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Match Maker - Research Opportunities at DePaul
Below is a list of research opportunities offered by DePaul faculty and graduate students. If you find you are interested in becoming their research assistant, please contact them directly. To receive course credit, you need to discuss it with the primary investigator and must also contact Elizabeth Jackson at ejackson@depaul.edu.
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Contact Information:
apolo@depaul.edu
Project Title: Student Coping Skills Project / Culture and Evidence-Based Practice Lab
Description of Project: The Student Coping Skills Project is a school-based program that targets youth who are at-risk for depression. We collaborate with Chicago Public Schools and conduct screenings and evaluations of 5 th through 7 th grade and provide group counseling to those who meet study criteria.
For Duties, Requirements and more information click here.
Title of Project: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Lab
Project Director: Dr. Karen Budd
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Karen Budd
Description of Project:
Project 1: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is a behavior management program for families of young children experiencing behavioral difficulties.
PCIT works with the child and caregivers to improve overall behavior.
Project 2: Enhancing Attachment with Foster Care Families: This project examines the effectiveness of PCIT at enhancing the attachment relationship
between foster parents and children. This project involves going on three 2-hour home visits to assess the attachment relationship between foster parents and
children.
Student Duties:
- Project 1:
- Read about Parent-Child Interaction Therapy to become familiar with an intervention model for disruptive behavior problems
- Transcribe videotapes of parent-child interactions using standardized methods
- Enter data on PCIT sessions into database.
- Project 2:
- Become trained in the Attachment Q-Set (measure to assess attachment)
- Go on home visits to assess the attachment of foster parents and foster children.
- Data entry and various other tasks.
Other requirements and/or preferences:
- Must be in good academic standing.
- Must be able to commit for at least one year.
- Devote 4-10 hours per week across the quarter (for 2 or 4 credits) to assigned activities.
- Must be able to attend weekly, 1-hour team meetings.
- Preferably, we are seeking first, second, and third year students.
- We seek conscientious students interested in obtaining research experience in child clinical psychology and applying to graduate school.
Contact Information:
- Name: Silvia Henriquez
- Email: shenriqu@depaul.edu
Title of Project: Quit For Health
Project Director: Dr. Brian Hitsman
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Description of Project (less than 75 words): The Quit for Health Program in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has two openings for research interns to assist with a multi-site NIH-sponsored smoking cessation trial evaluating the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and 21 mg transdermal nicotine patch therapy.
Project Timeline: Flexible
Student Duties:
- 1) Conduct telephone eligibility screening sessions
- 2) Prepare protocol materials
- 3) Assist with biological sample collection and storage procedures
- 4) Perform questionnaire assessment of participants’ tobacco use, withdrawal, and craving; mood and psychiatric symptoms; and medication side-effects
- 5) Assist with participant physical exams
- 6) Assist with data entry and quality assurance procedures
Requirements:
- Minimum hours required (): 10
- Required meeting? Yes
- Frequency: 1-2 times per week
- Day(s) and time(s): Day and Evening Availability
Other requirements and/or preferences: As much as possible, responsibilities will be tailored to interests and/or level of experience.
Current number of students required: 1-2
Contact Information:
- Name: Jennifer Cueto
- Phone: 312-503-3098
- Email: j-cueto@northwestern.edu
For the complete project information click here.
Center for Community Research
Contact Information:
Center for Community Research
http://condor.depaul.edu/~ljason/center/
Title of Project: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Project Director: Dr. Leonard Jason
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nicole Porter
Description of Project: The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) Epidemiology project aims to rigorously evaluate the natural history of CFS in an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse sample unbiased by illness and help-seeking behaviors, or by differential access to the health care system. Major benefits of this study are the diversity of the population, identification of cases from the community rather than the health care system, and the use of a medical exam to confirm CFS and chronic fatigue diagnoses.
Project Timeline: Ongoing
Student Duties:
- Weekly CFS research meetings
- Data management and analysis
- Weekly readings
- Final paper or Honors Thesis
Requirements:
- Minimum hours required (per week): 6 to 8 hours
- Required meeting? Strongly Encouraged
- Frequency: 1 per week
- Day(s) and time(s): Fridays 12 to 1 (Subject to Change
Other requirements and/or preferences: Varies
Current number of students required: Varies
Contact Information:
- Name: Kristen Kaseeska
- Phone: (773) 325-4963
- Email: kkaseesk@depaul.edu
For the complete project information click: http://condor.depaul.edu/~ljason/center/.
Title of Project: Oxford House and Empowerment
Project Director: Bronwyn Hunter
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Leonard Jason
Description of Project: Women who are in recovery from substance use face many challenges, such as the stigma associated with being in recovery (and in some cases, an ex-offender). The Oxford House is a sober living environment that has been shown to promote recovery for its members. Thus, this project examines the relationship among empowerment, perceptions of stigma and stigma management for women living in Oxford Houses in the United States.
Project Timeline: Fall 2009-Winter 2010 Data Collection
Student Duties:
- Assist with data collection (phoning houses)
- Assist with data entry
- Additional duties to be discussed
Requirements:
- Minimum hours required (per week): 2
- Required meeting? As needed
- Frequency: To be determined
- Day(s) and time(s): Flexible
Other requirements and/or preferences: Women preferred for data collection, men can assist with data entry
Current number of students required: Varies
Contact Information:
- Name: Bronwyn Hunter
- Phone: (773) 325-2642
- Email: bhunter@depaul.edu
Title of Project: Project UNO
Project Director: Dr. Bernadette Sanchez
Description of Project (less than 75 words): The purpose of this longitudinal study is to understand factors that make urban youth successful in high school. We are examining the roles of mentoring, race and culture in students’ educational outcomes. Surveys are being administered to youth in their 9th grades, and then they will be administered again in their 10th grades. Findings from this study will be used to develop effective mentoring programs targeting urban, high school youth.
Project Timeline: Ongoing
Student Duties:
- We are currently looking for students who are available for recruitment and follow-up with participants in two schools in Pilsen and on the NW side.
- We are looking for students who are available to volunteer 4-6 hours per week. These hours will include a lab meeting on Mondays from 10:00 to 11:30.
- Students must be available to do their remaining hours either in the mornings (between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM) or in the afternoons after schools (between 2:30 PM and 7:00 PM).
- Students must be willing to drive or take public transportation to the schools.
Requirements:
- Minimum hours required (per week): 4-6 hours
- Required meeting? Yes
- Frequency: weekly
- Day(s) and time(s): Monday 10:00-11:30
Other requirements and/or preferences: Interested students will be requested to come in for an interview. Students are also required to complete the CITI human subjects training (initial basic education) online at http://research.depaul.edu/IRB/Mandatory%20%20Training.html#Initial
Current number of students required: varies
Contact Information:
- Name: Rachel Feuer
- Phone: (773) 325-4604
- Email: rfeuer@depaul.edu
- Name: Katrina Davis
- Phone: (773) 325-4604
- Email: kdavis46@depaul.edu
For the complete project information click here.
Contact Information:
OBENSON@depaul.edu
Project Title: The Color of Politics
Description of Research: The aim of the project is to see whether or not participants feel that that political candidate will be more or less favored based on skin color. Participants will be asked to completed a brief questionnaire.
Number of Students Needed: Two African American students.
For Duties, Requirements and more information click here.
Project Information:
Title of Project: Social support networks among individuals in recovery
Project Director: David G. Mueller, Ph.D.
Description of Project 1.There are two parts of the project. The first part of the project is examining social network variables among a sample of individuals in recovery from substance use. The study is focused on identifying the structural and functional aspects of social networks among people who have received treatment for substance use. This part of the project would involve data compilation, data manipulation, and some data analysis. 2.The second part of the project involves locating and interviewing men and women recently released from incarceration with a history of substance abuse. This part of the project would require the assistant to track and locate three to four people a month, conduct research interviews, and maintain a logbook. All training will be provided for this portion of the project.
Project Timeline:
Student Duties:
- Data manipulation
- Data analysis
- Data collection
- Participant recruitment
Requirements:
- Minimum hours required (per week): 6 (volunteer); 8 (course credit)
- Required meeting? Yes
- Frequency: 1/week
- Day(s) and time(s): Thursdays 11 am-12 pm (Optional meeting: Mondays 10 am to 11 am)
Other requirements and/or preferences: Undergraduates are strongly urged to register for independent study or experiential learning credits their first quarter. After the first quarter, students may elect to participate as volunteers. Preference is given to students who are able to commit to the lab for two or more quarters. Students should have completed PSY 240; completion of PSY 340 is desired but not required. Some familiarity with SPSS is required; familiarity with UCINET or PAJEK is helpful but not required.
Current number of students required: 1-2
Contact Information:
- Name: David G. Mueller
- Phone: (773) 325-2060
- Email: dmuelle3@depaul.edu
Title of Project: Connect to Protect (C2P): Partnerships for Youth Prevention Interventions
Project Director:Grisel Robles-Schrader
Description of Project Connect to Protect (C2P): Partnerships for Youth Prevention Interventions is a multisite research study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN). The study aims to reduce HIV incidence and prevalence among youth 12-24 years of age within 15 urban communities throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Local coalitions were established at each site to identify and achieve locally relevant structural changes. DePaul University in partnership with John Hopkins Medical Institute are part of a virtual center that provides protocol guidance and technical assistance, known as the National Coordinating Center.
Student Duties/Requirements:
- Motived bilingual indivual to transcribe Spanish qualitative interviews and translate the interview into English. Candidate must be reliable and must work well independently.
- Minimum hours required (per week): 10 hours (over the course of 2-3 days)
- Transcribe qualitative interviews in Spanish
- Transcribe qualitative interviews in English
Opportunities from this position: This is a great learning opportunity for anyone interested in HIV/AIDS issues, youth issues, and community-university collaborations! Other benefits include:
- Opportunity to network with professionals in the fields of public health and psychology from local and national organizations.
- Personal workstation to complete research tasks.
- Professional development opportunities (i.e. publication and presentation opportunities)
- Students can receive Independent Study Credit (2 or 4 credit hours) for their research work.
Current number of students required: 1
Contact Information:
- Name: Grisel Robles-Schrader
- Phone: 773-325-4322
- Email: grobles@depaul.edu
Title of Project: Comparison Induced Judgment Biases
Project Director: Megan Lombardi (doctoral student)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jessica Choplin
Description of Project: This research project focuses on the influence of mood on evaluations of several stimuli such as temperature and life events.
Project Timeline: Ongoing.
Student Duties:
- Students will be responsible for running participants in lab studies as well as for collecting data from participants on and around the DePaul campus. On occasion, students will also be responsible for data entry and analysis.
Requirements:
- Minimum hours required (per week): Students should expect to work around 4 hours a week. Generally, students can make their own schedules as long as the required work is completed each week.
- Required meeting? Yes
- Frequency: As needed
- Day(s) and time(s): flexible
Current number of students required: 2-3
Contact Information:
- Name: Megan Lombardi
- Email: mlombar7@depaul.edu
Title of Project: Housing problems and child development
Project Director: Patrick Fowler
Description of Project: This spring and summer we are looking for help with work on a meta-analysis. We hope to learn about the effects of inadequate housing and family homelessness on child mental health and academic outcomes by looking across previously conducted studies. More importantly, we want to identify particular risk factors, such as the age of child at the time of housing problems, which would inform programs and policies for at-risk families.
Student Duties:
- Conduct literature searches for important research on homelessness
- Review articles
- Record important information to be used in analyses
Requirements:
- Minimum hours required (per week): 6
- Required meeting? Yes
- Frequency: weekly
- Day(s) and time(s): Monday 8:30 – 9:30am
Contact Information:
- Name: Anne Rufa
- Email: arufa@depaul.edu
Contact Information:
773-325-4842
creyna@depaul.edu
Title of Project: Laboratory of Social Science Research (LSSR)
Project Director: Christine Reyna, Ph.D.
Description of Project : Social psychology laboratory investigating stereotypes, prejudice and attributions and their impact on interpersonal and intergroup perception and political decision-making. We also investigate social perception processes more broadly and how they influence and are influenced by interpersonal goals.
Project Timeline: Open
For Duties, Requirements and more information click here.
Contact Information:
kvance2@depaul.edu
Name of project: Consumer behavior and decision-making processes
Project director: Dr. Jessica Choplin (faculty) & Kristy Vance (doctoral student)
Description of project: Research is focused on consumer behavior and decision-making, specifically understanding how individuals make purchase decisions among a variety of product options.
For Duties, Requirements and more information click here.
Contact Information:
svirtue@depaul.edu
773-325-4136
http://condor.depaul.edu/~svirtue/Home.html
Name of Project: Brain & Language Research
Description of Research: In this research study, you will help investigate how the left and right hemispheres of the brain process information during a variety of language tasks (e.g., reading words, sentences, or short stories). Specifically, this study examines how each hemisphere of the brain preferentially processes different types of information that is essential to the successful comprehension of text.
Title of Project: Prevention of Cyber Aggression/Victimization on University Campuses
Project Director: Michelle Wright, M. S.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Yan Li
Description of Project:
This study investigates cyber aggression/victimization among college students over the course of one year.
The aim of the study is to identify risk factors and beliefs about the consequences associated with cyber aggression/victimization.
A larger aim is to turn the risks and beliefs into prevention programs aimed at changing how universities deal with the increasing
concern about cyber aggression/victimization.
Project Timeline:Ongoing
Student Duties:
- Duties of the student include researching internet safety guidelines and policies regarding cyber aggression/victimization at university campuses. Additionally, other projects may come up that the student is encouraged to help with.
Other requirements and/or preferences:
- Junior/Senior standing during the 2011-2012 school year. Research will begin in the spring 2011 quarter and could potentially carry over to the 2011-2012 school year. Students who are interested in the project should provide a brief paragraph describing their interests and send this interest statement to Michelle Wright.
- Required meeting? Yes
- Frequency: Once a week
- Day(s) and time(s): Determined by the student and P.I.
- Current number of students required: 1-2
Contact Information:
- Name: Michelle Wright
- Phone: 773-325-4099
- Email: mwrigh20@depaul.edu
Title of Project: Young Adults’ Social Cognitions for Cyber Aggression/Victimization
Project Director: Michelle Wright, M. S.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Yan Li
Description of Project:
This study investigates cyber aggression/victimization among young adults over the course of one year.
The aim of this project is to examine the social cognitive factors related to cyber aggression and victimization.
Young adults responded to a variety of open-ended questions reflecting their attributional processes regarding cyber
aggression/victimization as well as a variety of other social cognitive factors.
Project Timeline:Ongoing
Student Duties:
- Duties of the student include working with the project director to learn a qualitative analysis called content analysis. The purpose of learning this procedure is to apply it to young adults’ responses to cyber aggression/victimization. The student will work directly with the project director to analysis the young adults’ responses.
Other requirements and/or preferences:
- Junior/Senior standing during the 2011-2012 school year. Research will begin in the spring 2011 quarter and could potentially carry over to the 2011-2012 school year. Students also must be willing to volunteer during the summer. However, summer volunteer is very flexible! Students who are interested in the project should provide a brief paragraph describing their interests and send this interest statement to Michelle Wright.
- Required meeting? Yes
- Frequency: Once a week
- Day(s) and time(s): Determined by the student and P.I.
- Current number of students required: 2-3
Contact Information:
- Name: Michelle Wright
- Phone: 773-325-4099
- Email: mwrigh20@depaul.edu