{"601575":{"#nid":"601575","#data":{"type":"news","title":"UCF NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis summer\u0026nbsp;the University of Central Florida is hosting the third year of the National Science Foundation\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/citizensciencegis.org\/ucf-reu-site\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\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; This\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 25-August 10, 2018.\u0026nbsp; It is\u0026nbsp;interdisciplinary in nature--emphasizing community GIS and citizen science through mixed methods, including sketch mapping, mobile mapping applications, in-depth interviews, GIS, and spatial analysis.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch opportunities:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EStudents will work in one of three 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\t\u003Cli\u003EResearch Direction 3: Mapping island resiliency with drones and spatial storytelling (new in 2018 with additional NSF funding)\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, March 2\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;@ 5 PM EST.\u0026nbsp; Complete program information and application instructions can be found at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.citizensciencegis.org\/ucf-reu-site\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.citizensciencegis.org\/ucf-reu-site\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudent reflections from the field: \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 fieldwork at:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K5zSFKw7F24\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K5zSFKw7F24\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\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\u003Cp\u003EDr. Timothy Hawthorne: Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Systems at University of Central Florida\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:timothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Etimothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nphone: 407.823.1030\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Christy Visaggi: Co-Principal Investigator, Lecturer of Geosciences at Georgia State University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cvisaggi@gsu.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecvisaggi@gsu.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nphone:\u0026nbsp;404.413.5755\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This program offers fully funded summer research experiences for at least 8 undergraduate students in Belize for 5 weeks and Orlando for two weeks."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2018-01-30 15:06:30","changed_gmt":"2018-01-30 15:06:30","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"601574":{"id":"601574","type":"image","title":"UCF NSF Belize","body":null,"created":"1517324780","gmt_created":"2018-01-30 15:06:20","changed":"1517324780","gmt_changed":"2018-01-30 15:06:20","alt":"","file":{"fid":"229294","name":"COS_REU_Banner_NonOb.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/COS_REU_Banner_NonOb.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/COS_REU_Banner_NonOb.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":75996,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/COS_REU_Banner_NonOb.jpg?itok=gG2C2rkp"}}},"media_ids":["601574"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"}],"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":""}}}