CAST Middle School Study
To find out about this 499 opportunity contact:
Faculty Information
| Faculty Advisor: | Elizabeth McCauley
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Adjunct Professor, Psychology |
| Department: | Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| Office: | Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, M 1-1 |
| Telephone: | (206) 987-2579 |
| Email: | eliz@u.washington.edu |
Does faculty advisor meet with students? | No |
Direct supervisor of students: | Deborah Thomas-Jones, Ph.D. |
| Supervisor Title: | Research Coordinator, Psychosocial and Community Health |
| Will 499 students participate in weekly or biweekly discussions sessions about research or project? | Yes |
Short Project Description
Gain research experience and apply technical skills to working with young adolescents in school settings by assisting field staff working in schools.
Field work research will provide students with opportunities to:
1. Understand and apply research protocols and procedures involved in sampling and recruiting youth into prevention research studies
2. Develop skills in school-based data collection with youth, teachers, and parents
3. Become familiar with communication and approaches for working in and collaborating with schools
4. Learn how to track and retain students in a research program across time
5. Interact directly with youth and learn about the iCAST program by assisting group leaders in preparing for groups, including locating youth for intervention
sessions
6. Participate in family or school-based intervention components (facilitate
family meetings, observe family dynamics) and learn about group-based
intervention techniques
Work Schedule
| Min. number of hours/weekstudent must work: | 6 |
| Evenings/weekends OK? | No |
| Times a student must bepresent/work: | Between 9-5 Mon-Fri, Prefer morning availability but can be flexible
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| Student commitment: | Prefer 2 quarter commitment
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499 Responsibilities
| Working with Data |
Working with Subjects |
Working with Animals/physiology |
| 25 |
% data entry |
0 |
% video taping |
0 |
% animal care |
| 0 |
% database management |
25 |
% interview subjects |
0 |
% animal observation |
| 0 |
% encoding data |
0 |
% scheduling appt |
0 |
% surgical techniques |
| 0 |
% library research |
0 |
% running subjects |
0 |
% histology |
| 25 |
% data collection |
0 |
% child care |
0 |
% laboratory protocols |
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25 |
% recruiting subjects |
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Other:
Skills / Experience Preferred
Good attention to detail. Ability to work with a range of socioeconomic backgrounds, talk on the phone, and discuss and schedule with participants. Some computer and psychology coursework is helpful. Transportation is ideal but not required.
Posting Removal
06/30/2010
