Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Amy Kowal
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: she/her
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Dr. 
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): akowal@fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
FSU College (if applicable): Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Anthropology
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Museum Website Development
Project Keywords: website design, museum, exhibit, anthropology, website, design
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 3
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors. 

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
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Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: Partially Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 5-10
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description:
Assistants will work together to design a website using create.fsu.edu for anthropology museum exhibits produced by ANT4041 Museum Anthropology students. The materials to be included for the website are from museum exhibits previously completed including text and photos. Assistants will take additional photos of their own and create graphics as necessary to include on the website. The project goal is to produce a professional, user-friendly, informative, and visually appealing website of these exhibits that can be easily added to with each new exhibit. 

Research Tasks:
website design, graphic design, photography, composition.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Required: knowledge of website design (UX User eXperience and UI User Interface), detail-oriented, creativity, ability to work both independently and in groups. Recommended: coding

Mentoring Philosophy:
As a first time in college student myself attending a large university, college is intimidating, and I found my career interest in anthropology after speaking with a professor of one of my courses. My relationships with various mentors are based on mutual respect and over the years allowed me to expand my interests to include studying diverse peoples, their communities and cultural heritage. Museum studies provides me the mechanism to mentor students and teach them how to conduct research, work independently and in groups, learn from others, and build on each other’s strengths. I encourage students to run with their interests and figure out how to implement their ideas in a multi-component, interactive, professional final product.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable):: https://anthro.fsu.edu/museum-anthropology
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UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes

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Year: 2024
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