School of Public Health in the University of Alabama Summer Internship

The School of Public Health in the University of Alabama at Birmingham is
offering a summer research internship for students interested in studying
neighborhood poverty and its impact on adolescent behavior. Students who
participate in the internship, which is in its 11th year, will conduct a survey
of adolescents living in public housing and other very low-income neighborhoods
in Mobile and Prichard, Alabama. This longitudinal survey, which has been
administered annually since 1998 and has been funded by the National Institute
for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institute for Drug
Abuse (NIDA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), addresses
challenges that young people face as they grow up in impoverished
neighborhoods, including violence, alcohol and drug use, sexual behavior, the
development of self-esteem and a sense of the future, and family dynamics.
Interns will also have an opportunity to participate in other studies involving
the same population.

They are soliciting applications from students who would like to
participate in this unique learning experience.  Interns, who may be
either undergraduate or graduate students, will be required to live
in Mobile between May 19, 2008 and August 1, 2008. The first week,
they will receive rigorous training for the project, including
recruiting research participants, interviewing, and the general
conduct of field research. Following training, they will go out in the
field; their work will involve door-to-door recruitment of survey
participants (to obtain parental permission and informed consent and
to schedule a survey time), documentation of the recruitment efforts,
and data collection (through administration of the survey in both
group and individual settings).  Each student who participates will
receive a stipend ($7.50 per hour) to cover living expenses. We are
happy to work with students desiring course credit, although this
should be arranged through their home universities. International
students must contact the International Student Offices at their own
university and at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to determine
whether they are eligible to participate, and to arrange all of the
paperwork for them to be paid. General work hours are between 9:00 AM
and 6:00 PM, with some limited weekend work required. They will accept
20-30 student interns into the program.

In the past, they have accepted students from a variety of social
science and related disciplines, including Public Health, Psychology,
Sociology, Social Work, Political Science, Criminal Justice, Human
Development, African American Studies, Women's Studies, Education, and
Biology. All interns will have access to the data for academic
purposes. Three students have completed master's theses using these
data, and others are using the data for doctoral dissertations.

Internship applicants should have good communication skills, be
able to work well in a team setting, and be sensitive to issues of
race and poverty. They will help interns find either commercial or
university (dormitory) housing.

Their preference is for students who can spend the entire summer
in Mobile. However, during past years they have accommodated some
students who have not been able to join until June, and they will
conduct a second training session beginning June 4, 2008. Also, they
understand that many students have prior commitments and will have to
be gone for a week or two during the summer; they can accommodate this
as well.

For more information, please contact John Bolland (contact information is
listed below). Interested students should send a note indicating their interest
and a resume (with names of and contact information for three references). The
will begin screening applicants on March 17 2008, although they will continue
accepting applications until all positions are filled (typically at least the
middle of April).

John M. Bolland
Department of Health Behavior
School of Public Health
University of Alabama at Birmingham
RPHB 227
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
(205) 975-7149
bollandj@uab.edu

Comments

[John]

Is this internship available for summer 2010?

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