Dr. Steele - Pediatric Health Promotion and Maintenance Lab

Faculty Research Questionnaire
To provide every student the opportunity to participate in undergraduate research, we appreciate any
information you can provide regarding your research projects/labs. Please fill out this brief questionnaire
regarding your current research projects and any upcoming projects. The information you provide will be
gathered by our Advising Specialist, Tricia Zerger, and then posted on our website. The students will be
notified via email regarding this addition, thus encouraging all psychology majors to participate in the
research experience. Thank your for your assistance while we gather this information! You input is
extremely appreciated.
***Please fill out one form per research lab***
Name:
Research Lab/Interest:
Briefly describe research lab:
Student tasks:
Application Process (email, attend
office hours, application form)
If there is an application process
for your lab, please provide a hard
copy of that application to this
form or email triciaz@ku.edu
your application.
Ric G. Steele, Ph.D., ABPP
Pediatric Health Promotion and Maintenance Lab
Projects focus on the promotion of children’s health, particularly as
related to nutrition and physical activity. Current projects include a
grant-funded investigation of the effectiveness of Positively Fit, a
family-based intervention for children with obesity and a descriptive
investigation of psychosocial factors related to physical activity in
pre-adolescent children. Upcoming projects include development
and evaluation of a web-based nutrition/exercise educational program
for school nurses.
Participant recruitment, data collection, data entry, some
opportunities for participation on poster/paper submissions (for
advanced students who demonstrate sufficient motivation and
aptitude), web-design skills.
Application form; interview with Dr. Steele (e-mail for appt.)
Lab Location:
2020 Dole Human Development Center
Lab Day and Time: Varies; current lab team meetings are Mondays from 4:00-5:30
Website address of current
research experience:
What types of student skills are
you looking for in your lab
n/a
Previous experience working with children and/or adolescents in
research or applied setting; data entry and management skills
(attention to detail); flexibly schedule to allow data collection during
children’s school hours; web-design skills are a plus, but not
required.

Please let us know if your
graduate assistants need
undergraduate assistance:
Is there any other information you
would like to add to the posting
Yes (same application process; complete application + interview with
Dr. Steele)