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Program
Highlights
 COR Scholars
Program
A grant from the National Institute of Mental Health
(NIMH) supports a research scholars program. The major goal of this
program is to increase the number of minority mental health researchers
who are actively engaged in mental health research. Our objective
is to interest 8 to 10 of our most motivated and able students in careers
in mental health research and to provide them with the very best training
and research experiences so that they are admitted to and complete mental
health research doctoral programs.
To qualify for selection as a
COR Scholar, a sophomore student must be interested in pursuing a
career in mental health research and have at least a 3.40 GPA
overall and in psychology courses.
Scholars come to a 6- week orientation program between
their sophomore and junior years in which they take the following three
courses: Introduction to Mental Health Research, Computers in the Social
Sciences, and Research Design. Scholars then take 5 honors courses
such as PSY404: How to Prepare For Graduate School. They also
assist HU faculty in the conduct of their mental health research.
Several researchers in our department and in other behavioral sciences
have NIMH -funded ongoing research programs.
In the summer between their junior and senior years,
Scholars travel to a major research university to become a part of a large
mental health research team that includes graduate students, post
docs and research scientists. When they return to HU in the fall,
they prepare a presentation for the Annual COR Research Conference and
for publication. During their senior year, Scholars take the GRE,
complete the graduate school application process, and continue to conduct
mental health research. Scholars benefit from close association
with and supervision by faculty researchers. They also
have many opportunities to experience all facets of the research process
in exciting, real, relevant mental health research programs. They
also receive generous financial support in the form of tuition payments,
a monthly stipend, and travel allowances . If you are interested
in this program, see Dr. Reginald Jones, Phenix Hall, Program Director,
or Dr. Zina McGee, Co-Director.
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