Training

Science communication has the power to change lives. By sharing your science with the public, you can reach more people and create real-world impact. Whether you are a sci comm beginner or a full-fledged expert, this toolkit has all the resources you need to communicate your work effectively. There’s a little bit of something for everyone, no matter how you learn best or which communication vehicles interest you most. Podcasts, infographics, videos, op-eds, tip sheets, tweets—we’ve got it all! The possibilities are endless. Take some time to explore our toolkit and find out what sci comm can do for you.

SBM's Behavior Change Ground Rounds webinar series happens on select Thursdays at 1 p.m. ET. Check out archived and upcoming webinars that cover a variety of behavioral medicine topics.

SBM offers a year-long Leadership Institute for mid-career members. The institute kicks off with an in-person, two-day workshop where participant fellows attend skill-building sessions and engage with former participants. Then, throughout the institute year, fellows develop their own self-identified leadership projects, and receive one-on-one coaching from professional coaches and peer-group mentoring from SBM leaders.

The purpose of the SBM Monica Baskin Diversity Institute for Emerging Leaders is to help early-career members from diverse backgrounds or those who are working with those from underrepresented populations develop into effective, thoughtful leaders by fostering leadership skills and a deep understanding of the principles of diversity and inclusion. The Diversity Institute is a year-long endeavor, featuring an intensive one-day, in-person workshop followed by ongoing small-group mentorship.

The ECR Mentoring Program is an exciting opportunity for SBM´s early career researchers to receive mentoring from a SBM expert and to connect with other early career researchers in behavioral medicine. Program participants meet regularly with their SBM mentor and a small group of peer researchers throughout the year to network and consult on a variety of behavioral medicine research and career development topics.

Whether you are a mentor/aspiring mentor or mentee, these resources can help you to learn best practices, to navigate challenging interpersonal situations and to access training materials or programs that can improve your mentorship and overall career trajectory.

Have you ever wanted to chat with an expert regarding state-of-the-art methodology in your field of study? Could you use help on your grant’s specific aims from an experienced grant reviewer? Would you like advice on preparing for tenure review? Members now have the chance to seek out the help they need through the SBM Consultation Program.

SBM has partnered with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to offer free training and certification for good clinical practice in social and behavioral research.

Consultative Community Engagement Studio meetings with community members provide researchers with the opportunity to ask questions of people who have a personal interest in the outcomes of their research, leading the researchers to modify their protocols or even their specific aims. Community members may provide input on any stage of the research project, including weighing on whether a proposed study merits doing at all. These studios may sound daunting and time-consuming, but they're actually very feasible. And they work.

SBM's Peer Reviewer Academy trains early-career scientists on the art of peer reviewing. It features hands-on, real reviewing, and culminates with a coveted spot on one of our journal’s editorial boards. Build your skills, your CV, and your network!

This group seeks to improve the understanding of underlying mechanisms of human behavior change by promoting basic research on the initiation, personalization, and maintenance of behavior change. They've has developed a comprehensive measures repository.