Research Scholar Incubator Program

Research Scholar Incubator Program (RSIP)

The Research Scholar Incubator Program (RSIP) is a program that aims to support and encourage young researchers and scholars in their academic and professional development. The RSIP program is a novel program conceived by the Foundation for Injury Prevention Research and implemented through ResearchEdge Institute. The program provides resources, mentorship, training, and opportunities for young researchers to develop and advance their research projects, present at local, regional, and national conferences, and publish manuscripts in their areas of research. The goal of RSIP is to help young scholars build the skills, knowledge, and connections they need to become successful, independent researchers in their fields. The program may also provide funding, access to research facilities and equipment, and other support to help scholars carry out their research.

Benefits:

·         Mastery of statistical skills (SPSS, SAS, R/RStudio, STATA) needed to conduct basic analytical investigation – from data cleaning to result generation

·         Understanding of strengths and limits of publicly available data resources

·         Skills in generating research questions for clinical, biomedical, and epidemiological research

·         Experience in collaborating with scholars and mentors within and outside their fields of research

·         Opportunity to lead a manuscript and be the first author on a paper published in a reputable journal

·         Opportunity to be named as co-authors on manuscripts produced by members of the same cohort after providing constructive feedback on such papers

·         Opportunity to disseminate research findings to lay and professional audiences

·         Opportunity to be affiliated with a non-governmental foundation as research intern

·         Award of excellence upon completion of the incubator program

·         Lifetime access to video training materials that the scholar can re-use for future training materials

Current Research Domains

1.       Social determinants of health

2.       Gun violence

3.       Cancer

4.       Nutrition

5.       Maternal and Child health

6.       COVID

7.       Fall Injuries

8.       Crash Injuries

9.       Dementia

10.   Chronic Arthritis

11.   Suicide Prevention

12.   Behavioral Research

13.   Occupational Health

14.   Chronic Disease

15.   Emergency Medical Service Response

16.   Anemia

17.   Occupational Health

18.   Anxiety, Depression, and psychological distress

Format:

·         Weekly Virtual Writing Session

·         Weekly Group Discussions

·         Weekly One-on-One sessions

Schedule:

·         Week One: Goal Setting, Research Question, Hypothesis, Literature Review

·         Week Two: Refining Research Question, Variable Definition, Methods Writing

·         Week Three: Data Cleaning and Analysis

·         Week Four: Data Analysis and Result Writing

·         Week Five: Abstract writing and Introduction

·         Week Six: Introduction Review and Methods

·         Week Seven: Methods Review and Discussion

·         Week Eight: Discussion Review and Manuscript formatting for journal submission

·         Week Nine: Abstract conference submission; Manuscript journal submission

·         Week Ten: Awards and Graduation