Tyler McCoy Gay
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSTyler's research aims to explore police discrimination and over surveillance practices toward Black men who have sex with men…
Khadijah Ameen
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSKhadijah's doctoral research is on place-based, community-led interventions to address Black health inequities in the United States. As a…
Keiwana Glover
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSStarting her doctoral program during a pandemic was challenging, but surprisingly not the most difficult experience of Keiwana’s first…
Christin J. Salley
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSChristin's research interests include network dynamics, social media, disaster response, spatiotemporal analytics, and machine learning to assess social s…
Ariana Mora
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAriana is interested in the impact of healthcare deprivation on historically and newly disadvantaged groups. She aims to promote…
Alexandra Maxim
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAlex works on the development of equitable, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure systems that prioritize the well-being of the communities…
The Program at a Glance
Who is Health Policy Research Scholars for?
Doctoral students from a variety of disciplines—such as urban planning, political science, economics, anthropology, education, social work, geography, and sociology—who are committed to using policy change to advance population health and health equity.
Applicants must be:
- Full-time doctoral students who are starting the second year of their programs in fall 2023 and do not expect to graduate before spring/summer 2026.
- From historically marginalized backgrounds and/or populations underrepresented in specific doctoral disciplines.
- Pursuing a research-focused discipline that can advance a Culture of Health.
- Interested in health policy and interdisciplinary approaches.
What do scholars receive?
- Annual award funding of up to $30,000 for up to four years or until they complete their doctoral program (whichever is sooner).
- Mentoring and training in health policy and leadership.
- Professional ties to public health and policy leaders and innovators from diverse fields.
- Opportunity to compete for an additional dissertationgrant of up to $10,000.
- Membership in a network of scholars and alumni for research and advocacy collaborations.
