Dossani Research
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During my time as an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Alexa Lamm’s lab, which spanned nearly three years, I have gained a wealth of experience and knowledge that I truly could not have found elsewhere. Working on various projects in different roles has really expanded my skill set beyond what I could have imagined. I feel…
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Yesterday marked the final research presentation Saher Dossani will give as an undergraduate student. She presented her research project at UGA’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CURO) Symposium for the third time after completing a research fellowship this past summer in the Lamm Lab working closely with Dr. Kristin Gibson and Dr. Alexa Lamm. Saher’s research…
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Health promotion and science communication is a critical part of ensuring rural communities engage in healthy eating and policy is supported that increases access to healthier foods in rural areas. However, little is known on how communication behaviors influence self efficacy related to healthy eating choices. In a recent Lamm Lab study as part of…
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This summer I had the opportunity to continue my work in Dr. Alexa Lamm’s lab as a summer research fellow for UGA’s Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO). As a CURO fellow, I completed over 300 hours of research, attended several workshops, and presented my work at CURO’s Summer Research Final Forum. The research I presented focused on determining if…
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As an undergraduate researcher in the Lamm Lab, I had the opportunity to participate in UGA’s Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities’ (CURO) 2023 Spring Symposium held in Athens, Georgia. The research I presented focused on determining the reach and uptake of the Healthier Together program in five rural counties of Georgia that were impacted by…
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College of Public Health undergraduate students, Emily Armstrong, Saher Dossani, and Rose Tran, all received Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) awards to work with Dr. Alexa Lamm for the Spring 2023 semester. For the award, the students are enrolled in a course where they worked on individual research projects. Armstrong examined the purchasing habits of rural Georgia residents…
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Members of the Lamm Lab presented oral presentations and posters at the Southern Rural Sociological Association’s annual conference in Oklahoma City this month. All presentations at SRSA highlighted the work done by the Healthier Together project’s evaluation and communication team, led by Dr. Alexa Lamm. Evaluation Research Using poetic dialogues as a focus group analysis…
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Undergraduate researcher and evaluator Saher Dossani describes her experience analyzing survey data from Healthier Together communities during summer 2022.