Mentor Areas
My areas of expertise are behavioral economics + judgment and decision making. To learn more about my research, visit www.katherinemilkman.com
Description:
The Behavior Change for Good Initiative (BCFG) at the University of Pennsylvania is led by Professors Katherine Milkman, Angela Duckworth and an interdisciplinary team of 125 world renowned economists, computer scientists, doctors, and psychologists. BCFG specializes in conducting large-scale field experiments designed to promote sustained behavior change. We have formed partnerships with some of the world's largest organizations to reach millions of their customers and students. Learn more about BCFG at bcfg.upenn.edu or through this Freakonomics podcast describing BCFG's founding vision: http://tinyurl.com/bcfg2017.
The Research Assistant will contribute to research conducted on this platform by assisting with all aspects of the research process, which may include conducting literature reviews and power calculations, preparing research materials, performing data analysis, and preparing reports and presentations. The Research Assistant may also provide general assistance for BCFG’s work.
Preferred Qualifications
Applicants should be familiar with social science research methods and data analysis (particularly in STATA and R). Familiarity with the Qualtrics survey platform is also helpful.
Details:
Preferred Student Year
First-year, Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring, Summer
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
No
Yes indicates that faculty are open to hiring work-study-eligible students.