[ICPSR] The ICPSR Summer Internship Class of 2013

[Abay Israel]

We are pleased to announce the 9th year of
the ICPSR Summer Internship Program for undergraduates (REU Site: The
Quantitative Social Science Research at the University of
Michigan<http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1062317>
). The application process for the summer internship was very competitive.
This year we received over 200 applications and will be supporting
seven interns in the following topical archives: Education and Child Care
Archive <http://www.researchconnections.org/>s, National Addiction & HIV
Data Archive Program (NAHDAP <http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NAHDAP/>),
Resource Center for Minority Data
(RCMD<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/RCMD>),
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
(NACJD<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NACJD/>),
and the General Archive (Members  Archive <http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/>).


The Interns will spend ten weeks at ICPSR in Ann Arbor from June 3rd to
August 9th during which they will:


   - Gain experience with processing data and learn statistical software
   packages (SAS, S PSS, STATA and R)
   - Complete a research project resulting in conference-ready posters
   - Attend graduate level courses in the ICPSR Summer
Program<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/>
   - Participate in the Lunch and Lecture series


The objective of the Summer Internship Program is to support ICPSR’s
strategic focus on undergraduates by promoting the effective use of social
science research data. We will encourage the interns to pursue graduate
studies or a career in the social or behavioral sciences. With luck, they
will be future data depositors, summer program instructors, Official
Representatives, or even members of the Council. We currently have
forty-one alumni of the Internship Program and many are currently attending
and/or have successfully completed graduate school or have begun a career
in the social sciences.


The Internship Program will be managed by Abayomi Israel (Intern Alumni
class of ‘05), with John Garcia of the RCMD and Lynette Hoelter of
Instructional Resources (IR) serving as Co-Principal Investigators, and
providing guidance and support as Research Program Mentors.
Each intern will be assigned an experienced data processor as his/her
Processing Mentor. In addition, the interns will have the opportunity to
receive additional graduate school advice and support on their research
projects from the ICPSR Faculty.


We are very pleased to announce that the following students have been
selected for the 2013 Summer Internship Program:



Melinda Ashe
*Case Western Reserve University, OH **(**ICPSR Member
Institution*<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/membership/administration/institutions/917>
*)
**Archive: NAHDAP
**Processing Mentor: Robert Choate*

Melinda is a double major in Psychology and Economics graduating in 2014.
She currently holds a perfect 4.0 GPA and is the recipient of the 2012 Phi
Beta Kappa Prize and the James Dysart Magee Award. She has demonstrated
strong quantitative skills in her studies and has knowledge of various
statistical packages (Stata, SPSS, R, and MiniTab). After graduation, she
would like to attend graduate school in behavioral Economics where she can
further her studies in cooperation and group dynamics.  Melinda is also
quite active at her home institution where she serves on the executive
board of Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, and is a member of Psi Chi
Fraternity. In her sophomore year, Melinda worked as a research assistant
on the project titled *“Pain and Psychological Distress in Middle-Aged and
Older Married Couples, MSASS, CWRU”*. And in her junior year, she further
developed her passion for research and secured a research assistant
position at Project RESTORE (Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Dept. of
Justice) at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (MSASS) - a
randomized trial of a novel re-entry program at the Cuyahoga County Jail
that targets young people with co-occurring mental illness and substance
use disorders. Additionally, in 2012, Melinda served as a legal intern at
The Rutherford Institute (TRI) and is currently a teaching assistant in the
department of Economics.



Lorraine Blatt
*Grinnell College, IA **(**ICPSR Member
Institution*<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/membership/administration/institutions/102>
*)* *
**Archive: Education and Child Care Archives
**Processing Mentor: Rujuta Umarji*

Lorraine is a double major in Psychology and Theatre graduating in 2014.
She is familiar with the many intricacies of an Institutional Review Board
(IRB) proposal, has conducted a field experiment with multiple subjects,
and has analyzed data using SPSS and Minitab. In 2012 while studying abroad
in London, UK, Lorraine worked with a non-profit arts organization that
caters to the homeless populations, called Cardboard Citizens. She was
responsible for the pilot implementation of a customized version of the
Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (SWEMWBS) that Cardboard
Citizens is now putting into practice. It is evident that Lorraine’s
passion for psychology goes beyond the classroom and more specifically she
would like to build on her work dealing with early education. In 2012, she
interned at the Early Head Start, Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles CA
where she managed, analyzed, and audited databases (including information
on health services and medical records) and in 2013, she worked as a mentor
at the Grinnell College Psychology Department. Combining her love of
children and her second major, Lorraine has served as a teaching artist at
the Hartford Children’s Theatre, a board member of Northeast Educational
Theatre Association, and has held multiple stage manager positions. She is
also a member of the Grinnell based a capella group, *Noteworthy*, and has
performed several productions (both large and small scale) including the
Fresher’s Musical Review at Imperial College, London, UK.



Denzel Caldwell
*Morehouse College, GA **(**ICPSR Member
Institution*<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/membership/administration/institutions/298>
*)
**Archive: Members Archive
**Processing Mentor: Rachel Fletcher*

Denzel is a junior Economics major with a minor in African American Studies
graduating in 2014. According to Denzel, he is driven by a “thirst for
conducting academic research, engaging the issues in the community, and
impacting the world”. Specifically, he sees the resources at ICPSR as a way
to utilize diverse data to help answer many of society's problems as it
relates to both the domestic and international economy. After graduation,
Denzel would like to pursue a research career focusing on Economic justice.
Denzel is the recipient of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars
scholarship for first year students and, in 2012, was inducted into the
John Henrik Clarke Honors Society for African-American Studies. He also
serves as the President of the African-American Studies Club, the Vice
President of the William Tucker Society for African-American Majors &
Minors, and is the founder of the AUCapoeira multicultural organization.
Denzel is versed in the Stata statistical program and has done preliminary
analysis of the ICPSR Study: African-American Perspectives on the future of
Civil Rights in 1991. In the spring of 2012, Denzel was member of the
winning team of the Morehouse College Spring Symposium where the team
developed a business strategy to increase school recruitment. Additionally,
he worked with the Andrew Mellon Program as a library intern where he
developed an internet resource on the AUC Woodruff Library website for the
martial arts. Later that summer, Denzel interned at the INova Payroll
Company in Nashville TN where he gained experience with marketing research.



Elise Giammanco
*Beloit College, WI
**Archive: NACJD
**Processing Mentor: Lindsay Marciniec*

Elise is a senior Psychology and Russian Language double major with a minor
in Russian Studies graduating December 2013. In addition to her work at
Beloit, she has participated in a study abroad program at Russian State
University of the Humanities in Moscow. She has experience with SPSS and R
and serves as a Resident Assistant on campus. After graduation, she hopes
to continue her education by pursuing a PhD in Social Psychology. Elise is
a Presidential Scholarship recipient, a Benjamin A. Gilman International
Scholarship recipient, and a Ronald E. McNair Scholar. She is also
particularly active on campus. Elise is a member of the Theta Pi Gamma
Sorority, the Student Congress Representative of the Russian club, and the
treasurer of the Beloit bowling club. In 2012, she volunteered as a mentor
at Morgan Elementary School and interned at the Domestic Violence Shelter
for Women. Additionally, in 2011, she interned at the Youth Services of
Wisconsin, where she taught job skills classes for at-risk youth. Elise’s
research interests include cross cultural psychology, individualism and
collectivism, stereotypes of women, corruption in groups, and effects of
psychological trauma in prisoners through literature. In 2012, Elise served
as a research assistant at the Implicit Social Cognition Lab at the
University of Virginia and has presented her work titled *“The
Psychological Effects of Trauma in Russian Prison Camp Literature: An
Examination of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and Kolyma Tales” *at
the University of Maryland Undergraduate Research Conference and the
University of Puerto Rico McNair Scholars Research Conference. Later that
year, she attended the International Symposium Presentation where she
presented her work titled *“The Memorialization of the GULag in Moscow,
Russia”.*

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John Leverso
*University of Illinois at Chicago, IL **(**ICPSR Member
Institution*<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/membership/administration/institutions/141>
*)
**Archive: NACJD
**Processing Mentor: Justin Gaertner*

John is a junior Sociology and Psychology double major at UIC graduating in
2014 and holds an Associate Degree in Science from Lincoln Trail Community
College. He currently holds a perfect 4.0 GPA and is a member of the Golden
Key International Honor Society and the Dean’s list. After graduation he
intends to pursue a career in research and teaching at a major research
institution. To accomplish this, he would like to continue his studies and
eventually receive a PhD in Criminal Justice, Sociology or Social Work with
a particular focus on juvenile delinquency. In 2012, John worked as a
research assistant at the Jane Addams College of Social Work; UIC
Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award Program and also completed an
independent study project at the UIC department of Sociology - where he
studied factors that influence juvenile recidivism.  As a result, he is
listed as an author in the forthcoming book chapter to be published by
Oxford University Press in the second edition of *“Juvenile Justice
Sourcebook: Past, Present, and Future”. *John is also versed in SPSS,
Stata, and SAS and continues to be active both on and off campus. He has
served as an assistant peer educator, and in 2011, organized and
participated in a charity 5K run to benefit the Domestic Violence
Prevention Fund. Additionally, for the past few years, John has volunteered
as a tutor and motivational speaker at the local prison speaking to inmates
about anger management, the benefits of education, routes to healthy
living, and the importance of maintaining a positive outlook on life.



Sruthi Naraharisetti
*Michigan State University, MI **(**ICPSR Member
Institution*<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/membership/administration/institutions/12>
*)
**Archive: RCMD
**Processing Mentor: Abayomi Israel*

Sruthi is a junior with a double major in Interdisciplinary Studies in
Health (Economics) and Social Relations & Policy graduating in 2014. In
2011, she participated in a study abroad program in South Africa focusing
on race relations. She is trilingual (English, Spanish, and Telugu) and is
also experienced with Stata. After graduation, Sruthi would like to pursue
a PhD that encompasses the intersection of Economics, health, and
race/ethnicity. Since 2011, she has volunteered at the Village Summit in
Lansing, MI providing services for vulnerable youth in the area and, in
2012, served as a student organizer for the Global Youth for Education and
Change (GYEC) in South Africa. In this role she inspired young people to
cultivate relationships that advance the practice of responsible and
strategic global service, with a specific focus on HIV/AIDS. Additionally,
Sruthi serves as the student leader at the Multi-Racial Unity Living
Experience (MRULE) Program at MSU, where she managed analysis of
qualitative research; and has mentored at the MAGIC (Maximizing Academic
Growth in College) Program on campus. Sruthi has a passion for social
justice and her recent research looked closely at the historical treatment
of African American men in the prisons compared to the contemporary
treatment of prisoners and the corresponding medical services.



Ryan Thompson
*University of Akron, OH **(**ICPSR Member
Institution*<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/membership/administration/institutions/155>
*)
**Archive: Members Archive
**Processing Mentor: Curtis Dobbs*

Ryan is a junior Political Science major with a minor in Economics
graduating in 2014. He will also graduate with a certificate in Applied
Politics and is both a Presidential Scholarship recipient and the Ray C.
Bliss Institute of Applied Politics Scholarship recipient. He is fluent in
both English and French and is experienced in SPSS and R statistical
systems. After graduation he would like to pursue a PhD in Political
Psychology with the hopes of one day becoming a future social science
researcher and professor. Earlier this year, Ryan participated in the
University of Akron Student Innovation Symposium (UASIS), and in 2012,
attended the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Region 7
Conference at the University of Michigan – Dearborn. Additionally, he
serves as the Student Trustee on the University of Akron Board of Trustees
and in 2012 was selected to represent his university at the Complete
College Ohio Conference at Columbus State Community College. Outside of
classroom, Ryan currently serves as a Member Service Representative at
Truliant Federal Credit Union and volunteers on and off campus. Most
notably, as part of the Serve Akron project, Ryan participated in an
alternative spring break experience where he help communities with house
building, maintenance projects for animals, and worked with sick and
disabled children. In 2011, Ryan studied the relationship between Monday
Night Football contest outcomes and voter turnout in the counties with NFL
teams who competed the night before a presidential election. His most
recent work seeks to look at relationship between the voting and voter
information while taking into consideration party identification.



 For more information about the internship or our past interns, please
visit www.icpsr.umich.edu/internship*.*

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Abayomi Israel*
*Program Manager
ICPSR Summer Internship Program
www.icpsr.umich.edu/internship
Research Area Specialist Associate
Resource Center for Minority Data (RCMD)
www.icpsr.umich.edu/RCMD
email: israela at umich.edu
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