2022 Gateway National Recreation Area Summer Research Fellowship
Supported by the National Park Service in partnership with the CUNY Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay.
Spring 2022 Graduate Course - Socioecological Research in Urban Parks @ City College + Summer 2022 Research Fellowship @ SRIJB/CSB
The Spring 2022 graduate course offered through City College’s Sustainability & Urban Environment Program but open to all CUNY graduate students focuses on research methods and the history and function of urban parks. Enrollment in this course is a prerequisite for the paid summer research fellowship. Instructor: Urban planner Elaine Mahoney.
- Summer 2022 Research Fellowship @ Gateway National Recreation Area
- Full-time, 8-week PAID summer research fellowship
Open to up to seven CUNY graduate students to do individual and team socioecological research in NYC’s Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA) in partnership with the National Park Service, Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay, and Center for the Study of Brooklyn. The program provides:
- $6,000 stipend + transit costs to Gateway National Recreation Area
- Hands on qualitative and quantitative research training focusing on the interaction of the urban social and natural environments under climate impacts
- Research mentorship and opportunities for additional training and professional development, including networking with area researchers and public institutions
- Publication opportunities