Global Health Scholars Program Participants

In 2024, eleven Emory scholars join seven in-country peers to form five different multidisciplinary project teams. Four teams focus on addressing health challenges in low- or middle-income countries; one focuses on addressing health disparities in a large, urban U.S. community. Each conducts global health research and on-the-ground efforts to address the needs of underserved or vulnerable populations to improve health equity.

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2024 Global Health Scholars Program Projects

Location: São Paulo, Brazil

Emory PI: Jeffrey Lesser (Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor/ECAS/LGS)

In-Country PI: Fernando Cosentino

In-Country Organizations: UNIFESP (Universidade Federal de São Paulo), UBS (Umidade Basica de Saude) Born Retiro Octavio Augusto Rodovalho

Emory Students: Alexandra Caridad Llovet (SOM), Surbhi Shrivastava (LGS), Henry Romero (ECAS)

In-Country Student: Cintia de Almeida (UNIFESP, Himaco)

Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Emory PI: Sarah Pullen (SOM)

In-Country PI: N/A

Organization: WHO Health System Assessment-STARS (Systematic Assessment of Rehabilitation Situation), ATA (Assistive Technology Assessment Toolkit)-C

Emory Students: Sarah Timbie (RSPH), Isabelle Ma (ECAS)

Location: Gujarat, India

Emory PI: Jay Shah (SOM)

In-Country PI: Deepak Saxena

In-Country Organization: IIPH (Indian Institute of Public Health)-Gandhinagar

Emory Students: Paul George (SOM Fellow, LGS/RSPH), Emmanuel Attah Ackah (RSPH)

In-Country Peer: Nandan Thakkar

Location: Accra, Ghana

Emory PI: Jessica Ham (Oxford College)

In-Country PI: George Dakurah

In-Country Organization: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Emory Students: Carl Yat Hung (Oxford), Grace Chou (Oxford)

In-Country Student: Emmanuel Tamag

Location: Bhopal/Indore, India

Emory PI: Manoj Jain (RSPH)

In-Country PI: Sharvari Ubale

In-Country Organization: MGM (Mahatma Gandhi Memorial) Medical College, Indore, CETI (Collaboration to Eliminate Tuberculosis among Indians)

Emory Students: Sharonda Chiangong (RSPH), Emily Kuhl (ECAS)

In-Country Students: Vijay Khare, Deepankar Mathur, Kadambari Bharat, Dhanraj Mehta


Explore previous Global Health Scholars projects.