Columbia University Science of Behavior Change Resource and Coordinating Center renewal - administrative supplement

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Project Summary/Abstract This overall goal of this administrative supplement to the Columbia University Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) Resource and Coordinating Center (RCC) is to disseminate mechanistic behavioral science to leaders in behavioral medicine through collaboration with the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR). The primary approach to accomplishing this goal will be to infuse SOBC content into ABMR’s annual meetings and to support ABMR’s Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) program. The ESI program is designed to facilitate the success of a diverse group of exceptional early career investigators (at least 50% from underrepresented groups) who are entering the field of mechanistic behavioral science. The program provides awardees with an unprecedented opportunity to participate in the ABMR meeting, learn about SOBC’s experimental medicine approach, network with senior scholars in the field, and participate in a leadership development and career development workshop. The supplement will also support the integration of SOBC content into the annual meeting programming and the engagement of ESIs in SOBC RCC working groups after the meeting. The mission of ABMR is to provide a forum for established scientists and thought leaders working in the transdisciplinary field of behavioral science to exchange cutting-edge ideas in an informal, yet scientifically charged atmosphere. Its members are distinguished basic and applied scientists elected by peers for outstanding contributions to the field. In alignment with NIMHD’s Health Disparities Framework and NIH’s UNITE initiative, the theme of the 2022 meeting is “Healthy Aging across the Lifespan: The impact of Socioeconomic Status.” The objective of this meeting is to provide a cutting-edge examination of multifactorial and preventable determinants of health inequities, as well as focus on modifiable and mechanistic pathways linking these determinants to lifelong health processes and outcomes. The 2023 meeting will examine why behavioral interventions are not being systematically implemented into clinical practice and how the SOBC approach can help. The aims of this supplement are aligned with the goals of the RCC, which include (1) serving as a hub for scientists to evaluate, discuss, and disseminate mechanisms-focused behavioral science; (2) engaging with national scientific organizations and bringing basic and applied/clinical scientists together to promote collaborations and further advances in mechanistic behavioral science; and (3) conducting outreach and dissemination of the experimental medicine approach. Specific aims of the supplement are to: (1) Expose diverse ESIs to the SOBC approach through participation in the ABMR meeting; (2) To provide leadership and career development training for diverse ESI Fellows; and (3) To introduce early and senior career leaders in behavioral medicine to critical topics in behavioral mechanistic science.