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Trauma Data Institute Research Fellowships
Research Fellowships help TDI to build capacity for FAIR data practices within the traumatic stress research community. To date, TDI has supported two Research Fellows in mentored experiences to advance their relevant skills and knowledge.
Justina
Pociūnaitė-Ott, PhD
I am delighted to be part of the TDI community. With a background in autobiographical memory and a keen interest in understanding the significance of memories and associated emotions, particularly during bereavement, I am now focusing on Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) from a novel perspective. Under the mentorship of Dr. Lonneke Lenferink, my research supported by the TDI Fellowship delves into the daily manifestations of PGD symptoms using the Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM).
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One of my primary objectives is to explore how PGD symptoms interrelate in individuals’ daily lives and how various contextual factors influence them. Additionally, I am committed to creating a comprehensive archive that consolidates existing ESM data on PGD reactions. This archive aims to extend research beyond traditional retrospective measures and isolated datasets.
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Our vision for the archive is to inspire fellow researchers to gain profound insights and facilitate easy access for collaborative endeavors. Adhering to the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles, this archive will be available to researchers worldwide, promoting transparency and accessibility.
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This initiative also featured prominently in the Paper in a Day workshop at the ISTSS 40th Annual Meeting (2024). This workshop brought together young researchers from across the globe to collaborate, exchange ideas, and produce a publication in an esteemed journal.
Yaara Sadeh, PhD
My TDI Research Fellowship allowed me to further develop my FAIR data skillset and grow into leadership roles in promoting FAIR data within the traumatic stress research community. I co-led the FAIR Data virtual summit convened by TDI in September 2023 as well as the development of the “Creating FAIR Traumatic Stress Data” video resources. I continue to lead the Findable Data project for the Global Collaboration on Traumatic Stress FAIR Data workgroup.
With TDI Fellowship support, I played a key role in the Child Trauma Prevention and Treatment (CTPT) studies Data Archive project, which aims to assemble and harmonize data from child trauma intervention datasets worldwide.
As part of my TDI Fellowship project, I led the development, via an expert consensus process, of a set of standard practice elements within child trauma interventions. This framework enables researchers to describe child traumatic stress interventions at a granular level, facilitating novel analyses examining specific intervention components across nominally distinct intervention models. This work represents an essential step toward enhancing the value of integrated data resources and advancing evidence-based traumatic stress interventions for children and families.
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Following the conclusion of my Fellowship, I have been happy to contribute to TDI's mission by serving as a member of the board of directors.