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Welcome
to the Biomedical/Psychology Grant for Minorities home page. In
this page, we provide information on the Grant funded by the American
Psychology Association (APA) and the National
Institute for General Medical Science (NIGMS) to develop minority
research talent in Psychology. Click on one of the three
links listed above (Lectures, Summer Internships, and Psychology Student
Association) to see some of the initiatives funded by the APA/NIGMS Grant to
develop minorities in the field of biomedical research in psychology.
History of the Grant
The 1995
Final Report of the American Psychological Association (APA) Commission
on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training in Psychology
(CEMRRAT), found prevalence of underrepresentation of minority students
in the of psychology’s educational pipeline (high school through
graduate studies). In
response to this findings, the APA Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs
(OEMA) submitted a grant application to the National Institute for
General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) in January 1996 titled “Developing
Minority Biomedical Research Talent in Psychology: A collaborative and
Systemic Approach for Strengthening Institutional Capacity for
Recruitment, Retention, Training, and Research.”
The grant was funded in September 1996, from NIGMS to demonstrate
the effectiveness of a “systemic approach” for increasing the number
of minority students in the educational pipeline for biomedical research
careers in psychology. The
grant target the following research areas: AIDS, stress, cardiovascular
disease, diabetes, cancer, substance abuse, neuroscience, gerontology,
pain and its management, developmental disorders, and other areas at the
intersection of health and behavior that have a disproportionately
negative impact on the health and lifespan of persons of color.
Grant
Objectives
- Establish
five multi-institutional Regional Centers of Excellence in
recruitment, retention, and training students of color interested in
biomedical psychology, with each center consisting of a major
research university and two predominately minority institutions
including community colleges;
- Implement
at each regional center a specific methodology for strengthening
linkages between the center’s major research institutions related
to minority recruitment, retention, and training;
- Provide
technical assistance (diversity consultation and scientific
advisement) to the regional centers and facilitate implementation
and evaluation of the centers’ demonstration programs and
strategies for strengthening the capacities of their psychology
faculty and departments to effectively recruit, retain, and train
students of color for biomedical research careers in psychology;
- Increase
the number of minority students interested in pursuing biomedical
research careers in psychology at the project’s participating
institutions and improve these students’ rates of retention;
- Facilitate
the recruitment, retention, and training of the nation’s future
minority biomedical researchers by disseminating the project’s
findings, procedures, and nation’s academic departments of
psychology and to other appropriate scientific/professional
associations and societies; and
Participating
Institutions and Their Respective Core Team Leaders
EASTERN REGION
Morgan State University,
Warren Rhodes, PhD
Department Chair
MIDWESTERN REGION
Chicago State University,
Ivy M. Dunn, PhD
Truman Community College
Richard Kampwirth, PhD
University of Illinois,
Michael Levine, PhD
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
Dull Knife Memorial
College,
Arthur L, McDonald, PhD
Sinte Gleska University,
Burdette Clifford
The University of South
Dakota,
Beth Todd-Bazemore, PhD
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SOUTHEASTERN
REGION
Florida International
University,
Marvin Dunn, PhD
Bennett Schwartz, PhD
Marilyn Montgomery, PhD
Miami-Dade Community
College,
Evelyn Diaz, PhD
Alan Berkey, EdD
University of Miami
Marc Gellman, PhD
Victoria Noriega, PhD
WESTERN REGION
California State
University
—Dominguez Hills
Ramona Davis, PhD
Department Chair
Santa Monica College,
Karen Gunn, PhD
Department Chair
University of
California—Los Angeles,
Hector Myers, PhD
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APA/NIGMS PROJECT STAFF
Bertha
G. Holliday, PhD,
Principal Investigator
James M. Jones, PhD,
Co-Principal Investigator
Jessica Kohout, PhD,
Research and Evaluation Investigator
Sonja M. Preston, MSW,
Project Administrator
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Pictured
from left to right: Dr. Marvin Dunn, FIU; Dr. Evelyn Diaz,
MDCC; Dr. Victoria Noriega, UM; Dr. Allen C. Carter,
APA; Dr. Marc Gellman, UM; Dr. Bennet Schwartz, FIU.
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Application
and Selection Criteria
The project’s target
population will be graduate and undergraduate students who
identify themselves as ethnic/racial minority: African American,
Hispanics, Asian and American Indians.
Minimum requirements to
apply:
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Must
have at least sophomore standing (minimum 30 credits)
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2.75
GPA
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Must
have taken an Introductory Psychology course
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No previous research
experience required
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Recommended
courses:
PSY 204 Introductory
Biobehavioral Statistics
PSY 316 Experimental Psychology
Selection
Criteria
Students must include the
application, personal statement, official transcript and 2 letters
of recommendation from Professors.
MDCC
Grant
Activities
MDCC activities to develop minorities into biomedical
research in psychology:
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Host
the Psychology Lectures Series at Kendall Campus to expose
students to the biomedical/psychology field.
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Offer
SLS 1401 Psychology for Career Adjustment, a course designed
to expose students to psychology and the biomedical field.
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Offer
ISS 1939 Social Science Seminar to provide students with an
overview of research methodology before entering Summer
Internship.
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Announce
Psychology Lectures at Kendall Campus:
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Poster/flyers
design and distribution
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Announce
in classes
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Announce
in MDCC's Web Page
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Announce
on Campus TV channel
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Provide
support and advisement to students participating in grant.
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Encourage
students to participate in Summer Internship at FIU or UM.
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Encourage
MDCC/Kendall Psychology Student Association’s involvement
with grant.
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