Shu-Sha Angie Guan
Carrie L Saetermoe
Cindy Malone
Educational Modules to Broaden Academic Research Cultures (EMBARC)
Project Type:
Project
Project Sponsors:
- National Institutes of Health - NIH
Project Award:
- $2,212,400
Project Timeline:
2022-09-01 – 2027-08-31
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Project Team:
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Educational Modules to Broaden Academic Research Cultures (EMBARC) innovatively leverages Cultural Mismatch Theory to create high-impact mentoring activities and educational modules powerfully linked to eliminating educational disparities and driving transformation at the individual and institutional level toward inclusion, recruitment, and retention of URM community college (CC) students to the biobehavioral research career fields at early and critical developmental periods of professional development. Our approach includes rigorous testing of educational activities and modules through a partnership with the largest community college district within the largest system of higher education in the country (Los Angeles Community College District [LACCD], California Community Colleges Chancellor?s Office [CCCCO]) and distribution nationwide with some of the largest scientific organizations for URM students representing biobehavioral science (ABRCMS, APA, SACNAS) to maximize outreach and sustainability.