The Health Disparities and Health Promotion Research Internship teach research assistants about three nationally called-for, culturally sensitive types of research for reducing health disparities and promoting health: (a) community-engaged research, (b) community-based participatory research, and (c) patient-centered research.
Students accepted as a research assistant for Dr. Carolyn Tucker will participate in various aspects of conducting community-based and community-participatory health disparities research focusing on (a) developing and testing culturally sensitive, evidence-based health promotion interventions targeting overweight/obesity and related health conditions and diseases in racial/ethnic minority and low-income communities and (b) patient-centered, culturally sensitive health care delivery in clinical settings. Dr. Tucker strives to recruit interns of diverse and underrepresented identities.
The internship consists of two levels that coincide with each semester. These internship training are as follows: (a) Level I – Basic Research Training and (b) Level II – Research Leadership Training.