{"id":1736,"date":"2020-05-04T18:34:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T18:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/rollinssudprogram\/?page_id=1736"},"modified":"2025-02-25T18:59:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T18:59:37","slug":"tada-program-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/rollinssudprogram\/tada-program\/tada-program-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"TADA Fellowship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4><strong>Eligibility for a TADA Fellowship is open to <\/strong><em>Emory doctoral students who\u2026<\/em><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>are enrolled \u2013 <em>in good standing<\/em> \u2013 in one of the following programs:\n<ul>\n<li>RSPH: Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences<\/li>\n<li>RSPH: Health Policy and Management<\/li>\n<li>RSPH: Global Health<\/li>\n<li>RSPH: Epidemiology (Social)<\/li>\n<li>Psychology<\/li>\n<li>Sociology (Health)<\/li>\n<li>Economics (Health)<\/li>\n<li>Anthropology (Health)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>have passed comprehensive exams, or plan to complete in the near future.<\/li>\n<li>have an outstanding record of academic accomplishment, and an established history of engagement in research and interventions into SUDs or related harms (e.g., overdose, HIV, HCV).<\/li>\n<li>are committed to a research career applying advanced data analysis methods to study and intervene in SUD-related harms.<\/li>\n<li>are in-residence during the first year of fellowship.<\/li>\n<li>and are a US Citizen or Permanent US Resident.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>How are TADA Fellowships funded?<br><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>TADA is funded by a training grant (T32DA0505552; PI: Cooper and Waller) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for the purpose of developing the careers of promising junior researchers.<\/li>\n<li>TADA is also funded by <strong>Spark @ Emory<\/strong>, the Rollins Program in Substance Use Disorders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Students accepted into the <em>TADA Fellowship Program<\/em> are required to participate in all TADA training activities, including:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>1. Required Courses (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/rollinssudprogram\/tada-courses\/\">Click here for details on all TADA Courses<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 285px;width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: inset;border-color: #450b6b;background-color: #dedce0\" border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 78px;background-color: #dedce0\">\n<td style=\"height: 78px;text-align: left\"><strong>BSHES 735 TADA:<\/strong> Reducing Drug-Related Harms Using \u201cBig Data\u201d: <em>Administrative, Geospatial &amp; Network Sources<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 78px;text-align: left\">3 credits, Spring Semester<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #faf7fc\">\n<td style=\"height: 59px;text-align: left\"><strong>BSHES 740 TADA:<\/strong> Reducing Drug-Related Harms Using Internet-Based \u201cBig Data\u201d: Machine Learning and AI Methods<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 59px;text-align: left\">3 credits, Fall Semester<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 46px\">\n<td style=\"height: 46px;text-align: left\"><strong>BSHES 745 TADA:<\/strong> <em>Professional Development, Current Topics and Dissertation Workshop course<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 46px;text-align: left\">\u00a01 credit\/semester, 4 total required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f5f5fa\">\n<td style=\"height: 102px;text-align: left\"><strong>Two advanced, graduate-level courses<\/strong> in chosen track, approved on case-by-case basis by TADA leadership. (Tracks include:<em>\u00a0Geospatial Analysis; Analyzing large administrative databases; Machine Learning; Genetic and Environmental Influences and Interactions; Social network<\/em>s)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 102px;text-align: left\">Min. 4 credits (2 credits each) required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>2.\u00a0Individual Development Plan (IDP)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">TADA Fellows are required to set academic and professional goals for his\/her fellowship training.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">IDP is part of the fellow\u2019s professional responsibility to chart goals and success in the TADA program and assist with ensuring timely progress.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">You will receive a TADA-Specific template for the IDP<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Within 2 months of starting the TADA fellowship,\u00a0 the TADA fellow should:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"O1\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Complete a first draft of the IDP<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"O1\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Meet and discuss the IDP with TADA mentors. Schedule one meeting with both TADA mentors and directors present.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"O1\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Revise the IDP as necessary after meeting with mentor(s).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"O0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sign and submit the completed IDP to\u00a0 TADA program manager within 3 months of starting the TADA fellowship<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">IDPs are reviewed by the Program Directors <strong>every 6 months thereafter<\/strong> &#8211; beginning of academic year and at mid-year (Jan\/Feb)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"O1\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Funds expenditure\/balance also discussed at 6-month review<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>3. Mentoring<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">TADA co-directors will match each trainee with 2 TADA-Certified mentors:<\/span><br>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">One with substantive expertise in SBS approaches to studying or intervening in SUD-Related harms,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">the other with expertise in an advanced data science methods.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">TADA training in Menteeship<\/span><strong><br><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong style=\"font-size: inherit\">4. Regularly scheduled meetings to advance scholarship &amp; professional development<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bi-weekly dissertation and professional development workshops<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Journal clubs (3-4 per semester)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Annual research symposium<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bi-annual distinguished visitor lecture<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>&nbsp; 5. Dissertation Submission<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\">At least One Aim must focus on big data science + One (or same) Aim on a drug-related outcome.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong style=\"font-size: inherit\">6. Mentored Research<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">In addition to coursework, for four semesters, all students will serve as Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) with a faculty mentor to gain hands-on SBS research experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Summer Research Rotation at a public health agency<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>7. Trainee Funds<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Each funded trainee has access to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">up to $3,000\/year to support dissertation-related research and training expenses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>$1,000\/year in travel funds.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>$3,000\/year in reimbursement for eligible childcare costs.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>*<span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>Within each track students will be required to earn a grade B or above in two advanced, graduate-level courses in that method (minimum of 2 credits each), dedicate at least 75% of their Emory-based research rotations to that track and dedicate a summer rotation to that track.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eligibility for a TADA Fellowship is open to Emory doctoral students who\u2026 are enrolled \u2013 in good standing \u2013 in one of the following programs: RSPH: Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences RSPH: Health Policy and Management RSPH: Global Health RSPH: Epidemiology (Social) Psychology Sociology (Health) Economics (Health) Anthropology (Health) have passed comprehensive exams, or<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/rollinssudprogram\/tada-program\/tada-program-requirements\/\" class=\"more-link themebutton\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5939,"featured_media":0,"parent":1490,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1736","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/rollinssudprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/rollinssudprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/rollinssudprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/rollinssudprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5939"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/rollinssudprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1736"}],"version-history":[{"count":106,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/rollinssudprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2868,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/rollinssudprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1736\/revisions\/2868"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/rollinssudprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/rollinssudprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}