GHP SM Class of 2019 (Photo credit: Abhishek Bhatia, SM ’17)
Summer Research Internship
During the summer between the first and second years, students are required to undertake a research internship for hands-on experience and to integrate the research skills that they have learned from their coursework. Many students use the summer research experience to develop their thesis. Students are welcome to review past internship reports that include detailed information on previous student placements. Please contact the Education Office for more information.
Samples of recent summer internships
Working with a Kenya-based NGO on building a rapidly expanding network of childcare centers in Nairobi’s urban slums
Estimating the burden of disease caused by COVID-19 in Brazil
Designing an AI solution for detection of diarrheal pathogens in drinking water within resource-constrained contexts
Focusing on the status of cardiovascular disease, its economic cost, and impact on COVID-19 outcomes at the global level
Understanding the experiences of families supporting children with disabilities in Senegal
Reviewing the value for money of school feeding programs in Malawi and looking at the multisectoral public health returns across human capital, social capital, health, education, and agriculture and gender equity impact
Health Care Financing in China
The Human Cost of Cobalt: A qualitative Investigation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Implementation of Non-pharmacological Approaches to Manage Patients’ Lower Back Pain
Post-Acute Care in China: payment system, policy landscape, challenges, and prospects
Examining the impact of community-led SNAP awareness, providing peer-to-peer SNAP education, and financial incentives, on increasing SNAP enrollment in the Dorchester, Mattapan, & Hyde Park communities
Needs assessment for the prevention of teen pregnancy in Mexico’s rural indigenous communities in the state of Chiapas
Delivery and scale-up of HIV response services to communities in El Salvador
Implementing molecular surveillance to routine surveillance systems in Senegal
Scoping review synthesizing all available evidence pertaining to the role of resilience in shaping mental health outcomes of adolescents in India
Health policies in Brazil in response to COVID-19 and analyzing the effects of the pandemic on healthcare delivery
Master’s Thesis
The second year involves a mix of coursework and the Master’s Thesis. The thesis is intended to allow the student to pursue a single topic in depth and demonstrate analytical and substantive research expertise in an area of global health and population. Students are welcome to review examples of master’s theses. Please contact the Education Office for more information.
Samples of recent theses titles
Towards Targeted Interventions: A Demographic and Spatial Analysis of SINAN-Reported Violence in Brazil in 2019
The relationship between maternal depression and early child development with the role of parenting in rural Tanzania
Prevalence and factors associated with intimate partner violence against infertile women in China
Evaluating the impact of immigration and COVID-19 on the mental well being and general self-efficacy of young people from mixed-status families in Queens, NY
Changes in DHS Health Indicators over time across the wealth gradient in low and middle-income countries
Women’s empowerment in the cancer care continuum in Morocco: a qualitative study on the impact of a lay health advisor training program
Malawi Family Planning Survey, A Secondary Analysis of the First Three MFPS Waves
Associations between maternal parenting stress and depressive symptoms and responsive feeding practices in the Mara region of Tanzania
Examining water governance and sustainability from a cluster-RCT impact evaluation of a community-based WASH program in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Parental Stimulation: it’s association with early childhood development and influence by the gender of a child in the context of children under the age of six years old in Vietnam
Cancer Onset and Financial Outcomes among Medicare-insured US Older Adults
The Effect of Integrated Mental Health Care on Psychotropic Medication Utilization Patterns and Costs for At-Risk Children in the Boston Area
