Research Opportunities

Science of Kindness Community Collective (SciKind Team)

Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth & Families

Exciting opportunity for students to join the Science of Kindness Community Collective (SciKind Team) for Spring 2025! This unique research experience allows students to develop skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods, engage in community-based projects, and explore the impact of kindness and prosocial connection on individuals and communities. There will be a course component/independent study (a section of HDFS 492) for participating students. 

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Program: Human Development and Family Science

Undergraduate Research Ambassadors

UArizona Undergraduate Research & Inquiry Collaborative

The Undergraduate Research & Inquiry Collaborative is currently hiring Undergraduate Research Ambassadors for the 2024-2025 academic year!  The job description and application link can be found here: https://ur.arizona.edu/events/257058-now-hiring-undergraduate-research-ambassadors

We seek:

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Program: Human Development and Family Science, Personal and Family Financial Planning, Fashion Industry's Science and Technology, Retailing and Consumer Science

Undergraduate Research Assistants

College of Veterinary Medicine OHAIRE Lab

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Program: Human Development and Family Science

Evaluation Research

SNAP-Ed Team

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Program: Human Development and Family Science

Early Care and Education Expulsion and Suspension Policies

UArizona Human Development and Family Science

Work with an HDFS graduate student to code data for a research project looking at exclusionary discipline practices (suspension and expulsion) in early care and education settings. This is a great opportunity for a undergraduate student interested in research, early care and education, and/or attending an HDFS graduate program.

When: Summer 2024

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Program: Human Development and Family Science

UROC Summer Research Programs

UArizona Graduate School

10-weeks with $5,000 stipend and paid college credit.

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Undergraduate Research Opportunities Consortium, or UROC, is administered by the University of Arizona Graduate College, and provides participants with excellent research training and graduate school preparation through:

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Program: Human Development and Family Science, Personal and Family Financial Planning, Fashion Industry's Science and Technology, Retailing and Consumer Science

Student Summer Research Program

USC Keck School of Medicine - Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute

Full-time for Summer 2024, and paid $20.00 per hour.

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Program: Human Development and Family Science

Research Internship

UArizona Southwest Institute for Research on Women [SIROW]

Part-time for Spring 2024 and unpaid.

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Program: Human Development and Family Science

Community Research Internship

Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth, and Families

10 hours per week for spring 2024 and paid.

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Program: Human Development and Family Science

Research Assistant

College of Veterinary Medicine

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Students will have the option to choose between being paid or earning research credits toward their degree.  Undergrad RAs will work closely with the project coordinator, as well as graduate students and other undergraduates. The project is a research study evaluating the effects of service dogs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 

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Program: Human Development and Family Science

State of Kindness Research Opportunity

Independent Study in Mixed-Methods Research

State of Kindness Research

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Independent Study Qualitative Research

Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth, and Families

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9 hours per week and unpaid.

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Program: Family Studies and Human Development

Data Focused Undergrad Research Assistants

College of Veterinary Medicine OHAIRE Lab

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10 hours per week. 

OHAIRE is seeking one to two data focused undergraduate research assistants for the fall 2023 semester and possibly beyond.

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Program: Family Studies and Human Development

UROC Summer Research Programs

UArizona Graduate School

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10-weeks with $5,000 stipend and paid college credit.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Consortium, or UROC, is administered by the University of Arizona Graduate College, and provides participants with excellent research training and graduate school preparation through:

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Program: Family Studies and Human Development

Applied Community Research Positions

Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth, and Families

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Anticipated 12 - 15 hours per week and paid.

Students will work on applied research projects in community settings. Students will work directly with community organizations on research projects that advance their missions related to serving children, youth and families promoting wellbeing. Students will work on one of four projects of their choosing:

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Program: Family Studies and Human Development