Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Olivia Cook
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Dr. 
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): okc23@fsu.edu
Position Title: Post Doc
FSU College (if applicable): Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Department of Psychology
Headshot (optional): https://cre.fsu.edu/system/files/webform/urop_project_proposal_portal/8561/OliviaHeadshot.jpg

Additional Research Mentor(s)
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Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific?: {Empty}
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Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable): Colleen Ganley
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Honorific?: Dr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): ganley@psy.fsu.edu

Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Understanding the Role of Parents and Teachers in Elementary School Children’s Math Achievement
Project Keywords: Children; Teachers; Parents; Math; School
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: {Empty}
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:
         The current research project focuses on examining linkages between home-level factors (e.g., parents’ homework help, household chaos, family structure), school-level factors (e.g., teacher-parent communication, school racial composition), and children’s mathematics skills during elementary school (K-3). This project includes opportunities for UROP mentees to choose what they are interested in exploring further (within the available dataset) alongside a postdoctoral mentor. 
	This project originates from a recent longitudinal study in which survey and observational data were collected from parents, teachers, and children in local elementary schools. Although this project exists within the department of psychology, this project can be characterized as interdisciplinary—spanning fields of human development and family studies, developmental psychology, and educational sciences. 
	Findings from this study – reached by the UROP mentor and mentee – will inform future interventions aimed at assisting parents and teachers that are working to support children’s early mathematics skills. 


Research Tasks:
Required:
•	Assist Dr. Cook in the initial literature review process. This includes helping to create an annotated bibliography, identify gaps in the literature, and understand existing measures used in empirical research.
•	Assist in the initial management and processing of data in SPSS (i.e., cleaning data, calculating descriptive statistics, running simple correlations) and assist in data visualization in Excel.
•	Create and present a research poster with the assistance of Dr. Cook at FSU’s Undergraduate Research Symposium and Undergraduate Research Day in the Department of Psychology, both in April of 2024	
•	Engage in weekly check-ins with Dr. Cook to track progress on literature reviews/data management and discuss individual research/professional goals. 

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Recommended:
	Experience conducting literature reviews using Google Scholar, PsychInfo, etc.
	Experience using Microsoft office/Excel


Mentoring Philosophy:
      The origin for much of my mentorship style today stems from my experience as an undergraduate research assistant at an R1 university in the Midwest, similar to FSU. There, I found that connections with my research mentors provided sense of belonging within an otherwise impersonal, large university setting. When I was able to shift from mentee to mentor during my graduate school training at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro, I was motivated to take my role as a mentor very seriously as I mentored students within a minority-serving, R2 undergraduate research setting. Accordingly, my mentorship style today places tenets of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the forefront of my advocacy and support for students. 
	I consider my mentorship style to be “hands-on” and enjoy cultivating students’ approaches to life-long learning, ultimately serving their professional goals beyond graduation. In the identification of students’ goals, first I ask mentees to reflect upon their own learning objectives. Then, I develop projects for students based on the scope of their goals. Specifically, I have deliberate approaches to mentoring students who may have a clear career path in mind, but also for those who might not know exactly what they want to do when they leave FSU. Finally, one of my motivations to serve as a UROP mentor exists within my own value system surrounding life-long learning. I am eager to learn from my mentees and I view their skills, perspectives, and expertise as the foundation of developmental and social science research. 

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Students from historically underrepresented groups in academia are encouraged to apply (e.g., women, minorities, persons with disabilities, etc.). Individuals with personal lived experiences pertaining to the current research project are also encouraged to apply (e.g., experience as a parent or educator, experience working with or caring for children, experience growing up in a multigenerational home, etc.). 


Roundtable times and Zoom links:
Tuesday, Sept. 5th, 3:30pm    https://fsu.zoom.us/j/96326364175
Friday, Sept. 8th, 1pm    https://fsu.zoom.us/j/93629143267
Zoom Recording from September 8th: https://fsu-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/okc23_fsu_edu/EZwVsxwfRThGlrAjOABYhX0BmEhopU4MJBB4VsrruVwMXw?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0RpcmVjdCJ9fQ&e=1PzQZ0

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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Year: 2023
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