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Exploring Pain
Elective-Independent Study Research Opportunity-you can take this as an elective course or you could take it for no credit If you are interested in experiencing the research process first hand and building your research resume this Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semester and Summer Semester 2025. My research areas that we will be working on: Evidence Based Pain Management Interventions, Minimum commitment is 3 semesters. We will be working on the following. 4 hours per week (flexible hours-self-directed) 2 hours weekly scheduled meeting via zoom (T or Thursday 8 AM-5 PM) -Assist with manuscript writing -Literature Reviews & systematic reviews-you will be coding and cleaning data -Writing and submitting manuscripts for publication. ...
Course Credit?
Yes - UA 156Paid Position?
NoPreferred Majors
Pre-Medical | Social Work | Social Welfare | Psychology | Health/Non Teach | Health Education & PromotionKeywords
health | mental health | depression | painFaculty
Avani ShahStudent Research Assistants – Supporting Continuing Education Programs & Digital Outreach
Student Research Assistants – Continuing Education Programs Overview: The School of Social Work is seeking motivated students to participate in a research-focused project supporting the Continuing Education (CE) Programs. Students will assist with multiple aspects of CE program development, delivery, and outreach while gaining hands-on experience in applied social work research, digital media, event planning, and instructional design. This project offers the opportunity to earn research credit under the supervision of Christa McCrorie, Continuing Education Coordinator. Project Goals: Support the growth, engagement, and evaluation of CE Programs. Apply research methods to understand audience engagement and program effectivene...
Preferred Majors
Political Science | Social Work | Anthropology | Business Education | Clinical Psychology | Journalism & Media Studies | Public Health | Communication & Info Sciences | Instructional Technology | Criminology & Criminal Justice | Digital/Social Media Marketing | Graphic Design (ART) | Computer ScienceKeywords
continuing education | professional training | workforce development | audio | recording | script | writing | research assisstant | event planning | podcast | recruitment | data collection and application | Social Media Applications (Apps) | Marketing | film | social workFaculty
Christa McCrorieEvaluating Safer Walkers for Older Adults to Prevent Falls
I am looking for a team of students from a variety of disciplines. I would like the team to be part of UA Crimson Start-Up to assist with NSF applications in the future. We are searching for students with Business backgrounds to lead this effort. I am searching for Mechanical engineering students to assist with design components of the Safe Walker. Pre-Med students to assist with writing about the health impacts of falls in older adults and prevention efforts as well as surveying older adults and health providers. Psychology and social work students to aid in survey development and surveys and manuscript writing. Kinesiology students to provide feedback on walker design and survey occupational and physical therapists. The goal of this r...
Course Credit?
Yes - SW 498Paid Position?
NoPreferred Majors
Social Work | Business Administration | Engineering | Psychology | Interdisciplinary Studies | Medical Technology | Medicine | Nursing | Computer ScienceFaculty
Avani ShahAgentic AI and Large Language Models for materials science
The project explores the cutting edge Agentic AI technology based on Large Language Models (LLMs) to assist scientific discoveries in materials science. Students will learn cutting edge Agentic AI tools and LLMs to apply them for automating and/or assisting materials design and discoveries. It's preferred students have Python programming experience and are willing to learn new skills....
Preferred Majors
Informatics | Computer Science | Materials ScienceKeywords
AI | Large Language Models | Materials ScienceFaculty
Kun LuImpact of Medicaid Changes on Mental Health Services
We will be writing a paper to identify how the availability of Mental Health Services has changed over the past 15 years and the impact that Medicaid changes may have on that. You will be committing to work for atleast 1 year....
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Avani ShahAlabama Sex Work Decriminalization Initiative: Building the State’s First Advocacy Group
Overview: This student-led initiative aims to establish Alabama’s first organized group advocating for the decriminalization of sex work, operating with faculty support provided by Christa McCrorie, faculty within the School of Social Work. Students will be responsible for forming, organizing, and leading the group while aligning activities with research-informed advocacy strategies. Role and Responsibilities: Group Formation & Leadership: Initiate and structure the group, recruit members, and establish operational norms. Strategic Planning & Research: Develop the group’s mission, goals, and objectives informed by research and best practices from the ACLU and other decriminalization-focused organizations. Advocacy & Outreac...