events

Spring 2022

• CFRN Writing Group

  Wednesdays @ 1-4 P.M. OR Thursdays 1-3 P.M.

  Interested in setting aside time in your weekly calendar to write? Want to connect with other CFRN faculty to support each other and build community? Join our writing group! We have faculty from across the university and it has been wonderful to connect with folks and hear what they are working on.

  Two meeting times this semester – join one or both!

  Please email Gaby (glstein@uncg.edu) if you are interested in joining.

• Science Talk: Communicating your science with the media, podcasters, and others

  3/2/22 @ 2:30-4 P.M.

  We will have two experts who will help our research shine when talking with folks about our work. Eden Bloss, Interim Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for External Communications, and Dave DeWitt, Feature News Editor from WUNC, North Carolina Public Radio, will provide us with tips, and resources, and answer our questions. See attached flyer.

• Research and Teaching: When the classroom is the “lab”

  3/17/22 @ 12:30-2 P.M.

  CFRN panel discussion. We will be joined by Provost Storrs as we discuss best practices and strategies to involve graduate and undergraduate students synergistically in all aspects of the research process – from designing studies to collecting data and writing up results. Drs. Gabriela Livas Stein and Aileen Reid will share their experiences and successes at integrating students in research – and Dr. Lee Phillips will talk about resources and opportunities at UNCG.

  Recording: https://uncg.box.com/v/CFRN-research-and-teaching

• Writing Your Next Chapter: How to find your mojo at mid-career

  3/25/22 @ 9:30-11:30 A.M.

  CFRN is partnering with Spartans ADVANCE and the Rise Network to co-sponsor a National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity Workshop. See attached flyer.

• You got that grant! Now what? How to prepare for post-grant success

  4/11/22 @ 12-1:30 P.M.

  Come meet Chinaemeze “Kelsey” Okoro, UNCG Research Navigator, to talk all things post-grant. We will also hear from Barbara Hemphill, Executive Director Research and Engagement Management, Hannah Hawks, Post-Award Research Administrator – HHS Office of Research, and Dr. Laurie Wideman, Safrit-Ennis Distinguished Professor in Kinesiology. Learn how different folks on campus facilitate post-award activities and how to identify the supports that you need to make the first months of your grant a success.

  Recording: https://uncg.box.com/v/CFRN-You-got-the-grant

Fall 2021

• CFRN Writing Group

  Mondays @ 2-5 p.m.

  Interested in setting aside time in your weekly calendar to write? Want to connect with other CFRN faculty to support each other and build community? Join our writing group!

  Email glstein@uncg.edu if you are interested in joining.

• Remembering your why: Showing grace to yourself and staying connected

  9/21/21 @ 12-1:30 P.M.

  Join Dr. Andrea Hunter and CFRN members to reflect on why we do the work we do, and how to continue to do so during challenging times.

• How do you build relationships in the community – working beyond community agencies

  10/19/21 @ 12-1:30 P.M.

  Panel discussion, co-sponsored by the Institute for Community and Economic Engagement. Drs. Emily Janke, Kathleen Edwards, Sharon Morrison, Sudha Shreeniwas, and Laura Gonzalez will discuss building community partnerships.

  recording: https://uncg.box.com/s/tx2oai3a6ws465jpsz55iiuwun0axo6i

• Building Collaborative Teams and Conducting Ethical Research in the Spirit of 2044: The Complexity of Conducting Research in Communities of Color

  11/9/21 @ 3:30-5 P.M.

  Drs. Margaret O’Brien Caughy (Department of Human Development and Family Science, University of Georgia), Suzanne M. Randolph Cunningham (Research and Evaluation Division, The MayaTech Corporation), and Esther Calzada (Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin) share their experiences and vision.

  recording: https://uncg.box.com/s/3rdszu3s5q9sm2206qpz6ks4z095f09a