American Psychological Association Diversity Program in Neuroscience

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American Psychological Association Diversity
Program in Neuroscience

• A Successful Strategy
• for Training Underrepresented Minorities
• in Neuroscience
• APA Presentation to the
• Association of Neuroscience Department and
  Programs
• May 3, 2008
• Joe L. Martinez, Jr., PhD
• Principal Investigator
• Andrew T. Austin-Dailey, MDiv
• Acting Director

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Support for Minorities Decreased While Total
Awards Increased
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Minorities Received Smaller Percentages of
Research Program Grants in 2002
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Minorities Receiving Doctorates in Biological
Sciences Decreasing
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Minorities Receiving Doctorates in Neuroscience
Decreasing
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DPN Keys to Success

• Selection
• Mentoring
• Monitoring
• Enrichment

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DPN Fellows Train in Mostly Carnegie Extensive
Doctoral/Research Universities
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DPN Time to Degree is Only 6 Years and Attrition
is Only 6
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Majority of DPN Graduates Are Employed in
Doctoral/Research Universities
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Over 50 of All Grants Held By DPN Graduates Are
With NIH
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SPINES Participation Increases Professional
Success of DPN Fellows
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American Psychological Association

• An Overview of APAs Diversity Programs
• In Psychology and Neuroscience
• APA Presentation to the
• National Institute of Mental Health
• March 28, 2008
• Joe L. Martinez, Jr., PhD
• James M. Jones, PhD
• Andrew T. Austin-Dailey, MDiv

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Overview of APA Presentation

• Decrease in minorities receiving degrees in
  biological sciences
• APAs diversity programs help NIMH develop a
  culturally diverse workforce
• Majority of APA Fellows are successfully engaged
  in independent research

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• Therefore, we request that NIMH continue these
  valuable programs.