>
> The School of Public Health in the University of Alabama at
> Birmingham is offering a summer research internship for students
> interested in studying neighborhood poverty and its impact on adolescent
> behavior. Students who participate in the internship, which
> is in its 11th year, will conduct a survey of adolescents living in
> public housing and other very low-income neighborhoods in Mobile and
> Prichard, Alabama. This longitudinal survey, which has been
> administered annually since 1998 and has been funded by the National
> Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National
> Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
> Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Centers for Disease Control
> and Prevention (CDC), addresses challenges that young people face as
> they grow up in impoverished neighborhoods, including violence,
> alcohol and drug use, sexual behavior, the development of self-esteem
> and a sense of the future, and family dynamics. Interns will also have
> an opportunity to participate in other studies involving the same
> population.
> We are soliciting applications from students who would like to
> participate in this unique learning experience. Interns, who may be
> either undergraduate or graduate students, will be required to live
> in Mobile between May 19, 2008 and August 1, 2008. The first week,
> they will receive rigorous training for the project, including
> recruiting research participants, interviewing, and the general
> conduct of field research. Following training, they will go out in the
> field; their work will involve door-to-door recruitment of survey
> participants (to obtain parental permission and informed consent and
> to schedule a survey time), documentation of the recruitment efforts,
> and data collection (through administration of the survey in both
> group and individual settings). Each student who participates will
> receive a stipend ($7.50 per hour) to cover living expenses. We are
> happy to work with students desiring course credit, although this
> should be arranged through their home universities. International
> students must contact the International Student Offices at their own
> university and at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to determine
> whether they are eligible to participate, and to arrange all of the
> paperwork for them to be paid. General work hours are between 9:00 AM
> and 6:00 PM, with some limited weekend work required. We will accept
> 20-30 student interns into the program.
> In the past, we have accepted students from a variety of social
> science and related disciplines, including Public Health, Psychology,
> Sociology, Social Work, Political Science, Criminal Justice, Human
> Development, African American Studies, Women's Studies, Education, and
> Biology. All interns will have access to the data for academic
> purposes. Three students have completed master's theses using these
> data, and others are using the data for doctoral dissertations.
> Internship applicants should have good communication skills, be
> able to work well in a team setting, and be sensitive to issues of
> race and poverty. We will help interns find either commercial or
> university (dormitory) housing.
> Our preference is for students who can spend the entire summer
> in Mobile. However, during past years we have accommodated some
> students who have not been able to join us until June, and we will
> conduct a second training session beginning June 4, 2008. Also, we
> understand that many students have prior commitments and will have to
> be gone for a week or two during the summer; we can accommodate this
> as well.
> For more information, please contact John Bolland (contact
> information is listed below). Interested students should send us a
> note indicating their interest and a resume (with names of and contact
> information for three references). We will begin screening applicants
> on March 17 2008, although we will continue accepting applications
> until all positions are filled (typically at least the middle of
> April).
>
> John M. Bolland
> Department of Health Behavior
> School of Public Health
> University of Alabama at Birmingham
> RPHB 227
> 1530 3rd Avenue South
> Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
> (205) 975-7149
> bollandj@uab.edu <mailto:bollandj@uab.edu>
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2. Clinton Global Initiative
I'm writing on behalf of the Clinton Global Initiative regarding the
opportunity of encouraging Tufts students to apply and come to Clinton
Global Initiative University (CGI U). CGI U will challenge college students
and universities to tackle global problems with practical, innovative
solutions. From March 14-16, CGI U will have its inaugural non-partisan
meeting in New Orleans at Tulane University .
I have pasted below an email blast that contains more information about CGI
U. By sending this email to the student's within your department, they will
have the chance to attend CGI U and become a part of a larger movement
endeavoring to make a difference in our world.
If you have any questions or concerns or want to chat more about CGI U,
please feel free to call or email me.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.
Cheers,
Dagney Cassella
Clinton Global Initiative
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York , NY 10009
(212) 710-4477
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Edith D. Balbach, Ph.D.
Director, Community Health Program
Tufts University
112 Packard Ave.
Medford, MA 02155
phone: 617/627-2517
fax: 617/627-3072
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Pamela Schoenberg Reider
Program Administrator
Community Health Program
Tufts University
112 Packard Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
phone: 617/ 627-2349
fax: 617/ 627-3072
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