The goal of RAISN’s annual webinar is to advance the knowledge and skills of research audiologists. The topics are often relevant to general human subjects research and have attracted attendees from the Communication Sciences & Disorders field and many other research disciplines. These events are sponsored by Boys Town National Research Hospital and are free to attend.
2023
Research Funding for Audiologists
Invited speakers: Kelly King, AuD, PhD, Joan Wincentsen, and Sharon E. Moss, PhD, CCC-SLP, CAE
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The field of research audiology is growing and with that is the need for funding opportunities. However, it can be difficult to know how to obtain research funding. The purpose of this 1-hour webinar is to highlight three funding organizations, the application process, and allow for questions.
2022
A Guide to Being an Effective Reviewer
Invited speakers: Petra Boynton, PhD, @drpetra, www.theresearchcompanion.com
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We often don’t think of peer reviewing as something that can be enjoyable, uplifting or helpful to our own career as much as other people’s. The effects of the pandemic particularly have made reviewing seem a lot more complicated and fraught. Experienced reviewers may be too busy or burnt out to take on more work, while novice reviewers might be unsure whether they’re even qualified to review other people’s research. As a consequence we have a backlog of work waiting to be reviewed at a time when journal submissions are at an all time high. In this talk, Petra will focus on the many ways you might want to review, identify key skills for new and experienced reviewers, and identify how to set and maintain boundaries so your wellbeing as a reviewer is protected. Alongside some surprising new ideas about peer reviewing, she will cover some basic skills and techniques, with reminders on how to cope if you’re on the receiving end of ‘reviewer two.’ By the end of this talk you should feel better able to volunteer as a reviewer should you wish, and hopefully recognize reviewing is a lot more relevant and interesting than you previously thought.
2022
A Guide to Being an Effective Reviewer
Invited speakers: Petra Boynton, PhD, @drpetra, www.theresearchcompanion.com
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We often don’t think of peer reviewing as something that can be enjoyable, uplifting or helpful to our own career as much as other people’s. The effects of the pandemic particularly have made reviewing seem a lot more complicated and fraught. Experienced reviewers may be too busy or burnt out to take on more work, while novice reviewers might be unsure whether they’re even qualified to review other people’s research. As a consequence we have a backlog of work waiting to be reviewed at a time when journal submissions are at an all time high. In this talk, Petra will focus on the many ways you might want to review, identify key skills for new and experienced reviewers, and identify how to set and maintain boundaries so your wellbeing as a reviewer is protected. Alongside some surprising new ideas about peer reviewing, she will cover some basic skills and techniques, with reminders on how to cope if you’re on the receiving end of ‘reviewer two.’ By the end of this talk you should feel better able to volunteer as a reviewer should you wish, and hopefully recognize reviewing is a lot more relevant and interesting than you previously thought.
2021
Designing and Delivering Effective Scientific Presentations
Invited speakers: Kelsey Anbuhl, PhD, New York University and Matthew Winn, AuD, PhD, University of Minnesota
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Designing and delivering scientific presentations is a skillset that is rarely learned in a structured and intentional way. Delivering an effective presentation can be an invaluable opportunity to showcase findings in front of peers as well as receive meaningful feedback. Scientists at all career stages can benefit from practicing good techniques to communicate their work in a constructive and understandable
way. This workshop is aimed at elevating awareness of good strategies for communicating science to other scientists, especially for conference podium presentations. The workshop goes into depth in generating good figures that effectively convey your key message, and handling questions. The virtual workshop is for scientists at all career stages, from trainees to senior scientists.
2020
Science Communication: Bridging the research-to-practice gap
Invited speaker: Lauren Moreno, associate with Catalysis LLC
This dynamic online webinar will ground participants in science communication fundamentals, explore strategies to develop meaningful audience-specific messaging, and highlight effective science communication techniques that can be applied across a variety of contexts.
2019
Effective Recruitment & Retention Strategies for Research
Invited speakers: Holly Fernandez Lynch, JD, MBE, Scott Duane Rhodes, PhD, MPH, FAAHB, Judy Kopun, MA
This webinar focuses on community-based recruiting strategies and ethical issues and approaches to recruiting research participants via social media. Presenters discuss specific challenges and solutions for recruiting and retaining research participants in a variety of settings.