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Broadening Participation in the Biomedical Sciences with Utility Value Interventions

Award Number: R35GM141556
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2026

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Broadening Participation in the Biomedical Sciences with Utility Value Interventions - Broadening Participation in the Biomedical Sciences with Utility Value Interventions ABSTRACT The goal of this program of research is to broaden the participation of first-generation (FG) and underrepresented ethnic minority (URM) students in biomedical fields with utility-value interventions in gateway biology and chemistry classes. Using a theoretically grounded utility- value intervention, PI aims to close achievement gaps for FG students, those for whom neither parent obtained a 4-year college degree, and for URM students. A previously funded large-scale double-blind randomized study in introductory biology courses at the University of Wisconsin- Madison (UW) demonstrated that the utility value intervention (UVI), in which students write about the personal relevance of course material, was successful in reducing the achievement gaps for FG and URM relative to a control condition in which students summarized course content. The proposed research will (1) test whether UVI effects documented at UW can be replicated in different gateway courses and different universities, (2) test whether the UVI can be adapted for a more diverse student sample, and (3) test the long-term effects of the UVI by following students over time through graduation. PI will analyze the results of a recently completed large-scale multi-site study conducted at three sites. Two versions of the UVI and control writing assignments were tested with more than 7,000 students across 10 academic semesters of biology and chemistry in 3 different institutions: UW, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and San Diego State University. By testing two versions of the UVI across three universities, and following students through graduation, PI can answer three critical questions. First, by testing a new prosocial version of the intervention and comparing it to the established “personal” version, as well as a control group, PI can draw new inferences about the impact of having students reflect on ways that they can use their education in biomedical fields to help others, give back to their community, or make a contribution to society. Second, because PI has collected data from large groups of students from diverse racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds, the data provide the best opportunity to date to test intervention effects for different groups of students in gateway courses. Third, long-term follow-up of students in the multi-site project will help us understand how and why this intervention can be so powerful in broadening participation in the biomedical sciences.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $466,500 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	5	7/17/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$466,500
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	11/19/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $466,500

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $466,500 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	3/20/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$419,850
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	4	7/29/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$46,650
														Subtotal = $466,500

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $466,500 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	3	3/29/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$466,500
														Subtotal = $466,500

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $460,352 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	2	6/23/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$46,036
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	3/25/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$414,316
														Subtotal = $460,352

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $460,232 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6401	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	5/24/2021	NEW	$460,232
														Subtotal = $460,232

Grand Total All Awards = $2,320,084

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Broadening Participation in the Biomedical Sciences with Utility Value Interventions

Award Number: R35GM141556

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2026

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