2010 Student Summer Fellowships

Matthew Gonzalez Boston University School of Medicine
The Healthy Diet Initiative (Domestic Service)

Lucinda Leung Brown University, The Warren Alpert Medical School
Approach to Antihypertensive Adherence (Domestic Research)

Saira Siddiqui Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons
Health Information Disparities Related to Sickle Cell Disease in a Dominican American Population (Domestic Research)

Marianne DiNapoli Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons
Improving Health Literacy Among Patients with AIDS (Domestic Service)

Katie Halvorson Creighton University, School of Medicine
Youth Health Advocacy Curriculum and Infrastructure in the Light of Dawn Secondary School: Reverine, Nigeria (International Service)

Sahar Al Baroudi Creighton University, School of Medicine
Hypertension and Related Diseases in Three African American Male Subgroups: Non-Hispanic Black Americans, Somali Americans, and Sudanese Americans (Domestic Research)

Brian Guerico Dartmouth Medical School
ArtWorks: Art Workshops for Mental Health Self-Care of Burmese Refugees (International Service)

Elnaz Sepehri Eastern Virginia Medical School
Recognition of Recorded Human Facial Expression by Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Domestic Service)

Daniel Scholz Mayo Medical School
Bridging the Gap: Connecting the Rochester Homeless Population to Existing Community Resources (Domestic Service)

Ashley Dickinson Medical College of Georgia
Determining Chronic Disease Prevalence of the Puerta Plata Province of the Dominican Republic – Documenting and Responding to Epidemiological Transition (International Research)

Rachel Allen Midwestern University – Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Training of ‘Promotoras’ for Patient-Centered Management of Diabetes in an Underserved Hispanic Population(Domestic Service)

Leonard Moore MorehouseSchool of Medicine
A Qualitative Exploration of How Mental Health Determinants and Culturally-Specific Coping Strategies Influence HIV Risk Promoting & Protective Behaviors in Black Men (Domestic Research)

Brendan Milliner Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Assessing the Effectiveness of a Governmental Distribution of Insecticide-Treated Nets in Rural Tanzania (International Research)

Emi Okamoto New York University School of Medicine
Nutrition Factors Affecting Malaria Contraction in Amazonian Peru (International Research)

Pachida C. Lo Oregon Health & Science University
Collaboration with Hmong Traditional Healers to Increase Awareness of Hepatitis B Screening (Domestic Research)

Jerrin Varghese Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
The Effect of Multi-faceted Intervention on the CD4 Counts of Triply-Diagnosed AIDS Patients(Domestic Service)

Shane Shucheng Wong Stanford University School of Medicine
Prevalence of Mental Illness and Barriers to Mental Health Services Among Low-Income Minority Patients at a Free Clinic (Domestic Research)

Jonathan Silver State University of New York College of Medicine
Determining Chronic Disease Prevalence of the Puerta Plata Province of the Dominican Republic – Documenting and Responding to Epidemiological Transition (International Research)

Josh Chow Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Health Fair on The Trail (Domestic Service)

Aparna Atluru TexasTech University Health Sciences Center – Foster School of Medicine
The Effects of Narrative Writing in a Time Limited Group Experience for the Elderly (Domestic Research)

Prerna Kumar University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Impact of a Shared Medical Appointment on Health Care Access & Patient-Provider Satisfaction at a Medical-Student-Run Free Health Clinic (Domestic Service)

Ryan Stegink University of Illinois Chicago School of Medicine
Pediatric Waiting-Room Education Program – Healthy Habits for Eating and Exercise (Domestic Service)

Asitha Jayawardena University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Assessing the Effectiveness of the Ponseti Method of Treating Clubgoot and Ponseti ‘Virtual Clinics’ in Developing Spanish-Speaking Countries (International Research)

Vincent Wu University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Evaluating the Impact of the Ponseti Method Program in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (International Research)

Rachel Bender University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Geo-Referencing Leprosy in Northeastern Brazil: Assessing Trends in Risk Factors and Treatment Barriers for Infected Individuals (International Research)

Annah Vollstedt University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Reaching Out to Touch Patients: The Study of Leprosy in Nova Cruz, Brazil (International Research)

Nadia Gul Ashai University of Maryland School of Medicine
HIV Information, Education & Communication Outreach to At-Risk Congolese Sex Workers (International Service)

Katherine Still, Archana Srinivas, and Catherine Sharoky University of Maryland School of Medicine
Sex Trafficking Education and Prevention for High Risk Youth (3 Fellowships, Domestic Service)

Beatrice Diegen, Yunjie Li, Yon Park, and Charlotte Watts University of Maryland School of Medicine
Korean-American Health Awareness (4 Fellowships, Domestic Service)

Nicholas Rademacher University of Michigan Medical School
Parental Attitudes Towards Childhood Vaccines in Eastern Uganda (International Research)

Allison Berger University of Minnesota Medical School
Interprofessional StreetOutreach Project (ISTOP): Organizational Development to Expand Services in Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN (Domestic Service)

Brian Park University of Minnesota Medical School
Respite Care Focus Groups for Homeless Individuals in Minneapolis (Domestic Research)

Fatmata Haja Kanji Daramy University of Virginia School of Medicine
Childhood Obesity STEPS (Steps Toward Enriching Personal Self) Motivation Video (Domestic Service)

Manuel Cortes University of California Irvine School of Medicine
Ethnicity and Postoperative Pain in Children (Domestic Research)

Adi Price University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Determining Patient Responses and Availability of Appropriate Therapy in 80 Cameroonian Nationals with Incident Cases of Cancer Seen in the Medical Oncology Clinic at Hopital General in Yaounde, Cameroon (International Research)

Kathleen Nemer Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Low Income Patients’ Perceptions of the Physician-Patient Relationship (Domestic Research)

Kristen Grant, Joseph Song, and Amanda Stewart Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Marshalling the Young: An Educational Approach to Diabetes (3 Fellowships, International Service)

Yi Wang Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Project Peanut butter: Treating Malnutrition in Sierra Leone Using Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (International Research)

Ebelechukwu Odiari Yale University School of Medicine
Self-Management of Natural Menopausal Symptoms in Ghanian Women (International Research)