Graduate Opportunities for Mentored Research and Scholarly Activities

Couple and Family Therapy

Professor	Project Description	List of Tasks	Possible Outcomes
Joyce Baptist	Randomized Control Trial on Depression	Serve on treatment team Analyze data Review literature Write manuscripts and grants	Present at a conference Be a published author
Joyce Baptist	Relationship maintenance and coping with discrimination: minority race couples	Analyze data Review literature Write journal articles	Present at a conference Be a published author
Chelsea Spencer	Risk markers for intimate partner violence, animal abuse, and child abuse	Review literature Data analyses Write manuscripts	Present at a conference Be a published author Personalized letter of support
Amber Vennum	Improve the assessment of childhood adverse and protective experiences and their impacts to inform policy and intervention	Create surveys Review literature Collect data	Present at a conference Be a published author Personalized letter of support
Amber Vennum	Increase access to evidence-based information about relationships and mental health	Create surveys Review literature Collect data Code qualitative data Create public scholarship Design/implement outreach events Participate in public scholarship trainings	Present at a conference Be a published author Personalized letter of support Grow your professional network Public scholarship/outreach mentorship
Amber Vennum	Promote "Work on What Works" (WOWW, an international effort to amplify classroom strengths) in educational/community settings	Support WOWW training and implementation Review literature Collect data Code qualitative data Assist with outreach events and conferences	Present at a conference Be a published author Personalized letter of support Grow your professional network Become WOWW trained

Event and Hospitality Management

Professor	Project Description	List of Tasks	Possible Outcomes
Kevin Roberts	Investigate how workplace interventions modify food safety behaviors and habits	Review literature Design and distribute surveys Data collection/coding/ cleaning/organization Statistical analysis Write a manuscript	Be a published author Present at a conference Behavior research experience
Yue Vaughan	Comparative analysis of 90-credit hospitality and event management bachelor degrees	Identify and analyze degree programs Develop benchmarking deliverables Support funding applications	Be a published author Present at a conference Behavior research experience Market analysis experience Personalized letter of support Improved academic resume/CV
Yue Vaughan	Systematic literature review of theoretical foundations and typologies of social entrepreneurship	Review literature Summarize/organize data Develop a conceptual model Create a PRISMA-style diagram Write a manuscript	Be a published author Present at a conference Develop systematic review skills Personalized letter of support
Yue Vaughan	Review empirical studies linking CSR/ESG performance to firm cost of debt	Identify relevant studies and extract key characteristics Compare findings, moderating variables, and theoretical positions Develop evidence table Write implications and insights for industry	Be a published author Present at a conference Develop systematic review skills Personalized letter of support

Fashion Studies

Professor	Project Description	List of Tasks	Possible Outcomes
Sherry Haar	Merge 3D printing technology with Traditional Fiber Art for Green Burial Awareness	Review literature 3D printing design, development and prototyping Analyze forms for wet felting wool Needle felting sarcophagi	Present at a conference Design 3D prototypes Be a published author Personalized letter of support
Yingying Wu	Data-driven functional post-mastectomy bra design using anthropometric analysis and user-centered evaluation	Review literature Process 3D body scans Data analysis Design development and documentation	Present at a conference Design prototypes Be a published author Personalized letter of support

Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health

Professor	Project Description	List of Tasks	Possible Outcomes
George Wang	Integrate cereal science and nutrition to develop high–resistant starch wheat foods for metabolic and gut health	Review literature Test digestibility and glycemic response Animal models Gut microbiome and metabolic biomarker analysis Statistical analysis Write manuscripts Conference presentations	Be a published author Present at conferences Interdisciplinary training Strong mentorship Personalized letter of recommendation Be highly competitive for jobs in academia, industry, or federal agencies
Umut Yucel	Develop sorghum as a functional ingredient and biomolecule to promote better health outcomes	Analytical spectroscopic and chromatographic measurements Sample preparation Protocol development Data collection and analysis	Analytical research experience Present at conferences Be a published author
Umut Yucel	Detecting and analyzing microplastics across various matrices, including muscle tissue, water, soil, and food	Analytical spectroscopic and chromatographic measurements Sample preparation Protocol development Data collection and analysis	Analytical research experience Present at conferences Be a published author

Human Development and Family Science

Professor	Project Description	List of Tasks	Possible Outcomes
Anthony Ferraro	Learning how divorce education programs work and for whom they are most effective	Literature Review Work on a team with diverse expertise Facilitate or lead qualitative interviews Design program evaluations Prepare conference proposals and manuscripts	Present at a conference Personalized letter of support
Carol Johnston	Examine parents’ partner and child relationships, mental health, substance use, coparenting, family functioning, and child development	Literature Review Data collection Longitudinal data analysis	Present at a conference Be an author
Mindy Markham	Learning how divorce education programs work and for whom they are most effective	Literature Review Work on a team with diverse expertise Facilitate or lead qualitative interviews Design program evaluations Prepare conference proposals and manuscripts	Present at a conference Personalized letter of support

Health Promoting Behaviours

Professor	Project Description	List of Tasks	Possible Outcomes
Emily Mailey	The influence physical activity and time in nature on fathers' mental health and wellbeing	Recruit/enroll participants Collect/enter data Assist with intervention design and activities	Present at a conference Personalized letter of support

Physiology

Professor	Project Description	List of Tasks	Possible Outcomes
Joshua Carr	Using resistance and neuromuscular training to improve recovery from wrist immobilization in midlife women.	Participant recruitment, screening and scheduling Human subjects research and documentation Neuromuscular and strength assessments Data collection/entry/ organization/quality-checking Monitor training adherence and maintain study records	Clinical and translational research experience Present at a conference
Joshua Carr	Using early cross-education to improve ACL tear recovery in active-duty military personnel.	Participant recruitment, screening, and scheduling Coordinate strength, function, and neuromuscular assessments Equipment preparation Standardize workflow Longitudinal data entry/organization/quality-check Monitor training participation, retention, and compliance	Orthopedic and rehabilitation research experience Be a published author Improved graduate, medical, and professional school applications Present at conference