Interested in gaining experience in research?

The Family Involvement Laboratory IS LOOKING FOR BILINGUAL (Spanish/English) UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS for the spring semester (two-semester commitment preferred).

Spring Research Assistants will sign up for 3 credits and attend our lab meetings 9:30am to 12:30pm on Wednesdays in the spring led by Dr. Natasha Cabrera (Graded). 

Students will serve as research assistants for the Family Involvement Lab, which is currently conducting a study on Latino immigrant mothers, fathers, & children. The goal of the study is to understand how mothers’ & fathers' values, goals, & beliefs influence their children’s social skills & academic competencies.

Research assistants will code mother-child and father-child play and reading interactions, conduct short literature reviews; participate in data collection; recruit parents; schedule visits; & data entry. This is a great opportunity for students who are interested in pursuing graduate work in the social sciences. Depending on interest & skill-level, there will be opportunities to write honors theses and participate in papers for publication.

If you’re interested please send your resume & unofficial transcript to Jenessa Malin (jlmalin@umd.edu) (you can find the lab at http://www.popcenter.umd.edu/filab)