The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute welcomed thirteen undergraduate students to campus last week as part of the Summer Research Institute (SRI@FMHI).
The SRI@FMHI is designed for students 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, students will work intensively with faculty mentors on their research projects. In addition, students 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 University (Mentors: Linda Callejas, PhD and Anna Abella, PhD)
- Sarah Dickerson, Syracuse University (Mentor: George Burruss, PhD)
- Mia Kouveliotes, Washington University at St. Louis (Mentor: Kristin Kosyluk, PhD)
- Shifa Malik, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (Mentors: Svetlana Yamposkaya, PhD and Cathy Sowell, MSW, LCSW)
- Matthew McGovern, University of Central Florida (Mentors: Doctoral Canditate Kimberly Menendez, MS, CPP and Doctoral Candidate Tracy Bales, MPH, CPH)
- Maria Eduarda Monteiro, University of Florida (Mentors: Ráchael Powers, PhD and Doctoral Candidate Jacquelyn Burckley, MA)
- Tatyana Olevich, University of Pittsburgh (Mentor: Rick Moule, PhD)
- Isabel Oliveira, University of South Florida (Mentors: Tom Massey, PhD and Kathleen Moore, PhD)
- Iyanna Perry, Florida State University (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 University (Mentor: Judith Biesen, PhD)
- Aishwarya Shanbhogue, Texas A&M University (Mentor: Jessica Rice, PhD)
- Christian Stephens, University of Alabama (Mentor: Chae Jaynes, PhD)