/ Frost Center for Data and Research

Staff

Frost Center professional staff lead research design, data collection, analysis and dissemination of findings for both Hope College and our community research partners.

They hold graduate credentials in the social sciences providing a breadth of data and research experience, knowledge and skills.

Contact us at 616.395.7556 or via email frostcenter@hope.edu.

Staff

Frost Center Fellows

Frost Center Fellowship

Frost Center for Data and Research offers a research fellowship for Hope College faculty members. Frost Center Fellows complete their social science research, or interdisciplinary research connected with a social science, while supporting the center with data analysis, research design, participation in Hope College and community-based research, or other data and research activities applicable to the fellow’s expertise.

Fellowships are awarded for one or two concurrent semesters and provide:

  1. Course release commensurate with the plan of work
  2. $2,000 in research funding from the McGregor Fund
  3. Support from Frost Center Research Assistants

Eligible applicants include Hope College tenured or tenure-track faculty members and faculty not on a tenure-track with at least four consecutive years in a (non-visiting) faculty contract.

Fellowship proposals are welcomed by January 12 for the 2024–25 academic year.

Information about the Frost Center Fellowship

Scientific Advisory Board

Research Assistants

Providing students with community-based research opportunities is central to the Frost Center mission and reflects the work of Dr. Carl Frost. Each year a team of research assistants gains applied experience as they work with our professional staff to complete Hope College and community partner projects.

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Isabella Brady

Research Assistant

Isabella Brady is a junior psychology major from Zionsville, Indiana. Following Hope College, she plans to get her master’s in social work degree. At the Frost Center, Isabella has been working to code data sets and coordinate surveys. She has experience in creating surveys, collecting data, and data entry, and has developed expertise in Qualtrics and SPSS.
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Simone Greene

Research Assistant

Simone Greene is a junior from Detroit, Michigan. She has a dual major in dance and business, and she aspires to be an owner of a dance studio. Simone works on a range of community-based and Hope College research projects. She has been trained in survey design and implementation, as well as data collection, cleaning, and analysis, including quantitative and qualitative research approaches.

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Nhi Hoang

Research Assistant

Nhi Hoang is from Danang, Vietnam, and is a psychology major with a neuroscience minor. Her career goal is to do research in clinical psychology. At Frost Research Center, Nhi will be working on developing surveys, cleaning and organizing datasets, analyzing data, and making data visualizations.
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Carly Mursch

Research Assistant

Carly Mursch is a senior from Delton, Michigan. She is majoring in political science and has a minor in economics. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school to work towards obtaining a Ph.D. in international relations to conduct research in political science in the future. At Frost Center, Carly works on a variety of projects ranging from the Student Congress assessment project to community-based research projects. She has experience in survey design and implementation, and data collection, cleaning, analysis, visualization and reporting, including SPSS and Qualtrics.
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Katherine Yakes

Research Assistant

Kate Yakes is a senior from Ionia, Michigan. She is majoring in both psychology and sociology. She is applying to graduate programs in clinical psychology. At the Frost Center, she works primarily with qualitative data analysis in assisting to create/code responses, conducting focus groups, and working on community projects, including recent partnerships with the City of Holland.
How to Become a Student Research Assistant

Interested in data or research? Frost Center Research Assistants are directly involved with survey development and administration, data collection, analysis, creating data dashboards and other projects that support the Frost Center mission. Student Research Assistants work 8 or more hours each week in partnership with our professional staff working on:

  • Survey design in Qualtrics
  • Data cleaning and organization
  • Summary statistics and quantitative analysis using SPSS
  • Qualitative data content analysis and coding
  • Updating and maintaining accuracy of records in the Assessment Portal
  • Creating data dashboards in Tableau

If this sounds like something you would be interested in doing or would like to learn more, contact us at frostcenter@hope.edu or view the Research Assistant position description.

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