Thank you for your interest in joining the Coping, Risk, Resilience, and Interpersonal Violence (CRRAIV) Research Lab. To ensure we understand your background, interests, and potential alignment with ongoing projects, we ask all prospective students to complete the Research Interest Application Form in full. This allows us to thoughtfully consider your fit for available opportunities and mentorship. Once submitted, please allow 7–10 business days for a response regarding next steps.
For further information about what involvement in the lab looks like, please read through the following information.
If interested, involvement in this lab consists of collaborating with other members of the lab with ongoing and upcoming research projects. This may include the following:
- Reviews of current literature and research articles to stay up to date on the latest information
- Compilation and review of current research being done in the field
- Development of studies and submission of proposals to grant applications and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for research funding and approval
- Recruitment for research studies
- Involvement with data collection and data analysis
- Development of manuscripts to be submitted as articles for an academic journal
- Presentation of findings at yearly academic conferences or within the community
- Communication and collaboration with community partners or organizations within the community with similar goals
Data collection frequently consists of both quantitative and qualitative data, and can occur in a variety of ways, and may include online anonymous surveys, one on one interviews, focus groups (interviews with multiple participants), and more.
Similarly, data analysis may be varied as well, and can include correlational and regression analyses, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), social network analyses, thematic analysis, and mediation and moderation analyses, to name a few.
Please note: As our focus in this lab is community-based prevention science for survivors of violence, the majority of our projects are centered around this aim. That said, there may be the occasional collaboration in other areas, but the lab’s involvement in these projects will still have an indirect emphasis on aiding survivors of violence.
Past projects have included:
- Development and assessment of an intimate partner violence bystander training program for community members (PurpleOne)
- LGBTQ+ perspective of current community supports for survivors of IPV
- Collaboration with a community-based participatory research (CBPR) coalition (titled the Black and Brown Communities on Mental Health and Wellness Coalition) to assess community outreach efforts centered around suicide prevention amongst BIPOC youth in Erie County
- The influence of implicit biases on the decision-making processes for first responders for survivors of IPV
- Development and validation assessment of a first responder screening measure for survivors of coercive control
- Evaluation of current data collection methods for a local “Warm Hand-Off” program for new mothers with substance use concerns