Project DASH (Daily Assessment of Student Health)
To find out about this 499 opportunity contact:
Faculty Information
| Faculty Advisor: | Mary Larimer, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adjunct Professor, Psychology |
| Department: | Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences |
| Office: | ABRC |
| Telephone: | (206) 543-3513 |
| Email: | larimer@u.washington.edu |
Does faculty advisor meet with students? | Yes |
| If yes, how often? | Meet with Debra Kaysen Ph.D. as needed |
Direct supervisor of students: | Debra Kaysen, PhD, Jessica Blayney |
| Supervisor Title: | Debra: Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Jessica: Project Coordinator |
| Will 499 students participate in weekly or biweekly discussions sessions about research or project? | Yes |
Short Project Description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and negative affect in increasing urges to drink and drinking behavior in a sample of sexually assaulted or sexually abused college women. Participants in the study will be assessed twice daily using a personal digital assistant (PDA) to examine daily rates and changes in mood, urges to drink, drinking, drinking context, marijuana/cigarette use, alcohol expectancies, and PTSD symptoms.
Research assistants on this project will assist in participant recruitment and scheduling, train participants in using the PDA’s, administer study measures, and conduct literature searches on relevant topics. Assessments are conducted at the University of Washington Medical Center.
Work Schedule
| Min. number of hours/weekstudent must work: | 6 |
| Evenings/weekends OK? | Yes |
| Times a student must bepresent/work: | flexible, will set up days/times |
| Student commitment: | two quarters |
499 Responsibilities
| Working with Data |
Working with Subjects |
Working with Animals/physiology |
| 5 |
% data entry |
0 |
% video taping |
0 |
% animal care |
| 0 |
% database management |
0 |
% interview subjects |
0 |
% animal observation |
| 0 |
% encoding data |
30 |
% scheduling appt |
0 |
% surgical techniques |
| 15 |
% library research |
25 |
% running subjects |
0 |
% histology |
| 0 |
% data collection |
0 |
% child care |
0 |
% laboratory protocols |
| |
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25 |
% recruiting subjects |
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Other:
Skills / Experience Preferred
Students interested in PTSD, women's health, and/or alcohol use.
Students comfortable spending time on the phone with participants
Students who have taken Psych 209 and Psych 315 (or Psych 317/318) are preferred, but those courses are not prerequisite to signing up for this 499.
Interview required for this 499.
Posting Removal
12/31/2009
