Social, Behavioral, & Implementation Sciences Core
About
The UNC CFAR Social, Behavioral, and Implementation Sciences (SBIS) Core is dedicated to fostering and supporting new interdisciplinary and inter-institutional HIV-related research.
We provide services and resources to support biomedical and social science researchers interested in exploring the social, psychological, and structural factors influencing the HIV epidemic. Additionally, we provide scientific leadership, mentorship, and networking opportunities to junior faculty, international investigators, and scholars who are either new to HIV research or from traditionally underrepresented institutions.
Our services include support in planning, developing, and designing research projects; survey development and programming; and data collection and analysis. We also provide training in Implementation Mapping, and various data collection techniques. For more details, please visit our Services tab below.
Our resources feature open-source training materials and the Social and Behavioral Instruments (SABI) database. This user-friendly, online database allows researchers to easily find instruments and scales for measuring constructs relevant to social and behavioral HIV research. For more information, please visit our Resources tab.
The SBIS Core hosts bi-annual networking events in the Spring and Fall and maintains a comprehensive directory of social and behavioral researchers at UNC and RTI International. These networking events are designed to strengthen connections and encourage new collaborations among researchers, students, and community partners focused on HIV research.
The Social, Behavioral, and Sciences Core supports the UNC CFAR Office of Bioethics.
SERVICES
Research Proposal Assistance
- Grant proposal review and development, including guidance on study design
- Development of analysis plans
- Preliminary data analysis
- Letters of support
Qualitative Research Services
- Consultation
- Qualitative guide development support
- Electronic survey programming
- Qualitative data collection (interviews, cognitive interviewing, or focus groups)
- Electronic data collection and management support
- Auto-transcription review and formatting
- Data analysis (coding only)
- Data analysis and synthesis
- Abstract preparation
For more details on our qualitative research services, please refer to our comprehensive menu.
Implementation Science (IS)
- Consultation
- IS intervention design guidance including full proposal review and follow-up calls
- Trainings and Workshops
- IS training for researchers (Rural)
- Half-day IS mechanism of change workshop
- Half-day implementation mapping workshop on developing study implementation strategies
- IS adaptive designs & power challenges training
- Full-day implementation strategy workshop
- Development and implementation strategies assessment
For more details on our implementation science services, please refer to our comprehensive menu.
Manuscript Preparation
- Reviews, edits, and feedback on manuscript drafts
- Manuscript writing
Mentoring and Networking
- Connection to collaborator(s)
- Mentorship
Content Area Expert Consultation/Services
- Ethics and/or Regulatory
- Implementation Science
Other Resources
- UNC Motivational Interviewing Blog
- Social and Behavioral Instrument (SABI) database
**Please note: Most of these services do not carry a charge for an initial 1-hour consultation. Subsequent fees are determined from the estimated scope of work.
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