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Title: Disease Ecology Camp: A Model for Engaging Undergraduates in Outreach with Underserved Youth
Language: English
Authors: Hilarie Davis, Bradford Davey, Jamie Cornish, Nora Smith, Tugba Boz, Rebekah Hammack
Source: Journal of STEM Outreach. 2025 8(1).
Availability: Journal of STEM Outreach. PMB 0367, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203. e-mail: jstemoutreach@vanderbilt.edu; Web site: https://www.jstemoutreach.org/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) (DHHS/NIH)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Contract Number: R25GM137339
NNX16AB86A
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Outreach Programs, Partnerships in Education, Disadvantaged, Youth, Ecology, Summer Science Programs, Youth Programs, Middle School Students, Diseases, Low Income Students, American Indian Students, Rural Areas, Self Esteem, Student Interests, Self Concept, Science Education, Middle Schools, College Science
ISSN: 2576-6767
Abstract: 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.
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Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1462956
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