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Collaboration With the American Institution for Research to Diversify the Non-Academic Research Work Force
The Graduate School
Groups Served
Graduate, Postdoctoral
Program Website
N/A
Contact Information
Armistead, Lisa
[email protected]
Address
100 Auburn Ave
Atlanta, GA 30303
Building
Centennial Hall
Campus
Atlanta
Funding
Institutional Funding (e.g., President's Office, Provost Office, College or Academic Unit, Departmental Funding)
Overview
The AIR Pipeline Partnership Program with Georgia State seeks to enhance the diversity and cultural competence of the field by engaging graduate students who reflect the racial, cultural and socioeconomic diversity of the communities that it serves. The program includes three components: support for education and training, mentoring and career advancement and networking and internships.
Benefits
AIR Institute and External Fellows, leadership and internal experts will work with Georgia State’s Graduate School to deliver seminars, workshops and lectures addressing research, education policy, equity, workforce development, health and other relevant topics.
Supplemental Materials
Not Applicable
Discipline Focus
Not discipline specific (University-Wide)
Diversity Group ( Social Identity)
First Generation, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status
Race/Ethnic Group
Black, Gender, Hispanic/ Latinx groups, Multi-racial, Pacific Islander, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiians
Program, Initiative, Policy or Sponsored Award Category
Priority 1: Academic Initiative
Established
05/12/2020
Number Served
0-50
Notable Alumni
Research Components and Activities
Program sponsored (in-house) professional development sessions/ coursework (e.g., workshops, test preparation, mini-courses, specialized course, conference presentations, resume/cv building, tutoring, professional development etiquette
Additional Research Components, Roles and Responsibilities
Seminars and workshops
Self-efficacy Emphasis
Networking and workshops
Acknowledgement/Affirmation of Identity, Strengths, Needs
conversational workshops assisting with developing career ideas
Examples of Inclusionary Practices and Activities
Specialized Curricula/Workshops (e.g. training for participants, directors and/or faculty on imposter syndrome, implicit bias, microaggressions),Development of Academic Sense of Belongingness (e.g. Meetings with doctoral scholars, peer researchers, exchanges at academic conferences)
Participant Empowerment
Academic recognition (i.e. research credibility, prestige), Coaching, Institutional alliances, Mentoring opportunities
Mentoring Components
Mentors exchange social displays of scientific knowledge and practices, Mentees are given information about academic customs, pitfalls, departmental politics and taboos, Mentors provide support with goal setting and or career planning, Mentees are allowed to attend events with mentors (i.e., dinners, social events, conferences, retreats), Mentors provide mentees with access to academic resources (e.g. precollegiate/collegiate/graduate/postdoc/ faculty training; standardized test preparation; writing workshops, research workshops, tenure and promotion information), Mentor recognizes the value of the mentee. (i.e., co-authorship, graduate school/employment references)
Opportunities to Privilege Voice
Evaluations offer opportunities for feedback and events provide opportunities for questions
Evaluation Methods
program survey(s)
Anticipated Participant Outcomes
attendance, publishing a scholarly work as defined by an academic discipline, increasing academic skill area (s),persisting through current degree program, obtaining employment (industry or other sector),persistence in research (e.g., applying to other research programs, completing other mentored research experiences)
Outcome Milestones
NA brand new initiative with the 1st event to be held 9/25/2020
Key Performance Indicators
tracking employment
Program, Initiative, Policy or Sponsored Award Category
Priority 1: Academic Initiative
Established
05/12/2020
Number Served
0-50
Notable Alumni
Research Components and Activities
Program sponsored (in-house) professional development sessions/ coursework (e.g., workshops, test preparation, mini-courses, specialized course, conference presentations, resume/cv building, tutoring, professional development etiquette
Additional Research Components, Roles and Responsibilities
Seminars and workshops
Please describe how your program addresses self-efficacy (one's beliefs in their own ability to execute behaviors necessary to perform) in its participants?
Networking and workshops
How does your program acknowledge or affirm individuals’ different identities, strengths, or needs?
conversational workshops assisting with developing career ideas
Inclusionary practices/activities utilized in your program:
Specialized Curricula/Workshops (e.g. training for participants, directors and/or faculty on imposter syndrome, implicit bias, microaggressions),Development of Academic Sense of Belongingness (e.g. Meetings with doctoral scholars, peer researchers, exchanges at academic conferences)
Participant Empowerment
Academic recognition (i.e. research credibility, prestige), Coaching, Institutional alliances, Mentoring opportunities
Mentoring Components
Mentors exchange social displays of scientific knowledge and practices, Mentees are given information about academic customs, pitfalls, departmental politics and taboos, Mentors provide support with goal setting and or career planning, Mentees are allowed to attend events with mentors (i.e., dinners, social events, conferences, retreats), Mentors provide mentees with access to academic resources (e.g. precollegiate/collegiate/graduate/postdoc/ faculty training; standardized test preparation; writing workshops, research workshops, tenure and promotion information), Mentor recognizes the value of the mentee. (i.e., co-authorship, graduate school/employment references)
Opportunities to Privilege Voice
Evaluations offer opportunities for feedback and events provide opportunities for questions
Evaluation methods are used to substantiate the program’s outcomes:
program survey(s)
Anticipated participant outcomes for your program:
attendance, publishing a scholarly work as defined by an academic discipline, increasing academic skill area (s),persisting through current degree program, obtaining employment (industry or other sector),persistence in research (e.g., applying to other research programs, completing other mentored research experiences)