Bridge to Doctorate: WAESO LSAMP, Multidisciplinary STEM Solutions 2017-2019

通往博士学位的桥梁：WAESO LSAMP，多学科 STEM 解决方案 2017-2019

• 批准号: 1702083
• 负责人: Carlos Castillo-Chavez
• 金额: $ 107.5万
• 依托单位: Arizona State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-08-01 至 2019-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1702083&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Bridge; Doctorate; WAESO; LSAMP; Multidisciplinary

Non-Technical Abstract: The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program assists universities and colleges in diversifying the STEM workforce through the development of highly competitive students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines: African-Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. The goal of the LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity is to increase the quantity and quality of STEM graduate students from underrepresented populations, with emphasis on Ph.D. matriculation and completion. BD programs implemented in the nation's institutions of higher education contribute to addressing one of the objectives in NSF's 2014-2018 Strategic Plan, namely to "integrate education and research to support development of a diverse STEM workforce with cutting-edge capabilities." For the U.S. to remain competitive globally, it must provide exceptional educational preparedness in STEM areas that underpin the knowledge-based economy.Arizona State University's (ASU) commitment to the establishment, development and implementation of programs driven by interdisciplinary studies and intellectual fusion through varied academic programs are at the heart of the grant. Over the past 26 years, the Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities (WAESO) LSAMP alliance has demonstrated unparalleled success in recruiting, retaining, and graduating bachelors' STEM degrees from currently underrepresented populations. The Bridge to Doctorate: WAESO LSAMP, Multidisciplinary STEM Solutions 2017-2019 will expand efforts to recruit, admit, enroll, graduate with thesis masters degrees, and fully prepare for admission to highly reputable doctoral programs 12 underrepresented minority (URM) STEM students. This new cohort of 12 students will receive specialized attention as a group by faculty and staff while engaging in peer mentoring, challenging research and academic study opportunities and activities while receiving intensive support from their mentors. This project will utilize a framework derived from elements of the evidence based research literature and MTBI's 21-year model of mentorship that have focused on the study of the underlying factors, forces and methods that have led to the graduation of URM alumni earning PhDs predominantly in the mathematical sciences since 2005. Some of these factors include: improving a URM student's research self-efficacy, research experience, personalized training for fellowship applications, PhD program applications, and manuscript writing and mentoring to increase student self-confidence and increase the likelihood that a student will pursue a PhD in a STEM field. BD students will be immersed in the existing academic community and inclusive national and local (ASU) communities via regularly scheduled professional development workshops and community building social events to decrease attrition and increase experience in utilizing research tools and specific disciplinary skills. BD students will be paired with mentors and peers via the academically stimulating MTBI community, a community that promotes scientific immersion and intellectual fusion year round.

非技术摘要：路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）计划帮助大学和学院通过培养具有高度竞争力的学生来实现STEM劳动力的多样化，这些学生来自历史上在STEM学科中代表性不足的群体：非洲裔美国人，阿拉斯加原住民，美洲印第安人，西班牙裔美国人，夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民。LSAMP桥梁博士（BD）活动的目标是提高STEM研究生的数量和质量，重点是博士学位。入学和毕业。在全国高等教育机构实施的BD计划有助于实现NSF 2014-2018战略计划中的目标之一，即“整合教育和研究，以支持具有尖端能力的多元化STEM劳动力的发展。“美国要保持全球竞争力，就必须在支撑知识经济的STEM领域提供卓越的教育准备。亚利桑那州立大学（ASU）致力于通过各种学术课程建立、开发和实施由跨学科研究和智力融合驱动的课程，这是该赠款的核心。 在过去的26年里，西部联盟扩大学生机会（WAESO）LSAMP联盟已经证明了无与伦比的成功招聘，保留，并从目前代表性不足的人口学士学位STEM毕业。 通往博士学位的桥梁：WAESO LSAMP，多学科STEM解决方案2017-2019将扩大努力招募，录取，注册，毕业论文硕士学位，并充分准备录取高度声誉的博士课程12代表性不足的少数民族（URM）STEM学生。 这12名学生的新队列将得到教师和工作人员作为一个群体的专门关注，同时从事同行指导，具有挑战性的研究和学术学习机会和活动，同时得到他们的导师的大力支持。该项目将利用一个框架，该框架来自基于证据的研究文献和MTBI 21年的导师模式，该模式专注于研究导致自2005年以来主要在数学科学领域获得博士学位的URM校友毕业的基本因素，力量和方法。其中一些因素包括：提高URM学生的研究自我效能感，研究经验，奖学金申请，博士课程申请的个性化培训，以及手稿写作和指导，以提高学生的自信心，并增加学生在STEM领域攻读博士学位的可能性。 BD学生将通过定期安排的专业发展研讨会和社区建设社交活动沉浸在现有的学术界和包容性的国家和地方（ASU）社区中，以减少自然减员并增加利用研究工具和特定学科技能的经验。 BD学生将通过学术刺激MTBI社区与导师和同行配对，该社区全年促进科学沉浸和智力融合。