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…
Ginny Emiko Oshiro
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAs a formerly incarcerated scholar, Ginny has learned that her lived experience is connected to larger communities and societal…
Alexis Rowland
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSIn the pursuit of abolishing prisons, Alexis studies prisons, penal policy, and punishment, especially those issues which affect gender…
Alec Marcus Hall
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAlec's passion for research involves developing a school-based integrated model that involves restorative justice and Youth Participatory Action Research…
T’Shana McClain
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSShana’s research explores alternative justice approaches for survivors of intimate and interpersonal violence and, more specifically, how those approaches…
Sione Lynn Pili Lister
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSSione (she-oh-nay) is passionate about centering the lived experiences of people of color in examining how the law is…
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…
Denae Bradley
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSIn recent decades, much of the public debate about mass incarceration has centered on Black men. Incarcerated women have…
Christopher E. Robertson
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSChristopher’s work is inspired by the vision of a world free of police violence. Using mixed-method approaches, he aims…
Bryant Jackson-Green
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSBryant's research lies at the intersection of criminal justice policy and organizational theory, focusing on how organizations make decisions…
Kristefer Stojanovski
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSKristefer Stojanovski’s research examines structural causes to health disparities among ethnic, racial, sexual, and gender minorities. During his doctoral…
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.
