John Hughes' Research Seminars:
Clink the links below to view research seminars from John Hughes, MD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry/VCBH.
1. Criteria to estimate causality from non-randomized studies
2. Choosing an area of research
3. Writing tips
4. Writing review articles
5. Working with the media
6. Topics for graduate students on becoming a tobacco researcher
7. Time management and setting priorities
8. Survey method hints
9. Questions to ask when reviewing empirical studies
10. Major methodological issues in interpreting reviews and guidelines
11. Reviewing grants
12. Questions to ask before attacking scientific issue
13. Presentation tips
14. Outline for writing clinical studies in smoking
15. Obtaining funding from industry or non-profits
16. New graduate student information
17. Levels of evidence
18. Job interviews/applying for academic positions
19. Interpreting data results
20. How to keep up with the clinical literature on nicotine/smoking
21. How to be a good scientist (Bertrand Russell's Ten Commandments)
22. Understanding and making graphs and tables