2026 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (BSSR) Festival Webinar Series
How do researchers capture real-world behavior as it happens? Join NIH-funded scientists as they share innovative methods transforming behavioral and social science research.
Date: April 30, 2026, 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET
Location: Virtual
What You’ll Learn
- How real-time data improves understanding of health behaviors
- New ways to measure how spatial factors—like nature access and the built environment—impact health
- How rapid qualitative methods improve real-world implementation
Featured Speakers
Beth Pyatak, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, University of Southern California
Peter James, Sc.D., M.H.S., University of California, Davis
Alison Hamilton, Ph.D., M.P.H., U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
This webinar is part of the 2026 NIH BSSR Festival Webinar Series, highlighting innovative, NIH-funded research and its impact on health.
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Reasonable Accommodation
Closed captioning will be available for the webinar. If you need reasonable accommodations, please contact Mark Dennis at mdennis@scgcorp.com at least 5 days before the event.
Additional Information
This webinar is free and open to the public. A live Q&A session will follow the presentations.
Questions? Email us at obssrnews@nih.gov.