Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Catherine Broshek
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): cb20ek@fsu.edu
Position Title: Graduate Student
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FSU College (if applicable): Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Psychology
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Examining Diversity in Eating Disorder Research: Trends in U.S. Sample Reporting Practices
Project Keywords: eating disorders, risk factors, diversity, systematic review, longitudinal
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Psychology

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?: 5
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:
Eating disorders represent one of the most severe and deadly classes of psychopathology (van Hoeken & Hoek, 2020). As such, a considerable amount of research efforts has explored which demographic, psychological, psychiatric, and environmental risk factors pose the greatest risk for the development of eating pathology.  Despite some progress that the eating disorder field has achieved in the study of risk factors, some methodological limitations have persisted, and thereby stunted progress in accurate risk prediction. One such limitation is the field’s over-prioritization of study samples which are predominantly white and female. While eating disorders have commonly been understood as affecting predominantly White, affluent, adolescent girls from wealthy countries (Douglas, Balas, & Gordon, 2021), epidemiological research has been demonstrated that individuals of all genders, sexual orientations, ages, races, ethnicities, and socio-economic statuses are affected by eating disorders (Qian et al., 2021; Santomauro et al., 2019). Therefore, it is important that when asking the question of what risk factors predict eating disorders, we are also evaluating who these risk factors pertain to. Investigating external validity, or generality, of findings is crucial in risk factor research because risk factors are not assumed to have a uniform impact across populations (Kraemer et al., 1997). Without explicitly investigating how individual risk factors impact different populations, progress in detecting risk and developing appropriately targeted interventions will be limited due to lack of generality. 
The current study seeks to address a gap in knowledge by empirically investigating the state of diversity science with regard to generality in eating disorder risk factor literature. To do so, we ask four primary questions. First, what proportion of studies report sample characteristics at all? Second, have practices in reporting sample characteristics changed over time? Third, what is the average demographic make-up of samples included in this literature? Lastly, do the reported samples reflect the broader population of individuals affected by eating disorders? To address these questions, we are conducting a systematic review of all eating disorder risk factor studies published prior to 2023. Addressing these questions is aligned with recent calls to improve the state of diversity science in psychological research broadly (Buchanan et al., 2021), and to better contextualize the risk factor findings the field has amassed thus far.


Research Tasks:
Research assistants are needed to assist with data collection in the form of locating full text articles and extracting relevant data (e.g., sample characteristics such as race, gender, and sexuality). Research assistants will also be involved in data analysis. Research assistants will receive training in data management and systematic review methods. 

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Familiarity with FSU library search engines, interlibrary loans, and databases such as PubMed and PsycInfo- recommended
Experience with literature searches- recommended
Google Workspace- recommended


Mentoring Philosophy:
As a research mentor, I am committed to fostering a work environment centered on curiosity, growth, and mutual respect. I encourage students to identify their own unique interests and goals, and work closely with them to identify best practices for answering the questions that excite them. My goal is for mentees to feel like active contributors in the research process, and I feel that this is best achieved when mentees feel that their goals, interests, and ideas are approached with respect and encouragement. Moreover, when pursuing a mutual goal, I deeply value frequent, open, and effective communication, which I aim to model in all interactions with mentees.

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UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes
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Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series?: No
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Year: 2023
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