UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1171

Submission information
Submission Number: 1171
Submission ID: 20451
Submission UUID: e0005e1c-9661-4774-80fc-93401ff6129b

Created: Fri, 08/15/2025 - 11:37 AM
Completed: Fri, 08/15/2025 - 03:47 PM
Changed: Thu, 09/04/2025 - 09:59 AM

Remote IP address: 162.255.94.9
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Jordan Dozier
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns he/him/his
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Mr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) jdd22@fsu.edu
Position Title Graduate Student
Faculty Advisor Name Dr. Matthew Cooper Borkenhagen
Faculty Advisor's FSU Email mcb@fcrr.org
FSU College (if applicable) Education, Health, and Human Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation School of Teacher Education, Florida Center for Reading Research
Headshot (optional)
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above) NA
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns NA
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific? NA
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable) NA
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Pronouns NA
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Honorific? NA
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
Title of the Project Bound for Reading
Project Keywords reading development, schools, learning disabilities, words
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: In addition to on campus work: middle schools in Jefferson County and Gadsden County . Work will also take place on FSU campus. Spring semester is anticipated to be less heavy or have not data collection.
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? Yes
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? 6
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? During business hours
Overall Research Project Description Project Bound for Reading wants to know more about adolescent readers and the types of words they are expected to read. Students differ in skills related to oral language, word reading, and comprehension. All of these are components that can impact reading success or lack thereof. Words differ in features like length, how likely they are to appear in a given text, and how closely the word follows spelling conventions. The types of words that are of interest to this study are longer, more complex words that are found in the subject areas like science and social studies. The study will use an advanced statistical model (though no stats knowledge is necessary to be a part of this), to examine the relationship between adolescent readers and these types of words.
Research Tasks Administering assessments to middle school students
Data cleaning
Data entry
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Willingness to work with children (required)
Access to transportation (required)
Mentoring Philosophy I believe that good science involves collaboration. I also believe in supporting other scholars to build their skills. Both beliefs influence how I mentor. I want to develop a relationship based on mutual respect and support a mentee as they gain new knowledge and experience. My advisors have been incredibly supportive and explicitly hold training future scientists in high regard. They have provided a great example of mentorship for me which I hope to continue. I hope to provide a meaningful experience that gives my mentee knowledge and skills they can bring with them to the future whether they or not they plan to go into scientific research.
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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? Yes
Roundtable times and Zoom links 9/2 12-12:30 https://zoom.com/my/jordandozier
9/4 1-1:30 https://zoom.com/my/jordandozier
Roundtable Info
  • Day: Tuesday, September 2
    Start Time: 12:00
    End Time: 12:30
    Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/my/jordandozier
  • Day: Wednesday, September 3
    Start Time: 12:30
    End Time: 1:00
    Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/my/jordandozier
  • Day: Thursday, September 4
    Start Time: 1:00
    End Time: 1:30
    Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/my/jordandozier
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 2025
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