HOBI Grand Rounds presents Abraham Wandersman, PhD

Please join us in Malachowsky Hall, DSIT 7200 for the HOBI Grand Rounds seminar "Improving the Science and Practice of Clinical Interventions and Reducing the Gap Between Them: Bringing Accountability Science into Dissemination & Implementation Science" presented by visiting speaker Abraham Wandersman, PhD.

Lunches are provided for in-person attendees who completed the event registration form found here prior to end of day, January 8.

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About the Speaker

Wandersman is President and CEO of the Wandersman Center and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of South Carolina. He performs work in implementation science, program evaluation, community psychology and transdisciplinary research and action at the Wandersman Center. Wandersman has received numerous awards for program evaluation and research and action. Wandersman served as the president of the Society for Community Research and Action.

This Grand Rounds will explore how to improve the real-world effectiveness of clinical interventions by bridging the gap between research and practice using principles from accountability science and dissemination & implementation science. Using practical, real-world examples, the session will examine how interventions succeed or fail across different settings based on how problems and solutions are modeled, how roles are defined, and how local practice environments shape outcomes.Attendees will gain insight into common barriers and facilitators to implementation, the importance of aligning research design with frontline realities, and how accountability strengthens intervention fidelity and impact. This session is especially relevant for those involved in clinical research, multi-site studies, quality improvement, systems design, and informatics-supported clinical workflows.