I am the Associate Director of the MD Anderson Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP) and Associate Professor in the Department of Behavioral Science. In my role in the CPRTP, I mentor junior scientists in cancer prevention research and coordinate two graduate level courses through the UT Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. For the NIGMS U01 grant Building a Diverse Biomedical Workforce through Communication Across Differences, as contact principal investigator, I will oversee all aspects of the program, create and implement tailored educational and career development programming, and lead the research for the program. I am uniquely qualified to serve as part of this program. My experience includes serving as contact PI on an IPERT R25, Scientific Communication Advances Research Excellence (GM 125640) mentor training program, implemented and tested at 4 sites nationwide, as well as serving as MPI on the preceding NIGMS R01 study of the mechanisms by which trainee SciComm skills predict intention to persist in research careers. I am trained as a linguist and have dedicated my career to language use in the research setting. I have authored multiple peer-reviewed publications on these topics in respected journals such as Academic Medicine and CBE Life Sciences Education. My efforts in education, research training, and mentoring have been recognized with the UT Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award, membership in the UT Academy of Health Science Educators, and designation at UT Distinguished Teaching Professor. I serve on the Graduate Education Committee, served as past chair of the MD Anderson Postdoctoral Advisory Committee and am active in institutional-level and extramural RCR and Rigor and Reproducibility education activities.