Summer & Fall 2026 Internships with Whole Communities-Whole Health

Whole Communities-Whole Health (WCWH) is a grand challenge in research at UT Austin. Our challenge is to change the way science helps society thrive. To do this, we are conducting a 5-year community-engaged cohort study in SE Austin and surrounding areas with families who have children under 5 years old.

Goals:

• Study how individual and environmental health determinants impact young children and their families. By studying factors of health across physical, mental, and environmental health, and more, we hope to learn more about how these sectors influence each other and the health of the child and family.
• Create an effective implementation model for multi-disciplinary family research processes.
• Include families who have historically been excluded from research.
• Provide opportunities for participants and community members to engage in the research process, ultimately improving the usefulness of the data.
• Test new technologies for data collection.
• Return study results to study participants.
• WCWH is looking for interns for the summer and fall of 2026 to support our study team, community engagement, and returning data to participants. See below for the different positions and responsibilities:

Study Intern:

• Prepare data collection materials for visits with participants
• Conduct home visits with participants (you will always be accompanied by a staff member)
• Other duties as assigned
• Be available to work 8-10 hours per week
• Spanish-speaking is a plus

Community Engagement:

• Develop content for a monthly community-facing newsletter
• Maintain list of community resources for study participants
• Option to support and get hands-on experience volunteering with a WCWH community partner organization
• Attend community events to represent WCWH
• Other duties as assigned
• Be available to work 8-10 hours per week
• Spanish-speaking is a plus

Data Return Intern:

• Assist with the creation and sending of reports to return study results to study participants
• Design video guides that supplement data return reports and aid participants in understanding their results
• Assist with conducting and transcribing feedback interviews on data return reports with study participants
• Other duties as assigned
• Be available to work 8-10 hours per week
• Spanish-speaking is a plus

To apply, email your resume and a letter of interest to Shirene Garcia, Community Engagement Manager for WCWH, at shirene.garcia@austin.utexas.edu.

NOTE: This is an unpaid position and can be used for a BDP Connecting Experience.