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The Healthy Kids Lab

Research Assistant and Volunteer Application

Thank you for your interest in joining the Healthy Kids Lab at Cal Poly.

Please complete the form below to tell us a little more about you and why you are interested in joining our research team.

Note that you will be asked to upload a resume in the last section of this form.

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Your Information

Cal Poly Email Address: *

First Name: *

Last Name: *

Major: *

Minor (if applicable):

Year: *

If other, please explain:

Expected Graduation Date (Quarter and Year): *

Statement of Interest

Why are you interested in joining the Healthy Kids Lab? *

Relevant Coursework and Experiences

These questions assess your previous experiences. Note that your responses to these questions won't disqualify you from joining the lab. Rather, they will help us assess how much training and support you might need.

Have you taken any research methods, nutrition, or child development courses? If so, which ones? *

Do you have previous research experience? If so, what types of research have you helped with? *

Do you have any other relevant course work, certifications, or volunteer or job experiences (e.g., experience working with families or young children)? If so, please briefly describe. *

Career Goals

These questions assess your career goals and aspirations. Note that your responses to these questions won't disqualify you from joining the lab. Rather, they will help us assess what projects would best fit your interests.

What are your career goals? What do you plan to do after you graduate from Cal Poly? *

Are there specific experiences you would like to have during your time with the Healthy Kids Lab? Select all that apply.

	Yes
Recruiting and screening study participants	Recruiting and screening study participants - Yes
Assessing study participants	Assessing study participants - Yes
Creating questionnaires	Creating questionnaires - Yes
Creating educational materials	Creating educational materials - Yes
Analyzing videos and/or interview data	Analyzing videos and/or interview data - Yes
Data management	Data management - Yes
Data analysis	Data analysis - Yes
Writing literature reviews	Writing literature reviews - Yes
Writing scientific papers	Writing scientific papers - Yes
Managing our social media pages	Managing our social media pages - Yes

Availability

How many hours per week could you devote to the Healthy Kids Lab? *

Is there anything else we should know about your availability? If so, what?

Document Upload

Upload you resume here: *

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Research Assistant and Volunteer Application

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