2016 Global Health Established Field Placement Awardees

The following Johns Hopkins students received Global Health Established Field Placement Awards to work on CCGHE research studies in India and Uganda. Each student is spending a minimum of 6 weeks in the field, and each has been awarded $3500 from the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health for travel costs. Congratulations Shivani, Abhilash, and Kristin!

Shivani Mehta

BS/BA Candidate at the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Placement: Pune, India: BJGMC

Research Study: Maternal Inflammation, Diet and Gut Microbiome in HIV: Impact on Infant Outcomes

Faculty Mentor: Rupak Shivakoti

Abhilash Suresh

BS/BA Candidate. Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering

Placement: Pune, India: BJGMC. Chennai, India: National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis

Research Study: RePORT: Cohort for Tuberculosis Research by the Indo-US Medical Partnership. Residual Respiratory Impairment Following Pulmonary Tuberculosis Substudy

Faculty Mentor: Amita Gupta

Kristin Thomas

MSPH Candidate. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Placement: Rakai, Uganda: Rakai Health Sciences Program

Research and Technology Study: Community Health Workers, mHealth, and Combination HIV Prevention in a Hotspot: A Randomized Trial

Faculty Mentor: Larry Chang