Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Marie Denis-Luque
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): mdenisluque@fsu.edu
Position Title: Graduate Student
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FSU College (if applicable): Social Sciences and Public Policy
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Askew School
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Understanding what keeps NGOs in Haiti
Project Keywords: Haiti, NGO, system-building, nonprofit, grassroots
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Social Sciences, Social Work, Business, Other 

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?: The 5-10 hours required would suffice.
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 2010 earthquake exposed the neglected needs of vulnerable people in Haiti and highlighted the many nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) operating in this nation of 11 million people. Yet the sector needs to be organized to understand its contribution. Cap-Haitien is the second largest city in Haiti, yet the number of NGOs working in the region still needs to be enumerated. These NGOs are a lifeline for the most vulnerable people in the communities in the area. This project will help strengthen the beginning phase of a dissertation proposal that seeks to develop a system to facilitate communication among NGOs in Cap-Haitien. The successful candidate will be trained to search the specific databases for relevant NGOs and their affiliates to add to an existing database. In addition to developing the database, the candidate will assist the researcher in identifying and examining strategies to network formation and configuration among organizations, emphasizing the networks for their meaning or purpose where possible. 

Research Tasks:
Data collection searching for NGOs operating in Cap-Haitien using library databases and other outside sources. Limited contacts with international-Haiti nonprofits are also required.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

Mentoring Philosophy:
My mentoring philosophy is that everyone learns at different paces and that learning happens when people feel safe and can collaborate with others in a non-judgmental environment. A mentor-mentee relationship is an exchange of knowledge that works better where the mentee feels safe to make mistakes, can learn from those mistakes, and can move forward without fear. I have had mentors from different walks of life in my career. I have found that those who get the most out of me spent the time getting to know me as an individual. Since I have been at FSU, I have had limited opportunities to mentor students in my faculty post and as a graduate student. In this post, where an undergraduate student will assist me in my research, I will be a coach, facilitator, and collaborator. 

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Roundtable times and Zoom links:
Friday, September 8 at 2:30 PM
https://fsu.zoom.us/j/99865524619



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?: Yes
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Year: 2023
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