Creating a Path to STEM Careers in Psychology for Under-Represented Minorities

该奖项全部或部分根据2021年美国救援计划法案（公法117-2）资助。该项目旨在通过增加代表性不足的少数民族（URM）学生参与基于STEM的神经科学心理学课程和职业来服务于国家利益。该项目将开发一个STEM未成年人心理学课程，该课程由教学法告知，在学术补充教学，队列模型和学生支持的背景下促进以科学为基础的教育。该项目将调查如何在心理学学位课程中纳入STEM未成年人可以增加保留，毕业的坚持，以及URM学生成功转移到4年制大学神经科学学位课程和职业生涯。此外，该项目将评估和评估曼哈顿社区学院（BMCC）和纽约城市学院（CCNY）之间的无缝衔接如何培养心理学学生，i）为STEM课程做好充分准备，ii）有信心坚持4年的神经科学学位，和iii）对神经科学有积极的看法-BMCC STEM心理学辅修课程将要求学生完成通识教育科学和数学要求，并修订神经生物学和数学基础课程神经科学、数据科学和数字/人工智能的职业领域。未成年人将包括行为统计学，认知心理学和心理学研究的高级课程。这些课程将符合高级大学转学要求。额外的学分将包括在未成年人作为高级科学课程，以建立一个更强大的生物和数学基础，为学生进入高级大学神经科学课程。STEM未成年人将要求学生参加心理学实验室，在那里他们将学习神经科学评估，并有机会与教师一起参与研究项目。除了这些学术修订，该项目计划开发以下干预措施：i）认知：与补充教学，情境辅导和与教师的研究合作相结合的队列建设; ii）非认知：学术心态，毅力，学习策略，社交技能和影响STEM课程成功的学术行为。这些发现可以被STEM教育社区的其他社区学院所模仿，并有可能对不同学生群体的福祉产生积极影响。NSF关于在两年制高等教育机构中推进本科STEM教育的创新和影响的项目描述支持在两年制大学中推进STEM教育计划的项目。该项目旨在促进两年制大学本科STEM教育的创新和循证实践。该奖项反映了NSF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 is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). This project aims to serve the national interest by increasing the participation of Under-Represented Minority (URM) students in STEM based neuroscience psychology programs and careers. The project will develop a STEM minor curriculum in psychology informed by instructional pedagogy that promotes science-based education within the context of academic supplemental instruction, cohort models, and student support. The project will investigate how the inclusion of a STEM minor in a Psychology degree program can increase retention, persistence to graduation, and successful transfer of URM students to 4-year college neuroscience degree programs and careers. Further, the project will assess and evaluate how a seamless articulation between CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) and City College of New York (CCNY) can cultivate psychology students that i) are well prepared for STEM based classes, ii) have the confidence to persist in a 4-year neuroscience focused degree, and iii) have a positive outlook for neuroscience-focused careers.The BMCC STEM minor in psychology will require students to fulfill the general education science and math requirements with revised courses in neurobiology and mathematics foundations essential for the career fields of neuroscience, data science, and digital/AI. The minor will include upper-level courses in Behavioral Statistics, Cognitive Psychology, and Research in Psychology. These courses will align with senior college transfer requirements. Additional credits will be included in the minor as upper-level science courses to build a stronger biological and mathematical foundation for students entering senior college neuroscience programs. The STEM minor will require that students participate in the psychology laboratories where they will learn about neuroscience assessment as well as have opportunities to participate with faculty in research projects. In addition to these academic revisions, the project plans to develop the following interventions: i) Cognitive: Cohort building in conjunction with supplemental instruction, contextualized tutoring, and research collaborations with faculty; ii) Non-Cognitive: Academic mindset, perseverance, learning strategies, social skills, and academic behaviors that affect success in STEM courses. The findings can be modeled by other community colleges in the STEM education community and have the potential to have a positive impact on the well-being of diverse student populations. The NSF program description on Advancing Innovation and Impact in Undergraduate STEM Education at Two-year Institutions of Higher Education supports projects that advance STEM education initiatives at two-year colleges. The program description promotes innovative and evidence-based practices in undergraduate STEM education at two-year colleges.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.