Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Ashley Johns
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: She/her
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Ms.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): ajohns@fsu.edu
Position Title: Graduate Student
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FSU College (if applicable): Communication and Information
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: School of Communication
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Understanding feminist themes in the most recent albums of the Billboard Top 10 Female Artists of 2022
Project Keywords: themes, feminism, communication, lyric analysis, human brand
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors

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):: Partially Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 5-7 hours per week, flexible schedule
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:
Using a thematic analysis approach, the aim of this project will be to explore the feminist themes in the most recent albums of the Billboard Top 10 Female Artists of 2022: https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/top-artists-female/. 

Research Tasks:
Literature Review, Data Coding, Data Analysis

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Prior to applying to the assistantship position, students should research about thematic analysis. Here are a few resources/ places to start:
-- Wæraas, A. (2022). Thematic analysis: Making values emerge from texts. In Researching values: Methodological approaches for understanding values work in organisations and leadership (pp. 153-170). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/53343/1/978-3-030-90769-3.pdf#page=163
-- Stuckey, H. L. (2015). The second step in data analysis: Coding qualitative research data. Journal of Social Health and Diabetes, 3(01), 007-010. https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/pdf/10.4103/2321-0656.140875.pdf
-- Delve. (2022). Thematic Analysis | Explanation and Step by Step Example [video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvMf1cbctYM

Students will be expected to have knowledge of OR be willing to learn about: navigating library resources and database, utilizing online resources for research (i.e. Research Rabbit, Google Scholar)

Mentoring Philosophy:
Mentoring is a two-way relationship between mentor and mentee. I aim for mentees' to share and establish their interest to guide their part in the project as much as possible.   My mentor philosophy includes:
(1) Establishing mentees' baseline understanding before identifying their goals 
(2) Developing a relationship founded on mutual respect 
(3) Creating a safe environment in which mentees feel that is acceptable to fail and learn from their mistakes and feel comfortable to be themselves
(4) Creating an interactive environment for learning
(4) Balancing accountability with empathy and understanding that life happens
(5)  Promoting learning through inquiry and encouraging growth through challenges

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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?: Yes
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Year: 2023
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