PRISM Webinar Series
The Population Research Institute for Science and Medicine (PRISM) at 最新糖心Vlog offers an annual faculty development webinar series designed to strengthen research skills and prepare faculty for NIH grant readiness.
These interactive online sessions are held each Fall and Spring semester and provide accessible, practical training for faculty researchers.
Who Can Attend
The PRISM webinar series is open to all tenured and tenure-track faculty, regardless of institution type or NIH funding history.
Upcoming Webinars (2026)
Strategies for Early Career Faculty to Build Collaborations for Health Research
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Time: 10 am PT / 1 pm ET
Featuring Dr. Patricia Y. Talbert
Join the PRISM Webinar Series for an expert-led session with Dr. Patricia Y. Talbert, focused on practical strategies early career faculty can use to develop meaningful, sustainable collaborations in health research.
What You鈥檒l Learn
- How to identify and approach potential research collaborators
- Strategies for building interdisciplinary and community-based research partnerships
- Best practices for sustaining productive collaborations over time
- Common pitfalls in academic collaboration and how to avoid them
- How collaboration strengthens grant competitiveness and research outcomes
Applying Qualitative and Quantitative Foundational Research to Guide Intervention Development and Implementation
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Time: 10 am PT / 1 pm ET
Featuring Dr. Niloofar Bavarian
Join the PRISM Webinar Series for an in-depth session with Dr. Niloofar Bavarian on how qualitative and quantitative foundational research can be used to inform the design, development, and implementation of effective health interventions.
What You鈥檒l Learn
- How qualitative research informs intervention design and contextual relevance
- How quantitative data strengthens intervention rigor and evaluation
- Ways to integrate mixed-methods research into intervention development
- Common challenges in translating research into practice and how to address them
- Strategies for improving implementation, scalability, and impact
Previous PRISM Webinar Topics
The PRISM Webinar Series covers NIH grant preparation, research design, and data analysis methods that support competitive funding applications and high-quality health research. Previous webinar topics include:
- Identification and effective use of secondary data sets in health research
- Developing a compelling NIH biosketch for grant applications
- Preparing and justifying the NIH research budget
- Addressing and managing missing data in research studies
- Power analysis for strong research design and grant competitiveness
- Qualitative research methods for health and population science
- Writing a strong data analysis plan for NIH proposals
- Strategies for project and intervention sustainability
Why Attend PRISM Webinars
PRISM webinars focus on helping researchers apply these skills in real funding and research contexts.
Participants benefit by:
- Strengthening NIH grant applications with practical, applied guidance
- Learn directly from NIH-funded faculty and research experts
- Improving research design, analysis, and long-term project viability
- Connecting with a research community centered on population science and health equity
