Role Title: Participant Engagement Intern
Organisation: The Raine Study
Internship Period: Semester 1 (February - May)
Location: Crawley, UWA
About the Project
The Raine Study relies on the long-term participation of thousands of cohort members who attend appointments, complete questionnaires, and contribute to research activities.
In 2024, we began the Participant Engagement Strategies Project, aimed at understanding:
• Why some participants struggle to attend their scheduled appointments, and
• Which engagement strategies are most effective in supporting sustained participation.
The project was paused when roles changed within the team, and we are now ready to reopen it with an intern taking a key role in progressing this work.
Role Overview:
The intern will assist in revitalising and advancing the Participant Engagement Strategies Project. This project involves qualitative research, data exploration, communication analysis, and engagement strategy review.
The intern will investigate the historical participant engagement methods used by the Raine Study, evaluate their effectiveness, and explore current barriers preventing participants from attending appointments. These insights will support the development of improved, evidence informed engagement approaches for future follow ups.
This is a meaningful project that will directly influence how the Raine Study supports its 30+ year cohort.
The Raine Study, established in 1989, is one of the largest prospective cohorts of pregnancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood to be carried out anywhere in the world. Our mission is to improve lifelong health and quality of life through ground-breaking, impactful research that examines influences, pathways and outcomes from before birth and throughout life’s course.