Research Assistantships Research Assistantships are typically available to full-time doctoral students, particularly first and second year students. Assistantships are designed to provide opportunities for students to engage in research-related learning activities while giving them an additional source of income to help offset some of the expenses associated with doctoral education. Efforts are made to maximize the "goodness-of-it" between student and faculty research interests. It is our hope that collaboration between students and faculty around research projects of mutual interest will not only help to facilitate the School's research agenda, but also create unique opportunities for joint research publications. Research Assistantships also offer students with research internship opportunities for which they can earn academic credit. In exchange for 12-15 hours of research assistance per week, full-time doctoral students on Research Assistantships may be eligible for monthly stipends, tuition waivers, and student health insurance.
Sample Assistantships:
Ms. Carol Decker is currently working with Dr. Margaret Adamek on a two-year evaluation study exploring the impact of a social work managed, multidisciplinary team on the treatment of geriatric depression in long term care. The study is designed to evaluate the impact of a new system of psychiatric care for older adults based on a collaborative model that includes a public hospital, a community mental health center, and an adjacent long-term care facility serving low income, at-risk older adults in Indianapolis. The project provided Ms. Decker with an excellent research experience that enabled her to complete her required Research Internship.
Ms. Monique Busch, a second year, full-time student has been placed under the tutelage of Dr. Gail Folaron on two research projects with the Division of Children and Family. One 12-month contract assessed client perceptions regarding the quality of services received through the Division. The original contract provided $12,000 to support a Research Assistant. The other 18-month contract is to assess the educational needs of Indiana's child welfare workers. This project helped to secure a multi-million dollar federal entitlement project with the State Child Welfare Department designed to train child welfare workers throughout the State.
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