Mark your calendars! 🗓️ The winter & spring schedule for our D&I speaker series is here, featuring a fantastic lineup of speakers. Join us for free virtual panels! 🎉

Happy Monday folks! It's your new DIS SIG Social Media officer, Dr. Blanche Wright 🇧🇿 🇸🇻 ! Super excited to promote all things DIS SIG, and to take tons of photos of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies next year in NOLA!

Has ABCT ever been scheduled so we have a week back at work before Thanksgiving?! Whether you celebrate or not, I hope you can take some time later this week! That's not always possible when working in behavioral health but hoping everyone can at least take an hour or two 🌱🌿🪴

🚨 CALLING ALL UNDERGRADUATE, POST-BACC, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS! The ABCT Student SIG is excited to announce that we are now ACCEPTING PROPOSALS for our third annual Student Research Symposium! Check out the thread below for more info on this FREE & VIRTUAL event!

📣 No DIS SIG Matchmaking for ABCT 2025 due to broader ABCT changes (e.g., reduction in the number of symposia accepted). DIS SIG members can use this interest form to try to collaborate, but DIS SIG leadership will not be monitoring: tinyurl.com/ABCT2025collab

☕️ March Coffee Hour: We want to focus on alternative or non-federal funding sources. We are looking for volunteers willing to serve as panelists. Please email @[email protected] if you are interested in being a panelist!

We are still seeking 1-2 more panelists with experience seeking alternative or non-federal funding opportunities. Please DM us or email Kelsey S Dickson if you can recommend someone or might be interested.

🔎Are you the leader of an #impsci team or lab? We are looking to spotlight a DIS-SIG member's lab in our Spring Newsletter. Please DM us or contact Sarah Helseth, PhD to learn more!

Although we will close this account in a couple of weeks, we want to make sure folks see our announcement for the annual BIPOC/LE scholarship! Please see below for further information, deadlines, and links to application materials. We look forward to receiving your submission!

Two announcements relevant to THIS Friday March 21st!

Reminder to sign up to be a mentee OR mentor for DIS SIG buddy-matching by Fri March 21st here: forms.gle/pAD84kh1R8NUJ4…. We need of more mentors - advanced students, post-docs, early career members, and senior faculty members, please apply!

Virtual Coffee Hour: Fri March 21st@ 9:30am Hawaii/12:30pm PST/3:30pm EST on finding non-federal funding opportunities to support your implementation science research & practice! Join us at this timely event! SDSU.zoom.us/j/82650568447 #impsci

Seeking Planning Committee Chair(s) & Members for ABCT Nov 20 – 23, 2025 in New Orleans! We hope to recruit at least 1 volunteer familiar with the NOLA community - extra points if you can point us to the best beignets! Contact [email protected] to join!

Next Virtual Coffee Hour: Monday June 9, 9:30am HST/12:30pm PST/1:30pm MST/2:30pm CST/3:30pm EST. Listening session with DIS experts on navigating career during shifts in funding and professional climate. Register here: sdsu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Our Virtual Coffee Hour on Monday 6/9 will include a panel discussing navigating career shifts in funding and professional climate. Panelists include: ~Lauren Brookman Frazee ~Anna Lau ~David Mandell ~Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Ph.D. With SIG Leader #KelseyDickson Moderating. See you there!

We are interested in learning more about the DIS SIG's success having presentations accepted for the upcoming annual conference given changes in the ABCT submission mechanisms and review process. Please complete this brief survey by 7/3: forms.gle/SHzTfiYgNjAGvJ…

🎓 DIS SIG Student Travel Award ✈️ Last year, thanks to 38 generous donations, we helped 18 students attend ABCT! Let’s do it again! Contribute here: buy.stripe.com/dR6cPXeo6aI3fY… ✅ Select "Sponsor a Student" under Payment Type 📅 Deadline: Fri, August 22 Every $$ makes a difference!

Attending ABCT? We are still seeking Planning Committee Chair(s) & Members for ABCT 2025 in NOLA! Contact [email protected] to join & give back to the DIS SIG!

Ruben Martinez just launched "Implementation Science 101" — a short, engaging video series that breaks down key concepts in plain language. 🎬 Watch the first 2 episodes here: youtube.com/@Implementatio… 🔔 Subscribe & share with your network!

📢 Call for Posters for the DIS SIG Expo at #ABCT2025 in New Orleans 🎉 🖼️ Submit your abstract for the DIS SIG Poster Expo by Friday, August 1 at 5pm PDT: 🔗 tinyurl.com/DISSIGPoster20… 💡 Student first authors are eligible for the DIS SIG Student Award!