Acting Associate Dean for Academic Affairs will play key role in assuring quality of the NIH process
Acting Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Kathleen Knafl, has been selected to serve as chairperson of the Nursing Science: Children and Families Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, for the term beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2006.
The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) serves as the central receipt point for all research and training grant applications submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). CSR also receives applications submitted to other components of the Department of Health and Human Services and refers them to these components
- Assigns all NIH applications to the appropriate institutes or centers for consideration for funding and also to the scientific review groups within CSR or other institutes or centers for review
- Provides the scientific merit review of most research grant and fellowship applications submitted to the NIH
- Provides staff support to the Office of the Director, NIH, in the formulation of grant and award policies and procedures
- Assists other NIH components in providing information on the NIH peer review system and information about the research grant and fellowship application process and procedures to the scientific community, the Congress, other NIH staff, and the general public.
Membership on a study section represents a major commitment of professional time and energy as well as a unique opportunity to contribute to the national biomedical research effort. Members are selected on the basis of their demonstrated competence and achievement in their scientific discipline as evidenced by the quality of research accomplishments, publications in scientific journals, and other significant scientific activities, achievements and honors. The skill and leadership offered by the chairperson determine to a significant extent the effectiveness and efficiency of the review group.
"As chairperson of the Nursing Science: Children and Families Study Section, Dr. Knafl will play a vital role in assuring the quality of the NIH process," said CSR Acting Director, Brent Stanfield.
Dr. Knafl is a professor at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) and acting associate dean of academic affairs. She teaches family and research design courses in the doctoral and pediatric nurse practitioner programs. Her research focuses on family management of childhood chronic illness and she has completed a series of studies describing distinct patterns of family response to the challenges presented by a child's chronic illness. Her work sets the stage for developing and testing nursing interventions that meet the unique needs of diverse families and support optimal family and child functioning. Dr. Knafl is widely published and her work has been funded by both private and public sources. As an expert on family research, she serves as a consultant to the National Institutes of Health as well to other universities and researchers.
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