@article{2ae436a1f2c44121ae027715b72e29dc,
title = "Conversation caf{\'e}s and conceptual framework formation for research training and mentoring of underrepresented faculty at historically black colleges and universities: Obesity health disparities (OHD) pride program",
abstract = "The development of research training opportunities for investigators from the untapped pool of traditionally underrepresented racial/ethnic groups has gained intense interest at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The significant and persistent disparity in the likelihood of R01 funding between African American and Whites was highlighted in the groundbreaking 2011 report, Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Research Awards. Disparities in funding success were also shown to exist at the institutional level, as 30 institutions receive a disproportionate share of federal research funding. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a dual commitment to education and research; however, the teaching loads at HBCUs may present challenges for research-oriented faculty. Few research training and mentoring programs have been specifically designed for this group. During 2015 and 2016, we held three conversation caf{\'e}s with 77 participants in Jackson, Mississippi and Baltimore, Maryland. The purpose of this article is to describe findings from these conversation caf{\'e}s regarding barriers and facilitators to building robust research careers at HBCUs, and to illustrate how these data were used to adapt the conceptual framework for the NHLBI-funded Obesity Health Disparities (OHD) PRIDE program. Identified barriers included teaching and advising loads, infrastructures, and lack of research mentors on campus. The benefit of incorporating research into classroom teaching was a noted facilitator.",
keywords = "Health Disparities, Obesity Research, Population Health, Research Training and Mentoring",
author = "Beech, {Bettina M.} and Norris, {Keith C.} and Thorpe, {Roland J.} and Elizabeth Heitman and Bruce, {Marino A.}",
note = "Funding Information: Human Subjects Statement. OHD PRIDE is a research training and mentoring program in which all participants provided informed consent. All procedures used in the evaluation component of this program were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the University of Mississippi Medical Center's Institutional Review Board, consistent with US regulations and the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000. Informed consent was obtained from all participants in the study. Funding. This research was supported by a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R25HL126145 - Beech and Norris) and a grant from National Institute on Aging (K02AG059140-Thorpe). Funding Information: Human Subjects Statement. OHD PRIDE is a research training and mentoring program in which all participants provided informed consent. All procedures used in the evaluation component of this program were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the University of Mississippi Medical Center{\textquoteright}s Institutional Review Board, consistent with US regulations and the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000. Informed consent was obtained from all participants in the study. Funding. This research was supported by a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R25HL126145 – Beech and Norris) and a grant from National Institute on Aging (K02AG059140-Thorpe). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Ethnicity and Disease, Inc.. All rights reserved.",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.18865/ed.30.1.83",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "30",
pages = "83--90",
journal = "Ethnicity and Disease",
issn = "1049-510X",
publisher = "ISHIB",
number = "1",
}