds, private agencies are also an important source of grant funding that should not be overlooked. How can you find and apply for these non-federal funding opportunities? Join us as we explore this topic in greater depth.

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Challenges Faced by Women and Minorities in Job Placement and Promotion in Academic Settings: Is Diversity in Mentoring the Key?
Faculty: Maureen Halpain, MS and Jovier Evans, PhD

Date Recorded: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 1:30 PM

Minority faculty, at both assistant and associate professor rank, are lagging in rates of promotion compared with white faculty. In general, they are less likely to be on tenure tracks or to receive NIH awards, the 2 strongest positive predictors of promotion. Similarly, women are substantially less likely than men to be promoted to senior academic positions; about 70% of women are at instructor and assistant professor levels.

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