Eating Behavior Among Children
Students will support ongoing research related to eating behaviors and risk factors for obesity among parents and children, assisting with scheduling and running participant appointments, entering, analyzing and possibly presenting data.
Project description
The Eating Behavior Research Laboratory is looking for research assistants. We study eating behaviors and risk factors for obesity among parents and children. We have multiple ongoing research projects. One of which is a study assessing the relationships between parent and child appetitive traits, eating in the absence of hunger, and food parenting. Qualified students may be involved in recruitment, scheduling and running appointments, assisting with behavioral coding and scoring of data, and analyzing data. Another ongoing project involves studying the relationships between parent and child screen time and food motivation. The goal of this study is to assess relationships between screen use, food motivation and screen motivation in parent-child pairs. Qualified and interested students could be trained on one or multiple ongoing projects.
Project outcome
The specific outcomes of this project will be identified by the faculty mentor at the beginning of your collaboration.
Learning outcomes
The specific outcomes of this project will be identified by the faculty mentor at the beginning of your collaboration.
Project details
| Length of commitment | Year-long; 10-12 months |
| Start time | Anytime |
| In-person, remote, or hybrid? | In-Person |
| Level of collaboration | Small group project (2-3 students) |
| Benefits | Potential academic credit |
| Who is eligible | Students who are motivated to learn and succeed, have experience with/enthusiasm for working with children, strong customer service skills, maturity and professionalism, and are detail-oriented. |
Goldwater and the National Science Foundation
Students participating in this project might be interested in and eligible for the Goldwater Scholarship and the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Connect with the Office of Fellowships and Scholarships to learn more.
Project mentor
Katherine Balantekin
Assistant Professor
Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Start the project
- Email the project mentor using the contact information above to express your interest and get approval to work on the project. (Here are helpful tips on how to contact a project mentor.)
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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. After you’re approved to begin the project, your mentor will send the relevant materials. Please reference this when you get to Step 2 of the Preparation Phase.
- Reading articles or books
- Attending workshops and trainings
- CITI training
Keywords
exercise, nutrition, obesity, interventions, children