NIMH/M-RISP: ADVANCING RESEARCH IN PUERTO RICO

这一竞争性的续期申请要求继续支持波多黎各大学里奥彼德拉校区（UPR-RP）的NIMH M-RISP计划。该计划最初的三年期（92-95）和五年期（95-00），包括五个个人研究项目和一个基础设施核心。在本申请中，提出了四个单独的项目和一个机构核心，以继续发展这一计划。M-RISP计划的总体目标是促进UPR-RP对心理健康和艾滋病的高质量和严格研究的增长。我们希望通过以下方式实现这一目标：（1）让教师参与开展试点工作，从而为心理健康和艾滋病毒/艾滋病（MHA）问题提供有竞争力的研究资助，特别是干预措施和成果研究;（2）增加研究生和本科生对MHA研究的参与;（3）支持参与MHA研究的教师的研究开发活动;以及（4）加强和巩固进行MHA研究的机构基础设施。该计划的基本原理是基于需要开发一个并行的支持结构，以开展独立的MHA研究，由少数民族教师在少数民族机构的建议计划，支持研究基础设施的发展，通过基于个人的计划教师的研究活动，教师和学生的发展活动，方法统计的核心，和研究资源中心。第二部分涉及个别教师的研究项目。四个IIRP提出了六个参与教师。12个涉及方案领导和评价，以支持研究和研究开发活动。该计划的一个独特之处是在一个明确的，连贯的，综合的职业发展计划，以支持MHA研究目前的机构资源的组织。教师参与开展他们的研究从程序开始的那一刻起，并参与一个发展的个性化计划，支持教师在一步一步的方法对生产有竞争力的研究提案的目标。本科生的参与和机会提供给学生在MHA研究。来自UPR-RP（心理学，社会学和教育学），UPR医学科学校区和UPR-Mayaguez校区的22名教职员工和12名博士生将参加拟议的MRISP。

This competing renewal application is requesting continued support for the NIMH M-RISP Program at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedra Campus (UPR-RP). The program was funded for an initial three year period (92-95) and alter for a full five year cycle (95-00) with fie individuals research projects and an infrastructure core. In this application four individual projects and an institutional core are proposed to continue developing this program. The general objective of the M-RISP program is to advance the growth of high quality and rigorous research on mental health and AIDS at the UPR-RP. We expect to accomplish this aim by (1) involving faculty members in conducting pilot work leading to a competitive research grant on mental health and HIV/AIDS (MHA) problems, especially interventions and outcome research; (2) increasing the participation of graduate and undergraduate students in MHA research, (3) supporting research development activities for faculty involved in MHA research; and (4) enhancing and strengthening the institutional infrastructure to conduct MHA research. The rationale for the program is based on the need to develop a parallel structure of support to carry out independent MHA research by minority faculty at a minority institution The proposed program for support research infrastructure development through individually based plans of faculty research activities, faculty and student development activities, a methodological statistical core, and a Research Resource Center. The second component entails Individual Faculty Research Projects. Four IIRPs are proposed with six participating faculty members. Twelve involves Program Leadership and Evaluation in support of research and research development activities. A unique feature of the program is the organization of current institutional resources in a clear, coherent, and integrated plan of career development in support for MHA research. Faculty members are involved in carrying out their research from the moment the program begins and participate in a developmental individualized plan that supports the faculty member in a step by step approach toward the objective of producing a competitive research proposal. The participation of undergraduate and opportunities offered to students in MHA research. Twenty-two faculty members and twelve doctoral students from UPR-RP (Psychology, Sociology, and Education), UPR-Medical Sciences Campus, and the UPR-Mayaguez Campus will participate in the proposed MRISP.