The application deadline is approaching!
Following up on our earlier message announcing the summer 2024 NextGenPop program at Duke University with an application deadline on February 5, 2024, we are now writing to announce a VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSION to be held from 7-8pm on January 23, 2024 at this zoom link. Speakers will include Giovanna Merli and Jay Pearson at Duke, Emily Agree at Johns Hopkins and Marcy Carlson at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These speakers will briefly introduce the program and answer questions, along with a few former NextGenPop trainees who will share their experiences with your students.
NextGenPop is a summer training initiative funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) designed to identify, recruit and mentor undergraduate students who aspire to careers in the population research and population health fields. The program offers an introduction to population health sciences, through the lens of pressing contemporary issues, including race and income inequalities, health inequality, immigration, and family change. The program features a two-week, in-person, on-campus summer experience and subsequent virtual components focused on research and professional development, as well as opportunities for mentorship and networking at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA). The program provides a stipend, room, board, and travel support. In Summer 2024, the program will be hosted by the Duke University Population Research Institute at Duke University from June 2 to June 15, 2024.
A primary focus of NextGenPop is to increase representation from socially minoritized groups. Honoring this goal entails identifying, recruiting, and mentoring the most promising students currently underrepresented in population science. We have committed to creating a welcoming environment promoting a sense of belonging for all participants. Program leadership has prioritized: 1. selecting instructors and mentors from a range of broadly representative groups; 2. establishing, developing, and maintaining authentic relationships with faculty and administrators who have studied, trained and served at undergraduate minority-serving institutions; 3. honoring the belief that those whose lives reflect relevant phenomena of interest should have a seat at the research, instructional and policy making tables; and 4. practicing cultural humility as we continue learning from each other through a shared commitment to offset historical oppression and contemporary marginalization that restrict and constrain participation by members of socially minoritized populations. Finally, we place absolute value on dignity and respect for all participants whether trainees, staff, mentors, instructors, or administrators as we collectively learn how best to address difficult and challenging social issues disproportionately impacting the well-being and health of select population groups. We look forward to receiving your application to our program.
The DEADLINE for application to the program is February 5, 2024. You and your students are invited to join us for the information session by clicking on this zoom link https://duke.zoom.us/j/96327878820.