Student Research Assistantships (SRA)
The Student Research Assistantship program provides an opportunity for talented, industrious undergraduate students to work closely with faculty members in an area of special interest. Research assistantships are selected students who will work exclusively on research projects. Your work-study eligibility will not be affected; however, you will have to report what you earn to the IRS as taxable income. Please note that no students, regardless of work-study status, are permitted to work more than 20 hours a week during the academic year and 40 hours during the summer.
2022-2023 Undergraduate Student Research Assistantship. Assistantships available now! Check Workday and Handshake for details!
The Valente Center for Arts & Sciences fosters research at Bentley university via assistantships, workshops & seminars and provides opportunities for rich exchanges of ideas in the Arts & Sciences. The center partners with many university departments to provide research opportunities to undergraduate students. The Student Research Assistantship Program (SRA) is designed to provide an opportunity for talented, industrious undergraduate students to work closely with faculty members in an area of special interest. These positions give SRAs the opportunity to engage in research activities and support faculty members who have been awarded such positions during the academic year 2022-2023. This research experience will be a valuable addition to student's resumes. The Valente Center offers support and training to the SRAs by organizing a yearly research methods workshop and meetings with the Center's research program manager.
How to apply
Each position will be posted on Workday and on our website soon. We invite students to apply for positions via Workday. SRAs will support faculty members in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 and possibly summer 2022, up to 120 hours. The Valente Center pays $15.00 per/hour to the Student Research Assistant.
If you're interested in one of these positions, please,
* log into Workday and search for the Valente Center Assistantships (via the job requisition number and follow the instructions to apply through this system) or via Handshake. Please include the project title, short note reflecting your motivation to apply and resume.
The Valente Center for Arts & Sciences will propose your application to the faculty members that have been awarded student research assistantships. Faculty members will reach out to applicants for an interview and when an agreement is reached, the Valente Center will coordinate the hiring process through Workday. SRAs are not work-study positions. The pay received from the Valente Center will not affect the financial aid or work-study eligibility of Student Research Assistants, although they will be required to report it as taxable income and may not work more than 20 hours a week during the fall and springs trimesters and upto 40 hours in the summer trimester.
Please contact GA_Valente_Center@bentleu.edu to inquire about any open positions
Faculty:
For more information about the faculty application process, please visit the faculty site
2022 - 2022
The Multiple Streams Framework and Ambiguity
Another Day, Another Visit: Impact of Arkansas' Mandatory Waiting Period for Women Seeking Abortion by Demographic Groups
Effects of Water and Sanitation on Children's Educational Outcomes
Municipal Climate Action Planning in Massachusetts
Russian Aggression, Covid -19, and Ukraine's Tourism Industry: Charting a Course to Recovery
An Exploratory Study of Trans Experiences with Job Demands and Resources
2021-2022
Closing In: The Ethnographic Imperative in 1960s French Cinema
Grid vs microgrid options for electricity
Real time and interactive data visualization on policy and compliance during COVID-19
Quantitative analysis in applied linguistics: French as a foreign language
Impact of Milestones on Individual Performance
Evidence-based Policymaking, US-China Geopolitics & The Fight for Narrative Control Along the Mekong: Climate Change, Mekong Water Politics & the Political Economy of Water-Energy Infrastructure Investments
Mathematical Models and Data Analysis in Public Health. Exploring Epidemiological Models with R.
Santiago en 100 Palabras: A 20 Year Retrospective
The Affordable Broadband: Bridging the Global Digital Divide since Covid-19, a Social Justice Approach
How Gender Perception Affects the Rubber Hand Illusion
Peer Effects of Kindergarten Attendance
Running Industry Diversity Coalition Research Proposal
Consumer Behavior Research on the Psychology of Money
2020 - 2021
The Bentley Leadership Study
Ethnography and National Identity in 1960s French Cinema
Beyond the Binary: A Genderqueer Memoir
The Gendered Political Ecology of Fossil Fuels
Suburban Opioid Study (SOS)
Exploring Public Attitudes Toward Wind Energy
Continuation of Jellyfish as Food: Understanding the Trophic Dynamics of Jellyfish using Baited Remote Underwater Video Surveys
Microaggressions: Mental States and Morality
Partnering to update with Covid 19 changes a popular text
Intersectionality in the Business School Experience Research Study
Equity in power plant development in the United States
Boston in 100 Words: Practicum in Administering a Public Literary Arts Project
The Impact of Cash-Based Assistance on Violence Against Children: Evidence from an at-scale humanitarian assistance program
Online Programming Reference for Analytics Education
Revising and Updating the Bentley University Textbook for GB110: The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business: Researching New Cases, New Laws, and New Business Examples
Impact of health insurance on demand for health related services -Evidence from India
Analysis of the Trophic Dynamics of Jellyfish using Baited Remote Underwater Video Surveys in The Bahamas
Assessing Eastern Equine Encephalitis Risk and Intervention Success: Mites as Indicators of Physiological Age of Vector Mosquitoes
Critically evaluating the effectiveness of immersive and non-immersive information visualizations
Representing Black Voices for Racial Justice in the U.S. Congress
An Intervention to Address Intersectional Inequities within Business Schools: Fostering Inclusive Classrooms
2019 - 2020
Multilinguism in French Film & History
Migration/Population impact on Malaria Transmission
Ecological Riole of Jellyfish
The Business Cycle & Fertility
Intersectionality at Business Schools
Improving Resident Wellbeing through Focus on Positive Interactions
Public Attitudes Toward Wind Energy Using Immersive Media
Agenda Setting & Policy Change on Climate Adaptation
Congressional Campaign Media Expenditures
How Touch Affects Art Perception
For Quantitative analysis of text data in education research
Failure of Family Owned Businesses
Boston in 100 Words: the Business of a Non-Profit Arts Organization
2018 - 2019
Ministers and Subcabinet Political Appointments: Do female ministers bring more women along?
Environmentally benign symergistric insect replllents: Fusion of public health, green chemistry, and product development
Open source sensing for energy and sustainability
Measuring the effectiveness of acupuncture
Case studies in business ethics
Predicting Pharmacogenetic Associations in Opiod Addiction Patients using Machine Learning
An Intersectionality Perspective of the Experiences of Students in Business Schools
Plastic Jellyfish? Evaluating the Uptake of Microplastics by Gelatinous Zooplankton
Artistic production and audience reception in post-revolutionary Tunisia
Distributed Ledger Technology: A Multi-Disciplinary Study on the Broader Implications for Business, Government, and Society
Eagle Scout CEOs: The Effect of Early Life Experiences on Corporate Social Responsibility
“Boston in 100 Words: Building a Public Arts Project for the 21st Century”