M-ASCEND: Advancing Science, Enhancing Diversity Program
University of Minnesota M-ASCEND: Advancing Science, Enhancing Diversity is a theoretically guided, evidence-driven program designed to support the academic persistence of high school and undergraduate students underrepresented in science, and promote their developmental progress towards future careers in cancer research. M-ASCEND combines best practices with innovative approaches from education, mentorship, service learning, and parent education within an equity-oriented frame to engage, educate, and support students to achieve the knowledge, skills, science identity, and self-efficacy required to support academic persistence and long-term success within the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Diversifying the cancer research workforce is critical to addressing the pressing needs of increasingly diverse patient populations in Minnesota and across the United States.
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Program Leadership
Michele Allen, MD, MS, Principal Investigator
Chris Pennell, PhD, Prinicipal Investigator
Susan Everson-Rose, PhD, Faculty Mentoring Lead
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Program Staff
Rodolfo Batres, MD, Project Manager
Renee Boney-Jett, Education Program Coordinator
Abdifatah Ahmed, MS, Associate Program Coordinator
Maiyia Kasouaher, PhD, Community Engagement Coordinator
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