Faculty conduct independent research projects on which students can volunteer to assist. To apply, please email the faculty member listed on the projects at the link below.
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Senior Year Experiential Learning
For the entire fall semester of their senior year, students complete Global Health Research and Practice: An Experiential Learning Course. Placements are currently offered in Tanzania, Ghana, Mexico, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Japan, Australia, Alaska and West Virginia.
This immersive course is designed for undergraduate students studying global health to gain firsthand experience with a host site’s health care system and to develop an in-depth understanding of the challenges of providing culturally sensitive services. It also provides the opportunity to strengthen soft skills critical to global health, such as cultural sensitivity, teamwork, critical thinking, self-awareness, and a deeper appreciation of inequities in power and privilege. Students are expected to engage with and support the work of the host organization and work for the benefit of the local population.
Shreya Dudeja conducted research in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico for her Senior year experiential learning course.
Student Volunteer Research Assistantships
Research by Our Students
Academic Publications
- Hanner, O. (2022). Healthcare utilization and barriers to use among ethnic minority populations: Looking at Indigenous women in West Papua. The Columbia University Journal of Global Health, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.52214/cujgh.v12i1.9319
Recent Student Research News Stories
News Story
HIV Has Devastated Her Home. She’s Pursuing a PhD to Channel Aid Where It’s Needed
Martha Cameron (G’25, G’30), from Lusaka, Zambia, has both lived with HIV and built a globe-spanning career in HIV awareness. She has continued her work at Georgetown, first as a research specialist, now as a PhD student in the School of Health’s Global Infectious Disease Program.
August 7, 2025
News Story
Arjun Chhabra (H’25, M’29) explored the connections between the mental health of the Oglala Lakota people on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge reservation and changing environemental conditions through research he conducted in the summer of 2024.
May 28, 2025
Student Spotlight
Meet School of Health student Leo Shih, a sophomore with a major in Global Health and a minor in Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs.
January 31, 2024