Power-Up Study Administrative Supplement to Promote Diversity

提高候选人研究能力的计划 本研究补充将培训迪亚兹女士的研究方法，并增加她的知识，如何 邻里不平等影响居民的健康行为。她将获得评估的经验 研究健康的社会决定因素，包括该领域使用的统计技术。该奖项将 将迪亚兹女士置于一个丰富的研究环境中，在那里她将接触到正在进行研究的其他调查人员 在初级保健和公共卫生的交叉点。迪亚兹女士致力于医疗保健事业 她参与健康研究管道计划STEP-UP， 她是一名本科生，为她的下一阶段做准备。她将从博士那里得到的指导。 钱伯斯（和导师团队）将使她在未来的研究生工作中取得成功。她 导师计划包括丰富的活动，将使她接触到公共卫生的研究方法， 生活方式干预。更具体地说，迪亚兹女士将（1）准备相关主题的阅读清单， 在每周例会和期刊俱乐部中与钱伯斯博士讨论;（2）学习如何测量建筑 环境和收集数据;（3）了解人类受试者保护;（4）获得激励培训 访谈和病人参与;（5）完成研究方法和社会流行病学的课程; (6)为科学会议提供数据;以及（6）协助编写供同行发表的手稿 审查期刊。

Plans to Enhance Candidate’s Research Capabilities This research supplement will train Ms. Diaz in research methodology and increase her knowledge of how neighborhood inequities influence health behaviors among residents. She will gain experience in evaluating research of the social determinants of health including statistical techniques used in the field. The award will place Ms. Diaz in a rich research environment where she will be exposed to other investigators doing research at the intersection of primary care and public health. Ms. Diaz is committed to a career in the health care professions which is evidenced by her involvement in health research pipeline programs STEP-UP as an undergraduate student and in preparation for her next stage. The mentorship she will receive from Dr. Chambers (and mentorship team) will place her on track for success in her future graduate work. Her mentorship plan includes enrichment activities that will expose her to research methods in public health and lifestyle interventions. More specifically, Ms. Diaz will (1) prepare reading lists on relevant topics to be discussed with Dr. Chambers during their weekly meetings and journal club; (2) learn how to measure the built environment and collect data; (3) learn about human subject protection; (4) gain training in motivational interviewing and patient engagement; (5) complete coursework in research methods and social epidemiology; (6) present data for scientific meetings; and (6) assist in preparation of manuscripts for publication in peer reviewed journals.