UROP Project

Translating research innovations through structured engagement and dissemination

reading disabilities, translational science, engagement, dissemination
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Research Mentor: erawls@fsu.edu Erik Rawls, He/him/his
Department, College, Affiliation: Florida Center for Reading Research, N/A
Contact Email: erawls@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Education; Psychology; Communication; Sociology; Anthropology; Social Science; Basically, open to all majors :P
Project Location: 2010 Levy Avenue (Innovation Park/Research Foundation B), Room 139, Tallahassee, FL 32310
Research Assistant Transportation Required: No, the project is remote
Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 10, During business hours
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
Not participating in the roundtable

Project Description

The researcher will be responsible for helping the team translate and disseminate previous scientific findings to new audiences, including scientific and non-scientific audiences.

Research Tasks: Literature review, protocol development, translation of scientific reports into new plain language forms including but not limited to infographics, blog posts, podcasts tailored for specific audiences

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Required:
Communication skills needed for translation and dissemination of research into plain language for multiple audiences
Basic research skills (including those provided through UROP) to apply translation of prior basic and applied research
Curiosity and an interest in scientific storytelling

Recommended:
Ability to work with limited supervision (though I will generally aim to make myself available during work hours and communicate any deviation from schedule such as leave/PTO)
Openness to asking for help whenever needed or feeling stuck

Mentoring Philosophy

My program of research includes a core interest in how folks learn to become researchers and direct their own researcher identity through self-regulated goal pursuit and development of research efficacy, particularly within effective mentoring relationships. As a social constructivist, I believe in the social nature of learning and in providing scaffolded support as students acquire new skills and develop their own unique line of inquiry or ideas grounded in previous science/scholarship. I love working in team environments, and plan to include UROP scholars within teams and other communities of practice that surround my current work, as well as developing authentic relationships based on students' unique goals (that is, it is perfectly fine to gain research skills to transfer to other contexts without committing to researcher/scholar as a profession, or in other words, to discover that a certain kind of research is not for you). To support student development, I believe in providing a strong foundation in research ethics (even if not directly engaged in human subject research, as this project is not) and exposure to a variety of methodological approaches and traditions. I like to encourage exploration without losing sight of what is feasible in order to achieve a successful finished project.

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