Accelerating Behavioral Science Through Ontology Development and Use

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is undertaking a study to gather, review, and discuss the literature on the development of ontologies in scientific disciplines with a focus on the behavioral sciences. Ontologies for behavioral processes (e.g., mechanisms, mediators) in humans should be applicable to basic and applied research, while still considering how they can and should be linked with other behavioral, biomedical and clinical ontologies.

The study will be carried out by a committee of approximately 15 volunteer experts in the fields of: psychological processes, behavioral measurement, machine learning, knowledge structures, ontology development (in behavioral science as well as in non-behavioral domains of science), and experience in leadership roles in high-profile journals covering behavioral phenomena applicable to human health and of trans-disease relevance

We invite you to submit nominations for committee members and/or reviewers for this study by September 25, 2020.

Contact information:
Name: Julie Schuck
Email: jschuck@nas.edu
Phone: 202-334-3379
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