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Research & Synergistic Activities

Sea Kayaking in New Zealand

Ethnohydrology

Research Assistant, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, 2010, Class Activity, Arizona State University. An interdisciplinary multi-site study that examines the range of variation in local ecological knowledge of water issues, also known as "ethnohydrology".

  • Collected ethnographic survey data on water perception in New Zealand and Fiji
  • Gained perception of water knowledge in varying socioeconomic status.
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Obesogenic Environments

Research Assistant, School of human Evolution and Social Change, 2010, Class Activity, Arizona State University. Studied the features of built environments to determine how they could contribute to different rates of obesity.

  • Acquired geographical skills, using city maps to construct sample size of neighborhoods.
  • Gathered data in relation to resources, availability, convenience, and affordability
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Stigma and Health

Research Assistant, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, 2011, Class Activity, Arizona State University. Collaborated in team-based research in order to examine the effects of neighborhood stigma on health.

  • Used qualitative and quantitative methods to gather data including free‐listing and administering structured surveys
  • Carried out literature searches and compiled annotated bibliography. Gathered, input and analyzed data, interpreted results and orally presented findings.
  • Gathered, input and preliminary analyzed data.
  • Collaborated on group research proposals and orally presented preliminary results.
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Internet Search Queries

Publication in Progress, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, 2011, Arizona State University. Analyze the types of data that can be gathered from Internet Search Queries, and find possible correlations with statistics about health..

  • Discovered top states searching online for certain diseases such as sexually transmitted disease or obesity to match with CDC records of states with high incidence rates for such diseases.
  • Possible application could monitor certain search queries to help determine of outbreaks in the US, or globally.
  • Presented research and data at ASU Research Symposium of '11

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