Prof. Eschmann Awarded NIH KL2 Award to Investigate the Barriers to Responding to Racial Microaggressions
BU’s Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has awarded Assistant Professor Robert Eschmann an NIH KL2 grant for “Resisting Racism: An Investigation of the Effects of Racism on Health and Wellbeing, Protective Mechanisms, and a Technology-based Intervention.” The $298,000 two-year award will fund an investigation of the barriers to responding to racial microaggressions, and the development of a virtual reality-based intervention course to train people how to effectively respond to racial microaggressions. The grant is part of CTSI’s mentored career development program for BU’s most promising junior faculty translational researchers. The KL2 program, committed to diversifying the research workforce, supports faculty with mentoring to attain improved research skills enabling them to compete successfully for research support.
All KL2 scholars participate in the following programs or activities:
- Independent multidisciplinary research projects involving researchers from at least two diverse disciplines, and mentors from two disciplines
- PRIME training
- Training in grant writing
- Faculty development seminars
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