Apply to become an Undergraduate Research Assistant!

PBSI 485/491

 The CHANGE lab researches various aspects of pediatric psychology and health disparities in adolescents, young adults, and their families, including but not limited to: a) health disparities in obesity and HIV; b) intersectional identities of race, gender, class, appearance, and sexual orientation; c) protective factors against stigma, discrimination, and co-occurring adversities of HIV, partner violence, substance use, and metabolic complications.

As an undergraduate research assistant (URA), you can gain experience...

• With pediatric psychology and working with adolescents and their families

• Helping develop interventions to increase ethnic identity

• Examining how discrimination impacts health outcomes

• Bridging the gap between science and the public through art

• Examining diversity, equity, and inclusion in the academic health sciences

• Exploring co-occurring HIV, interpersonal violence, and substance misuse

• Developing partnerships with organizations through community based research

• Literature reviews, data collection, manuscript/conference presentation, and leading lab meetings

We are currently not accepting applications for new undergraduate research assistants. Please check back in March of 2023. Alternatively, you may submit this interest form if you would like to be notified when we begin accepting applications.