JIN Presentation: TBD
2026-05-21 09:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York) | Microsoft Teams
Please join us at our JIN Touchbase call each Thursday at 9am. This is a great opportunity to collaborate, share ideas, and hear a guest presentation from a member or friend of the JIN. All are welcome!

This week’s guest presentation will be:
“TBD”

Presented by:
Jennifer Sims-Mourtada, PhD
ChristianaCare

The Microsoft Teams link is included below under “Website”.

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Tech Talk: Survey Design: Steps to Building a Research Survey
2026-06-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Microsoft Teams
Thursday June 4, 2026 from 12:00-1:00pm
Virtual Teams Presentation
This presentation will provide an overview of the key steps involved in planning for and designing research surveys. Speakers will discuss best practices to apply and provide examples of common pitfalls to avoid when designing surveys for research data collection.
Meet the Speakers

Kim Williams, PhD
Senior Research AssociateChristianaCare
Kimberly D. Williams, DrPH, MPH is a Research Investigator at the ChristianaCare iREACH Research Institute. Her work centers on collaborating with health care providers and hospital leadership to integrate behavioral health care services into medical care settings and develop implementation strategies that translate evidence-based knowledge into practice and policy. Her current research focuses on reducing barriers and increasing access to treatment for opioid use disorder in the primary care setting. In addition, Dr. Williams is a member of the Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) core in the Delaware CTR program where she provides consultative support in implementation science and quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research.

Alex Mapp, MPH
Senior Research AssociateChristianaCare
Alexandra M. Mapp, MPH is a career trained evaluator with over 15 years of experience in evaluation research. She specializes in translating complex data into actionable insights with a focus on health equity and community-engaged research. She is a Research Investigator with the Research Institute (iREACH) at ChristianaCare and a Research Associate for the Delaware Practice and Community-Based Research Network, where her work supports initiatives aimed at improving patient outcomes and advancing health system performance. She holds a bachelors degree from the University of California, Irvine, and a Master of Public Health from Drexel University.

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To receive instructions on obtaining (1) CME credit for attendance, please RSVP to Debra.Reese@ChristianaCare.org.

Work supported by an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under grant number U54-GM104941 (PI:Hicks) and the State of Delaware.

Innovative Discovery Series - Sleep and Circadian Health Approaches to Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk
2026-06-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Microsoft Teams
Cardiometabolic disease remains a leading cause of death, yet many of its behavioral risk factors are shaped not only by what we do but by when we do it. This talk examines how the timing of sleep, eating, and physical activity influences cardiometabolic risk across the lifespan. Drawing on observational, intervention, and experimental work from the Sleep and Circadian Health Research Program, Freda Patterson, PhD, University of Delaware, will show how irregular sleep and eating patterns relate to early markers of cardiovascular disease, how sleep health can be leveraged to improve other health behaviors, and how the circadian timing of exercise may affect blood pressure in prehypertensive adults. Together, these findings point toward timing as a modifiable, upstream target for prevention.
Learn more
When: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 – Noon – 1:00 P.M.
Where: Virtual Presentation through Microsoft Teams

DE CTR ACCEL Community Research Exchange 2026
2026-10-23 08:00 - 14:45 | University of Delaware, John M. Clayton Hall, 100 David Hollowell Drive, Newark, Delaware, 19716
DE CTR ACCEL Community Research Exchange 2026
Theme: Innovation in Health Research: Moving Forward with Communities
ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
When: Friday, October 23, 2026, 8:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Where: University of Delaware, John M. Clayton Hall
Address: 100 David Hollowell Drive, Newark, DE 19716
Register Here!
The day will begin with a keynote address, followed by expert local panel discussions. After lunch, attendees will participate in interactive breakout sessions.
For more information, see the Community Research Exchange page.
