How to Get the Grant: Tips and Lessons for Researchers Seeking Federal Funding (Dr. Jay Goodwin, ARI)

Date: Thursday April 4, 2024

Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm Eastern
Location: 106 Watt Family Innovation Center
To attend via Zoom, please register at:
https://clemson.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEucOihrz0oE91NObb02vNT-n1gPeuZHWVD
 

Overview: Success in academia most often requires some level of success obtaining funding support for your research. As an experienced government program manager, Dr. Goodwin will provide a tutorial for anyone who is interested in understanding and obtaining federal research funding for their research. Topics discussed will include: finding the right agency/program to support your research, preparing your research ideas, writing effective proposals, understanding the federal funding process, and some tips for success all of these areas. Anyone who is seeking or will be seeking federal funding for their research could benefit from this discussion.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Gerald (Jay) Goodwin (ST – Personnel Sciences) was appointed in 2019 as the Senior Research Scientist of the U. S. Army Research Institute for Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI). He is the principal scientific advisor to ARI’s Director and other Army senior leaders on topics in the personnel sciences. He mentors ARI’s scientific workforce and assists the Director in providing guidance and oversight of ARI’s research program. He is actively engaged in providing scientific support and advice for all aspects of modernizing talent management in the Army. He works closely with the Army Director of People Analytics, senior leaders at Human Resources Command, Combined Arms Center, and the Army Recruiting Enterprise Transformation Initiative. He coordinates ARI’s efforts in support of talent management transformation within the Army personnel community. His research expertise is in team and organizational effectiveness, leadership, and cultural factors in complex organizations and contexts. He directed ARI’s basic research program for 10 years, and was both the lead analyst and lead author for the DOD’s report analyzing the potential impact of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in 2010. He earned a PhD in industrial/organizational psychology at Pennsylvania State University and is a fellow of SIOP and APA.