Status: Filled – Intern: Sarah Shaner
Intern: Sarah Shaner
Faculty Name: laura-q-rogers-md-mph-2
UAB Department: Medicine/Preventive Medicine
UAB School: Medicine
Campus Address: MT 614
Telephone Number: (205) 934-9735
Email: lqrogers@uabmc.edu or Click to Send E-Mail
For how many summers have you served as a preceptor: 3 or more
CCC Research Area: Cancer Control and Population Science
Number of hours per week that the preceptor will personally supervise or work with the intern: 4
Other faculty, staff, or graduate students who may help to supervise the intern:
1. Ildiko Nyikos
2. Joshua Graham
Title of Project: 25LR – Improving the health and well-being of cancer survivors through increased physical activity
Project Description:
Physical activity improves the health and well-being of cancer survivors yet the majority of cancer survivors do not engage in regular physical activity. This is especially true for older cancer survivors and those living in rural settings. A multidisciplinary team of UAB investigators is working to overcome this gap through the adaptation of evidence-based weight loss and physical activity interventions for technology-based distance-delivery (web-based, text messaging, etc.). The CaRES intern will assist with developing physical activity and other health promotion materials, web-page refinement, intervention beta testing, intervention evaluation, and assisting with other aspects of the study. The CaRES student will also participate in other exercise and cancer survivorship activities occurring within Dr. Rogers’ research program with the goal of better understanding exercise benefits and promotion in the target population. For example, the student will be able to assist with assessments done as part of randomized controlled exercise trials in cancer survivors. The student may also participate in data management, scientific writing, and literature reviews, as part of secondary data analyses. The student will be expected to write an abstract for submission to a scientific meeting and participate as a co-author on a peer-reviewed manuscript, when appropriate.
Project Status: Already up and running
Location of Project: Birmingham, AL (UAB)
Proposed Start Date: May 4, 2020
Proposed End Date: August 28, 2020
Expected work schedule for intern: Not very flexible, intern MUST be at work on certain days of the week and at certain times of the day (as may be necessary to interview patients, attend lab meetings, process samples, etc.) and should contribute full-time effort.
Category of Project: Clinical (Patient Care) Research
Cancer topic: Multiple Cancer Sites
Does this project involve human subjects: Yes
Does this project involve animal subjects: No
Duty:
1.
Help with refining the web-based intervention
2.
Help with intervention evaluation data
3.
Other duties based on interest and status of project at the time
Preceptor will provide intern with access to the following:
Office or desk space, Supplies needed to complete project, Equipment needed to complete project
Likelihood that intern will be included as an author on one or more publications
related to this summer research project: Possible
Areas in which the ideal candidates will have experience:
NONE OF THE ABOVE (just the willingness to learn)
