TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhancing graduate student training through collaborative research
T2 - Working and learning together in response to the gulf oil spill
AU - Schulenberg, Stefan E.
AU - Johnson, Lauren Flegle
AU - Drescher, Christopher
AU - Herzog, James D.
AU - Willoughby, Scott G.
AU - Allen, Mardi
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - Research and assessment skills are important competencies for psychologists to possess regardless of their professional role. Participating in collaborative research during graduate training is an effective way for graduate students to gain a diversity of experiences in these areas. The current work describes the training opportunities in a collaborative research project examining mental health effects of the Gulf Oil Spill on Mississippi coastal residents. An additional function of this collaborative research project was to assess the mental health services provided in the context of the spill. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the opportunities that accompany exposure to methodological issues associated with collaborative research, as well as experience with public health administration (i.e., provision of psychological services). In addition, we emphasize the importance of having an understanding of the real-world implications of collected data (e.g., via presentations, publications, and agency reports). Suggestions are offered with respect to the incorporation of such experiences into graduate training curricula.
AB - Research and assessment skills are important competencies for psychologists to possess regardless of their professional role. Participating in collaborative research during graduate training is an effective way for graduate students to gain a diversity of experiences in these areas. The current work describes the training opportunities in a collaborative research project examining mental health effects of the Gulf Oil Spill on Mississippi coastal residents. An additional function of this collaborative research project was to assess the mental health services provided in the context of the spill. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the opportunities that accompany exposure to methodological issues associated with collaborative research, as well as experience with public health administration (i.e., provision of psychological services). In addition, we emphasize the importance of having an understanding of the real-world implications of collected data (e.g., via presentations, publications, and agency reports). Suggestions are offered with respect to the incorporation of such experiences into graduate training curricula.
KW - Collaborative research
KW - Deepwater horizon oil spill
KW - Graduate student training
KW - Gulf oil spill
KW - Technological disaster
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U2 - 10.1037/tep0000062
DO - 10.1037/tep0000062
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84925688779
SN - 1931-3918
VL - 8
SP - 312
EP - 319
JO - Training and Education in Professional Psychology
JF - Training and Education in Professional Psychology
IS - 4
ER -