Research Determination

Print Date: 6/27/24

Title:

Science Ambassador Fellowship Summer Course Assessment 2024

Project Id:

0900f3eb823c7b58

Accession #:

PHIC-EWBG4-6/17/24-c7b58

Project Contact:

Marie Kumerow

Organization:

PHIC/DWD/EWBG4

Status:

Project In Progress

Intended Use:

Project Determination

Estimated Start Date:

07/19/2024

Estimated Completion Date:

08/09/2024

CDC/ATSDR HRPO/IRB Protocol #:
0920-1163

OMB Control #:

Determinations
Determination

Justification

Completed

Entered By & Role

6/18/24

Macaluso_Renita (arp5) CIO HSC

Not Research / Other
HSC:
Does NOT Require HRPO
Review

45 CFR 46.102(l)
Program Evaluation

PRA:

PRA Applies

ICRO:
PRA Applies

OMB Approval date: 2/10/23
OMB Expiration date: 2/28/26

6/18/24

Macaluso_Renita (arp5) OMB/PRA

6/19/24

Zirger_Jeffrey (wtj5) ICRO Reviewer

Description & Funding
Description
Priority:

Standard

Date Needed:

06/28/2024

Priority Justification:
CDC Priority Area for this Project:

Not selected

Determination Start Date:

06/17/24

Description:

The Science Ambassador Fellowship is the only program of its kind offered by CDC for STEM teachers and educational leaders
interested in bringing public health sciences into middle and high school classrooms. This competitive fellowship includes a 5-day
summer course at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and a 1-year distance-based professional development opportunity. This
year the Science Ambassador Fellowship summer course will be held July 15-19, 2024. Participants in the summer course will learn
about public health concepts directly from CDC experts, tour CDC#s facilities, and develop innovative public health STEM lesson
plans to use in their classrooms. The Epidemiology and Laboratory Workforce Branch (ELWB) will be conducting an evaluation to
assess participants# learning, their appraisals of the program, and opportunities for program improvement.

IMS/CIO/Epi-Aid/Lab-Aid/Chemical Exposure
Submission:

No

IMS Activation Name:

Not selected

Submitted through IMS Clearance Matrix:

Not selected

Primary Scientific Priority:

Not selected

Secondary Scientific Priority (s):

Not selected

Task Force Responsible:

Not selected

CIO Emergency Response Name:

Not selected

Epi-Aid Name:

Not selected

Lab-Aid Name:

Not selected

Assessment of Chemical Exposure Name:

Not selected

Goals/Purpose

The purpose of this evaluation is to improve Science Ambassador Fellowship offerings for middle and high school STEM educators.

Objective:

The objective of the following survey is to address the following evaluation questions related to the Science Ambassador Fellowship
(SAF): # To what extent has the SAF program delivered high quality in-person EPHS training sessions for secondary STEM
educators? # To what extent has the SAF program improved the capacity of participating secondary STEM educators to effectively
teach epidemiology and public health science (EPHS)?

Does your project measure health disparities among No
populations/groups experiencing social, economic,
geographic, and/or environmental disadvantages?:
Does your project investigate underlying
contributors to health inequities among populations
/groups experiencing social, economic, geographic,
and/or environmental disadvantages?:

No

Does your project propose, implement, or evaluate
an action to move towards eliminating health
inequities?:

No

Activities or Tasks:

New Collection of Information, Data, or Biospecimens

Target Populations to be Included/Represented:

Other - Middle and High School Science Teachers

Tags/Keywords:

Program Evaluation

CDC's Role:

CDC is the sole institution conducting activity

Method Categories:

Survey

Methods:

This evaluation activity will consist of two methods: 1) participant experiences collected through an OMB-approved, web-based
survey and 2) observational notes taken during a reflective discussion occurring during the summer course. To assess the extent to
which the CDC Science Ambassador Fellowship (SAF) has delivered high quality in-person trainings for STEM educators that
improve their capacity to teach epidemiology and public health science (see questions 1 and 2), the 2024 CDC Science
Ambassador Fellowship Summer Course Survey will be distributed after completion of the summer course. It will measure selfreported short-term outcomes and gather feedback from participants on their experience attending the SAF Summer Course.
Fellows are selected competitively through an application process and work as secondary STEM educators or other educational
leaders. Following participation in the 5-day summer course, the survey will be administered anonymously on SurveyMonkey and
include both open and closed-ended questions. These survey questions will collect feedback on sessions, knowledge rated
retrospectively before and after the course, other short-term outcomes, perceived relevance of training, behavioral intention to teach
epidemiology and public health topics, use of CDC resources, previous teaching experience, school characteristics, and participant
demographics. This year we anticipate 26 participants in the SAF summer course. The evaluator will be taking notes during a 1hour discussion session planned during the last day of summer course where participants will be asked to reflect on their
experiences and how they can translate what they learned into the classroom. The facilitator will select discussion topics, which will
prompt teachers to share their takeaways from the week, to think about their next steps for incorporating public health into their
classrooms, to consider how they can be a champion for public health in their schools and communities, and to discuss how they
can encourage their students to consider public health as a career option. This session is planned to help teachers bridge their
experience in summer course with the virtual sessions planned during the rest of the year and their plans for teaching in the
upcoming school year. Given the nature of this conversation, the program staff has asked the evaluator to take notes to better
capture key insights into this process. These notes will be summarized to guide program planning for future summer course
offerings and other educational resources developed by CDC. The notes will not capture any personally identifiable information or
be linked to survey responses.

Collection of Info, Data or Biospecimen:

OMB-APPROVED SURVEY: CDC Science Ambassador Fellowship Summer Course Satisfaction Survey All in-person participants
of the CDC Science Ambassador Fellowship Summer Course will be asked to complete an anonymous, web-based survey. The
survey will be administered on SurveyMonkey and include both open and closed-ended questions. Quantitative data will consist
mainly of Likert-scale questions to evaluate training sessions and to collect self-reported short-term outcome measurements, school
characteristics and demographics. Open-ended questions will allow respondents to provide additional qualitative feedback and
comments for improvement. The survey will be open from July 19, 2024 # August 19, 2024. Email invitations and reminder emails
will be sent from the [email protected] inbox. NOTES COLLECTED DURING REFLECTIVE SESSION The Science Ambassador
Fellowship Summer Course will be held from July 15-19, 2024. Participants in the summer course will learn about public health
concepts directly from CDC experts, tour CDC#s facilities, and develop innovative public health STEM lesson plans to use in their
classrooms. The evaluator will be taking notes during a large group discussion in which teachers are prompted to reflect on their
experiences and how they can translate what they learned into the classroom. These notes will be coded to capture key insights to
guide program planning for future summer course offerings and other educational resources developed by CDC. The notes will not
capture any personally identifiable information or be linked to survey responses.

Expected Use of Findings/Results and their impact:

Survey findings and notes taken during the reflective discussion will be summarized in aggregate and used for program evaluation
purposes. Results from the evaluation will be presented to the Science Ambassador Fellowship (SAF) program staff on the
Curriculum and Training in Applied Epidemiology, Laboratory Science, and STEM (CaT) Team within ELWB to help plan future
offerings and improve resources available on the website. They will be used by the SAF program to guide program planning for
future summer course offerings and other educational resources developed by CDC. Aggregate data from the survey may be
shared in abstracts or publications.

Could Individuals potentially be identified based on
Information Collected?

No

Funding

Funding yet to be added .....

HSC Review

HSC Attributes
Program Evaluation

Regulation and Policy

Yes

Do you anticipate this project will need IRB review
by the CDC IRB, NIOSH IRB, or through reliance on
an external IRB?

No

Estimated number of study participants

Population - Children

Protocol Page #:

Population - Minors

Protocol Page #:

Population - Prisoners

Protocol Page #:

Population - Pregnant Women

Protocol Page #:

Population - Emancipated Minors

Protocol Page #:

Suggested level of risk to subjects
Do you anticipate this project will be exempt
research or non-exempt research

Requested consent process waviers
Informed consent for adults

No Selection

Children capable of providing assent

No Selection

Parental permission

No Selection

Alteration of authorization under HIPAA Privacy
Rule

No Selection

Requested Waivers of Documentation of Informed Consent
Informed consent for adults

No Selection

Children capable of providing assent

No Selection

Parental permission

No Selection

Consent process shown in an understandable language
Reading level has been estimated

No Selection

Comprehension tool is provided

No Selection

Short form is provided

No Selection

Translation planned or performed

No Selection

Certified translation / translator

No Selection

Translation and back-translation to/from target
language(s)

No Selection

Other method

No Selection

Clinical Trial
Involves human participants

No Selection

Assigned to an intervention

No Selection

Evaluate the effect of the intervention

No Selection

Evaluation of a health related biomedical or
behavioral outcome

No Selection

Registerable clinical trial

No Selection

Other Considerations
Exception is requested to PHS informing those
bested about HIV serostatus

No Selection

Human genetic testing is planned now or in the
future

No Selection

Involves long-term storage of identfiable biological
specimens

No Selection

Involves a drug, biologic, or device

No Selection

Conducted under an Investigational New Drug
exemption or Investigational Device Exemption

No Selection

Institutions & Staff
Institutions

Will you be working with an outside Organization or Institution? No
Institutions yet to be added .....

Staff
Staff
Member

SIQT Exp.
Date

Byron
Robinson

08/01/2026

Caitlin
Sullivan

CITI Biomedical
Exp. Date

CITI Social & Behavioral
Exp. Date

Staff Role

Email

Phone

Organization

Principal
Investigator

wcn8@cdc.
gov

404-4986508

EWB GROUP 8

06/30/2026

Program
Official

uqd2@cdc.
gov

404-4983433

EPIDEMIOLOGY
WORKFORCE BRANCH

Kelly
Bloodworth

08/24/2026

Program Lead

xwo5@cdc.
gov

404-4986359

EWB GROUP 11

Marie
Kumerow

05/17/2026

CoInvestigator

mwi8@cdc.
gov

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EWB GROUP 4

Meagan
Davis

06/27/2026

CoInvestigator

yly5@cdc.
gov

404-4986311

EWB GROUP 4

12/31/2021

10/29/2022

CITI Good Clinical Practice
Exp. Date

Data
DMP
Proposed Data Collection Start Date:

7/19/24

Proposed Data Collection End Date:

8/9/24

Proposed Public Access Level:

Non-Public

Non-Public Details:
Reason For Not Releasing Data:

Removal of identifiers renders the remaining data of no value

Public Access Justification:

The data is only collected to understand customer satisfaction and for the purposes of program improvement. No data is being
collected that could be extrapolated for research or other use.

How Access Will Be Provided for Data:

Survey data or discussion notes will be collected anonymously. Raw data will be accessed and analyzed by the evaluator and other
SAF program staff who have completed a DWD data use agreement. Only aggregated and summarized findings will be presented
to program staff as part of evaluation reporting and no individual level responses will be shared. No identifiers will be used in the
attribution of quotes.

Plans for Archival and Long Term Preservation:

Spatiality

Spatiality (Geographic Locations) yet to be added .....

Dataset
Dataset
Title

Dataset
Description

Data Publisher
/Owner

Public Access
Level

Public Access
Justification

External
Access URL

Download
URL

Type of Data
Released

Collection
Start Date

Collection End
Date

Dataset yet to be added...

Supporting Info
Current

CDC Staff
Member and
Role
Zirger_Jeffrey
(wtj5)
ICRO Reviewer

Current

Kumerow_Marie
(mwi8)
Project Contact

Date Added

Description

Supporting Info Type

Supporting Info

06/19/2024

NOA 0920-1163 (2023)

Notice of Action

NOA 0920-1163_2023.pdf

06/17/2024

A survey to be distributed to
participants of Science
Ambassador Fellowship summer
course, 2024. This survey is going
to be submitted for review under
OMB No. 0920-1163.

Data Collection Form

Att_1_2024_SAF Summer Course Survey.docx