South Carolina - Advancing Diversity in Aging Research Undergraduate Program

南卡罗来纳州 - 促进老龄化研究本科项目的多样性

• 批准号: 10608189
• 负责人: SUE E LEVKOFF
• 金额: $ 35.98万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2026-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10608189
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Abstract The University of South Carolina (UofSC) proposes to establish a South Carolina-Advancing Diversity in Aging Research (SC-ADAR) undergraduate program to increase the number of qualified under-represented minority (URM) students who pursue scientific graduate studies in programs focusing on MSTEM (medicine, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines and aging. In the proposed renewal application, as we have in the first period of program funding, we will continue to partner with five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in South Carolina (SC), where low-income, African American undergraduate students might, through exposure to a research education program focusing on aging research, choose to enter scientific careers committed to addressing the complex biological, biomedical, behavioral, and clinical challenges that accompany aging. The proposed R25 represents a continuing effort to use an evidence-based approach to incorporate innovative strategies into an MSTEM and aging research-education program. Specific program aims include: 1) recruiting 40 ethnic minority undergraduates majoring in STEM fields from five SC HBCUs; 2) Implementing a summer training program, as part of a comprehensive 24- month SC-ADAR research education approach, over two consecutive summers at UofSC, which includes multiple components (i.e., supervised research experience in a laboratory, coursework to increase knowledge of aging-related topics, basic academic skill development through workshops, mentorship to develop work-life management skills to enhance integration into the academic culture and community, and reflective social experiences to enhance interest in MSTEM and aging research); 3) Implementing a co-mentoring mechanism, in which HBCU faculty participate in student mentoring during the 24-months of SC-ADAR participation; 4) Implementing a transitioning program to assist HBCU students in the transition from undergraduate to graduate/professional schools; and 5) Conducting a process evaluation to allow for iterative changes in the program dependent on newly emerging needs, and an outcome evaluation to assess success of the program in meeting students’ short term, intermediate, and longer term objectives. The likelihood of success is enhanced by strong institutional support from UofSC, UofSC’s existing infrastructure for advancing diversity in MSTEM, and through the experience of the PI (Dr. Sue Levkoff) and extensive faculty resources, with their backgrounds in research training in aging and the STEM fields.

抽象的 南卡罗来纳大学 (UofSC) 提议建立南卡罗来纳大学推进中心 老龄化研究多样性 (SC-ADAR) 本科项目旨在增加合格人数 在重点项目中攻读科学研究的少数族裔 (URM) 学生 MSTEM（医学、科学、技术、工程和数学）学科和老龄化。 拟议的续签申请，正如我们在计划资助的第一期中所做的那样，我们将继续合作 与南卡罗来纳州 (SC) 的五所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学 (HBCU) 合作，那里的低收入、 非裔美国本科生可能会通过接触研究教育项目 专注于衰老研究，选择进入致力于解决复杂问题的科学职业 与衰老相关的生物学、生物医学、行为和临床挑战。 代表了使用基于证据的方法来实施创新战略的持续努力 进入 MSTEM 和老龄化研究教育项目。 具体项目目标包括：1）招收40名STEM专业少数民族本科生 五个 SC HBCU 的领域； 2) 实施夏季培训计划，作为全面 24 小时培训计划的一部分 南卡罗莱纳大学连续两个夏天采用了一个月的 SC-ADAR 研究教育方法， 包括多个组成部分（即实验室的监督研究经验、课程作业 通过研讨会增加与老龄化相关主题的知识和基本学术技能的发展， 指导培养工作与生活管理技能，以加强融入学术文化和 社区和反思性社会体验，以增强对 MSTEM 和老龄化研究的兴趣）3)； 实施校内教师参与学生辅导的共导师机制 SC-ADAR 参与的 24 个月； 4) 实施过渡计划以协助 HBCU 从本科向研究生/专业学校过渡的学生；以及 5) 进行 过程评估，以允许根据新出现的需求对项目进行迭代变更， 以及成果评估，以评估该计划在满足学生短期目标方面的成功， 中期和长期目标。 南卡罗来纳大学、南卡罗来纳大学的强有力的机构支持提高了成功的可能性 促进 MSTEM 多样性的现有基础设施，并通过 PI 的经验 （苏·莱夫科夫 (Sue Levkoff) 博士）和广泛的师资资源，他们具有以下领域的研究培训背景： 老龄化和 STEM 领域。