Pyar Seth
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSPyar studies Black sociopolitical life and death and how medical language, strategies, and technologies reenact and adhere race to…
Danny A. Kalash, DMD
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAlthough children's oral health appears to be improving nationally, it continues to stagnate or worsen among families of color,…
Mudia Uzzi
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSMudia’s research is focused on violence and trauma in urban communities. He aspires to create place-based interventions that redress…
Jabarey Wells
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSJabarey is invested in utilizing community-based research to mitigate the damaging impacts incarceration can have on community functioning and…
Jason Ashe
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSStudying behavioral medicine and community psychology, Jason’s research interests are interdisciplinary, spanning religious studies, social health psychol…
Maningbè (Mani) Keita Fakeye
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAs America's older adult population increases, the effects of managing multiple chronic conditions become more burdensome. This program will…
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.
