PROJECT 1: Maintaining Behavior Change: An Evaluation of a Habit-based Sleep Health Intervention
Allison Harvey, Professor
Psychology
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The goal of the Evaluation of a Habit-based Sleep Health Intervention study is too evaluate if the Habit-based Sleep Health Intervention (‘HABITs’)—a novel low-cost approach derived by leveraging the science of habit formation—improves the utilization of sleep health behavior and improves sleep and circadian outcomes and functioning. We will be evaluating how adding in a texting intervention, participants will a) establish stronger sleep health behavior habits, (b) report utilizing more sleep health behaviors and (c) exhibit improved sleep and circadian functioning and lower health risk.
Role: Students will be assigned to various lab crews based on interest and demonstrated skills. There may be opportunities in the future to be involved in more advanced projects with direct clinical exposure. Some weeks will be lighter than others, but having the flexibility to work 10 hours a week is required.
Qualifications: Data Crew
Must have excellent attention to detail. Duties will include data entry of a variety of study information for all of our studies. Data entry experience is preferred, but not required. Working knowledge of Excel and Google Sheets, MS Access and R is preferred and would be helpful in fulfilling the role. With the growing emphasis on data analysis within the Psychology field, this is a great way to gain exposure and skills that will be valuable in advancing to graduate school and employment opportunities. Data science is the future!!
Core Responsibilities Crew
Must be organized, punctual, and responsible. Students help project coordinators with critical aspects of the study processes including collecting sleep diaries (calling participants daily to collect sleep data over a week-long period), recruiting participants/flyering, sending text messages to participants, creating sleep diary reports for therapists, contacting organizations for study recruitment, making copies, and preparing therapy binders, as well as addressing with essential study needs as they arise. This position will allow the research intern to gain crucial knowledge of the inner processes essential to starting, running, and closing out large-scale clinical trials.
Students will be assigned to various lab crews based on interest and demonstrated skills. There may be opportunities in the future to be involved in more advanced projects with direct clinical exposure.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Estephania Ovalle, Staff Researcher
Hours: 9-11 hrs
Off-Campus Research Site: Remote
Related website: https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~ahsleep/gbsmrc_mock/
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