Environmental Health Sciences Research for Indigenous Scholar Engagement (EHS-RISE)

项目摘要 概述 土著学者参与环境健康科学研究（EHS-RISE）是一个为期5年的 亚利桑那大学美洲原住民本科生暑期研究培训项目 （UArizona）.它位于本科生物学研究计划，系 药理学和毒理学，以及西南环境健康科学中心。远景目标 该计划的目的是增加STEM领域的美国原住民人数。短期目标是 培养和保留一批稳定的美国原住民学生，他们毕业于亚利桑那大学， STEM学位。这些目标将通过有意识地构建一个研究性训练来实现 支持和整合本土价值观为本土学生追求科学学位的环境。的 该方案的具体目标是： 目标1：确定，招聘，并保留九个美洲原住民本科生每年五年。 目标2：发展和扩大受训人员的科学技能和知识。 目标3：培养和维持受训人员的参与程度。 目标4：将该计划嵌入文化相关的环境和学习社区。 这些目标将通过解决美国印第安人福祉的八大支柱中的每一个来实现。 在严格的环境卫生研究培训计划的背景下，在高等教育模式。 智力优势 EHS-RISE从非传统的心态来看待STEM多样性。而不是招收本地学生 我们建立了一个基于西方科学模型的项目， 在本土和西方科学和知识之间架起桥梁。这是一个同样重视 两种认识论的贡献。通过这种方式，我们正在推进STEM劳动力的多样性和包容性， 尊重和整合土著观点和价值观在科学中的影响和影响。 更广泛的影响 一个多元化的员工队伍，其中所有成员的贡献都得到重视，导致更大的创新， 创造力、参与和决策。我们的模式支持文化自信的发展， 有科学能力的美国原住民科学家，他们将把他们的价值观和知识带入STEM 劳动力，从而推动科学和创新。

PROJECT SUMMARY Overview Environmental Health Sciences Research for Indigenous Scholar Engagement (EHS-RISE) is a 5-year summer research training program for Native American undergraduates at the University of Arizona (UArizona). It is housed within the Undergraduate Biology Research Program, the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center. The long-term goal of this program is to increase the number of Native Americans in STEM fields. The short-term goal is to develop and retain a stable cadre of Native American students who graduate from University of Arizona with STEM degrees. These goals will be realized through the intentional construction of a research training environment that supports and integrates Native values for Native students pursuing a science degree. The specific objectives of this program are: Objective 1: Identify, recruit, and retain nine Native American undergraduate students annually for five years. Objective 2: Develop and expand trainees’ scientific skills and knowledge. Objective 3: Foster and sustain trainees’ level of engagement. Objective 4: Embed the program within a culturally relevant environment and learning community. These objectives will be achieved by addressing each of the eight pillars of the American Indian Well Being Model in Higher Education within the context of a rigorous environmental health research training program. Intellectual Merit EHS-RISE approaches STEM diversity from a non-traditional mindset. Instead of recruiting Native students into a program based on a Western scientific model, we have built a program that integrates Native values and builds bridges between Indigenous and Western science and knowledge. It is a model which equally values the contribution of both epistemologies. In this way, we are advancing STEM workforce diversity and inclusion by honoring and integrating the impact and influence of Native perspectives and values in science. Broader Impact A diverse workforce, in which the contributions of all members are valued, results in greater innovation, creativity, engagement, and decision-making. Our model supports the development of culturally confident and scientifically competent Native American scientists who will bring their values and knowledge into the STEM workforce, thus advancing science and innovation.