The CHBS Launch & Learn series is designed to support faculty at all stages of the research process while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration within CHBS, as well as across campus, the community, and Commonwealth. 

Sessions will have varying formats, including roundtable discussion, faculty spotlights (where faculty share their research elevator pitch), and identify potential collaborators within and beyond CHBS.

Monthly meetings will be held from 12:00-1:00pm in HBS 5040 unless otherwise noted. Meeting dates include:

September 4 (HBS 3041): Research Roundtables

Rounds Topics

1. Getting your research started (support for starting new research, JMU IRB, etc.)
2. Developing interdisciplinary research collaborations
3. Developing mutually beneficial community-engaged research
4. Effectively mentoring student researchers
5. Maintaining research and scholarship productivity amongst competing demands
6. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Connecting class activities to scholarly pursuits
7. Other

Future Dates

Topics TBA

• October 2
• November 6
• December 4
• January 15
• February 5
• March 5
• April 9