Translational Interdisciplinary Research Training in Communication Sciences and Disorders

项目摘要 该培训补助金旨在解决传播科学领域的四个关键威胁， 疾病（CSD）：（1）全国缺乏博士水平的研究人员;（2）翻译， 跨学科和跨方法的培训;（3）在落实科学进展方面的差距， 教育、医疗和社区环境;（4）缺乏公平和专业包容 包括研究协议和向服务不足的社区提供服务。这项建议 请求支持四名博士前学生参加翻译和跨学科培训 该计划吸引了来自传播科学和疾病，心理学， 和人类发展，耳鼻喉科，生物统计学和医学，并利用资源和 在范德比尔特可用的培训机会（例如，范德比尔特临床和转化研究所， 实施科学核心，健康公平办公室）。范德比尔特是唯一的定位， 建议的研究，因为它是一个公认的领导者CSD，转化和实施研究领域， 健康公平。这项培训补助金的目的是帮助学生为获得独立奖学金做好准备， 翻译和跨学科研究。受训人员参加不同学科的正式课程， 包括定量方法的指导，获得多种方法的实践经验，完成 一个合作的跨学科研究轮换（跨越两个或两个以上的方法），除了工作在 他们主要顾问的实验室学员可以参加一些研究项目，包括听觉方面的研究项目。 神经科学、小儿听力学、人工耳蜗植入、语言发育和障碍、语言 神经科学和康复，心理语言学，发育障碍和残疾，认知- 交流障碍、社区健康、遗传学、阅读和阅读障碍、获得性脑损伤， 听力和助听器，运动语言，声音和流畅性。实验方法包括动物 模型（例如，猴、小鼠、兔），神经成像（例如，MRI/fMRI、DTI、fNIRS、EEG/ERP）、生理 测量（例如，心率、呼吸、皮肤电导），计算建模，眼睛跟踪， 神经心理学，损伤方法，各种行为范式，电磁关节造影，和先进的 统计方法。学生参加扩大培训，负责进行研究，复制 和再现性，科学交流和赠款写作，期刊俱乐部和研究座谈会。关键 成果包括提交同行评审的手稿，申请外部研究资金（例如， NIH NRSA F31），参加国家或国际会议，并最终在研究机构就业。 大学培训计划的首要目标是准备一批训练有素和合格的 研究人员谁是装备精良，以应对CSD领域面临的挑战。

Project Abstract This training grant is designed to address four critical threats to the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD): (1) a national shortage of PhD level researchers; (2) increased need for translational, interdisciplinary, and cross-methodological training; (3) gaps in the implementation of scientific advances to educational, healthcare, and community settings; and (4) lack of equity and inclusion in the profession including in research protocols and implementation of services to under-served communities. This proposal requests support for four predoctoral students to participant in a translational and interdisciplinary training program that draws on faculty from the departments of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Psychology and Human Development, Otolaryngology, Biostatistics, and Medicine and leverages the resources and training opportunities available at Vanderbilt (e.g., Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, The Implementation Science Core, The Office of Health Equity). Vanderbilt is uniquely positioned for the proposed research as it is a recognized leader the fields of CSD, translational and implementation research, and health equity. The purpose of this training grant is to prepare students for independent scholarship in translational and interdisciplinary research. Trainees take formal coursework across different disciplines, including instruction in quantitative methods, gain hands on experience with multiple methodologies, complete a collaborative-interdisciplinary research rotation (spanning two or more approaches), in addition to working in the lab of their primary advisor. Trainees have access to a number of research programs including in auditory neuroscience, pediatric audiology, cochlear implants, language development and disorders, language neuroscience and rehabilitation, psycholinguistics, developmental disorders and disability, cognitive- communication disorders, community health, genetics, reading and reading disorders, acquired brain injury, hearing and hearing aids, motor speech, voice, and fluency. Experimental methodologies include animal models (e.g., monkey, mice, rabbit), neuroimaging (e.g., MRI/fMRI, DTI, fNIRS, EEG/ERP), physiological measurement (e.g., heart rate, respiration, skin conductance), computational modeling, eye-tracking, neuropsychology, lesion method, various behavioral paradigms, electromagnetic articulography, and advanced statistical approaches. Students participate in expanded training in responsible conduct of research, replication and reproducibility, scientific communication and grant writing, journal clubs, and research colloquia. Key outcomes include submission of peer-reviewed manuscripts, application for external research funding (e.g., NIH NRSA F31), participation in national or international meetings, and eventually, employment at a research university. The overarching goal of the training program is to prepare a number of highly trained and qualified researchers who are well-equipped to address the challenges facing the field of CSD.