Population Studies and Training Center
Supplemental Undergraduate Data Analysis Training
For Undergraduates and Master’s Students
The Policy Lab Student Interns, School of Public Health
We recruit and mentor a cohort of 5-6 paid student interns every fall, spring, and summer semester! Interns at The Lab are an integral part of our operations -- no coffee runs here! We hire for three different internship tracks: Applied Policy Research, Communications and Events, and Data Science.
Past Intern Projects Include
Applied Policy Research
- Conducting literature reviews and research on English Language (EL) Learner programs
- Categorizing/coding semi-structured interview transcripts and cross-referencing against field work and survey data to understand User Experiences with State-Supported public health infrastructure.
- Performing a comparative analysis of state agency personnel through cross-tabulation of data covering the entire United States
Communications and Events
- Maintaining The Policy Lab’s social media presence
- Drafting content for the newsletter and website
- Brainstorming event/podcast ideas and contributing to event planning and marketing
Data Science
- Gathering publicly available datasets which might help answer policy relevant questions
- Cleaning and standardizing datasets from different sources
- Performing statistical analyses on merged data sets
- Simulating the effects of different policies using, e.g., time series models, Markov chain Monte Carlo, and Bayesian modeling