Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research Database

This project is investigating the influence of skin tone and heat stress on wearable device performance during exercise. Students will assist with data collection during the Spring 2024 semester. If you are interested in using this research opportunity for course credit or Emerging Scholars, please mention that in your application. No prior lab experience is necessary. This project will be led by Annie Mulholland, a PhD candidate in the Department of Kinesiology. The faculty mentor for this project is Dr. Jonathan Wingo....

Elective-Independent Study Research Opportunity If you are interested in experiencing the research process first hand and building your research resume this Summer 2023 and Fall 2023 semester and Spring Semester 2024. My research areas that we will be working on: Evidence Based Pain Management Interventions, Health Disparities in Cardiac Disease, Self-Help and Depression. Minimum commitment is 2 semesters. We will be working on the following. 4 hours per week (flexible hours-self-directed) 1-4 hours weekly scheduled meeting via zoom (M-F 8 AM-5 PM) -Assist with grant writing -Literature Reviews & systematic reviews -Writing and submitting manuscripts for publication. -Submitting to a presentation to a national conference...

Sleep is essential to overall health and wellbeing, yet not everyone gets an equal opportunity to sleep. Mothers, especially those who identify as ethnic or racial minorities, have particular difficulty obtaining enough, good quality sleep on a regular basis due to multi-level stressors they may experience in their daily lives. In this study, we will conduct focus group discussions to learn more about the obstacles Latina mothers face when trying to get a good night's sleep. As a research assistant, you will have to opportunity to hear first-hand Latina mothers' experiences when you co-facilitate these focus group discussions. You will also learn how to conduct structured psychosocial surveys on the phone and in person with these women. ...

I am running a sleep-body composition study out of the SLUMBRx lab that includes clinical, epidemiological, and ambulatory data collection though a National Institutes of Health funded grant. I am primarily seeking a motivated student interested in academic research to assist with data collection this spring and summer. While it's an unpaid position, I am willing to provide training on data collection, data management, study logistics, as well as conference presentation/publication opportunities....

The Summers research lab is always looking for motivated undergraduate students who are interested in performing research at the interface of engineering, microbiology, and biochemistry. Students will work on one of several projects related to genetic engineering of bacteria and yeast, including: (1) Elucidation of how bacteria recognize and respond to caffeine in their environment (2) Development of tools to engineer bacteria and yeast (3) Engineering bacteria to create high-value chemicals (4) Engineering yeast cells to produce high-value chemicals Students should expect to spend 6-10 hours per week in the lab. A commitment of at least one academic year is requested, but ideally students will continue to perform research in the l...