Workshop: An Annual Retreat to Broaden Participation of Black Social and Personality Psychologists: Oregon 2019, Louisiana 2020

该奖项是美国国家科学基金会社会、行为和经济科学博士后研究奖学金（SPRF）和社会心理学项目的一部分。黑人社会和人格心理学家静修会（BlaSPR）是一个年度会议，其重点是扩大黑人学者在社会和人格心理学领域的参与。截至2016年，国际社会与人格心理学家组织（SPSP）中有3%的成员自认为是黑人或非裔美国人。黑人成员在该领域的代表性不足，意味着研究生和早期职业学者比他们的白人同龄人（占SPSP成员的63%）更不可能从他们的种族/民族中获得榜样和导师，这对该领域的持久性和感知契合度产生了负面影响。BlaSPR将为黑人学者创造机会，让他们在同龄人中建立社区，分享关键信息，以促进成功。会议以专业发展和生产力、研究报告和协作写作时间为主题。整个会议的核心重点是帮助与会者在同行中建立联系，并与可以作为导师的资深学者建立联系。最终，这次会议提供了一个机会，以加强黑人社会和人格心理学家及其同事的专业和科学发展，确保一个强大的学者管道，他们将成为未来科学家的榜样，并在高等教育和科学中创造更包容的氛围。初级学者在从本科学习到研究生院甚至更高层次的学习过程中面临着许多障碍。尽管在社会和人格心理学领域攻读研究生的各种背景的人都面临着挑战和障碍，但黑人学者只占该领域的一小部分，这就造成了额外的学术和心理挑战和障碍。归因歧义会让人怀疑一个人受到的待遇是由于种族还是其他因素，而黑人资深学者缺乏指导和低知名度会破坏他们在该领域的归属感，从而威胁到他们的坚持。这次会议旨在减轻这些后果，并对黑人社会和人格心理学家的职业轨迹产生积极影响。在两天半的时间里，与会者将参加有关生产力、就业市场导航和申请奖学金的专业发展研讨会；参加研究报告，在那里他们将给出和接受关键的反馈；与同行和资深学者建立联系，他们可能最终成为研究合作者、终身教职信的作者和责任伙伴。总的来说，通过为黑人学者创造一个空间来加强这些关键的研究技能并建立社区，拟议中的会议将有助于扩大黑人社会和人格心理学家的参与。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award was provided as part of NSF's Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (SPRF) and Social Psychology programs. The Black Social and Personality Psychologists' Retreat (BlaSPR) is an annual conference that focuses on broadening the participation of Black scholars within the field of social and personality psychology. As of 2016, 3% of members within the international organization of social and personality psychologists (SPSP) self-identified as Black or African-American. The underrepresentation of Black members in the field means that graduate students and early career scholars are less likely than their White peers (who comprise 63% of SPSP membership) to have role models and mentors from their racial/ethnic group, negatively impacting persistence and perceived fit within the field. BlaSPR will create opportunities for Black scholars to build community among their peers and share critical information to facilitate success. The conference features workshops on professional development and productivity, research presentations, and collaborative writing time. A core emphasis throughout each component of the conference is helping attendees network among peers and connect with senior scholars who can serve as mentors. Ultimately, this conference offers an opportunity to enhance the professional and scientific development of Black social and personality psychologists and their colleagues, ensuring a robust pipeline of scholars who will serve as role models for future scientists and create more inclusive climates in higher education and science.Junior scholars face many hurdles as they traverse the pipeline from undergraduate study to graduate school and beyond. Although challenges and hurdles exist for people from all backgrounds who pursue graduate study in the fields of social and personality psychology, Black scholars represent a small proportion of the field, which creates additional academic and psychological challenges and hurdles. Attributional ambiguity can raise questions about whether one's treatment is because of their race or some other factor, and the lack of mentorship and low visibility of Black senior scholars can undermine sense of fit and belonging within the field to threaten persistence. This conference intervenes to mitigate these consequences and positively impact the professional trajectories of Black social and personality psychologists. Over two and a half days, attendees will attend professional development workshops on productivity, navigating the job market, and applying for fellowships; participate in research presentations where they will give and receive critical feedback; and network with peers and senior scholars who may ultimately become research collaborators, tenure letter writers, and accountability partners. Overall, by creating a space for Black scholars to reinforce these crucial research skills and build community, the proposed conference will help broaden the participation of Black social and personality psychologists.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.