Join us, every second Friday of the month, to share your reflections, experiences, and get advice from others as we discuss a journal article from our field of work.

The article chosen for discussion will be announced in the week prior to the meeting. To consult the list of past presentations: Journal Club Sessions. 

Watch the CARA listserv or CARA website for more information on upcoming sessions and contact the organizers to suggest a future journal club article or to volunteer to host a session.

Registering below will grant you access to all Journal Club sessions from April 2024 to March 2025.

Next Session:

June 14, 2024, 2-3pm EST.
Article for discussion: Acker, S., McGinn, M. K., & Campisi, C. (2019). The work of university research administrators: Praxis and professionalization. Journal of Praxis in Higher Education, 1(1) https://hdl.handle.net/1807/98928

Presented by: Michelle McGinn, Brock University 


Previous Sessions:

April 12, 2024, 2-3pm EST. 
Article for discussion: Aboelela, S.W., Larson, E., Bakken, S., Carrasquillo, O., Formicola, A., Glied, S.A., Haas, J. and Gebbie, K.M. (2007). Defining Interdisciplinary Research: Conclusions from a Critical Review of the Literature. Health Services Research, 42, 329-46. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00621.x

Presented by: Nishat Tasnim, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus

March 8th 2024, 2-3pm EST
Article for discussion: Sharma, A. “Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Research Administration in Canada.” Journal of Research Administration. 54. No. 1. Spring 2023. 94-117. 

https://www.srainternational.org/blogs/srai-jra2/2023/03/20/understanding-the-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic 

Presented by : Anita Sharma, Thompson Rivers University

Feb 9, 2024, 2-3pm EST.
Article for discussion: Calvo, K., Phillips, J., Burks, S., Johnston K.C. “Building our research administrator workforce as our clinical and translational research programs become increasingly complex.” Front Pharmacol. 2023 Oct 24;14:1295255. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1295255.

Presented by: Brandi Povitz, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. 

Jan 12 2024, 2-3pm EST.
Article for discussion : Yaun, Katherine M, Robert A Reiser, Reddick R Walker, and Michael P Mesa. “Successful Strategies for Increasing Faculty Grant Activity.” Research Management Review 24, no. 1 (2020): 16. https://www.ncura.edu/Portals/0/Docs/RMR/2020/v24_n1_Yaun_et_al.pdf

Presented by : Ann-Marie Field, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)


Dec 8 2023, 2-3pm EST.
Article for discussion: Doran, M., Lott, W., Barnett, A., Leach, J., & Ioannidis, J. (2021). The future of grant proposals is video. Nature, 10.1038/d41586-021-00341-3. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-00341-3

Presented by: Clint Westgard, University of Calgary


Nov 10 2023, 2-3pm EST.
Article for discussion: Mubasher, M., Pearson, T., Idris, M. Y., Lawson, K., Holmes, J., Pemu, P., Baez, A., Stiles, J. K., Salazar, M. S., Thompson, W. E., Quarshie, A., Caplan, L. S., Strekalova, Y., & Ofili, E. (2023). The Role of Mock Reviewing Sessions in the National Research Mentoring Network Strategic Empowerment Tailored for Health Equity Investigators: A Randomized Controlled Study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(9), 5738. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095738

Presented by: Brandi Povitz, University of Calgary


Oct 13 2023, 2-3pm EST.
Article for discussion: Demes, K. W., Murphy, G. C., & Burt, H. M. (2019). Catalyzing Clusters of Research Excellence: An Institutional Case Study. Journal of Research Administration, 50(1), 108-122.  https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1213139.pdf

Presented by: Kyle Demes, Demes Strategic Consulting


Sep 8 2023, 2-3pm EST.
Article for discussion: Schmidt, Ruth. (2022). Building Blocks for Impact. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7249187 

Presented by: Gen Clark, University of Saskatchewan