Announcement
Funding for CUNY Institute for Health Equity
RESEARCH SCHOLARS
OVERVIEW:The CUNY Institute for Health Equity-Research Core is pleased to announce the availability of five research fellowship opportunities for the Spring 2012 academic semester.
The CUNY Institute for Health Equity, Research Core's goals are to serve as the CUNY and New York City locus of health equity research that informs policy and program development for achieving equity, and to train the next generation of researchers who are equipped to conduct studies of social determinants of health and related issues. To accomplish these goals, the Research Core funds MPH student scholars who are currently enrolled in one of the three consortial campuses of the CUNY School of Public Health (Brooklyn, Hunter and Lehman Colleges).
RESEARCH STUDY: Research scholars should have an interest in health disparities/health equity research.
* They will be given the opportunity to take part in a multi-method research project from the beginning until its conclusion.
* The study focuses on urban stress and the associations it may have to infant mortality (or other birth outcomes). Scholars' responsibilities will include field work where they will use portable devices (e.g. GPS units and decibel meters) to assess or quantify various indicators of urban stressors including street cleanliness, housing stock, noise levels, safety, resource availability, and other neighborhood conditions. Additional, data will be collected via survey and in-depth interviews with the population of interest
* Students will be involved in the analyses
ELIGIBILITY: To be considered for the scholarship, applicants must:
* Be a graduate student in one of the CUNY SPH and have successfully completed the core courses in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (preference is given to students who are not graduating in Spring 2012)
* Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher at the time of application
* Demonstrate an interest in health equity/ health disparities research
* Be willing and able to spend time at the CUNY Institute for Health Equity (Lehman College) and in the field (Bronx) to collect data (for students who work full-time, there is flexibility)
* Be proficient in various computer applications (e.g. MS Excel, Word, etc.)
* Some experience or knowledge of GIS software (e.g. ArcGIS) is preferred, but not necessary
* Demonstrate strong oral and written skills to present his/her work to students, faculty and Institute affiliates
WHAT SCHOLARS WILL RECEIVE
* Training and supervision through formal and informal meetings
* $1,000 stipend for the academic semester to cover tuition and any education-related expenses
* Mentoring and support from faculty and staff at the Institute
* Students may request to use the research work toward an independent study and receive academic credit
HOW TO APPLY
Submit the following to Lakisha Brooks, MBA, Program Associate, CUNY Institute for Health Equity, via e-mail at lbrooks@cunyhealthequity.org
* Updated Curriculum Vitae
* One page describing why you would like to be considered for the CUNY Health Equity Scholars Program
* An unofficial copy of latest transcript
For additional informationcontact: Andrew Maroko, PhD, Director, Research Scholars, via e-mail at andrew.maroko@lehman.cuny.edu
