Minority Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program

描述(由申请人提供)：申请人的论文研究将围绕与癌症预防和控制中的种族/民族健康差异有关的主题进行。哈德森之所以对这个话题感兴趣，是因为她希望帮助缩小和/或消除美国有色人种之间存在的差距。她作为非裔美国人通过教会的健康(ACS)项目协调员以及改善饮食、锻炼和筛查的NC战略(NCI)以及健康传播和癌症控制合作研究(NCI)的研究助理的工作经验，为她提供了在制定符合文化背景的健康教育材料、计划实施和评估战略方面的重要经验。这一背景有助于她围绕癌症预防问题，特别是癌症沟通方法，磨练她的研究重点。应聘者感兴趣的策略包括社会支持/非专业健康顾问方法、定制印刷品交流和定制电话咨询。由于她还没有开始博士课程的第一年，她的导师建议她在选择论文的具体主题之前，进一步探索感兴趣的研究领域。为此，她已经开始回顾上述方法的癌症传播策略的文献，重点放在非裔美国人的健康差异上。此外，她正在探索大学和附近机构提供的研究机会。哈德森计划在博士课程的第二年选择一个具体的论文主题，并制定她的研究方案。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The applicant's dissertation research will be conducted on a topic related to racial/ethnic health disparities in cancer prevention and control. Ms. Hudson's interest in this topic stems from her desire to help in the effort to reduce and/or eliminate the gap that exists for U.S. populations of color. Her work experience as project coordinator for the Wellness for African Americans through Churches (ACS) and as a research assistant for both the NC Strategies for Improving Diet, Exercise, and Screening (NCI) and Health Communications and Cancer Control collaborative study (NCI) has provided her with significant experience in developing culturally appropriate health education materials, program implementation, and evaluation strategies. This background has served to hone her research focus around cancer prevention issues, specifically cancer communication methodologies. Social support/lay health advisor approach, tailored print communication, and tailored telephone counseling are strategies that interest the applicant. Since she has not begun her first year of the doctoral program, her advisor has recommended that she further explore research areas of interest before selecting a specific topic for her dissertation. To this end, she has begun to review the literature on cancer communication strategies for the approaches listed above with a focus on health disparities among African Americans. Additionally, she is exploring research opportunities available at the University and nearby institutions. Ms. Hudson plans to select a specific dissertation topic and develop her research proposal during the second year in the doctoral program.