Mentor Areas
Pediatrics, developmental and behavioral pediatrics, health equity, health policy, public health, autism, clinical research, immigrant health.
Description:
Seeking a bilingual (Spanish/English) research assistant to help with several research projects related to the needs of multi-lingual families of a child affected by autism. Learn about autism, clinical research, health equity, immigrant health, and health policy from an experienced research team.
Study 1: LEAP-- conducting the largest multi-lingual survey to date to understand the service utilization of children on the autism spectrum. Assist with mailing surveys, participant tracking, data management, and data entry.
Study 2: Spanish-language needs assessment-- conducting focus groups to understand the needs of families with an autistic child. Assist with study activities, including coordinating participant focus groups, assisting with cleaning Spanish-language transcripts of focus group sessions, and data management.
Study 3: Photo-elicitation study evaluating the patient experience when attending a follow-up visit in developmental and behavioral pediatrics. Assist with study activities, including \assisting with cleaning English and Spanish-language transcripts of focus group sessions, and data management.
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to go to medical school or into a psychology program.
Approximate hours required: 5-10 hours/week
Preferred Qualifications
Bilingual (Spanish/English)-- must be able to pass a qualifying language exam.
Organized
Able to work well with patients and families
Experience with RedCap preferred but not required.
Details:
Preferred Student Year
First-year, Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring
I prefer to have students start during the above term(s).Volunteer
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to volunteers.Paid
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to paying students they engage in their research, regardless of their work-study eligibility.Work Study
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to hiring work-study-eligible students.