All Posts: global health student research
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Georgetown Student Scholars Map Health Equity and Community Care in East Africa
School of Health students Jordan Pai (H’27) and Kayla Wontumi (H’27) set off for separate countries in East Africa this summer as recipients of the 2025-2026 Maeve Kennedy McKean…
September 18, 2026
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Global Health Student Fellows Present Research at End-of-Year Showcase
At the close of the academic year, Global Health Student Fellows, who included School of Health students, gathered to present research on some of the world’s most pressing health…
May 18, 2026
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School of Health Student Uncovers Barriers to Sickle Cell Care in Rural Ghana
Tara-Yesomi Wenegieme (G’26), a student in the Master of Science in Global Health program, is completing her 14-week international fieldwork requirement in Dodowa, a rural part…
December 9, 2025
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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…
August 7, 2025
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School of Health Student Uncovers the Impact of Ecological Changes on Indigenous Peoples’ Mental Health
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…
May 28, 2025
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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)…
November 9, 2023
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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…
October 6, 2023
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From the Hilltop to the Backroads of Ghana
Students enrolled in the School of Health are offered a variety of experiential learning opportunities. Georgetown Health Magazine recently spoke with two undergraduate global…
July 13, 2023
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Undergraduates Track Disease Outbreaks at Global Health Organizations
Two School of Health undergraduates track disease outbreaks and learn how public information can negatively impact people’s health as part of a unique course requirement for…
November 5, 2022
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Undergraduates Shed Light on the Effects of COVID-19 in North Korea
NHS students Abigail Corrao (NHS’23) and Matthew Carvalho (NHS’23) researched COVID-19’s effects on North Korea and recently presented their findings at the inaugural Department…
May 13, 2022