Opportunities

The Cognitive Health in Late Life (CHILL) Lab is seeking a highly motivated undergraduate research assistant to volunteer for two ongoing research studies:

1. The Assessing Memory in Every Neighborhood (AMEN) Study): Administering cognitive screening measures and collecting survey data from community engagement initiatives (e.g., brain health seminars, community clinics, and tabling at local events) to engage underrepresented communities in Alzheimer’s disease research.
2. Black Impact: Conducting cognitive assessments as part of a 6-month wellness intervention to promote cardiovascular health.

The lab seeks to build relationships with local organizations serving older adults and work alongside the Alliance for Diversity in Brain Health for the Central Ohio Community (ADHOC) and the Accelerate Research Group. Research assistants may be eligible to gain academic credit via registering for Undergraduate Research in Psychology (PSYCH4998).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Research activities (40%): Administering cognitive screening measures and surveys; data entry with REDCap; learning basic data analysis and scientific writing skills; reviewing scientific journal articles; contributing to poster presentations, invited talks, and publications.
• Community engagement (40%): Assisting with tables at health fairs; assisting with brain health presentations; fostering relationships with local organizations such as faith communities and health clinics.
• Professional development (20%): Attending lab meetings; shadowing neuropsychologists and other health professionals; cultivating communication skills for scientific and lay audiences.

TIME COMMITMENT:

• Research assistants will be asked to commit to volunteering up to 8 hours per week.
• Most weeks will involve a lab meeting (1 hour, in-person or virtual), data entry (2 hours, in-person), attending a Black Impact intervention session (2 hours, in-person), and occasional community engagement events.
• Research assistants will be expected attend at least 50% of the community engagement events scheduled over summer 2025, which will occur approximately 2-4 times per month on weekdays, weekends, and evenings.
• For the Black Impact 2.0 study, there will be a week in October 2025 and again in April 2026 when research assistants will need to volunteer approximately 10 hours: 5 hours on two weeknights (either Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday) from 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Research assistants can also have the opportunity to attend intervention sessions one night per week (either Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday) from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Active enrollment as an undergraduate student at The Ohio State University.
• Minimum GPA = 3.5 or above
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
• An interest in networking, community engagement, and public speaking.
• Availability to volunteer during nonstandard hours (e.g., evenings, weekends, approximately 2-4 times per month) for community engagement activities and data collection.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• An interest in obtaining research experience to prepare for applying to graduate school to study cognitive aging and Alzheimer’s disease in the future, particularly Ph.D. programs in clinical neuropsychology
• Majoring in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a closely related field.
• Sophomore or Junior class standing in Fall 2025.
• Experience with statistical analysis software (e.g., SPSS, R, or JASP).
• Experience with community engagement (e.g., volunteering with local organizations, tabling or managing a booth, serving underserved populations, planning events with faith communities or other cultural groups).
• Planning to be in the Central Ohio area for Summer 2025 and Summer 2026.

HOW TO APPLY:

Application Deadline: May 5, 2025 at 11:59PM. Email the following to Dr. Grant (grant.866@osu.edu):

1. A description of the following:
   1. Your major / concentration (e.g., psychology, neuroscience, etc.)
   2. Your class standing (e.g., sophomore, junior, etc.)
   3. Your expected graduation date (e.g., Spring 2027, Spring 2028).
   4. Why you are interested in research in clinical neuropsychology, Alzheimer’s disease, or lifestyle interventions to promote brain health.
   5. Your future career goals.
   6. Any experience with community engagement.
   7. Whether you have access to a vehicle to travel to local community events.
2. Résumé / curriculum vitae (attached as a PDF file)
3. Ohio State University Advising Report (attached as a PDF file)

Qualified candidates will be scheduled for an in-person interview with Dr. Grant.

The Communication and Cognitive Systems Lab is looking for RAs for AU25. Research assistants will learn/gain experience on all of the following: generating experimental stimuli, conducting lab experiments, running participants on both eye tracking and behavioral studies, and analyzing data.

The lab welcomes motivated and enthusiastic individuals interested in learning about the research process. They prefer individuals with excellent organizational skills with keen attention to details. All majors are welcome. Must commit to 10 hours a week in the lab over two semesters.

Learn More and Apply Today!

I am Dr. Choe, a Ph.D. from the Univ. of Southern California in Psychology. I have some exciting research opportunities, about a topic I have been researching: intrusive and emotionally manipulative parenting called parental psychological control. I am looking for:

• Spanish-speaking students or Korean-speaking students to run family studies (on Zoom, observation, interview, and questionnaires) with Mexican immigrant families or Korean American families
• Thorough/organized undergraduate students whom I can guide to systematically summarize articles (e.g., read articles critically, capture important information, organize them into a table) in order to write theoretical manuscripts.
• Students who want to come to doctoral programs in Psychology or mental health or addiction fields (will most benefit from this RA-ship).
• Those who can commit to research longer-term (e.g., 2 years) would be preferred (so freshmen are especially welcomed), and at least a year commitment is required.
• All remote work.
• Students who took an intro psychology course can benefit from it, but it is not required.

I have been mentoring undergraduate students for 19 years. I teach the necessary skills for research (such as how to review the literature, how to organize crucial information, how to clean and analyze data, etc.), and I also mentor students based on students' needs and my experiences in both academia and industry. 

You can read about me and my research on my website. If you are interested, please fill out the application form: Google form application. 

Posted: 5.5.25

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