coe-staff: The Weekly Vol. 6 #28

[Laura Lee McIntyre]

Dear COE Community,

Much is weighing on my mind right now as our community continues to face funding cuts to our grant portfolio and we face a challenging set of financial constraints on the academic side. As we plan for leaner times ahead, I'm reminded of the strength and resilience of our college community and our ability to support one another through challenging times. The college is prioritizing our core research and academic mission and the dean's office is working with academic department heads and unit directors to identify our priorities and set of actions that are consistent with our values. This is challenging work and I plan to share more with you when additional information is known later this term.

Even though we head into leaner financial times, we have much to celebrate and recognize in our people and our work. Please continue to send me your accolades and offer your support to your colleagues and students each day. There is joy in the day-to-day work that sometimes gets overshadowed by the uncertainty of tomorrow. Please join me in shining a light on the bright spots in our college community and our people.

Warmly,
Laura Lee


Updates and Upcoming
Leona Tyler Distinguished Lecture
May 9th at 2:30pm
Jacqua 101
We are pleased to host Dr. Emily Ozer<https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/people/emily-ozer> from the UC Berkely School of Public Health for this year's Leaon Tyler Distinguished Lecture, Advancing Community-Engaged Research with Youth and University Support. Dr.Ozer is a clinical/community psychologist in public health who focuses on promoting the healthy development and empowerment of adolescents, bridging participatory research approaches and prevention science in school-based interventions.

2025-26 NIH Academy: A Message from OVPRI
We are now soliciting applications for the 2025-2026 NIH Academy cohort training program.

The OVPRI seeks to boost the success of early-career researchers applying to the National Institutes of Health, one of the top funders of research at the UO. Our NIH Academy will provide comprehensive training leading to the submission of an NIH R01 proposal (or equivalent). Eligible participants include research assistant professors, assistant professors, and recently tenured (within 3 years) associate professors who have not yet received a major independent NIH award, as well as research associates with a track record of securing independent research grants.  Other faculty (associate professors beyond 3 years from tenure and full professors or research professors) may apply if they are significantly changing research directions or targeting NIH for the first time due to changes in the federal funding landscape.

This training employs a cohort model of 8-12 investigators with the goal of increasing the competitiveness of submissions and decreasing the time between a trainee's independent research appointment and receipt of their first major NIH research award.

The NIH Academy is led by a faculty chair (Jennifer Pfeifer, Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship, CAS) and the Assistant VP of Strategic Research Initiatives (Kate Petcosky-Kulkarni), with significant support from Research Development Services. The NIH Academy will provide a supportive learning community that trains participants in every stage of the proposal development process including finding the correct institute, contacting a program officer, crafting compelling specific aims, and producing key ancillary documents such as the biographical sketch and human subjects research documents.
The program will include in-person workshops, peer review, external review, dedicated support from RDS, and additional services, including graphic design.
Applications are now open for the 2025-26 academic year. All participants are expected to submit an NIH R01 application in June 2026.

Faculty interested in participating in this NIH Academy must apply by Monday, May 12.

To learn more about and apply to this program, visit the NIH Academy webpage<https://research.uoregon.edu/plan/plan-project/proposal-development/nih-academy>. Please direct any questions about this training to Research Development Services (rds at uoregon.edu<https://outlook.office.com/local/path/file:/F:/Internal%20Award%20Programs/Faculty%20Research%20Awards/Faculty%20Research%20Awards%202016-2017/Announcements/rds@uoregon.edu>).

Spotlights and Recognition
Graduate Spotlights
Check out these new spotlights featuring COE grads:

  *   Cj Still<https://education.uoregon.edu/cj-still-aba>- Applied Behavior Analysis (online)

  *   Rachel Sherman<https://education.uoregon.edu/rachel-sherman-fhs>- Family and Human Services
All Graduate Spotlights<https://education.uoregon.edu/commencement#graduate-spotlights> are live on the COE Commencement page.

Reminders
Preparing for Promotion Workshop 3: Scholarship
Friday May 2nd 12-1:30pm
HEDCO 230T (lunch provided) and Zoom
If you are Career (Clinical, Instructional, Research) or TTF and promotion and/or tenure is on the horizon for you in the next 1-3 years, this workshop is for you! The final in a series of three workshops to be offered this year, this workshop will focus on what to expect when assembling the scholarship portion of your dossier. Participants will be provided with suggestions and strategies for addressing scholarship in their personal statement, accounting for scholarly activities on the CV, and suggestions for items to include in their dossier. There will be time to address questions unique to Career and TTF. As a bonus, you will be able to learn from your colleagues while you enjoy lunch! Please RSVP via this link by April 18<https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6WKvfSkTNbaeIC2> to include any dietary requests.


Job Opportunities

  *   Assistant, Associate, or Full Clinical Professor (Ballmer Institute)<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/535253/assistant-associate-or-full-clinical-professor>: Applications due May 15


Laura Lee McIntyre | Dean & Castle-McIntosh-Knight Professor
University of Oregon | College of Education
230 Hedco Education Building | Eugene, OR 97403-1215
llmcinty at uoregon.edu<mailto:email at uoregon.edu> |  https://education.uoregon.edu<https://education.uoregon.edu/>
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