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，随着色彩学者在该领域的进步，他们不太可能在各自的学术机构找到色彩的同行和导师。扭转这些趋势是人格和社会心理科学的首要任务。这个项目创造了新的和持续的机会，为色彩的前终身教职员工发展与同龄人的关系，并与谁作为导师的色彩终身教职连接。该活动-繁荣-是一个全年网络的前任期社会和个性心理学家的颜色，包括年度务虚会和在线研讨会全年。务虚会的特点是参与者和导师主导的专业发展，教学策略和研究生产力的研讨会，为学者加强他们的学术形象，并建立一个成功的进步案例。全年的活动包括每周的协作写作空间，每季度的写作务虚会，与同行和导师的会议，以及跟踪专业成就。自2020年成立以来，蓬勃发展提供了一个关键的机会，保留在高等教育和社会/人格心理学领域。繁荣支持学者谁将作为未来几代教师和科学家的成功榜样不断扩大的管道.颜色的教师面临独特的挑战，阻碍在各自的机构成功的进步.这些教师经历文化，地理和专业形式的孤立，特别是当有几个教师的颜色在他们的部门或学术部门。他们还可能承担不成比例的服务，扰乱教学和研究生产力，这对职业发展至关重要。科学多样化的战略举措往往侧重于招聘阶段，但往往忽视职业发展和晋升的后期阶段。繁荣提供了敏感的讨论，其中终身教职的颜色可以解决挑战和减轻负面影响的机密空间。它还为肯定学者的立场和促进他们的工作提供了空间。该空间蓬勃发展策展增强终身教职的颜色，通过科学合作和他们的社交网络通过社会支持扩大他们的专业网络的机会。专门用于确定任期/晋升准则、确定机构规范和设定个性化目标的讲习班提供了一个明确和精确的支持途径，旨在增加成功晋升的可能性。Flourish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NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力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, quarterly writing retreats, meetings with peers and mentors, and tracking of professional achievements. Since its inception in 2020, Flourish has provided a critical opportunity for retention within higher education and the field of social/personality psychology. Flourish supports an expanding 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 provides confidential spaces for sensitive discussions where tenure-track faculty of color can address challenges and mitigate negative consequences. It also offers spaces for affirming scholars’ positions and promoting their work. The spaces Flourish curates enhance opportunities for tenure-track faculty of color to expand their professional networks through scientific collaborations and their social networks through social support. 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.