MSW Research Scholars

The Opportunity

To work closely, one-on-one with a faculty member or researcher to learn about the research process and to enhance critical thinking about social problems and their solutions.

Eligibility Criteria

Current MSW student in good standing (priority will be given to students in the advanced year of the program, though all are invited to apply)

What the Student will be doing:

• Work closely with a faculty member on their research for 22 weeks (11 weeks each semester). The commitment is for an average of (8) hours per week. You will not be expected to work over major university holidays or during exam weeks.
• You will be exposed to many phases of the research and publication process. Various faculty members are at different points in their research, so what you will be doing may differ from what your classmate may be doing.
• Some possible tasks: literature reviews, interviewing research subjects according to a protocol, helping construct surveys, coding qualitative data, helping write sections of an article based on the research, and many other possibilities.

What the Faculty member will be doing:

• Introducing you to the exciting world of research
• Showing you how research can make a difference for the profession of social work and in our communities
• Teaching you to think critically about social problems and social solutions and about research data
• Depending on the research phase, teaching you how to go about structuring a proposal or an article or a research report. In some cases, depending on the level of your contribution, you may be a secondary author on a publication or work with your faculty mentor to prepare and (hopefully) deliver a paper at a major conference

Application Process:

MSW students will receive application information by email. The application for the 2024-2025 MSW Research Scholars program is due on Sept. 20, 2024.