The College of Public Health’s Center for Global Health and Development will highlight the 2016 Summer Global Health Fellowship participants at an event from noon to 1 p.m. Friday in the Maurer Center for Public Health, Room 3013.
This year’s fellows included:
Jonathan Ali
“Molecular Tools for Water Quality Monitoring: Development of a Native Sentinel Organism in Chile”
Ali’s presentation will highlight scientific findings from his travel to Chile. The objective of this project was to advance the technical capabilities of regional environmental health specialists that study the impacts of water pollution by way of biomonitoring. The project was a collaboration between UNMC and the University of La Serena, located in Coquimbo, Chile.
Bijaya Padhi, Ph.D.
“Development of Land Use Regression Models to Quantify Air Pollution Exposures in Bhubaneswar, India”
Dr. Padhi recently was awarded his M.P.H. in health promotion from the College of Public Health. His previous academic preparations included a M.S. (environmental science) and Ph.D. in environmental health. Dr. Padhi is well-recognized internationally with publications, fellowships and achievement awards.
Trang Hoang
“The use of pesticides and PPEs among farmers in Malang, East Java Indonesia”
Hoang is using the data collected during the Global Health Fellowship Project in Indonesia, to complete her Service Learning/Capstone Experience. She plans to practice public health at the federal or state levels in a position that specializes in public health environmental protection.
Kushal Karan, M.D.
“Evaluation of Personal Health Practices in Malang, Indonesia”
Dr. Karan is an M.P.H. candidate in his second year of studies at the College of Public Health (public health administration). He is active in the UNMC community as the president of the COPH Student Association, and as a UNMC student senator.
The Summer Global Health Fellowship Program provides funds for travel needs, lodging, local transport and support for four-to-six weeks of onsite experience. Funding also is provided for research support that is project specific. There is an additional percentage of the fellowship monies awarded to those participants who publish their research results.