1903 Thoma: Thoma Lab

Supervising Faculty: Brian Thoma, PhD

Contact: Dr. Thoma, thomabc2@upmc.edu

Area of Research: LGBTQ+ health equity

Description of Research: In the Thoma Lab we research sexual minority health equity. We do so through a clinical lens, using surveys, clinical interviews, and a longitudinal model tracking participants over the course of a year. We are primarily focused on disparate health outcomes such as the prevalence of suicidal ideation and behavior amongst gender queer youth.

Duties of Students:

  • Aid in recruitment and retention of participants
  • Help facilitate consent calls
  • Conduct both qualitative and quantitative data entry
  • Present on related research papers
  • Design a research poster
  • Data analysis
  • Maintain best practices according to NIH and IRB (including writing IRB modifications)

Requirements:

  • Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • 12 credits of Psychology (including current term)
  • STAT 0200/1000/1100 Statistics
  • PSY 0036 Research Methods Lecture
  • PSY 0037 Research Methods Lab

Terms offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Number of Students: 3