Secondary Data Analysis Workshop & Scientific Methods Workgroup
Proposed Plans - Version 2/7/2013- Meet 1st Thursdays of the month at noon (12:00-1:30pm) in MT 634 and via Video Conference
- Start March 2013 and alternate months between the 2 groups
- March 7 - SDAW
- April 4
- May 2 - SDAW
- June 6
- July 4 (Reschedule, TBD when to schedule Dr. Rust at MSM – aim for summer)
- August 1
- Sept. 5 - SDAW
- Oct. 3
- Nov. 7 - SDAW
- Dec. 5
Secondary Data Analysis Workshop (SDAW)
Invited: HDRTP alumni and year 2 current scholars (connect via VC)Leader: Rob Weech-Maldonado, PhD
Meets every other month for an overview of secondary data sets available for analysis
Goals:
- Present scholars with an overview of dataset and data elements
- Provide examples of research questions that can be addressed with dataset
- Include participation of junior investigators that have used data (if possible)
- Discuss protocol for access to data and resources for data management/analysis
- REGARDS – Virginia Howard, PhD (March 7)
- Medicare – Meredith Kilgore, PhD (May 2)
- Bioethical issues with secondary data analyses (Sept. 5)
- Study of Aging – Richard Allman, MD and Patricia Sawyer, PhD (Nov. 7)
- The workshop on NHANES data by George Rust, MD, 1.5-2-day face-to-face (F2F) at Morehouse (to be scheduled).
Scientific Methods Workgroup (SMW)
Invited: HDRTP alumni and year 2 current scholars (connect via VC)Proposed Leader: Michael Mugavero, PhD
Meets every other month to review science methods in current research plans, grants, and/or publications
Goals:
- One or two young (junior) investigators scheduled to present latest work for feedback
- Focus on scientific methods of current plans
- Group provides critical feedback in an informed session