Power and Risk Taking Meta-Analysis
Cameron Anderson, Professor
Business, Haas School
Closed. This professor is continuing with Spring 2024 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Fall 2024.
Apprentices are needed to work on a project related to power and risk-taking. Students will participate in a major meta-analysis project in which the effect of power on risk-taking is tested. Students will be responsible for reviewing relevant academic papers and their findings to be included in the meta-analysis. Students will also learn and help identify the effect sizes in the papers that are selected to be included in the meta-analysis.
Research projects on power and risk-taking are relevant to a variety of real-world applications, including decision making, and workplace power dynamics.
This is a great opportunity to see the social science research process in action, and will focus on many elements of statistical analysis and literature review.
Role: We are seeking to hire up to 4 research assistants (from any major) to work together in teams of 2 with more experienced researchers and graduate students.
Responsibilities will include:
(1) reviewing and coding relevant papers to identify candidates for meta-analysis
(2) entering coding results into a spreadsheet
(3) conducting literature reviews, and
(4) assisting with the calculation of effect sizes across papers
(5) retrieving missing statistics by contacting a paper's authors.
Our goal is to have students participate in as much of the research process as possible. We need highly conscientious and motivated students with an interest in better understanding the research process behind meta-analyses.
Qualifications: We value diversity, so individuals from all majors and schools are invited to apply. We are looking for conscientious, self-motivated, and detail-oriented individuals who have experience using Microsoft Word and Excel. Coursework in statistics and psychology are desirable, but not absolutely necessary. Additional qualifications that are a plus include a CITI certification and experience using Qualtrics and R.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Andrew Choi, Graduate Student
Hours: 9-11 hrs
Social Sciences Education, Cognition & Psychology