The GHI Graduate Student Research Awards are available to students pursuing a Ph.D. in any relevant discipline who are exploring topics that will enhance global health activities on the UW-Madison campus and beyond. These grants are generally in the amount of $5,000 for the duration of one year. Grant applications for 2018 are closed.
GHI’s call for grant applications is usually issued in October/November with a submission deadline in February. Grants are awarded for the following fiscal year. For more information, contact globalhealth@ghi.wisc.edu.
Previous Grants
IMPACT OF HOSPITAL ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP POLICIES IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Kaitlin Mitchell, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Population Health Sciences
CULTURE SHAPES APPRAISAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR RECOVERY FROM ANXIETY
Jia Yoo, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Psychology
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN PARENT-CHILD ENDORSEMENT OF GERM AND COLD WEATHER THEORIES OF THE COMMON COLD
Iseli Hernandez, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Psychology
THE EFFECTS OF PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO THE KOREAN WAR ON HEALTH AND LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
Taehoon Kim, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Economics
STRONG HEALTH INSTITUTIONS IN WEAK STATES: INVESTIGATING SUCCESSFUL DRUG CONTROL IN NIGERIA
Michael Roll, graduate student, Department of Sociology
MOVING AWAY FROM BIOMASS BURNING TO DECREASE INFANT MORTALITY: EVIDENCE FROM LPG POLICIES IN THAILAND
Thanicha Ruangmas, graduate student, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
MOTHER, DAUGHTER, SCHOOLGIRL: STUDENT PREGNANCY AND READMISSION POLICY IN MALAWI’S ERA OF EDUCATION FOR ALL
Rachel Silver, Ph.D. candidate anthropology and educational policy studies
HIV RISK BEHAVIOR, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND MARRIAGE AMONG CHINESE MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN: AN EXAMINATION BASED ON THE MINORITY STRESS MODEL
Shufang Sun, Ph.D. candidate in counseling psychology
CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN ENVIRONMENTAL, WILDLIFE AND HUMAN HEALTH: AN EVALUATION OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN WISCONSIN
Jonny Uelmen, graduate student researcher in Environment and Resources/Epidemiology, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
USING A RESIDENTIAL SORTING MODEL TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN URBAN GREEN SPACE AND HEALTH
Austin Williams, graduate research assistant, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
SELF CONTROL IN INTERRUPTION TASK-SWITCH BEHAVIOR: THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN MOTIVATION AND TEMPTATION
Ranran Zhu, Ph.D. candidate, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
INVESTIGATION OF THE RESERVOIR COMPETENCY OF TWO RESIDENT PASSERINE BIRDS FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
Emily Cornelius, graduate student, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
MEASURING INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN HEALTH CONCEPTS TO DETERMINE HEALTH OUTCOMES
Matthew J. Jiang, graduate student, Department of Psychology
Mentor: Karl Rosengren, Ph.D., professor, Department of Psychology
THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF ANTIBIOTIC MISUSE: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY IN RURAL INDIA
Anna Barker, Ph.D., M.D., Epidemiology in the Department of Population Health
Mentor: Nasia Safdar, M.D., Ph.D., assoicate professor, Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine and Public Health
THE SUBNATIONAL POLITICS OF DOCTRINAL GENDER POLICIES: BACKLASHES TO REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN MEXICO
Camilla Reuterswaerd, graduate student, Department of Political Science
LEVERAGING EVIDENCE BASED SYSTEM-RELATED STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE MEDICATION SAFETY IN ETHIOPIAN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS
Ephrem A. Aboneh, graduate student, Social & Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy
Mentor: Michelle A. Chui, PharmD, Ph.D., assistant professor, Social & Administrative Sciences in the School of Pharmacy
RISK OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE TO EMERGING BAT VIRUSES IN UGANDA
Andrew J. Bennett, Ph.D. student, Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Mentor: Tony L. Goldberg, Ph.D., DVM, M.S., professor, Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine
APPLICATION OF FEMINIST INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH TO HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE MODEL: INTERDISCIPLINARY THEORETICAL INTEGRATION
Yangsun Hong, Ph.D. student, School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Mentor: Shawnika Hull, M.A., Ph.D., assistant professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
EFFECTS OF FRIEND NETWORKS ON SEXUAL DEBUT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MALAWI
Jinho Kim, Ph.D. student, Department of Sociology; Center for Demography and Ecology
Mentor: Monica Grant, M.S., Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Sociology
THAILAND’S RURAL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE EXPANSION AND ITS ONGOING IMPACT ON HEALTH, MORTALITY, AND SOCIAL ENFRANCHISEMENT
Stephanie Koning, Ph.D. student, Department of Population Health
Mentor: Ajay K. Sethi, Ph.D., H.S., associate professor, Population Health Sciences
UGANDA ENVIRONMENTAL PATHOGENS AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Gail Rosen, Ph.D. student, Population Health Sciences, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Mentor: Tony L. Goldberg, Ph.D., DVM, M.S., professor of Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine
CHARACTERIZATION OF EMERGING ARBOVIRUSES IN SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA
James Weger, graduate student, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
Mentor: Jorge E. Osorio, SVM, Department of Pathobiological Sciences