The Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) is a gateway to graduate education at CIC universities. The goal of the program is to increase the number of underrepresented students who pursue graduate study and research careers. SROP helps prepare undergraduates for graduate study through intensive research experiences with faculty mentors and enrichment activities.
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2017Madeleine UraihJunior, Johns Hopkins University Low-Income Communities in Chicago: Student Perceptions of Health |
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2015Ifreke KingJunior, University of Illinois, Chicago Food Retailers and Policymakers Views about Nutrition and Obesity in Black Communities |
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2015Jaime WongGraduate from Willamette University The Effect of Education, Weight and Income on Physical Activity Levels in Obese African American Women |
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2015Janet Hermosillo-MedinaJunior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Assessing the Knowledge and Perception of the value of Telemedicine Services Among Ethnic Minority Communities
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2014Cyanna McGowanJunior, Vanderbilt University Identifying Factors that Influence Bystander Motivation to Initiate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
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2013Jessica MermaJunior, University of Iowa A Comparative Assessment of Parental Perceptions of the Health of School Aged, Ethnic Minority Children From Two Chicago Communities |
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2013Michael ThomasJunior, Morehouse College Exploration of Health Beliefs of African American Men |
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2013Susana UrquizaJunior, University of Illinois Urbana Evaluating the Influence a Capacity-building Education Program has on the Development of Health Ministries |
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2012Natalia J. OrtizUniversidad del Este at Puerto Rico A Comparison of Health Needs and Use of Health Care Services Expressed by Latino Youth and Parents in Chicago’s Brighton Park Community |
2010Ashley StoneUniversity of Illinois at Chicago Selling Obesity: Analyzing the Food-Retail Environment Surrounding Elementary Schools |
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2010Lakeesha HarrisNortheastern Illinois University Out of Faith: LGBTQ African Americans & Their Barriers to Faith-Based Community Services |
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2010Latrese A. MondenNortheastern Illinois University The Cost of Inequality: Maternal Perceptions of Stress and Social Support among Low-Income African-American Women
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2009Lauren BottomsAn Exploratory Study of Cultural Competency in Community-Based Organizations |
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2009Chris BarnesJunior, Western Illinois University The Invisible Men: Low Income Unwed African American Fathers |
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2009Donna S. ReedAn Evaluation of Teaching Methods and Preventing Childhood Obesity |
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2008Tumaria McDanielJunior, University of Illinois at Chicago Examining Congregational Capacity to Support Reintegration of Female Ex-Offenders in Chicago |
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2007Safiat AmuwoComparative Analysis of participants lost to follow-up in the Chicago Lawndale REACH 2010 program |
2006Angel GriffinJunior, University of Illinois at Chicago An Evaluation of a Case Management Program Aimed to Reduce Infant Mortality Among African Americans: The Greater Englewood Healthy Start Initiative |
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2006Brenda PachecoJunior, University of Illinois at Chicago The Impact of Greater Englewood Healthy Start Case Management Program on Disparities of birth among Mexican/Mexican-American Women: Refining the Protocol |
2005Jennifer FonsecaExamining Latino Self-Healing Methods to Better Educate Health Professionals in Establishing a Trustful Relationship between the Patient and the Physician |
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2005LaTrice SnodeyJunior, University of Illinois at Chicago An Assessment of the Capabilities of Church Based Health Ministries on Chicago’s Near West Side |