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.

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科项目（HBCU- up）通过有针对性的输液项目支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以追求科学、技术、工程或数学（STEM）研究生课程和/或职业。中央州立大学社会与行为科学系（SBS）的该项目旨在开发一门法医研究辅修课程，以化学、社会科学和行为科学之间的跨学科研究为特色，强调文化多样性，并加强对与法医相关的STEM领域的理解。鉴于非裔美国人在法医领域的代表性不足，该项目利用HBCU学生对法医的兴趣，通过基于证据的创新技术，包括基于探究的科学实验培训，增加劳动力多样性。该项目的目标包括：1)在以下各个领域（心理学、社会工作、人类学）开设一门新的法医课程；2)建立一个法医研究实验室，以加强该机构的技术能力，并作为法医课程的教学空间；3)开设一个法医研究辅修课程，要求学生在多个STEM学科中完成24个学期的学分。拟议的辅修学位课程将文化多样性和理解的培训与法医STEM领域的基本科学原理和方法相结合。法医科学化学的必修课和选修课使学生沉浸在法医毒理学、血清学和DNA分析中使用的基本实验室规则和方法中。此外，STEM社会科学课程，如犯罪现场分析和法医人类学概论，通过专注于犯罪现场的证据收集方法来扩展学生的STEM教育，学生将获得实践经验。预计扩大和加强法医学机构学术课程的努力有可能有助于提高STEM领域的劳动力多样性。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。