Cara Ocobock
@caraocobock.bsky.social
Associate professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. Human biologist, biological anthropologist, feminist human evolution, sports enthusiast.
https://sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/
https://sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/
The solicitations for this program were recently archived as we work to improve how we support the SBE research community. Future solicitations to support early career talent development will appear on nsf.gov and grant.gov.” 3/3
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November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The solicitations for this program were recently archived as we work to improve how we support the SBE research community. Future solicitations to support early career talent development will appear on nsf.gov and grant.gov.” 3/3
Here is the standard language they are using in response to inquiries:
"Thank you for your interest in the directorate for Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant program. 2/3
"Thank you for your interest in the directorate for Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant program. 2/3
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Here is the standard language they are using in response to inquiries:
"Thank you for your interest in the directorate for Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant program. 2/3
"Thank you for your interest in the directorate for Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant program. 2/3
This is great! Thanks for sharing and for the shoutout.
October 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This is great! Thanks for sharing and for the shoutout.
Thank you for the kind words!
October 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Thank you for the kind words!
Doing well and keeping busy. I was on sabbatical all this last year, spending most of my time collecting data in Finland. I’m back in the classroom this fall.
August 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Doing well and keeping busy. I was on sabbatical all this last year, spending most of my time collecting data in Finland. I’m back in the classroom this fall.
Also, I still share the interview you did with Father Terry with all my BioAnth students. Thank you for creating that amazing resource!
August 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Also, I still share the interview you did with Father Terry with all my BioAnth students. Thank you for creating that amazing resource!
Just so gross. I am the one with a salary! I feed my students at meetings.
August 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Just so gross. I am the one with a salary! I feed my students at meetings.
Oh my goodness! That was my first semester at ND! How are you???
August 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Oh my goodness! That was my first semester at ND! How are you???
That person is a jerk.
August 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
That person is a jerk.
Great! And we don’t intend for those templates to be definitive, just a starting point for people to modify to best suit their needs.
August 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Great! And we don’t intend for those templates to be definitive, just a starting point for people to modify to best suit their needs.
Hi, I coauthored a paper on mentorship and part of it included templates for just this thing. Here is a link where I summarize what we talk about and provide those templates at the bottom. If this doesn’t work, reach out and I can email everything. sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock...
Demystifying Mentorship – Cara Ocobock, Ph.D.
sites.nd.edu
August 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Hi, I coauthored a paper on mentorship and part of it included templates for just this thing. Here is a link where I summarize what we talk about and provide those templates at the bottom. If this doesn’t work, reach out and I can email everything. sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock...
Written by me and Libby Cowgill
July 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Written by me and Libby Cowgill