CALIFORNIA IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE COLLABORATIVE: Reducing inequities in health and social services in California and globally
Stefano M. Bertozzi, Professor
Public Health
Closed. This professor is continuing with Spring 2024 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Fall 2024.
The last few decades have seen growing acknowledgement and emphasis on the need to bridge gaps between research and practice. Implementation Science (IS) is the scientific study of methods to promote the systematic uptake of research findings and other evidence-based practices into routine practice. An evolving and interdisciplinary field, IS focuses on strategies for the successful integration of evidence-based interventions within diverse settings.
Within the University of California (UC), IS research and education has rapidly accelerated in the last decade and individual faculty and staff have had demonstrated impact through their work, both domestically and globally. While many faculty engaged in this work come from medicine, nursing and public health, other sectors such as education, anthropology, social welfare, public policy, economics, and psychology are also well represented. The California Implementation Science Collaboratory (CISC) is a nascent UC-wide initiative, led by Prof. Stefano Bertozzi with its secretariat at UC Berkeley, that aims to bring together researchers, trainees, and their community implementation partners to create a world-class network that will support transdisciplinary research on improving the application of evidence-based practice to improve health and social services for vulnerable populations.
Role: Students will be expected to support the following tasks which will support the primary goals of initial phases of this project:
1) Catalog community IS partnerships across the campuses on a new CISC website. Update a landscape analysis of existing implementation science research projects
2) Review UC websites and contact campus co-PIs in order to document cross-system capacity in implementation science education as necessary
4) Support the leadership team and its effort to develop collaborations that promote IS research, policy and programs
Qualifications: Students should have an interest in supporting research and policy development to support implementation of services in health, social welfare, and/or education with the goal of enhancing health and social equity in California or in low- and middle-income countries. Experience and interest in communications and social marketing around health and social issues is desirable. Strong oral, writing and communication skills. Detail oriented and dependable. Comfortable working in Excel and organizing data a plus. Website development/data visualization interest a plus. Motivated to contribute to a collaborative effort that will improve policy, systems and structures for the most vulnerable communities in California and worldwide.
Hours: 6-8 hrs
Off-Campus Research Site: The work will be predominantly online (Zoom).
Biological & Health Sciences Digital Humanities and Data Science