Growing and Sustaining Community Change Researchers in STEM

项目摘要/摘要 为了增加STEM的多样性，迫切需要制定以下方案 有意义地让代表不足的群体参与相关的STEM体验。整体而言 这项提案的目标是吸引黑人、拉丁裔和阿巴拉契亚地区的高中生 和他们的老师在一个基于社区的参与性研究(CBPR)计划中，专注于 他们在当地社区的物质使用和精神健康状况。CBPR是向科学化发展的方向 重视社区间共享决策和公平协作的调查 和学术伙伴。在这种情况下，CBPR将让学生扮演科学家的角色， 受人尊重的背景专业知识和观点，不仅将提高 研究也增加了积极社会变革的潜力。这样做的理由是 建议让参加CBPR的学生调查药物使用和心理健康 他们自己的社区将让年轻人体验科学实践和STEM技能 能够解决与其社区相关的现实世界问题。通过促进有意义的 从事行为健康和成瘾科学研究，我们将达成我们的长期目标 增加STEM劳动力多样性的目标。我们的计划有三个具体目标：(1)促进 通过让学生参与合作来提高学生对科学研究的兴趣和理解 对当地社区行为健康进行原创科学调查的研究人员； (2)培养学生的科研能力、科学交流能力、科研能力 身份认同和科学自我效能感，通过让学生参与研究的每一步 包括介绍和发表调查结果的过程；和(3)发展高中 教师支持青年参与科学研究和科学研究的能力 通过互动式职业发展进行沟通。学生的预期结果 包括增加STEM知识和技能、对科学研究的兴趣和STEM 以及追求生物医学、行为或临床研究事业的愿望。我们会 通过一系列的活动来实现这些目标，每年都会有一组新的 学生作为当地药物使用和心理健康调查的联合研究人员 社区。在整个活动周期中，学生将与 来自我们极其多样化的教职员工团队的指导。参与人数约为 286名学生和6-10名教师在项目过程中将显著影响 黑人、拉丁裔和阿巴拉契亚人在行为、生物医学和 从事临床研究的职业。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT In order to increase diversity in STEM, there is a critical need to develop programs that meaningfully engage underrepresented groups in relevant STEM experiences. The overall objective of this proposal is to engage Black, Latinx, and Appalachian high school students and their teachers in a community-based participatory research (CBPR) program focused on substance use and mental health in their local communities. CBPR is an orientation to scientific inquiry that values shared decision-making and equitable collaboration between community and academic partners. In this case, CBPR will engage students in the role of scientist, with respected contextual expertise and perspective that will not only improve the quality of the research but also increases the potential for positive social change. The rationale for this proposal is that engaging students in CBPR to investigate substance use and mental health in their own communities will allow youth to experience how scientific practices and STEM skills can address real-world problems relevant to their communities. By facilitating meaningful engagement in behavioral health and addiction science research, we will reach our long-term goal of increasing STEM workforce diversity. Our program has three specific aims: (1) Promote students’ interest in and understanding of scientific research by engaging students as co- researchers in original scientific investigations of behavioral health in their local communities; (2) Develop students’ scientific research skills, scientific communication skills, researcher identities, and science self-efficacy by engaging students at each step of the research process including presentation and publication of findings; and (3) Develop high school teachers’ capacities to support youth participation in scientific research and scientific communication through interactive professional development. Expected outcomes for students include increases in STEM knowledge and skills, interest in scientific research, and STEM efficacy; and a desire to pursue a biomedical, behavioral or clinical research career. We will accomplish these aims through a cycle of activities that each year engages a new group of students as co-researchers in investigations of substance use and mental health in their local communities. Throughout the activity cycles, students will collaborate with and receive mentorship from our extremely diverse faculty team. Participation by approximately 286 students and 6-10 teachers over the course of the program will significantly impact the representation of Black, Latinx, and Appalachian individuals in behavioral, biomedical, and clinical research careers.