Experiential (PH 98/198)

Learn more about research currently being conducted in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.

Instructions to Students

The university now uses the Enrollment Authorization System to enroll students into Special Studies Courses. Students interested in enrolling in PH 98s and PH 198s must submit a preauthorization request via Enrollment Authorization System (EASy) within the request to enroll in PH 98 or PH 198.

PH 98/198 applications must be submitted through the Enrollment Authorization System (EASy) before the end of week one (1) of the quarter you intend to participate. The deadline for Summer Session 98/198 applications is typically 2 weeks before the start of the first Summer Session. You are encouraged to discuss your interest with faculty the quarter prior to participation in PH 98 or PH 198. If you are doing a two quarter commitment, you MUST submit a preauthorization request via Enrollment Authorization System (EASy) for enrollment every quarter. In addition, all students participating in a PH 98 or PH 198 will be required to complete an online safety and research ethics training.

PH 98 Major Credit: Please keep in mind that no more than 4 units of PH 98 may be used to meet LD major requirements. Additional PH 99 units will go towards units needed for graduation.

PH 198 Major Credit: Please keep in mind that no more than 8 units of PH 198 and PH 199 may be used to meet UD major requirements. Additional PH 198 units will go towards units needed for graduation.

PH 98/198 Supplemental Form to assist with EASy Enrollment System

For any and all research coursework, students are expected to work a minimum of 3 hours per week per unit of credit.

Fall/Winter/Spring/10 Week Summer:

1 unit (3 hours per week/30 total hours for the quarter)
2 units (6 hours per week/60 total hours for the quarter)
3 units (9 hours per week/90 total hours for the quarter)
4 units (12 hours per week/120 total hours for the quarter)

5 Week Summer:

1 unit (6 hours per week/30 total hours for 5 weeks)
2 units (12 hours per week/60 total hours for 5 weeks)
3 units (18 hours per week/90 total hours for 5 weeks)
4 units (24 hours per week/120 total hours for 5 weeks)

PH 98/198 Opportunities

PH 98/198 opportunities are listed in alphabetical order by faculty's last name. Questions regarding postings should be addressed to the individual contacts.

Dr. Cheryl Anderson

Position(s) Open

Commitment

Spring 2025, Summer 2025

Units

2 units per quarter (6 hours per week)

Contact

Lindsay Bingham, Neighborhood Health Program Manager, at lbingham@health.ucsd.edu – To apply, email cover letter and resume.

INTERVIEWS for Spring 2025 to be conducted on or before March 27, 2025.

Description

The Neighborhood Health Program (NHP) is an overarching framework for collective impact, encompassing community action, research, education, and service with the goal of improving health for millions of San Diegans and beyond. The NHP consists of multiple projects between the HWSPH and the community, including Revive & Survive San Diego (https://revivesurvive.ucsd.edu/), with a specific focus on building sustainable, collaborative health promotion projects in the Imperial Beach community. Through immersive service and project monitoring responsibilities, students will receive hands-on training in project oversight and operations, coordination, and evaluation while cultivating professional networking and public health advocacy skills. Students will receive course credit for their time spent on NHP projects and in the community.

Requirements

Minimum 2 consecutive quarter commitment (Spring 2025, Summer 2025)
Must be a full-time undergraduate student at UC San Diego during experiential opportunity
Interest in program development, health education, coordinating large-scale public health projects, and collaborating with faculty and external stakeholders: experience is a plus!
Ability to manage multiple tasks, stay organized, and be a creative problem-solver
Access to a vehicle for driving to and from community sites
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

Student Responsibilities

Participate in Revive & Survive meetings including operations, workgroups, and subcommittees as determined by supervisor
Attend public events: community panels, workshops, and meetings with community partners/stakeholders
Prepare surveys and reports, review data, and offer feedback to support NHP operations and growth

Dr. Steven Edland

Position(s) Open

Commitment

Spring 2025

Units

3 units per quarter (9 hours per week)

Contact

Dr. Sheri Thompson skt007@health.ucsd.edu 858-534-3984 – Please send CV/resume and a brief letter of interest.

INTERVIEWS for Spring 2025 to be conducted on or before April 2, 2025.

Description

The MADURA mentorship program is an R25 Training Grant funded by the National Institute on Aging, housed under the School of Public Health (Professors Steven D. Edland and Dennis Trinidad, Principal Investigators). Its goal is to support students in gaining research experience in Aging, Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias (ADRD), as well as supporting professional development and entry into advanced education pathways. The Program currently serves 23 undergraduate mentees, with students working 8 hours/week in faculty research labs. They are also provided with weekly group supervision, training and small group support, as well as multiple professional development workshops. *** This FMPH198 position is to provide administrative and educational programming support, to all of the interns in the program. PH198 students are not placed in research labs, but are welcomed to attend all whole cohort training events, seminars and outreach activities. Students wishing to continue earning PH198 credits over summer may be given the opportunity to do so – but they must start in Spring 2025.

Requirements

Minimum 2 consecutive quarter commitment
Regular availability to work each Friday from 1:30 – 4:30 PM
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong organizational and self-management skills
A high level of professionalism
Strong ability to work independently, as well as part of a team
A desire to support diversity in aging and Alzheimer’s disease research and clinical careers
A desire to improve diversity in MSTEM (Medical, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) academic majors, post graduate studies and careers
Interest in Neurosciences, Cognitive Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Human Biology or Aging/Alzheimer’s Disease research preferred

Student Responsibilities

Assisting visiting presenters with A.V. set-up
Collecting. entering and managing Program data, including attendance
Scheduling meetings and Program events, including researching and scheduling seminars/presentations
Creating and/or administering online (Qualtrics) student and faculty surveys
Generating reports and visual data representations from Qualtrics and other data sources
Assisting with student and mentor recruitment (online, in person and/or generating materials)
Assisting with research literature searches
Possible set up, entry and maintenance of reference lists for proposals/manuscripts (using End Notes software)
REQUIRED: Attending and providing administrative support for weekly group training meetings (must be available Fridays 1:30-4:30 PM). This also provides access to the educational presentations on research in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease.

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Dr. Rebecca Fielding-Miller

Position(s) Open

Commitment

Fall 2023

Units

2 units per quarter (6 hours per week)

Contact

Araz Majnoonian a2majnoonian@health.ucsd.edu (email cover letter and resume to apply)

Description

The Student Advisory Board (SAB) is a critical component of our research project, "Scripting sexual consent: a pilot study of a sexual wellness app among college students." We are seeking dedicated and passionate undergraduate students to join the SAB and actively contribute to this impactful research endeavor. Students will gain hands-on experience in public health research and contribute to a meaningful project that addresses sexual health and campus based sexual violence prevention. Students will receive course credit for their time spent working on the research project.

Requirements

Must be a full-time undergraduate student at UC San Diego during the 2023-2024 academic year
Demonstrated interest and knowledge in campus climate and gender-based violence prevention efforts
Must have an understanding of public health research principles
Ability to work effectively in a team and actively engage in the research project

Student Responsibilities

Attend weekly Student Advisory Board meetings, workshops, and project-related activities
Contribute to research methodology, participant recruitment efforts, and offer valuable feedback on project-related matters

Dr. Becky Marquez

Position(s) Closed

Commitment

Opportunity will not be offered in 2024-2025

Units

2 units per quarter (6 hours per week)

Contact

bemarquez@health.ucsd.edu

Description

The Preuss School site focuses on health promotion programs for Preuss students and their families. Preuss students come from low-income families and strive to be the first in their family to obtain a college degree. BSPH students will gain experience and skills in collaborative planning, health promotion communication, and intervention development, implementation, and evaluation.

Winter 2020 FMPH 198 Opportunity Flyer

Requirements

Have successfully completed FMPH 40
Have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
Be available Fridays from 9am - 11am
Participate in an interview with Dr. Marquez November 15th - November 19th
Submit the Application for Preuss School UCSD - FMPH 198, along with e-mailing your resume or curriculum vitae to the Public Health Office (publichealth@health.ucsd.edu), by Tuesday November 5th, 2019 by 11:59pm

Dr. Borsika Rabin

Position(s) Open

Commitment

Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, and/or Summer 2025

Units

3 or 4 units per quarter (9 or 12 hours per week)

Contact

Kera Swanson, DISC Manager, knswanson@health.ucsd.edu (Must send a resume and one-page cover letter summarizing why you are qualified for this position)

Description

The DISC Research Intern will support research and evaluation activities for the newly established UC San Diego ACTRI Dissemination and Implementation Science Center (DISC) focusing on dissemination and implementation science across UC San Diego Health Sciences. The DISC intern position will work closely with Kera Swanson, DISC Manager, and Dr. Borsika Rabin, Co-Director of the DISC, and other members of the Executive Team (Drs. Nicole Stadnick, Gregory Aarons, Lauren Brookman-Frazee) to support DISC program evaluation activities such as development of DISC surveys and metrics, refinement of DISC tracking and evaluation system, data collection and analysis.

Requirements

Interest in dissemination and implementation science, community-based participatory research, psychology, program evaluation, public health, health promotion etc.
Demonstration of attention to detail is a must in order to ensure the quality of data collection and analysis
Willingness to learn new research and evaluation tools such as REDCap and/or Qualtrics
Minimum GPA of 3.0
Junior or Senior level standing
Minimum 2 quarters commitment required with interest and/or openness in continuing through 3-4 quarters
Ability to participate in regular Zoom team meetings (Note: weekly intern meetings)

Student Responsibilities

Support DISC program evaluation activities such as development of DISC surveys and metrics, data collection and analysis
Support development of data visualizations and infographics using Canva, Powerpoint, etc.
Conduct review of the D&I literature and identify examples of D&I model use
Support implementation science systematic research reviews and literature reviews
May conduct program evaluation of community-engaged projects through DISC partner organizations such as the Global Action Research Center (theglobalarc.org)
Depending on the project, complete required Institutional Review Board CITI trainings

Position(s) Open

Commitment

Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, and/or Summer 2024

Units

3 or 4 units per quarter (9 or 12 hours per week)

Contact

Kera Swanson, DISC Manager, knswanson@health.ucsd.edu (Must send a resume and one-page cover letter summarizing why you are qualified for this position)

Description

The Mental Health America San Diego (MHASD) Community Health Worker Program Intern will support activities for the newly established partnership with UC San Diego ACTRI Dissemination and Implementation Science Center (DISC), MHASD, and the Community Health Group to provide community health and health prevention services to San Diegans. The MHASD Community Health Worker intern will work closely with Kera Swanson, DISC Manager, and Daphyne Watson, the Executive Director for Mental Health America San Diego. The intern will receive Community Health Worker training and certification, which will be provided by Community Health Group, as they engage in providing services to referred individuals. The MHASD Community Health Worker intern will contact the referred individual and visit them at their home and begin the service plan established by Community Health Group. The MHASD Community Health Worker intern will provide services in 30-minute increments, with maximum frequency of four (30 minutes) units daily.

NOTE: This position also offers a paid opportunity ($15-16 per hour). Students can't receive both monetary compesation and academic credit for FMPH 198. If offered the position with the option for monetary compesation or academic credit, student will need to select one option.

Requirements

Interest in community health work, such as, outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support, and advocacy etc.
Demonstration of attention to detail in order to ensure service plans are being followed correctly
Willingness to be trained as a Community Health Worker
Residing in San Diego with transportation to community sites
Minimum GPA of 3.0
Junior or Senior level standing
Minimum 2 quarters commitment required with interest and/or openness in continuing through 3-4 quarters
Ability to participate in regular Zoom team meetings (e.g., weekly intern meetings)

Student Responsibilities

Complete Community Health Group’s Community Health Worker training and certification process
Conduct in-home visits and provide services to referred individuals according to their individualized service plan created by Community Health Group
Support MHASD Community Health Worker Program administrative activities (i.e., scheduling, tracking visits, communicating with Community Health Group regarding service plans etc.)

Dr. Marva Seifert

Position(s) Open

Commitment

Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026 and/or Summer 2026

Units

2, 3 or 4 units per quarter (6, 9 or 12 hours per week)

Contact

mseifert@health.ucsd.edu (email cover letter and resume to apply)

Description

The UC San Diego PREVENT study is part of the CDC-funded network, the Community and Household Acute Respiratory Illness Monitoring (CHARM). This study includes three components, a community testing program, a longitudinal cohort, and a household transmission study. The longitudinal cohort will be established to estimate the burden, incidence, and transmission of respiratory pathogens in community settings and the household transmission components is designed to determine the risk factors for and protective factors against household transmission of respiratory pathogens of interest. The community testing program will provide access to PCR testing for respiratory pathogens in medically underserved communities. PREVENT is part of series of studies including CO-CREATE and CO-CREATE-Ex, that have been implemented in partnership with San Ysidro Health to improve access to respiratory testing in medically underserved communities in San Diego County.

PREVENT is looking for students to help with on-site/off-site data collection, registering participants, and providing support to study staff. Individuals we work with typically speak Spanish, Tagalog, or Arabic and students interested in working on this project should be comfortable communicating not only in English but also in one of the primary languages spoken by our participants. Our on-site locations include four San Ysidro Health Centers located in San Ysidro, Chula Vista, El Cajon, and National City areas along with UCSD sites in La Jolla and surrounding areas.

Requirements

Reliable--must commit to set hours each quarter
Enthusiasm, interest in research
Excellent oral communication skills
Own transportation/ability to travel off site
Fluent in Spanish, Tagalog, or Arabic preferred

Student Responsibilities

Guide participants through the consent process
Instruct participants on sample self-collection
Manage data in using REDCap and Excel
Assist with general study tasks as needed