Student Research Opportunities

• Research opportunities include participating in CLIMB (Coalition for Leadership, Interdisciplinary Mentoring, and Belonging), the health and wellness of LGBTQIA+ communities, and the use of art as a tool for social justice. Email Dr. Kris Hohn.

To inquire about additional opportunities within the SSW, email Dr. Stacey Kolomer.

• Aging, older adults, pedagogy, career development, perceptions of aging/older adults, public art and health, social justice, environmental sustainability. Email Dr. Tina Newsham.
• Black women's health, health and religion/spirituality/faith, qualitative research, narrative research. Email Dr. Sabrina Cherry.
• Healthcare/hospital management, innovation, healthcare workforce development, healthcare cost, quality, and/or access. Email Dr. Dan Fisher or Dr. William Opoku-Agyeman.
• Rehabilitation and reintegration of military veterans with disabilities; adaptive and inclusive sports; professional studies within Recreation Therapy. Email Dr. Brent Hawkins.
• Placemaking (e.g. humanistic geography); the relationships between popular culture and tourism, sports, and/or leisure; and trends in food and beverage (e.g. sports concessions; breweries; wine club membership; food souvenirs, etc.). Email Dr. Alana Seaman.

To inquire about additional opportunities within the SHAHS, email Dr. Steve Elliott.

• Community based participatory research - specific topics will vary. Email Dr. Stephanie Duea.
• Family management of childhood chronic conditions, pediatric feeding disorder and developmental trajectories, measure development, food allergy, and mixed-method research. Email Dr. Hayley Estrem.
• Geriatrics, Parkinson's disease, hospice, time management, anxiety, hurricanes R/T anxiety and preparedness. Email Dr. Suzy Diggle.
• Interpersonal relationships in the university setting (incivility, collaboration, teaching/learning) and eating disorders. Email Dr. Paula Baisden.
• Older adults and/or mental health issues. Email Dr. Tammy Arms.
• Preclinical sciences, public health, allied heath, and community engagement. Email Dr. Matthew Peterson.
• Self-management in chronic illness and patient self-advocacy. Email Dr. Carolyn Kleman.
• Stroke caregiving, stroke transitional care. Research timing varies. Email Dr. Barbara Lutz.

To inquire about additional opportunities within the SON, email Dr. Trish Suplee.

Research assistants get the chance to dive into passion projects and gain valuable teamwork experience. Explore opportunities to provide an invaluable role in an upcoming project.

Research assistants play an important and supportive role in research projects. You will get hands-on experience in exploring areas of interest in your chosen field of study.

UNCW research assistant roles may be paid or volunteer-based. You will get broad exposure to a variety of vital research tasks, from searching literature to data collection or helping to disseminate the project findings.

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