Speakers: Samantha Carlson, LMSW, and Halli Benasutti, Ph.D.
Join Samantha Carlson, LMSW Director of Research & Halli Benasutti, Ph.D., Director of Research Grants, as they outline the 2024 funding opportunities through NBDF for researchers.
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About Samantha Carlson, LMSW:
Samantha Carlson is a licensed Master of Social Work who has been practicing in southwest Michigan since 1998. She is the Director of Research at the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF). Samantha oversees virtual and in-person advisory board programming, as well as partnerships and collaborations across the community focused on person-centered care; making research relatable to all, She is the co-chair of the Mental Health Priority Action Team, served as the co-chair for the National Research Blueprint Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group, is an NBDF mentor, and HEDI Champion.
Prior to joining NBDF in 2021, she served as the Area Agency on Aging Director and the COVID-19 Pandemic Response Incident Command Planning Section Chief for Kalamazoo County, overseeing the pandemic response for aging and underserved communities. She has been part of the inheritable blood disorder community since 2009, serving as a clinical social worker through an HTC for ten years. She is a local, regional, and national speaker for various chapters and organizations with topics ranging from aging, palliative care, psychosocial impact of care and survivorship, volunteer management, pain management, and self-empowerment and care. She lives in Kalamazoo, MI, with her husband and chocolate labrador retriever.
About Halli Bensautti, Ph.D.:
Halli has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Washington, where she studied gene therapy and science communication. With over a decade of laboratory research and grant writing experience, Halli is the new Director of Research Grants at the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF). She guides the NBDF Research Team’s grant applications and helps guide NBDF’s funding opportunities. Halli lives and thrives in the mountains of Colorado, where she skis, dances, and hikes with her dogs.