Suicide Correlates & Measures

psychology; statistics; research; measurements; psychometrics; theory; clinical psychology; therapy

Research Mentor: Sean Dougherty,
Department, College, Affiliation: Psychology, Arts and Sciences
Contact Email: dougherty@psy.fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor):
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Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Psychology, Statistics
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required:
Remote or In-person: Fully Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 8, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Not participating in the Roundtable

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