Mentor Areas
Dr. Glanz's research focuses on cancer prevention and control; theories of health behavior; obesity, nutrition and physical activity; social and health policy; and health disparities/health equity. She and her team are committed to conducting scientific research with promising short-and long-term application to improved community health, health care, and public health services.
Description:
The Center for Health Behavior Research in the Perelman School of Medicine has opportunities to assist with research projects being led by Dr. Karen Glanz. For more information about the types of research being conducted at CHBR, please visit the CHBR website. Students will learn a variety of public health research skills from participating in this opportunity.
Interested students should contact Krista Scheffey via email at krista.scheffey@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Preferred Qualifications
Applicants must have proficiency in Microsoft Office and should be interested in the measurement of health behavior and/or theoretical basis of understanding health behavior. Applicants with specific interests in nutrition and obesity, and cancer prevention, are especially welcome. Preferably, applicants would be in their junior or senior year. Only applicants who can work at least 12-15 hours/week will be considered. Glanz staff have a hybrid work schedule, and students must be available for in-person work on Penn’s campus and (if applicable) at community sites.
Potential tasks include community engagement activities, literature searches, survey development, study participant recruitment, survey administration, interview and focus group moderation and analysis, observational data collection, data entry, report writing and other day-to-day research tasks.
Project Website
Learn more about the researcher and/or the project here. Center for Health Behavior Research
Details:
Preferred Student Year
Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring, Summer
I prefer to have students start during the above term(s).Volunteer
No
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.