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HHS Research: Advancing Basic and Applied Science for the Greater Good

Overview  What is health and human sciences?  What kinds of research? ▪ Some concrete examples  Whose greater good?  HHS research facts  Strategies to support research mission in HHS

What is health? Human sciences?

Culture, Policy Beliefs Neighborhood, Community Crime School, Workplace Systems Green Space Policy/practices Family Social Leadership connectedness Routines Values Mental Health Cohesion Quality Individual Conflict Stability Physical Health Micro Macro

Our Departments/Programs  Communication Sciences  Nutrition and Disorders  Peace and Conflict  Community and Studies Therapeutic Recreation  Public Health Education  Human Development and Family Studies  Social Work ▪ Gerontology Program  Kinesiology  Genetic Counseling Program

What Kinds of Research? Basic Applied Community Engaged Bench Clinical Lab Translational Quantitative, observational, survey, biological/ medical, qualitative/ethnographic, mixed

Research Examples  Preventing Obesity Basic Applied  Early Childhood Education Community Engaged  Healthy Aging

Promoting Literacy Within Refugee Families

Greater Good for Who? Students who Other Professionals Individuals/ The conduct scientists/fields who apply the families etc community research with of study knowledge we who benefit us generate from research- based practices Experience Evidence- Resources New Based Better Knowledge Knowledge Collaborators Practices Outcomes and Methods Solutions Skills

Benefits of Undergraduate Research

Our Alumni: Top Researchers and Advocates in Their Fields

Our Community

HHS Research Facts

External Funding Over Time External Funding by Academic Unit Over Time $10,000,000.00 $9,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 $7,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 HHS Fiscal year to date (July-October): $5,000,000.00 $7.66 million $4,000,000.00 $3,000,000.00 $2,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00 $- 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 Bryan School A&S VPA HHS JSNN Education Nursing

Since 2012, UNC Greensboro has generated $189 million in external funding. Of that, $131 million was generated by the 7 academic units . Of that $131 million: HHS Contributes Large Portion of UNCG's External Funds from Academic Units HHS 39% HHS has Small Proportion of UNCG Faculty HHS Other 16% 61% HHS Other Other 84% HHS Other

Our Funders Include: Federal Agencies Professional National and Local Organizations Foundations/Agencies ❖ National Institutes of ❖ Wellness Council of ❖ Templeton Foundation ❖ Spencer Foundation Health America ❖ Institute for Education ❖ American College of ❖ Junior League of Sciences Sports Medicine Greensboro ❖ National Endowment for ❖ American Society of ❖ Cone Health Foundation ❖ City of Greensboro Parks the Arts Biomechanics ❖ Health Resources and ❖ American Speech and Recreation ❖ Guilford County Services Administration Language Hearing ❖ Substance Abuse and Association Partnership for Children ❖ American Psychological ❖ NCDHHS Division of Mental Health Services Administration Foundation Child Development ❖ Department of Defense ❖ NC Department of Public ❖ Governor’s Crime Instruction Commission

Research Outlets  Scholarly articles  Chapters in scholarly edited volumes  Books  Conferences and other professional presentations  Briefs, whitepapers, policy recommendations  Blogs, popular press, community presentations

Nationally/Internationally Recognized Scholars  Award-winning  In the public eye

Highly Sought Expertise

How We Support Research  Infrastructure ▪ Fully Staffed Office of Research (NCURA model)  Seed funding/responsive initiatives