Browsing by Author "Scott, Claudia"
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Item Association between Food Insecurity and Diabetes: Differences by Sex and Socio-economic Status among Older Adults(2017-10-12) Shipchandler, Fatema; Reesor, Layton; Murillo, Rosenda; Scott, ClaudiaThe purpose of the study is to examine sex and socio-economic differences in the relationship between food insecurity and diabetes among low-income older adults.Item The Impact of Undergraduate Research Training on Students' Perceived Level of Skills(2020-09-29) Ferrer, AlexThe (HOUSTON) Academy is housed in the Department of Health and Human Performance. With funding from the United States Department of Agriculture, the HOUSTON Academy provides undergraduate students from institutions across the US with applied research experiences with UH faculty and nutrition learning experiences in the community. Student-centered outcomes include the development and delivery of nutrition education workshops, on-campus and external conference presentations, and research publications. Students also attend professional development workshops that focus on, but not limited to, development of CV/resumes, e-portfolios, and employment and graduate admissions process. During their first semester in HOUSTON Academy students are surveyed at the beginning and at the end of the semester using the Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences III. Results (n=29) indicate that students perceive their skills to have increased in the areas of math skills (48.3% to 55.2%, z=-.053, p=0.300), writing skills (65.5% to 72.4%, z=-0.57, p=0.285), and computer skills (34.5% to 37.9%, z=0.27, p=0.392). Small sample sizes contribute to non-significance. Thus, through applied research opportunities with faculty, nutrition learning experiences in the community, and professional development workshops students are growing more confidents in their skills.Item The Impact of Undergraduate Research Training on Students' Post Graduation Plans(2020-09-29) Naik, AnamThe Houston-area Opportunities for Undergraduate Student Training in Obesity & Nutrition (HOUSTON) Academy is housed in the Department of Health and Human Performance. The HOUSTON Academy provides undergraduate students from institutions across the US with applied research and nutrition learning experiences through support from the United States Department of Agriculture. By engaging in research projects, students are exposed to research-related careers pertaining to food insecurity, obesity/weight management, and nutrition. Students obtain research skills by assisting with recruitment and retention of research participants, data collection, data entry, presenting research at internal/external conferences, and assisting with manuscript preparation. During their first semester in HOUSTON Academy students respond to the Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences III at the start and end of the semester. Results (n=29) indicate that 62% of the students had no prior research experience. Also, there was an increased in the percentage of students that could visualize what it meant to be a career scientist (20.7% to 41.4%, z=-1.70, p=0.044). There was an increased interest in the percentage of students wanting to pursue a PhD or MD/OD, but small sample sizes contributed to non-significance. Exposing undergraduate students to experiential learning experiences increases their interest in research-related fields post-graduation.