Flourish: A Network for Pre-Tenure Social and Personality Psychologists of Color

社会心理学和人格心理学领域的成功，部分原因在于其科学家的多样性。然而，随着有色人种学者在该领域的进步，他们在各自的学术机构中找到有色人种同行和导师的可能性越来越小。扭转这些趋势是人格和社会心理科学的首要任务。这个项目为有色人种的终身教职员工创造了新的和持续的机会来发展他们与同龄人的关系，并与作为导师的有色人种的终身教职员工建立联系。这个名为“繁荣”的活动是有色人种社会和人格心理学家的全年网络活动，包括全年的年度静修和在线研讨会。研修的特色是由参与者和导师主导的专业发展、教学策略和研究生产力研讨会，为学者们加强他们的学术形象，并建立一个成功的晋升案例。全年的活动包括每周的协作写作空间，与同行和导师的会议，以及专业成就的跟踪。“繁荣”为高等教育、社会/人格心理学领域提供了一个重要的机会，并扩大了学者的渠道，这些学者将成为未来几代教师和科学家的成功榜样。有色人种学院面临着独特的进步挑战，阻碍了他们在各自机构的成功。这些教职员工经历了文化、地理和专业上的隔离，尤其是当他们所在的院系或学术部门几乎没有有色人种的教职员工时。他们还可能承担不成比例的服务任务，扰乱教学和研究生产力，而这对职业发展至关重要。科学多元化的战略举措往往侧重于招聘阶段，而往往忽视职业发展和晋升的后期阶段。thrive通过为敏感讨论提供保密空间、扩大专业和社交网络、肯定学者的立场和促进他们的工作，为有色人种终身教职员工提供应对挑战和减轻负面影响的资源。专门为确定任期/晋升指导方针、确定制度规范和设定个性化目标而举办的讲习班提供了一条清晰而精确的支持路径，旨在增加成功晋升的可能性。蓬勃发展的最终目标是促进有色人种教师的晋升、保留和包容，使社会和人格心理学的领域和研究多样化。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。

The fields of social and personality psychology succeed in part because of the diversity of their scientists. However, as scholars of color advance in the field they are less likely to find peers and mentors of color at their respective academic institutions. Reversing these trends is a top priority for personality and social psychological science. This project creates new and continuing opportunities for pre-tenure faculty of color to develop relationships with their peers and to connect with tenured faculty of color who serve as mentors. The activity – Flourish – is a year-round network for pre-tenure social and personality psychologists of color that includes an annual retreat and online workshops throughout the year. The retreat features participant- and mentor-led workshops on professional development, teaching strategies, and research productivity for scholars to strengthen their academic profiles and build a successful case for advancement. Year-round activities feature weekly collaborative writing spaces, meetings with peers and mentors, and tracking of professional achievements. Flourish provides a critical opportunity for retention within higher education, within the field of social/personality psychology, and expanding a pipeline of scholars who will serve as successful role models for future generations of faculty and scientists. Faculty of color face unique challenges to advancement that hinder success at their respective institutions. These faculty members experience cultural, geographic, and professional forms of isolation especially when there are few faculty of color in their department or academic divisions. They can also be tasked with disproportionate amounts of service that disrupt teaching and research productivity, which are essential for career advancement. Strategic initiatives for diversifying science often focus on the recruitment stage but tend to neglect later stages of career development and advancement. Flourish offers resources for addressing challenges and mitigating negative consequences for tenure-track faculty of color by providing confidential spaces for sensitive discussions, expanding professional and social networks, affirming scholars’ positions, and promoting their work. Workshops dedicated to defining tenure/promotion guidelines, identifying institutional norms, and setting individualized goals provide a clear and precise support path designed to increase the likelihood of successful advancement. The ultimate goal of Flourish is to foster promotion, retention, and inclusion for faculty of color to diversify the field and research of social and personality psychology.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.