In 2023, the CVI MAvERICS program continued to collaborate with the Stanford Program on Research Rigor and Reproducibility (SPORR) to support six metascience research projects and accompanying training workshops on methods to enhance reproducibility. The number of participating students grew from 26 students in 2022 to 35 students in 2023. Each of the six metascience research projects was supervised by a CVI or SPORR early career scientist. Each project includes, where applicable, links to the public Open Science Foundation (OSF) description of the project, the database used for the project, and/or other files or links related to the project.

2023 Projects

MAvERICS Projects

2023 Outcomes

CVI asked all students who participated in the summer research program to describe their level of understanding of reproducible scientific methods both before and after the program. Students’ self-reported understanding of reproducible science concepts increased after their summer research training.

Distribution of CVI summer student self-reported levels of agreement with statements regarding their understanding of reproducible science. Distributions are shown for responses collected before the program started (PRE) and after the program was completed (POST). PRE N = 40, Post N = 31.

2023 Student Perspectives of the MAvERICS Program

I think the MAvERICS program helped me understand the format of scientific papers and research, which was helpful when writing my poster.

From the beginning, our group leader set a goal (which in our case was to publish our work), and it was clear that the work we were doing wasn't just a side project but rather valuable science. As a result, we approached our tasks with care and diligence. Delegating different tasks to each member of the group and reviewing authorship guidelines also helped to keep us accountable.

I enjoyed that MAvERICS allowed students to gain exposure to a very different style of research that what we are doing in our main labs. Also, because we are analyzing patterns in science, I think it sparks an interesting discussion on what makes quality research.

I loved having a small cohort to work with outside of my main project and that we got to work on a project that I became passionate about.

I liked that we worked in groups which helped strengthen the relationships with our cohort.

2023 Team Lead Perspectives of MAvERICS Program

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2023 Feedback and How We’re Addressing it in 2024

Student Feedback

• Students requested that the program facilitate co-working or in-person meetings for the students, so that group-work could occur consistently for all of the projects.
• Students requested that they be encouraged to secure access to online databases or resources earlier in the program so their projects would not be delayed.
• Students requested we we ensure that team leads and students are are aware of the MAvERICS program expectations; including that the students are already committed to a full-time research project and that time time commitment should be limited to 4 hours a week. Relatedly, students will be encouraged to join the program within the first few weeks and not to drop out.
• For some of the projects, students requested more set schedules and/or structure.

Team Lead Feedback

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