UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1010

Submission information
Submission Number: 1010
Submission ID: 19641
Submission UUID: 70179789-ad33-4af3-8628-6481ad9d1487

Created: Tue, 05/20/2025 - 08:52 PM
Completed: Tue, 05/20/2025 - 08:52 PM
Changed: Thu, 09/25/2025 - 04:45 PM

Remote IP address: 71.229.11.63
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Patrick Merle
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? pmerle@fsu.edu
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) pmerle@fsu.edu
Position Title Faculty
FSU College (if applicable) Communication and Information
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation School of Communication
Headshot (optional)
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above)
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific?
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable)
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Pronouns
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Honorific?
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
Title of the Project ***Sports performance and transparency
Project Keywords Sports, Transparency, Social media
Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Open to all majors
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): In-person
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 The idea is to examine how the best professional cyclist communicate about their training through a platform called Strava. A content analysis would allow us to understand if they publicly share their data for more transparency and greater trust.
Research Tasks literature review, data collection.
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: detail-oriented, meticulous, attentive, prompt (all required).
Mentoring Philosophy I try to empower students with sufficient knowledge so they can gain confidence and ultimately find their ways through the projects. I strive to create an environment that can motivate the mentee through safe and open discussions
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable):
Please add any additional information here (if applicable):
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
Year 2025
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