SOMA Lab at USC

The Department of Population and Public Health Sciences is seeking a full-time Program Administrator position. The Program Administrator will assist staff with management of data collection for multiple research projects funded by the California To***co Related Disease Prevention Program and the California Department of Public Health. Specifically, they will execute data collection protocols involving collecting, recording, and entering data for all active research projects, and supervising data collection staff. They will also participate in research design discussions and be responsible for developing survey and recruitment materials. This position requires recruitment of research participants including contacting local high schools to meet with administrators, faculty, staff, and students. Other duties will include managing and overseeing the completion of project-specific grant progress reports, performing descriptive statistics to summarize data, comprising material for scientific presentations and manuscripts (e.g., conference posters, PowerPoints, literature reviews), purchasing and drafting settlements for project-related expenses, and completion of IRB-related documents. They will also regularly maintain the lab’s website and social media pages.

Checkout our new paper in Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) that described ni****ne-related topics of conversation authored by the public and social bots on Twitter.

Topics of Nicotine-Related Discussions on Twitter: Infoveillance Study Background: Cultural trends in the United States, the ni****ne consumer marketplace, and to***co policies are changing. Objective: The goal of this study was to identify and describe ni****ne-related topics of conversation authored by the public and social bots on Twitter, including any misinformati...

Check out our recent publication in collaboration with USC POWER Lab. We analyzed Twitter posts from 2020 that discussed the risks and benefits of cannabis use during pregnancy and postpartum. Read the full article here:

Twitter Posts About Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Postpartum:A Content Analysis (2021). Twitter Posts About Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Postpartum:A Content Analysis. Substance Use & Misuse. Ahead of Print.