Student Volunteers needed for SWANSS
Category : Student Opportunities
Surveillance of Wastewater And Nasal Self-Collections of Specimens (SWANSS) is a Gates Foundation funded project at the Fulton County Jail, where weekly mass testing for COVID-19 is conducted in conjunction with wastewater testing. Our team has had a soft roll out; this coming Wednesday 11/3/2021 we want to scale up individual, mass testing four-fold.
–We have an urgent need for 2-3 more student volunteers to help with distributing nasal swabs for self-collection and data management during the collection period. For those taking the introductory course in the SDOH certificate program, this can count towards volunteer work for the Center for the Health of Incarcerated Persons.
–We need students who would be able to work at the jail from 3:30 pm to 7 pm this Wednesday.
–The jail is about a 30-minute drive from campus as the evening rush hour starts—volunteers would need to be free from 3 pm onwards.
–I am only interested in students who would not be missing a class if they were to participate.
–For persons who have commitments this Wednesday PM, we may also need a handful of volunteers for Monday 11/9—hours for that day are yet to be determined.
–For persons who are interested in becoming more involved, a student work-study job will be posted soon. REAL candidates encouraged to apply but opportunity not limited to REAL.
–If interested in serving this Wednesday, please contact lindsay [dot] saber [at] emory [dot] edu or nicholas [dot] laramee [at] emory [dot] edu by Tuesday morning.
