Promoting diversity in biomedical fields with the Teen Science Ambassador Program

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dc.contributor.authorMargherio, Samantha M.en
dc.contributor.authorRountree, Renen
dc.contributor.authorCrooks-Monastra, Jenniferen
dc.contributor.authorBrazell, Bradley F.en
dc.contributor.authorBellamy, Rodricken
dc.contributor.authorSqueglia, Lindsay M.en
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-04T13:35:31Zen
dc.date.available2025-02-04T13:35:31Zen
dc.date.issued2024-04-17en
dc.description.abstractMental health and substance use fields suffer from underrepresentation of racially and ethnically minoritized, first-generation college student, and female members. The homogeny of the current workforce can impede scientific productivity, creativity, and problem-solving in addressing health-related issues. Our team developed the Teen Science Ambassador Program (TSAP) to provide underrepresented minoritized (URM) high school students with science-focused education, research opportunities, and mentoring within their community. The goals of the current study were to describe the logic model and structure of TSAP, provide access to a resource bank to facilitate replication across communities, and present preliminary mixed-methods outcome data to guide development of the program. Qualitative and quantitative results from our first two cohorts (N = 18; 89% girls; 72% Black or African American; 22% Hispanic or Latino; 40% of parents did not have a college degree) indicated TSAP contributed to sustained interest, increased confidence, and enhanced sense of belonging in science-related fields, especially those pertaining to mental health and substance use. These findings highlight the program's promise to facilitate entry and sustainment of URM and female youth within the biomedical sciences. Given the urgent need to promote diversity in the mental health and biomedical workforce, we provide readers with a resource bank to facilitate replication across communities.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v7i1.07en
dc.identifier.eissn2576-6767en
dc.identifier.issn2576-6767en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.orcidKempker-Margherio, Samantha [0000-0003-3074-9525]en
dc.identifier.otherNIHMS1987360en
dc.identifier.otherPMC11147314en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/124485en
dc.identifier.volume7en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVanderbilt University Libraryen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38831780en
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectBiomedical Sciencesen
dc.subjectCareer Developmenten
dc.subjectCommunity Partnershipsen
dc.subjectDiversityen
dc.subjectSTEM Educationen
dc.titlePromoting diversity in biomedical fields with the Teen Science Ambassador Programen
dc.title.serialJournal of STEM Outreachen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Techen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Scienceen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Science/Psychologyen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Science/COS T&R Facultyen

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