{"id":4231,"date":"2024-04-19T10:57:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T14:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-development\/?page_id=4231"},"modified":"2025-04-25T09:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T13:39:32","slug":"research-skills-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-development\/research-skills-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Strengthening research skills, including grant and scholarly writing, is pivotal for faculty. These abilities not only secure funding but also drive transformative advancements in research and practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grant Development Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ovpr.uconn.edu\/\">UConn\u2019s Office for the Vice President for Research (OVPR)<\/a> The OVPR <a href=\"https:\/\/ovpr.uconn.edu\/services\/research-development\/\">Research Development Program<\/a> aims to enhance UConn\u2019s research climate by promoting faculty research by helping faculty be better positioned to generate external funding for their scholarly activities. The OVPR Research Development provides a grant writing seminars and workshops, proposal development services, and technical assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ovpr.uchc.edu\/services\/research-development\/research-advisory-groups\/hcrac\/\">UConn Health Center Research Advisory Council (HCRAC)<\/a> advises the Vice President for Research and the Research Deans on the development, management, and disposition of the Health Center\u2019s central research resources and intramural grants programs. HCARC provides a number of grant development resources.<\/li>\n<li>UConn School of Medicine provides links to <a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.uconn.edu\/research\/funding-opportunities\/\">funding opportunities<\/a> as well as grant development support including <a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.uconn.edu\/research\/mock-study-section\/\">Mock Study Section<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.uconn.edu\/research\/grant-science-writer\/\">Scientific Writing, Editing, and Grant Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li>UConn\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/chip.uconn.edu\/home\/\">Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP)<\/a> brings together individuals with diverse scientific, clinical, and methodological expertise and supports their evolution into collaborative investigators who conduct innovative interdisciplinary research that impacts public health and well-being. InCHIP provides assistance with <a href=\"https:\/\/chip.uconn.edu\/research-training-and-development\/\">Research Training &amp; Development<\/a> including training, mentorship, research team development, grant proposal writing and internal funding opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li>UConn School of Medicine Seminars. The following seminars from the UConn School of Medicine Faculty offer advice and tips for publishing.\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mediasite.uchc.edu\/mediasite41\/Play\/d8ac86f49eb3458f84c9548ecf6923471d?catalog=d71fd6dc-8273-42d3-bcbd-038bd6949b94\">Forming Writing Groups: One Person\u2019s Experience.<\/a> Anne Kenny, M.D. September 26, 2013. (55:52)<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagyourwork.com\">Writing Accountability Group<\/a> or WAG is an active writing group that meets once a week over a 10-week block and follows a strict agenda. WAGs are focused on the <em>process <\/em><u>not<\/u> the <em>content<\/em> of writing. For more information in starting or joining a WAG at UConn Health, please contact Jenn Cavallari, ScD, Director of Faculty Development <a href=\"mailto:cavallari@uchc.edu\">cavallari@uchc.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zH4f5NqO5UY?si=VJJRLjpqY3VzCE1U\">Strategies for Writing Productivity: Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs)<\/a><\/span><span>. Jenn Cavallari, Sc.D., October 2024 (6<\/span><span>:20)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li>Getting started with scholarship. <em>Coming soon<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>Predatory Publishing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li>Enhance your scholarly discernment by learning to identify and avoid predatory journals. Safeguard your academic contributions by opting for reputable publications with transparent practices, ensuring a genuine and valuable contribution to your profession.\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_Bjw2HhGJ2w\">Predatory Journals &#8211; How to Identify and Avoid Them<\/a>. Peter Setlow, Ph.D., and Anne Kenny, M.D., January 2019. (16:17)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkchecksubmit.org\/\">Think, Check, Submit<\/a>. Follow this checklist to make sure you choose trusted journals for your research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\"><\/ul>\n<p><strong>External Career Development Resources for Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/researchtraining.nih.gov\/\">National Institutes of Health Research Training and Career Development programs<\/a> provide information and training opportunities to support a broad range of training and career goals.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bwfund.org\/career-tools\/?career_tool_type=career-development-guides\">The Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Development Guides<\/a> provide guidance for scientists and researchers at all levels covering topics including communicating science, managing career transitions and intellectual property.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bwfund.org\/career-tools\/?career_tool_type=lab-management-guides\">The Burroughs Wellcome Fund Lab Management Guide<\/a>. <em>Making the Right Moves<\/em> is a collection of practical advice and experiences from seasoned biomedical investigators and includes chapters on laboratory leadership, getting funded, project management, and teaching and course design.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.sciencecareers.org\/careers\">Science Careers<\/a> provides articles and other careers information, tips and advice relevant to a broad range of disciplines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\"><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strengthening research skills, including grant and scholarly writing, is pivotal for faculty. 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