Learning Objectives
Innovative research is critical to improving the health and wellbeing of maternal and child health populations. Understanding the key components of a strong research proposal is essential to developing research that informs practice.

At the end of this webinar, attendees will:

• Know components of a good research question;

• Identify feasible research designs and methodologies; and

• Describe initial steps in planning a research project.

Presenters
This webinar will feature presenters from the MCHB-funded Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Research Network (DBPNet); cooperative agreement number UA3MC20218. DBPNet researchers conduct national, collaborative, interdisciplinary research in developmental behavioral pediatrics at 14 sites across the United States. DBPNet aims to advance clinical practice, support research training, and optimize the health and functional status of children with developmental and behavioral concerns and disorders, including children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities.

	Noelle Huntington. Ph.D. is the Director of Research Education and Evaluation for the Division of Developmental Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. She directs the research training program for fellows in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and provides research mentorship for fellows in General Pediatrics and in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. Dr. Huntington’s research focuses on health disparities, quality of life and the development of measures to assess these health dimensions, particularly for children with developmental disabilities.
	Nathan Blum, M.D. is the Principal Investigator and Director of the Network Coordinating Center for the Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Research Network and Chief of the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Blum’s research focuses on the assessment and management of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderand of behavior problems in children with developmental disabilities.

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Thursday
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Eastern Time

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EnRICH is a series of webinars that feature special topics related to Maternal and Child Health (MCH) research. Each event features one or more speakers who are experts in the field. EnRICH webinars are conducted by the MCH Workforce Performance Center , which is co-funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau's (MCHB) Office of Epidemiology and Research, Division of Research.