Presented By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender
Building Capacity for Women’s Health: Peer Reviewer Training
Dr. Ella August, Clinical Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
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Are you a U-M graduate student in a health-related field? Do you want to support faculty and researchers in low-income countries who work in women’s health?
Apply to become a peer reviewer for Dr. Ella August’s “Building Capacity for Women’s Health” program. You’ll receive training on how to be an effective peer reviewer for manuscripts targeted for scientific journals. After your training, you’ll provide follow-up writing support to faculty and researchers in low-income countries who have undergone initial training on scientific writing and publishing.
Requirements to participate in the training:
- You must be a doctoral level student or MPH student in public health or other related discipline
- You must have some scientific writing experience
Requirements to become a peer reviewer for Building Capacity for Women’s Health:
- You must attend a short orientation and a separate one-day training session
- You must agree to review at least one scientific manuscript after you complete training
- You must agree to protect confidentiality of the material that you review
2-Day Training Session:
Friday, March 16 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Friday, March 23 10:00am - 3:00pm
Apply online at tinyurl.com/umich-qualtrics
Graduate student peer reviewers will be paid a small stipend for participating. Lunch provided on 3/23. For more information, contact Ella August at eaugust@umich.edu.
Workshop Instructor:
Ella August, PhD is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan. Dr. August has nearly two decades of experience in research, and has been teaching scientific writing for over a decade. She specializes in helping STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) faculty, scientists and students to effectively and persuasively communicate scientific ideas. Her teaching approach encourages writers to reflect on the connection between their discipline’s values and modes of communication, and to consider how these forces shape writing in their field. She teaches publication, writing and critical thinking courses and workshops internationally and domestically.
Are you a U-M graduate student in a health-related field? Do you want to support faculty and researchers in low-income countries who work in women’s health?
Apply to become a peer reviewer for Dr. Ella August’s “Building Capacity for Women’s Health” program. You’ll receive training on how to be an effective peer reviewer for manuscripts targeted for scientific journals. After your training, you’ll provide follow-up writing support to faculty and researchers in low-income countries who have undergone initial training on scientific writing and publishing.
Requirements to participate in the training:
- You must be a doctoral level student or MPH student in public health or other related discipline
- You must have some scientific writing experience
Requirements to become a peer reviewer for Building Capacity for Women’s Health:
- You must attend a short orientation and a separate one-day training session
- You must agree to review at least one scientific manuscript after you complete training
- You must agree to protect confidentiality of the material that you review
2-Day Training Session:
Friday, March 16 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Friday, March 23 10:00am - 3:00pm
Apply online at tinyurl.com/umich-qualtrics
Graduate student peer reviewers will be paid a small stipend for participating. Lunch provided on 3/23. For more information, contact Ella August at eaugust@umich.edu.
Workshop Instructor:
Ella August, PhD is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan. Dr. August has nearly two decades of experience in research, and has been teaching scientific writing for over a decade. She specializes in helping STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) faculty, scientists and students to effectively and persuasively communicate scientific ideas. Her teaching approach encourages writers to reflect on the connection between their discipline’s values and modes of communication, and to consider how these forces shape writing in their field. She teaches publication, writing and critical thinking courses and workshops internationally and domestically.
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