# IPREP Supplemental: Increasing safety and inclusion of the IUPUI training environment

> **NIH NIH R25** · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · 2020 · $85,152

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
 This supplement project addresses the need to create safer and more inclusive research training
environments for NIH-supported projects through a novel curriculum that includes modules on
bias/harassment/discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, citizenship, and
race/ethnicity. The curriculum has the following learning objectives: (1) increase trainee skills to become (self-)
advocates when navigating unsafe and unwelcoming environments; and (2) improve the institutional training
environment by enhancing mentor skills for recognizing and preventing bias, harassment, and discriminatory
events. Curriculum modules, presented separately to trainees and faculty/staff, consist initially of a podcast
using narrative to describe an unwelcomed event to help trainees and mentors understand the impact of bias
and discrimination in the training environment and ways to mitigate it. After listening to the podcast,
participants will engage in in-class activities, which include a case study, discussion, and role play. Through
these participatory sessions, participants will develop the tools necessary to confidently communicate about
bias and discrimination. The curriculum will be evaluated using a mixed-method design to obtain qualitative
and quantitative formative and summative evidence that demonstrates how well the proposed strategies and
interventions promote safety and inclusion in the training environment. The most effective components will be
institutionalized for use throughout the IUPUI community and made available on the IPREP website for
external use.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10145963
- **Project number:** 3R25GM109432-07S1
- **Recipient organization:** INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
- **Principal Investigator:** Rafael Bahamonde
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $85,152
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2014-03-01 → 2022-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10145963

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10145963, IPREP Supplemental: Increasing safety and inclusion of the IUPUI training environment (3R25GM109432-07S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10145963. Licensed CC0.

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