Build and Broaden: Advancing fundamental knowledge of social, behavioral, and economic responses to pandemics in minority communities

2019冠状病毒病为社会、行为和经济科学（SBE）的研究人员提供了一个机会，可以开发和测试有关应对大流行的社会文化差异的新理论。在SBE研究中，多样化的视角对于开发有益于所有社会成员和促进科学进步的成果至关重要。少数民族服务机构（MSI）的教师对COVID-19有独特的看法，并有可能为少数民族社区应对流行病的基础研究做出重大贡献。北亚利桑那大学（NAU）在全州有20个校区，包括主Flagstaff山校区和NAU- yuma校区。NAU-Yuma是一所MSI， 74%的学生认为自己是西班牙裔/拉丁裔。国家科学基金会的奖金将支持在NAU-Flagstaff举办一个讲习班，以促进对少数民族社区流行病的社会、行为和经济反应的基本知识。研讨会的目标是在国立大学弗拉格斯塔夫分校和国立大学尤马分校建立SBE研究人员的能力，以获得有竞争力的赠款资金，并扩大与mssi教师在SBE研究方面的合作。研讨会将持续两天，并将召集国际公认的行为和区域经济学专家、社会、行为和经济科学领域的多元化和早期职业研究人员以及拨款撰写专家。协作研讨会的形式包括主讲人的演讲、专家领导的小组讨论和小组讨论。参与者将解决两个基本研究问题：1)哪些社会文化因素决定了对流行病的行为反应？2)大流行后偏好的变化如何影响依赖旅游业的经济？项目可交付成果包括开发可测试的假设，将创新的研究理念与不同的视角结合起来，并与MSI教师合作者提交有竞争力的研究提案。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

COVID-19 provides an opportunity for Social, Behavioral and Economic science (SBE) researchers to develop and test new theories regarding sociocultural differences in responses to pandemics. Diverse perspectives in SBE research are essential to develop outcomes that benefit all members of society and promote the progress of science. Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions (MSI)’s have a unique perspective on COVID-19 and the potential to make significant contributions to fundamental research regarding minority community responses to pandemics. Northern Arizona University (NAU) has twenty statewide campuses, including the main Flagstaff mountain campus, and NAU-Yuma. NAU-Yuma is an MSI with 74% of students identifying as Hispanic/Latino. The NSF award will support a workshop at NAU-Flagstaff to advance fundamental knowledge of the social, behavioral and economic responses to pandemics in minority communities. The goal of the workshop is to build capacity at NAU-Flagstaff and NAU-Yuma for SBE researchers to obtain competitive grant funding and broaden collaborations with faculty from an MSI in SBE research. The workshop will span two days and convene internationally recognized experts in behavioral and regional economics, diverse and early-career researchers in social, behavioral and economic sciences, and grant-writing specialists. The collaborative workshop format includes presentations from keynote speakers, expert led panels and small group breakout sessions. Participants will address two fundamental research questions: 1) What sociocultural factors determine behavioral responses to pandemics? and 2) How do changes in post-pandemic preferences impact tourism-dependent economies? The project deliverables include development of testable hypotheses that incorporate innovative research ideas with a diverse perspective and submission of competitive research proposals with MSI faculty collaborators.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.