The Summer Science Program
Roisin Corcoran serves as the Vice President of Research and Evaluation at SSP International, and has been the Co-Chair of the Education Coordinating Group for The Campbell Collaboration since January 2020, leading fundraising and governance initiatives. Previously, Roisin held the position of Full Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, with roles including Admissions Director and chair of the Scholarship Engagement Series Committee. Roisin's advisory experience includes membership on the Government Cross Whitehall What Works Trial Advice Panel, where assistance is provided on policy issues and trial design. As the founder and CEO of IRINSTITUTES, a consultancy focused on research and evaluation, Roisin advises non-profits and educational institutions on evidence-based practices. Roisin's educational background includes a Postdoc in Psychology from Yale University and a Ph.D. from the University of Limerick.
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The Summer Science Program
The Summer Science Program is an independent nonprofit operating residential programs in experimental science research for gifted teenagers, on several college campuses. Each program is an immersion into experimental science, designed to challenge and inspire talented rising seniors from around the world. Working in teams of three, participants complete a research project from beginning to end: either in Astrophysics – near-earth asteroid imaging and orbit determination – or Biochemistry – fungal enzyme inhibition and drug discovery. Each team acquires its own original data and performs its own analysis. Field trips and guest speakers round out an intense 39-day schedule. Info and application at summerscience.org. Alumni and former faculty from every SSP program since 1959 are voting members for life, making SSP the only summer program governed, operated, and largely funded by people who directly experienced it themselves … powerful testimony to its impact. Hence our motto: “The educational experience of a lifetime.”