UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1010

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Patrick Merle
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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
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Overall Project Details
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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
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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 

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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: No
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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: 2025
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