Hostos Research Center (HRC)
Committee on Sponsored Programs and Grants (CSPG)
2025 ADELANTE Project
ADvancing Excellence in Liberal Arts, scieNces, Technology and Engineering
The Hostos Research Center (HRC) and the Committee on Sponsored Programs and Grants (CSPG) is pleased to announce the winning 2025 ADELANTE (ADvancing Excellence in Liberal Arts, scieNces, Technology and Engineering) Project proposals. A total of 12 grants, ranging from $6.000 - $10.000 were awarded. Each 2025 ADELANTE Project will engage a Hostos student research assistant to promote faculty to student mentorship and provide students with experiential and career-building experiences. Congratulations to all the awardees!
Click on the title of each winning proposal to read the project’s abstract.
ADELANTE Winning Proposals
From Altar to Uprising: How Nicaraguan Families Transform Religious Consciousness into Revolutionary Memory
Rocio Rayo, M.A. | PI – Award $9,910
Transfer Services Office | Student Development and Enrollment Management – SDEM
Advancing HTLV-I Therapeutics: Integrating Molecular Dynamics and Structure-Based Inhibitor Design
Dr. Anna Manukyan | PI – Award $10,000
Natural Sciences Department
Advancing Responsible AI Integration in STEM Tutoring at Hostos Community College
Dr. Lisette Jourdain | PI – Award $10,000
Ana Marjanovic, M.A. | Co-PI
Hostos Academic Learning Center – HALC | Educational Technology – EdTech
Examining the Perceived Benefits and Challenges of the Flipped Classroom Model from the Perspective of First-Generation Community College Students in an Introductory Psychology Course
Dr. Stacey Cooper | PI – Award $8,910
Behavioral and Social Sciences Department
A Calligraphic Performance Against Slavery: Penmanship and Intellectual Labor in Juan Francisco Manzano
Dr. Emmanuel Velayos Larrabure | PI – Award $6,000
Humanities Department
Giannina Braschi’s Putinoika (2024): The Moving Seat of Radical Polyphony and Freedom, a Book Chapter
Dr. Inmaculada Lara-Bonilla | PI – Award $6,100
Humanities Department
Tracking the Southern Hemisphere Winds Using Sediment Provenance during the Middle Miocene (18–13 Million Years Ago)
Dr. Allison Franzese | PI – Award $9,934
Natural Sciences Department
The Application of AI-Augmented Pedagogy in Building Effective Best Practices for the Diverse Modes of Teaching and Learning Across the Curriculum
Dr. Asrat G. Amnie | PI – Award $10,000
Education Department
Educating Hostos Students for A Legal Career and Preparing Them for Law School
Professor Amy Ramson, Esq. | PI – Award $9,458
Behavioral and Social Sciences Department
Faith, Norms, & Academic Success: An Ethnographic Study on Faith as Social Capital in a South Bronx Community College
Professor Kristen Tran, M.A. | PI – Award $7,700
Behavioral and Social Sciences Department
Complexes of Tridentate Aminothiol and Phosphinothiol Ligands with Platinum-Series Metals
Dr. Daniel Amarante | PI – Award $10,000
Natural Sciences Department
Artificial Intelligence Teaching Assistant: Enhancing Student Learning and Teacher Support
Eric Ritholz, M.A. | PI – Award $10,000
Dr. Jacqueline DiSanto, Carlos Guevara, M.S. | Co-PIs
Educational Technology – EdTech | Education Department