UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #579

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Submission Number: 579
Submission ID: 9171
Submission UUID: 001d87f6-2555-41fa-94b3-643a8d951220

Created: Fri, 08/25/2023 - 01:39 PM
Completed: Fri, 08/25/2023 - 01:52 PM
Changed: Sun, 09/17/2023 - 09:32 PM

Remote IP address: 73.118.72.204
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Jessica Bahorski
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) jbahorski@fsu.edu
Position Title Faculty
FSU College (if applicable) Nursing
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Nursing
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Title of the Project A Multiphase Project to Improve Use of Responsive Feeding Among Vulnerable Mother-Infant Dyads
Project Keywords Infant feeding, responsive feeding, community based participatory research
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? There may be some work off campus, but we can collaborate with the other research assistants for transportation if needed.
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? 5
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 Infant feeding practices include both what infants are fed and how infants are fed.1-3 Breastfeeding for longer durations, the introduction of complementary foods after 4 months of age, and responsive feeding contribute to healthy infant growth.2,4,5 Healthy infant growth is associated with healthy weight later in childhood.6,7 Responsive feeding occurs when a caregiver learns, recognizes, and responds promptly and appropriately to the infant’s cues of hunger and satiation.8 Theory posits that responsive feeding promotes awareness of internal cues for the infant, and thus, self-regulation that contributes to healthy eating and weight trajectories across developmental stages. Interventions to promote responsive feeding in mother-infant dyads have proven successful in promoting responsive feeding,9,10 healthy infant weight gain,10,11 and infant eating behaviors.12-14 Prior work supports that mothers who breastfeed are more likely to engage in responsive feeding.15,16 A novel premise of the current proposal (Aim 1) is that a bidirectional association between breastfeeding and responsive feeding may exist (Figure 1). The latter finding would support the value of training mothers in responsive feeding techniques to increase the likelihood and duration of breastfeeding.
The Candidate and her team developed an individualized responsive feeding intervention, Learning Early Infant Feeding Cues (LEIFc). LEIFc comprises brief videos, written material, and face-to-face coaching sessions guided by a validated coaching approach called SS-OO-PP-RR (or “super,” Setting the Stage, Observation and Opportunities to Embed, Problem Solving and Planning, Reflection and Review).17 A feasibility and fidelity study of the LEIFc intervention, funded by the Candidate’s Dean’s Research Award, is currently underway with 25 dyads enrolled. The proposed study builds on this work by adding a participatory, mixed methods design to evaluate and refine the LEIFc intervention (Aims 2 and 3).
Aim 2. Integrate quantitative data and qualitative data from the current feasibility and fidelity study using mixed methods to evaluate the LEIFc intervention. The quantitative and qualitative data collected in the current study will be examined using the convergent design of mixed methods research. We hypothesize that the study is feasible and the fideility of the study could use refinement to meet needs of vulnerable mother-infant dyads.
Aim 3. Employ a participatory approach to refine the LEIFc intervention to maximize its benefit and relevance to vulnerable mother-infant dyads. Using results from Aims 1 and 2, along with input from a community advisory panel, the LEIFc intervention will be refined and a research protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the refined intervention will be designed. We hypothesize that the LEIFc intervention will be feasible to implement once revised and will meet the needs of vulnerable mother-infant dyads to improve infant feeding practices.
Research Tasks Assisting with qualitative data (focus groups and individual interviews) collection, literature review, data cleaning and analysis.
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Required - Good communication skills, ability to work face-to-face with individuals from underserved communities, ability to work as part of a team, ability to use Excel and learn how to navigate Teams, must take the CITI training
Recommended - Ability to search, read, and understand research articles (will learn as part of the UROP experience), helpful if bilingual (Spanish) but not required
Mentoring Philosophy As a mentor I tend to share my past experiences to help the student learn. I am interested in learning about the student's interests and how we can apply those interests to my research. I would like to give each member of my research team task to promote independence and learning. I encourage learning and growth over the course of the UROP year so that the student will learn to enjoy research and how it can be used in their future career.
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/jessica.bahorski.1/bibliography/public/
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Year 2023
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