The Social Behavioral Scientific Core Spotlight Series is a monthly webinar presentation discussing critical research development and implementation topics. Featured speakers and subject matter experts are invited monthly to present and engage in meaningful dialogue with researchers and advocates. Below you will find upcoming webinars and can browse recordings of previous presentations.

If you have specific questions or items to discuss for the presentations, please email Nicole Montañez (nmontanez@fhi360.org) and Jen Libous (jlibous@fhi360.org).

Upcoming Webinars

2024

27 June 2024: Mixed Methods Research

Featuring Rivet Amico, PhD (University of Michigan School of Public Health).

27 June 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET

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22 August 2024: CDC Proposal on Chest Feeding Recommendations

Featuring Karen Hampanda, PhD, MPH

22 August 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET

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Spotlight Series Webinars occur on the fourth Thursday of every month at 10:00 a.m. ET. Check back here for more details as they become available. You can also follow the IMPAACT Network on social media (@IMPAACTNetwork) and subscribe to our newsletter for updates!

Previous Webinars

Qualitative & Quantitative Application

This spotlight series will summarize quantitative and qualitative approaches in clinical trials with infants, children, adolescents, mothers, and families/caregivers. We will emphasize measures and research strategies that engage participants to better understand their treatment/care experiences, experienced/anticipated stigma, quality of life, and preferences.

Presenters: Graeme Hoddinott, PhD & Radhika Sundararajan MD, PhD

23 May 2024 | 10:00 a.m. ET

Recording coming soon

Implementation Science

Demystifying Implementation Science
Dr. Whitney Irie

25 April 2024 | 10:00 a.m. ET

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Human-Centered Research Design

Spotlight on Human-Centered Design: Bridging Gaps from the Bench to the Real World in Matrix

28 March 2024 | 10:00 a.m. ET

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Exposure to Violence & HIV Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents

Dr. Rachel Kidman, Stony Brook University (SUNY)

25 January 2024 | 10:00 a.m. ET

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2023

Optimizing PrEP Uptake Among Pregnant Women | July 2023

Optimizing PrEP Uptake Among Pregnant Women by Understanding Patient Preferences Using Discrete Choice Experiments with Melissa Mugambi.

Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life Amongst Children with Respiratory Illnesses in L | May 2023

Michaile Gizelle Anthony

Tackling HIV-Related Stigma Though Multi-Level Approaches... | April 2023

Christina Rodriquez-Hart, PhD, MPH
New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene

Trans Inclusion: Charting HIV Research into the Future... | March 2023

Brian Minalga & Cindra Feuer
Trans Inclusion: Charting HIV Research into the Future: A Scorecard & Manifesto for Advocates and Researchers

2022

Adherence in Clinical Trials: Part II - Concepts, Challenges, & Support | December 2022

Jessica Haberer MD, MS & Kenneth Ngure, PhD

Adherence in Clinical Trials: Part I - Concepts, Challenges, & Support

K Rivet Amico, PhD & Rachel Kidman, PhD

Mental Health & Trauma in Research and the Populations We Serve

Dorothy Dow, MD, MSc; Geri Donenberg, PhD; Mary Fabri