Are you a U-M graduate student in a health-related field? Do you want to support faculty and researchers in low-income countries who work in women’s health?
Apply to become a peer reviewer for Dr. Ella August’s “Building Capacity for Women’s Health” program. You’ll receive training on how to be an effective peer reviewer for manuscripts targeted for scientific journals. After your training, you’ll provide follow-up writing support to faculty and researchers in low-income countries who have undergone initial training on scientific writing and publishing.
Graduate students peer reviewers will be paid a small stipend for the training sessions. Lunch will be provided.
Requirements to participate in the training:
You must be in a graduate program studying a health-related field
You must have some scientific writing experience
Requirements to become a peer reviewer for Building Capacity for Women’s Health:
You must complete the entire three days of training
You must agree to review at least one scientific manuscript after you complete training
You must agree to protect confidentiality of the material that you review
3-Day Training Session:
Tuesday, September 19
Tuesday, October 3
Tuesday, October 24
All sessions will take place from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. in 2239 Lane Hall.
Apply online: tinyurl.com/peerreviewtraining
For more information, contact Ella August at eaugust@umich.edu.
Workshop Instructor:
Ella August, PhD is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan. Dr. August has nearly two decades of experience in research, and has been teaching scientific writing for over a decade. She specializes in helping STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) faculty, scientists and students to effectively and persuasively communicate scientific ideas. Her teaching approach encourages writers to reflect on the connection between their discipline’s values and modes of communication, and to consider how these forces shape writing in their field. She teaches publication, writing and critical thinking courses and workshops internationally and domestically.
