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Introduction to Survey Research Methods and Design (2015)
Featuring Dr. Dino P. Christenson, Assistant Professor, Political Science Thanks to survey research we have a greater understanding of public opinion and behavior, but designing effective surveys can often be challenging. Applicable to faculty from all disciplines, this presentation by Professor Christenson introduced essential concepts in the design of surveys and highlighted the potential for […]
NEH Funding and Digital/Networked Scholarship (2015)
Featuring Vika Zafrin, Institutional Repository Librarian The past several decades have seen fundamental developments in humanities and social science scholarship, many of them involving computation and networked communication. Digital humanities has taken root as an area of research overlaying most humanities fields and residing partly at their intersections. Digital research methods and online scholarly communication […]
Higher Education and Development (2015)
Featuring Dr. Barbara O. Schneeman, USAID Higher Education Coordinator The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the lead U.S. government agency working in international development. USAID staff work in more than 100 countries worldwide through a network of civil service workers and foreign service officers in approximately 80 missions. Programs and priorities include […]
From Idea to Award: Planning for Your First (or Next) NIH Grant Submission (2015)
The NIH funds important discoveries that improve health and save lives. Applying for NIH funding can seem like a daunting task that requires extensive knowledge about the agency and its funding mechanisms – but it doesn’t have to be. On December 2, 2015, Dr. Brett Miller of the NIH presented an overview of the NIH’s […]