Addiction research

Albion College
Albion, Michigan, United States
Educator
2
Timeline
  • February 5, 2024
    Experience start
  • February 22, 2024
    Project Scope meeting
  • April 30, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
2/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Public health Healthcare Social work Social justice
Skills
critical thinking
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from Albion College to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.


The students are enrolled in a course is intended as an introduction to the study of drug use, abuse, and addiction, with a focus on recreationally used drugs. Students are exposed to a variety of approaches all based on the scientific literature of drug use that will examine how drugs influence our brain and behavior as well as the consequences of drug use for society.  




Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
28 learners
Project
6 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization. 


Some final project deliverables might include: 

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations


Project timeline
  • February 5, 2024
    Experience start
  • February 22, 2024
    Project Scope meeting
  • April 30, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Learners in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.


Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to: 


Social policy research related to drug addiction and drug use

Social advocacy related to drug addiction and use

Research successful intervention strategies in regards to drug use prevention and addiction

Project on how to best educate individuals about drug use/drug use prevent/drug addiction resources

Drug education project


Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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  • Q3 - Text long
    How is your project relevant to the experience?  *