RIT-RISE Scientists-in-Training Program for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Undergraduates

RIT-RISE 聋哑和听力障碍本科生科学家培训计划

• 批准号: 9280319
• 负责人: Scott Richard Smith
• 金额: $ 15.91万
• 依托单位: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-04-05 至 2022-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9280319
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Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (D/HH) scientists constitute an underrepresented group in the nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research workforce. Due to its strong commitment to the postsecondary education of D/HH students, the Rochester Institution of Technology (RIT), attracts a significant D/HH population – more than 1400 RIT students identify as being DHH (7% of the student body). While the freshman retention rate and the six-year graduation rate is comparable between hearing and D/HH students, only 22 D/HH RIT undergraduate students (or an estimated 11 students over 5 years) went on to graduate school in biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research fields during the past 10 years. Based on a national average of 26% of graduate school enrollment in Ph.D. programs, we project that, over a 5-year period without intervention, only 3 D/HH RIT graduates (26% of 11) would enter biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research Ph.D. programs. To counter this trend, at program capacity, the proposed RIT-RISE Scientists-in-Training Program for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Undergraduates (RIT-RISE) will support 15 Pre-RISE D/HH freshmen and 17 D/HH RISE Scholars (6 sophomores, 6 juniors, and 5 seniors) annually. Over 5 years, we expect that 25 RISE Scholars will graduate and that at least 12 (approximately half) will gain admission into Ph.D. programs in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research disciplines within three years of graduation. These 12 D/HH doctoral students in 5 years would represent a minimum 4- fold increase over the estimated pre-RISE levels. RIT-RISE aims to address diminished career awareness/expectations of D/HH undergraduates as well as the consequences resulting from limited access to information from their environments, through a “scientist-in-training” series that will focus on career awareness, professional development, self-efficacy, test- taking, and leadership competencies. RIT-RISE will provide intensive research training that will include: five new research skills-building courses, three years of mentored research experience, and opportunities for RISE Scholars to attend national conferences, present locally and nationally, and engage in a capstone project that could lead to publication. An Individual Development Plan for Research Training based on targeted core competencies necessary for admissions into Ph.D. programs will serve as the foundational blueprint for each RISE Scholar's RISE program. Enhanced advising/monitoring services will assure that each RISE student has the academic and psychosocial support necessary for success. RIT-RISE will also offer cultural competency training to intramural and extramural research faculty that focuses on the unique linguistic and cultural needs of D/HH Scholars. The project will also conduct a communication access study of the research labs to assure that D/HH Scholars have access to the lab environment. To address a need for specialized translation in English and American Sign Language unique to biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research laboratory settings, RIT will also develop and offer a new course for students and professionals that focuses on interpreting in lab environments. RIT-RISE will be evaluated through diagnostic, formative and summative approaches, to track and address project progress, challenges, and adjustments. Findings and best practices will be disseminated nationally to other institutions and training programs working with aspiring D/HH scientists.

聋人和重听（D/HH）科学家在国家的生物医学，行为， 和临床研究人员。由于其对D/HH学生的中学后教育的坚定承诺， 罗切斯特理工学院（RIT）吸引了大量的D/HH人口-超过1400名RIT学生确定 DHH（占学生总数的7%）。而新生留存率与六年制毕业率不相上下 听力和D/HH学生之间，只有22 D/HH RIT本科生（或估计11名学生超过5年） 在过去的10年里，他继续攻读生物医学，行为学和临床研究领域的研究生院。基于 全国平均26%的研究生院招收博士。计划，我们预计，在5年内， 干预，只有3D/HH RIT毕业生（11人中的26%）将进入生物医学，行为和临床研究博士学位。 程序.为了扭转这一趋势，在方案能力范围内，拟议的RIT-RISE聋人和残疾人科学家培训方案 重听本科生（RIT-RISE）将支持15个预上升D/HH新生和17个D/HH上升学者（6 大三、大三、大四各6名。在5年内，我们预计将有25名RISE学者毕业， 至少有12人（约一半）将获得博士学位。生物医学、行为学或临床研究专业 毕业三年内的学科。这12个D/HH博士生在5年内将代表至少4- 比估计的上升前水平增加一倍。RIT-RISE旨在解决职业意识/期望降低的问题， D/HH本科生以及从他们的环境中获得信息的机会有限所造成的后果， 通过一个“科学家在培训”系列，将重点放在职业意识，专业发展，自我效能，测试， 领导能力和领导能力。RIT-RISE将提供密集的研究培训，其中包括： 研究技能建设课程，三年的指导研究经验，以及RISE学者的机会， 参加全国性会议，在地方和全国范围内发表演讲，并参与一个可能导致出版的顶点项目。 基于招生所需的目标核心能力的研究培训个人发展计划 读博士这些计划将作为每个RISE Scholar RISE计划的基础蓝图。增强 咨询/监测服务将确保每个RISE学生都有必要的学术和心理支持， 成功RIT-RISE还将为校内和校外研究人员提供文化能力培训， D/HH学者独特的语言和文化需求。该项目还将进行一项通信接入研究 以确保D/HH学者能够访问实验室环境。为了满足对专业化 生物医学、行为学和临床研究实验室特有的英语和美国手语翻译 RIT还将为学生和专业人士开发并提供一门新课程，重点是实验室口译 环境. RIT-RISE将通过诊断性、形成性和总结性方法进行评估，以跟踪和解决 项目进展、挑战和调整。调查结果和最佳做法将在全国范围内传播给其他国家 与有抱负的D/HH科学家合作的机构和培训计划。