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So You Want to Run a Clinical Behavioral Trial? 

So You Want to Run a Clinical Behavioral Trial? 

November 12, 2026
12 – 1 p.m.
Virtual via Zoom

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Considering launching your first clinical behavioral trial, or wondering what it really takes to lead one successfully? Join leading experts for an engaging panel discussion on the process of designing, conducting, and leading clinical behavioral trials.  Panelists will share practical lessons learned, discuss strategies for overcoming common challenges, and offer advice for investigators looking to launch their first clinical behavioral trial or strengthen an existing research program. 

Discussion topics will include:

  • Designing and managing successful clinical behavioral trials
  • What to do when things do not go as planned
  • Building and leading effective research teams
  • Regulatory/ethical considerations
  • Navigating the current funding landscape
  • Common strengths and weaknesses identified during grant reviews
  • Community-engaged research, dissemination & implementation science & working with persons with lived experience
  • Emerging tools, such as AI, that may support clinical research
  • Essential resources and tools for aspiring clinical behavioral trialists

This session will incorporate audience Q&A and is designed for faculty interested in developing or expanding expertise in clinical behavioral trials, though learners of all levels are encouraged to attend.  Whether you are just beginning to explore clinical behavioral trials or looking to augment your current approach, this session will provide practical insights to support you in moving forward with confidence.

This webinar serves as an introduction to a Clinical Behavioral Trials Bootcamp planned for Spring 2027.

Faculty Panelists

Natoshia  Cunningham, PhD (moderator)

Natoshia Cunningham, PhD

Moderator

Red Cedar Distinguished Professor and Associate Professor

College of Human Medicine

Department of Family Medicine

Jennifer E. Johnson, PhD

Jennifer E. Johnson, PhD

Panelist

C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health; Chair

College of Human Medicine

Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health

Miriam B. Vos, MD

Miriam B. Vos, MD

Panelist

Professor and Associate Chair for Translational Research

College of Human Medicine

Department of Pediatrics and Human Development (also Director of Research, Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital) 

Angela Chia-Chen Chen, PhD

Miriam B. Vos, MD

Panelist

McLaren Greater Lansing Endowed Chair for Behavioral Mental Health Nursing Education; Professor

College of Nursing

 

Brooke Ingersoll, PhD

Brooke Ingersoll, PhD

Panelist

Professor; Director, MSU Autism Lab

College of Social Science

Department of Psychology


Michigan State University is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services, and activities. Accommodation for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting (517) 355-0306 or bakijata@msu.edu