Historical Map Georeferencing

Economics, GIS, Georeferencing

Research Mentor: Mr. Spencer McCloy,
Department, College, Affiliation: Economics, Social Sciences and Public Policy
Contact Email: smccloy@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: No
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Economics, Geography, Open to others if they have necessary skills.
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Yes
Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
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: Not participating in the Roundtable

Project Description

I am working on digitizing maps from 1948-1971 depicting hospital service areas (HSA). Once these historical HSA maps are digitized, I will overlay them onto current county maps. The goal in digitization is to provide a framework through which I can analyze how expanding health care facilities to rural areas affects real health and economic outcomes in those areas. The RA for this project would focus on georeferencing images of historical maps in a GIS software (e.g., ArcGIS).

Research Tasks: Georeferencing in ArcGIS Pro or QGIS; entering data into ArcGIS or QGIS

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: "Recommended" - Familiarity with a GIS software

Historic Visual Merchandising Slide Database

Merchandising, Database, History

Research Mentor: Ms. Christie Hand,
Department, College, Affiliation: Retail Entrepreneurship, Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship
Contact Email: chand@jmc.fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: No
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required:
Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 6, During business hours
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Not participating in the Roundtable

Project Description

A collection of 30,000 photographic slides of store merchandising are being scanned to develop a public, free database.

Research Tasks: Slide scanning, uploading, tagging, creating database.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Computer skills, knowledge of developing databases recommended or encouraged.

How Pre-service Teachers Develop AI Literacy through Social Media

Pre-service teacher, AI, informal learning, social media

Research Mentor: sw22b@fsu.edu Shiyao Wei, She/Her
Department, College, Affiliation: Florida State University, Education
Contact Email: sw22b@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: No
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Education-related, Computer Science (with an interest in education), Communication.
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: No, the project is remote
Remote or In-person: Fully Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 6, During business hours
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Wednesday, Sept 6, 10:00-10:30 am, Zoom link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/91922369393
Thursday, Sept 7, 3:00-3:30 pm, Zoom link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/99968726202

Project Description

In an era defined by the ever-growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on education, both challenges and opportunities abound for educators. Amidst this transformative landscape, pre-service teachers stand at the threshold of a new educational paradigm, one that demands a nuanced understanding of AI's implications. This research initiative aims to bridge the existing gap in knowledge surrounding how pre-service teachers proactively prepare for the AI revolution. By delving into their informal learning behaviors, motivations, and perceptions, this study seeks to shed light on the dynamic process through which these future educators cultivate AI literacy, thereby enriching our comprehension of their pivotal role in the evolving educational narrative.

This study employs a phenomenological approach to delve into the lived experiences and perceptions of pre-service teachers regarding AI literacy. Participants will be recruited from a study pool at a public state university. They will initially complete a screening survey, followed by in-depth one-hour interviews. The insights garnered from these interviews will be supplemented by the submission of three artifacts related to their AI-related learning experiences.

Through this research, we aim to contribute valuable insights into the informal learning strategies that pre-service teachers adopt to equip themselves with AI literacy. By addressing the evolving needs of educators in an AI-driven world, we aspire to empower these future educators with the knowledge and skills necessary for an increasingly AI-influenced educational landscape.

Research Tasks: Literature review: Examine pertinent studies in pre-service teacher education and AI literacy. Identify and establish meaningful connections between present research and historical studies.
Data collection: The primary tasks involve arranging time slots with participants and conducting interviews.
Data analysis: While it's possible that we might not reach this phase during this semester, if we do, the data analysis will encompass the utilization of qualitative coding software such as Dedoose and NVivo. This will facilitate coding of qualitative data, leading to the identification of significant topics and patterns.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Required: Interest in AI literacy, familiarity with major social media platforms, strong time management skills, and familiarity with Zoom or other major video conferencing tools.
Recommended: Experience in reading academic papers (training can be provided), and prior interview experience.

Remote sensing analysis of wetlands in the Apalachicola Bay region

GIS software, mangroves, oysters, saltmarsh, R software

Research Mentor: Ms. Jenny Bueno,
Department, College, Affiliation: Geography, Social Sciences and Public Policy
Contact Email: jbueno@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: No
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Geography, GIS, Environmental Science, or related field
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Yes
Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 10, During business hours
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Wednesday, Sept. 6 from 4:00-6:00 PM https://fsu.zoom.us/j/95339355312 OR Meeting ID: 953 3935 5312
Friday, Sept. 8 from 12:00-2:00 PM https://fsu.zoom.us/j/95339355312 OR Meeting ID: 953 3935 5312

Project Description

A motivated and organized student would assist a PhD student in Geography conducting ecological and geospatial research. The research explores the application of remote sensing to analyze geographic patterns of mangroves and oysters in the Apalachicola Bay region. The position will require the use of various software including R, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and Agisoft Metashape to process and analyze geospatial data. The student could expect academic mentorship, development of GIS skills, and optional opportunities to assist with fieldwork in the remote wetlands in the Apalachicola Bay region, which would require own transportation to the FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory.

Research Tasks: • Use Desktop ESRI apps (ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online) to create, edit and maintain vector and raster GIS data in various formats (i.e., file geodatabase, Portal, shapefile)
• Prepare or complete thematic maps, presentation materials, or other documents
• Create, update, and maintain ArcGIS Online/Portal platform applications including Field Maps
• Perform quality control and create metadata for final GIS products
• Use photogrammetric software (Agisoft Metashape) to create geospatial products
• Optional opportunities to assist with field data collection and verification in the Apalachicola Bay region
• Use R statistical software to run analysis


Skills that research assistant(s) may need: • FSU student in Geography, GIS, or related field
• Knowledge of GIS concepts and analytical techniques, preferred but not required
• Strong computer proficiency
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• Ability to plan, organize, and execute GIS-related tasks efficiently and effectively
• Ability to communicate and work collaboratively and effectively
• Proficiency with the Microsoft 365 Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Strong oral and written skills

Mindfulness-based meditation for older adults with chronic low back pain based on the gut-brain axis

mindfulness-based meditation, low back pain, gut, brain

Research Mentor: Dr. Jie Chen,
Department, College, Affiliation: Nursing, Nursing
Contact Email: jc22db@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: No
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required:
Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5 to 10 hours, 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

The proposed pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to investigate the effect of mindfulness-based meditation (MBM) on reducing pain and symptoms among community-dwelling older adults with chronic low back pain and to test the impact of the MBM intervention on the “Gut-Brain Axis (GBA)”

Research Tasks: 1. Literature review: Undergraduate students will help conduct literature reviews by searching databases, reading articles, and summarizing key findings. This will also help them develop important skills such as critical thinking and writing. The topics include mind-body intervention, meditation, pain, gut-brain axis, et al.
2. Protocol testing under shadow: Undergraduate students will be involved in testing the protocol by carrying out experiments or collecting data.
3. Data collection under shadow: Undergraduate students will observe participants recruitment and data collection, they will also have the opportunity to collect data under shadow.
4. Presentation preparation: Undergraduate students will be involved in preparing presentations for conferences or other events by helping to develop the content, design slides, and practice delivery.


Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Recommended: conducting literature review of a given topic

Effect of Intellectual Humility on Views about Racial Issues

Racial Inequality, Intellectual Humility, Justice Sensitivity, Intergroup Motivation

Research Mentor: Dr. E. Ashby Plant, She/Her/Hers
Department, College, Affiliation: Psychology, Arts and Sciences
Contact Email: plant@psy.fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor): Ms. Trisha Dutta She/Her/Hers
Research Assistant Supervisor Email: dutta@psy.fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: No
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Ideally Psychology majors, but I am open to Philosophy and Social science majors (especially if you have taken an "Introduction to Psychology" course)
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required:
Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 6-9 hrs (includes biweekly meeting on Fridays from 1:30-2:30 pm), During business hours
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Not participating in the Roundtable

Project Description

We will examine how individual difference in intellectual humility affects people's assessment and perception of racial issues. Intellectual humility refers to people's awareness of the limitations of their knowledge. When people are aware of what they know and don't know, they are more willing to pay attention to views that don't align with their own and revise those views when presented with compelling evidence. We want to understand how this mindset influences:
1)Awareness and assessment of complex race-related topics (such as white privilege, affirmative action, racial inequality, etc.)
2)Willingness to seek additional information and update (false) beliefs
3)Inclination to respect differences and show other-focused justice concerns (i.e., sensitivity to injustices that others face)

Research Tasks: 1)Data Collection, 2) Coding of participants’ responses, and 3) Assistance with literature review and data analysis.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Recommended: Basic statistical knowledge (If you have taken the Research Methods course, that will be considered a bonus, but it is NOT required). Soft skills, such as punctuality, good time management, conscientiousness, writing, and speaking fluency are extremely important.

"Effects of Targeted Training on Développé Performance in Collegiate Level Dance Majors" (TBD)

Dance, Performance Enhancement, Développé, Targeted Training, Imagery

Research Mentor: Elizabeth Zuccaro,
Department, College, Affiliation: School of Dance, Fine Arts
Contact Email: emz19a@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor): Dr. Tom Welsh
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Faculty Collaborators Email: twelsh@dance.fsu.edu

Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors outside of dance (I cannot work with dance majors)
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required:
Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5-8 hours per week, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Topic: Elizabeth Zuccaro’s Research Mentor Rountable
Time: Sep 5, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 999 638 9657

Project Description

We are doing this research to see if a training program can improve the performance of développé (a skill commonly used in concert dance) in terms of height and movement quality.

Research Tasks: Research tasks include but are not limited to the following: data collection, data analysis, literature review, and set-up/clean-up of research equipment. research meetings

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Assistants must be able to follow instructions carefully and consistently. Moreover, assistants must be responsible and considerate when collecting and analyzing data. Other skills you may need as a research assistant are the ability to think creatively and communicate with your mentor effectively.

Religion and Society

religion; race; gender; sexuality; emotion

Research Mentor: jcorrigan@fsu.edu John Corrigan,
Department, College, Affiliation: Florida State University, Arts and Sciences
Contact Email: jcorrigan@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: No
Number of Research Assistants: 3
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required:
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: Not participating in the Roundtable

Project Description

Historical research on how religion in America has been intertwined with race, gender, sexuality, and emotion.

Research Tasks: Data collection. Read and analyze historical documents in the light of current discussions about race, gender, sexuality, emotion.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Critical thinking.

Repeat Victimization and Delinquent Peer Affiliation

delinquent peers, victimization, neighborhoods

Research Mentor: Maggie You,
Department, College, Affiliation: Criminology and Criminal Justice, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Contact Email: myou@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: No
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors, but preference is given to students majoring in criminology and sociology.
Project Location: the project is remote
Research Assistant Transportation Required: No, the project is remote
Remote or In-person: Fully Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 6 hours a week, 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

The peer context has long been recognized as critical to the study of victimization, but little research has examined whether delinquent peer affiliations increase the risk of repeat victimization. The current study seeks to extend the literature by exploring causal pathways whereby youth who are exposed to victimization increase delinquent peer associations, which in turn increase subsequent victimization. The current study takes an important step toward a life course perspective of victimization.


Research Tasks: Undergraduate students will be involved in research project on crime, and particularly delinquent peer affiliation, neighborhoods, and victimization. They will be able to develop academic skills such as reading, writing, analyzing, and presenting.

1. Literature review: Undergraduate students will help to conduct literature review on criminology theory, criminal justice policy, research methods, and statistics in criminology. They will read articles related to the topics and summarize key findings.

2. Data collection and analyses: Undergraduate students will participate in the processes of data collection and analysis using various analytical strategies. They will learn the basic statistics and how to use statistical software.

3. Presentation: Undergraduate students will be involved in preparing presentations for conferences by helping to develop content, designing slides, and practicing academic presentation.


Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Excellent academic writing skills and a basic knowledge of statistics are required.

Emotion Regulation Strategies Among Undergraduate Students in STEM

Emotion, Emotion Regulation, STEM, Undergraduate students

Research Mentor: Juhee Kim,
Department, College, Affiliation: Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, Education
Contact Email: jk18j@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: No
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors but preferably psychology and education
Project Location: Remote
Research Assistant Transportation Required: No, the project is remote
Remote or In-person: Fully Remote
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: Not participating in the Roundtable

Project Description

Emotions play a crucial role in the academic experiences of university students. Particularly, negative emotions, such as stress and anxiety, could serve as obstacles to both academic achievement and psychological well-being. If students struggle to effectively manage negative emotions and consistently experience high levels of stress and anxiety, these encounters can detrimentally impact their psychological well-being, subsequently influencing academic performance, engagement, persistence, and overall quality of life. This research project, therefore, is centered around the comprehensive exploration of students' strategies to regulate negative emotions within the context of studying STEM subjects.

Specifically, the investigation will delve into the analysis of one adaptive strategy, reappraisal, and one maladaptive strategy, suppression. Drawing from students' use of these strategies, we will create distinct strategy profiles, encompassing scenarios such as high use of one strategy paired with low use of the other, high use of both strategies, and low use of both strategies. These profiles will then be subjected to a comparative analysis concerning academic performance indicators (e.g., GPA) and psychological well-being measures.

Research Tasks: Literature review, data collection, data management, data analysis (if possible), and conducting interviews

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Recommended skills:
- Experience with literature searches
- Proficiency with the Microsoft 365 Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Strong oral and written skills
- Critical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Ability to communicate and work collaboratively and effectively