Diversity Program in Neuroscience:An NIMH Sponsored Training Model

Joe L. Martinez, Jr., PhDDirector

APA Diversity Program in Neuroscience

May 25-25, 2005

Addressing the Student Learning Experience: Achieving Diversity in STEM Disciplines

Best Practices

• Life long mentoring

• Peer mentoring

• Monitoring

• Survival Skills

• Networking

Members

Joanne Berger-Sweeney, PhD Wellesley College

David R. Burgess, PhD Boston College

Edward Castaneda, M.A., PhD Arizona State University

Anne M. Etgen, PhD Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Byron D. Ford, PhD Morehouse School of Medicine

John G. Hildebrand, PhD University of Arizona

Sandra Peña de Ortiz, PhD University of Puerto Rico

NEUROSCIENCE TRAINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Program PIJoe L. Martinez, Jr., PhD University of Texas at San Antonio

TAC ChairJames G. Townsel, PhD Meharry Medical College

Joe L. Martinez, Jr., PhD

• University of Texas at San Antonio– Director for Cajal Neuroscience Research Center– Ewing Halsell Professor of Neuroscience (Endowed

Chair)

• Appointed to editorial board of the American Psychologist (2004)

• Appointed NIH CSR Committee on Peer Review (2004-2009)

• Wrote first textbook on Chicano Psychology

Stipend

MentoringNetwork

SFN

Newsletters Listservs

Arranged

AncillaryTraining

SPINES

Conferences

Other OrgsANDP

MBL

Diversity Program in Neuroscience

OUTCOMES

Total Number of Fellows Supported by DPN(1988 – 2004)

Funding Program Total

NIMH DPN (pre) 191

NIMH DPN (post) 29

220

Females Males Total

African American 54 (24.5%) 35 (15.9%) 89 (40.5%)

Latino/a (Hisp) 54 (24.5%) 50 (22.7%) 104 (47.2%)

Asian American 3 (1.4%) 2 (0.9%) 5 (2.3%)

American Ind. 5 (2.3%) 3 (1.4%) 8 (3.7%)

Caucasian 1 (0.5%) 3 (1.4%) 1 (0.5%)

Multiple/Other 1 (0.5%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.5 %)

Unspecified 7 (3.2%) 5 (2.3%) 12 (5.5%)

Totals 125 (56.9%) 95 (43.2%) 220 (100.0%)

Gender/Ethnicity Breakdown of DPN Fellows(1988-2004)

DPN FELLOWS BY TRAINING UNIVERSITY

FELLOWS TRAINING UNIVERSITIESFELLOWS

FREQUENCYHoward University 8University of California, Berkeley 8University of Puerto Rico 8Yale University 6Emory University 5Stanford University 5University of Pittsburgh 5University of Virginia 5University of Wisconsin 5Harvard University 4

DPN FELLOWS TRAINING UNIVERSITIES BY CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATIONS

NUMBER OFFELLOWS

FREQUENCYPERCENTAGES

CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATIONS

194 88.2% Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

9 4.1% Doctoral/Research Universities—Intensive

1 0.5% Specialized Institutions—Other specialized institutions

11 5.0% Specialized Institutions—Medical schools and medical centers

1 0.5% Baccalaureate Colleges—General

4 1.8% Master's Colleges and Universities I

N = 220

# Grad SIT W/D Unkw TTD

Predoctoral 191 98 82 10 1 6.0

Postdoctoral 29 26 3 0 0 3.0

# - Total number of Fellows supportedGrad – GraduatedSIT – Still in training

W/D – Withdrew from trainingUnkw – UnknownTTD - Time-to-degree

DPN Graduation Rates

All figures based on a truncated analysis (beginning of program through 2004)

DPN GRADUATES BY AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT

Employment Setting Total

Clinical Research Setting 15.4%

Clinical Service Setting 2.6%

Federal Agency 2.6%

Industry 4.3%

University 58.1%

Unknown 17.1%

Total 100.0%

DPN GRADUATES BY TYPES OF POSITIONS HELD

Types of Positions %

Assistant Professors 17.1%

Associate Professors 3.4%

Full Professors 3.4%

Medical Residents 4.3%

Miscellaneous 4.3%

Physicians 2.6%

Postdoctoral Fellows 30.0%

Research Administrators/Scientists 12.8%

Research Assistants 2.6%

Unknown 19.7%

Total 100.0%

A “Family” of Programs

• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

• Mental Health Research• HIV/AIDS• Substance Abuse research

• Diversity Program in Neuroscience

Minority Fellowship Program

James M. Jones, PhD

• Director, APA Minority Fellowship Program since 1977

• Inaugural Director of APA’s Public Interest Directorate

• Professor of Psychology, University of Delaware• Nationally recognized scholar on racism• Wrote “Prejudice & Racism” (1997) which, along

with the first volume, have become classics.

1974 MFP established with Dalmas Taylor as director

1975 First year of funds distributed to students (24 Fellows)

1979 James M. Jones takes over as director

1979 MHR splits from established program and goes to NIMH

1988 Neuroscience program established

1989 Joe Martinez takes over as director of DPN

1993 Aging Fellows funding by NIA (morphed into MANIP in 98)

1996 First HIV/AIDS Fellows funded

1998 MANIP established

2001 First SAR Fellows funded (NIDA support)

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