Disease Ecology Camp: A Model for Engaging Undergraduates in Outreach with Underserved Youth

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הוצא לאור ב:Journal of STEM Outreach vol. 8, no. 1 (2025)
מחבר ראשי: Davis, Hilarie
מחברים אחרים: Davey, Bradford, Cornish, Jamie, Smith, Nora, Boz, Tugba, Hammack, Rebekah
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520 3 |a Disease ecology classes were conducted at two residential middle school summer camps held at a university--a camp for local youth who paid tuition and a free camp for youth from statewide underserved communities including Native, low-income, and rural. Disease ecology is defined as the ecological study of host-pathogen interactions within the context of their environment and evolution. The classes were created by a grant-funded program for disease ecology designed to increase middle school youths' interest, confidence, and identity in STEM, and their understanding of disease ecology. Undergraduate researchers were recruited to develop and teach lessons in disease ecology. This paper outlines the project's elements, effects on undergraduate students and middle school youth, and lessons learned. This study has three key findings: 1) Undergraduate participants increased their confidence and interest in science outreach and their understanding of disease ecology, 2) STEM identity increased in both underserved middle school youth and a comparison youth group, 3) Both underserved and comparison group middle school youth increased their understanding of disease ecology, Native culture, traditional knowledge about food, how to be healthy where they live, and how science can help their communities. 
653 |a Undergraduate Students 
653 |a Outreach Programs 
653 |a Partnerships in Education 
653 |a Disadvantaged 
653 |a Youth 
653 |a Ecology 
653 |a Summer Science Programs 
653 |a Youth Programs 
653 |a Middle School Students 
653 |a Diseases 
653 |a Low Income Students 
653 |a American Indian Students 
653 |a Rural Areas 
653 |a Self Esteem 
653 |a Student Interests 
653 |a Self Concept 
653 |a Science Education 
653 |a Middle Schools 
653 |a College Science 
700 1 |a Davey, Bradford 
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700 1 |a Smith, Nora 
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