Project Description
Our lab is a research site for the NIH-funded national multi-site Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. This study will follow 11,000 kids across 22 research sites for 10 years; we are currently in year 6 follow-up. For the parent study, we will examine multiple factors that predict child and adolescent neurodevelopment, including health behaviors and substance use patterns. The student will examine whether involvement in extracurricular sports activities is linked with early substance use experimentation during early adolescence in the ABCD Study cohort.
Tasks and Responsibilites
The student will work directly on two NIH/NIDA-funded projects, the ABCD Study and RECOVER long-COVID cohort study. In addition to attending weekly laboratory meetings, they will assist with running ABCD Study research sessions, which include cognitive, psychiatric, and MRI testing. Notably, they will learn how to develop research aims and hypotheses, conduct a literature review, run appropriate statistical analysis, and scientific presentation skills with the ABCD Study database. Their research focus will be on whether involvement in sports activities is linked with risky substance use initiation during early adolescence.
Desired Qualifications
None Listed.