Training in Translating Scientific Research Findings for Non-Scientific Audiences

项目摘要/摘要 目前的美国博士前研究生教育并不是为了训练研究人员如何交流 面向非学术受众的研究成果。人口参考局(PRB)通过其 美国政策沟通培训计划，准备现有的博士生以下列方式展示研究结果 政策受众，包括决策者、倡导者和媒体，是可以理解和接触到的。 该计划的主要目标是扩大致力于政策的美国人口研究专业人员的队伍 沟通。该计划的目标是：(1)解决研究人员在交流中面临的障碍 向政策受众提供与人口相关的研究成果；(2)吸引不同的博士前学生群体 (未来的人口专业人员)在其职业生涯中进行政策沟通；(3)教授人口科学家 关于：研究向政策环境提供信息的过程，如何识别和传达 他们研究的政策含义，以及将研究结果传达给美国政策的各种工具/技能 观众。 为了实现这些目标，PRB将每年挑选12名美国博士前学生，他们将在竞争中申请 参加由三部分组成的培训计划的基础：(1)虚拟入门和入门 美国政策进程；(2)暑期讲习班；(3)虚拟写作和社交媒体教学和写作 本学年的作业。只有有发现的学生才能在程序的写作中使用 演讲练习将被挑选出来参加。暑期工作坊包括写作练习和 介绍，让参与者体验使用他们自己的研究成果作为建立 沟通技巧。参加者亦会参加由公共关系科职员或受过训练的小组领导的小组会议。 项目毕业生，在那里他们讨论他们的研究并为政策受众制定演示文稿。 为了增加培训干部的多样性，PRB建议修改参与者的资格标准，将美国 在非协会机构成员的认可部门学习的博士前学生 人口中心。这一变化将使我们能够准备一批更多样化的受训人员从事研究 与尤尼斯·肯尼迪·施莱弗国家儿童健康和人类研究所的使命有关 发展，人口动态科，有效地将研究转化为可理解的政策- 相关消息。根据项目毕业生的早期输出，我们预计这份R-25申请将有助于 重要的是扩大对关键人口的可理解和有用信息的获取和使用， 生殖健康和人口健康问题，为美国和全球社会政策提供信息。

Project Summary/Abstract Current U.S. predoctoral graduate education is not designed to train researchers how to communicate research results to nonacademic audiences. Population Reference Bureau (PRB) addresses this gap with its U.S. policy communication training program, preparing current Ph.D. students to present findings in ways that are understandable and accessible to policy audiences, including decisionmakers, advocates, and the media. The program's main goal is to expand the cadre of U.S. population research professionals committed to policy communication. The program's objectives are to: (1) Address barriers that researchers face in communicating population-related research results to policy audiences; (2) Engage a diverse group of predoctoral students (future population professionals) in policy communication over their careers; (3) Teach population scientists about: the process by which research informs the policy environment, how to identify and communicate the policy implications of their research, and various tools/skills for communicating findings to U.S. policy audiences. To achieve these objectives, PRB will select annually 12 U.S. predoctoral students who apply on a competitive basis to participate in a three-part training program consisting of: (1) virtual orientation and introduction to the U.S. policy process; (2) summer workshop; (3) virtual writing and social media instruction and writing assignments during the academic year. Only students with findings to use in the program's writing and presentation exercises will be selected to participate. The summer workshop includes exercises in writing and presenting, giving participants experience in using their own research findings as the basis for building communication skills. Participants also meet in small working groups led by PRB staff or accomplished training program graduates, where they discuss their research and develop a presentation for a policy audience. To increase diversity of the training cadre, PRB proposes revising participants' eligibility criteria to include U.S. predoctoral students studying in accredited departments that are not institutional members of the Association of Population Centers. This change will allow us to prepare a more diverse pool of trainees pursuing research relevant to the mission of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Population Dynamics Branch, to effectively translate research into understandable, policy- relevant messages. Based on program graduates' early outputs, we expect this R-25 application will contribute significantly to expanding access to and use of understandable and useful information on key demographic, reproductive health, and population health issues to inform U.S. and global social policy.