BRIDGE scholars come from a variety of backgrounds, majors, and experiences. What unites them is a desire to move their understanding beyond the classroom and into experiential learning. Our scholars engage fully in lab time, summarize and analyze research, present at retreats and conferences, and translate these skills beyond their time at Temple.
2025 Cohort
Eduardo Zamora-Ramirez, AmaRa Pedreros-Montes, Funmi Adedokun
Flourish Eruchi Anwuri, Dr. Lisa Briand (PI), Kristen Pineda
Medina A Hucks-Gonsalves, Yelines Vilena Gutierrez, Nikolai Zandik Markowicz
Posters, ’25 Cohort
Adedokun, F.*, & Olino, T. Defining the impact of AI and machine learning trends on NEI-funded research, 1985–2025. BRIDGE & MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2025.
Anwuri, F.*, Davis, S., Stern, D., Vu, E., Lopez, D., & Unterwald, E. The effect of chronic cocaine and SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on impulsive-like behavior in rats. BRIDGE & MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2025.
Gutierrez, Y.*, & Briand, L. The effects of adolescent social isolation on microglial proliferation in reward-related brain regions. BRIDGE & MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2025.
Hucks-Gonsalves, M.*, Soriano, E., & Drabick, D. Does maladaptive emotion regulation strategy mediate the association between ACEs and working memory?. BRIDGE & MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2025.
Markowicz, N.*, & Helion, C. The interplay between intolerance of uncertainty and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. BRIDGE & MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2025.
Pedreros Montes, A.*, & Martin, L. Mice observing conspecific distress exhibit social learning-like behaviors. BRIDGE & MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2025.
Pineda, K.*, Lynn, S., Quach, J., Weidner, A., Velasquez, A., & Giovanniello, J.
CeA-SNc inhibition partially restores goal-directed control after stress. BRIDGE & MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2025.
Zamora-Ramirez, E.*, Maddox, C., Martinez-Rivera, A., & Rajadhyaksha, A. Evaluating the effects of JZL184 on oxycodone withdrawal in mice. BRIDGE & MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2025.
2024 Cohort
, Lariza Medina, Kaylah Morris, Dr. Lisa Briand (PI)
Posters, ’24 Cohort
Garces,O.*, O’Brien,K.J., and Ellman, L.M. Learning How to Assess Motivation Within a Computerized Assessment of Psychosis Risk. BRIDGE & MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2024.
Harbeck, A.*, Paderewski, M.*, Lichtin, B., Zayas, NeAva, Dressler, C.C., Pan, A., Wimmer, M.E. Early Life Adversity Impairs Social Play Behavior in Adolescent Rats. Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society Conference, Philadelphia, PA October, 2024.
Harvey,L.R.*, Tansan,M. and Newcombe,N.S. Linking Large-Scale and Small-Scale Spatial Skills with Map Reading. BRIDGE & MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2024.
Lamour,N*. Baresich,K., Smith,L., and Alloy, L.B. Effects of reward-relevant life events on activation of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) during anticipation and outcome of monetary gain. BRIDGE & MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2024.
Medina L.D*, Davis S.E, Lopez .D, Fortuna R.F & Unterwald E.M. Effect of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and cocaine on blood brain barrier of the rat. Poster Presentation. BRIDGE Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2024.
Morris, K*, Bradford, J. and Taylor, R. Associations of post-traumatic stress, active coping, and self-efficacy with the experiences of food insecurity for African American college students. BRIDGE & MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2024.
Paderewski,M.S.*, Harbeck,A.M.*, Lichtin,B.J., Zayas,N., Dressler,C.C., and Wimmer, M.E. Early life scarcity causes decreased adolescent social play behavior in female, but not male long-Evans rats. BRIDGE & MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2024.
2023 Cohort
Angela Harbeck, Julia Fawcett, Shahnaz Eva, Alana Porter, Mariah Nguyen, Aaliyah Johnson, and Dorothea Bowen
Posters, ’23 Cohort
Bowen, D., Newcombe, N.S. & Olson, I.R. Theory of Mind and its Relationship to Autobiographical Memory. Poster Presentation. MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2023.
Eva, S. & Olson, I.R. Correlation between verbal skills and narrative skills. Poster Presentation. MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2023.
Fawcett, J.C., Porter, A.J. & Briand, L. A. Social preference behavior in mice exposed to oxycodone. Poster Presentation. MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2023.
Harbeck, A., Severino Perez, J.G., Dressler, C.C., Reddy, C., Kunta, C., Amaro, P., Tomas-Baltazar, C., Funk, M., Jiwanji, M. & Wimmer, M.E. Chronic Heroin self-administration impairs spatial memory in males and females. Poster Presentation. MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2023.
Johnson, A., Schmidt, H., Mitchell, W.J., & Helion, C. The Relationship Between Emotional Experience and Moral Judgement. Poster Presentation. MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2023.
Nguyen, M. & Walker, E. A. Development of a Fentanyl Conditioned Place Preference Procedure in Mice. Poster Presentation. MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2023
Porter, A.J., Fawcett, J.C. & Briand, L. A. Drug-Induced Conditioned Place Preferences. Poster Presentation. MiNDS Program Retreat, Philadelphia, PA 2023
2022 Cohort
Alpha Diallo, Modupe Osuntokun, Kara Storjohann & Jisu Pyo
Giahan Tang, Collette Miller, Elisabetta DiSalvo, EunSik Park & Joseph Itiat
Posters, ’22 Cohort
2021 Cohort
Leah Michalski, Jonathan Kehinde, Giulia Masi, Dieuseul Joseph, Neriah Kahn
Gianni Stovall, Makiya Murphy, Chikodi Ebo, Elizaveta Valovatsky, Rhapsody Dearring
Posters, ’21 Cohort