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STRONG STAR Research Consortium

Adult Development and Aging Lab, Dr. Michael D. BarnettLaboratory Coordinator, 2016-2017 Responsibilities: Locating relevant research grant opportunities and writing research grant proposals with lab director. Lab-wide editing of manuscripts and posters. Interviewing and evaluating RAs and coordinating personnel decisions with lab director. Mentoring research assistants in writing and running statistical analyses.Data Management Coordinator, 2016-2017Responsibilities: Leading a team of up to nine RAs responsible for the management of data for all major research projects. Creating, organizing, and merging data sets. Using SPSS, R, and health analytic software to enter, score, and manage data. Training RAs in use of assessment software and physiological measures equipment. Project Coordinator, 2016-2018Project: An Investigation of the Social Identities of LGB IndividualsResponsibilities: IRB approval, literature review, research design, and survey creation through Qualtrics. Recruitment strategy for a sample of 100 gay men age 50+.Student Investigator, 2016-2017Project: Attitudes toward Aging and Older Adults Responsibilities: IRB approval, research design, and survey creation through Qualtrics. Research Assistant, 2016Project: Psychosocial Influences on Advance Care Planning Responsibilities: Conducted 23 face-to-face interviews (approximately 50 hours over 10 events) with older adults in retirement communities about advance care planning, end-of-life preferences, and perspectives on aging and death. Trained and evaluated RAs for interviewing study participants.

Diabetes and Psychosocial Research Lab, Dr. Charles A. GuarnacciaProject Coordinator (Summer), 2017Project: Self-Efficacy Theory and Self-Determination Theory: A Physical Activity Experimental ComparisonResponsibilities: Supervising RAs, scheduling participants, and coordinating study activities.