Minority Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program

描述（由申请人提供）：申请人的论文研究将以与癌症预防和控制中的种族/民族健康差异相关的主题进行。哈德森女士对这个话题的兴趣源于她希望帮助减少和/或消除美国有色人种人口之间存在的差距。她曾担任“通过教会促进非裔美国人健康”（ACS）的项目协调员，以及“改善饮食、运动和筛查的非裔美国人策略”（NCI）和“健康沟通和癌症控制合作研究”（NCI）的研究助理，这些工作经验为她在开发适合文化的健康教育材料、项目实施和评估策略方面提供了丰富的经验。这一背景使她的研究重点集中在癌症预防问题上，特别是癌症沟通方法。社会支持/外行健康顾问方法，量身定制的印刷沟通和量身定制的电话咨询是申请人感兴趣的策略。由于她还没有开始博士课程的第一年，她的导师建议她在选择论文的特定主题之前进一步探索感兴趣的研究领域。为此，她开始对上述方法的癌症传播策略文献进行回顾，重点关注非裔美国人之间的健康差异。此外，她正在探索大学和附近机构的研究机会。哈德森女士计划在博士课程的第二年选择一个具体的论文主题并制定她的研究计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The applicant's dissertation research will be conducted on a topic related to racial/ethnic health disparities in cancer prevention and control. Ms. Hudson's interest in this topic stems from her desire to help in the effort to reduce and/or eliminate the gap that exists for U.S. populations of color. Her work experience as project coordinator for the Wellness for African Americans through Churches (ACS) and as a research assistant for both the NC Strategies for Improving Diet, Exercise, and Screening (NCI) and Health Communications and Cancer Control collaborative study (NCI) has provided her with significant experience in developing culturally appropriate health education materials, program implementation, and evaluation strategies. This background has served to hone her research focus around cancer prevention issues, specifically cancer communication methodologies. Social support/lay health advisor approach, tailored print communication, and tailored telephone counseling are strategies that interest the applicant. Since she has not begun her first year of the doctoral program, her advisor has recommended that she further explore research areas of interest before selecting a specific topic for her dissertation. To this end, she has begun to review the literature on cancer communication strategies for the approaches listed above with a focus on health disparities among African Americans. Additionally, she is exploring research opportunities available at the University and nearby institutions. Ms. Hudson plans to select a specific dissertation topic and develop her research proposal during the second year in the doctoral program.