Goals
Gain Real World Experience on a Research Team
Going into the LHSI Program, I did not have any experience with research. I am very excited to get the opportunity to develop some research skills and furthering my professional development. To ensure that I am growing my professional research skills, I have created the following bulleted list to track my progress throughout the year,
Stay organized by creating a file folder and placing all information pertinent to the study in this location.
Completed
Take notes during meetings and ask questions when they arise.
Completed
Improve My Communication Skills in a Professional Setting
Through this process, I would like to fine tune my communication skills. This includes communicating with my research team as well as participants that we will be interview. I would like to improve these skills because communication is vital to the success of any career pathway.
Have weekly meetings with Dr. Fodstad about how the project is going.
In Progress
Communication my scheduling needs in reference to balancing my school with my work load.
Completed
Continually practice my interviewing skills with my coworkers and on my own time.
Completed
Gain Knowledge of Evidence Based Care for Individuals with ASD
Caring for individuals with autism is something that is of particular interest to me. I would love to learn more about care for individuals of this population. Because of this, Dr. Fodstad and I thought that I should do some extra research on my own about this topic so I can further my knowledge about something that is interesting to me. Through my research, I have decided to write a systematic review paper for my end of year project.
Read extra research articles throughout the year to gain more knowledge on care for individuals with ASD.
In Progress
Make my research the topic of my poster project at the end of the year.
In Progress
Talk with Dr. Fodstad in our weekly meetings about my research and what I found to be interesting.
In Progress