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Revised Announcement

Third Annual Workshop on Behavioral Methodologies in Cancer Research for Underrepresented Investigators

March 24-26, 2008
San Diego, CA

Sponsored by
The National Cancer Institute
Kellogg Health Scholars Program

Co-Chairs:
Karen Emmons, Ph.D., Harvard School of Public Health
Eliseo Pérez-Stable, M.D., University of California at San Francisco

Topics to be Covered:

  • Behavioral Intervention Design
  • Multi-Level Statistical Methods
  • Mixed Research Methods
  • Behavioral Genetics Methods
  • Longitudinal Research Designs
  • Measurement Issues: Race/Ethnicity and SES
  • Mediation Analysis
To be eligible to participate, you must:

  • Be from a racial/ethnic minority group, from a disadvantaged/underserved group, and/or have a disability,
  • Be an investigator at an early or mid-career level (e.g., post-doctoral fellow, research associate, assistant professor, associate professor),
  • Have interests in Behavioral Science and Cancer-Related Research (e.g., tobacco cessation, obesity, physical activity, diet/nutrition, cancer screening, sun safety, cancer decision making, coping with cancer, cancer survivorship)
  • Have not been a PI on a National Institutes of Health R01 funded grant,
  • Reside in the United States or U.S. territory, and
  • Submit an application with supporting documents. Incomplete application packets will not be reviewed.
Application: Application NCI B-Methods Workshop 2008.doc  (right click, then select "Save As")
Application Deadline: October 29, 2007, 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Note: Travel and lodging will be sponsored by NCI only for participants who live and work 50 miles or more outside of San Diego, California.

For additional information, contact:
Ms. Debbie Libbey
e-mail: b-methods@scgcorp.com
phone: 301-670-4990