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Odum Institute: Foundations of Survey Pre-Testing

Wed. 26 Mar, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Foundations of Survey Pre-Testing

Pretesting is often used to identify and address potential issues with questionnaires to ensure they are collecting data as intended before they are administered. This course will introduce several commonly used methods for testing and evaluating surveys, including cognitive testing, usability testing, expert review, and pilots. We will provide an overview of each method, its application, and appropriate uses. This course will also offer practical guidance for survey pretesting when time and resources might be limited.

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KickStart Venture Services: NSF I-Corps Information Session

Wed. 26 Mar, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Accelerate your ideas through customer discovery and market opportunity validation!

KickStart Venture Services is recruiting community startups as well as faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate students with innovations and an interest in commercialization to participate in their virtual NSF I-Corps program. They will teach you the principles of customer discovery to help you better understand the market potential of your innovation!

The National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Program (I-Corps) was launched in 2011 and has quickly become one of the world’s largest and most successful technology commercialization accelerators. The I-Corps regional program helps researchers and aspiring innovators determine if they are solving a real-world problem with true market opportunity. NSF’s I-Corps Program not only provides funding, mentoring, and networking opportunities to help commercialize promising technologies, it is offered at NO COST to the community.


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For more information about the I-Corps Program, visit KickStart Venture Services.

DHS Research Forum: Early Communication in Autism

Wed. 26 Mar, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Early Communication in Autism: A New Tool to Support Clinical Decision Making

Please join the Department of Health Sciences Office of Research & Scholarship for their March research forum. Brian A. Boyd, PhD, director of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and William C. Friday Distinguished Professor in the UNC School of Education, will present Early Communication in Autism: A New Tool to Support Clinical Decision Making.

Communication challenges remain one of the earliest concerns of parents whose children eventually receive an autism diagnosis. Many existing measures in autism only characterize communication differences but are not designed to monitor improvement over time or support clinical decision making. This presentation will describe a new tool, the Early Communication Indicator for Autism (ECI-A), which is based on an existing norm-referenced, validated measure and can be easily used within clinical practice.

The hybrid forum will take place in person (MacNider 321, LUNCH provided) and via Zoom. Please register to attend.

Questions? Contact the Department of Health Sciences Office of Research & Scholarship at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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