Lehman College Psychology Research Development

描述（由申请人提供）：与本科生人口是超过四分之三的少数民族和活跃的研究教师，心理学系在雷曼学院/纽约（CUNY）是非常适合提供一个少数民族心理学学生的职业生涯在心理健康相关研究的必要背景的大型游泳池。目前的申请要求更新资金后，八年的成功M-RISP支持，通过改善设施和提供资源，以支持教师的研究，提高了雷曼学院心理学系的研究环境。这种增强的研究环境的结果已经提高了教师的生产力和心理学在学院的雷曼系更大的知名度。本提案的研究开发（基础设施）部分的具体目标是：（1）提高个别教师的研究技能;（2）提高个别教师的生产力;（3）为少数民族本科生提供成功攻读博士学位所需的智力和激励工具。（4）通过提供心理学系的成员，在教师和学生之间建立社区意识 （5）培养少数民族学生对精神健康相关领域基础研究的兴趣。这些具体目标将通过提供教师研究支持的形式，行政助理，计算机技术人员，并发布时间为研究提供给非终身教职员工来实现。部门活动包括为学生和教师，包括访问演讲者，学生电脑/与互联网接入的学习室，和学生心理学专业的教师研究计划的参与专门研讨会。目前的应用程序包括三个新的非终身教职的心理学系谁开始研究计划的个人研究建议。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): With an undergraduate student population that is over three-quarters minority and an active research faculty, the Department of Psychology at Lehman College/City University of New York (CUNY) is ideally suited to provide a large pool of minority psychology students with the necessary background for careers in mental health related research. The present application requests renewal of funding after eight years of successful M-RISP support that enhanced the research environment in the Lehman College Psychology Department through the improvement of facilities and provision of resources to support faculty research. The outcome of this enhanced research environment has been increased faculty productivity and greater visibility of the Lehman Department of Psychology in the college. The Specific Aims of the research development (infrastructure) component of this proposal are to: (1) sharpen the research skills of individual faculty members; (2) increase the productivity of individual faculty members; (3) provide minority undergraduate students with the intellectual and motivational tools required for success in Ph.D. programs; (4) establish a sense of community among faculty and students by providing the members of the psychology department with joint faculty-student activities that will expand knowledge, broaden research skills, and increase professional contacts; and (5) foster the interest of minority students in basic research in areas related to mental health. These specific aims will be met through provision of faculty research support in the form of an administrative assistant, a computer technician, and released time for research provided to untenured faculty. Departmental activities include a specialized seminar for students and faculty that includes visiting speakers, a student computer/study room with Internet access, and participation of student psychology majors in faculty research programs. The current application includes three individual research proposals from new untenured faculty in the Department of Psychology who are beginning research programs.