NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY EAGLES RISE WITH MENTORING THROUGH THE DOCTORAL

描述（由申请人提供）：北卡罗来纳中央大学（NCCU）是一所历史悠久的黑人大学（HBCU），位于北卡罗来纳州的研究三角。最近，在美国新闻与世界报道的调查中，它被评为州支持的hbcu第一名，在81所hbcu中排名第十。本校不授予博士学位。在研究型大学和制药业的包围下，形成了长期的合作关系，以支持富有成效的研究项目。该大学有两个最先进的研究机构：生物医学/生物技术研究所（bri），提供基础和转化科学项目，以及生物制造研究所和技术企业（BRITE），培训制药科学家。本计划旨在增加生物、化学、药理学、心理学等专业之博士生取得博士学位及从事博士后研究训练之人数。最近的研究揭示了少数民族学生进入博士项目的低录取率和高流失率的三个主要原因：1)学生的学习成绩低于预期，2)没有感觉自己是科学界的一部分，3)没有感觉自己有能力做科学家的工作（科学自我效能感）。Chemers是一名社会心理学家，他的研究重点是在科学和数学领域未被充分代表的少数族裔的成功，他报告说，科学自我效能感和作为科学家的身份是对研究事业的承诺的中介，并建议项目应该关注这些心理因素。为达到增加北大学生完成博士学位的目标，将为每位RISE计划学生指派一个由北大研究导师、博士学位授予机构合作导师和新独立科学家（角色导师）组成的指导团队。这个导师团队将提供研究经验，使参与者适应中央大学和博士学位授予机构的研究社区，并提供社会情感支持。项目范围内的活动将加强参与者的批判性思维，写作和口头表达能力。每年，六(6)名新生，六(6)名大三学生和两(2)名一年级硕士学位学生将被招募到三个项目级别：RISE基础，RISE高级和RISE研究生。RISE基金会的学生，在被介绍研究和展示他们的第一个项目后，将进入RISE高级学院。RISE高级学生将在博士学位授予机构开展论文项目并进行部分研究。RISE研究生将加强他们的关键技能，在博士学位授予机构进行部分论文研究，并继续攻读博士学位。导师团队将指导和支持学生完成博士学位和博士后研究。RISE项目的学生将被鼓励与高级和研究生水平的学生相互支持，参与大一和大二的发展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is a Historically Black University (HBCU) located in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. It was recently ranked number one of state supported HBCUs and number 10 out of 81 HBCUs by the US News and World Report survey. NCCU does not grant doctoral degrees. Surrounded by research intensive universities and pharmaceutical industries, long term collaborations have formed to support a productive research program. The University has two state-of-the-art research Institutes: the Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute (BBRI) with basic and translational science programs, and the Bio-manufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE) for the training of pharmaceutical scientists. The goal of the NCCU RISE program is to increase the number of students majoring in biology, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, and psychology that attain doctoral degrees and proceed to postdoctoral research training. Recent studies have revealed three major reasons for the poor entry rates and large attrition rates of minority students in doctoral programs: 1) less than desired student academic performance, 2) a failure to feel a part of the scientific community, and 3) a failure to feel capable of doing the work of a scientist (scientific self-efficacy). Chemers, a social psychologist whose research focuses on the success of underrepresented minorities in science and mathematics, reported that scientific self-efficacy and identity as a scientist were mediators of a commitment to a research career and recommended that programs should focus on these psychological factors. To accomplish the goal of increasing the number of NCCU students completing the doctorate, a mentoring team consisting of a NCCU research mentor, a collaborating mentor from a Ph.D. granting institution, and a newly independent scientist (role mentor) will be assigned to each RISE Program student. This team of mentors will provide research experience, acclimate participants to research communities at NCCU and at a Ph.D. granting institution, and provide socio-emotional support. Program-wide activities will strengthen participant critical thinking, writing, and oral presentation skills. Each year, six (6) freshmen, six (6) juniors, and two (2) first year Master's degree students will be recruited into one of three Program levels: RISE Foundation, RISE Advanced, and RISE Graduate. RISE Foundation students, after being introduced to research and presenting their first project, will matriculate to RISE Advanced. RISE Advanced students will develop a thesis project and conduct a portion of their research at a Ph.D. granting institution. RISE Graduate students will strengthen their critical skills, conduct a portion of their thesis research at a Ph.D. granting institution and continue to doctoral programs. The mentor team will advise and support the student through completion of the doctorate and through postdoctoral studies. Students in the RISE program will be encouraged to support one another with those in Advanced and Graduate levels participating in the development of freshmen and sophomores. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The goal of the North Carolina Central University Eagles RISE Program is to increase the number of students completing doctoral studies in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Interventions are planned for the freshman/sophomore, junior/senior, and graduate levels that involve increasing communication skills and research internships. Team mentoring in collaboration with research scientists at PhD granting institutions will assure a comfortable transition to graduate studies.