UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1081 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 1081

Submission ID: 20001

Submission UUID: 97eda6f8-05ab-4487-b7c8-ab4dcd636e9d

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

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Created: Tue, 08/05/2025 - 04:17 PM

Completed: Tue, 08/05/2025 - 04:17 PM

Changed: Mon, 09/22/2025 - 09:03 AM

Remote IP address: 46.110.139.248

Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

Is draft: No

Webform: UROP Project Proposal Portal

Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal

Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Joseph Gabriel

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

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FSU College (if applicable) Medicine

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation History, Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project The History of Public Health, Medical Science, and Popular Scepticism

Project Keywords history, medicine, public health

Are you currently looking for research assistants? No

Number of Research Assistants Needed 6

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Open to all majors, preference for history, public health, pre-law, pre-med, English

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): Fully Remote

Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 8-10

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 I am writing a book about the history of public health in the United States and popular resistance to public health measures. The project covers the entire span of U.S. history. Topics include the history of vaccine skepticism, social and cultural attitudes toward health, political extremism, and incidents of specific outbreaks and the public health response.

Research Tasks literature reviews, analyzing primary documents, legal analysis, writing summaries of findings.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: These are all optional, but an ability to read and synthesize large amounts of information (recommended); good writing skills (recommended); an interest and/or background in health law, health policy, or related areas (recommended); an interest in history (recommended); an interest in public health or medicine (recommended).

Mentoring Philosophy I consider communication, alignment of expectations, and helping research assistants develop their own goals to be important aspects of mentoring. The type of mentoring I provide will vary depending on the goals and expectations of the researcher, and I will do my best to meet the individual needs of each person involved in this project.

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

Roundtable times and Zoom links Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 1:00 PM: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/2616650078
Thursday, Sept. 4 at 4:00 PM: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/2616650078
Or by appointment - feel free to email to set up a time to talk. My email is: jgabriel@fsu.edu

Roundtable Info

Day: Wednesday, September 3
Start Time: 1:00
End Time: 1:30
Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/2616650078
Day: Thursday, September 4
Start Time: 4:00
End Time: 4:30
Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/2616650078

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 2025

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