UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #866 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 866

Submission ID: 14956

Submission UUID: 1e6b7cfe-c601-43b6-86e7-3d117e601608

Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal

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Created: Mon, 08/19/2024 - 11:37 AM

Completed: Mon, 08/19/2024 - 11:59 PM

Changed: Mon, 09/30/2024 - 12:20 PM

Remote IP address: 144.174.212.10

Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

Is draft: No

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Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Zhuo Meng

Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns She/her/hers

When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Dr.

Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) zmeng@fsu.edu

Position Title Post Doc

FSU College (if applicable) Nursing

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Center of Population Sciences for Health Equity

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project Evaluating the accuracy of several dementia prediction tools within the U.S population

Project Keywords Dementia, cognitive impairment, aging, risk scores

Are you currently looking for research assistants? No

Number of Research Assistants Needed 1

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Nursing, social work, and other health-related 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? 8 hours

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 Several dementia prediction tools have been developed to help with preventing cognitive impairment, such as Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging, and Incidence of Dementia (CAIDE) score, Brief Dementia Screening Indicator (BDSI), Australian National University Alzheimer Disease Risk Index (ANU-ADRI]). These scores were mostly developed and validated among non-US populations. This study aimed to compare the accuracy of these tools using a U.S.-based database.

Research Tasks Mainly focus on literature review and manuscript drafting. Participant in data analysis if interested.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Required: literature review, good verbal and written communication skills
Recommended: statistical analysis skills

Mentoring Philosophy Creating a collaborative and mutually respective environment. Identifying mentees' goals to help them success. Evaluating mentees’ talents and building on them. Sharing my experience. Learn together.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=FMgHB5wAAAAJ

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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? Yes

Roundtable times and Zoom links Tuesday Sep.3 4:30 - 5:00 pm
https://fsu.zoom.us/j/91701935412

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UROP Program Elements

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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