Sara Becker, Ph.D.

Breaking: The Trump administration just canceled $400M in federal grants & contracts to Columbia University.

This is a grave threat to the future of higher education in America and freedom of speech.

US academics are being targeted, and we must speak up vociferously. #MedSky #research

Have a grant under review? Check out this Google sheet of NIH study sections that are cancelled. ⬇️

Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03
TheRiseRegistry.org

Amid today’s massive NIH cuts to universities, please know that my research colleagues:

- Develop new cancer treatments for kids
- Are curing sickle cell disease
- Build new tech to help premature babies survive
- Prevent teens from dying of drug overdose
- And more

#NIH #MedSky #research #science

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025 - NOW WHAT? Rethinking long term sick-leave in Europe Oslo Metropolitan University is Norway's third largest university with almost 22,000 students and over 2,500 employees. We have campuses in central Oslo and at Romerike. OsloMet educates students...

An interesting #ImpSci PostDoc position at Oslo Metropolitan University. Apply by January 31st. #knowledgetranslation www.oslomet.no/en/work/job-...

List of the speakers for the closing plenary addressing sustainment, adaptation, and de-implementation as topics for long-term decision making in implementation: moderator Dr Enola Proctor and speakers Dr Monica Perez Jolles, Dr Asya Agulnik, Dr Juliet Iwelunmor, and Dr Christian Helfrich

Dr Enola Proctor takes notes as Dr Monica Perez Jolles speaks

All five researchers in the closing plenary session: Drs Proctor, Perez Jolles, Agulnik, Iwelunmor, and Helfrich

#DIScience24 is over but still so much to talk about! Kudos to @monica-p-jolles.bsky.social for bringing it home in the closing plenary with @enolaproctor.bsky.social and Drs. Agulnik, Iwelunmor, & Helfrich. Another great discussion! @accordsresearch.bsky.social #impsci #AcademicSky

Wonderful debate at #DIScience24! Dr. Irie did an amazing job stressing the opportunities to build lasting, relationships/infrastructure when we play the long game. Loved Dr. @leorahorwitzmd.bsky.social ‘s notes on hustling when we have solid evidence, low-risk opportunities, etc. #TeamItDepends

@monica-p-jolles.bsky.social the final plenary- we have all the pieces in #impsci we just need to put them together! #DIScience24

That’s a wrap on another wonderful D&I conference! Grateful for this opportunity every December to connect with colleagues near and far who are dedicated to thinking deeply about how to use #impsci to make meaningful and sustained impact. #DIScience24

With shout outs to @rsbeidas.bsky.social, Pat Franklin @kelliscottphd.bsky.social, Amy Van Pelt, Andrea Graham, and other superstars!

Addressing the Growing Need for Implementation Science  - News Center Translating medical research findings from the research laboratory into patient care, otherwise known as from “bench to bedside,” is far more complex than it sounds, but is imperative to improve human...

Feels fitting that while at #DIScience24 @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social did a feature story on our growing implementation science community!
So proud to be part of this dream team!

news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2024/12/09/a...

So glad someone got a picture of this!! Our team has started contracting with a graphic designer to summarize our results for community partners. The feedback has been very positive!!
#DIScience24

Bryan Weiner and PhD student Grace Umutesi stand in front of Grace's research poster at #DIScience24

Bryan Weiner and Kristin Beima-Sofie stand in front of Kristin's research poster at #DIScience24

David Katz stands in front of his research poster at #DIScience24

Sarah Masyuko and Arianna Means in front of their research poster at #DIScience24

Day 1 of #DIScience24 is in the books 🎉 We love to see these 📸 from our Director @bjweiner.bsky.social of some of our @uofwa.bsky.social #GlobalHealth #impsci colleagues at #DIScience24! 📸: Bryan Weiner w/ Grace Umutesi, Bryan w/ Kristin Beima-Sofie, David Katz, Sarah Masyuko w/ Arianna Means 🌟💜💛

Screenshot of a PPT slide. “Oh $@/* My Study is Totally &%#’ What the &$:@ Do I Do Now?

#DIScience24 #academyhealth one of the best sessions I could attend as a junior faculty member doing implementation science. IS requires flexibility, open communication, and DOCUMENTATION!

Strong endorse!! Loved the speakers’ candor about when #ImpSci trials go off the rails (which they do and they will) and how to get them back on track (and how to prevent that by piloting more than you think and having contingency plans and trial modification rules up front)

Look out #DIScience24! 28 UW researchers, including a big cohort of Ph.D. students, are coming to a poster, podium, or plenary session near you. Check out the details in the post below. See you there!

UW Madison School of Pharmacy faculty, staff, & graduate students have approximately 10 presentations and posters at the Academy Health #DIScience24 Conference! Look for our sessions on complex implementation strategies, OTC meds for older adults, a nationally recognized COPD EBP and FRAM modeling.

I’m attending #AcademyHealth #discience24! There’s a talk on climate science & relating with D&I.

As a citizen of a heavily-impacted LMIC, I wonder if it’s part of the convo to build skill and investment for D&I within LMICs to address health impacts.

two women are running down a path and one of them is saying let 's goooo ! Alt: two women are running down a path and one of them is saying let 's goooo !

This is my first conference since leaving the dark place and searching for #DIScience24 and actually finding content brings me such joy!!

Me following everyone posting about the conference rn

Chisom talking through a mixed methods poster

Group shot of poster with Chisom, Sara, and Kira

Panel sitting, slide says “making a swift pivot: adapting a 5-year stepped wedge design in response to emerging behavioral health priorities”

Some more posters…
Chisom Obiezu-Umeh had six co-authored posters at the same time in the Global Implementation Science track!

And Allison Carroll and I presented in a panel on optimizing the speed of implementation (takeaway: sometimes a slower start helps you sprint faster later)

Poster by India Willis and colleagues

Poster by Kira DiClemente and colleagues

Poster by Allison Carroll and colleagues

Poster by Kelli Scott and colleagues

Faculty and staff from @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social had 21 posters yesterday! Caught a few friendly faces willing to take pics 📸

India Willis, Kira DiClemente, Allison Carroll, @kelliscottphd.bsky.social

Day one of #DIScience is a wrap and Day 2 is off to a great start! Forgetting to pack a cell phone charger has limited my ability to post but thanks to kind colleagues, here are some pics of @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social faculty and staff in action! 🧵

Features @rsbeidas.bsky.social & Allison Carroll

CDIS, our #ImpSci center at Northwestern, recently marked our 2nd birthday and we are celebrating in full force at the Academy Health #DIScience24 Conference! We have 82 faculty and staff giving 52 distinct presentations from plenaries to award nominees to Best of D&I! 🥳🎉

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👇 Beyond proud of all of the ways that our @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social #impsci community is representing at the 17th annual #DIScience24 Conference!!! 💜 Huge thanks to CDIS and Dr. @sjbeckerphd.bsky.social for leadership!!

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Mix and mingle with us by finding us at presentations! Screenshots of our NU roundup below. You can also email us at cdis dot northwestern dot edu to request a PDF!

Also not sure if live conference posting is a thing here? But I’ll be sharing pics and #ImpSci nuggets

We are represented on the main stage with @rsbeidas.bsky.social moderating a plenary, represented in the Inaugural Lisa Simpson Poster Award nominees with @kelliscottphd.bsky.social co-authoring a study, and TWO of the 4 Best of D&I talks are led by NU researchers- Hannah Cheng and me!! 🪩💃👯‍♀️🕺

CDIS, our #ImpSci center at Northwestern, recently marked our 2nd birthday and we are celebrating in full force at the Academy Health #DIScience24 Conference! We have 82 faculty and staff giving 52 distinct presentations from plenaries to award nominees to Best of D&I! 🥳🎉

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Building capacity in dissemination and implementation research: the presence and impact of advice networks - Implementation Science Background As dissemination and implementation (D&I) research increases, we must continue to expand training capacity and research networks. Documenting, understanding, and enhancing advice networks i...

So proud of my exceptional colleagues recognized as #ImpSci advice givers. We are especially fortunate to have @rsbeidas.bsky.social to advise social scientists as Chair of Medical Social Sciences at @nupress.bsky.social!

implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Building capacity in dissemination and implementation research: the presence and impact of advice networks - Implementation Science Background As dissemination and implementation (D&I) research increases, we must continue to expand training capacity and research networks. Documenting, understanding, and enhancing advice networks i...

One of the best parts of #impsci is the generosity of mentors. A big part of my work now is mentoring & capacity-building in the field so I am so honored to be included in this list of D&I science advice givers nationally.Interesting SNA piece! implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....