Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Sean Dougherty
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): dougherty@psy.fsu.edu
Position Title: Graduate Student
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FSU College (if applicable): Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Psychology
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Suicide Correlates & Measures
Project Keywords: psychology; statistics; research; measurements; psychometrics; theory; clinical psychology; therapy
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Psychology, Statistics

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?: 8
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 will involve refining measurement of suicidal phenomena and related phenomena; refining theories relevant to detection, prevention, and treatment of clinical phenomena; and developing a novel therapy to improve functioning and address psychological difficulties people experience.

Research Tasks:
Student research assistants will attend workshops to augment their knowledge of research methods, statistics, the field of suicide research, scholarship/fellowship/grant applications, etc. Student research assistants will meet weekly to troubleshoot any difficulties encountered with research during the previous week and to create a plan for research during the coming week. Student responsibilities may involve conducting background research, data-cleaning, data analysis, developing therapy materials, and manuscript-writing.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Required: strong writing skills; eagerness to learn

Mentoring Philosophy:
Student research assistants will receive mentoring in all stages of the research process, with an especial focus on delving into already-published research, analyzing data, developing and refining theoretical frameworks, and writing research manuscripts. Student research assistant independent responsibilities will involve reviewing existing, published research, writing portions of research papers, and various other research-relevant responsibilities.

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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?: No
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Year: 2023
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