Increasing URM Diversity: Targeting Transitions in the Neuroscience Education Continuum

增加 URM 多样性：瞄准神经科学教育连续体的转变

• 批准号: 10213149
• 负责人: AUDREY F. SEASHOLTZ
• 金额: $ 23.65万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-07-01 至 2023-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10213149
• 关键词: 3-Dimensional; Address; Advanced Development; Communication; Competence; Consult; Critical Thinking; Development; Doctor of Philosophy; Education; Educational process of instructing; Educational workshop; Effectiveness; Ethics; Evaluation; Faculty; Goals; Grant; Hispanic Americans; Institutes; Institution; Internships; Mentors; Mentorship; Michigan; Modeling; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Native Americans; Neurosciences; Outcome; Paper; Play; Postdoctoral Fellow; Preparation; Psychological Factors; Public Advocacies; Publications; Qualifying; Relationship-Building; Research; Schools; Students; Study Skills; Syndrome; Time; Time Management; Training Programs; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; Visit; Writing; autism spectrum disorder; career; certificate program; course development; deaf; experience; graduate student; hard of hearing; meetings; minority student; peer coaching; programs; recruit; response; skills; social factors; student mentoring; success; summer program; summer research; symposium; undergraduate research experience; undergraduate student

Abstract Our goal is to meet the nation's research needs by enhancing diversity in the neuroscience workforce. The focus will be to increase the representation of under-represented minorities (URMs) and achieve this by targeting specific challenges in transitions along the Neuroscience education and career continuum. Our four aims propose activities that focus on the four transition points relevant to our University of Michigan (UM) Neuroscience Graduate Program (NGP). Aim 1 focuses on transition from Undergraduate Institutions (UGI) to a Graduate Institution. It will build relationships with UGIs with high numbers of URMs through visits by UM NGP faculty and students to these UGI and visits to UM by UGI Program Directors with selected students. UM NGP faculty and students will attend SACNAS and ABRCMs meetings to provide information on NGPs in general and the UM-NGP in particular. There will also be a “Preview Program” with visits to UM-NGP by URM students. A key component of Aim 1 will be a Summer Program for Undergraduate Research in Neuroscience, for rising Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors with research in NGP faculty labs, professional development workshops as well as mentoring and networking. Aim 2 focuses on the transition into Graduate School. It will have peer mentoring workshops on topics such as communicating with mentors and imposter syndrome and workshops on time management, study skills, critical thinking, scientific writing and communication. Aim 2 will also have activities and courses on Mentorship directed to the NGP Faculty. Finally there will be workshops for NGP faculty, fellows and students on diverse cultures and their needs. Aim 3 focuses on the transition through Graduate Studies towards Ph.D.. Aim 3 will bring in speakers/mentors with diverse backgrounds from outside UM for research presentations, mentoring and networking. It will also send URM students to small focused research meetings (such as Gordon Conferences). It will send students and faculty to SACNAS and ABRCMs meetings (overlap with Aim 1) and have professional development courses/activities, workshops on rigor and ethics, mentor-student relationship as well as workshops on scientific communication. Aim 4 focuses on the transition to post-doctoral studies and/or neuroscience related careers. Activities will include: workshops and speakers representing a wide range of traditional and non-academic career opportunities; Alumni Days which focus on interactions with UM-NGP alumni; Opportunities for internships in neuroscience related companies; Certificate Programs such as in teaching; and sending students to small meetings (overlap with Aim 3). The proposed programs have all been successfully piloted by the UM NGP and have resulted in a 40% rate of diversity in our 2016 class of 18 students, increasing to 58% in our incoming 2017 class of 14 students. We believe our success in pilot programs and the proposed Aim 1-4 activities can make us a model program for addressing URM challenges in navigating the NGP training continuum to a successful conclusion. Evaluation will be accomplished through use of an independent agency and will generate publications. 1

摘要 我们的目标是通过提高神经科学工作者的多样性来满足国家的研究需求。的 重点将是增加代表性不足的少数民族的代表性，并通过以下方式实现这一目标： 在神经科学教育和职业连续体的过渡沿着针对具体的挑战。我们的四 目标提出的活动，重点是四个过渡点有关我们的密歇根大学（UM） 神经科学研究生课程（NGP）。目标1重点关注从本科院校（UGI）到 a研究生院。该署会透过澳大的访问，与拥有大量统一登记册的政府机构建立关系 NGP教师和学生到这些UGI和UGI项目主任访问UM与选定的学生。嗯 NGP教师和学生将参加SACNAS和ABRCMs会议，提供有关NGP的信息， 特别是UM-NGP。还将有一个“预览计划”，由URM访问UM-NGP 学生目标1的一个关键组成部分将是神经科学本科生研究暑期项目， 对于正在崛起的大二，大三和大四学生，在NGP教师实验室进行研究，专业发展 讲习班以及指导和联网。目标2侧重于过渡到研究生院。它将 举办同伴指导研讨会，主题包括与导师交流和冒名顶替综合症， 关于时间管理、学习技能、批判性思维、科学写作和沟通的讲习班。目标2将 也有针对NGP学院的导师活动和课程。最后，将举办研讨会， NGP教师，研究员和学生对不同的文化和他们的需求。目标3侧重于通过以下方式实现过渡： 博士研究生课程目标3将从外部引入具有不同背景的演讲者/导师 UM用于研究演示，指导和网络。它还将发送URM学生到小集中 研究会议（如戈登会议）。它将派遣学生和教师到SACNAS和ABRCM 会议（与目标1重叠），并有专业发展课程/活动，关于严谨性的讲习班， 伦理、师生关系以及科学交流工作坊。目标4侧重于 过渡到博士后研究和/或神经科学相关的职业。活动将包括：讲习班和 发言人代表了广泛的传统和非学术职业机会;校友日， 专注于与UM-NGP校友的互动;在神经科学相关公司实习的机会; 证书课程，如教学;和送学生参加小型会议（与目标3重叠）。的 拟议的方案都已成功地试行了UM NGP，并已导致40%的比率， 多样性在我们的18名学生的2016类，增加到58%在我们的14名学生的传入2017类。我们 我相信，我们在试点项目和拟议的目标1-4活动中取得的成功，可以使我们成为一个示范项目， 应对统一资源管理的挑战，顺利完成国家性别平等方案的培训。评价 将通过使用一个独立的机构来完成，并将产生出版物。 1