WELCOME & OVERVIEW— State of the Community Anthony L. DePassDaryl E. Chubin Long Island University-BrooklynAmerican Association for the American Society for Cell Biology Advancement of Science Bethesda, MD May 7-9, rd Annual Conference on Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Research Careers

3 rd Interventions Conference – May 8, 2009 Anthony L. DePass, LIU-Brooklyn, Co-Chair Daryl E. Chubin, AAAS Capacity Center, Co-Chair Linda Blockus, AAAS Capacity Center and University of Missouri, Vice-Chair Renato Aguilera, University of Texas-El Paso Martin M. Chemers, UC-Santa Cruz Adam Fagen, National Academy of Sciences Rachel Ivie, American Institute of Physics Anne MacLachlan, UC-Berkeley Rick McGee, Northwestern University Laura Robles, California State University-Dominguez Hills Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, University of Vermont Merna Villarejo, UC-Davis AAAS Staff: Sabira Mohamed, Betty Calinger, Cursillia Fenwick, Roosevelt Johnson, Cathy Ledec ASCB Staff: Deborah McCall, Joan Goldberg Planning Committee Members

3 rd Interventions Conference – May 8, 2009 MORE THAN A CONFERENCE... A COMMUNITY

3 rd Interventions Conference – May 8, 2009 “The effects of an intervention are likely to depend on many variables that need to be studied and understood. Some readers may therefore question whether the science of education deserves a prominent place in this prestigious journal.... We now recognize that we must look at the ‘art’ of education through the critical lens of science if we are to survive.” Bruce Alberts Making a Science of Education Science, 323, 2 January 2009: 15

3 rd Interventions Conference – May 8, 2009 WHAT’S NEW IN THE PROGRAM FOR THE 3 RD CONFERENCE? Workshops Posters (n=68) Exhibits (n=12) Increased breadth of topics More time for discussion

3 rd Interventions Conference – May 8, 2009 WHO’S HERE? Over 250 registrants One-quarter life scientists, one-fifth social scientists Over half in STEM PhD-granting institutions 35 graduate students A majority are first-time attendees

3 rd Interventions Conference – May 8, 2009 Motivations for Attending From pre-conference survey (60% response rate) Colleague/mentor told me about it (37%) Learn about effective program design strategies (16%) Network with colleagues (15%) Hear latest basic research findings (15%) Find ways to evaluate/measure outcomes (14%) Meet potential collaborators (13%)

3 rd Interventions Conference – May 8, 2009 Expectations: Is There a Pony in Here? Interact with my federal grant program director Find new REU sites for summer research Learn new ways to promote my program Get an invitation to speak and present my research someplace else Exchange contact information with at least 10 potential collaborators Understand approaches that actually result in more students completing STEM programs Ways to assess which students are more inclined to careers in research rather than medical/health practice

3 rd Interventions Conference – May 8, 2009 Expectations (cont.) Learn basic research that I can explain to physical scientists trying to increase diversity in their field Meet more people involved in training minorities in behavioral and social sciences Develop a small group of colleagues that I will keep in contact with and use as resources Speak with Tony DePass and other collaborators on the minority postdoctoral experience Get ideas to bring back to NSF about how we can better facilitate broader participation Find more ways to disseminate outcomes of our program Provide a continuing forum for integrating the research, evaluation, and program implementation communities

3 rd Interventions Conference – May 8, 2009 WHAT WE NEED TO BE A COMMUNITY Self-identification Ongoing interaction (electronic, in-person) Sponsored support Intervention science Professional rewards Specialized journal(s) Institutional transformation Systemic change

3 rd Interventions Conference – May 8, 2009 ASCB MINORITIES AFFAIRS COMMITTEE American Society for Cell Biology Anthony DePass Chair Long Island University-Brooklyn Lydia Villa-Komaroff, Vice Chair Cytonome, Inc Renato Aguilera University of Texas, El Paso David Asai Howard Hughes Medical Institute Sean Decatur Mount Holyoke College Wilfred F. Denetclaw Jr., San Francisco State University Tama Hasson University of California, Los Angeles Deborah Harmon Hines University of Massachusetts Med Sch Sandra A. Murray University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Laura Robles California State University, Dominquez Hills Peter Satir Albert Einstein College of Medicine W. Sue Shafer Women’s Careers in Science MariaElena Zavala California State University, Northridge Veronica Lopez The Pennsylvania State University Staff: Deborah McCall Senior Manager, Minorities Affairs ASCB Joan Goldberg Executive Director ASCB

3 rd Interventions Conference – May 8, 2009 The Closing Plenary: A “Town Hall” Discussion Defining the community Identifying needs Transforming practice Future directions