Texas State University has received a grant of over $3.2 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). This funding, which spans five years, aims to enhance the learning experience of over 2,000 undergraduate students taking science-related courses.
The project’s main objective is to explore how targeted interventions focused on promoting student agency and engagement can lead to sustained success in science courses for underrepresented undergraduate students. Erika Patall, Ph.D., from the University of Southern California, will serve as the principal investigator for this project.
Carlton J. Fong, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University, along with Kristy Daniel, Ph.D., has received a sub-award of $591,652 as part of this larger project called “Supporting Student Agency in Undergraduate Biomedical Education.” As site investigators at Texas State University for this project, Fong and Daniel will work towards enhancing the learning experience of undergraduate students taking science-related courses by promoting student agency and engagement through targeted interventions.