Development Core
 In addition to relying on established approaches, AIDS researchers must
innovate and adapt to rapidly changing circumstances, while also cultivating the
next generation of rigorously trained researchers. The Development Core helps
the HIV Center meet this need by providing an organizational home to an array of
activities designed to enhance the capacity of HIV Center investigators to
conduct effective and innovative research. The Core provides focused support to
junior investigators and postdoctoral fellows as well as to more senior
investigators who are embarking in new research directions. The ever-growing
impact of AIDS on diverse ethnic and racial groups in the US and throughout the
developing world demands multicultural and intercultural awareness and
sensitivity at all levels of the research process, which the Core also
facilitates. In addition, given the rapidly changing and still incompletely
understood role of emerging information technology (IT) in HIV research and
prevention, the Core places an emphasis on maximizing the potentials – while
avoiding the pitfalls – of the Internet and other recent technological
breakthroughs in conducting social science research.
The Development Core seeks to improve the ability of HIV Center investigators,
particularly those early in their career development, to initiate new programs
of scientific investigation, produce scholarly publications, and address multi-
and inter-cultural issues in research. It also assures assure integration
of postdoctoral fellows and other trainees into the HIV Center, giving attention
to access to Center Cores, faculty, and other resources. And the Core enhances
the capacity of HIV Center investigators to employ state-of-the-art information
technology for data collection, outreach, and intervention and for scientific
cooperation to advance the HIV Center's social and behavioral science research
agenda.
Access to Development Core programs and services is limited to
Investigators who have an affiliation with the
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, particularly junior
investigators. Please click
on the menu to the left to read about services and activities.
Consultations
The RCDC staff is available for consultations any
Monday during office hours (roughly from 11:00 a.m. -
2:30 p.m.). Junior Investigators are encouraged to
schedule a meeting to discuss any issue related to their
career development needs.
Core Members
Alex Carballo-Diéguez, Ph.D.: Core Director
Theo Sandfort, Ph.D.: Core Co-Director
Patricia A. Warne, Ph.D.: Core Co-Director
Ivan Balan, Ph.D.
Susie Hoffman, Dr.P.H.
Raymond A. Smith, Ph.D.
Ana Ventuneac, Ph.D. |
