UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #862

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  roundtable_info: {  }
  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '5-10 hours'
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'No'
  confirmation_1: '1'
  contact_email_fsu_email: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email2: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: kou@fsu.edu
  faculty_advisor_confirmation: ''
  faculty_advisor_name: ''
  faculty_advisor_s_fsu_email: ''
  fsu_college: 'Social Sciences and Public Policy'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: 'Political Science'
  headshot_optional_: '45266'
  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: ''
  mentoring_philosophy: 'I view mentoring as creative work that keeps mentees’ curiosity alive and turns them from passive receptors to active learners. My primary goal in mentoring is to help mentees develop a systematic approach to analyzing their questions. I always aim to let mentees acquire something more important: the passion for understanding politics, the ability to examine conventional wisdom, and the creativity to solve puzzles.'
  mentor_handbook_and_faqs: '1'
  name_of_other_faculty_collaborator_if_applicable_: ''
  number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '2'
  other_faculty_collaborator_s_preferred_pronouns: ''
  overall_research_project_description: 'While committee chairs can wield decisive influence over outcomes, effective control sometimes lies with actors who do not hold specific roles or powers. Identifying the mechanisms that drive these political outcomes is challenging. This research project aims to identify the mechanisms of power dynamics within a committee both theoretically and experimentally using behavioral models and experiments through a series of innovative research tasks. We will compare how tie-breaking power, veto power, and agenda control power influence the chair’s impact on committee outcomes. Also, we will identify how social preferences affect power utilization. Moreover, we will explore gender differences in information acquisition across varying gender compositions and information structures. '
  please_add_any_additional_information_here: ''
  please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: 'https://cosspp.fsu.edu/polisci/faculty/kai-ou/'
  please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: 'Partially Remote'
  please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'On FSU Main Campus'
  position_availability_for_student_research: 'During Business Hours'
  position_title: Faculty
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'Kai Ou'
  project_keywords: 'Power, Behavioral Game Theory, Committees'
  relevant_student_major_s_: 'Open to all majors, but priorities will be given to students with political science and economics majors'
  research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: ''
  research_mentor_pronouns: ''
  research_mentor_supervisor_if_different_from_above_: ''
  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: 'The UROP research assistants will engage in various research-related tasks, including literature reviews, data collection, data entry, conducting interviews, and other pertinent assignments. These tasks will be structured as weekly assignments. Mentees will receive email notifications detailing their assignments at the start of each week, typically on Monday morning, with the expectation that the work will be completed by Friday afternoon. Most tasks can be executed asynchronously and remotely, although regular research meetings between the mentor and mentee will be held every 2 weeks. Mentees are anticipated to possess the necessary skills for their assigned tasks, and they may be encouraged to acquire new skills as needed to effectively complete their assignments. Most work will be conducted and submitted electronically. Therefore, it is expected that mentees have proficiency in using software such as MS Office, Adobe, and any other relevant applications.'
  roundtable_times_and_zoom_links: 'Thursday, September 5, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Zoom link https://fsu.zoom.us/j/95727589730?pwd=ONmVbo5YdhYZMzoNwQ3OJNEifDyDnR.1'
  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: |-
    Native in English communication, professional in English writing, knowledgeable about American Politics and Policy
    Recommended:
    Knowledgeable about game theory, mathematical models, or statistics (quantitative methods); Editing imagines and videos
  title_of_the_project: 'Powers in the Committee'
  update_url: 'https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal?element_parents=elements/research_mentor_information/headshot_optional_&ajax_form=1&_wrapper_format=drupal_ajax&token=CejbxjRMt-otHm4FVjXLhCRazrWnaX_6M_KxVCs1Y84'
  urop_performance_evaluation: '1'
  urop_poster_presentation: '1'
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_2: ''
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_wh: ''
  when_students_are_reaching_out_via_email_what_is_your_preferreda: 'Dr. '
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_round2: 'Yes'
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_roundt: ''
  year: '2024'