The research assistant will support the development of projects related to the use of animal-related stimuli (e.g., pictures of animals) for stress reduction. This project will involve three phases in total. This application is for Phase 1.

Phase 1 will involve the development of an online study using the survey platform Qualtrics. Additionally, it will involve the recruitment of participants and collection, management, organization, cleaning, and initial analysis of data.

This project will be conducted under the guidance of Dr. Eric Legge, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at MacEwan University.

The project may include, but is not limited to:

• Development of an online study using the survey platform Qualtrics.
• Assist project lead with pre-registering the study with the Open-Science Foundation (OSF.io)
• Recruitment of participants to complete the online study.
• The collection of participant data, as well as data management, storage, organization, and cleaning.
• Preliminary data analysis to assess the efficacy of the study intervention compared to control interventions.
• Tracking and responding to participant inquiries about the project.

This phase of the project is expected to take 80-hours to complete over 8-weeks. The project is expected to start on Aug. 15, but is negotiable. The majority of project work in this phase can be done remotely.

The student will work closely with the supervising primary project manager, Dr. Eric Legge, who is available for questions. This will also include occasional progress meetings where adjustments to the student's tasks and duties may be made if necessary.