Building Undergraduate Research Training as a Foundation for Diversifying Addiction Research

项目摘要/摘要 弗吉尼亚联邦大学(VCU)本科生研究教育计划的目标是 在学年期间为来自以下地区的本科生制定强化培训和指导计划 代表不足(UR)群体，以便建立一个渠道，增加物质使用研究的多样性。 VCU是一所规模庞大、多元化的大学(我们30%的学生来自乌鲁木齐少数民族，超过30%的学生是佩尔人 资助金合格，2019年一年级学生占第一代学生的32%)，并提供支持性 招聘和培训UR学者的环境。此外，我们大学有大量的 NIDA/NIAAA奖项组合，由一大批跨学科研究人员研究物质使用和 相关的健康结果。具体地说，该计划将：(1)为以下方面提供入门研究课程 本科生专注于基础研究、技能发展和成瘾研究；(2) 邀请来自代表性不足群体的班级校友参加为期一学期的、有指导的研究经验 物质使用研究实验室；(3)为研究员提供专业和职业发展机会 加强学生申请研究生和从事研究工作的准备；及。(四)培训 下一代研究人员通过科学传播和翻译研究成果 与其他科学家和更广泛的社区进行交流的机会。之后，每月一次 将继续为所有方案校友制定方案，以延长发展机会，并允许研究员 在他们的大学生涯中建立和维护紧密的支持网络，并在 过渡到研究生院。计划的成功将通过招聘、学生计划进行评估 完成，研究员从大学毕业，以及他们继续从事研究和毕业 学校预科。学生的学习结果将与VCU的教学和 学习中心。除了VCU多样化的学生群体外，我们大学的物质使用了研究专业知识 以及为本科生研究人员提供卓越的基础设施/支持，将此项目定位为有助于 极大地增加了物质使用研究的多样性。

Project summary/abstract The goal of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) undergraduate research education program is to develop an intensive training and mentorship program during the academic year for undergraduates from underrepresented (UR) groups, in order to create a pipeline for increasing diversity in substance use research. VCU is a large, diverse university (30% of our students are from UR minority populations, over 30% are Pell grant eligible and the 2019 freshman class was 32% first-generation students) and offers a supportive environment in which to recruit and train UR scholars. Additionally, our university has a substantial NIDA/NIAAA award portfolio with a large team of interdisciplinary researchers studying substance use and related health outcomes. Specifically, the program will: (1) offer an introductory research course for undergraduates focused on foundational research skill development and exposure to addiction research; (2) engage class alumni, from underrepresented groups, in a semester-long, mentored research experience in the lab of a substance use researcher; (3) provide fellows with professional and career development opportunities to strengthen students' readiness to apply to graduate school and pursue research careers; and (4) train the next generation of researchers in the dissemination and translation of research through scientific communication opportunities with other scientists and the broader community. Afterwards, monthly programming will continue for all program alumni to extend development opportunities and allow fellows to create and maintain cohesive support networks throughout their collegiate careers and assist them in the transition to graduate school. Program success will be evaluated across recruitment, student program completion, fellows' graduation from university, and their continued engagement in research and graduate school matriculation. Student learning outcomes will be assessed in conjunction with VCU's teaching and learning center. Our university's substance use research expertise, in addition to VCU's diverse student body and excellent infrastructure/support for undergraduate researchers, position this program to contribute significantly to increasing diversity in substance use research.