Summer Program of Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Training (SPROUT): Human Development and Disabilities

本科生培训研究机会暑期计划（SPROUT）是 旨在成为生物医学和行为科学科学研究的门户， 加州州立大学洛杉矶分校的本科生。该计划将被安置在 加州州立大学洛杉矶分校的徐荣祥健康与人类服务学院， 学生是代表性不足的少数民族，73%是第一代大学生。尽管 对研究的兴趣很高，大多数学生在他们的研究中几乎没有接触过研究。 家庭环境。大多数人正在努力为他们的大学教育做出贡献 学术经验以外的学分课程具有挑战性。这项工作的首要目标是， 该计划是为有前途的学生提供一个机会，让他们自己成为一个 在为期15周的强化培训环境中，我们可以实现以下三个目标： (a)培养学生在行为和生物医学科学以及 康复和儿童发展研究的内容领域（B）;为学生做好准备， 在研究生院的行为和生物医学科学的进步和（c）介绍 学生在生物医学和行为科学的研究事业。学生将有两个 研究轮换，使他们有机会获得行为和 生物医学科学，并与讲习班和其他活动，学生将 在科学写作、分析技术、数据管理和数据列报方面接受培训。一 该提案的优势在于，多样化的SPROUT教师了解大学的独特需求。 徐荣祥学院学生。因此，该方案旨在灌输自信， 自我价值，发展自我效能和沟通技巧。这些经验将 填补SPROUT学者的科学“工具箱”，帮助他们发展科学身份， 需要在生物医学和行为科学领域取得成功。

The Summer Program of Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Training (SPROUT) is designed as a gateway to scientific research in biomedical and behavioral sciences for undergraduate students at Cal State LA university. The program will be housed in the Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services at Cal State LA where nearly 75% of the students are underrepresented minorities and 73% are first generation college students. Despite a high interest level in research, most students have had little exposure to research within their home environments. The majority are working to contribute to their college education making scholastic experiences beyond credited coursework challenging. The overarching aim of this program is provide promising students with an opportunity to submerge themselves into an intensive training environment for 15-weeks where we can accomplish the following three aims: (a) to develop students' research skills in behavioral and biomedical sciences as well as in the content areas of rehabilitation and child development research (b); to prepare students for advancement in behavioral and biomedical sciences in graduate school and (c) to introduce the students to research careers in biomedical and behavioral sciences. Students will have two research rotations allowing them the opportunity to gain expertise in both behavioral and biomedical sciences and with the addition of workshops and other activities, students will be trained in scientific writing; analytical techniques; data management and data presentation. A strength of the proposal is that the diverse SPROUT faculty understand the unique needs of the Rongxiang Xu College students. Thus, the Program is designed to instill self-confidence, and self-worth and to develop self-efficacy and communication skills. Together the experiences will fill the scientific “tool box” of the SPROUT Scholar to help them develop a scientific identity they need to be successful in the fields of biomedical and behavioral sciences.