The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute welcomed thirteen undergraduate ÅÝܽÊÓƵapps to campus last week as part of the Summer Research Institute (SRI@FMHI).
The SRI@FMHI is designed for ÅÝܽÊÓƵapps interested in building their research skills within the context of substance use and co-occurring disorders to help them prepare for a senior thesis and/or graduate school. The program received over 130 applications during the recruitment cycle this year, which will be the final year of the SRI@FMHI program funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
The SRI@FMHI consists of four components: an independent research project conducted with guidance from a USF College of Behavioral and Community Sciences faculty mentor; research seminars; professional development seminars; and skill-building workshops.
Over the next 11 weeks, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapps will work intensively with faculty mentors on their research projects. In addition, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapps will gain experience with research ethics and Institutional Review Boards practices and will participate in a community rotation to gain experience with mental health and substance use services. Students will present their research projects during Research Day on Wednesday, July 31 from noon to 4 p.m.
The 2024 cohort includes:
- Isabella Barham, Tulane ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp (Mentors: Linda Callejas, PhD and Anna Abella, PhD)
- Sarah Dickerson, Syracuse ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp (Mentor: George Burruss, PhD)
- Mia Kouveliotes, Washington ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp at St. Louis (Mentor: Kristin Kosyluk, PhD)
- Shifa Malik, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp of Michigan - Ann Arbor (Mentors: Svetlana Yamposkaya, PhD and Cathy Sowell, MSW, LCSW)
- Matthew McGovern, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp of Central Florida (Mentors: Doctoral Canditate Kimberly Menendez, MS, CPP and Doctoral Candidate Tracy Bales, MPH, CPH)
- Maria Eduarda Monteiro, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp of Florida (Mentors: Ráchael Powers, PhD and Doctoral Candidate Jacquelyn Burckley, MA)
- Tatyana Olevich, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp of Pittsburgh (Mentor: Rick Moule, PhD)
- Isabel Oliveira, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp (Mentors: Tom Massey, PhD and Kathleen Moore, PhD)
- Iyanna Perry, Florida State ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp (Mentors: Kathleen Moore, PhD; Brooke Haney, BS; and Melissa Carlson, BS)
- Anushree Rustagi, The College of Wooster (Mentors: Ji-Young Lee, PhD and Nik Lampe, PhD)
- Madison Sakalosky, Cornell ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp (Mentor: Judith Biesen, PhD)
- Aishwarya Shanbhogue, Texas A&M ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp (Mentor: Jessica Rice, PhD)
- Christian Stephens, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp of Alabama (Mentor: Chae Jaynes, PhD)