Targeted Infusion Project: Fusing Social Science and Forensics to Enhance Preparedness for Modern Criminal Justice Careers

有针对性的注入项目：融合社会科学和法医学，加强对现代刑事司法职业的准备

• 批准号: 2306450
• 负责人: Genevieve Ritchie-Ewing
• 金额: $ 39.99万
• 依托单位: Central State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-15 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2306450&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Targeted; Infusion; Project; Fusing; Social

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Central State University’s Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) seeks to develop a Forensic Studies minor, featuring interdisciplinary studies between Chemistry, Social Sciences and Behavioral Sciences, emphasizing cultural diversity and enhanced understanding of STEM fields associated with forensics. Given that African Americans are underrepresented in forensic fields, this project leverages student interest in forensics at an HBCU to increase workforce diversity through evidence-based, innovative techniques including training in inquiry-based scientific experimentation.The objectives of this project include: 1) developing a new forensics course in each of the following fields - psychology, social work, anthropology, 2) establishing a Forensic Studies Laboratory to bolster the technological capacity of the institution and serve as a teaching and learning space for forensic courses, and 3) creating a Forensic Studies minor that requires students to complete 24 semester credit hours in multiple STEM disciplines. The proposed minor degree program combines training in cultural diversity and understanding with the basic scientific principles and methods that undergird forensic STEM fields. The required and elective forensic science chemistry immerses students in the fundamental laboratory rules and methodologies used in forensic toxicology, serology, and DNA analyses. In addition, STEM social science courses such as Crime Scene Analysis and Introduction to Forensic Anthropology expands students’ STEM education by focusing on the evidence collection methods at crime scenes, whereby students will gain hands on experience. It is anticipated that efforts to expand and strengthen the institutional academic offerings in forensics has the potential to contribute to increased workforce diversity in STEM fields.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.

历史悠久的黑人学院和大学本科课程（HBCU-UP）通过有针对性的输液项目支持了基于证据的创新模型和方法的开发，实施和研究，以改善HBCU本科生的准备和成功，以便他们可以购买科学，技术，工程或数学或数学（STEM）研究生程序和/或或/或或/或或/或或/或或或/或或/或或/或或/或或/或护理者。中央州立大学社会与行为科学系（SB）的项目旨在开发法医研究次要研究，其中包括化学，社会科学和行为科学之间的跨学科研究，强调文化多样性并增强对与取证相关的STEM领域的理解。鉴于非洲裔美国人在法医领域的人为不足，因此该项目利用学生对HBCU的取证的兴趣通过基于证据的，创新的技术来增加劳动力多样性，包括基于探究的科学实验中的培训，包括基于探究的科学实验。该机构的技术能力，并作为法医课程的教学和学习空间，以及3）创建法医研究未成年人，要求学生在多个STEM学科中完成24个学期学期的学时。拟议的次要学位计划将文化多样性和理解的培训与经过法医茎领域的基本科学原理和方法结合在一起。所需和选择的法医学化学使学生陷入法医毒理学，血清学和DNA分析中使用的基本实验室规则和方法。此外，诸如犯罪现场分析和法医人类学介绍之类的STEM社会科学课程通过专注于犯罪现场的证据收集方法来扩大学生的STEM教育，从而使学生获得经验。可以预料，扩大和加强取证中的机构学术产品的努力有可能促进STEM领域的劳动力多样性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且我们是否通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响标准来评估我们的支持诚实。