CAMS Summer Internship Program Supervisor Template
1. Supervisor name & full contact information:
 Name:
Adriana Di Martino, M.D.,
 Address:
1 Park Ave, Floor 8
 Phone:
(646) 754-5154
 Email:
adriana.dimartino@nyumc.org
 Fax:
(646) 754-5211
2. Direct supervisor name & full contact information (if different from above):
 Name:
Rebecca Shalev, Ph.D., BCBA
 Address:
1 Park Ave, Floor 7
 Phone:
(646) 754-5073
 Email:
rebecca.shalev@nyumc.org
 Fax:
(646) 754-5211
3. Name and brief description (1 – 2 paragraphs) of the Project requiring an
Intern(s):
Parent and Child Characteristics of Families Participating in Parent-Mediated
Social Skills Interventions for Autism
A growing literature indicates that parent-mediated social skills interventions,
such as Children’s Friendship Training (CFT; Frankel & Myatt, 2003) and the
Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®;
Laugeson & Frankel, 2010) increase social competence and friendships among
children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In CFT and PEERS®, parents are
trained to become active agents who provide social coaching to their children
during and after treatment. Therefore, it is important to ask the question: which
parent factors impact the treatment outcomes of children who participate in CFT
and PEERS®?
Currently, at the NYU Child Study Center, we are conducting a pilot study on
outcomes for children who complete CFT and PEERS® that involves measuring
parent and child characteristics before and after intervention. In preparation for
future studies of treatment outcome, the current project involves examining
baseline measures of parents’ functioning and their relationships with the
baseline measures of their children.
In this research project, one intern will:
1) Become familiar with the literature on CFT and PEERS®
2) Critically review and summarize the current literature surrounding the
relationship between characteristics of children with ASD and their parents
3) Perform statistical analyses to characterize relationships between baseline
measures of parents and children
4) Learn how to summarize empirical results for scientific presentation
CAMS Summer Internship Program Supervisor Template
4. Location and hours of Internship (building name, expected availability if
known):
 Fieldwork location: 1 Park Ave, 8th floor
 Expected start & end times: 20 hours per week, starting May 23, 2016 for 12
weeks
5. Number of Interns requested:
 1
6. Brief summary of proposed Intern responsibilities:
 Conduct a comprehensive literature review for the assigned research project
 Organize and quality control the data – e.g., perform data entry if needed,
aggregate relevant measures from the database, access and check original
participant chart data against the database for accuracy
 Perform statistical analyses examining relevant relationships between
measures and differences between groups (e.g., correlations, t-tests,
ANOVAs)
 Write regular reports summarizing findings
 Attend and actively participate in weekly meetings in the lab
7. Weekly or monthly meetings at which Intern attendance is expected:
 Lab Meeting – Mondays 1:00pm to 2:00pm
 Research case conference – Tuesdays 9:00am to 10:00am
 Cross collaborative data meeting – Tuesdays 10:00am to 11:00am
 Journal Club – Tuesdays 12:30pm to 2:00pm (optional)
8. Three goals that the Intern(s) will be expected to achieve during placement:
1) Assist in literature review which summarizes the relationship between
characteristics of children with ASD and their parents
2) Identify, plot, and report statistical relationships among variables of interest
3) Be able to explain the research process from recruitment and assessment of
participants, to data management and analysis, to reporting and
presentation of findings
9. Description of planned deliverable(s) at the end of the 12-week Project:
 In addition to the requirements of the program (literature review, poster and
paper), interns will be expected to present their work during lab meeting
during the second half of their internship
10. Skills or prerequisite experience required:
 Computer/Software:
o Proficiency in Excel is required
o Completion of a basic statistics course and/or experience and
familiarity with statistical analysis software (e.g., SPSS, R) is highly
desirable
CAMS Summer Internship Program Supervisor Template
 Languages: fluent in English
11. Any other requirements (e.g., special clearances required, etc.):
 Must attain NYUSoM volunteer status and ID card before beginning
internship
 Must complete training in the protection of human subjects (CITI)