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The EMPOWER program: a history and guide for increasing diversity using integrated research and education

Published:2024-06-01 Issue:2 Volume:48 Page:395-406
ISSN:1043-4046
Container-title:Advances in Physiology Education
language:en
Short-container-title:Advances in Physiology Education

Author:

King Adrienne Lester¹^ORCID,Bell-Huff Cristi²,Airhihenbuwa Collins¹,Ogletree Susan³,Wright Christa¹²

Affiliation:

1. School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

2. Chemical Insights Research, UL Research Institutes, Marietta, Georgia, United States

3. College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Abstract

The Engaging Multidisciplinary Professional Opportunities for Women in Environmental Research (EMPOWER) program is a one-of-a-kind research summer experience for minority female high school students in the state of Georgia. In addition, this program provides high school teachers with hands-on experiences that can be adapted to use in the classrooms. This combination of lab and field research immerses participants in understanding urban environmental exposures and their health effects. The EMPOWER program was established to meet the critical need for increasing diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Funder

Georgia State University

HHS | NIH | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Publisher

American Physiological Society

Link

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/advan.00123.2023

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