Behavioral Research Across NIH

APS Honors Representative Patrick Kennedy

Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) has championed the basic behavioral research cause at NIH, particularly when it comes to NIGMS. APS recently thanked Congressman Kennedy for all that he has done to support our science.

Report Language on Behavioral Science at NIH

APS has worked with Congressional appropriations committees for many years to hightlight the excellent behavioral research at various NIH Institutes.

• House & Senate Appropriations FY 2010 Report Language on Behavioral Science
• Senate Appropriations FY 2009 Report Language on Behavioral Science
• House Appropriations FY 2008 Report Language on Behavioral Science
• Senate Appropriations FY 2008 Report Language on Behavioral Science

Testimony on the NIH Budget

• Watch APS Director of Government Relations testify before the Labor HHS Subcommittee in March, 2007
• Testimony on the FY 2011 Budget of the National Institutes of Health (House) 4/16/10
• Testimony on the FY 2011 Budget of the National Institutes of Health (Senate) 4/12/10
• Testimony on the FY 2010 Budget of the National Institutes of Health (House) 4/30/09
• Testimony on the FY 2010 Budget of the National Institutes of Health (Senate) 5/13/09
• Testimony on the FY 2009 Budget of the National Institutes of Health (House) 03/31/08
• Testimony on the FY 2009 Budget of the National Institutes of Health (Senate) 04/28/08
• Oral Testimony on the FY 2008 Budget of the National Institutes of Health (House) 03/27/07
• Testimony on the FY 2008 Budget of the National Institutes of Health (House) 03/27/07
• Testimony on the FY 2008 Budget of the National Institutes of Health (Senate) 04/05/07
• Testimony on the FY 2006 Budget of the National Institutes of Health (House) 04/22/05
• Testimony on the FY 2006 Budget of the National Institutes of Health (Senate) 04/22/05

Recent Observer Coverage

• November 2009, A New Era for Basic Behavioral Research at NIH
• November 2009, Basic Behavioral Research at NIH: A Timeline
• February 2009, APS Calls for Change in Behavioral Science at NIH
• March 2008, A Conversation with OPASI Director Alan Krensky
• May/June 2009, The National Cancer Institute: A Hub for Psychological and Behavioral Sciences
• April 2009, Making the Most of Stimulus Funding Available for Behavioral Research
• September 2007, What They Would Have Said: APS Honors Patrick J. Kennedy
• September 2007, Acceptance of APS Award
• December 2008, Back to B/Start
• November 2008, New NIH “Transformative Research” Program Focuses on Behavior
• March 2008, A Conversation with OPASI Director Alan Krensky
• January 2008, Moving Beyond the Cheshire Cat: Research in Oral Health Behavior
• May 2007, From There to Here: Testifying Before Congress
• February 2007, Congress Reauthorizes NIH
• December 2006, NIH To Enhance Interdisciplinary Research with Behavioral Science
• October 2006, NIDA Trains Judges in Behavioral Research and Intervention
• June 2006, All That’s Gold Does Not Glitter
• May 2006, Basic Behavioral Research in Flux at NIH
• May 2006, Basic Behavioral Science at NIH: A Chronology
• May 2006, NIMH Might Be (Partly) Right
• April 2006, Social Policy and Subjective Well-Being

Congressional Letters

• November 2009 Letter from Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) to Francis Collins, Director of NIH
• October 2009 Letter from Francis Collins, Director of NIH to Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
• September 2009 Letter from Francis Collins, Director of NIH to Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
• July 2009 Letter from Representatives Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Brian Baird (D-WA) and Tim Ryan (D-OH) to Francis Collins, Director of NIH
• December 2008 Letter from Letter from Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) to Raynard Kington, Acting Director of NIH
• November 2008 Letter from Representatives Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Brian Baird (D-WA) to Raynard Kington, Acting Director of NIH
• November 2008 Letter from Representatives Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Brian Baird (D-WA) to Raynard Kington, Acting Director of NIH
• October 2007 Letter from Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) to Elias Zerhouni, Director of NIH
• September 2007 Letter from Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) to Elias Zerhouni, Director of NIH
• October 2006 Letter from Representatives James Walsh (D-NY), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), James Leach (R-IA), and Brian Baird (D-WA) to Elias Zerhouni, Director of NIH
• March 2006 Letter from Representatives James Walsh (D-NY), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), James Leach (R-IA), and Brian Baird (D-WA) to Elias Zerhouni, Director of NIH
• March 2006 Letter from Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) to Elias Zerhouni, Director of NIH