{"id":180926,"date":"2023-07-26T15:07:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T01:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=180926"},"modified":"2024-03-15T08:45:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T18:45:22","slug":"advancing-science-of-mentorships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/07\/26\/advancing-science-of-mentorships\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing science of mentorships, inclusion a goal for UH<\/abbr> alumna"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Hosoda (2nd from left) with her PhD<\/abbr> dissertation committee: Rosie Alegado, Lipyeow Lim, Kaliko Baker and Rich Gazan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kelsea Kanoho Hosoda\u2019s enriching experiences in STEM<\/abbr> at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> influenced her goal to one day make an impact in science education programs in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. <\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa was a great place for me to deepen my knowledge in both sciences and ʻIke<\/span> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>
—Kelsea Hosoda<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Native Hawaiian educator and UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa alumna is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF<\/abbr>). She was recently awarded the National Institutes of Health (NIH<\/abbr>) K99 Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) grant, which enhances diversity within the academic biomedical research workforce through its support of promising postdocs into research faculty positions. <\/abbr><\/p>\n

Thanks to the grant, she is one step closer to reaching her long-term goal of attaining a faculty position in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> to directly assess and improve the impact of STEM<\/abbr> programs, particularly for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. <\/p>\n

Finding community at UH<\/abbr> <\/h2>\n

Hosoda has more than 10 years of experience in Indigenous STEM<\/abbr> program development, implementation and analysis from her time at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa. <\/p>\n

She credits UH<\/abbr> not only for its high-level academic courses but also for helping her develop a strong community of Native Hawaiians in STEM<\/abbr>. During her nine years as a student, she earned her PhD in communication and information sciences<\/a>, her MS<\/abbr> in molecular biosciences and biological engineering<\/a> and her BS<\/abbr> in biology<\/a> and Hawaiian language<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Hosoda leads a team to expose K-12 students to coding applied to the Hawaiian language.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa was a great place for me to deepen my knowledge in both sciences and ʻIke<\/span> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (Hawaiian knowledge) and influenced my research goal to further the science of mentorship and multicultural identity integration,” said Hosoda.<\/p>\n

Early in her college career, she became part of the Native Hawaiian Science & Engineering Mentorship Program<\/a> (NHSEMP<\/abbr>). “It provided a much-needed community of support to navigate through my biology degree and also maintain ties with the Native Hawaiian community through opportunities like tutoring at \u0100nuenue Hawaiian Immersion school and going on huakaʻi<\/span> (learning journeys) to Kahoʻolawe<\/span>,” she said.<\/p>\n

As part of NHSEMP<\/abbr>, Hosoda attended the American Indian Science and Engineering (AISES<\/abbr>) national conference and was impressed. “I was enamored by how Indigenous knowledge and sciences were seen in harmony through its council of elders, presentations and STEM<\/abbr> industry partners.”<\/p>\n

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M\u0101lama ʻāina<\/span> work with NHSEMP<\/abbr> students applying engineering skills to maintain hiking trails.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Encouraged by what she learned, she worked with NHSEMP<\/abbr> to co-found the first AISES<\/abbr> chapter at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa and in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. Today, the chapter has grown in membership and involvement in the community.<\/p>\n

In addition, Hosoda served as program manager for both NHSEMP<\/abbr> and the Maile Mentoring Bridge Program<\/a> in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a>, and helped support students in STEM<\/abbr> majors through mentorship, cultural programming, career development, research experiences and more. <\/p>\n

“It\u2019s thrilling that Native Hawaiian scholars such as Dr. Hosoda are being recognized and being funded by the NIH<\/abbr> for research that centers culturally-relevant evaluation methods in biomedical training,” said Rosie Alegado, associate professor of oceanography and one of Hosoda\u2019s mentors who served on her PhD dissertation committee. “This award supports the completion of Dr. Hosoda\u2019s postdoctoral training and her transition to an independent faculty position, and it would be a coup for Â鶹´«Ã½to get her back.”<\/p>\n

Researching kindness and biomedical career pathways<\/h2>\n

At UCSF<\/abbr>, Hosoda is working on two projects that focus on the science of mentorship, diversity and longitudinal quantitative program evaluation. The Social Influence of Kindness project examines how people give and receive kindness. Her quantitative research found that kindness is significant in promoting well-being, reducing stress and identifying as a member of one\u2019s defined institution.<\/p>\n

Her second project, Scaling Up Biomedical Career Pathway Programs, works in collaboration with other institutions and builds on a previous study to increase the number of Indigenous STEM<\/abbr> faculty at universities across the nation. She leads a virtual community of practice providing mentorship, networking and resource opportunities for Indigenous STEM<\/abbr> scholars, and is interested in understanding how they see harmony or conflict between their Indigenous and STEM<\/abbr> identities. <\/p>\n

“Through the NIH<\/abbr> grant, I will strengthen my expertise in quantitative research methods to validate culturally relevant measures for Indigenous populations, while growing my independent research program that informs interventions and programs that amplify the knowledge of Indigenous scholars pursuing biomedical science careers,” said Hosoda. <\/p>\n

—By Arlene Abiang<\/em><\/p>\n

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Introducing Native Hawaiian HS<\/abbr> students to biomedical research career pathways at N\u0101 Pua Noʻeau<\/span> Summer Institute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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