The Trainee Investigator Network of Expertise (NoE) includes:
- Undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows learning implementation research
- Trainees who:
- Are interested in assisting with SIRC’s initiatives for trainees, AND/OR
- Have participated in (e.g., as a research assistant) or conducted independent research in D&I and are interested in being a peer resource to SIRC trainee members
- Experience in D&I research is inclusive of dissemination & implementation science and related fields, such as community-based participatory research, community psychology, program evaluation, quality improvement in healthcare, health equity research, and health services research.
What do NoE members do?
All members of the research NoEs provide mentorship to implementation scientists earlier in their D&I career, and/or volunteer with SIRC’s various initiatives (e.g., hosting a webinar/office hour, providing mentorship, participating in Implementation Development Workshops).
How do I apply to the NoE?
- You may apply to the Trainee NoE through an annual application sent out via the SIRC listserv.
- Apply using this link
- Applications will be due in September/October each year.
- There are two deadlines for the NoE applications this year (2022). For those who want to participate in the IDW, we have an early deadline of August 8th. For all other applicants, the deadline is 5pm PT Monday, October 31st.
- In the application, you will be asked for the following to determine your qualifications:
- Your CV
- Responses to the following questions:
- How has dissemination and implementation influenced your thinking about research to date? (one paragraph)
- How are you willing to participate as an active member of the Student NoE? (check all that apply)
- You must be a SIRC member to participate in the NoE. See below for instructions on how to join SIRC.*
*Benefits for becoming a member of SIRC and information on how to join can be found here: https://societyforimplementationresearchcollaboration.org/sirc-membership/. Membership is annual fee of $50 a year for students, with financial hardship scholarships available.
| Name | Career Stage | Program Type | University/Program Affiliation | Research Interests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Van Pelt | Post-doctoral fellow | University of Pennsylvania | global health, infectious diseases, implementation, resource-limited settings | @AmeliaVanPelt | |
| Blaine Garman-McClaine | 3rd year grad student | Special Education PhD | Indiana University | Special education, autism, adoption, mechanisms, fidelity, teachers and other school personnel, intermediary organizations | @Mcblaine_ |
| Callie Walsh-Bailey | 3rd year grad student | Public Health Sciences PhD | Washington University in St. Louis | Social determinants of health, health equity, chronic disease; mechanisms, implementation strategies | @CWalshBailey |
| Clara Johnson | 2nd year grad student | Clinical Psychology PhD | University of Washington | Stakeholder engagement, decolonizing methodologies, access and engagement in EBTs, social risk factors | @ClaraJohnson_ |
| Elizabeth Spitzer | Post-doctoral fellow | Clinical Psychology PhD | Center for Heathcare Organization & Implementation Research (CHOIR) at VA Boston | Suicide prevention, implementation science | @liz_spitzer |
| Frances Chu | 4th year grad student | Nursing PhD | University of Washington | Geriatrics, health literacy, HCD/UCD, team science | |
| Grace Woodard | 2nd year grad student | Clinical Psychology PhD | University of Miami, Department of Psychology | behavioral health services, sustainability, training and consultation, supervision, measurement-based care, youth and families | @graceswoodard |
| Jake Tempchin | Post-baccalaureate | Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences MA | The Graduate Center, CUNY | behavioral health, substance use, adaptation, sustainment | @tempchn |
| James Lee | Post-doctoral fellow | Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, University of Kansas | |||
| Kane Carlock | 3rd year grad student | School Psychology | Indiana University - Bloomington | Mental Health Services, Implementation Strategies, Implementation Leadership, Children and Adolescents | @kanecarlock |
| Kayne Mettert | 1st year grad student | Clinical Psychology PhD | Kaiser Permanente | Behavioral health, measurement tools | |
| Kendal Reeder | 2nd year grad student | Clinical Psychology PhD | University of California, Los Angeles | ||
| Kimberly Williams | 4th year grad student | Health Management & Policy DrPH | Drexel University | Behavioral health integration, substance use disorder, access to care, health policy, implementation strategies | @Kim_D_Williams |
| Laura Rolke | Post-doctoral fellow | Health Systems PhD | Clemson University | Healthcare, teams, context, contextual factors | @Laura_MPH |
| Lorriane Odhiambo | Post-doctoral fellow | PhD Public Health, Epidemiology | Kent State University | ||
| Margaret Crane | 5th year grad student | Clinical Psychology PhD | Temple University | Dissemination, direct-to-consumer marketing, mental health literacy, stigma, key opinion leaders, purveyor organizations | @margaret_crane1 |
| Maria Hugh | Post-doctoral fellow | IES Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Washington | Autism spectrum disorder, decision-making, dissemination, mechanisms, adoption | @MariaLHugh |
| Noah Triplett | 4th year grad student | Clinical Psychology PhD | University of Washington | Training, supervision, low-resource settings, low and middle income countries | @noah_triplett |
| Rachel Forcino | Post-doctoral fellow | Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College | health; cancer control/survivorship; learning collaboratives; system-level barriers and facilitators | ||
| Sarah Asad | 4th year grad student | Health Policy and Management PhD | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Patient cancer outcomes, health disparities, adaptation, de-implementation; young cancer patients, minority populations | |
| Stephanie You | 4th year grad student | Clinical Psychology PhD | University of California, Los Angeles | mental health equity, community implementation and adaptation of EBPs for historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups, school-based EBP implementation | @StephanieHtYu |
| Vivian Byeon | 3rd year grad student | Clinical Psychology PhD | University of California, Los Angeles | Behavioral health services, organizational theory, mental health workforce, sustainability | @vivianbyeon |
| Wendy Chu | 3rd year grad student | Clinical-Community Psychology PhD | University of South Carolina | Evidence-based mental health services for marginalized youth and families; Culturally-centered dissemination and implementation practices; Community-based research | @WendyChuGrad |
| Zabin Patel | Intern | Clinical Psychology PhD | University of Miami | scalable interventions, community-based, access to care, youth | @zabinsp |