UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #689

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Hailey McGee
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: She/Her
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): hmcgee@fsu.edu
Position Title: Graduate Student
Faculty Advisor Name: Douglas Schrock
Faculty Advisor's FSU Email: dschrock@fsu.edu
FSU College (if applicable): Social Sciences and Public Policy
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Sociology
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Reconciling sexuality and region: LGBTQ+ southerners’ identity work over the lifecourse
Project Keywords: Sexuality, LGBTQ+, U.S. South, Life History, Qualitative Research
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Sociology, Psychology, History, Geography, Political Science

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?: 6
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:
This project explores the life histories of 68 LGBTQ+ individuals who have lived in the south for at least 10 years. The sample varies in terms of sexual orientation, gender identity, and state resided in. Interviews were conducted between Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 and focused on LGBTQ+ southerners' lived experiences during the lifecourse (childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood). They were also asked about their perceptions of the U.S. South as a region, and if applicable how their life outside of the south was different from their experiences living in the south. This data is being used for my dissertation, which will have two analysis chapters, one focused on childhood and the other focused on adulthood. Mentees will be expected to help clean and edit interview transcripts and sort data for each chapter based on analytic themes. The goal of this project is to understand LGBTQ+ southerner’s lived experiences within the political, historical, and cultural context of the U.S. south. 

Research Tasks:
Cleaning and editing interview transcripts, coding for analytic themes, creating documents of passages on selected topics from the interviews.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Strong communication skills, proficiency in Microsoft word and/or google docs, grammar and spelling skills, auditory processing skills, document organization. 

Mentoring Philosophy:
As a mentor, I believe it is my duty to use my experience to help foster my mentee’s interest in research and provide them with the methodological tools to conduct their own analyses. I will do this by acquainting them with the means of qualitative analysis needed for this project that can be applied in their future research endeavors, such as line-by-line coding, transcript formatting, and analytic memo-writing. I will facilitate collaboration and teamwork while also encouraging mentees to pursue their own research goals, and can provide mentorship beyond the scope of the project by answering questions about the qualitative research process, interviewing, and graduate school. I am looking forward to building a supportive environment for students interested in the project topic and methodology. 


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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: Yes
Roundtable times and Zoom links:
Wed 9/4 from 2:30-3:00pm and Fri 9/6 from 2:30pm-3:00pm.
Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/94352640530

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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
Faculty Advisor Confirmation: Yes

Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series?: No
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Year: 2024
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