R2G2: Writing Tricks of the Trade
Michaela Kiernan, Senior Research Scholar, Medicine - Med/Stanford Prevention Center
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(Lunch provided)
This Writing Tricks of the Trade workshop will provide 6 pragmatic scientific writing techniques to improve the clarity and conciseness of your journal manuscripts and grant applications. During the 2-hour interactive workshop, you will practice the techniques with short in-class exercises.
Target Audience: Faculty or Instructors. Postdocs please email Crystal Botham (cbotham [at] stanford.edu (cbotham[at]stanford[dot]edu)) for permission to attend.
About the Speaker: Dr. Michaela Kiernan is a Senior Research Scientist at the Stanford Prevention Research Center (SPRC) at the Stanford University School of Medicine (SOM). She received her PhD in Social/Health Psychology from Yale University. Dr. Kiernan’s research focuses on testing behavioral interventions that promote long-term lifestyle changes and weight management among subgroups at risk; and developing recruitment and retention strategies of underserved groups into clinical trials. Learn more: https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/michaela-kiernan.
Route to Getting Grants (R2G2) is specially designed for junior faculty at Stanford. Sessions cover all aspects of grant writing, delivered through panel sessions, workshops and focused talks. R2G2 also provides unique networking opportunities, enabling cross faculty collaborations and multidisciplinary partnerships. R2G2 ensures that junior faculty have all the tools and strategies to lead them to grant success and on to independent research careers.
R2G2 is jointly sponsored by Stanford Vice Provost and Dean of Research, School of Medicine’s Office of Faculty Development and Diversity, Engineering Research Administration in the School of Engineering, and Stanford Earth.