UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #500

Submission information
Submission Number: 500
Submission ID: 8771
Submission UUID: b87680d8-c616-4e68-a829-3c30adb04dd5

Created: Sun, 08/20/2023 - 12:13 PM
Completed: Sun, 08/20/2023 - 12:13 PM
Changed: Fri, 09/08/2023 - 02:57 PM

Remote IP address: 73.118.90.93
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Damian Boldt
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When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Mr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) dmb19d@fsu.edu
Position Title Graduate Student
Faculty Advisor Name
Faculty Advisor's FSU Email
FSU College (if applicable) Social Sciences and Public Policy
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Political Science
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above)
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Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific?
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable)
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Title of the Project Denying Human Rights Abuses
Project Keywords political science; international relations; human rights; political communication
Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Political Science
International Affairs
Economics
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): In-person
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 8-10 hours
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 This project aims to collect data on when and how political leaders and other elites publicly deny allegations of human rights abuses. Anecdotally, in response to accusations of human rights abuses, political elites frequently employ communication strategies that deny and distract away from these accusations. However, we currently lack data to systematically examine both the use of denials and the different types of denials that are used. This project represents the first attempt to gather this data in the context of Targeted Mass Killings (human rights abuses on a mass scale up to and including genocide). For each instance of a Targeted Mass Killing, this project will use international media resources (e.g., Associated Press, New York Times, Washington Post, etc.) to determine 1) whether domestic political elites employed a strategy of denial, and 2) what type of denial they used. This data will allow for a systematic investigation of the conditions when political leaders employ public denials and the types of denials they use. The goals of this project include a novel data set of leader denials, academic research output (e.g., peer-reviewed publications) and public-facing research output (e.g., policy recommendations and public awareness of denial).
Research Tasks 1. Data collection
2. Preliminary data analysis
3. Literature review
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Required:
1. Database search skills (library search, Google Scholar etc.)
2. Beginning Excel data management (entering data into columns, etc.)
Mentoring Philosophy My mentorship philosophy is grounded in transparency, honesty, and communication, and fostering a truly collaborative experience. I believe in setting out clear expectations on how tasks should be accomplished and the anticipated timeline for completion. At the same time, I want mentees to communicate their personal goals of what they want to get out of working on a project. I start out the beginning of a work relationship with a new mentee by meeting with them and discussing their short- and long-term professional goals and asking them to write down a list of things they want to get out of working with me on a project. I also believe in providing timely, regular feedback on metees' performance, with a goal of providing verbal and written feedback. At the same time, I encourage mentees to provide me with feedback. A two-way street of open and honest communication is crucial to productive research and accomplishing our respective goals. I also believe in opportunities for hands-on demonstration of tasks when mentees are embarking on a new research task or express that they find a certain task to be overly challenging. I believe that demonstration is crucial for effective mentorship so that mentees have an opportunity to truly learn how to do a particular skill before they need to implement it independently. Furthermore, I never want a mentee to perform a task that I would not do myself. Finally, I want all mentees to feel comfortable making suggestions on how to improve research.
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Roundtable times and Zoom links Thursday, Sept. 7 5:30-6:00pm, Recording: https://fsu.zoom.us/rec/share/1sfS7ZXuSkyYv_oBOlrnXq3W5mPt8KycwpNYQzFSG8MB5kQBU5T9-XtG9LmaRNEg.-RdUuwqu-M_3hokJ
Friday, Sept. 8 1:00-1:30pm, Recording: https://fsu.zoom.us/rec/share/7jZXyvjq6mlsvCO9IWsf5YLUDCAehU1SfOlS7NU5TiyYMtGILvQhstxCfLOgLEKL.M_5wrSqhBCbWul56
Friday, Sept. 8 3:00-3:30pm, Zoom link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/98230486255
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Faculty Advisor Confirmation
Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series?
Year 2023
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