LIU’s Brooklyn Campus Receives
Grant from NIH
To Prepare Students in Minority Mental Health Research
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Alka Gupta and Peg Byron
October, 2002 |
Brooklyn, N.Y. - In an effort to bolster mental health research
involving persons from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds,
the National Institutes of Health have awarded a $1.46 million Career
Opportunities in Research (COR) grant to Long Island University's
Brooklyn Campus.
"Our goal is two-fold," said psychology professor and dean
of research Carol Magai, who is the project director. "We want
to prepare minority students for advanced degrees and mental health
careers and to encourage undergraduate psychology majors in mental
health research involving diverse populations."
"One hoped-for gain from this program is that we train students
in careers designed to reduce the health disparities that exist between
the minority and non-minority populations," said Magai.
Brooklyn is one of the most ethnically diverse communities in the
country, home to 155 nationalities speaking 93 different languages.
"Given its diversity, Brooklyn is the ideal location in which
to train students in cultural diversity and mental health research,"
said Magai, who is also director of the Campus's Center for Studies
of Ethnicity and Human Development.
The five-year grant funds COR, a research training program that started
at the Campus this fall – coinciding with the development of a
new psychology Honors Program.
Students in their sophomore year who qualify for the honors program
will take advanced honors courses in their junior and senior years
and receive special guidance in preparing for graduate study. COR
training fellows will be drawn from these ranks and will get tuition
remission and a generous stipend.
The COR research training consists of advanced classes, mentored
research, intensive curriculum advisement, career planning and
summer immersion courses in scientific writing and statistics.
Brooklyn Campus students may receive mentoring at the Brooklyn
Campus, as well as at SUNY Health Science Center and Columbia
University. A total of 36 students are expected to participate
over the life of the grant.
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