{"586353":{"#nid":"586353","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Research Experience Opportunity for Undergraduates","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis summer\u0026nbsp;the University of Central Florida will be hosting\u0026nbsp;the second year of their\u0026nbsp;National Science Foundation\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/citizensciencegis.org\/ucf-reu-site\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EResearch Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site \u0026ldquo;Preparing the Next Generation of Scholars through Community GIS and Citizen Science\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026rdquo; The\u0026nbsp;program offers fully funded summer research experiences for at least 8 undergraduate students in Belize for 5 weeks and Orlando for two weeks.\u0026nbsp;The program is open to all U.S. students and runs June 19-August 4, 2017.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program is interdisciplinary in nature emphasizing community geography, community GIS, and citizen science through mixed methods, including sketch mapping, mobile mapping applications, focus groups, in-depth interviews, GIS, and spatial analysis.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUCF is\u0026nbsp;hosting a Facebook Live Event \u0026quot;Secrets to an Awesome Citizen Science GIS REU Application\u0026quot; on Wednesday, February 1 @ 3 pm EST.\u0026nbsp;Join Dr. Hawthorne (REU PI) and Lain Graham (REU Senior Research Coordinator) as they give away the secrets to a successful application to the\u0026nbsp;National Science Foundation (NSF) #REU Site in Orlando and Belize.\u0026nbsp;Join the discussion at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/citizensciencegis\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/citizensciencegis\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch opportunities:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EStudents will work in one of two research directions with community partners and mentors from University of Central Florida, University of Belize, Georgia State University, The Hopkins Belize Village Council, and The\u0026nbsp;Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History\u0026rsquo;s Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EResearch Direction 1: Mapping disparities in flooding \u0026amp; disaster management\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EResearch Direction 2: Mapping marine debris \u0026amp; mitigating impacts on coastal communities\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECompensation:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Each REU student will receive a competitive funding package, including a $3500 research stipend, a meal allowance, free shared housing in Belize and Orlando, up to $750 in travel support to\/from the REU Site, up to $750 for post-REU conference travel, and 2 research methods books.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EApplication process:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The priority application deadline is Friday, February 17\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;@ 5 PM EST.\u0026nbsp; Complete program information and application instructions can be found at\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.citizensciencegis.org\/ucf-reu-site\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.citizensciencegis.org\/ucf-reu-site\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EStudent reflections from the field: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026ldquo;Challenging, emotional, fun, collaborative, thought-provoking, interesting, real-life, and eye-opening.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp; These are some of the words used by students to describe our previous research program.\u0026nbsp; Check out a short video from our REU Year 1 at:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K5zSFKw7F24\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K5zSFKw7F24\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuestions can be directed to\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDr. Timothy Hawthorne: Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Systems at University of Central Florida\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:timothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Etimothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003Ephone: 407.823.1030\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDr. Christy Visaggi: Co-Principal Investigator, Lecturer of Geosciences at Georgia State University\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cvisaggi@gsu.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecvisaggi@gsu.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003Ephone:\u0026nbsp;404.413.5755\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This is an interdisciplinary opportunity emphasizing community geography, community GIS, and citizen science through mixed methods, including sketch mapping, mobile mapping applications, focus groups, in-depth interviews, GIS, and spatial analysis. \u00a0"}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2017-01-23 20:43:08","changed_gmt":"2017-01-23 20:43:08","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-01-23T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-01-23T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"586352":{"id":"586352","type":"image","title":"REU","body":null,"created":"1485204158","gmt_created":"2017-01-23 20:42:38","changed":"1485204158","gmt_changed":"2017-01-23 20:42:38","alt":"","file":{"fid":"223474","name":"COS-Banner-wo-Obstruction-1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/COS-Banner-wo-Obstruction-1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/COS-Banner-wo-Obstruction-1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":107647,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/COS-Banner-wo-Obstruction-1.jpg?itok=WkyBKRlo"}}},"media_ids":["586352"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"166843","name":"Study Abroad"},{"id":"1648","name":"Internships"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}