The Know@Home (K@H) study is a longitudinal randomized control trial housed within the PRISM Health research group in the Department of Epidemiology.

Know@Home is a research project taking place in 11 states across the U.S. This study is evaluating online recruitment approaches as well as health promotion strategies to support HIV testing for Black or African-American and Hispanic or Latino gay and bisexual men. As a part of the study, participants are mailed home HIV test kits. Some men who are enrolled as participants in the study will be randomized to have access to the Know@Home app. This app includes information about HIV and STI prevention, treatment, and also includes the option to order home STI testing, condoms, and lubricant for free.

Position Details and Responsibilities 

This position is eligible for REAL award. This position would start during summer 2020 but would have the option to continue through the fall and spring semesters as well. The position could be done remotely until campus re-opens.

Among possible job responsibilities of REAL students working on K@H are the following:

• Interacting with our participant management system
• Ensuring quality of data
• Randomizing and enrolling study participants
• Communicating with study participants via email, text, and phone
• Contributing to other study retention activities

Additional benefits of working on K@H are the following:

• Opportunity to be hands on in the implementation of HIV research
• Develop relationships with PRISM faculty and staff that could potentially lead to practicum, thesis, and employment opportunities
• Opportunity to strengthen customer service/interpersonal skills by working with participants
• Opportunity to participate in PRISM staff meetings and learn more about other PRISM research studies
• Opportunity to gain experience in the implementation of a large, randomized control trial
• Opportunity to engage and have hands-on-experience with sexual minority populations 

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• Application deadline: August 1, 2020
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