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Principal Investigator: Joanna Giza
Organization: CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
Fiscal Year: 2024
Award: $350,862
Funding agency: National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Project Summary/Abstract
Racial/ethnic minority (REM) researchers, who may be uniquely poised to address racial/ethnic disparities in
mental and physical health, are underrepresented at all levels of the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Our
Manhattan-Bridge program seeks to enhance the number of REM students in biomedical and behavioral
sciences research by bridging the path from a minority-serving community college (Borough of Manhattan
Community College (BMCC)) to a baccalaureate degree in a STEM field at a minority-serving senior college
(The City College of New York (CCNY)). Manhattan-Bridge includes a coordinated system of faculty mentoring,
peer mentoring, peer support, diversity training, STEM coursework, laboratory training, tutoring, and
supplemental instruction to address and overcome the obstacles known to impede REM students from success
in completing their baccalaureate degrees and launching careers in biomedical fields. Each cohort of ten
students will be selected for a two-year education and training period during which we provide trainees with
research opportunities at BMCC and CCNY from experts in the biomedical and behavioral science fields to
guide development of mentored research projects. Trainees will be provided with conference travel and
research funds to facilitate their understanding of the conduct and dissemination of research findings. Key
activities include: 1) a Student Success course that examines the ways in which various psychological,
societal, cultural, and historical factors impact a transfer student’s academic experiences and outcomes, 2) a
Summer Research Training Institute where trainees complete a curriculum focusing on research methodology,
practical skills of data analysis, rudiments of neurocognitive research, and academic and clinical research
careers, and 3) regular meetings with a) peer mentors, who offer academic guidance and serve as a contact
and facilitator to mentees, and b) peer navigators, who support trainees in their social development in the
program and assist in addressing common emotional challenges, such as academic stress and poor coping
strategies. Objective outcomes include: 1) developing research self-efficacy; 2) attending a national scientific
conference; 3) presenting a paper or poster at a local or national conference; 4) application to a fellowship or
other training award; 5) author or co-author a scientific journal article; 6) conducting a honors-level research
project; 6) successful transfer to a baccalaureate program in the biomedical or behavioral sciences; and 7)
successful graduation from the baccalaureate degree.
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