College of Public Health Hosts Workshops Guiding Graduate Research

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 22, 2014) — The University of Kentucky College of Public Health is offering a series of workshops throughout the 2015 spring semester to prepare graduate students to conduct health-related research. The college's Research 101 series provides students with expert instruction on getting started with health care research.

Courses will address topics including why health research is important, how to get started, how to acquire funding and the publishing process. The sessions will be presented by Margaret McGladrey, the assistant dean for research in the College of Public Health. The workshops are free and open to graduate students in any college within the university who have a research interest related to public health. Each workshop will take place from 11 a.m. to noon in Room 202 in the College of Public Health on the following dates:

·         Monday, Jan. 26: How to Get Started – an overview of why research is important and how to get involved in it.

·         Monday, Feb. 16: Mentoring and Publishing – a discussion of faculty mentorship in research, as well as the process for publication.

·         Monday, March 2: Preparing and Presenting Your Poster – tips for designing and presenting a research poster at a conference.

·         Monday, April 6: Crash Course on Grants – a discussion of the importance of grant funding and overview of student research funding opportunities.

For more information about the workshops, email Brandy Reeves, director of student affairs for the College of Public Health, at brandy.reeves@uky.edu.

MEDIA CONTACT: Elizabeth Adams, elizabethadams@uky.edu