DESCRIPTION: The Bullying Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Lab studies bullying, discrimination, and youth mental health. Funded by agencies such as National Science Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation, and National Council for Mental Wellbeing, this lab collects data from youth and college students on their experience with bullying, discrimination, school adjustment, and mental health, and what they are doing (e.g., civic engagement) to support their community. In addition, we are also providing Youth Mental Health First Aid training to diverse parents/youth workers to teach them mental health first aid skills to support youth who are struggling with mental health challenges.
The UM Scholar will participate in the literature review, data analysis and report writing of the projects. The UM Scholar will also help us code interview data to explore experiences of racism, ethnic racial socialization (the parental messages concerning children’s race and ethnicity), civic engagement, youth adjustment, and barriers to seeking mental health services.
IDEAL CANDIDATE: Optimal candidate’s education background or interests: students should have training in social sciences (psychology, social work, family sciences, human development) or education, and are interested in bullying prevention, youth mental health, and/or Asian American mental health.
LOCATION: Hybrid: Remote & In-person
PROJECT LEAD/PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Cixin Wang, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education, University of Maryland, College Park
BIO: https://education.umd.edu/directory/cixin-wang
EMAIL: cxwang@umd.edu
International Students: F-1 or J-1 students must obtain Office of International Service (OIS) authorization for this activity. If you are interested in applying, please contact OIS at ois-info@umaryland.edu before submitting your application. They will assist you in determining your specific eligibility. When reaching out, be sure to specify the particular project of interest and include a link to description.