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2008 CHPR Faculty Fellowship

Faculty members interested in developing a program of research on health promotion of underserved populations are invited to apply for a Summer Faculty Fellowship sponsored by the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Populations (CHPR). This interdisciplinary center is funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research to promote community-based intervention research to decrease health disparities and promote health among underserved populations (low-income individuals, persons with chronic disabling conditions, children/adolescents, elderly, and minorities, among others).

Goal

To provide mentoring to faculty of minority-serving institutions related to theory, research methods, or advanced technologies in health promotion of underserved populations.

Benefits

1. Opportunity for one month of interaction with a senior faculty mentor (CHPR Center Investigator) on your research program.
2. $3000 to be applied to research-related costs to achieve the goals of the Fellowship.
3. Research-intensive environment and state of the art research.
4. Faculty with expertise in a number of dimensions of health promotion (see CHPR Investigators listed below).

Qualifications

1. Faculty status at a minority-serving institution.
2. Appointment in a field or discipline relevant to health promotion of underserved populations and launching or developing a program of research in this area.

Application Process:

1. Submit applications to:
   CHPR
   Attention: CHPR Faculty Fellowship
   The University of Texas at Austin
   School of Nursing
   1700 Red River Street
   Austin, TX 78701-1499

2. Include a letter stating your area of interest, the plan for what you would accomplish during the summer research fellowship and how the mentoring experience would enhance YOUR research development or the program of research.

3. Include a letter of support from a Center Investigator who has agreed to serve as the faculty mentor (see list below of possible faculty mentors – you will need to contact the mentor to obtain his/her support).

4. Provide a four-page bio sketch or CV including educational background, publications, and prior research experience.

5. Provide a brief budget and timeline describing how you would use the $3,000 for research-related expenses.

The Executive Commitee of the CHPR will select one Fellow. Applicants will be notified of the selection decision by May 11, 2008.

If you have questions, please email Phyllis Harmon or call at 512-471-9910.

2008 Center Investigators Offering to Mentor:

Sharon Brown	Health in older Mexican-Americans http://www.utexas.edu/nursing/fachome/html/browns
Patricia Carter	Behavioral sleep interventions for adult and family caregivers http://www.utexas.edu/nursing/fachome/html/carterp
Sharon Horner	Asthma management in school-age children http://www.utexas.edu/nursing/fachome/html/horners
Yolanda Padilla	Mexican-American child health http://www.utexas.edu/ssw/faculty/padilla/
Jamie Pennebaker	Interpersonal disclosure processes and health Language use, expressive writing, culture and health http://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/HomePage/Faculty/ Pennebaker/home2000/JWPhome.htm
D. Lynn Rew	Sexual health of homeless adolescents; health risk behaviors in school-age youth http://www.utexas.edu/nursing/fachome/html/rewl/
Lorraine Walker	Overweight status after childbirth http://www.utexas.edu/nursing/fachome/html/walkerl/index.html