Vulnerability to Forced Labor and Human Trafficking
Cecilia Mo, Professor
Political Science
Closed. This professor is continuing with Fall 2024 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Spring 2025.
This uses focuses on designing and implementing a nationally-representative survey to examine the prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes surrounding child trafficking and forced labor in Jamaica. Previous studies have reported that in Jamaica, 1 in 12 children work at least one hour a week and of those working children, 71.3% are engaged in child labor. It is believed, however, that these numbers largely undercount the prevalence of child labor and trafficking in the country.
The RA will be working on research that uses original survey data to more accurately assess the prevalence of child labor and trafficking, as well as gather more information surrounding knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions of trafficking among both adults and children.
Role: Students will be asked to assist in providing support for project logistics, writing and analysis, including:
- assisting with monitoring of quantitative data collection
- assisting with quantitative data cleaning, analysis, and write up;
- preparing tables, infographics, and slides for presentations and reports.
Students will develop the following skills:
- conducting quantitative and qualitative data analysis;
- working with survey research design and analysis;
- completing basic programming in R and/or STATA.
Students will be introduced to Professor Mo at the beginning of the semester and will have the chance to discuss project progress, their own research, and/or professional interests with Professor Mo at the end of the semester.
Qualifications: Qualifications:
- Students should be detail-oriented, organized, and self-motivated, and interested in the research areas of human trafficking, human rights, and survey research;
- Some experience with programming (R, STATA, Excel, Overleaf) preferred;
- Previous knowledge or experience working in the Caribbean is a plus.
Please mention any experience with social science research methods (e.g., analyzing data, methods courses, programming experience).
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Biz Herman, Ph.D. candidate
Hours: 6-8 hrs
Off-Campus Research Site: All work can be done remotely.
Related website: http://htv-lab.com
Social Sciences