NCA VLO: Research Cultivation Grant – Stories and Advice for First-Time Grant Recipients

Moderator: Benjamin R. Warner, University of Missouri

We’re excited to announce the incredible lineup of speakers for our upcoming Virtual Learning Opportunity (VLO) on Friday, July 25 at 10 a.m. EDT! This VLO will feature a roundtable interview with previous NCA Research Cultivation Grant recipients: 

• Angela Gist-Mackey, University of Kansas 
• Sayyed Fawad Shah, Auburn University 
• Charee Thompson, University of Illinois 
• Andre Johnson, University of Memphis

Panelists will talk about their research projects, discuss the role of the grant in their research and careers, and provide advice to future applicants about how to best position their work for the award. Funded projects to be discussed include Communication as Currency: Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study of a Non-Profit Financial Literacy Program for Low Income Families, Using Culture Centered Approach to Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy Among Marginalized Pakhtun Community in Pakistan, Developing and Testing a Communication Skills Training Program to Improve Pediatricians’ Conversations about Medical Uncertainty, and Black Lives Matter: Perspectives from the Ground.