This project is closed. No applications are allowed.
This project is funded by SAMHSA and Texas Health and Human Services. The goal of this project is to develop a digital platform to improve overdose surveillance data that will inform community overdose prevention efforts. We work closely with community-based harm reduction organizations and people who use drugs.
This transdisciplinary project includes faculty across the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, Dell Medical School, Latino Research Institute, Addictions Research Institute, and Writing and Rhetoric.
Methods used:
- community-based participatory research methods
- qualitative methods
- machine learning/natural language processing
- user-centered technology design
- survey methods
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Qualifications
Must be enrolled as a major in a health-related field including social, psychology, pre-med, public health, health & society, etc.
Duties
To be discussed with project leads
Typical Time Commitment
10 hours/week
Desired Length of Commitment
1 year minimum
