The Center for Research on Expanding Educational Opportunity (CREEO): Undergraduate Research Apprentice (Role 1 of 3)
Travis Bristol, Professor
Education
Applications for Spring 2026 are closed for this project.
Background: The Center for Research on Expanding Educational Opportunity (CREEO), launched by Faculty Director Travis J. Bristol, at UC Berkeley School of Education, uses research to shape policy and practice in service of creating opportunities for students and adults historically at the margins to move closer to the center in the United States and internationally.
Objective:
The CREEO:Undergraduate Research Apprentice, will support research and various tasks undertaken by the Center for Research on Expanding Educational Opportunity (CREEO), assisting the Principal Investigators, Postdoctoral Scholars, Graduate Researchers, and other Faculty at CREEO.Students will gain insights into the role of educational institutions in fostering equity, with a chance to work on impactful initiatives. Mentorship and professional development will be integral to this experience.
If these topics, (educators, students, access to education, and marginalized communities) and issues interest you, then you are perfect for this project!
CREEO will offer three URAP opportunities in Spring 2026; this is the first of the three.
Qualifications: Research apprentices will receive guidance and work with the CREEO team and/or lead researcher, to support outreach, curriculum collection, and review of materials and surveys, and collecting demographic data on potential school sites.The undergraduate will help in identifying trends across educators’ experiences, and also help in identifying potential pilot school sites for the Black studies curriculum.This can offer insightful research on the design of the curriculum development, and also which California schools to first collaborate with for piloting.
Research apprentices will collaborate with the CREEO Team and also be able to work independently carrying out the following tasks below.
Support and or conduct impactful research that addresses gaps in knowledge related to educator ethnoracial diversity and educational equity as part of the CABSC Project:
This may include but is not limited to:
Collecting qualitative data
Conducting Interviews and focus groups, observations
Cleaning and transcribing data
Analyzing data
Assisting with preparation of information for dissemination manuscripts for publication in peer review journals
Assisting with preparation policy briefs
Participating in scheduled research meetings
Keep a adequate safeguards to protect the confidentiality of the information collected in accordance with UCB and CREEO Guidelines – see New security standards that went into effect on April 1
As part of their hour/commitment, research assistants will meet weekly and attend CREEO team meetings (one hour per week) and/or the project director
Specific qualifications the student should have:
• Knowledgeable of the public education system in California
Willingness to learn and acquire additional information to support the project.
• Familiarity with Ethnic or African studies and interest in topic
• Have some Familiarity with data cleaning
• Have some familiarity with topics, issues, and experiences related to teachers and student experiences, education, and communities of color (e.g., coursework, personal experience).
• There is no additional language requirement,
• Lab days for this project are: TBD.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Jacquelyn Ollison , Staff Researcher
Hours: 6-8 hrs
Off-Campus Research Site: Hybrid
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