Targeted Infusion Project: Fusing Social Science and Forensics to Enhance Preparedness for Modern Criminal Justice Careers

有针对性的注入项目：融合社会科学和法医学，加强对现代刑事司法职业的准备

• 批准号: 2306450
• 负责人: Genevieve Ritchie-Ewing
• 金额: $ 39.99万
• 依托单位: Central State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-15 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2306450&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Targeted; Infusion; Project; Fusing; Social

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Central State University’s Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) seeks to develop a Forensic Studies minor, featuring interdisciplinary studies between Chemistry, Social Sciences and Behavioral Sciences, emphasizing cultural diversity and enhanced understanding of STEM fields associated with forensics. Given that African Americans are underrepresented in forensic fields, this project leverages student interest in forensics at an HBCU to increase workforce diversity through evidence-based, innovative techniques including training in inquiry-based scientific experimentation.The objectives of this project include: 1) developing a new forensics course in each of the following fields - psychology, social work, anthropology, 2) establishing a Forensic Studies Laboratory to bolster the technological capacity of the institution and serve as a teaching and learning space for forensic courses, and 3) creating a Forensic Studies minor that requires students to complete 24 semester credit hours in multiple STEM disciplines. The proposed minor degree program combines training in cultural diversity and understanding with the basic scientific principles and methods that undergird forensic STEM fields. The required and elective forensic science chemistry immerses students in the fundamental laboratory rules and methodologies used in forensic toxicology, serology, and DNA analyses. In addition, STEM social science courses such as Crime Scene Analysis and Introduction to Forensic Anthropology expands students’ STEM education by focusing on the evidence collection methods at crime scenes, whereby students will gain hands on experience. It is anticipated that efforts to expand and strengthen the institutional academic offerings in forensics has the potential to contribute to increased workforce diversity in STEM fields.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

历史上黑人学院和大学本科项目 (HBCU-UP) 通过定向注入项目支持开发、实施和研究基于证据的创新模型和方法，以改善 HBCU 本科生的准备和成功，使他们能够追求科学、技术、工程或数学 (STEM) 研究生课程和/或职业 中央州立大学社会和行为科学系 (SBS) 的项目旨在开发法医研究辅修课程，以化学、社会学之间的跨学科研究为特色。科学和行为科学，强调文化多样性并增强对与法医学相关的 STEM 领域的理解 鉴于非裔美国人在法医学领域的代表性不足，该项目利用 HBCU 的学生对法医学的兴趣，通过基于证据的创新技术来增加劳动力多样性，包括基于探究的科学实验培训。该项目的目标包括：1）在以下各个领域开发新的法医学课程 - 心理学、社会工作、人类学，2）建立法医研究实验室以增强技术能力机构的并作为法医课程的教学和学习空间，以及 3) 创建法医研究辅修课程，要求学生完成多个 STEM 学科的 24 个学期学分。拟议的辅修学位课程将文化多样性和理解方面的培训与文化多样性和理解相结合。支撑法医 STEM 领域的基本科学原理和方法 必修和选修的法医科学化学让学生沉浸在法医毒理学、血清学和 DNA 分析中使用的基本实验室规则和方法。犯罪现场分析和法医人类学概论通过关注犯罪现场的证据收集方法来扩展学生的 STEM 教育，因此学生将获得实践经验，预计扩大和加强法医学机构学术课程的努力具有潜力。为增加 STEM 领域的劳动力多样性做出贡献。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。