Ashley D. Friend-Kendall

Email Address: akendall@uic.edu
College: Medicine Department: Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science
Title: Assistant Professor
Phone: 7732896329
Webpage: https://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/departments/academic-departments/medicine/research/cdis/projects/
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: No

Research Interest:
Behavioral medicine Psychology Mobile health/app development Juvenile justice

Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 5

Qualifications of a Student:
Access to audio recording equipment preferred but not required

Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
We are looking for an African American male to create several audio recordings and 1 brief video recording of scripted content designed to teach teenagers about healthy and unhealthy behaviors. The recordings will be featured in a cell phone app that will be used by recently arrested youth on probation as part of a research study conducted out of the UIC Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science. This project is ideal for anyone who is interested in app development, establishing a recording portfolio, and/or psychology and behavioral health research. The estimated time commitment is approximately 15 hours over 3 weeks, with the option of continuing longer if interested.

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