Black LGB Health [Research Assistant]

Professor Lisa Bowleg, Ph.D.
Department: Psychology
The Project
Interested in LGB health? In what is arguably one of the first LGB-specific funding opportunities ever promoted by the U.S. government, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a specific call for LGBTI-health related grant applications. Dr. Bowleg, a social psychologist and NIH-funded researcher in the Department of Psychology, is collaborating with a team of investigators from CA and MI to develop a proposal focused on Black gay and same-gender loving men’s health. The proposal will build upon Dr. Bowleg’s previous research on Black men’s experiences with resiliency, intersectionality and HIV risk and protective behaviors. Also exciting is the inclusion of a local community-based partner (Us Helping Us), one of the first organizations founded to support and respond specifically to the health needs of Black gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men. The investigative team is just starting to develop the proposal and so this is a very exciting opportunity for an enterprising student to learn about all aspects of research and how to develop a top-notch grant proposal from the ground up. Thus, the student who works on this project will gain important research and grantspersonship (just couldn’t go with grantsmanship) experience and skills. Interested?
Research Assistant Tasks
* Conduct detailed literature reviews (e.g., a typical request might be for literature on Black men’s access to health services)
* Retrieve relevant books from the library, online and via interlibrary loan
* Assist, as needed, in analysis of existing qualitative data relevant to the proposal
* Assist with the development of budgets
* Learn to use CAYUSE (GWU research repository for grant preparation) and place relevant documents in CAYUSE
* Correspond with co-investigators and other consultants to request needed documents such as biosketches, scopes of work, budgets, etc.
Time Commitment: 10 hours or more per week
Contact Email: lbowleg@gwu.edu
Additional Instructions for Applying: * A CV
* A cover letter informing:
— why they are interested in the position
— what they hope to learn from the experience
— the skills they bring to make them the best person for the position