UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1378

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  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '8'
  are_you_and_fsu_employee: 'Yes'
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'Yes'
  confirmation_1: '1'
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  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: jms25s@fsu.edu
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  faculty_advisor_name: ''
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  fsu_college: 'Social Sciences and Public Policy'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: 'Political Science'
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  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: ''
  mentoring_philosophy: |-
    I cannot product research without great assistants. I always incorporate students, as assistants or coauthors, into my research. Since 2015, I have worked with more than 50 undergraduate research assistants and have coauthored three articles with students, including one with an undergraduate student. When working with mentees, I meet with them regularly. I provide as much choice to my mentees as possible regarding their work assignments. I inform my mentees about opportunities that may interest them, such as networking events and guest lectures.

    My desire to mentor students is related to my background. I grew up in a small town in South Carolina and was the first person in my family to attend college. When I first entered college, I did not know that I could major in political science. I am a professor now due in large part to my faculty mentors.
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  name_of_other_faculty_collaborator_if_applicable_: ''
  number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '4'
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  overall_research_project_description: 'This project seeks to identify the individuals who provide information to state legislators around the country over time. For legislators, informative people include staff persons and lobbyists. This project is part of two long-term projects involving databases of state legislative staff and lobbyists. The two projects seek to establish large, online databases on a single website where the public (including researchers) may look up names of staff and lobbyists active in each state for various years. The data are expected to be of widespread use in the social sciences (especially political science, public administration, and economics) and humanities (especially history). The data may be used to determine how staff and lobbyists influence policy, among many other questions. Between the two projects, data-collection began for lobbyists in 2015 and continues to the present day. Data collection for staff began in 2025. '
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  please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: 'https://cosspp.fsu.edu/polisci/faculty/james-strickland/'
  please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: 'Partially Remote'
  please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'On FSU Main Campus'
  position_availability_for_student_research: 'Flexible schedule'
  position_title: Faculty
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'James Strickland'
  project_keywords: 'lobbying; state government; legislatures; staff; information'
  relevant_student_major_s_: 'Political science; economics; public policy; history; public administration; library science; data science; and related fields.'
  research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: ''
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  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: 'The assistant(s) will be provided with lists of staff or lobbyists and asked to use artificial technology (AI) to transcribe the lists into Excel spreadsheets, or to transcribe the lists manually if artificial technology (AI) does not work well. The assistant(s) will be free to choose the AI program and subscriptions to AI programs will be paid for by Prof. Strickland or by using a UROP grant, as needed. The assistant(s) may also be asked to locate staffer or lobbyist lists using library and online searches. The transcription, including by AI or manually by hand, can be performed from any location where the assistant(s) has a reliable internet connection. The assistant(s) will be asked to meet with Prof. Strickland at least once every two weeks, and to commit at least eight hours of transcription or searches per week. '
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  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: |-
    Required: 1) familiarity with Excel or Google Sheets, 2) ability to type at least 45 words (mostly names) per minute, 3) attention to detail, 4) ability to focus on a single task for extended periods, 5) familiarity with Adobe and/or .pdf files, 6) familiarity with ChatGPT and/or other AI tools, and 7) ability to use online library resources to locate records.

    Recommended: 1) a strong interest in lobbying and lawmaking, and 2) an understanding of how political science research is conducted.
  title_of_the_project: 'Legislative Information in the American States'
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  urop_performance_evaluation: '1'
  urop_poster_presentation: '1'
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  when_students_are_reaching_out_via_email_what_is_your_preferreda: Prof.
  will_you_be_employed_at_fsu_for_the_entirety_of_fall_and_spring: 'Yes'
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_round2: 'No'
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  year: '2026'