Mount Sinai’s Translational Research and Implementation Science for Nurses (TRAIN) program supports Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students from disadvantaged backgrounds to become experts in translating research into clinical practice.

Learn more about the 2026 TRAIN program cohort participants below.

Heather Acidera
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene
Mentor: Billy A. Caceres, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN

Jennifer Asante
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Mentor: Jacquelyn Y. Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, RN, FAHA, FAAN

Alvaro Sebastian Morales-Barreto
Quinnipiac University School of Nursing
Mentor: Catherine Finlayson, PhD, RN, OCN

Chisom Phoebe Enebechi
Winona State University College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Mentor: Ruth Masterson Creber, PhD, MSc, BSN, FAAN, FAHA

Adonis Mokom
George Washington University School of Nursing
Mentor: Maya N. Clark-Cutaia, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN

Lydia Peal
City University of New York Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
Mentor: Melissa Mazor, PhD, MS, RN

Tracey-Ann White
William Paterson University School of Nursing
Mentor: Sarah Nowlin, PhD, MSN, RN