Title |
Mentoring, Training, and Scholarly Productivity Experiences of Cancer-Related Health Disparities Research Trainees: Do Outcomes Differ for Underrepresented Scientists?
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Published in |
Journal of Cancer Education, February 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/s13187-018-1322-z |
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Authors |
Tisha M. Felder, Kathryn L. Braun, Lisa Wigfall, Maria Sevoyan, Shraddha Vyas, Samira Khan, Heather M. Brandt, Charles Rogers, Sora Tanjasiri, Cheryl A. Armstead, James R. Hébert |
Abstract |
The study aims to explore variation in scholarly productivity outcomes by underrepresented status among a diverse sample of researchers in a community-engaged training program. We identified 141 trainees from a web-based survey of researchers in the National Cancer Institute-funded, Community Networks Program Centers (CNPCs) (2011-2016). We conducted a series of multiple logistic regression models to estimate the effect of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-defined underrepresented status on four, self-reported, scholarly productivity outcomes in the previous 5 years: number of publications (first-authored and total) and funded grants (NIH and any agency). Sixty-five percent (n = 92) indicated NIH underrepresented status. In final adjusted models, non-NIH underrepresented (vs. underrepresented) trainees reported an increased odds of having more than the median number of total publications (> 9) (OR = 3.14, 95% CI 1.21-8.65) and any grant funding (OR = 5.10, 95% CI 1.77-14.65). Reporting ≥ 1 mentors (vs. none) was also positively associated (p < 0.05) with these outcomes. The CNPC underrepresented trainees had similar success in first-authored publications and NIH funding as non-underrepresented trainees, but not total publications and grants. Examining trainees' mentoring experiences over time in relation to scholarly productivity outcomes is needed. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 7 | 47% |
Norway | 1 | 7% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |
Georgia | 1 | 7% |
Unknown | 5 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Scientists | 7 | 47% |
Members of the public | 6 | 40% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 27 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 19% |
Librarian | 3 | 11% |
Other | 2 | 7% |
Student > Bachelor | 2 | 7% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 7% |
Other | 4 | 15% |
Unknown | 9 | 33% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 22% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 11% |
Psychology | 2 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 4% |
Mathematics | 1 | 4% |
Other | 2 | 7% |
Unknown | 12 | 44% |