Opportunities for Students
Student internship opportunities at HOPE
The HOPE framework translates new knowledge about human development into an equity-focused framework for service delivery. HOPE-transformed organizations begin by identifying, honoring, and promoting the key positive experiences that promote child development and help healing in the face of trauma.
The faculty and staff at the HOPE National Resource Center are committed to both undergraduate and graduate education. We have the capacity to host students during the fall, spring, and summer terms. We offer a wide variety of opportunities for students including quantitative and qualitative research projects, evaluation design and implementation as well as updating and creating new HOPE resources and assisting with policy analyses.
The HOPE team wishes to afford equitable access to all students wishing to complete an internship or project with HOPE. Internships can be in-person at the Boston office, virtual, or hybrid. Students working with the HOPE team who are not receiving course credit will receive a stipend as compensation for their time.
Fall 2024 Internships
Thank you for your interest in interning at the HOPE National Resource Center. Applications are due by July 31, 2024. Decisions will be made by August 30, 2024.
Project description
The aim of the project is to evaluate the effectiveness of using a Positive Deviance (PD) approach to increase access to PCEs among members of a New Jersey Boys & Girls club. PD is an approach used to address a problem based on the understanding that in every community there are individuals and/or groups who have found a way to overcome a particular problem using the same resources available to everyone in the community.
The student intern will be involved in all aspects of this ongoing project including drafting and editing focus group guides, assisting with running focus groups, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis of survey data and assisting with preparation of a manuscript for publication. Students should plan to devote 10 hours per week to the project. Experience with qualitative and quantitative analysis a plus. Hybrid and virtual options are available.
Supervisor
Dina Burstein, MD, MPH, Project Director
Project description
The aim of the project is to level and quality of evidence supporting associations between key types of positive childhood experiences and health outcomes. Working from a body of literature compiled through a scoping review of the literature, manuscripts will be assigned a quality rating based on the National Institutes of Health’s Study Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies. A strength of evidence level will be determined for each PCE category via a collaborative team decision.
The student intern will be expected to attend weekly team meetings and will be responsible for reviewing and assigning a quality rating to a group of manuscripts. The intern will participate in team meetings assessing strength of evidence. There may be an opportunity to participate in the preparation and submission of a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Students should plan to devote 10 hours per week to the project. Experience conducting literature reviews is desirable but not required. Hybrid and virtual options are available.
Supervisor
Dina Burstein, MD, MPH, Project Director
Project description
The aim of the project is to update the HOPE National Resource Center’s online resource library. Working with the Communications Manager, the student intern will review existing materials for relevancy and language and create new versions using branded templates. They will improve the online library by uploading new resource versions, relabeling category tags for each resource, and consolidating and removing web pages.
The intern should plan to devote 10 hours per week to the project. Experience with WordPress and Canva a plus. Hybrid and virtual options are available.
Supervisor
Daniel Choi, Communications Manager