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NEWSLETTER: MARCH 12, 2019

Top Articles: DrPH Graduation Information, $10,000 Fellowship, K. Woodruff (Alumni) Interview.

CONTENT:

  • Announcements
    • Dates & Deadlines
    • Spring 2019 Graduation Information 
    • Alumni Interview: Kathrine Woodruff
  • Career & Funding
    • DrPH/SPH Resources
    • Share Funding Opportunities
    • Job Opportunities
    • Funding & Fellowships
  • Events & Workshops
    • March 26 | Step up to Stop Violence Against Women
    • April 3-6 | NationalSexEd Conference
    • April 6, 2019 | Post-Partum Justice Summit 
  • Resources & Tools
    • DrPH Course Approval Form 
    • DrPH Study Space Reservation Links
    • Center for Public Health Practice & Leadership | CPHPL
    • Science Leadership & Management | SLAM
    • The Experimental Social Science Lab | XLAB
  • Wellness & Community
    • Mental Wellness
    • Food, Housing & Childcare
    • DrPH Linkedin 

Image result for bullhorn png clipart ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

Important Dates & Deadlines:

  • Feb. 15, 2019 | Review Deadline for PHAA Student Org. Grants
  • Feb. 18, 2019 | Academic & Administrative Holiday
  • Mar. 25 - 29, 2019 | Spring Recess
  • Mar. 29, 2019 | Academic & Administrative Holiday
  • April 05, 2019 | Deadline to Change Grading Option
  • May 03, 2019 | Last Day to Submit Change of Schedule Request
  • May 10, 2019 | Last Day to Withdraw Spring 2019 Semester 
  • May 20, 2019 | School of Public Health Commencement Ceremony
 Public Health Department Graduation! 

Location
:
Greek Theater
Time: 09:00 A.M.
Date: Monday, May 20, 2019 


For Questions/Concerns,
please contact
Shederick McClendon
Alumni Interview: K. Woodruff
Katie Woodruff, DrPH, is a public health social scientist at ANSIRH. Her research explores the intersection of public discourse and policy related to maternal and reproductive health in the U.S. She aims to conduct research to inform and improve the policies that shape and limit reproductive, maternal, and familial well-being Read more.
Spring 2019: Class Gift Campaign Committee
 
Will you be graduating in 2019? If so, SPH would like to invite you to serve on the 2019 Class Gift Campaign Committee. Serving on the committee is not a lot of work nor requires much time, but it pays off in great dividends for future public health students and the School. We will have contests and incentives for students to participate and will be charting our progress over the next few months. One easy way to participate will be during Big Give, on March 14.

The work mainly consists of committee members reaching out to other students in their division or classes to identify this year’s gift and to encourage participation in the campaign. Most of the outreach can be easily done via texting, email, Facebook and social media.

We will soon be holding a kickoff meeting for the campaign and I encourage as many of you as possible to participate. I look forward to hearing your ideas on what this year’s gift to future students will be. Our goal is to get 100% student participation in the campaign this year. We are not so concerned with the amounts of the individual gifts, but more importantly, with increasing the percentage of participation. 

 
To learn more about the 2019 Class Gift Campaign, please contact me at eileen_pearl@berkeley.edu.

  CAREER & FUNDING:

DrPH/SPH Financial Resources:

This spreadsheet includes pre-doctoral fellowship opportunities from NIH and NSF. It gives an overview of F31 and NSF Graduate Research Fellowships students can apply for and how much funding is available. 
  • If you're applying for research funding, contact a pre-award research administrator at least 4-6 weeks before their proposal deadline.
Descriptions and Deadlines for fellowships and scholarships available to School of Public Health graduate students can be found below. For more information on scholarships, grants, and fellowships, read UC Berkeley's Guide to Fellowships and Grants.
 
Share Funding Opportunities (Click Here)
Have you applied to or heard of any funding opportunities you would like to share with future cohorts? Share funding opportunities via the link provided above. The information from this survey will be used in order to improve the quality of service provided by the program. If the application deadline has not passed, these opportunities will also be shared in the following newsletter(s). 

Job Opportunities:

 



Summer (Session D) PH 142 GSI | Intro. Stats & Probability

The classes will take place: Monday through Friday, Lab 8:00 am to 9:00 am, Lecture 9:30-11:00am. Compensation will be roughly $5,500 for about 30 hours per week. You must be able to Attend lectures (9:30 am to 11:00am), lead discussion sessions (8 to 9 am), grade quizzes and tests, hold office hours and conduct review sessions. Qualifications include:
  1. Ability to facilitate classroom discussion and engage students in problem solving. 
  2. Ability to communicate statistical concepts to students with little or no college mathematics, emphasizing careful reasoning.
  3. Previous experience with R is mandatory. Experience using RStudio, and R markdown is preferred. Familiarity with tidyverse packages and principles a plus, but not required.
  4. GSI experience in applied statistics or a closely related field.
  5. Familiarity with material covered in PH 142 or equivalent.
  6. International GSIs must have passed the SPEAK test or equivalent.
  7. Preference given to Biostatistics and School of Public Health graduate students.
For further information please contact either:
Dr. Mi-Suk Kang Dufour at 
mi-suk@berkeley.edu or 
Dr. Corinne Riddell 
c.riddell@berkeley.edu.

APPLY HERE
Application Deadline:  March 20, 2019, 11:59PM

 
Director of Eval. & Knowledge | The Full Frame Initiative
 
We are looking for a new Research Specialist to help carry out and write up research studies and other programmatic activities. Responsibilities will include: designing and implementing quantitative and qualitative health services and health care policy research projects; monitoring the policy and practice landscape for research opportunities; disseminating research through presentations and publications, and providing technical assistance to stakeholders who are implementing or interpreting related research; writing grants; and publications; supervising students and other junior research staff; and helping to implement programmatic activities.

Deadline to apply has been extended to March 31, 2019. A personalized cover letter and resume are required. In your cover letter, tell us about yourself, why you want to work at FFI, how the Director of Evaluation and Knowledge position is a great fit for you, how you are a great fit for this position. Please include where you heard about this opportunity. This letter is important – your application will not be considered without a customized application to this posting. E-mail your cover letter and resume as attached documents via e-mail to talent@fullframeinitiative.org. Please put “your first & last name DEK
Position” as your subject line.

APPLY HERE
Application Deadline:  March 31, 2019


 
Investigator | Women's Global Health Imperative at RTI
 
The Women's Global Health (WGHI) Imperative at RTI International is looking for a women's health researcher for a position based at their San Francisco office. WGHI conducts biomedical, epidemiological, socio-behavioral and implementation research to address health inequities and improve the health of vulnerable populations around the globe, with a special focus on women's sexual and reproductive health.

WGHI is currently seeking a dynamic independent early to mid-career Investigatorto be a collaborative member of their team of 25 scientific investigators and staff. The successful candidate will conduct research in an area relevant to sexual and reproductive health (e.g., the prevention & treatment of HIV/STIs, unintended pregnancy, gender-based violence (GBV), maternal and child health, non-communicable disease). Research may include clinical, epidemiological, and/or socio-behavioral studies applied to implementation research, prevention science and/or the development and evaluation of prevention interventions.
 

APPLY HERE


 
Project Director | Department of Medical Humanities & Ethics
 

Institution: Columbia University
Department: the Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics
Title: Project Director
Position/Rank: Academic Positions: Other, Sociological
Practice/Applied/Other: Program Manager, Sociological
Practice/Applied/Other: Researcher
Areas/Special Programs: Medical Sociology , Science and Technology

To apply or view more  information, you must make an account with the American Sociological application (link below). 


APPLY HERE
 
Research Associate | Center for Drug & Health Studies
 
The Center for Drug & Health Studies at the University of Delaware seeks a Research Associate to support the research efforts of Principal Investigators in the Center. The Center for Drug & Health Studies is housed in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware, where the Director manages and directs four Principal Investigators. The principal mission of the Center for Drug & Health Studies is the utilization, production, and dissemination of scientific knowledge in various aspects of substance abuse, health behaviors, and criminal justice to inform program development as well as policy implementation.

APPLY HERE

Funding & Fellowships:


Prizes at Program at UC Berkeley Announces Competitions

The Prizes Program at UC Berkeley is an important forum for rewarding creative expression and scholarly achievement by Berkeley’s finest students. Winners receive both recognition and a cash prize, coordinated with the winner’s fin. aid package. 

Deadlines for most contests are now through March. See the Prizes and Honors website for details about each prize, specific deadlines, and how to submit entries.
 

Block Grant Scholarship 
 
As a merit based opportunity, students must maintain a GPA of 3.75 or higher in the current MPH and DrPH programs after the spring semester. Recipients must also intend to be registered for both semester in the following academic year. The School of Public Health will begin accepting applications starting April 1st. [Application link will become available as April 1st approaches]

Application Deadline: May 10, 2019 


$2,000 | PHAA Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship

The School of Public Health is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Diversity and Inclusion Scholarships at SPH. To be eligible for this opportunity, recipients must be (1) newly admitted graduate students for Fall 2019 entry or returning MA, MS, MPH (and concurrent), DrPH, and PhD students**, and (2) registered in a minimum of 12 units in Fall 2019.

Sponsored by the Public Health Alumni Association, the Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship at SPH aims to provide funding to students who contribute to diversity and inclusion in many ways including but not limited to being socioeconomically disadvantaged, first-generation college students and/or low income. 

*Diversity and Inclusion refers to all ways a student may feel they are contributing to diversity at the School of Public Health and is not limited to race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, etc.
  
APPLY HERE
Application Deadline: March 15, 2019

 

 
Healthcare Delivery Research Fellowship
 
This unique program offers mid-career scientists a year-long, funded part-time opportunity to contribute evidence and address cancer care challenges by conducting research and pursuing projects at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Rockville, MD. The program provides individuals with protected time to develop new research directions that advance both their own career goals and the field. The expected time commitment is flexible so that Scholars can maintain their major responsibilities in their current institution.
  • Scholars will devote a minimum of 20% full time equivalent and up to 35% full time equivalent over a one-year period. 
  • Scholars will be expected to periodically spend time on-site at NCI's Shady Grove facility in Rockville, MD.
  • Travel costs, including lodging and a per diem, and salary coverage up to the NIH limit for grants will be provided.
APPLY HERE
Application Deadline: March 25, 2019



CDC | Evaluation Fellowship Program

 
This unique program offers mid-career scientists a year-long, funded part-time opportunity to contribute evidence and address cancer care challenges by conducting research and pursuing projects at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Rockville, MD. The program provides individuals with protected time to develop new research directions that advance both their own career goals and the field. The expected time commitment is flexible so that Scholars can maintain their major responsibilities in their current institution. Read more.

Other current CDC opportunities.
Application Deadline: April 08, 2019



$10,000 | Greater Good Science Center Fellowship
This unique program offers mid-career scientists a year-long, funded part-time opportunity to contribute evidence and address cancer care challenges by conducting research and pursuing projects at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Rockville, MD. The program provides individuals with protected time to develop new research directions that advance both their own career goals and the field. The expected time commitment is flexible so that Scholars can maintain their major responsibilities in their current institution. Read more.

The Greater Good Science Center (GGSC) at UC Berkeley announces new 1 year fellowship opportunities for UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students whose work relates to our mission: championing research into how social connection, kindness, belonging, and community support the happy, meaningful lives of individuals and society. Based at UC Berkeley and led by social psychology professor Dacher Keltner, the GGSC is unique in its commitment to both science and practice: not only do we sponsor groundbreaking scientific research into social and emotional well-being, we help people apply insights from research to their personal and professional lives.

APPLY HERE
Application Deadline: April 05, 2019
 


$1,000 | CRG Creative Reach & Projects Grant
 
Eligibility: Applications can be submitted by any student enrolled in a graduate program at UC. Berkeley. Proposals that support dissertation or thesis research are strongly encouraged.

Guidelines: Grants are intended to fund students’ own independent research, rather than contributory research for a broader faculty project.  We encourage students to include a specific research question that they hope to answer in their proposals.  For creative projects, we ask students to include a thesis statement for their project and a critical race and/or gender analysis for why the project is important.  Strong proposals will include a critical race and/or gender analysis.  We recommend sending a draft of your proposal to your faculty mentor with enough time to incorporate their feedback.
 
APPLY HERE
Application Deadline: April 05, 2019



$500 | Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research

 
The application process is purposefully simple and awards are modest, generally in the range of $300 to $500. They are intended for support of direct expenses incurred by students in the conduct of their research. The Chapter encourages applications from students at all stages of their research, from those just beginning or in the early stages to those needing a small supplement to finish.

Applicants should submit the following items:
  1. A completed application form in Word format (see next page)
  2. Statement of support from academic advisor. The statement of support should state how the proposal is important to the student's studies. An email message is preferable. The statement may be provided to the applicant and submitted with the application or may be sent directly to the GIAR contact.
  3. Curriculum Vitae: Submit your current CV.
APPLY HERE
Submit your application package to Kevin Padian (kpadian@berkeley.edu).
Application Deadline: March 




GROW Grants

GRaduates Optimizing Wellness (GROW) Grants is a program designed to help graduate student communities access existing wellness resources on campus. Graduate student groups and departments may apply for funds to host wellness-focused workshops for their students at no cost.

Who can apply? Any “intact community” which, in broader terms, means a community centered around a shared affiliation or identity may apply to host a workshop. Priority will be given to academic departments, schools or programs, and Registered Graduate Student Organizations. Applications will be reviewed on the 1st and 15th of every month. Applicants will be notified the following business day.

This program is generously funded by the Wellness Fee, which aims to support wellness services and programming services for students at UC Berkeley.

To learn more about the available workshops and to apply for a grant, please visit our website or email gradlife@berkeley.edu with questions.

  EVENTS & WORKSHOPS

Helpful Link: Calendar of Events & Workshops

An organized list of events made specifically for Berkeley graduate students! 

2019 National Sex-Ed Conference


The Center for Sex Education, led by executive director Bill Taverner, considered an expert in sexuality education, provides keynotes, workshops, inservice training, and
other professional development at reasonable fees. The conference will
be held April 3-6, 2019 in Newark, NJ.

For more information, contact 
Info@SexEdStore.com. 
Step up to Stop Violence Against Women! | UCB Public Health


Are you sticking around during the Spring Break? The UC Berkeley School of Public Health Advocacy Initiative would like to invite you to join a global movement to end violence against women and girls, considered by many to be the greatest public health and human rights violation on earth. How can we put an end to this? With a World Health Organization International treaty. Come learn about this important issue and some simple, powerful ways you can take action.  

When: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM
Where: Goldman Theater, David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA 94704

REGISTER HERE 
 

Image result for hammer silhouette png RESOURCES & TOOLS 

DrPH Course Approval Form (Click Here)
NOTE: Please submit the DrPH course approval form with syllabus to Marlon Maus, Co-Director at maus1@berkeley.edu.
DrPH Study Space Reservation Links:
  • These forms are to reserve either the Left or Right portion of desk 5421-26/27. It is located in the quiet room on the fifth floor of 2121 Berkeley West Way. Please be courteous and leave things as you found them-- please don't leave your trash. (Closed times will be used for GSI office hours; please be respectful of other people using this space).
For any questions or concerns regarding DrPH study space reservations, please email drph@berkeley.edu.
UCB Center for Public Health & Leadership Toolkit (CPHPL):
  • We has developed the Center for Public Health Practice & Leadership (CPHPL) Toolkit, a practical “go-to” resource, which includes proven leadership tools and knowledge that can be applied to enhance effectiveness in your school projects, jobs, and overall career development. The tools provided are in areas of leadership that public health employers, alumni, and students identify as essential for success.
  • The topics and skill areas within this toolkit are listed below and are based upon the CPHPL leadership competencies. Within each topic area, you will find articles, templates, tip sheets, frameworks, podcasts, and additional resources for you to utilize in your jobs.

Science Leadership and Management (SLAM):
  • This is a seminar series focused on understanding the many interpersonal interactions critical for success in a scientific lab, as well as some practical aspects of lab management.  The target audience for this course is upper-level science graduate students with broad interests and backgrounds, and the skills discussed will be applicable to a variety of career paths. Postdocs are also welcome to attend.
  • SLAM is sponsored by the Institute of Quantitative Biosciences and The Center for Visiting Scholars and Post-Doc Affairs, with additional support from the Department of Chemistry and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Chemical Sciences Division.
For more information, please contact SLAM leadership at berkeley.slam@gmail.com.
The Experimental Social Science Lab (XLAB):
  • The Experimental Social Science Lab (Xlab) would like to invite the graduate students of the School of Public Health to conduct experiments/studies at our facility and/or use our resources.
  • Offers a space to conduct research, access to research participants, small grants and assistance. 

 WELLNESS & COMMUNITY: 

Resources for Mental Wellness

  • NEW | Berkeley Recalibrate
    • Wellness is multi-dimensional and our needs frequently change. This site offers tools that'll help identify your own unique system of wellness.
  • CAPS Group Counseling and Graduate Support Groups
    • Group counseling is an effective and often preferable way to address a variety of personal, social, and academic concerns. CAPS offers a wide variety of skills, support and process groups. 
  • Resources for Students in Crisis
    • There are a variety of resources to assist students with health and wellness, including emotional and mental health. Please see your program advisor or any of the resources below for assistance as soon as you feel that something is not right.
  • New CPS Satellite office for Graduate/Professional Students
    • Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) is opening a new satellite office in the Graduate Assembly Wellness Center, 444 Eshleman. Dr. Amy Honigman, a UC Berkeley alumna and specialist in graduate student wellness, will be available to hold appointments with graduate and professional students in the new space. 

Food, Housing & Childcare

  • 2018 Cal-Fresh Clinics
    • CalFresh benefits are pre-loaded monthly into a debit-like EBT card that can be used like a debit card. The EBT card can be used at most major chain grocery stores and Costco, as well as the Berkeley Student Food Collective and Bear Market, located in Unit 3!
  • Berkeley Food Institute (BFI)
    • BFI seeks to transform food systems to expand access to healthy and affordable food. It also seeks to promote sustainable and equitable food production. We empower new leaders with capacities to cultivate diverse, just, resilient, and healthy food systems.
  • Back-Up Childcare Service 
    • Highly-subsidized in-home and center-based back-up child care for UC Berkeley student parents.
NEW: Official DrPH Linkedin Page!
Add us to your network!
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  Questions about academic progress, financial aid, qualifying exams & graduation?


Contact Judy Smithson M.Ed., 
DrPH Program Manager, University California Berkeley,
Email: jsmithson@berkeley.edu,
Schedule an advising appointment.
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