University at Buffalo (UB)
Erie Niagara Child Health Equity and Development Study
Looking for a Spanish speaking undergraduate student who can aid in research pertaining to prenatal and childhood mechanisms involved in health disparities.
Project description
This project, funded by the NICHD, aims to address prenatal and childhood mechanisms involved in health disparities. The study involves enrolling pregnant people in Buffalo, NY and coordinating interviews, surveys, and biospecimen collection among the participants. The study aims to have 33% of its enrolled participants identifying as Hispanic or Latina. Due to this, we are looking for a Spanish speaking research assistant to aid in communication with any participants who are not fluent in English.
Project outcome
Students who who join our research team will have the opportunity to aid in the writing of reports, gain data collection skills, work with a collaborative team of experts and professionals, and develop biospecimen processing skills.
Project details
| Length of commitment | Ideally at least 2 semesters |
| Start time | Anytime |
| In-person, remote, or hybrid? | Hybrid Project (can be remote and/or in-person; to be determined by mentor and student) |
| Level of collaboration | This role will involve high levels of collaboration with other research staff. |
| Benefits | Academic credit |
| Who is eligible | All undergraduate students |
Core partners
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development- https://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal Network - https://www.bppn.org/
Project mentor
Kennedy George
Study Coordinator
Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Phone: (716) 829-3502
Email: kcgeorge@buffalo.edu
Start the project
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Preparation activities
Once you begin the digital badge series, you will have access to all the necessary activities and instructions. Your mentor has indicated they would like you to also complete the specific preparation activities below. Please reference this when you get to Step 2 of the Preparation Phase.
- Complete requite CITI trainings to be added to the studies IRB (https://about.citiprogram.org/) (students should complete the Conflicts of Interest, Good Clinical Practice, and Biomedical Research Investigators modules).
Keywords
Spanish speaking, perinatal health, childhood development, public health, epidemiology