Interdisciplinary Research on Aging and the Life Course

衰老和生命历程的跨学科研究

• 批准号: 7629848
• 负责人: KENNETH F. FERRARO
• 金额: $ 13.2万
• 依托单位: PURDUE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-05-01 至 2011-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7629848
• 关键词: Aging; Interdisciplinary Study; Life Cycle Stages

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Center on Aging and the Life Course at Purdue University seeks support for an interdisciplinary, pre- doctoral research training program. The proposed institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA) is designed to build upon recent institutional developments at Purdue University by strengthening interdisciplinary graduate education and training on aging and the life course. The program enhances graduate education and training in gerontology by emphasizing an approach to the subject that is interdisciplinary in nature and focuses on the process of aging. Our long-term aim is to help infuse more attention to life course processes, timing.and environmental context for understanding the aging process. Specific aims include: 1. To recruit, train, and mentor a diverse array of pre-doctoral students for sucessful research careers in aging. 2. To enhance interdisciplinary graduate education on aging using the essential principles of gerontology (e.g., multifaceted aspects of change, life course analysis). 3. To foster responsible conduct of research on aging and the life course through professional development and mentoring. 4. To equip pre-doctoral studetns to engage in meaningful interdisciplinary initiatives related to their disciplinary expertise. Specific mechanisms to achieve the training aims include: interdisciplinary curriculum, research seminar, symposium series, Training Advisory Board, participation in summer intensive courses, minority student recruitment, and training in the responsible conduct of research. The success of the traiing program will be measured by multiple performance indicators for each specific aim. RELEVANCE: The project will enhance the training of doctoral students interested in aging and public health by emphasizing a long-term and interdisciplinary view of the aging process. Our aim is to augment the professional development of these students to become effective members of interdisciplinary research teams.

描述（由申请人提供）：普渡大学老龄化与生命历程中心寻求对跨学科博士前研究培训计划的支持。拟议的机构国家研究服务奖（NRSA）旨在以普渡大学最近的机构发展为基础，通过加强老龄化和生命历程方面的跨学科研究生教育和培训。该计划通过强调跨学科的学科方法并重点关注老龄化过程，加强老年学的研究生教育和培训。我们的长期目标是帮助人们更多地关注生命过程、时间和环境背景，以了解衰老过程。具体目标包括： 1. 招募、培训和指导各类博士前学生，以使其在老龄化领域的研究事业取得成功。 2. 利用老年学的基本原理（例如，变化的多方面、生命历程分析），加强老龄问题的跨学科研究生教育。 3. 通过专业发展和指导，促进对老龄化和生命历程的负责任的研究。 4. 使博士前学生能够参与与其学科专业知识相关的有意义的跨学科活动。实现培训目标的具体机制包括：跨学科课程、研究研讨会、研讨会系列、培训顾问委员会、参加暑期强化课程、少数民族学生招收以及负责任的研究行为培训。培训计划的成功将通过每个具体目标的多个绩效指标来衡量。 相关性：该项目将通过强调对老龄化过程的长期和跨学科观点来加强对老龄化和公共卫生感兴趣的博士生的培训。我们的目标是促进这些学生的专业发展，使其成为跨学科研究团队的有效成员。