Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Samantha Tackett
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: she/her
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Dr. Tackett
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): stackett@fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
FSU College (if applicable): Undergraduate Studies
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Academic Center for Excellence
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Exploratory Investigations of Students’ Experience with Student Success Strategies
Project Keywords: Student Success Strategies
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Psychology, Education, Sociology,

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):: 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:
Projects are tailored to the UROP-researcher's interests. 
Prior projects have included: Types of effective practice to increase students' development of a growth mindset; Undergraduate Student Perceptions and Valuation of Campus-based Group Tutoring; and An Analysis of Florida State Student Preferences and Biases when Selecting Tutors at the ACE Learning Studio.
The UROP-researcher may work on a solo project with Dr. Tackett or on a team. If they work with a team, they may participate in any of the following research activities: develop research questions, conduct a literature review, write sections of an IRB application, design interventions, manage data collection, participate in data analysis, summarize and present research results.
A potential solo topic is: Effective practices to support students with academic recovery. A potential team research project is identifying effective communication strategies and messaging with students.

Research Tasks:
Throughout the two-semester commitment, the project would provide first-hand research experience with researching surveys, survey design, specific strategy effectiveness research, human subject interview protocols, questioning techniques, various data collection and analysis methods, data synthesis, and data reporting and displays. Outcomes may include conference presentations and publications.	

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Skills Required
Self-regulate your schedule to commit the appropriate amount of time to the research project as well as follow-through on project tasks for each week. 
Be personally invested in creating and completing a quality research experience.
Be or become comfortable with asking questions, finding resources, recruiting guidance, creating drafts of initial ideas/thoughts and learning project-relevant skills.
Be able to use MS software like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google docs.
Use Google docs to create, organize, and maintain meeting notes and action/tasks lists from meetings.

Recommended:  
Learn effective search strategies for reference databases.
Be willing to create and practice presentations related to your research (e.g., poster, intervention, data summaries).



Mentoring Philosophy:
When working with students in a research mentoring context, I use a cognitive apprenticeship approach where my students are offered opportunities for meaningful participation and ownership. If compatible with their goals and abilities, I welcome students’ involvement with my research projects, and I can provide guidance with their independent project. In general, research mentorship begins with students discussing their goals and making a plan that includes bi-weekly objectives, elements of low-stakes practice, and incremental increases in responsibility and skill requirements (e.g., coding a transcript and identifying themes, running an analysis and interpreting it). I listen to their discussion of processes and decisions and provide guidance and resources as needed so that students learn different parts of the research and publication process in an authentic manner.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable):: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C10&q=samantha+tackett&btnG=
Please add any additional information here (if applicable)::
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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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