Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
2445 The University of Texas at San Antonio (144333)
Principal Investigator: Mathur, Ambika
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 75,024
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): No
Start and End Dates: 1/1/23 - 12/31/23
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: VPAA
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Graduate School
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Increasing the number of underrepresented minority (URM) students enrolling in graduate school STEM programs through improving the skills of faculty members in mentoring students and building science
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
CFDA: 0
Program Title: none
Note:
SAMs 1.3.1; The research goal is to increase the number of underrepresented minority (URM) students enrolling in graduate school STEM programs by improving the skills of faculty members in mentoring students and building the students science identity through research and building relationships between three minority-serving institutions and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to ensure the flow of underrepresented minority (URM) students into the workforce. We seek to answer the following research questions: To what extent do faculty successfully understand strategies that promote mentoring students to build science identity? To what extent which networking improve the implementation strategies? To what extent do the program workshops and networking between MSIs lead to additional funding? We will have three workshops with faculty from three MSIs (Fort Valley State University, New Mexico State University, and UT San Antonio) and scientists from the USFWS. What we know: The first workshop aims to share our knowledge and skills of working with undergraduate URM students on research experiences and document the best practices related to science and mentoring needs. What we don't know: The second workshop aims to have experts teach participants how to develop the science identity of URM STEM students. Future Strategies: The last workshop aims to plan the scope, curriculum, and activities of the future research experience for undergraduate students. We will produce a printed report, and depending on the information learned, we may publish it in a science education journal. We will develop a handbook for faculty and USFWS scientists to mentor undergraduate students in research experiences. We expect to build new relationships between three MSIs and a federal agency, improve undergraduate students' research experiences, and learn how research experiences can build science identity to increase the number of URM STEM students attending graduate school.
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