Generative AI for Tracking and Communicating Research Impact [Fall 2024 HRA Members Meeting, October 1, 2024]

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• Chris Belter's slides

The recent emergence of generative AI has many in the non-profit sector scrambling to keep up. This is especially true in terms of leveraging AI to measure, track and communicate the impact that research grant funding and its outcomes have on science and society. In this session, we heard use cases and best practices on how AI can be used to capture, evaluate and communicate research impact to donors and stakeholders.

Moderator
Jennifer Mortenson, PhD
National Director, Program Evaluation | American Heart Association

Presenter
Chris Belter
Program Analyst, Division of Extramural Research | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, US National Institutes of Health

Chris Belter is the lead analyst and evaluator for the Division of Extramural Research at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a division of the US National Institutes of Health. At NICHD, he designs and conducts analyses to inform the Institute’s strategic planning and funding decisions, provides expert advice on the use of data and analytics in those decisions, and coordinates analytical activities across the Division. Prior to joining NICHD, he co-created and led bibliometric service programs at the NIH Library and the Central Library of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Chris has a master’s degree in library science from the University of Maryland and a BA in religion from Shenandoah University.