UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1263

Submission information
Submission Number: 1263
Submission ID: 20911
Submission UUID: 2cdf0e3e-8d15-449e-a22c-3e7c3413847c

Created: Mon, 08/18/2025 - 01:45 PM
Completed: Mon, 08/18/2025 - 05:05 PM
Changed: Mon, 08/25/2025 - 11:56 AM

Remote IP address: 146.201.55.91
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Erik Rawls
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns He/him/his
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? erawls@fsu.edu
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) erawls@fsu.edu
Position Title Post Doc
FSU College (if applicable) N/A
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Florida Center for Reading Research
Headshot (optional) Rawls_photo.JPG
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
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
Title of the Project Translating research innovations through structured engagement and dissemination
Project Keywords reading disabilities, translational science, engagement, dissemination
Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Education; Psychology; Communication; Sociology; Anthropology; Social Science; Basically, open to all majors :P
Project Location: 2010 Levy Avenue (Innovation Park/Research Foundation B), Room 139, Tallahassee, FL 32310
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? No, the project is remote
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? During business hours
Overall Research Project Description The researcher will be responsible for helping the team translate and disseminate previous scientific findings to new audiences, including scientific and non-scientific audiences.
Research Tasks Literature review, protocol development, translation of scientific reports into new plain language forms including but not limited to infographics, blog posts, podcasts tailored for specific audiences
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Required:
Communication skills needed for translation and dissemination of research into plain language for multiple audiences
Basic research skills (including those provided through UROP) to apply translation of prior basic and applied research
Curiosity and an interest in scientific storytelling

Recommended:
Ability to work with limited supervision (though I will generally aim to make myself available during work hours and communicate any deviation from schedule such as leave/PTO)
Openness to asking for help whenever needed or feeling stuck
Mentoring Philosophy My program of research includes a core interest in how folks learn to become researchers and direct their own researcher identity through self-regulated goal pursuit and development of research efficacy, particularly within effective mentoring relationships. As a social constructivist, I believe in the social nature of learning and in providing scaffolded support as students acquire new skills and develop their own unique line of inquiry or ideas grounded in previous science/scholarship. I love working in team environments, and plan to include UROP scholars within teams and other communities of practice that surround my current work, as well as developing authentic relationships based on students' unique goals (that is, it is perfectly fine to gain research skills to transfer to other contexts without committing to researcher/scholar as a profession, or in other words, to discover that a certain kind of research is not for you). To support student development, I believe in providing a strong foundation in research ethics (even if not directly engaged in human subject research, as this project is not) and exposure to a variety of methodological approaches and traditions. I like to encourage exploration without losing sight of what is feasible in order to achieve a successful finished project.
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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
Year 2025
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