UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #432

Submission information
Submission Number: 432
Submission ID: 8431
Submission UUID: 178e804e-14c0-4e88-a5d1-bf7bc82b2a0d

Created: Mon, 08/14/2023 - 01:42 PM
Completed: Mon, 08/14/2023 - 02:27 PM
Changed: Tue, 10/03/2023 - 01:07 PM

Remote IP address: 98.226.81.180
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Casey D. Xavier Hall
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns He/him
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Dr. Xavier Hall
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) cxavierhall@fsu.edu
Position Title Faculty
FSU College (if applicable) Nursing
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Center of Population Sciences for Health Equity
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above)
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable)
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Title of the Project Sub-group differences in maltreatment, abuse and neglect in aging populations by HIV status, sexual identity, and gender identity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Project Keywords LGBT, HIV, Systematic Review, Aging, Violence
Are you currently looking for research assistants? No
Number of Research Assistants Needed 3
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) I have a particular emphasis on supporting nursing students, but am open to other relevant disciplines in the allied health sciences or social sciences. This project needs the support of 2-3 students.
Project Location: Innovation Park and distance via Zoom
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? 5-10
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 With U.S. aging populations growing at a high rate and a growing number of aging people who openly identify as sexual and gender minorities (SGM) healthy aging among SGM is of increasing public health importance. Subsequently, this also means a greater number of aging adults are members of sub-populations who have been or are currently at elevated risk for HIV through sexual transmission relative to the general population (e.g., men who have sex with men and transgender populations who have sex with men). Moreover, greater proportions of people living with HIV are 50 and older. By 2030 over 70% of people living with HIV will be over the age of 50. SGM and people living with HIV are particularly vulnerable to victimization such as intimate partner violence and stigma-motivated violence, which overlap with elder abuse, neglect, and maltreatment. Further, abuse, maltreatment, and neglect are associated with cognitive decline and negative mental health outcomes among general samples; however, these relationships are less understood in the context of SGM and populations living with HIV. For instance, SGM are also more likely to have non-traditional family structures and both SGM and people living with HIV are more likely to experience isolation as they age. The proposed project will involve conducting a systematic review of existing literature addressing maltreatment, abuse and neglect in aging SGM populations and populations living with HIV comparing the prevalence to general population samples.
Research Tasks Literature review, Abstract review in Covidence Software, Possibly manuscript review (dependent on skills and interest of the UROP student), Possibly data extraction (dependent on skills and interest of the UROP student)

Students will gain authorship in the resulting publication
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Ability to learn new software (Covidence specifically)
Ability to work independently between team meetings
Ability to read and generally understand scientific research abstracts
Mentoring Philosophy My mentorship philosophy for working with undergraduate students is:

1) Collaboratively create an understanding of how we envision teamwork. I always start by discussing what works well for all parties to develop a compact. This is a roadmap of what kind of communication works well, what kinds of rules we want to set for ourselves, and how we will operate as a team. We will revisit the compact regularly through the course of the project.

2) Identify common interests and long-term goals. I always want to know a students’ interests and long-term goals so that a learning experience can be tailored to best fit these interests and goals.

3) Develop foundational understanding and skills in scientific research. My goal is to help UROP students develop an understanding of behavioral health research through an applied project. This will serve as a foundation for future endeavors.

4) Encourage independent-learning and intellectual curiosity. While I provide educational resources to my students, I also encourage students to learn independently, seek resources, and develop an intellectual curiosity that will serve them if they pursue graduate coursework.

5) Meet a student where they are at. I am a queer, first-generation college graduate and I understand how those identities and experiences impacted me as an undergraduate student. I strive to meet my students where they are at in regard to identity or experience with the understanding that we all come from different backgrounds which may impact the ways we experience academic endeavors including power structures within academia.
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://cpshe.fsu.edu/
Please add any additional information here (if applicable):
Roundtable times and Zoom links Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 1 p.m. EST (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/91839871692)
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Year 2023
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