NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY EAGLES RISE WITH MENTORING THROUGH THE DOCTORAL

描述(申请人提供)：北卡罗来纳中央大学(NCCU)是一所历史悠久的黑人大学(HBCU)，位于北卡罗来纳州的研究三角地带。最近，在《美国新闻与世界报道》的调查中，它在各州支持的HBCU中排名第一，在81个HBCU中排名第10。NCCU不授予博士学位。在研究密集型大学和制药行业的包围下，形成了长期合作，以支持富有成效的研究计划。该大学有两个最先进的研究机构：生物医学/生物技术研究所(BBRI)，提供基础科学和转化科学项目，以及生物制造研究所和技术企业(BRITE)，用于培训制药科学家。NCCU RISE计划的目标是增加生物、化学、药学和心理学专业的学生获得博士学位并进行博士后研究培训的人数。最近的研究揭示了少数民族学生在博士生项目中录取率低和流失率高的三个主要原因：1)低于预期的学生学习成绩，2)没有感受到自己是科学界的一部分，3)没有感觉到有能力做科学家的工作(科学自我效能感)。社会心理学家切默斯的研究重点是少数族裔在科学和数学领域的成功，他报告说，科学自我效能感和作为科学家的认同感是影响人们对研究事业承诺的中介因素，并建议项目应该关注这些心理因素。为了实现增加NCCU学生完成博士学位的数量的目标，将为每个RISE计划的学生分配一个由NCCU研究导师、来自博士授予机构的合作导师和一名新独立科学家(角色导师)组成的指导团队。这个导师团队将提供研究经验，让参与者适应NCCU和博士授予机构的研究社区，并提供社会情感支持。计划范围内的活动将加强参与者的批判性思维、写作和口头演示技能。每年，六(6)名大一学生、六(6)名大三学生和两(2)名一年级硕士研究生将被录取到三个项目级别中的一个：Rise Foundation、Rise Advanced和Rise Graduate。Rise基金会的学生，在被介绍到研究并提出他们的第一个项目后，将被Rise Advanced录取。RISE高级学生将开发一个论文项目，并在授予博士学位的机构进行部分研究。RISE研究生将加强他们的批判性技能，在授予博士学位的机构进行部分论文研究，并继续攻读博士学位。导师团队将在完成博士学位和博士后研究期间为学生提供建议和支持。RISE计划将鼓励学生相互支持，高级和研究生水平的学生将参与大一和大二的发展。 公共卫生相关性：北卡罗来纳中央大学Eagles Rise计划的目标是增加完成生物医学和行为科学博士学位的学生数量。计划对大一/大二、大三/大四和研究生水平进行干预，包括增加沟通技能和研究实习。与博士授予机构的研究科学家合作进行团队指导，将确保顺利过渡到研究生学习。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is a Historically Black University (HBCU) located in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. It was recently ranked number one of state supported HBCUs and number 10 out of 81 HBCUs by the US News and World Report survey. NCCU does not grant doctoral degrees. Surrounded by research intensive universities and pharmaceutical industries, long term collaborations have formed to support a productive research program. The University has two state-of-the-art research Institutes: the Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute (BBRI) with basic and translational science programs, and the Bio-manufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE) for the training of pharmaceutical scientists. The goal of the NCCU RISE program is to increase the number of students majoring in biology, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, and psychology that attain doctoral degrees and proceed to postdoctoral research training. Recent studies have revealed three major reasons for the poor entry rates and large attrition rates of minority students in doctoral programs: 1) less than desired student academic performance, 2) a failure to feel a part of the scientific community, and 3) a failure to feel capable of doing the work of a scientist (scientific self-efficacy). Chemers, a social psychologist whose research focuses on the success of underrepresented minorities in science and mathematics, reported that scientific self-efficacy and identity as a scientist were mediators of a commitment to a research career and recommended that programs should focus on these psychological factors. To accomplish the goal of increasing the number of NCCU students completing the doctorate, a mentoring team consisting of a NCCU research mentor, a collaborating mentor from a Ph.D. granting institution, and a newly independent scientist (role mentor) will be assigned to each RISE Program student. This team of mentors will provide research experience, acclimate participants to research communities at NCCU and at a Ph.D. granting institution, and provide socio-emotional support. Program-wide activities will strengthen participant critical thinking, writing, and oral presentation skills. Each year, six (6) freshmen, six (6) juniors, and two (2) first year Master's degree students will be recruited into one of three Program levels: RISE Foundation, RISE Advanced, and RISE Graduate. RISE Foundation students, after being introduced to research and presenting their first project, will matriculate to RISE Advanced. RISE Advanced students will develop a thesis project and conduct a portion of their research at a Ph.D. granting institution. RISE Graduate students will strengthen their critical skills, conduct a portion of their thesis research at a Ph.D. granting institution and continue to doctoral programs. The mentor team will advise and support the student through completion of the doctorate and through postdoctoral studies. Students in the RISE program will be encouraged to support one another with those in Advanced and Graduate levels participating in the development of freshmen and sophomores. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The goal of the North Carolina Central University Eagles RISE Program is to increase the number of students completing doctoral studies in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Interventions are planned for the freshman/sophomore, junior/senior, and graduate levels that involve increasing communication skills and research internships. Team mentoring in collaboration with research scientists at PhD granting institutions will assure a comfortable transition to graduate studies.