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, Japan, Australia, Peru, 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.
While completing her senior year experiential learning course in Alaska with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Alaina Anderson trekked to the Matanuska Glacier.
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
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
News Story
School of Health Students Practice Community-Led Approach to Health With Alaska Natives
When considering global health challenges, practitioners in the field often say “what’s global is local” and vice versa. This fall, Alaina Anderson (H’24) and Seareen Maaita (H’24), both studying global health, took this theory with them while interning for 15 weeks with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
November 9, 2023
News Story
Global Health Student’s Interest in Migrant Health Motivated by Personal Experiences
(October 6, 2023) — Receiving the David F. Andretta Summer Research Fellowship gave Iman Ibrahim (H’24), a global health major with a minor in Arabic, the opportunity to spend five weeks in…
October 6, 2023