Song to serve as standing member on NIH study section

Lixin Song, RN, PhD, FAAN, has been appointed to serve as standing member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Lifestyle Change and Behavioral Health (LCBH) Study Section.

The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) evaluates most grant applications submitted to the NIH. Those submissions are assigned to study sections comprised of scientists focused on a particular research field who are charged with reviewing applications.

The LCBH Study Section reviews applications focused on the adoption or uptake of health promoting behaviors or lifestyle changes to reduce health risks or to recover from diseases, conditions, or treatments at the individual or small group level. Applications typically use psychosocial and behavioral methods designed to improve well-being, delay disease onset, or to maintain recovery from diseases across the human lifespan. The study section does not review applications using animal models, or studies with a focus on community-level or population-level variables.

As an appointed member of this study section, Dr. Song will serve a four-year term beginning in July of 2022 and attend three meetings each year.