May: Ignite Your Research Ideas

Click here to download the flyer for this month's meeting. May All-Member Meeting Flyer

Mental Health and Addiction Think Tank

Melanie Bennett, PhD

• Professor, Psychiatry, UMSOM
• Division Director for the Division of Psychiatric Research

Jodi Jacobson Frey, PhD, LCSW-C, CEAP

• Professor, UMB SSW
• Chair, Social Work in the Workplace & Employee Assistance Sub-specialization and Financial Social Work Initiative

IGNITE talks are short, fast, and to –the –point.  They get your ideas across in an attention-grabbing way that leaves an impact on your audience.  Not only are they an effective way to get your main points across, the process of developing them is a thoughtful approach that requires clarity and the ability to refine a lot of information into a message. 

Example IGNITE Talks

Psychosocial Research among LGBTQ Communities – Dr. Darren Whitfield

Assessing Cultural Identity during Research and Clinical Care – Dr. Mary Katherine Howell

Stigma as Hazards to Care Access, Outcomes & Equity – Dr. Alicia Luckstead

Disparities at All Levels: A Snapshot of the Psychosis Continuum – Dr. Beshaun Davis

Corporate and Foundation Funding

Sarah Bradley

• Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, UMSOM

As the pool of funding becomes increasingly competitive, private foundations and other non-government grants can fund research, fill funding gaps during lean times, keep work going while a principal investigator applies for government funds, or support a pilot project designed to obtain data necessary to compete for larger grants. Find out how the School of Medicine Corporate & Foundation Relations team can help you apply for and receive private foundation and other non-governmental grants. Learn some tips and tricks for securing increased grant funding for early career investigators