Welcome tO THE CREW Research Lab
California State University, Los Angeles
About Us
The Collaborative Research on Educational-equity and Wellbeing (CREW) Lab studies how students from K-12 and higher education navigate educational systems. In particular, we investigate risks and challenges that students face based on holding one or more marginalizing identities (e.g., disability, racial/ethnic background, immigration status), and how systems can be designed from the ground up to promote true belonging and wellbeing for all of our youth.
Our Current Research Focus:
At (CREW) Lab, our lab’s mission is to contribute to effective and sustainable prevention and intervention efforts for our most vulnerable youth. We understand the complexity of exploring students’ lived experiences and use frameworks such as Intersectionality and Social-Ecological theory, and Social Domain Theory.
We believe in the need to conduct research at multiple levels in a student’s social ecology. We conduct school-based, ecologically valid applied research using mixed methods approaches.
Areas of Interest:
K-12 and Higher Education
Inclusive Pedagogical Practices
Educator Diversity & Wellbeing
Social Exclusion and Inclusion
Youth Mental Health
Vulnerable Youth Populations
Stigma-Based Bullying
Bullying Bystander Interventions
Who is eligible to apply for a position as a research assistant?
Currently, the CREW Lab is recruiting Masters or Doctoral level students in school psychology, special education, psychology, or related fields. Preference will be given to students at California State University Los Angeles. No prior formal experience with research is required, however, a genuine interest and commitment to developing as a researcher is preferred.
What can you expect to learn and experience as a research assistant?
You can expect to develop knowledge and skills in the following areas as a research assistant in our lab:
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Navigating the Institutional Review Board process
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Completing comprehensive peer reviewed literature reviews
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Skills in quantitative research data collection (i.e., survey generation and dissemination)
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Skills in qualitative research data collection (i.e., constructing high quality interview protocols, conducting clinical interviews, semi-structured interviews, and focus group interviews)
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Hands on practice with quantitative data analysis (primarily descriptive statistics)
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Hands on practice with qualitative data analysis (thematic analysis of interview data, document analysis, creating code books, completing interrater reliability checks)
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Knowledge of the peer reviewed publication process and how to write strong research papers for publication
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Opportunities to submit individual projects for conference presentations and peer reviewed publications
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Translating research findings into popular press or practitioner publications
What are the time requirements for a research assistant?
A minimum of 5 hours per week during the academic term is required. Attendance at a few in person lab meetings is also required (dates will be finalized when the research team is finalized for each term). In addition, a minimum of 1.5 years of work for the lab is required.
What are the basic skill requirements to apply for a research assistant position?
No formal research background or experience is required. However, competency with reading peer reviewed journal articles and individual research interests are highly preferred.
Research Assistant Requirements (FAQ)
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