REU Site: Treatment-Related Research for Children with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems

该项目由SBE理事会的本科生研究经验(REU)站点计划资助。我们的计划具有科学和社会效益，该计划为学生(即学者)提供丰富智力的研究、学术和专业活动。儿童的社会、情感和行为问题(SEB)给社会带来的成本是巨大的(即，在患有各种SEB的青年中，每年的成本估计为2470亿美元)，因此培训致力于改善对这些青年的关怀的年轻学者对个人和社会都有好处。这项计划有四个广泛的影响。首先，这个项目极大地提升了这个国家一些最聪明的学者的发展轨迹。其次，该项目通过提高教师和研究生导师塑造来自不同背景的学者的能力，并将这些不同的视角整合到他们的研究中，丰富了他们的工作。第三，通过初级科学家和不同视角的教师之间的合作，参与的学者和导师为传统思维方式注入新的活力，通过演讲和出版物影响该领域，并发展与治疗相关的研究领域。第四，这个节目增加了参与学者和学者有价值的研究的能见度。以前的REU学者都提到，参加REU是他们决定职业生涯的唯一最重要的经历。这个REU网站是一个结构良好的项目，每年为9名对社交、情绪和行为问题(SEB)儿童的治疗相关研究感兴趣的学生提供服务。有5个目标：(1)开展个别、有指导的研究项目；(2)为患有SEBS的青年建立与治疗相关研究的基础知识；(3)获得专业发展技能；(4)获得架起科学与实践之间桥梁的机会；以及(5)增强不同的视角。该网站提供为期一周的在线培训，以及为期七周的强化暑期培训期间的独立研究培训、指导和课程体验。这种独特的体验是由临床心理学、社会学、健康心理学、综合初级保健和学校心理健康领域的高素质、多产的教师领导的，他们有让本科生参与治疗相关研究的记录。此外，来自不同学科和代表性不足的背景的导师网络加强和深化了与学术界和研究中的重要主题有关的辅导。这一计划提高了学生进行独立研究和学习其他基础研究技能的能力，以增加他们进入研究生院和从事研究的机会。此外，许多由本科生学者领导的项目已经或将发表，为患有SEB的儿童治疗相关研究领域提供信息并进行创新。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project is funded by the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites Program in the SBE Directorate. There are scientific and societal benefits to our program and this program provides students (i.e., scholars) with intellectually enriching research, academic, and professional activities. The cost of children’s social, emotional, and behavioral problems (SEB) to society is profound (i.e., with annual costs estimated at $247 billion across youth with various SEB), so training young scholars intent on improving care for these youth benefits both individuals and society. There are 4 broad impacts of this program. First, this program significantly enhances the trajectory of some of the country’s brightest scholars. Second, this program enriches the work of faculty and graduate student mentors by improving their ability to shape scholars from diverse backgrounds and by integrating these diverse perspectives into their research. Third, through collaborations among junior scientists and faculty with diverse perspectives, participating scholars and mentors breathe new life into traditional ways of thinking, impact the field via presentations and publications, and grow the field of treatment-related research. Fourth, this program increases the visibility of participating scholars and scholars’ valuable research. Previous REU scholars have mentioned that participating in this REU has been the single most important experience that they have had in determining their career. This REU site is a well-structured program for a cohort of nine students each year who are interested in treatment-related research for children with social, emotional, and behavioral problems (SEB). There are 5 aims: (1) Conduct individual, mentored-research projects; (2) Build foundational knowledge on treatment-related research for youth with SEBs; (3) Gain professional development skills; (4) Obtain opportunities to bridge science and practice; and (5) Enhance diverse perspectives. The site offers a 1-week online orientation as well as independent research training, mentoring, and coursework experiences during a 7-week intensive summer institute. This unique experience is led by highly qualified, productive faculty in clinical psychology, sociology, health psychology, integrative primary care, and school mental health fields who have a track record of involving undergraduates in treatment-related research. Additionally, a network of mentors from a variety of disciplines and underrepresented backgrounds enhance and deepen mentoring related to important topics in academia and research. This program increases students' ability to conduct independent research studies and learn other foundational research skills to increase their chances of admission into graduate school and a career in research. Additionally, many of the projects led by undergraduate scholars have been or will be published, informing and innovating the fields of treatment-related research for children with SEB.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.