A 10-Year Study on the Efficacy of Biomedical Research Support Programs at a Public University

Impact of Undergraduate Research Experience Intensity on Measures of Student Success

“…Moreover, the difference between Novice URI students and those with no URI experience was not significant, demonstrating that the intensity or duration of research experience affects student success on this metric. This builds on and provides empirical support for previous research on the positive relationship between GPA and students who participate in research (Whittinghill et al, 2019, Bowman & Holmes, 2018Collins et al, 2017;Russell et al, 2007, Sell et al, 2018. Since high school GPA varies from institution to institution (weighted, unweighted, etc.…”

Quantitative Methods in the Assessment of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Inquiry

“…Galli and Bahamonde (2018) matched UR students and comparison groups on grade point average at time of program admission. Whittinghill et al (2019) reported an analysis of 10 years of data concerning the effect of UR on graduate rates, grade point average, and entrance into graduate programs. They used propensity matching (Rosenbaum and Rubin 1983) to create a quasicontrol group for comparison with the outcomes for UR researchers.…”

Institution-Wide Analysis of Academic Outcomes Associated with Participation in UGR: Comparison of Different Research Modalities at a Hispanic-Serving Institution

“…Studies on the benefits of undergraduate research (UGR) participation have uncovered important educational and professional development gains for undergraduate researchers, including career clarification (Craney et al 2011;Frederick et al 2021;Thiry, Laursen, and Hunter 2011;Zydney et al 2002), student motivation toward their courses (Lopatto 2007), increased student retention (Baron et al 2020;Fakayode et al 2014;Simmons 2018), increased GPA (Baron et al 2020;Brown et al 2020;Collins et al 2017;Fechheimer, Webber, and Kleiber 2011;Simmons 2018;Whittinghill et al 2019), protection against GPA decreases (Baron et al 2020;Brown et al 2020), increased graduation rates (Baron et al 2020;Galli and Bahamonde 2018;Hernandez et al 2018;Whittinghill et al 2019), increased interest in pursuing graduate degrees (Eagan et al 2013;Haeger and Fresquez 2016), increased likelihood of enrollment into graduate programs (Bauer and Bennett 2003;Carter, Mandell, and Maton 2009;Eagan et al 2013;Follmer et al 2017;Hathaway, Nagda, and Gregerman 2002;Hernandez et al 2018;Junge et al 2010;Maton et al , 2016Whittinghill et al 2019;Wilson et al 2018), and increased participation in the scientific workforce (Hernandez et al 2018). UGR participation has also been associated with increases in skills such as critical thinking (Thiry et al 2011;Zydney et al 2002), p...…”

“…Importantly, UGR participation has been shown to be particularly impactful for students from underrepresented minority (URM) groups. Participation in UGR for URM students has been associated with persistence (Espinosa 2011;Simmons 2018), higher GPAs (Whittinghill et al 2019), higher likelihood of reporting plans to pursue graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM; Eagan et al 2013), enrollment in further education (Hathaway et al 2002 Maton et al 2009Maton et al , 2016, entrance into science PhD programs (Whittinghill et al 2019), and continuation into (Hernandez et al 2018) and success in STEM careers (Martinez et al 2018). Although many studies have reported gains associated with participation in UGR for students from URMs, only a few studies have focused on Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) (Baron et al 2020;Brown et al 2020;Collins et al 2017;Loeser et al 2021;Simmons 2018) or on student populations with a high percentage of Latinx/Hispanic students (Estrada et al 2018;Hernandez et al 2018).…”

“…Efforts to investigate the benefits of UGR participation on a larger scale include institution-wide (Baron et al 2020;Collins et al 2017;Fechheimer et al 2011;Simmons 2018;Whittinghill et al 2019) and multi-institution (Estrada et al 2018;Hernandez et al 2018;Wilson et al 2018) studies that have examined the relationship between UGR participation and gains in several metrics. These studies showed that UGR participation was associated with student retention (Simmons 2018), increased GPA (Baron et al 2020;Collins et al 2017;Fechheimer et al 2011;Hernandez et al 2018;Simmons 2018), degree completion (Baron et al 2020;Hernandez et al 2018), enrollment in further education, and participation in the scientific workforce (Estrada et al 2018;Hernandez et al 2018).…”