UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #707

Submission information
Submission Number: 707
Submission ID: 14161
Submission UUID: 9f814716-c7b4-4d19-a8ec-04814c8b0bea

Created: Fri, 08/02/2024 - 10:58 AM
Completed: Fri, 08/02/2024 - 11:14 AM
Changed: Fri, 09/13/2024 - 12:55 PM

Remote IP address: 69.254.223.66
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Dr. Chris Omni, MPH, MLS
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) comni@fsu.edu
Position Title Faculty
FSU College (if applicable) Social Sciences and Public Policy
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Public Health
Headshot (optional) IMG_3475.jpeg
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above) N/A
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns N/A
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific? N/A
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) christal.omni@gmail.com
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable) Vince Omni, MFA
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Pronouns he/him
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Honorific? N/A
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) vomni@fsu.edu
Title of the Project SoulClap: A Black Joy Journal
Project Keywords Black people, health, nature, arts-based research, qualitative research, creative writing, autoethnography
Are you currently looking for research assistants? No
Number of Research Assistants Needed 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Open to all majors
Project Location: Most meetings will occur remotely; however, a minimum of two meetings per semester will be held in-person.
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? Yes
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? 7
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 The “SoulClap: A Black Joy Journal” Research Project was developed to successfully launch this new, open access scholartistic (scholarly + artistic) journal and to document the process as part of the origin story.

Mission
The mission of SoulClap is to shift the dominant mainstream narrative about African diaspora people away from trauma by exploring the creative, communal, academic, and healing power of Black Joy. A shift that is crucial for the emotional, social, physical, and spiritual well-being of Black people

Focus and Scope
SoulClap is an annual, open-access publication, made possible by a grant from Florida State Open Publishing, that features scholarship, creative writing, and interviews that seek to disrupt the common deficit narrative often associated with the Black experience. The inaugural issue will be designed around the theme of Black Joy and nature. Future topics of interest include:
Black Joy and music
Black Joy and faith/spirituality
Black Joy and kinship
Black Joy and literature
Black Joy and hair

The project will focus on four key deliverables:

1) Conduct literature reviews on nature's influence on emotional, physical, social, intellectual, and spiritual well-being.
2) Provide editorial support for SoulClap.
3) Develop social media content that advances the conversation of Black Joy.
4) Support Dr. Omni and her collaborators with data collection and analysis.
Research Tasks literature reviews, data collection, data analysis, IRB training, field work, editorial support.
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: The research mentees selected for SoulClap must be flexible, open, optimistic, and dedicated.

Flexible: Some weeks you will be responsible to co-lead the meetings because I will be presenting at conferences around the globe.

Open: Be receptive to various styles of communication and learning.

Optimistic: Believe that the topic of Black Joy can provide a much needed counter-narrative to the typical lens that is generally applied to research regarding Black people.

Dedicated: Meeting deadlines will be essential. Each week, you will be required to meet your deliverables even if that assignment is to "go outside and simply let BEing be enough!"
Mentoring Philosophy I am a vessel.
From my body, I have delivered life and I breathe life.

As your mentor, my goals are to:

1. Share the wisdom of my Ancestors and my own life experiences to pour into your life academically, professionally, and personally.
2. To center your emotional well-being by creating and holding spaces for healing and self-restoration.
3. To center your intellectual well-being by understanding your goals and talents in order to build upon them.
4. To center your physical well-being by building in active time to pause the demands of your day to simply be present with self.
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): www.blacktivatejoy.create.fsu.edu; www.kujimahealth.com; https://youtu.be/PScP5BcKsxU
Please add any additional information here (if applicable): Research mentees will be expected to attend and complete IRB (Institutional Review Board) training. This will expedite the process when it comes to research and publications in the near future.
Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? Yes
Roundtable times and Zoom links Tuesday, September 3, 2024 - 3:30pm - 4pm https://fsu.zoom.us/my/blackjoy
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 - 3:30pm - 4pm. https://fsu.zoom.us/my/blackjoy
Roundtable Info
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Year 2024
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