Pathways to Neurosciences

项目摘要 神经科学研究必须是跨学科的，利用这些不同领域的知识和实践 如生物学、心理学、工程学和计算机科学。这种跨学科的方法得到进一步的支持 来自具有广泛视角的不同人群的创新想法。就像许多其他人一样 科学、技术、工程、数学和医学(STEMM)领域，神经科学领域需要 实施更有效地支持来自不同背景的个人继续深造的战略 或从事研究的职业。代表不足的群体(URG)不太可能从研究生过渡到 博士后培训和博士后培训到学术界或工业界的科学岗位。我们假设一个 归属感通常会促进学术和职业成功，并支持招聘和 留住URG实习生，诸如刻板印象威胁、缺乏代表性、微侵略性和冒名顶替者等问题 需要通过指导和战略接触专业人员来应对这些现象，以建立一个多样化和 代表性网络。社会资本是促进职业发展的额外必要支持 URG实习生。为了最大限度地提高职业发展的影响力，我们将专注于研究生和 博士后和他们分别向博士后和科学家的潜在过渡。我们的目标是增加 成功的过渡，并最终使神经科学多样化。我们的项目，神经科学之路，是 设计为社会科学研究，使用描述心理社会机制的行动理论， 我们假设我们的计划将被激活，这将导致理想的结果。我们的评估计划是 并行设计，最大限度地为其他希望设计类似程序的人提供有用的数据，并确定优先顺序 迭代数据收集将记录程序元素在一段时间内如何运行，作为 元素和参与者之间的交互作用。在目标1中，我们将建立通往神经科学的途径 方案和Subaim 1a将利用一年试点队列来优化方案组成部分和流程， 包括完善正在进行的参与者调查。我们计划的一个优势是我们将在苏巴伊姆1b继续 在整个项目中进行评估和调整。目标2是确定该计划是否以及如何领导 在我们的行动理论中假设的机制，即专业网络，安全空间 互动，以及互动的生产动态。在目标3中，我们将评估我们想要的短期和 与对照组相比，该计划实现了长期结果。通过这个项目和强大的 机构支持，我们希望通往神经科学毕业生的途径将有更多的机会 并在科学和领导力方面表现出更强的毅力。最终，我们将传播程序设计， 流程，以及对他人的洞察力，使其能够在自己的机构创建类似的优化项目。

Project Summary Neuroscience research must be transdisciplinary, drawing on the knowledge and practices of such diverse fields as biology, psychology, engineering and computer science. This transdisciplinary approach is further supported by the innovative ideas that stem from a diverse population with a broad set of perspectives. As with many other science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) fields, the field of neuroscience needs to implement strategies that more effectively support individuals from diverse backgrounds to pursue further studies or careers in research. Underrepresented groups (URGs) are less likely to transition from graduate school to postdoctoral training and postdoctoral training to scientific positions in academia or industry. We posit that a sense of belonging promotes academic and professional success generally and that to support recruitment and retainment of URG trainees, issues like stereotype threat, lack of representation, microaggressions, and imposter phenomena need to be countered with mentorship and strategic access to professionals to build a diverse and representative network. Social capital is an additional necessary support to promote professional advancement of URG trainees. To maximize impact on professional advancement, we will focus on graduate students and postdocs and their potential transitions to postdocs and scientists, respectively. Our goal is to increase successful transitions and ultimately diversify neuroscience. Our program, Pathways to Neurosciences, was designed as a social sciences study, using a theory of action that describes psychosocial mechanisms that we hypothesize our program will activate that would lead to desirable outcomes. Our evaluation plan was designed in parallel to maximize useful data for others desiring to design similar programs, and to prioritize iterative data collection that will document how program elements operate over time, as a function of the interactions among elements and participants. In Aim 1 we will establish the Pathways to Neurosciences program and Subaim 1a will utilize a year 1 pilot cohort to optimize program components and processes, including refining ongoing participant surveys. A strength of our plan is that we will in Subaim 1b continue evaluations and adjustments throughout the project. Aim 2 is to determine whether and how the program leads to the hypothesized mechanisms in our theory of action, which are professional networks, safe spaces for interaction, and productive dynamics of interactions. In Aim 3 we will evaluate whether our desired short- and long-term outcomes are achieved by the program compared to control groups. Through this program and strong institutional support, we hope that Pathways to Neurosciences graduates will have increased opportunities and exhibit increased persistence in science and leadership. Ultimately, we will disseminate program design, processes, and insights to others to enable the creation of similar optimized programs at their own institutions.