Engage in hands-on learning, expand your knowledge, and make meaningful contributions to your field of interest with research opportunities in the liberal arts. Whether you’re interested in studying cultural trends, analyzing historical events, or exploring innovative solutions to societal challenges, undergraduate research allows you to collaborate with faculty mentors, enhance your critical thinking skills, and gain valuable experience for graduate school or your future career. Discover the possibilities below.
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We're seeking several part-time research assistants for a large randomized controlled trial investigating coping trajectories of youth. The Building a Strong Identity and Coping Skills (BaSICS) project will work towards confirming the effectiveness of the BaSICS intervention program in treating and preventing mental health problems in young adolescents from low income households and to evaluate its potential to mitigate the youth mental health crisis by offering group-based services to youth assigned to waitlists at treatment facilities.
Our lab aims to: 1) advance research on the mental health effects of racism on youth and families of color, including work on racial trauma; 2) develop and test interventions that leverage cultural strengths to promote resilience and mitigate the detrimental effects of racism on youth and families of color; and 3) address key drivers of racial inequities in mental health, including the lack of culturally humble mental health providers and the perpetration of racism by dominant racial groups. This position would be an excellent fit for applicants interested in pursuing graduate study in clinical psychology, developmental psychology, or related disciplines or interested in attending medical school. However, our lab is highly interdisciplinary.
Our goal is to understand when and under what circumstances developmental trajectories of children begin to diverge from normative trajectories among families who are struggling with substance abuse and related issues (e.g., mental health symptoms; caregiving unpredictability). You may be a good fit if you are interested in learning more about research on parent-child relationships, child developmental trajectories, and families who struggle with substance abuse and related issues. Students should have a preferred 3.5 grade-point average or better and be able to commit to 3 research credits during the semester, for at least two consecutive semesters (nine hours per week).
We're seeking several part-time remote judges for a children's speech task during a large randomized controlled trial investigating coping trajectories of youth. The Building a Strong Identity and Coping Skills (BaSICS) project will work towards confirming the effectiveness of the BaSICS intervention program in treating and preventing mental health problems in young adolescents from low income households and to evaluate its potential to mitigate the youth mental health crisis by offering group-based services to youth assigned to waitlists at treatment facilities.