The research assistant would be contacting parents, running the study, and doing preliminary coding of the data. Students must be reliable, highly motivated, well organized, and able to work independently. Research experience is preferred but not required. Excellent interpersonal skills are necessary and students who conduct the interviews must have prior experience working with children in some capacity. The project is a longitudinal family study that includes data collected from both children and parents.
Work involves data entry, developing forms for data entry, codebook revisions, etc.
This study provides a great learning experience for those who are interested in field research, data management, and issues related to developmental psychology. Some experience in using SPSS is preferred, but not required.