Undergraduate students in the Boston area who are interested in clinical psychology, public health, cancer research, smoking cessation, and/or mind body interventions are encouraged to apply to the Health Promotion and Resiliency Intervention Research (HPRIR) undergraduate clinical internship program at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Our undergraduate interns are an integral part of the HPRIR team, and work closely with, and under the supervision of, a faculty investigator within the program. During the course of their internship, students learn and hone skills in a variety of areas, including conducting literature reviews, qualitative coding, database creation and maintenance, manuscript preparation, etc. Students will also receive career guidance and, occasionally, be provided opportunities to present their work with the department or attend national conferences.
Current Interns
Annika Toivonen
Annika is a student at Northeastern University in the class of 2025, majoring in Health Science and Psychology and minoring in Data Science. She works with Dr. Lucy Finklestein-Fox on developing a mind-body intervention to promote the sexual well-being of female GI cancer survivors, supported by the Osher grant. Her research interests include psychoeducational intervention development and efficacy and asset-based community development in mental healthcare spaces.
Ava Whalen
Ava is currently a student at Boston College, class of 2025, majoring in Psychology with a concentration in Clinical Psychology and a minor in Medical Humanities, Health, and Culture. She works with Dr. Elyse Park on project SPARK. Her main interests include clinical psychology and interventions for adverse childhood experiences.
Esha Kelkar
Esha is currently a student at Northeastern University majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience and Philosophy, class of 2027. She is working on screening patients and assisting with other projects under the Smoke-Free Support Study with Dr. Rachel Rosen.
Shravya Sathi
Shravya is currently a student at Northeastern University, class of 2026, majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience. She works with Dr. Christina Luberto on her SCAD project. Her main interests include clinical psychology and perinatal health.
Tolulope Adewumi
Tolulope is currently a senior at Tufts University double majoring in Biotechnology and Spanish Cultural Studies. She works with Dr. Hall on the Sleep Survivorship study. She is interested in continuing to conduct research in fields related to oncology, prevention medicine, and epidemiology with a focus on culturally competent approaches.
Wren Hadley
Wren is currently a student at Wellesley College, class of 2025. She primarily works on Dr. Elyse Park’s Forward Together (ForTe) study and assists with the Smoke Free Support Service.
Internship Program Graduates
- Danny Jacobson
- Emma Browning
- Geena Kumaran
- Audrey Cantillon
- Riley Giallanza
- Erika Tsuchiyose
- Stella Si
- Zainab Mian
- Elissa Perez
- Noah Stancroff
- Ana Lopez
- Alex Rene
- Denise Chow
- Peri Barest
- Nicole Gonzalez
- Megha Tandon
- Huilin Li
- Ariel Brathwaite
- Ellen Park
- Jenna Flaherty