2012 Student Summer Fellowships

Karen Lewicki Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Deepest Thoughts and Feelings

Blerta Green Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Measurement and Determination of Quality of Life in Children with Chronic Illness

Maureen Paula Bruns FSU Research Foundation
Nutritional Education for Children in Santa Marta, Colombia

Paul K. Reardon Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
From Decision Support to Patient Support

Emma Edmondson Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Identifying and Removing Barriers in Recruitment of Homeless Patients to a Student Run Free Clinic in Harlem

Katherine Nash Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Implementation and Evaluation of the Washington Heights Immersion Program

Lily Mundy Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Implementation and Evaluation of the Washington Heights Immersion Program

Michael Steinhaus Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Implementation and Evaluation of the Washington Heights Immersion Program

Gillian Kupakuwana-Suk Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Piloting a Student-run Free Clinic in Zimbabwe

Kate Benham Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Piloting a Student-run Free Clinic in Zimbabwe

Ugochi Nwosu Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Piloting a Student-run Free Clinic in Zimbabwe

Michael Bradfield East Tennessee State University – Quillen College of Medicine
Mitigating the Burden of Thermal Heat Stresses on Migrant Farm Workers in East Tennessee

Alexander Chalphin Jefferson Medical College
Assessing the Status of Child Nutrition and Effectiveness of Village Health – India

Elizabeth Hanson Jefferson Medical College
Addressing Barriers to Maternal and Neonatal Health Care in Rural Uganda

Justin Field Jefferson Medical College
Assessing the Effectiveness of a new Computer-Based Prescription Translation Service for Improvement of Patient Satisfaction and Understanding of Prescriptions

Katherine Fritton Jefferson Medical College
Improving Antenatal Care in Busembe Rwanda

Mark Balceniuk Jefferson Medical College
Nutrition Education: A need for eating competence

Amanda Sandoval Keck School of Medicine of USC
Behavioral Problems Among Hispanic Children With Epilepsy

Anshika Kaushik Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Effectiveness of a Knowledge-based Intervention on Quality of Life for Patients with Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

Erin Fennern Oregon Health & Science University
Men’s Perceptions of Reproductive and Women’s Health in West Wollega Ethiopia: A Population Survey

Jenny Rice Penn State University College of Medicine
Effect of Sanitation Conditions and Hygiene on the Incidence of Enteric Pathogens in an Impoverished Community in the Peruvian Amazon

Denise Do Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Identifying Barriers to Healthcare in the Vietnamese Community of Saint Louis

Salma Shaikhouni The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Internatal Health and Safe Spacing of Pregnancies in the Weinland Park

Helaine Kwong The University of Toledo College of Medicine
Assessment of Hypertension Management and Barriers to Patient care in the NW Ohio Underinsured Population

Emily Frank Tufts University School of Medicine
Obstacles to Assessing Nutrition Assistance Amongst low Income Youth and their Families

Annie Chang UC Berkeley/UCSF Joint Medical Program
Qualitative Analysis of the Intersection of HIV and Socioeconomic Factors Impacting Community Health – Kenya

Callan Elswick UC Berkeley/UCSF Joint Medical Program
The Cultural Legacy of Coal Mining in Appalachia

Lynne Chang UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Improving Patient-Centered Quality of Care for Children with DSD

Michelle Mahanian UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Music and Pain in the Perioperative Setting

Mariel Lougee Univ of Minnesota Medical School
Healthcare Messages in Chronically and Transientally Homeless

Jeremy Walker University of Alabama School of Medicine
Designing an Education System to Connect Homeless Individuals with the Health Services they Require

Jennifer Morgan University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Health Education Initiative to Improve the Health of School-age Children

Shaalini Ramandhan University of Maryland School of Medicine
Assessing Substance Use Rates and Acceptability of Brief Interventions in the Abortion Clinic

Felicia Ekpo Oklahoma State University – School of Osteopathic Medicene
A Primary Prevention Program on Preventing the Risk of Type II Diabetes

Sorochi Esochaghi UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School
Improving Maternal Health Care in Oromio, Ethiopia

Debalina De University of Michigan Medical School
Can HPV Self-Sampling be an Acceptable Diagnostic Tool to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening among Women of Lower Socioeconomic Strata?

Jennifer Anyaegbunam University of Virginia
In Their Own Words: Assessment of Oral Histories and Chronic Disease Outcomes in African-American Women with Diabetes

Michael Wauters University of Wisconson School of Medicine and Public Health
Skills-based Intervention to Reduce Maternal Mortality in East Timor

Bianca Stifani Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
An Ethnography of Youth Sexual Initiation in Jimma Zone Ethiopia

Taneev Escamilla Wayne State University School of Medicine
Using Pre-Procedural Educational Videos to Reduce Distress in Breast-Biopsy for Non- English Speakers

Joshua McKarmie Wayne State University School of Medicine
Using Secure Telemedicine Technologies to Address Physician and Health Worker Shortages in Rural Ghana

Victor Zhu Yale University School of Medicine
Should Beauty be a Right? Life Satisfaction and health Outcomes of Community Cosmetic Surgery