# Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

> **NIH NIH U01** · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2022 · $61,174

## Abstract

Abstract
Diversity on science teams has been shown to increase research productivity and creativity, yet
the scientific workforce lacks sufficient diversity. The long-term research career goal of the
applicant is to develop research interventions and tools that provide guidance on how to bring
diverse voices together in the research workplace. The overall objectives in this application
are to: 1) gain a clearer understanding of what diversity, equity, and inclusion is and what
contributes to it in the workplace through training, 2) design, implement, and test research
questions that assess perceptions of inclusivity among underrepresented postdoctoral fellows
and junior faculty in academia, 3) disseminate and translate research findings on inclusivity at
the institutional level. The rationale for this project is that identification of perceptions of
inclusivity among underrepresented individuals in the workforce is the first step to
understanding what does and does not work at the institutional level. The parent grant, Building
Up study, provides robust infrastructure and support for this work with the following specific
aims: 1) Conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial to test the CEED intervention; 2) Study
what factors impact participants; and 3) Disseminate the CEED intervention to other
institutions. The research proposed in this application is innovative because it assesses
perceptions of inclusivity among underrepresented postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty at 25
institutions that are almost all primarily white. During this assessment period, we have the
opportunity to assess if underrepresented postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty plan on leaving
their institutions and if so, why. This information is of great value because individuals from
underrepresented backgrounds are more likely to leave primarily white institutions or academia
altogether. The proposed research is significant because it assesses underrepresented
individuals’ perceptions of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and procedures, as well as
their sense of belonging, autonomy, respect, and inclusion.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10467231
- **Project number:** 3U01GM132133-03S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
- **Principal Investigator:** Natalia E. Morone
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $61,174
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2019-08-15 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10467231

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10467231, Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (3U01GM132133-03S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10467231. Licensed CC0.

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