DAY ONE | August 3, 2023
Location: 3040 E Cornwallis Rd, Durham, NC (Holden Building)
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
15th Annual RTI Internship Showcase
Date
Location
RTI International Headquarters & Zoom
3040 E Cornwallis Rd
Durham, NC 27709
United States
2023 RTI Internship Showcase Digital Program
This downloadable program includes a detailed agenda, with links to individual presentations.
RTI International hosts the 15th Annual Internship Showcase! The institute is celebrating its 65th Anniversary and 15 years of its annual intern event. Join the RTI University Collaboration Office and the institute’s global staff to celebrate our summer interns.
For the first time, RTI will host a two-day internship showcase event. Thirty-eight interns will present their research and internship experiences in person at RTI’s headquarters in Research Triangle Park, NC (August 3) and on Zoom (August 4). Both events are open to the public and registration is required.
Please review the DAY ONE AND DAY TWO showcase sessions below prior to completing your registration.
DAY ONE registration for non-RTI staff closes on Monday, July 31, 2023, 9:00 PM EST
Session A
Exploring the Cosmos: Case Studies in Radio Astronomy & Aerospace Industries
SSES – Center for Applied Economics & Strategy
Sterling Adams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
From Secondary to Primary Proposal Manager: Our Experience
SSES – Business Development Capture and Proposals
Liahona Willcoxon, North Carolina State University
Josephine Geraghty, North Carolina State University
Caroline Hoch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Through the Eyes of an Intern
CFO Organization – Controller's Office
Benjamin Dionee, East Carolina University
My Internship Experience
CFO Organization – Controller's Office
Madison McPherson, Appalachian State University
Session B
Life as a Publish Safety Research Intern
SSES – Policing Strategies
Cheryl Oppan, University of Richmond
Five Key Reentry Research Project
SSES – Policing Strategies
Zian Richmond, Prairie View A&M Univeristy
Get The Lead Out: Environmental Health Outreach and Education
SSES – Center for Environmental Health Risk and Sustainability
Brooklyn Story, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Substance Use, Gender and Applied Research (SUGAR) Internship
SSES - Substance Use, Gender and Applied Research
Poonam Rawat, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
My Internship Experience: Professional and Personal Growth at RTI
SSES - Substance Use, Gender and Applied Research
Brianna Pascarelli, Brandeis University
Session C
Various Projects Supporting ECHO Study
SSES, Clinical Research
Sarah Hartman, North Carolina State University
Our Biostatistician Internship Experience
SSES, Clinical Research
Ryan Moore, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Claire Chu, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Shelton Jones Statistical Internship
SSES, Official Statistics
Silas Huckins, North Carolina State University
Characterizing the Impact of Microplastics on Human Epithelial Lung Cells
DS - Analytical Sciences
Zahkura Eastman, North Carolina Central University
Sampson County Air Quality Research Pre-Pilot
TAC - Exposure & Protection
Norman Urbanek, North Carolina State University
DAY TWO | August 4, 2023
Location: ZOOM
Time: 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Breakout Room One
All of Us Researcher Academy Internship: Neighborhood and Sleep Disorder Disparities
SSES – Center for Communication & Engagement Research, All of Us Research Academy
Toluwanimi Oladapo, Howard University
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Healthcare Access and Utilization
SSES – Center for Communication & Engagement Research, All of Us Research Academy
Kennedee Henry, Howard University
Factors Influencing Susceptibility to Triple Negative Breast Cancer
SSES – Center for Communication & Engagement Research, All of Us Research Academy
Onyinyechi Obidiro, Howard University
Mental and Metabolic Health: How Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs for Schizophrenia Treatment Influence Type 2 Diabetes in All of Us
SSES – Center for Communication & Engagement Research, All of Us Research Academy
Danielle Johnson, Howard University
An Exploration of the Atopic Triad in the All of Us Dataset v7
SSES – Center for Communication & Engagement Research, All of Us Research Academy
Trinitee Oliver, Howard University
Genetic Association on Acute Chest Syndrome A Common Comorbidity in Sickle Cell Disease
SSES – Center for Communication & Engagement Research, All of Us Research Academy
Ifeoluwakitan Onasanya, Howard University
Breakout Room Two
Genome-Wide Association Study on Opioid Use Disorder
SSES – GenOmics
Wendy Deng, University Pennsylvania
Rahma Jamac, University of Minnesota
Neglected Tropical Diseases: Cost Effectiveness of Innovative Diagnostic Methods During a Trachoma Impact Survey in Tanzania and Mozambique
SSES – Center for Applied Economics & Strategy
Ezgi Yilmaz, Cornell University
MedTech Political Economy Analysis
SSES – Center for Applied Economics & Strategy
Matthew Rowell, Columbia University
Breakout Room Three
My Internship Experience
CFO Organization – Accounting and Finance
Matthew Nagel, Florida State University
SSES Small Business Partnerships
SSES – Business Development, Small Business Office
Trinity Cromwell, Bennett College
Our RTI Internship Experience
SSES Finance (Finance Analytics and Pricing)
Rebecca Bierfeldt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Aidan Gallaher, Duke University
Ryann Robinson, North Carolina A&T State University
Luke Sales, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Breakout Room Four
RTI Innovation Advisors Sustainability Focus Internship Experience
Innovation Consulting
Samantha Feinstein, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
NVivo Tools for Qualitative Analysis
SSES – Substance Use, Gender and Applied Research
Aminah Olayinka Isiaq, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
SUGAR Summer Internship
SSES - Substance Use, Gender and Applied Research
Jasmine Benner, Michigan State University
Sustainable Growth & Resilience Business Development
IDG – Business Development
Vitalii Sharlai, Washington University in St. Louis
Clinical, Behavioral, and Social Drivers of Excess Mortality in 2020–2022 in the United States
SSES - Health Coverage for Low-income & Uninsured Populations
Christina van Hal, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
RTI’s global internship program is year-round and eligible to high school, undergraduate, and graduate level students, as well as recent degree recipients. The program offers dynamic internship roles and professional development opportunities. Participants can participate in in-person, hybrid, or fully remote internships. Open opportunities are available here.
- CFO – Corporate Finance Office
- DS – Discovery Sciences
- GTS – Global Technology Solutions
- IDG – International Development Group
- SSES – Social, Statistical and Environmental Sciences
- TAC – Technology Advancement & Commercialization