UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #765

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Kyeonghee Kim
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: She/her
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): k.kim@fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
FSU College (if applicable): Business
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Risk Management and Insurance
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Health insurance rate requests
Project Keywords: Health insurance, Insurance prices, Regulation
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Risk management and insurance
Accounting
Finance

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
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:
Examine the effect of health insurance price regulation on insurer performance

Research Tasks:
Collect data on health insurers’ price change requests (rate requests) across state insurance departments in the US

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Excel - required
Stata - recommended

Mentoring Philosophy:
My philosophy for mentoring can be summarized in two folds: Encouraging growth through challenges & Promoting learning through inquiry. I understand undergraduate students are adjusting to their college life while also navigating their career prospects. I hope I can help with a UROP student’s academic career interest through the UROP project mentoring. 

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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: No
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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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