maryalice jordan-marsh

Maryalice Jordan-Marsh is an Associate Chair and Associate Professor.

What kind of research do you conduct?

At present I am working with Peggy McLaughlin, Annenberg School for Communication and IMSC Engineering to develop a haptics prototype with cyberglove to teach MDs and RNs some physical examination skills.

In a typical semester, how many undergraduates do you work with? What kind of research activities do the undergraduate students perform?

I typically work with two undergraduates. He or she  would assist in puzzling out relevant questions; search and summarize literature; learn software and internet skills relevant to conducting research; test new equipment; develop project notebooks; assist in preparing reports, potential for presenting poster at professional meetings

What are some of your recent undergraduate projects?

One student used a database on Korean, Latino, Chinese older adults and health communication and identified question related to gender differences. The student prepared a poster abstract with faculty for the regional research meeting and got accepted and prepared the poster. The student presented at USC and at the regional meeting -- the only undergraduate. I am now preparing a publication with the student as first author and faculty to be second.

In the previous year, undergraduates participated in bi-weekly interdisciplinary roundtables to design and conduct research on older adults and health communication. Students recruited subjects, assisted with focus group design and conduct, entered data, prepared reports; presented at McNair local, regional, and national meeting.