Build and Broaden: The Social Science Research Assistance Unit

美国科学基础设施的一个众所周知的缺陷是科学家和研究人员之间的机会悬殊。该项目为来自不同资源水平的机构的研究人员提供论坛，以建立网络和合作并接受指导。该项目建立在先前关于交叉性和警察-平民互动的研究基础上，使用实验设计来推进有关平民对警察反应的科学。它有助于我们理解种族、性别和治安的交集。它还推动了研究一个国家和一个领土之间关系的政治动态的科学，进一步推动了先前关于居住在这些领土上的公民的偏好和观点的工作（一小部分）。最后，该研究推进了对公共支出受益者的城乡居民看法差异的研究，扩大了对政府援助接受者的普遍态度的了解。该项目支持网络和协作、指导以及为试点项目提供资金。这些机会还可以帮助吸引更多的本科生进入社会科学和STEM研究生课程。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。

A well-known shortcoming in the nation's scientific infrastructure is the disparity of opportunity among scientists and researchers. This project provides forums for researchers from institutions with different levels of resources to create networks and collaborations and receive mentoring. The project builds upon previous research on intersectionality and police-civilian interactions, using an experimental design to advance the science concerning civilian reactions to police officers. It contributes to our understanding of the intersections of race, gender, and policing. It also advances the science of the political dynamics of the relationship between a country and a territory, furthering the prior (small body of) work on the preferences and views of citizens residing in such territories. Finally, the research advances the science of differences between perceptions of rural versus urban residents who are beneficiaries of public spending, expanding knowledge about general attitudes toward the recipients of government aid. The project supports networks and collaborations, mentoring, and funding for pilot projects. These opportunities can also help draw more undergraduates into the pipeline of students entering social science and STEM graduate programs.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.