UROP Project

Health Services & Unmet Health Needs

Pandemic, Rural Health, telehealth, chronic disease, secondary data analysis

Research Mentor: Dr. Dr. Ransome Eke,
Department, College, Affiliation: Department of Family Medicine & Rural Health, Medicine
Contact Email: ransome.eke@med.fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor): Dr. Dr. Ericka Horne she/her
Research Assistant Supervisor Email: ericka.horne@med.fsu.edu
Faculty Collaborators: Ms./Dr./Dr. Cindy Telfort, Dr. Joedrecka Brown Speights
Faculty Collaborators Email: cindy.telfort@med.fsu.edu

Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Public Health
Biostatics
Clinical Professions Major (IMS)
Community Patient Care (IMS)
Health Management, Policy, & Information (IMS)
Exercise Physiology
Nursing
Human and Health Sciences
Psychology
Food and Nutrition Science
Open to all majors

Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Yes
Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5-10, 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: 12:00
  End Time: 12:30
  Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/97261058469

Project Description

Students will gain an understanding of the differences of health outcomes across geographical variations in healthcare services and among rural areas and looking at the drivers for differences in healthcare outcomes. Students will be able to inform researchers and decision makers with data-informed resources that can lend to the development of interventions to reduce chronic disease.


Research Tasks: literature review
data cleaning
data analysis
manuscript drafting
poster drafting
presentations

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: reading and critical thinking skills