Summer Intern Program

Student Interns for Research and Scholarly Activities
Please see forms below to initiate proposal, project commitment and final report (abstracts).  All dates are subject to change and will be updated as needed.
Questions? Contact Michele Sisco at mcoral@shp.rutgers.edu.
SHP Students will work on Research or a Scholarly Activity Project with SHP Faculty Members during the summer.
Examples of Scholarly Activity may include abstract, manuscript preparation, library research, presentation (invited, national regional), book chapter or book review, conference paper or software program as in a survey research.
Researcher Project Title
Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia Participants in the arts-based nutrition education group will identify more ultra-processed foods accurately.
Rahul Mittal Review ways to improve breast screening uptake for women in Wolverhampton Southeast Population, United Kingdom (UK)
Laura Byham-Gray Comparison of Body Composition Measurements Used in the Prediction of Energy Expenditure in Chronic Kidney Disease
Shankar Srinivasan Comparative study of the effect of exercise in mitigating risk of depression in patients with chronic illnesses
Shristi Rawal Effect of mobile health intervention on self-monitoring of glucose and blood pressure among women with gestational diabetes
Diane Radler, Jennifer Tomesko, Kelly Pena Dysphagia Screening
Sandra Kaplan Outcomes of Intensive Interdisciplinary Services on Developmental Functional Skills
Dinesh Mital Social Prescribing Community Development Worker Project Cornwall, UK
Weili Lu CBT for PTSD among persons with PTSD enrolled in Supported Employment/Supported Education programs: Does therapy improve employment/educational outcome?
Barbara DeMarco Creating an interactive approach to digital badging
Younghwa Michelle Chang and Jigna Patel Design computer-based gamified multidisciplinary treatment for children with cerebral palsy (CP) to improve their speech intelligibility and upper extremity function.
Richard Ferraro Measuring muscle performance, function and quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Suchismita Ray The effects of a brief Mindfulness Intervention on mental health and brain response in treatment seeking individuals with opioid use disorder.
Allison Brown Clinical and biomechanical risk factors in high school runners.
Aaron Dallman The Nexus Club: Co-development of a micro-clubhouse model intervention to support transitions in autistic adults
Deborah Cohen Food as Medicine: Community-Engaged Intervention for Health and Wellness in Newark
Ken Gill What do public databases tell us about mortality and mental illness?
Andrew Lynch Food as Medicine: Community-Engaged Intervention for Health and Wellness in Newark
Jean-Francois Daneault Developing a training dataset for the estimation of movement patterns using deep learning
Judy Deutsch VCYCLE: Virtual Cycling in Persons with Parkinson Disease
Antonina Mitrofanova Novel computational algorithms to predict synergistic drug combinations for castration-resistant prostate cancer
Rebecca Brody Bridging Innovation and Practice: A Literature Review of Using AI in Health Professions Education
Zhaomeng Niu Cancer prevention and control among Hispanics
Sunhee Eissenstat Dietary choices among people with depression – qualitative data analysis
Soha Saleh Integrative Training Approach for Inducing Neuroplasticity
Stipends are provided to SHP Students to work on Research or a Scholarly Activity Project. It will be awarded to each student who completes an agreed upon project in a six to eight week period during the summer.
Interns must be SHP graduate students, with preference given to students who are less than half way through their Program.
Faculty Researchers must have a terminal degree for the research component, however, this criteria is not required for the Scholarly Activity.  Where required, research must be approved by the proper Institutional Review Board.
Key Items Due Dates/Time Periods
Official announcement to Faculty February 6, 2024
Project proposal form due from Faculty March 25, 2024
Project proposals posted to SHP website April 1, 2024
Announcement for students to review project proposals April 2, 2024
Students review proposals April 2, 2024 – April 23, 2024
Student/Faculty interview process April 2, 2024 – April 26, 2024
Student/Faculty final selection due to Office of Research May 1, 2024
Project commitment form due from Faculty May 8, 2024
Notification of awards May 15, 2024
W-9 form due from Students May 24, 2024
First half of funding released July 2024
Final abstract form due from Faculty August 31, 2024
Second half of funding released Upon Completion of final abstract form
Procedure for Applying 2024
Please review the procedure outlined to apply to the program.
Application for Project Proposal Form
This form initiates the process and submits your project proposal / Scholarly Activity for consideration.  It is reviewed by the OR for completeness.  Once approved, it is posted on the OR website for students to view and contact the project director if interested.  All application project proposals are listed online under “Project Proposals” link on top.
Project Commitment Form
This form creates a record and confirms commitment with a student interested in doing the project. It outlines the project requirements and support needed to complete the project. It is used to track the status of the project and to initiate the 1st payment to the student. Once completed, it is sent electronically to the OR.
Final Abstract Form
This form is sent to confirm completion of project and to notify the OR of project closed out.   It provides the OR with a summary of the project requirements and how they have been met.    This form is required in order to submit the 2nd and final payment to the student and to officially close out the project.
Form W-9

Questions? Contact Michele Sisco at mcoral@shp.rutgers.edu.