The primary goal of this workshop is to educate attendees on funding opportunities to support health education and outreach efforts. Investigators and trainees are typically well-informed of traditional research funding mechanisms; however, many may not have experience in seeking opportunities to support education and outreach. The workshop will focus on opportunities to support education, outreach, broadening participation, and workforce development. Growing an informed workforce and community is paramount to driving healthcare change and innovation. The workshop will bring together funding agencies and community leaders to highlight health education and outreach funding opportunities, provide tips on how to successfully secure funding, and encourage collaboration among the SBC community.
Panelists:
Dr. Amelia Greer serves as the Program Director for the NSF Engineering Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Sites programs. She also manages large engineering workforce-related initiatives including TeachEngineering.org free open-access digital library of K-12 engineering curricula; Engineering for Us All (e4usa) national high school engineering course for college credit; and FIRST Robotics pilot partnership with e4usa expanding access to engineering.
Dr. Laurel Kuxhaus is a biomechanical engineer with technical expertise in orthopaedic biomechanics, policy expertise in emerging technologies like AI, and experience in the design of medical devices and assistive technology. She has previously served as a Program Officer at both the NSF and the NIH.
Dr. Aaron Kyle is a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. Kyle teaches first-year design, medical device instrumentation, and capstone design courses at Duke. He leads the Outreach Design Education (ODE) Program, which focuses on enhancing STEM identity in younger students through engineering design education. Over 1000 students in New York and North Carolina have been introduced to engineering design through ODE-associated pre-college programs and courses.
Terah Archie is the Senior Director for Corporate & Foundation Relations at East Carolina University. She has over thirty years of experience in grant-seeking, fundraising, public relations, and event planning. Over the past ten years at ECU, she has forged collaborative relationships with deans, gift officers, faculty members, and university leaders that have helped secure five and six-figure gifts from individual, corporate, and foundation funders. She works with faculty across the university to connect them with corporate and foundation partners whose philanthropic priorities align with ECU’s mission.