USA: New York City, The Davis Lab
Mentor: Alissa Davis, PhD
Research opportunities available:
Summer Research Projects, Scholarly Projects, and Research Year
Thematic Research Areas:
Adolescent Health, Infectious Diseases, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Social Determinants of Health, and Women’s Health
Global Pop funds students from the following CUIMC Schools at this site:
VP&S, MSPH, and CDM
Language requirement:
None; Russian or Kazakh language skills are a plus but not necessary.
Potential activities that could be carried out by students at this site:
Data Analysis (Qualitative and Quantitative) and Manuscript writing/preparation
Other Requirements or Information:
The Davis lab is especially interested in working with students who have prior experience in statistics and qualitative data analysis.
About Projects with Dr. Davis in 2024
Project #1 Title: Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) Study
Project #1 Description: The Davis Lab is looking for students to help analyze qualitative interviews on minority women's experiences with BV who are attending NYC sexual health clinics and assist with manuscript preparation.
Project #2 Title: JasSpark Study
Project #2 Description: The Davis Lab used crowdsourcing to develop a digital intervention to reduce HIV stigma and promote HIV self-testing among adolescents and young adults in Kazakhstan. The lab needs help analyzing quantitative data (especially to validate stigma scales among adolescents in KZ) and assisting with manuscript preparation. The lab also has qualitative interviews for analysis.
Project #3 Title: Smart Couples KZ Study
Project #3 Description: The Davis Lab adapted a couple-based social support intervention to improve HIV medication adherence among people who inject drugs in Kazakhstan. The lab needs help analyzing quantitative data and assisting with manuscript preparation.
Student Participation: Remote
Number of Students: 1-2