Health and Wellness

Explore the various projects below categorized under the general theme of Health and Wellness. Be sure to return to the Barrett College Fellows Program main page and explore projects under the other 11 themes as well. You might be surprised at what you find and maybe you will discover the perfect research project for what you hope to study!

Please do not contact the research centers or faculty listed below directly (a formal application process is a required step to joining these research opportunities).

For questions about the Barrett College Fellows Program or specific research projects, please contact Dr. Sarah Graff at: BarrettCollegeFellows@exchange.asu.edu.

Projects with an asterisk (*) indicate projects still taking students. If you would like to apply for any of these projects, please contact barrettcollegefellows@asu.edu and fill out the student application.

Cross-listed with the following themes:

Education, Health and Wellness

Student Leaders of Recess Project *

Project # 57

Center name: PLAYground Project
Campus/Location: Downtown, Polytechnic
Faculty lead: Pamela Kulinna

Physical activity is essential for healthy child development, yet 80 percent of youth are not active enough and we lack information about activity levels of young children. Current physical activity questionnaires were developed in high-income countries without considering the context of low-income countries. They tend to neglect some types of physical activity such as active play. Addressing these issues would make it easier to compare activity levels within and between countries. Such comparisons could help identify countries that are doing well in promoting some types of activity and help other countries develop interventions to increase physical activity. This project aims to develop an app-based Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ) and determine its accuracy in measuring physical activity among 5- to 17-year-olds in 14 low-, middle-, and high-income countries from 6 continents. The study will involve 8 stages, including a literature review of current questionnaires, drafting a new questionnaire, expert feedback, cognitive evaluation and pilot study, and a main study with 500 children and parents per country. Dr. Oyeyemi from the College of Health Solutions at ASU is the Principal Investigator for the Nigerian site of the GAC-PAQ project.

Special skills needed

Majors

All majors in the College of Health Solutions

Years

4th-year students

Themes

Cross-listed with the following themes:

Health and Wellness, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Maternal Outcomes - Disparities

Project # 168

Center name: Dr. Roshini Moodley Naidoo's Research Group
Campus/Location: Tempe, Downtown, Polytechnic, West, Fully remote, The role is flexible regarding location
Faculty lead: Roshini Moodley Naidoo

Project description

The project will explore disparities in maternal outcomes through a patient perspective, using published data on patient experience. The aim is to explore associations between different outcome measures, to identify care gaps and to formulate responsive solutions.

Special skills needed

Self-directed and motivated, committed, analytical proficiency

Majors

Health Care majors, as knowledge of the health care ecosystem is important.

Years

3rd Year Students, 4th Year Students- Seniors, ASU Online Barrett Honors Students (fully remote work)

Themes

Cross-listed with the following themes:

Data Analytics and Mathematics, Health and Wellness