Mentoring Diverse Early Career Researchers in Behavioral Diabetes Prevention Research

摘要 这个中期职业研究者奖的总体目标是扩大候选人的能力， 为不同的早期职业研究人员提供行为糖尿病预防研究方面的优秀指导，包括 代表性不足的群体（URG），代表性不足的少数民族（URM）和妇女。这种指导 该计划将利用候选人在2型糖尿病行为干预方面的深入研究 自2014年以来资助的高风险孕产妇人群的预防-这为以下方面奠定了坚实的基础 培训活动和研究机会。指导将建立在候选人的跟踪记录， 招募和指导不同的学员，以及植根于社会科学的指导理念 归属感，社会认知理论，情绪智力和基于优势的导师制。学员将 在四个科学重点领域发展专业知识，以促进行为干预的成功 在多样化和服务不足的人群中的研究：预防糖尿病的健康行为，健康公平， 孕产妇健康和实施科学，重点是设计创新的医疗保健干预措施 系统设置。学员的专业发展将强调导航指导的关键主题 关系，文化意识，职业规划和赠款写作。候选人将加强以下方面的专业知识： 基于证据的指导，重点是三个领域：创造包容性的研究环境，指导 掌握和领导力。使用团队科学方法，学员将受益于嵌入在一个 行为科学、糖尿病学、流行病学、围产期学、 生物伦理学和生物统计学。学员还将获得加州大学戴维斯分校提供的广泛资源 临床转化科学中心以及致力于孕产妇健康的科学中心， 医疗保健研究。候选人积极研究糖尿病预防的行为干预， 结合全面的，以证据为基础的，动手指导，将培养博士前和博士后 学员作为独立调查员的成长。该奖项将为候选人提供必要的 培训、资源和保护时间，以显著扩大她的指导实践，并实现长期目标 促进糖尿病研究队伍的包容性卓越。

ABSTRACT The overarching objective of this Midcareer Investigator Award is to expand the candidate’s capacity to provide excellent mentoring in behavioral diabetes prevention research to diverse early career researchers, including those from underrepresented groups (URG), underrepresented minorities (URM), and women. This mentorship program will leverage the candidate’s intensive research in behavioral interventions for type 2 diabetes prevention within high-risk maternal populations—funded since 2014—which forms a solid foundation for training activities and research opportunities. Mentorship will build upon the candidate’s track record of recruiting and mentoring diverse trainees, and a mentoring philosophy rooted in the science of social belonging, social cognitive theory, emotional intelligence, and strengths-based mentorship. Mentees will develop expertise across four scientific emphasis areas to advance success in behavioral intervention research in diverse and underserved populations: health behaviors for diabetes prevention, health equity, maternal health, and implementation science, with a focus on designing innovative interventions for healthcare system settings. Mentee professional development will emphasize key themes of navigating mentoring relationships, cultural awareness, career planning, and grant writing. The candidate will strengthen expertise in evidence-based mentoring with an emphasis three areas: creating inclusive research environments, mentoring mastery, and leadership. Using a team science approach, mentees will benefit from being embedded within a collaborative, transdisciplinary team of experts in behavioral science, diabetology, epidemiology, perinatology, bioethics, and biostatistics. Mentees will also have access to extensive resources provided by the UC Davis Clinical Translational Science Center as well as established scientific centers devoted to maternal health and healthcare research. The candidate’s active research in behavioral interventions for diabetes prevention, combined with comprehensive, evidence-based, hands-on mentorship, will foster pre-doctoral and postdoctoral mentees’ growth as independent investigators. This award will provide the candidate with the necessary training, resources, and protected time to significantly expand her mentoring practice, with the long-term goal of advancing inclusive excellence in the diabetes research workforce.