Student Research Assistant - Work Study is Available

Description

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience sleep disturbances, with up to 78% having shorter sleep duration (< 7 hours) and lower sleep efficiency (< 85%) compared to children without ASD (20%).

Addressing multiple dimensions of sleep health may help improve behavior and other psychosocial outcomes in ASD.

This proposal aims to modify and test a youth version of the Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention (TranS-C-Youth) to enhance sleep health dimensions (behaviors, satisfaction, alertness/sleepiness, timing/regularity, efficiency, duration) in school-age children with ASD. The specific goals are to: (1) Adapt an existing TranS-C-Youth intervention using a community-engaged approach with pilot results from parents of 12 children with ASD and 10 community advisory board members; and (2) Conduct a 12-week, randomized pilot study to test the effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of the modified TranS-C-Youth-Autism with 30 children with ASD, to determine whether the intervention improves sleep health dimensions, behavior, quality of life, parental stress, and parental self-efficacy. The proposed pilot study will determine whether the modified intervention improves one or more child and parental outcomes.

This critical funding will provide Dr. Wenzell with the mentorship and essential resources necessary to be competitive for a future NIH R01 grant.

 

Administrative Support: Provide comprehensive administrative assistance to the Research Faculty member, including organizing information, updating documents, tracking publications, and supporting day‑to‑day operational needs.

 

Operational Support: Deliver general operational and administrative support as needed, such as welcoming guests, engaging with research staff, participants, and visitors, organizing files, scheduling meetings, taking notes, performing data entry, and assisting with other routine administrative tasks.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1.     Provide administrative support for the Research Faculty member. Perform miscellaneous administrative tasks such as organizing information, updating documents and tracking publications.

3.    The Research Faculty member and student assistant will work together to ensure no time commitment conflicts with the student assistant’s class schedule.)

 

NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1.     Manage special projects as necessary.

 

2.     Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualification: Undergraduate student with healthcare and research experience (preferred)

-Strong willingness to learn, Attention to detail, and Task Management

-Strong organization and documentation skills

-Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing

 

-Microsoft Office Suites including but not limited to Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

-Ability to work under limited supervision

 

-Highly motivated, problem-solving thinker

 

Hourly Rate $15.00 per hour for a maximum of 10 hours per week

Application Instructions

How to Apply:

Please submit resume and cover letter explaining interest in the position to Dr. Megan Wenzell at mla88@case.edu

Refer all questions about position to Dr. Megan Wenzell

 

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