UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #914

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Submission Number: 914
Submission ID: 15196
Submission UUID: 7cd98bce-eee8-4ca1-828b-ad0e805ac25e

Created: Mon, 08/19/2024 - 07:20 PM
Completed: Mon, 08/19/2024 - 07:20 PM
Changed: Tue, 08/27/2024 - 01:13 PM

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Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

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Primary Research Mentor Name Mingxu Li
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) ml22a@fsu.edu
Position Title Graduate Student
Faculty Advisor Name Danny Fay
Faculty Advisor's FSU Email dfay@fsu.edu
FSU College (if applicable) Social Sciences and Public Policy
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Askew School of Public Administration
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Title of the Project Under the Countermovement of Federal and State Policies: How Would Higher Education Institutes Adopt Trans-inclusive Policies?
Project Keywords Policy diffusion; Transgender policy; higher education
Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Public administration; Higher education
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? 10
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 political response to the transgender issue has become polarized within the U.S. (Kline et al., 2023). There is a continuing changing environment of transgender policies at the federal level and the continuing increasing anti-transgender rights policies at the state level (Larson, 2022; Kline et al., 2023). Transgender individuals might experience very differently based on where they live. Putting these geographical differences into the context of higher education. Without specific, explicit, and holistic Federal-level inclusion of transgender students’ rights at the federal level, higher education institutions have the discretion to implement regulations that are against transgender groups’ rights in response to state-level policies and public opinions (Crissman et al., 2020; Coffey, 2022). Using the theory of policy diffusion and innovation, which focuses on learning how a policy or program that is new to an entity gets adopted and what factors influence the adoption decision, this study aims to understand how these policy movements at higher levels (federal and state levels) would influence transgender policy adoptions at higher education institutions (Berry & Berry, 2018).

References:
Berry, F., & Berry, W. (2018). Innovation and Diffusion Models in Policy Research. Theories of the Policy Process (4th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429494284

Coffey, L. M. (2022). Equity or Discrimination: Addressing Legal Challenges to Transgender Participation in U.S. High School and College Sport. Journal of Global Sport Management, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2022.2071321
Crissman, H. P., Czuhajewski, C., Moniz, M. H., Plegue, M., & Chang, T. (2020). Youth Perspectives regarding the Regulating of Bathroom Use by Transgender Individuals. Journal of Homosexuality, 67(14), 2034–2049. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2019.1618646

Kline, N. S., Webb, N. J., Johnson, K. C., Yording, H. D., Griner, S. B., & Brunell, D. J. (2023). Mapping transgender policies in the US 2017–2021: The role of geography and implications for health equity. Health & Place, 80, 102985–102985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102985

Larson, S. J. (2022). Actions for Queering American Public Administration. Administration & Society, 54(1), 145–163. https://doi.org/10.1177/00953997211011937
Research Tasks Literature Review;
Data collection (collecting data from higher education institutions regards their transgender-related policies and regulations; collecting state-level transgender-related policies)
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Data Collection and Analysis (required);
Critical Thinking (recommended);
Verbal and Written Communication Skills (required)
Mentoring Philosophy My goal is to provide mentees with the opportunities to develop basic research skills (critical thinking, literature review, etc.) that are necessary for them to work on their own research projects. I will listen to the needs of my mentees, discuss and identify the goals they want to meet, and how to help them meet these goals. As a mentor, I will aim to create an inclusive, respectful, and positive environment for the mentees by actively communicating with them, learning from them, and being open-minded to different opinions. During this mentorship, I will use a phased approach to set up goals and meet weekly with the mentees. I will provide timely feedback on their progress and timely responses to their questions. I aim to establish a positive and easy-to-work relationship with the mentees by paying attention to the way I communicate with the mentees and learning about their thoughts and difficulties.
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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? No
Roundtable times and Zoom links
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Faculty Advisor Confirmation Yes
Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series? No
Year 2024
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