Research Stipends
Research Stipends ($1,200 to $1,500) Available Fall, 2008
Work with the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED) faculty and staff to conduct research projects in disability-related topics and receive a $1,200 or $1,500 award. Stipends are awarded to seniors or graduate students for work with the CED researcher during the academic year beginning in September 2008. These projects would make excellent capstone or thesis topics. For complete information about each of the stipends available this year, contact luphold@hsc.wvu.edu. The CED is part of WVU’s Health Sciences Center and conducts activities across University departments. Interested parties should contact the CED by June 30, 2008.
This year’s topics include:
- Review of Traumatic Brain Injury Services in West Virginia
Qualitative review of archival data, on a regional basis, to identify and analyze unmet needs and barriers to traumatic brain injury services in West Virginia. This includes a text analysis of existing case notes and other documentation. - Improving Skills of Clinicians Providing Feeding and Swallowing Services
Investigate the changes in knowledge and skills of clinicians who receive interdisciplinary training in Feeding and Swallowing services. This includes a pre-post assessment of clinicians who receive training in how to effectively conduct feeding and swallowing assessments and treatment. - Long-term Follow-up of “At Risk” Children
Follow 15 individuals who were identified as “at risk” and 15 individuals who demonstrated no “at risk” status twenty-five (25) years ago in a longitudinal study of insularity, demographic status and mother-child interaction. This includes a review of previously collected data and phone or personal interviews with original study participants. - Impact of Prescribed Medications on the Artistic Process
Review of how individuals carry out the artistic process related to their use of prescribed medicines and their disability. This includes one-on-one in-person interviews with individual artists and self-described artistic work and use of prescribed medications. - Use of Functional Assessments as a Substitute for Functional Analysis
Procedures that approximate the rigor of a functional analysis but retain the acceptability and ease of functional assessments are needed. This includes the use case studies, observations and in-vivo manipulations of the environment to develop valid and practical procedures for determining the functions of challenging behaviors of consumers who have developmental disabilities.
Apply - Interested persons should request an application from:
Lisa Uphold, Program Assistant I
Phone: (304) 293-4692 ext. 1181
Email: luphold@hsc.wvu.edu
