Summary

We’ve submitted a Letter of Intent to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Open Access Grant call for proposals.  

Our project aims to accelerate dissemination of research findings – via an open Insomnia Hub – while promoting RWJF’s vision of what we all can do to improve health, well-being, and equity.  

Information

RWJF’s Call for Proposal   Profile on RWJF

Principal Investigator:   Gary Kreps Co-Principal Investigator:  Jeff Herrick Press Forward:   Eric Olson, Insomnia Hub and Open Networks:   Meredith Cary, Lead Curator and subject matter expert Open Networks:  Scott Joy

Letter of  Intent

Google Letter of Intent

RWFJ Proposal

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Management Doc

Google Letter of Intent

Summary

University Distinguished Professor, Department of Communication, George Mason University Director, Center for Health and Risk Communication

Gary Kreps’ areas of expertise include health communication and promotion, information dissemination, organizational communication, information technology, multicultural relations, risk/crisis management, health informatics, and applied research methods.

Dr. Kreps is an advisor to numerous health communications-related organizations.

Information

GMU website    CHRC website Curriculum Vitae (docx) Wikipedia page   LinkedIn page

Email: gkreps@gmu.edu Phone: 703.993.1094 Office Hours: Address:  Robinson Hall A 339AB Fairfax, Va. 22030

About

Gary L. Kreps is a University Distinguished Professor of the Department of Communication at George Mason University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Communication Research, Health Communication, Organizational Communication, Consumer-Provider Health Communication, Health Communication Campaigns, and E-Health Communication.

Education

Dr. Kreps received his BA and his MA in Communication from the University of Colorado, Boulder and his PhD from the University of Southern California.

Areas of expertise

Dr. Kreps’ areas of expertise include health communication and promotion, information dissemination, organizational communication, information technology, multicultural relations, risk/crisis management, health informatics, and applied research methods.

Positions

He is the Director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication, serves on the Governing Board of the Center for Social Science Research, and is a faculty affiliate of the National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, the ...

Summary

Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, Department of Rehabilitation Science in the College of Health and Human Services

Dr. Herrick is an exercise physiologist with extensive experience in analyzing biological mechanisms underlying cardiopulmonary responses in a wide range of clinical populations.

He is presently doing research on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Muscle Fatigue.

Information

CHHS webpage:  chhs.gmu.edu/faculty-and-staff/herrick

Email:  jherrick@gmu.edu Phone:  703-993-1263 Address: Robinson A451D Department of Rehabilitation Science MS: 2G7, 4400 University Dr Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

Biosketch

Dr. Herrick is an Assistant Professor and the undergraduate program director at the Department of Rehabilitation Science in the College of Health and Human Services. Dr. Herrick is an exercise physiologist with extensive experience in analyzing biological mechanisms underlying cardiopulmonary responses in a wide range of clinical populations.

Dr. Herrick earned a doctorate in Rehabilitation and Movement Science with a concentration in Cardiopulmonary Physiology at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2009. He also earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1994 and a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from James Madison University in 2005. Dr. Herrick is a professional member of American College of Sports Medicine and American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Rehabilitation and Movement Science 2005 – 2009

James Madison University Master’s Degree, Exercise Physiology 2002 – 2005

Syracuse University Bachelor’s Degree, Biology and ...

Summary

Outreach Coordinator, PressForward Project, Center for History and New Media Director of the Science Communication Network Initiative, National Science Communication Institute Science Communications Consultant

Focuses on open access, science literacy, and media literacy advocate. Communication specialist with extensive postgraduate training and experience with science outreach, science communication evaluation, proposal editing, web content development, and relationship building.

Information

PressForward page:   http://rrchnm.org/author/eric-olson/ National Science Communications Institute: nationalscience.org/ LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/in/ericlolson

Email:  eric@pressforward.org Phone number: 703-993-9277 Address:

Biosketch

■ Joined the board of directors of the National Science Communication Institute ■ Completed postgraduate coursework in science communication, science writing, crisis communication, climate change communication, social media, public advocacy campaigns, media literacy, new communication technology, and interviewing. ■ Edited proposals and technical documents for federal and regional science projects. ■ Presented many projects at academic and public conferences and conventions, ranging from social media and content management systems to public conveyances and civil disobedience. ■ Evaluated the communication strategy of a prominent science outreach outfit on the East Coast, including recommendations for future improvement. ■ Completed interviewing, presenting, and archiving training through the Library of Congress. ■ Served as a consultant for regional science and technology communication enterprises. ■ Developed web and social media outreach tools for a science communication organizations. ■ Taught mass media and media literacy courses ...

Summary

A free and open-source software project launched in 2011, PressForward enables teams of researchers to aggregate, filter, and disseminate relevant scholarship using the popular WordPress web publishing platform.

Just about anything available on the open web is fair game: traditional journal articles, conference papers, white papers, reports, scholarly blogs, and digital projects.

Information

Website:   http://pressforward.org/

Profile of Eric Olson, Outreach Coordinator

Summary

Chair and Chief Design Officer, Air Networks Network Admin, Open Networks

Scott Joy has been developing and applying leading-edge technologies for the past forty years. Scott was founder and Chair of the first tablet PC company to become a public corporation as well as the first P2P Internet company to integrate smart phones with email.

Air Networks is licensing its online knowledge sharing software system to Open Networks, a non-profit social enterprise, that is developing the open access focused Neuroscience Knowledge Network.

Information

Website:  scottjoy.onair.cc/ Email:  Scott@onair.cc Zipcode: 22030 Network Admin:  http://neuroscience.onair.cc/

Biosketch

Scott Joy has been pursuing innovative technology applications for the past 40 years. For slide show on previous projects, go here.

As a partner in one of the first futurist consulting firms, Joy explored commercial spin-off applications of NASA technology for Rockwell (1975-1976). Based on these studies, Joy assembled a team of engineers and marketers that successfully designed and developed, for the game and toy industry, some of the original consumer applications of the microprocessor (1976-1982). He has led the design and development of the first microprocessor-based computer for children (Smart Alec, 1978) and the the first Internet Cafe (The Planet, 1980).

In 1990, Joy founded TelePad corporation.  At TelePad, Joy led the design and development of the first multi-purpose, pen-based handheld ...

Open Networks is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to facilitate communications and innovative research through the development of public, open access knowledge networks. Open Networks is chartered in Pa. as the Association for Neuroscience Communications,

The Neuroscience Knowledge Network (NKN), Open Networks’ first network, is comprised of interconnected Hub websites. To learn more about NKN, go to this post in the Neuroscience Hub, the central Hub for the neuroscience network.

About

Open Networks will be collaborating with leading associations, foundations, government agencies, and experts to oversee the management of the NKN Hubs and related YouTube channels and Twitter accounts.. Each Hub is supported by one or more non-profit sponsor who can also promote their organizations and interests in the Hub Expos. Hub sponsors will be able to assume ownership/authorship of their Hub profiles and submit new posts to a Hub’s curators.

Open Networks, as administrator of all the NKN Hubs, will host all the websites and provide the software that NKN is using. Each topical Hub will be curated and managed by a Hub manager representing a university, association, foundation, and other non-profit organization that is knowledgeable and passionate about their topic. Open Networks will provide Hub managers with the support and guidance to make their ...