Duties will vary depending on the research projects but will usually include library research and data collection. For further information, contact Dr. Bornstein in room 219 Audubon Hall , 388-4110 . Current research involves the examination of the role of stress in a variety of medical disorders including arthritis, diabetes, and asthma. Studies are also underway to investigate psychological factors which may promote long term compliance with medical treatment. Students will be required to perform library work, data collection, and data coding and input.
Specific duties vary with each research project.
For further information, contact Dr. Brantley in the Center for Primary Care Research at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 763-3046. Current research projects involve spatial and pictorial memory. Students will be responsible for library research, stimulus development, testing subjects, data scoring and analysis. For more information, contact Dr. Cherry in room 232 Audubon Hall , 388-4099 . COON is doing research concerning aspects of cognitive and language development in children.