UROP Project
The History of Public Health, Medical Science, and Popular Scepticism
history, medicine, public health
Research Mentor: Joseph Gabriel,
Department, College, Affiliation: History, Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, Medicine
Contact Email: jgabriel@fsu.edu
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Department, College, Affiliation: History, Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, Medicine
Contact Email: jgabriel@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 6
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors, preference for history, public health, pre-law, pre-med, English
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Remote or In-person: Fully Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 8-10, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
Number of Research Assistants: 6
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors, preference for history, public health, pre-law, pre-med, English
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Remote or In-person: Fully Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 8-10, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
- Day: Wednesday, September 3
Start Time: 1:00
End Time: 1:30
Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/2616650078 - Day: Thursday, September 4
Start Time: 4:00
End Time: 4:30
Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/2616650078
Project Description
I am writing a book about the history of public health in the United States and popular resistance to public health measures. The project covers the entire span of U.S. history. Topics include the history of vaccine skepticism, social and cultural attitudes toward health, political extremism, and incidents of specific outbreaks and the public health response.Research Tasks: literature reviews, analyzing primary documents, legal analysis, writing summaries of findings.
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: These are all optional, but an ability to read and synthesize large amounts of information (recommended); good writing skills (recommended); an interest and/or background in health law, health policy, or related areas (recommended); an interest in history (recommended); an interest in public health or medicine (recommended).