Center for Research and Discovery
Centers for ExcellenceStudents are introduced to a world of scholarship through a variety of mentored experiences open to undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies students, to enrich their academics and foster personal growth and development.
A partnership to explore and encourage the next generation of researchers
Engage with Mentored Research and Academic Activities
The Center for Research and Discovery provides opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies students across all MCPHS campuses. Students and faculty members from all programs are encouraged to come together around shared interests to pursue discoveries that could have a lasting impact on their field.
Annual Student Research Conference
The highlight of the year is the Annual Student Research Conference, during which dozens of student researchers present their work. Peers and faculty advisors provide feedback to help students determine next steps to push their work forward.
Mini Grants
Every year, the Center funds a number of research projects thanks to the generosity of the Provost's office. Grant applications open in late September. Grant awardees also connect with other students interested in research opportunities to share their strategies for connecting with mentors, submitting applications, and answer questions.
Speaker Series
Guests are invited to all three campuses to share their research journeys. The entire MCPHS Community is invited to join virtually.
Institutional Repository
Student works submitted to the Center are catalogued and added to an institutional collection.
Building Academic Excellence With Research and Discovery
How To Get Involved
Students
Interested in conducting hands-on research with a mentor? Explore a curated list of topics faculty members are pursuing and are willing to mentor students.
Faculty
The Center is always looking for new faculty members to become mentors for research projects and other partnership opportunities, including becoming evaluators at the Annual Student Research Conference.
Demand for Student Research Opportunities
The Center for Research and Discovery is working hard to meet the growing desire of MCPHS students to conduct research and participate in mentored academic experiences.
77%
of MCPHS students surveyed expressed a desire to be paired with a faculty member who is conducting research.
160+
areas of research faculty are interested in pursuing and willing to have student partners.
112
students presented work at the 2022 Annual Student Research Conference.
“The evidence is very clear that students who participate in research, and who have the benefit of mentorship, are more likely to graduate, more likely to pursue additional education, and more likely to have a higher degree of confidence in their skillsets and abilities. These are benefits they carry with them far beyond MCPHS.”
Keri Griffin, PhD, MPH, MPA, MCHES | Director, Center for Research and Discovery
Healthcare Leaders with a Passion for Teaching
At MCPHS, cutting-edge scholarship and professional affiliations go hand in hand with instruction and mentoring.
Keri Griffin
Chair, Department of Public Health, Behavioral, & Health Sciences
School of Arts and Sciences
Sunnia Ko Davis
Director of the Undergraduate Bridge Program and English Language Resource Center
School of Arts and Sciences
Zachary Poulos
Instructor of Chemistry, Course & Lab Coordinator for Organic Chemistry
School of Arts and Sciences
Shanti Freundlich
Associate Director for Library Learning & Assessment
Library and Learning Resources