Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Karina Donald
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When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Dr. Donald
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): kdonald@fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
FSU College (if applicable): Fine Arts
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Art Education
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Artistic expressions of family resilience before and since COVID-19
Project Keywords: international; family; stress; resilience
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors; however preference will be given to psychology, arts, and humanities 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
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:
Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased families’ level of stress. Researchers explained that participating in creative expression through artmaking can enhance mood, mental state, and provide insight to the psyche. In the Caribbean, artmaking is seen as skill, but engaging in artmaking cultivates resilience. It is unknown how Caribbean families responded to coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the purpose of this project is to explore artistic expressions of resilience among Caribbean families before and since the COVID-19 pandemic. The research question was: what are the artistic descriptions of Caribbean family resilience since COVID-19? This project focuses on the final part of ongoing data collection/research on families in the Caribbean - manuscript preparation. The focus will be on visual arts analyses and manuscript preparation. 

Research Tasks:
Literature review; arts data analysis; manuscript preparation 

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
The research assistant(s) will be working with a team of graduate students and I to analyze visual arts data, manuscript preparation and possibly present at a research conference in late Spring 2024. Therefore, curiosity about the research process is important. Research assistants will need to learn from their experiences and from ongoing collaboration. Although experiences of working in a team is not required, openness to working in a team on a research project is necessary. Skills that will be helpful are: literature review, academic writing, data analysis, and preparation of a manuscript. Writing skills are important because we will be preparing a manuscript. There will be opportunities to learn new skills; therefore, I hope that research assistant(s) will be open to share their triumphs, mistakes, and questions throughout our research relationship.

Mentoring Philosophy:
I enjoy the process of learning new ways to impart knowledge and see students grow in their knowledge about themselves and about the world.  Therefore, I prefer a developmental approach in my mentorship. Mentees learn through having a variety of experiences. I believe that there are phases that mentees work in reaching their professional goals. Each phase is built upon previous knowledge, skills, and experiences. Through disclosing my research and professional experiences that are applicable to mentees’ tasks, I hope that mentees can process how they are gaining new insights and skills to increase openness to talk about successes, challenges, and mistakes in their work. I prefer open communication about mentees’ needs and goals to support accomplishment of research projects.   
Ultimately, my mentorship model is experiential. Hands-on learning is beneficial to mentees’ development. I do not believe in talking at mentees; talking with mentees creates stronger relationships and teams. Change occurs in teams through mutual encouragement of growth and being flexible. When one team member changes through authentic communication, the entire team shifts and benefits. My collaborative way of processing options in research helps mentees develop skills that are applicable yet unique to their professional goals and personality.  By mentees willing to integrate their personality in our collaborative work, their confidence and skills in research blossoms.

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Recorded Zoom meeting links:
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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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Year: 2023
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