UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #866

Research Mentor Information
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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
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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
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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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