Quality Education For Minorities Network

HBCU-UP EDUCATION RESEARCH: ENHANCING RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY OF EARLY CAREER STEM FACULTY AT HBCUS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STEM FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO TCUP FACULTY AND STUDENTS

A PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT THE HBCU0UP LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GRANTEES AND POTENTIAL GRANTEES IN THE HBCU-UP PROGRAM

A PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT THE TALENT DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION IN SCIENCES (TDIS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM -THE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SERVING AS A CATALYST TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS, PARTICULARLY IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM). THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE QEM TALENT DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION IN SCIENCES (TDIS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN PROVIDING A RESEARCH-FOCUSED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT PLACES STUDENTS AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AS A MECHANISM TO STIMULATE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT-GENERATION STEM WORKFORCE THROUGH CAREER EXPOSURE AND MENTORING/GUIDANCE FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STEM DEGREE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. INTERNS, REPRESENTING DIVERSE INSTITUTIONS, ARE EXPOSED TO A RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE DIRECT BENEFITS TO THEM PROFESSIONALLY, AS WELL AS INDIRECT BENEFITS TO THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONS AND CAMPUS-BASED PEERS. THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TO FACILITATE THE INTERNS? SUCCESSFUL PURSUIT OF STEM-FOCUSED ADVANCED DEGREES AND CAREERS. THIS HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING ENDEAVOR WILL HELP TRAIN A DIVERSE, ENGAGED, AND GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE STEM WORKFORCE PREPARED TO MEET FUTURE CHALLENGES THROUGH DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION. THE TDIS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY LEVERAGES AND EXPANDS THE INTERNS' PRIOR LEARNING FROM SCHOOL WITH NEW EXPERIENCES FROM NSF TRAINING AND MENTORING, AS WELL AS QEM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ENGAGEMENTS. INTERNS FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR RESEARCH SKILLS; STRENGTHEN THEIR AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF STEM EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES; AND SHARPEN THEIR AWARENESS OF GENERAL STEM-FOCUSED POLICIES, LEGISLATION, AND PROGRAMS. INTERNS BENEFIT FROM OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS; EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF GRADUATE SCHOOL AND STEM CAREER PREPARATION; AND GAIN EFFECTIVE NETWORKING AS WELL AS COMMUNICATIONS (WRITING, PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND COMPUTER) SKILLS. THE PROGRAM BUILDS ON OVER 30 YEARS OF SUCCESS EMPLOYING STRATEGIES THAT MAKE THE PROGRAM VALUABLE INCLUDING THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND LEVERAGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS THAT MAKE THE SUMMER EXPERIENCE MORE RELEVANT TO 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS' PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. 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.

A MODEL TO EXPLAIN THE INSTITUTIONAL AND STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS RELATED TO STEM BACCALAUREATE GRADUATES FROM HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WHO EARN DOCTORAL DEGREES

A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION'S HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) UNDERGRADUATE PRO

WORKSHOPS FOR IMPROVING GRANT WRITING COMPETITIVENESS FOR FACULTY AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

THE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK AND BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY SEEK A TWO-YEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) OFFICE OF EDUCATION S MUREP MUSIC TO CONDUCT A SERIES OF INFORMATION AWARENESS NETWORKING AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ASSIST FACULTY AT MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSIS) IN INCREASING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF AND COMPETITIVENESS IN NASA S FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. FOR MORE THAN HALF OF A CENTURY NASA HAS BEEN AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT OF NATIONAL PRIDE AND IDENTITY. THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT MSIS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH NASA TO ENHANCE THEIR RESEARCH ACADEMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES BY BROADENING THE PARTICIPATION OF MSIS IN NASA PROGRAMS. THE PROJECT S GOALS WHICH WILL FACILITATE MUSIC GOALS/OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) INCREASE INSTITUTIONAL AWARENESS OF NASA COMPETITIVE FUNDING RESOURCES TO BUILD STEM CAPACITY AT MSIS; 2) BROADEN PARTICIPATION OF STEM FACULTY AT MSIS IN NASA RESEARCH AND MISSION-SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; AND 3) DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO THE BROADER MSI STEM COMMUNITY AND SCALE UP WHAT WORKS IN BROADENING PARTICIPATION OF STEM FACULTY AT MSIS IN NASA RESEARCH AND MISSION-SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY THE QEM NETWORK WILL DESIGN AND CONDUCT AN INFORMATION AWARENESS AND NETWORKING FORUM WITH SPONSORED PROGRAM STAFF ADMINISTRATORS AND STEM FACULTY; VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING TRAINING SESSIONS INCLUDING NASA MISSION-FOCUSED PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR FACULTY AS WELL AS POST-WORKSHOP WEBINARS AND FOLLOW-UP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES; AND FACULTY SCHOLARLY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES WITH A FOCUS ON JUNIOR FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS/POST-DOCS. IN ADDITION QEM WILL CREATE AND MAINTAIN A PROJECT RESOURCE WEBSITE AND LISTSERV. QEM-BOWIE WILL DEVELOP A FACULTY MENTORING NETWORK THAT WILL INCLUDE NASA GRANTEE PIS AS WELL AS STEM RESEARCHERS FROM MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSIS) AS WELL AS OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. THIS INNOVATION-FOCUSED NETWORK WILL FACILITATE MENTORING NETWORKING AND RESEARCH COLLABORATION EFFORTS AMONG AND BETWEEN PARTICIPATING FACULTY AND STAKEHOLDER GROUPS. THE QEM BOWIE PARTNERSHIP WILL FOCUS ON PROMOTING COLLABORATIVE CUTTING-EDGE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS AT MSIS TO FOSTER UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO NASA PROPOSALS. PARTICIPATING NASA STAFF ADMINISTRATORS PROGRAM DIRECTORS AND RESEARCHERS WILL GAIN KNOWLEDGE ON STRATEGIES THAT BROADEN THE PARTICIPATION IN STEM RESEARCH OF MSIS AND THEIR FACULTY/STUDENTS.

PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISSTANCE TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION AND COMPETITIVENESS OF FACULTY AT MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND MINORITY FACULTY IN

A PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT THE TALENT DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION IN SCIENCES (TDIS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION AND COMPETITIVENESS OF MINORITY INSTITUTIONS IN THE MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION PROGR

A PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT THE SUMMER SCIENCE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (SSIP),2013-15

WORKSHOPS TO BROADEN THE PARTICIPATION OF HBCU STEM FACULTY IN NSF'S EDUCATION RESEARCH-FOCUSED PROGRAMS

BROADENTING STEM LEADERSHIP AT TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

DEVELOPING A NOYCE TEACHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION AND BUILD CAPACITY OF MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN STEM

A PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT THE SCIENCE STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (SSIP)

BROADENING STEM LEADERSHIP AT TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND ALASKA NATIVE-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

BRIDGE: A PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT A MENTORING WORKSHOP FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND THEIR ADVISORS

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN THE FOUNDATION'S ROBERT NOYCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF MINORITY INSTITUTIONS IN THE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

A PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT AN OUTREACH FORUM ON BUILDING STEM RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CAPACITY AT HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

INCREASING THE PARTICIPATION OF MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION' S MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP (MSP) PROGR

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION?S INNOVATION THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRATION (ICUBED) PROGRAM

PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION?S FACULTY EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT (CAREER) PROGRAM

A PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT A FOLLOW-UP WORKSHOP TO THE QEM OUTREACH FORUM FOR HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

A PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT A WORKSHOP ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY MASTER?S AND DOCTORAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS

HEALTH -FOCUSED INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT HBCUS MAJORING IN HEALTH-RELATED DISCIPLINES

CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF AMERICAN INDIAN MALES INTO COMPUTER SCIENCE THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE CONDUCT OF THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF BRIGE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

NSF INCLUDES: QEM DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT LAUNCH PILOT (DDLP) PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HBCUS AND TCUS

REGIONAL WORKSHOPS ON INCREASING THE ENROLLMENT OF MALE UNDERGRADUATES IN STEM DISCIPLINES AT MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

DCL NSF INCLUDES: A NATIONAL SUMMIT TO SURVEY AND STIMULATE BROADENING PARTICIPATION RESEARCH AT HISTORICALLY BLACK AND TRIBAL COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

DCL: HBCU CONFERENCE PROPOSAL: A NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM TO BUILD RESEARCH CAPACITY AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH STEM ADVOCATES AND PRACTI

WORKSHOPS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND COMPETITIVENESS OF MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSIS)' PROPOSALS TO NSF LIFE STEM PROGRAM

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOPS TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION'S MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION (MRI) PROGRAM

WORKSHOPS FOR CHEMISTRY FACULTY OF THE 21ST CENTURY

A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSIS) IN THE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOL

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR UNDERREPRESENTED DOCTORAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE DIRECTORATE FOR ENGINEERING?S GRADUATE RES

WORKSHOP TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION AND INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN THE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

QEM OUTREACH FORUM ON BUILDING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CAPACITY IN ENGINEERING AT MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

QEM OUTREACH FORUM ON BUILDING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CAPACITY IN ADVANCED COMPUTING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS AT HBCUS

A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION AND COMPETITIVENESS OF MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN THE MSP PROGRAM

INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF 2- AND 4-YEAR MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSIS) IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)

CONFERENCE: TO ORGANIZE A CONFERENCE ENTITLED INNOVATION IN BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOSCIENCES JUNE 17-19

INCREASING THE PARTICIPATION OF MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN THE RESEARCH IN DISABILITIES EDUCATION PROGRAM

PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF MINORITY INSTITUTIONS IN THE MATH AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

A "DAY AT THE NSF" FOR PRESIDENTS/CAOS OF MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION GRANTEES

A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND BIOLOGY NETWORK TO INCREASE COMPETITIVENESS OF HBCUS IN THE RESEARCH COORDINATION NETWORKS IN UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM

CONFERENCE PROPOSAL: THE 2ND NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM TO BUILD HBCU RESEARCH CAPACITY THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH STEM ADVOCATES AND POLICYMAKERS

TRANSDISCIPLINARY CONVERGENCE TO ACCELERATE STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH SYSTEMS

BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO INCREASE COMPETITIVENESS IN DRL PROGRAMS

THE 3ND NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM TO BUILD HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES(HBCUS) RESEARCH CAPACITY THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH STEM ADVOCATES AND POLICYMAKERS

CONFERENCE: PIPELINES TO PATHWAYS: HUMANIZING DIVERSITY IN STEM CONFERENCE 2022 -PIPELINES TO PATHWAYS: HUMANIZING DIVERSITY IN STEM, IS PROPOSED TO IMPROVE MENTORSHIP AND TRAINING IN EMERGING RESEARCH DESIGNED TO IMPROVE STEM STUDENT OUTCOMES, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE STUDENTS COMING FROM UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS IN STEM. THIS TWO-DAY WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED TO ATTRACT STEM FACULTY, BOTH K-12 AND POST-SECONDARY, AND RESEARCH SCHOLARS IN STEM TEACHING AND STUDENT LEARNING TO PRESENT AND LEARN ABOUT EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND METHODOLOGY DESIGN TO IMPLEMENT AND EFFECTIVELY EVALUATE RESEARCH DRIVEN STEM EDUCATION PRACTICES. FOLLOWING THE WORKSHOP, FURTHER EVALUATION OF WHAT WILL BE LEARNED AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPLEMENTED, INCLUDING IDENTIFYING ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS TO CHANGE, WILL BE OBTAINED THROUGH SURVEYS OF CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS. MATERIALS SHARED DURING THE WORKSHOP WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FOR USE. THE WORKSHOP, PIPELINES TO PATHWAYS: HUMANIZING DIVERSITY IN STEM, WILL HAVE AN IMPLEMENTATION, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION FOCUS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY AT IMPROVING THE EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY OF STUDENTS CURRENTLY UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM. IMPLEMENTATION SESSIONS WILL FOCUS ON THEORETICALLY DRIVEN, CLASSROOM-BASED PRACTICES GEARED TOWARD HUMANIZATION OF BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM, AND MENTORSHIP PRACTICES DESIGNED TO ADDRESS SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A MEANS TOWARDS BROADENING PARTICIPATION. RESEARCH SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE EMERGING THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL WORK THAT HAS POTENTIAL TO YIELD THE FORMATION OF EVIDENCED-BASED/RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICES FOR BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM. EVALUATION SESSIONS WILL INVOLVE THE EXAMINATION OF THE CURRENT STATE OF EVALUATION AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DIRECTLY ADDRESSED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SUSTAINABLE CHANGES. PIPELINE TO PATHWAYS WILL HAVE SUBTOPICS IN THE FOLLOWING MAJOR AREAS: (1) THEORY DRIVEN MENTORING PRACTICES, (2) IDENTIFYING AND MITIGATING BIAS, (3) EVIDENCED-BASED MODELS FOR BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM EDUCATION, (4) HUMANIZING RESEARCH METHODS (QUALITATIVE, INTERSECTIONALITY APPROACHES, ETC.), AND (5) ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION INNOVATION FOR BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, THE PROJECT HOPES TO SHIFT THE THINKING ASSOCIATED WITHIN THE USE OF COMMODITIZED LANGUAGE SPECIFIC TO STEM BROADENING PARTICIPATION EFFORTS, AND IN DOING SO, SHIFT HOW INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARS AND THEIR INSTITUTIONS APPROACH THIS TOPIC. THE COMMODITIZATION OF STUDENTS LIMITS THE STEM FIELD?S ABILITY TO HUMANIZE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE WHICH INADVERTENTLY CREATES BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE MENTORSHIP ADOPTION, TREATING STUDENTS AS METRICS/NUMBERS, POTENTIALLY IMPEDING AUTHENTIC MEANINGFUL INCLUSIVITY INTO STEM DISCIPLINES. A NEW LANGUAGE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO ACTUALIZE AND ENHANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL FUTURE ?SENSE OF SELF.? THIS CONFERENCE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CONTRIBUTE TO NEW KNOWLEDGE IN STIMULATING CONVERSATIONS FROM AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO STEM EDUCATION ISSUES RELATED TO BROADENING PARTICIPATION BY ACTIVELY TRAINING INDIVIDUALS IN HUMANIZATION TECHNIQUES?CULTURAL COMPETENCE, CULTURAL AWARENESS, MENTORSHIP EFFECTIVENESS, AND METHODOLOGY THAT BETTER ALIGNS WITH SUCH PRACTICES. THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY NSF'S EHR CORE RESEARCH (ECR) PROGRAM. THE ECR PROGRAM EMPHASIZES FUNDAMENTAL STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH THAT GENERATES FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD. INVESTMENTS ARE MADE IN CRITICAL AREAS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL, BROAD AND ENDURING: STEM LEARNING AND STEM LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM, AND STEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE ACCUMULATION OF ROBUST EVIDENCE TO INFORM EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND, BUILD THEORY TO EXPLAIN, AND SUGGEST INTERVENTION AND INNOVATIONS TO ADDRESS PERSISTENT CHALLENGES IN EDUCATION. 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.

BCSER-IID: FOUNDATIONS FOR A STEM WHAT WORK CLEARINGHOUSE FOR BROADENING PARTICIPATION RESEARCH IN STEM EDUCATION -THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR A CLEARINGHOUSE OF BROADENING PARTICIPATION STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS). THE CLEARINGHOUSE IS ENVISIONED AS AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT WILL BE POPULATED WITH DATA COLLECTED THROUGH A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW DURING THIS INITIAL PHASE. THE INVESTIGATOR USED THE VITAE RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK TO IDENTIFY THE STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH SKILLS GAPS THAT WILL BE THE FOCUS OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DOMAINS INCLUDE KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES; PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS; RESEARCH GOVERNANCE AND ORGANIZATION; AND ENGAGEMENT, INFLUENCE AND IMPACT. THE GOALS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY COMPLETING FORMALIZED TRAINING IN META-ANALYSIS RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY, ACQUIRING TRAINING IN DATABASE FOUNDATIONS AND DATA ANALYTICS, AND RECEIVING MENTORING. THE PROJECT WILL POSITION THE INVESTIGATOR TO CONTRIBUTE SCHOLARSHIP THAT INFORMS EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS AT HBCUS AND TOPICS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH. THE RESEARCH PROJECT WILL PRODUCE A META-ANALYSIS OF NSF-FUNDED BROADENING PARTICIPATION INTERVENTIONS AT HBCUS BY ANSWERING TWO RESEARCH QUESTIONS: (1) WHAT BROADENING PARTICIPATION RESEARCH INTERVENTIONS WORK AND FOR WHOM? AND (2) WHAT ARE THE MEAN CORRECTED CORRELATIONS BETWEEN PROGRAM TRAITS IN NSF-FUNDED HBCU BROADENING PARTICIPATION INTERVENTIONS AND STUDENT SUCCESS METRICS AT HBCUS? THE RESEARCH DESIGN IS A QUANTITATIVE RETROSPECTIVE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. THE RATIONALE FOR THIS DESIGN SELECTION IS THE POWER OF META-ANALYTICAL STUDIES FOR RESEARCHERS. THE RESEARCH WILL BE GUIDED BY EXPERT MENTORS AND INFORMED BY THE EXPERTISE ACQUIRED THROUGH STRUCTURED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. THE RESEARCH PROJECT, IN THE LONG TERM, IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE EMPIRICAL DATA FOR INVESTIGATORS TO CONDUCT ROBUST BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH STUDIES. THE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE EHR CORE RESEARCH BUILDING CAPACITY IN STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH COMPETITION THAT IS DESIGNED TO BUILD INDIVIDUALS' CAPACITY TO CARRY OUT HIGH QUALITY FUNDAMENTAL STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH IN STEM LEARNING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM FIELDS, AND STEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 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.

QEM STEM LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES