Mentoring Behavioral Scientists for Career Development in Pediatric T1D Research

指导行为科学家在儿科 T1D 研究中的职业发展

• 批准号: 8734406
• 负责人: Barbara Jane Anderson
• 金额: $ 33.44万
• 依托单位: BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-15 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8734406
• 关键词: Adherence; Advisory Committees; Age; Behavior; Behavioral; Behavioral Research; Benchmarking; Biology; Blood Glucose; Childhood; Diabetes Mellitus; Endocrinologist; Evidence based program; Faculty; Family; Feedback; Fostering; Funding; Goals; Grant; Health behavior change; Individual; Institution; Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus; Intervention; Life Experience; Maps; Medicine; Mentors; Methods; Monitor; Neurocognitive; Neuropsychology; Outcome; Pathway interactions; Patients; Pediatrics; Positioning Attribute; Public Health Schools; Quality of life; Research; Research Personnel; Resources; Risk; Risk Factors; SECTM1 gene; Scientist; Senior Scientist; System; Technology; Texas; Training; Universities; Writing; Youth; base; career; career development; college; executive function; experience; glycemic control; improved; programs; resilience; response; screening; skills; theories

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In response to RFA-DK-028 "Career Development Programs in Diabetes Research for Behavioral Scientists (K12)" and given that currently there is a documented lack of senior behavioral scientists in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research to mentor younger investigators, combined with the unparalleled faculty, research, and patient resources in Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), we enthusiastically submit this proposal for Mentoring Behavioral Scientists for Career Development in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Research at BCM. The purpose of this career development program is to create an interdisciplinary and evidence-based program for postdoctoral and early-career behavioral investigators ["Scholars"]. We propose an initial program for 3 Scholars (two postdoctoral level and one early career level) who will receive a 2-to 3-year comprehensive, didactic mentored career development experience in T1D behavioral research. The program is built around three objectives: 1) Scholars must understand the 'lived experience' of T1D for youth and families to foster clinically-informed behavioral research; 2) Scholars will understand the neuro-biology of T1D, the close interplay between blood glucose fluctuations and behavior, and how neurocognitive risk and resilience factors impact behavior, executive functioning, and adherence; and 3) Scholars will demonstrate basic grant writing skills. The program requires mastery of core didactics in neuro-biology of T1D and theories/methods of health behavior change. Depending on Scholars' prior training, mapped on to the didactics are opportunities for advanced courses at outstanding academic institutions nearby--the University of Texas School of Public Health and the University of Houston. Scholars will be mentored by a team of senior behavioral scientist and senior pediatric endocrinologist in 1 of 3 research pathways: 1) neuropsychology and risk-factor screening; 2) family- and systems-based interventions to optimize glycemic control, adherence and quality of life outcomes with a focus on transition-age youth with T1D; and 3) interactive technology-based interventions to improve adherence and glycemic control. An Advisory Committee of Senior Baylor faculty will evaluate the program and monitor the progress of the individual Scholars against established benchmarks. An External Advisory Board of senior scientists will also provide feedback. Our long-term goal is to create a nationally-recognized program that produces scientists with successful and funded careers in T1D behavioral research, who will eventually be well-positioned to carry on this legacy of mentoring in behavioral diabetes research.

描述（申请人提供）：为了响应RFA-DK-028“行为科学家（K12）糖尿病研究的职业发展计划”，并考虑到目前在1型糖尿病（T1 D）研究中缺乏资深行为科学家来指导年轻的研究人员，结合贝勒医学院（Baylor College of Medicine）儿科无与伦比的教师，研究和患者资源，我们热情地提交了这份关于指导行为科学家在儿科1型糖尿病（T1 D）研究中的职业发展的建议。该职业发展计划的目的是为博士后和早期职业生涯行为调查人员[“学者”]创建一个跨学科和以证据为基础的计划。我们提出了一个初步计划3学者（两个博士后水平和一个早期的职业水平）谁将获得2- 3年的全面，教学辅导T1 D行为研究的职业发展经验。该计划围绕三个目标建立：1）学者必须了解青少年和家庭的T1 D“生活经历”，以促进临床知情的行为研究; 2）学者将了解T1 D的神经生物学、血糖波动之间的密切相互作用和行为，以及神经认知风险和弹性因素如何影响行为、执行功能和依从性;和3）学者将展示基本的赠款写作技能。该计划要求掌握T1 D神经生物学的核心教学法和健康行为改变的理论/方法。根据学者的先前培训，映射到教学法是在附近的优秀学术机构-得克萨斯大学公共卫生学院和休斯顿大学的高级课程的机会。学者将由资深行为科学家和资深儿科内分泌学家组成的团队在3个研究途径中的一个方面进行指导：1）神经心理学和风险因素筛查; 2）基于家庭和系统的干预措施，以优化血糖控制，依从性和生活质量结果，重点是过渡年龄的T1 D青年;和3）基于交互式技术的干预措施，以改善依从性和血糖控制。高级贝勒教师咨询委员会将评估该计划，并根据既定的基准监测个别学者的进展。由资深科学家组成的外部咨询委员会也将提供反馈意见。我们的长期目标是创建一个国家认可的计划，产生在T1 D行为研究中具有成功和资助职业生涯的科学家，他们最终将能够很好地继承行为糖尿病研究中的指导遗产。