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Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Center for Cancer Statistics

Category : Student Opportunities

Hours per week: 15-20
Organization: Georgia Center for Cancer Statistics (GCCS)
Operating Unit: Rollins School of Public Health

Department: Epidemiology

Pay Rate: $15 per hour

Background

The Georgia Cancer Registry (GCR) collects information on each new diagnosis of cancer within the state and contributes these data to two national population-based surveillance systems. The registry allows cancer prevention and control leaders in Georgia to follow cancer trends, identify cancer patterns within the state, prioritize resource utilization, and monitor state progress over time. The GCR is also a valuable resource for countless researchers and students across the nation. The registry serves as a sampling frame for recruiting patients to research studies, a linkage source for building enhanced research datasets, a resource for increasing clinical trial participation, and a rich dataset for research mining.

Position Description

The GCR currently supports numerous funded research studies. A part time graduate research assistant is needed to assist with the day-to-day activities associated with patient recruitment activities affiliated with several of these studies. Responsibilities of the position may include but are not limited to:

  • Preparing study recruitment packets to mail to eligible subjects
  • Reviewing surveys as they are returned for completeness
  • Assisting with follow-up calls to answer questions and encourage study participation
  • Scanning completed surveys and linking them to a research database
  • Tracing study subjects for mailing addresses and phone numbers
  • Conducting various data entry tasks
  • Generating basic descriptive statistics associated with recruitment progress

This is an excellent opportunity to learn how surveillance systems are used to support countless research studies and to learn more generally about population-based cancer registries in the United States. This work is not eligible to be applied toward an APE.

Qualifications

Attention to detail and ability to work both independently and in a group are required. The ideal candidate will have an interest in surveillance-based research. Experience with Microsoft Access is desired but not required.

To Apply

Send resume and cover letter to Dr. Kevin Ward, kward [at] emory [dot] edu

Research Assistant, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Category : Alumni Student Opportunities

Study  – Development of a Global Consensus Statement in Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma (formerly known as Shaken Baby Syndrome) 

Summary 

The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS)  – www.WFNS.org –  is in the process of putting together a consensus statement on Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma (AHT), formerly known as Shaken Baby Syndrome.   There is a need to develop a global evidence-based guidelines or a consensus statement to enhance clinical diagnosis and management of AHT.    Thus far, AHT recommendations globally are challenged by variance in culturally accepted norms, lack of data on AHt ( especially in low income countries)  and disparities in clinical resources. 

The initial step is to do a scoping review of the literature to formulate questions that will be put to a group of experts on AHT from both high- and low-income countries.  Help is needed with this step (at least). 

Once done, the WFNS will develop a global consensus statement on AHT.  

Background 

Child maltreatment, including both abuse and neglect, is a worldwide problem (WHOa). It is estimated that half of all children globally are the victims of past-year physical, sexual, or emotional violence (Hillis). It is widely recognized, though, that estimates likely undercount true incidence due to underreporting, misreporting, and data collection challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LIMC) (Hillis, WHOb, Cerna-Turoff). The impact of child maltreatment is profound with long-term consequences, including impaired development; significant childhood morbidity and mortality; and increased risk for behavioral, physical, and mental health problems in adulthood (Neigh, WHOa). 

While all forms of child maltreatment pose a risk for negative, long-term impact, abusive head trauma (AHT) appears to be associated with highest mortality and long-term morbidity. Of children presenting for medical care with AHT in high-income countries (HIC), mortality may reach in excess of one-third of victims and normal clinical outcomes may be realized by as few as one-quarter of children (Roy, Acker). Like child maltreatment more broadly, estimates of AHT are challenging due to data collection, legal implications, failure to seek treatment, lack of a definitive diagnostic marker, and various methodologies to define and code. 

 

Opportunity for interested Research Associate .  

 

The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) is interested in putting together a consensus statement on Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma, formerly known as Shaken Baby Syndrome. Although this syndrome is responsible for a large proportion of morbidity and mortality in children under two, the literature on the best practices in diagnosis, clinical management, and prevention of this type of trauma is sparse, especially in low-to-middle-income countries. 

Thus, we believe that having the world’s experts in neurotrauma come together to define best practices and identify gaps in the current literature is a critical step forward for pediatric global health. 

Students or  faculty who are interested in being part of this project will join an international team of medical students, residents, and fellows from Emory, Stanford, and the country of Colombia to conduct seven focused scoping reviews from which we will develop questions to be voted on at the WFNS meeting in March of 2023. 

Depending on how many students join the project, each will be responsible for screening, reading, and extracting information from papers in one to three of these seven reviews.  Lectures on Abusive Head Trauma and training on the methodology will be provided so that anyone interested in the project will be prepared to do high-quality work. We expect this project to take about 4 months of work, requiring no more than 5-10 hours a week. Students who take part of this project will be named as authors on what we anticipate will be a highly cited article in a high-impact journal.  

This effort is being led by Andrew Reisner, Chair of Neurotrauma at Childrens Healthcare, Chair neurotrauma at the WFNS and Director of the Pediatric Neurotrauma Lab at Emory – www.pediatricneurotraumalab.com     The Neurotrauma committee of the WFNS comprises of 30 members worldwide.   

Stipend 

A  stipend through Children’s will be offered  ( $20 / hour ) 

Next steps 

Please send a letter of interest and your CV to Andrew Reisner

andrew [dot] reisner [at] choa [dot] org   

An interest in public health, global health, epidemiology and experience in study design will be given priority.   

This opportunity is open to undergraduates, postgraduates and junior faculty alike. 

Fall Course Offering: Reducing Drug-Related Harms using Internet-Based “Big Data”: Machine Learning and AI Methods (GRAD 700R / BSHES 760R)

Category : Student Opportunities

Are you interested in learning how to analyze big data to end drug-related harms?

This course will prepare students to conduct ethical, rigorous, and theoretically-informed analyses of “big data” (machine learning/social media) in the context of research and interventions into intersecting crises of substance use disorders (SUDs) and drug-related harms.

This is one of two courses on analyzing “big data” to study and intervene in drug- related harms (the other course is entitled “Reducing Drug-Related Harms Using Big Data: Administrative, geospatial and network sources”). We recommend, but do not require, taking this course after taking the other course.

Pre-requisites: Familiarity with Regression (e.g., BIOS 501, BSHES 700), SAS (e.g., BIOS 501) and R (e.g., BIOS 544) is required.

Location: Rollins School of Public Health | Grace Crum Rollins Building, Rm. L45

Meeting time: Wednesdays 10:30AM to 1:20PM (2 hour lecture and 1 hour lab)

Course instructors: Abeed Sarker, PhD; Hannah Cooper, ScD; Lance Waller, PhD

This course is a part of the TADA training program on analzying big data to end drug-related harms.

To learn more, please contact Marielysse Cortés at mcortes [at] emory [dot] edu.

To learn more about additional pre- doctoral training opportunities, please visit sph.emory.edu/spark/tada-program

 

Epidemiology Department COVID-19 Journal Club

Category : Student Opportunities

We welcome all EPI students to join the COVID-19 Journal Club. Bi-weekly Monday meetings occur over Zoom from 12-12:50 pm, where students present COVID-19 articles. This is a great opportunity to stay up to date on the emerging literature, and learn and apply epidemiologic methods to real-world, dynamic examples. Subscribe to the “EPICOVID19” Listserv to receive Zoom meetings and article information. During our first meeting on August 29th, we will briefly introduce the club as well as review the articles discussed in the Spring semester. We hope to see you there!

 

TA Opportunity, EH 584: Built Environment and Public Health

Category : Student Opportunities

This unique position is for a combination teaching assistant and research assistant in the study area of built environment. 

The class is EH 584 Built Environment and Public Health with Georgia Tech instructor Dr. Arthi Rao with the School of City & Regional Planning.  EH 584 is jointly offered course between RSPH and GA Tech and meets in person on Fridays 11:00am– 12:55pm.  At least half of the classes will take place at GA Tech with flexibility regarding travel and in-person class meetings.  Some work may also be conducted virtually.

The position will be for up to 20 hours per week for the following tasks:

Typical tasks:

  • Coordinate/maintain/monitor both Canvas sites for the built environment course (EH 584/CP 6850)
  • Attend class
  • Serve as a liaison for course-related functions and activities
  • Assist in preparing class-related materials and lectures
  • Assist in grading and other course-related activities as they arise
  • Assist in conducting literature reviews related to public health and built environment topics
  • Assist in data/statistical analysis and/or journal manuscript preparation

Desired qualifications:

  • Second year MPH student
  • Prior coursework in built environment, social epidemiology or social determinants of health
  • Good working knowledge of Excel and other basic database skills
  • Good working knowledge of statistical software (SAS, SPSS, R, Python, etc.)
  • Good working knowledge of Endnote
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Job location:
Attend some classes in person.  Some work will be virtual. Regular check-ins will be scheduled. 
Start date ASAP.

Send statement of interest and resume to Dr. Rao (arthir [at] gatech [dot] edu.  Contact Dr. Rao or Ariadne Swichtenberg (Ariadne [dot] s [at] emory [dot] edu), GDEH ADAP, with any questions.

TA Opportunity, GH 586: Community Health Assessment

Category : Student Opportunities

Professor Claudia Ordóñez is currently looking for TAs for the course GH 586: Community Health Assessment. For more details about this position and to apply, please contact Professor ​Ordóñez at claudia [dot] ordonez [at] emory [dot] edu.

COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE: GH-586 Community Health Assessment

QUALIFICATIONS:  Demonstrable experience with qualitative research methods (familiarity with qualitative methodologies, interviewing, qual analysis). Although not required, experience or familiarity with Community-Engaged Research is ideal. 

DUTIES: to support and participate in the instructional activities of the course. Specific duties will be discussed with the instructor during the interview for the post, in accordance to candidate’s experience.

HOURS/WEEK:  6-8 hours weekly (Weekly hours include 3hrs of instructional time on Tuesdays from 9AM – 12PM)

FACULTY Name and Email: Claudia Ordóñez, claudia [dot] ordonez [at] emory [dot] edu

HOW TO APPLY: Student should make an appointment for an interview with the faculty member above. 

NUMBER OF TAs: 1

Fall 2022 Course Offering, SOC 531: Sociology of Health and Illness

Category : Student Opportunities

 This fall, Professor Ellen Idler will be teaching Sociology 531: Sociology of Health and Illness. The course will meet on Tuesday afternoons from 1-3:50pm in Tarbutton Hall. Public health students are encouraged to take the course.
 

Course Description:

This course will provide graduate students with a survey of research on the social origins of the health, illness, and health care of individuals and populations. Students will be introduced to the process of formulating important social research questions in health and illness, including attention to major theoretical perspectives, measurement of concepts, the merits of various study designs, and both qualitative and quantitative approaches to data collection and analysis. The sociology of health and illness is a large and historically important subdiscipline within the field, distinctively sociological, but with important links to public health, social epidemiology, and health psychology.

Regular class sessions will be taught on Zoom and will include: an introductory lecture on background concepts, theory, and/or methods; discussion of assigned chapters or articles that have been read by the class and are critiqued by individual students; and a “Minute for Books” with a focus on nonfiction accounts of illness or descriptions of contemporary health care systems. Assigned articles are all posted on Canvas; books chosen for the “Minute for Books” may or may not be available in the Woodruff Library, but they are almost all inexpensive paperbacks available on Amazon. During the semester each student will collaborate with the instructor on a peer review of a journal article. The final two weeks of the semester will be devoted to the presentation of student research projects.

CSTE Early Career Professionals Mentorship Program

Category : Student Opportunities

Started in 2016, the CSTE Early Career Professionals Mentorship Program is supported by the Early Career Professionals Subcommittee and aims to build relationships and foster shared learning among applied epidemiologists. The free 10-month virtual mentorship program matches mentees and mentors on common interests and their motivation for participating in the program. Mentors and mentees meet virtually once a month to discuss personal goals and participate in professional development exercises on topics such as values and self-assessing your work style. Participants also receive a monthly newsletter with upcoming professional development opportunities and access to the Mentorship Program online platform to facilitate virtual networking.

While the CSTE Early Career Professionals Mentorship program is facilitated by CSTE, the engagement of participants is critical to the success of the program, and the program is limited depending on the availability of qualified mentors.

The program is now open and accepting applications until September 12, 2022. For more information, please click here 

Student Position, Supporting an Atlanta Area K-8 School’s COVID-19 Re-Opening Plan

Category : Student Opportunities

Drs. Lauren Christiansen-Lindquist and Dabney P. Evans are seeking to hire an MPH or MSPH student to assist with enhancing, implementing and evaluating a K-8 school reopening plan in Atlanta. Given that this work involves substantial community engagement, it is well-suited for an APE (we anticipate that the position would continue into the spring, at which time first year students could begin to count hours towards their APE).

The student will work under the supervision of Drs. Christiansen-Lindquist and Evans to provide technical support to The GLOBE Academy (GLOBE) – a dual language immersion public charter school serving K-8 students in the DeKalb County School District. The school serves approximately 1,000 students across two campuses located near Briarcliff Road: Lower Campus services grades K-3 while Upper Campus serves grades 4-8. In August 2021, GLOBE opened its doors for in-person instruction for the first time in 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In Summer 2021, Drs. Christiansen-Lindquist and Evans worked with an MPH student to develop school protocols and establish a school Health and Safety Playbook, utilizing guidance from CDC, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE), and DeKalb County School District (DCSD). This playbook provides a foundation for a return to operations at The GLOBE Academy campuses under an in-person teaching model and includes information regarding both health and safety information as well as academic instruction. The Playbook has been subsequently updated several times as recently as August 2022 and its’ standard operating procedures (SOPs) reflect the evolving pandemic landscape.  In addition to enhancing GLOBE’s health and safety protocols, the candidate will maintain GLOBE’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard with constant surveillance of COVID-19 cases on campus and in the broader community.  It is vital that the candidate engage with pre-established community partners to assess the need for COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinics, while supporting all other COVID-19 related needs of school administrators and nurses. 

Job Responsibilities

  • Develop GLOBE-specific communications on:
    • Messaging around important dates/holidays/school events when COVID-19 exposure is likely to increase 
    • Answering questions submitted by community members for the weekly newsletter
    • Resources for testing/vaccination in DeKalb County
    • Prevention messaging
    • Maintain and enhance GLOBE’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard
  • When school is in session, make periodic visits to GLOBE campuses to collect data on adherence to mitigation factors and meet with GLOBE stakeholders
  • When school is in session, coordinate and manage weekly testing clinics and facilitate data sharing between school nurses and administrators
  • Monitor an email account specifically dedicated to addressing COVID-related questions and concerns at GLOBE
  • Meet with GLOBE stake holders to identify ways to best support the community and modify plans, as needed 

Requirements

  • MPH/MSPH student in the Rollins School of Public Health with a REAL award
  • Strong organizational and communication (both written and oral) skills
  • Experience with health communication
  • Understanding of respiratory disease transmission and case management 
  • Quantitative data collection and analysis experience preferred

Length of Commitment 

This position will begin no later than September 1 and will continue at least through December 2022. There may be an opportunity to continue through Spring 2023. We anticipate a time commitment of 10-15 hours per week. 

To Apply

Interested applicants should complete this google form, where you will be asked to attach an updated resume. 

Fall 2022 Course Offering: GH 544: Field Trials and Intervention Studies

Category : Student Opportunities

Instructor: Dr. Robert Bednarczyk (rbednar [at] emory [dot] edu)

This course will develop understanding of design, conduct, and analysis of field trials and intervention studies. The course will focus on methods relevant to community and facility-based trials in resource poor settings. However, several skills covered in this course will also be applicable to field and clinical trials in developed countries.
 
First AND Second year students welcome!

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