INS NYC 2024 Program

Poster	Poster Session 11 Program Schedule 02/17/2024 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Room: Majestic Complex (Posters 61-120) Poster Session 11: Cultural Neuropsychology \| Education/Training \| Professional Practice Issues Final Abstract #92 New2Neuropsychology (N2N): An Initiative to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Neuropsychology Taylor Schmitt, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States Ryan Van Patten, Brown University, Providence, United States Libby DesRuisseaux, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States K.C. Hewitt, Prisma Health Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital, Greenville, United States Erin Kaseda, Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, United States Michelle Martinez, University of Houston, Houston, United States Courtney Ray, City University of New York, New York City, United States Milena Gotra, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States Oluwaseun Ogunleye, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States Ronnise Owens, Mercer University, Macon, United States Carol Persad, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States Category: Career Development/Education/Training Keyword 1: diversity Keyword 2: inclusion Objective: To review the development of New2Neuropsychology (N2N) and examine preliminary data on the initiative’s impact and effectiveness in increasing knowledge about neuropsychology for historically underrepresented minoritized (URM) students. Participants and Methods: N2N is an initiative that was established in 2021 aiming to facilitate greater equity and inclusion in neuropsychology through outreach to URM students. A core N2N program involves partnering with minority serving institutions, community colleges, and universities to conduct presentations for students about the field of neuropsychology and the training pathway. The current study compared matched pre- and post-presentation surveys from 90 college students (mean age = 24.23, range = 17–68) who attended presentations held across the United States, Canada, and Australia between November 2021 – March 2023. Students were primarily juniors or seniors in college (64.4%) and identified as cisgender Women (77.8%). Self-reported racial-ethnic identities included American Indian/Alaska Native (0.8%), Asian (13.6%), Black/African American (12.0%), Hispanic/Latine (8.0%), Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (1.6%), White (48.0%), and Other (12.0%). It was predicted that after attending a N2N presentation, students would report increased understanding about neuropsychology and interest in pursuing a career in the field. Results: To date, N2N has partnered with 19 colleges and universities, hosted 16 presentations and 4 networking events, donated over 120 books, and developed a website and social media presence with extensive, curated resources for URM students. Together with the AACN Relevance 2050 Student Pipeline Subcommittee, N2N has also awarded over $30,000 in conference travel and graduate school application scholarships for URM students. Mixed ANOVAs were conducted to examine pre- and post-changes in ratings for each presentation survey item. Students reported increased understanding of what neuropsychology is, what neuropsychologists do, and the steps required to become a neuropsychologist (ps<.001, Cohen’s d=0.94, 1.38, and 1.73, respectively). Students also reported increased confidence in their ability to become neuropsychologists if they chose to (p<.01, d=0.93). Across the overall sample, there were no pre-post differences for interest in pursuing a career in neuropsychology (p>.05); however, a subset of students who reported low interest at baseline (n=57) reported a statistically significant increase in their interest post-presentation (p<.01, d=0.36). There was no significant increase in reported likelihood to pursue a career in neuropsychology, and there was no significant interaction or main effect of class level (i.e., freshman/sophomore versus junior/senior; ps>.05). Conclusions: N2N has shown success increasing exposure and knowledge about neuropsychology to URM students. Future directions include refining targeted methods to reach URM students, expanding the accessibility of N2N resources across diverse groups, increasing global student engagement, and examining the initiative’s long-term impact (e.g., actual recruitment to neuropsychology training programs).

Poster

02/17/2024
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Room: Majestic Complex (Posters 61-120)

Poster Session 11: Cultural Neuropsychology | Education/Training | Professional Practice Issues

Final Abstract #92

New2Neuropsychology (N2N): An Initiative to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Neuropsychology

Taylor Schmitt, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
Ryan Van Patten, Brown University, Providence, United States
Libby DesRuisseaux, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States
K.C. Hewitt, Prisma Health Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital, Greenville, United States
Erin Kaseda, Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, United States
Michelle Martinez, University of Houston, Houston, United States
Courtney Ray, City University of New York, New York City, United States
Milena Gotra, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
Oluwaseun Ogunleye, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
Ronnise Owens, Mercer University, Macon, United States
Carol Persad, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States

Category: Career Development/Education/Training

Keyword 1: diversity
Keyword 2: inclusion

Objective:

To review the development of New2Neuropsychology (N2N) and examine preliminary data on the initiative’s impact and effectiveness in increasing knowledge about neuropsychology for historically underrepresented minoritized (URM) students.

Participants and Methods:

N2N is an initiative that was established in 2021 aiming to facilitate greater equity and inclusion in neuropsychology through outreach to URM students. A core N2N program involves partnering with minority serving institutions, community colleges, and universities to conduct presentations for students about the field of neuropsychology and the training pathway. The current study compared matched pre- and post-presentation surveys from 90 college students (mean age = 24.23, range = 17–68) who attended presentations held across the United States, Canada, and Australia between November 2021 – March 2023. Students were primarily juniors or seniors in college (64.4%) and identified as cisgender Women (77.8%). Self-reported racial-ethnic identities included American Indian/Alaska Native (0.8%), Asian (13.6%), Black/African American (12.0%), Hispanic/Latine (8.0%), Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (1.6%), White (48.0%), and Other (12.0%). It was predicted that after attending a N2N presentation, students would report increased understanding about neuropsychology and interest in pursuing a career in the field.

Results:

To date, N2N has partnered with 19 colleges and universities, hosted 16 presentations and 4 networking events, donated over 120 books, and developed a website and social media presence with extensive, curated resources for URM students. Together with the AACN Relevance 2050 Student Pipeline Subcommittee, N2N has also awarded over $30,000 in conference travel and graduate school application scholarships for URM students. Mixed ANOVAs were conducted to examine pre- and post-changes in ratings for each presentation survey item. Students reported increased understanding of what neuropsychology is, what neuropsychologists do, and the steps required to become a neuropsychologist (ps<.001, Cohen’s d=0.94, 1.38, and 1.73, respectively). Students also reported increased confidence in their ability to become neuropsychologists if they chose to (p<.01, d=0.93). Across the overall sample, there were no pre-post differences for interest in pursuing a career in neuropsychology (p>.05); however, a subset of students who reported low interest at baseline (n=57) reported a statistically significant increase in their interest post-presentation (p<.01, d=0.36). There was no significant increase in reported likelihood to pursue a career in neuropsychology, and there was no significant interaction or main effect of class level (i.e., freshman/sophomore versus junior/senior; ps>.05).

Conclusions:

N2N has shown success increasing exposure and knowledge about neuropsychology to URM students. Future directions include refining targeted methods to reach URM students, expanding the accessibility of N2N resources across diverse groups, increasing global student engagement, and examining the initiative’s long-term impact (e.g., actual recruitment to neuropsychology training programs).