CT SPACE GRANT COLLEGE CONSORTIUM
Capital Community College Spring Semester 2015 Internship
Application 2014-2015 Program Year
Deadline: December 19, 2014 by 2:00pm
The information provided in this form will be used to match students with potential internship
employers associated with the CT Space Grant Program. Participating companies will receive
copies of this information.
Completed Capital Community College Internship application will consist of:
1. Capital Community College Internship Application Cover Sheet
2. Narrative
3. One Letter of Recommendation
4. Resume
5. Student Transcript
6. Grant Verification Form
7. Application Contact/Demographic Information
Note: Refer to the Student Request for Proposals Booklet (RFP) for full detail of submission
requirements. Forms and RFP can be found on the CSGC website: www.ctspacegrant.org
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CT SPACE GRANT COLLEGE CONSORTIUM
203 Dana Hall, University of Hartford (Lead Institution)
200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117
860.768.4813 ctspgrant@hartford.edu www.ctspacegrant.org
Please list the numeric order of your interest in the companies and/or projects below
(1 = highest interest, 4 = least interest):
___ Hartford Hospital
___ Mt. Sinai Hospital
___ University of Hartford Physical Therapy Program
Project 1: Exercise Training at Hartford Hospital: 2 interns
The Department of Preventive Cardiology at Hartford Hospital is seeking interns to work on a research project
involving measuring injury rates and cardiovascular risk parameters in individuals starting a CrossFit training
program. The responsibilities of the interns will be to recruit subjects, assist with measurements, and perform
weekly phone follow-ups. The interns will also be responsible for collecting data, analyzing the results of exercise
sessions, scheduling subjects and coordinating testing visits. The ideal candidates will be trained in basic first aid
and CPR and will have experience with human patients or subjects in a clinical setting. Knowledge of
cardiovascular and/or exercise physiology is preferred but not required. Interns must have a car and be willing to
travel to area CrossFit gyms and Hartford Hospital.
Project 2: Pediatrics Balance Lab; Understanding Sensorimotor Integration in Infants and Children with Cerebral
Palsy; University of Hartford: 1 intern
Advisors: Sandra Saavedra, PT, PhD and Adam Goodworth, PhD
How would your life be different if you could not control your head and upper body? How do infants learn to sit up?
What sensory feedback is important to stabilize the upper body? Drs. Saavedra and Goodworth study how people
use feedback from specific sensory systems to control core body segments. Certain pathologies affect specific
sensory systems, which can cause major disabilities in some cases. For example, children with moderate to
severe cerebral palsy have difficulty controlling their head and upper body which limits their ability to independently
eat, talk, and read. Drs. Saavedra and Goodworth investigate sensorimotor integration in infants, adolescents with
idiopathic scoliosis, and children with cerebral palsy using custom designed research equipment at the University
of Hartford’s Rehabilitation Science Department. Dr. Saavedra approaches her research from the perspective of a
pediatric physical therapist and while Dr. Goodworth is a biomedical engineer, underscoring the multi-disciplinary
nature of their work at the University. A position is available for a research assistant to help with data collection
and video behavioral coding with infants and children with cerebral palsy.
Project 3: Characterization of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis at Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital: 1 intern
The Mandell Multiple Sclerosis Center for Comprehensive Care and Neuroscience Research at Mount
Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking one college level intern to work on a retrospective chart extraction research
project. This research project will allow the intern to be responsible for and involved in a variety of tasks including
chart extraction, data mining, data collection, data entry and organization of data. The intern will be exposed to
neurological and rehabilitation care as well as standardized research processes. The ideal candidate for this
position is an energetic, friendly individual with excellent attention to detail interested in pursuing a career in one of
the following fields: health care, public health, rehabilitation, or exercise science. This is a great opportunity for a
hard-working and motivated individual interested in learning more about clinical research. Candidates need not
have prior experience working in a research setting as this opportunity will be scaled to the intern’s level of
experience.
Contact: Carolyn St. Andre, Research Assistant, Mandell Center for MS, MSRH
Project 4: Human Performance Research Laboratory, University of Hartford: 1 intern
The intern will help with organizational tasks, human movement analysis equipment setup and calibration, data
gathering tasks, and data analysis. The types of projects underway currently include one evaluating differences in
the walking patterns of persons with high or low arch feet, and another examining the use of an elliptical walking
training device that is designed for rehabilitation of patients who have neurological deficiencies. In this process, the
CCC Intern will complete an ethics in human research training course, and will earn a certificate – CITI
(Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative; https://www.citiprogram.org).
CT SPACE GRANT COLLEGE CONSORTIUM
203 Dana Hall, University of Hartford (Lead Institution),
200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117
860.768.4813 ctspgrant@hartford.edu ; www.ctspacegrant.org
Please consider the following questions, along with questions outlined in the Student Request for
Proposals Booklet, when writing your narrative:
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Please list any science related or technical courses you have taken that may be helpful to hiring
managers in considering your qualifications.
What specifically interests you about science and technical courses? Describe what you enjoy
about these courses.
How did you originally become interested in a science or technical career? Was there a specific
experience or a specific person who influenced you? Explain.
Based on your experience as a student, do you think you learn better from “hands on” experiences
or standard classroom lectures and reading? Give some examples from prior learning
environments to document your answer.
How do you expect an internship experience to influence your career as a student and as a
professional in the field? What specific goals do you expect to accomplish through an internship
experience?
Given your schedule, is it practical for you to spend 10-20 hours in an internship experience in
addition to the other responsibilities and commitments that you have? Have you considered the
demands this will place on your time and energy?
Why should you be selected for this opportunity? What qualities and attributes will you add to the
team?
Provide whatever other information you think might positively influence your candidacy for a
placement in an internship.
Of the projects/internship locations listed above, what is your first choice? Why?
Institutional Certification
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Signatures below certify that the applicant’s institution approves of this application and
acknowledges an understanding that if this proposal is awarded, the institution will
need to enter into a sub-contract between itself and the University of Hartford before
any NASA CT Space Grant Consortium funds can be disbursed.
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Institutional Signature
(Affiliate Grant Office)
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CT SPACE GRANT COLLEGE CONSORTIUM
203 Dana Hall, University of Hartford (Lead Institution),
200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117
860.768.4813 ctspgrant@hartford.edu ; www.ctspacegrant.org