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Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses.

Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Establishing an Independent Career in Global Mental Health Research

Date

September 28, 2022

Location

Virtual

Overview

This webinar focused on establishing an independent career in global mental health research. The webinar included an overview of the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) Center for Global Mental Health Research (CGMHR) funding priorities, current funding opportunities, and advice from researchers who have successfully transitioned to become independent researchers in global mental health research.

Recording

Read the transcript.

About the Speaker

Susannah Allison, Ph.D., is the Training Director within CGMHR and the Division of AIDS Research at NIMH. Dr. Allison oversees a portfolio of training grants in global mental health and grants that focus on how best to prevent HIV infection among children, adolescents, and young adults and how to improve the health outcomes of youth living with HIV. Dr. Allison is co-chair of the Sexual and Gender Minority Research Coordinating Committee at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

About the Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series

The CGMHR is hosting a series of webinars focused on writing, submitting, and managing global NIH mental health research grants. We encourage students, post-docs, and new investigators interested in global mental health research to attend. The goals of the webinar series are to increase knowledge about NIH structure and grant processes and enhance capacity in global mental health research.

Sponsored by

The Center for Global Mental Health Research