Aging in Community: Assessing Needs of Older Adults
Emmeline Chuang, Professor
Social Welfare
Applications for Spring 2024 are closed for this project.
Ashby Village is a community-based nonprofit in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties that provides a range of support services and programs focused on helping older-adults “age in place” in the community. The organization is part of the National Village Movement, and is grassroots, member-driven, and self-governing.
This project will focus on supporting Ashby Village with administering and analyzing a 2024 survey of its members. The survey will assess member needs and satisfaction with Ashby Village services, and will directly inform future grants, programming, and quality improvement activities.
Role: Potential tasks:
1. Assist with distributing member survey
2. Help administer survey by telephone to members with limited online access (if of interest; requires some training first)
3. Entering “mailed-in” survey responses into a database
4. Assisting with analysis of survey data
5. Assist with preparing and merging in additional member data
6. Assist with presenting survey results (presentation and brief report)
7. Meet with Ashby Village leadership and volunteer members to discuss survey results (if of interest)
Qualifications: *Student majoring in public health, social work, public policy, journalism, or related fields preferred.
*Interest in or familiarity with research literature in the following or related areas: public health, older adults, social services
*Proficiency with online library and journal search engine resources
*GPA minimum 3.0.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Angie Perone and Emmeline Chuang
Hours: to be negotiated
Off-Campus Research Site: Remote
Social Sciences