Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research Database

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. ...

Sexual violence is a pervasive problem for young people and our understanding of factors that increase the risk for sexual violence to occur or impede our efforts to prevent sexual violence is not well-understood. Within our lab, projects focus on three main areas: 1) understanding how alcohol use impacts people's ability to communicate about the sex they do or do not want, 2) how alcohol use impacts people's ability to intervene when they witness risky sexual experiences, and 3) how alcohol use increases the risk for sexual violence to occur. Across these studies, we also examine how these factors may look similar and different among cisgender women and men, and sexual and gender minority persons. If these topics interest you, students...

The SPAIR Lab is currently focused on studying how close relationships impact suicidal ideation in adult populations. The SPAIR Lab uses both primary and secondary data, most of which consists of online surveys. The goal of the SPAIR Lab is to identify both risk and protective factors associated with close relationships to be incorporated into suicide prevention efforts. Close relationships studied include romantic relationships, family members, pets/animal companions, and greater sense of belonging in larger contexts. This is an unpaid position with an expectation of approximately 3-5 hours per week. A minimum of one academic year is required for participation in the lab. Common tasks for undergraduate research assistants include: ...