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Type II: Institution Level Interventions

Workshop Series - Afternoon

W12 - Enhancing Undergraduate Research through Critical Race Theory: Evidence and Outcomes from the BUILD PODER Program

Friday, November 8, 2024

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Potomac V, Ballroom Level

Primary Presenter(s)

GC

Gabriela Chavira (she/her/hers)

Director, Office of Undergraduate Research
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, California, United States

Co-Presenter(s)

JL

Judith Lin

Senior Research Fellow
California State University Northridge
Northridge, California, United States
SM

Sungmin Moon

Senior Research Fellow
California State University Northridge
Northridge, California, United States
JV

Jose Vargas

Senior Research Fellow
California State University Northridge
Northridge, California, United States
LW

LeNisha Williams

Graduate Student
University of California, Riverside

Program Abstract: BUILD PODER (BP) is a pioneering training program using Critical Race Theory (CRT) to develop faculty mentor and student training curricula within the biomedical sciences. This workshop features four speakers who will provide empirical evidence on the impact of BP on student outcomes. Dr. Lin will provide an overview of the BP program and its objectives. Dr. Vargas will describe the faculty mentor training, highlighting the interplay between “the individual” and “the system” in the reproduction of racism and intergenerational injustice. Dr. Escobedo will reveal outcomes from the four-week summer training to prepare first-year students for mentored research experiences, including increased scores for mentor relationships, research self-efficacy, and a sense of community. Finally, Dr. Moon will discuss year-long student training science outcomes, such as the direct and indirect effect of BP participation on mentor satisfaction, science identity, and self-efficacy, and how CRT-informed mentoring significantly predicted student science outcomes