RISE Option II - The Next Generation of Black Women Scientists

描述(由申请者提供)：斯佩尔曼学院是一所私立的研究活跃的、历史上一直是黑人的文理学院，在非洲裔女性教育方面处于领先地位，特别是在生物医学和行为科学相关学科领域。卓越的学业是学院使命的核心，因为斯佩尔曼学院鼓励女性进行批判性和创造性的思考，并完善她们的沟通、定量和技术技能。因此，在过去的15年里，斯佩尔曼在STEM学科的黑人博士学位获得者的学士学位原产地方面一直排名全国第二。然而，我仍然认为，在科学界，女性在博士及以上级别的比例仍然偏低；对于少数族裔女性来说，数据更糟糕。斯佩尔曼崛起计划试图通过领导培养下一代黑人女性科学家来满足这一需求。目前的建议加强了我们现有RISE项目的一些方面，该项目已经达到或超过了其声明的目标，包括让至少80%的毕业生在过去3年直接进入博士课程。目标1.为了提高学生对生物医学研究的认识，并鼓励学生从事研究事业，我们的主要重点是夏季研究技术培训(START)计划，重点是进入新生-我们预计至少55%的参与者将在学年期间从事研究。目的2.为了培养学生的经验性研究知识和技能，以便他们为博士项目的严格高级研究培训做好准备，我们的主要重点是学年研究发展计划，在该计划中，RISE学者在教师导师的指导下在研究实验室工作，以及一系列结构化的学术准备模块(调查的关键技能-CSI)，重点是批判性思维、量化技能、研究设计RCR、阅读理解和科学写作。100%的RISE学者将展示他们对研究设计的深入理解，每年展示他们的研究，参加至少一次专业会议，并体验对他们工作的同行评议。为了在新学年吸引新生，我们引入了预研经验(Prep)实验室技能新兵训练营。目标3.为了增加直接进入博士研究项目的学生数量，使他们在录取方面更具竞争力，我们正在采取全面的方法，通过改善研究生院的招生情况，并鼓励培养“软技能”，以促进在当前和未来的实验室实习中取得成功。要求100%的大四学生参加GRE并申请研究生院，RISE毕业生直接进入博士课程的比例在一年级至少为50%，到三年级至少为75%。每年与导师和RISE学生一起参加静修将有助于更好地了解科学机构的多种文化和实验室的人际动态。100%的RISE学者会感觉到他们在实验室里更有信心，为研究生的成功做好了更好的准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Spelman College is a private research-active, historically Black liberal arts college that is a leader in the education of women of African descent, particularly in the areas of biomedical and behavioral sciences-related disciplines. Academic excellence is the heart of the College's mission, in that Spelman women are encouraged to think critically and creatively and to refine their communicative, quantitative, and technological skills. As a result, for the last 15 years, Spelman has been ranked second in the country as baccalaureate institution of origin of Black doctorate recipients in STEM disciplines. I is still the case, however, that in the sciences women are still underrepresented at the PhD level and beyond; for minority women, the data are even worse. The Spelman RISE program seeks to address this need by leading the effort to produce the next generation of Black women scientists. The present proposal enhances aspects of our existing RISE program, which has met or exceeded its stated goals, including having at least 80% of its graduates go directly into doctoral programs for the last 3 years. Aim 1. To increase student awareness of biomedical research and to encourage students to pursue a career in research, our main focus is the Summer Training About Research Techniques (START) program, with an emphasis on entering freshmen - we expect at least 55% of participants to pursue research during the academic year. Aim 2. To develop empirical research knowledge and skills of students so that they will be prepared for the rigor of the advanced research training of doctoral programs, our main focus is the Academic Year Research Development Program, where RISE Scholars work in research labs with faculty mentors, and a structured sequence of academic preparation modules (Critical Skills for Investigation-CSI) that focus on critical thinking, quantitative skills, research design RCR, reading comprehension, and scientific writing. 100% of RISE Scholars will demonstrate in-depth comprehension of their research design, present their research every year, attend at least 1 professional conference, and experience peer-review of their work. To capture incoming freshmen during the academic year, we are introducing the Pre-Research ExPerience (PREP) lab skills boot camp. Aim 3. To increase the number of students going directly to Ph.D. research programs, by making them more competitive for admission, we are taking a holistic approach, by enhancing the graduate school admissions portrait, and encouraging the development of "soft skills" to foster success in current and future lab placements. It is required that 100% of seniors take the GRE and apply to graduate school, with the percentage of RISE graduates going directly into doctoral programs at least 50% in Year 1, and at least 75% by Year 3. A yearly retreat with mentors and RISE students will foster better understanding of the many cultures of science institutions and lab interpersonal dynamics. 100% of RISE Scholars will feel that they are more confident in the lab and better prepared for success in graduate school.