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In this PRISE news Spotlight, we say a warm goodbye and congratulations to our Co-Director, Dr. Margaret Handley, as she retires.

Dr. Handley has been instrumental in shaping the landscape of implementation science training and research at UCSF. With support from CTSI, she co-established the Implementation Science Training Program in 2008 with Dr. Ralph Gonzales and co-directed the program from 2015-2020 with former PRISE Center Co-Director Adithya Cattamanchi. The UCSF Implementation Science Training Program is among the first of its kind in the U.S., and offers a wide range of online courses in implementation science methods. Dr. Handley also served as a PI on the NHLBI R25-funded Research in Implementation Science for Equity (RISE) Program, which provides implementation science training and career mentoring to junior faculty who are underrepresented in biomedical sciences.

Dr. Handley is passionate about forming sustainable partnerships with local and regional health departments and community groups. She led the UCSF PRISE Center partnership with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to provide implementation science-focused training to build capacity in conducting implementation science research among CDPH staff.

Over the past three years, Dr. Handley has also led the implementation science methods aspects of numerous global research collaborations focused on environmental health and climate adaptation. As Co-Investigator on an R01 trial in Guatemala, Dr. Handley works with community groups to identify and implement community-based alternatives to burning plastic waste in household fires and to measure reductions in exposure to plastic combustion by-products, including phthalates and bisphenols, among women of reproductive age. Dr. Handley is also supporting climate adaptation work in Croatia and Jordan.

As Dr. Handley retires, we are parting with a wonderful leader, mentor, and colleague. We are inspired by her impactful contributions to the field of implementation science, especially the countless hours spent training and mentoring students and faculty in using implementation science methods to further health equity in clinical, public health, and community settings. We will miss her dearly and wish her the best of luck in her retirement. The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics will announce a new PRISE Center Co-Director later this summer.

From all of us at the PRISE Center, we wish Dr. Handley CONGRATULATIONS and a happy retirement!

Pictured Above: Dr. Handley (center) with PRISE Center staff members, Tiese Etim-Inyang (right) and Leah Murphy (left). Location: UCSF Retirement Party at Mission Hall. June 4, 2024.

We are excited to share the PRISE Center 2022-2023 Annual Report, which you can access via our website (under "Publications and Reports").

The annual report details who we are at the PRISE Center, our progress, accomplishments, and collaborations in implementation science research. We are proud of what we have been able to accomplish in the past two years and grateful to all the UCSF and external colleagues who have partnered with us use implementation science methods to further health equity.

We ask that you please share the report with your networks, and contact us at PRISE@ucsf.edu if you have thoughts on ways in which we could collaborate. We would love to hear from you!

We also invite faculty, external partners, and/or trainees interested in implementation science and health equity to affiliate with the PRISE Center through the links below. As part of our affiliate network, we invite you to attend or present at our implementation science/health equity-focused seminars and events and connect with colleagues who are doing work in implementation science.

Our current cohort of PRISE T32 post-doctoral scholars share some of their exciting projects and why they are passionate about implementation science research.

UCSF HEAR Symposium 2024

Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Location: Mission Bay Conference Center | 1675 Owens Street 

The annual UCSF Health Equity and Anti-Racism Research (HEAR) Symposium showcases research and action to advance health equity and anti-racism. The purpose is to inspire future collaborations and research direction by highlighting the breadth and depth of health equity, health disparities and anti-racism research. The goal of the symposium is to build community among researchers across disciplines and across units, schools and campus sites and the wider Bay Area.

Attendance at the HEAR Symposium is FREE but registration is required. To know when the registration link is released, please visit the UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach Website or email Brooks Bigart [Brooksley.Bigart@ucsf.edu] with questions.

2024 Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) Conference

Theme: Strategic Synergy: Implementation Research, Practice, and Policy for Impact. 

September 27 - 28, 2024

Denver, Colorado

Key Deadlines:

July 19, 2024: Early bird registration ends

August 27, 2024: Hotel reservations due

Please click the button below for event details.

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Dissemination and Implementation Funding Initiatives

PCORI currently offers three funding opportunities to support projects that facilitate the uptake and integration of evidence from PCORI-funded studies, in the context of related evidence, into real-world practice.

PFAs Open Sept. 4, 2024

Letter of Intent due Oct. 1, 2024 (5pm EST)

Applications due Jan. 14, 2025 (5pm EST)

PCORI Virtual Applicant Town Halls for Upcoming Research Funding Opportunities

PCORI plans to host virtual town halls that are geared toward future applicants who are interested in learning more about upcoming funding opportunities. Please see below for some relevant town halls, and button links to register for each session.

Phased Large Awards for Comparative Effectiveness Research - Sept. 6, 2024

Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research - Sept.17, 2024

Broad Pragmatic Studies - Sept. 19, 2024

NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health Funding Announcements

These FOAs encourage investigators to submit research grant applications that will identify, develop, test, evaluate and/or refine strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based practices into public health, clinical practice, and community settings. In addition, studies to advance dissemination and implementation research methods and measures are encouraged. These FOAs expire in 2025. Check notice for details.

R01 Research Project Grant

R03 Small Grant Program

R21 Exploratory/Development Research Grant Award

NIH Prevention Research Funding Opportunities

NIH funding opportunities in the areas of obesity, time-sensitive health research, and women’s health.

Time-Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

New expiration date: January 10, 2025 

Time-Sensitive Opportunities for Health Research (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

New expiration date: March 2, 2025 

Notice of Special Interest: Women’s Health Research

Expiration date: November 5, 2025

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