“Resilience in Child Survivors of Mass Trauma: the Case of Liberia”
Boston University School of Medicine – BMC Psychiatry Grand Rounds
L110 – October 6th 12pm-1pm
Dr. Elizabeth Levey is a Global Clinical Research Fellow in the Division’s T32 Fellowship. She is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist involved in both global mental health research and clinical work.
Dr. Levey received her MD from the University of Chicago and completed her residency training in Adult Psychiatry at MGH and McLean Hospitals, where she was the chief resident in global psychiatry.
In her role as chief resident, Dr. Levey supervised other residents in global projects and developed a global concentration for the residency program, where she collaborated with the Division on projects in Liberia and Ghana. Following her residency, Dr. Levey completed a two- year fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at MGH/McLean. During her fellowship, she also performed qualitative research with adolescents in Liberia, and she traveled to India to consult at an orphanage and a maternity hospital.
Catholic Relief Services International Development Fellows Program – online info session multiple times
The U.S. Catholic Bishops established Catholic Relief Services in 1943 to help the displaced people of war-torn Europe. More than 70 years later, the world has changed, and CRS has changed with it. Today we are one of the largest and most trusted international relief and development organizations in the world, with a presence in more than 100 countries worldwide.
The International Development Fellows Program is a unique 10-month fellowship opportunity based overseas for young professionals looking to obtain the necessary skills to work in the field of relief & development. Select participants will be assigned to one of our overseas country programs where they will work alongside CRS national staff and local partners. Fellows will gain valuable knowledge, skills, and experience required for effective program management in the development sector. The fellowship is designed to ensure participants are trained in program management, finance, business development, donor engagement, partnerships, monitoring and evaluation, and other key areas. A high percentage of Fellows transition into permanent positions within CRS.
Qualifications: - Graduate degree from a US based or US accredited university in international affairs/ development, regional studies, public health, public administration, business administration, international management or a related field - Professional proficiency in French, Spanish, Arabic or Portuguese - At least 6 months of work or volunteer experience in a developing country (CRS will also consider applicants with 5+ years of living experience in a developing country) - Strong cross-cultural skills and adaptability to local culture - Interest in a career in emergency relief and development with CRS
More Information: To learn more about the International Development Fellows Program, join the IDFP team for an Online Information Session Webinar.
We will be hosting 45-60 minute online IDFP information sessions to provide you with more information on the program, give you an opportunity to ask questions, and learn more about the application process. A current fellow will join each of the sessions via skype from an overseas post.
The dates and time for the webinars are listed below:
September 28, 2016 -- 2:00-3:00 pm EST
October 6, 2016 -- 8:30-9:30 am
EST October 18, 2016 -- 8:30-9:30 am EST
October 24, 2016 -- 3:00-4:00 pm EST
November 2, 2016 -- 12:00-1:00 pmEST
November 8, 2016 -- 9:30-10:30 am EST
November 14, 2016 -- 3:00-4:00 pm EST
Here is the link to join the webinar: https:Ucrsmeetings.adobeconnect.com/idfp-webinar/ Log in as a guest when prompted by Adobe Connect
Key public health employers are coming to campus in the coming weeks!
To attend you must register on Handshake as these employers are very popular and space is limited.
RTI International – Wednesday, October 19th from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Room L-303
RTI is a nonprofit research institute with more than 4,100 employees working across a broad array of topics. This includes more than 600 people working in the social, policy, health, and economics research area. In addition to headquarters in North Carolina, there are offices in Washington DC, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco and Waltham MA. Representatives from RTI (including BUSPH alums!) will be on campus to discuss their organization and opportunities for MPH and doctoral candidates.
Public Consulting Group – Thursday November 3rd 5:00 – 5:50pm Room L-311
Public Consulting Group is a market leader in delivering outstanding financial and operational results to education, health, human services, and other government clients. Representatives from PCG (including BUSPH alums!) will be on campus to discuss their organization and opportunities for MPH candidates.
Abt Associates – Thursday November 10th from 1:00 – 1:50pm Room L-311
Abt Associates is a global leader in research and program implementation in the fields of health, social and environmental policy, climate change, and international development. Representatives from Abt (including BUSPH alums!) will be on campus to discuss their organization and opportunities for MPH and doctoral candidates.
Fenway Health + AIDS Action Committee – Tuesday November 15th 5:00 – 5:50pm Room L-109
Fenway Health is a Boston-based community health center (CHC) dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and all people in our neighborhoods and beyond through access to the highest quality health care, education, research and advocacy. In addition, The Fenway Institute is an interdisciplinary center for research, training, education, and policy development, focusing on national and international health issues.
AIDS Action Committee is an AIDS Services Organization (ASO) working to stop the epidemic and related health inequities by eliminating new infections, maximizing healthier outcomes for those infected and at risk, and tackling the root causes of HIV/AIDS. Representatives from FH and AAC (including BUSPH alums!) will be on campus to discuss their organizations and opportunities for MPH and doctoral candidates.
Herstory: Exploring the Intersection of Women and HIV, Then and Now
Join The Fenway Institute, Fenway Women’s Health, and the LGBT Aging Project for the first of a two part series, Herstory: Exploring the Intersection of Women and HIV, then and now. Using first person narrative, Herstory will explore how women were affected at the height of the US epidemic, along with the roles they subsumed as caretakers, activists, educators, and writers.
More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/herstory-exploring-the-intersection-of-women-and-hiv-then-and-now-tickets-28255433763
International Association for The Study of Sexuality, Culture, & Society – Research Fellowship
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
2016-2017
IASSCS-FORD FOUNDATION
Emerging Scholars International Research Fellowship
Introduction
IASSCS seeks to strengthen the field of social and cultural research on sexuality globally, including the development of research capacity, giving priority to the crucial need for diversity in this field of inquiry. Its mission is informed by the principles of social justice and human rights, with a focus on sexual rights and gender equality, as expressed in documents such as the Cairo Programme of Action, CEDAW and the UNGASS Declaration on HIV/AIDS.
IASSCS is pleased to announce a small research grants competition for emerging researchers, with the objective to promote research capacity development and research dissemination, prioritizing research issues in the Global South.
The IASSCS Emerging Scholars International Research Fellowship
A total of 5 small grants will be offered to early career researchers, with said grants to be optimally awarded across the five regions constituting the Association (see regions below). These grants are intended to develop research in, or related to, the Global South and to encourage diverse methodological and theoretical approaches to understanding sexuality.
For the purposes of this program, early career researchers refers to graduate students within academic institutions, or to individuals based within organizations that have existing research capacity. Each applicant is required to demonstrate that her/his submitted proposal will either result in the completion of a Ph.D. degree, a peer-reviewed journal publication, or (for non-academically based applicants) is likely to contribute to strengthening sexuality research capacity in a host institution.
This research grants program will:
- Assist early career researchers in:
- The completion of a graduate degree, the subject of which focuses on sexuality-related issues, or
- The undertaking of research that contributes to the strengthening of research capacity within their organisation;
- Support and encourage early career researchers to share their research results, and broaden knowledge on sexuality issues at an international level;
- Support the development of social and cultural approaches to sexuality research in the five regions constituting the Association; and
- Promote the development of diverse methodological and theoretical approaches to understanding sexuality.
IASSCS regions are:
- Southeast Asia, South and Central Asia and the Middle East;
- Latin America;
- Africa;
- North America and Europe; and
- Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and East Asia.
IASSCS especially encourages the submission of applications by participants of previous Post-Conference Training sessions (Dublin 2015, Buenos Aires 2013, Madrid 2011, Hanoi 2009, and Lima 2007.)
Application Requirements
- IASSCS Emerging Scholars International Research Fellowship welcomes proposals from early career researchers whose research focuses on social and cultural research on sexuality, with a particular emphasis on the Global South;
- Applicants are expected either to be affiliated with a university and progressing toward a Ph.D. degree, or to be based within an organisation that has existing research capacity;
- IASSCS will fund research proposals representing either new work or an ongoing research projects that is at a very early stage of fieldwork -- e.g. beginning to recruit research participants, or starting field observations, or beginning document or text collection for literature reviews. As well, projects that require extra funding to complete their study are also eligible. Note that IASSCS will only fund ongoing research when a complete budget for the project is submitted and the research phase or portion that will be supported with IASSCS funds is clearly specified.
The IASSCS Emerging Scholars International Research Fellowships will have duration of nine (09) months. IASSCS will only award grants to sole investigators; proposals from co-investigators are not eligible. Funds awarded may be used to cover expenses relating to: fieldwork travel; enacting research plans; and/or analysis and communication/dissemination. Scholarship funds cannot be used for the purchase of equipment, institutional overheads or any other expenses not directly related to conduct the research.
Submission Deadline: Monday, October 17th, 2016 at midnight
Application Process
Application documents must be written in English only. To apply to the IASSCS Emerging Scholars International Research Fellowship, please send by e-mail the following documents:
- A brief research proposal (no less than 4 pages and no more than 6 pages) including:
- Research subject (topic or title),
- The research question(s): Please clearly answer the question: what are or will you be researching?
- Proposed research methodology: Clearly define if you will be working with human research participants subjects, or conducting textual, archival, or secondary analysis of existing database,
- Expected research outcome: What do you expect the research to achieve?
- Detailed information as to how the grant will be used to support the research,
- A statement clarifying how human research ethics approval will be sought, granted and from which institution and which body (e.g. Internal Review Board, Human Ethics Committee, IRB, HEC),
- A statement on how this application prioritizes research issues in the Global South,
- A statement on how this project will assist in developing sexuality research capacity at your host institution,
- A statement confirming who will mentor you throughout the research process, either in the capacity of a research supervisor or work-based supervisor (see: Requirements during and at the Conclusion of the Research Grant Period below),
- Reference list (no more than one page, in addition to the 4-6 pages of the proposal). Your proposal can include photographs and/or charts;
- A nine (09) monthly timeline detailing activities and expected periodic accomplishments;
- An estimated budget (between a minimum of 3,000 USD and a maximum of 5,000 USD) that includes the following budget items:
- A maximum of USD 1,500 for researcher’s stipend,
- A maximum of USD 3,000 for research expenses as outlined above,
- A minimum of USD 500 to contribute toward anticipated expenses to attend the 2017 IASSCS Conference (see below);
- Any and all additional funds that have been obtained to support the research project, if applicable;
- An electronic, signed letter of recommendation from the institutional research advisor, supervisor, or a senior researcher activist in your field of interest, indicating the institution’s support for the research and attesting to the applicant’s skills and capacity to carry out the research project effectively; and
- Your Curriculum Vitae (maximum 3 pages long.)
Successful applicants will receive:
- Research grant in the amount of minimum $3,000, to maximum $5,000 USD;
- Venue for dissemination and/or publication of research findings at the 2017 IASSCS conference which will include specific sessions on research from IASSCS grantees; and
- Feedback pertaining to the successful application from a member of the IASSCS Research and Education Committee.
Presentation at 2017 IASSCS Conference:
All grant recipients will be required to present their research findings (final and/or in progress) at the 2017 IASSCS conference in Bangkok. Each grantee is expected to submit an abstract to, and present at, the IASSCS conference in 2017 depending on the progress and timetable of the research project. IASSCS will give each grantee a registration fee waiver for the IASSCS Conference if their abstract has been submitted on time and has been accepted by the Conference Program Committee. If awarded, a minimum of USD 500 of the grant money must be reserved towards IASSCS conference attendance costs and earmarked as such in the submitted budget.
Grantees are asked to include in their conference presentation findings of their work in relation to the 2017 conference theme (as applicable), “Breaking Boundaries: Sexuality, Gender, Reproduction, Health and Rights,” (See 2017 conference details on IASSCS website).
Relevant 2017 Asia Regional Conferences
For those interested in attending conferences to be held in the region close to the date of the IASSCS conference:
Association for Asian Studies: 24-27 June 2017 Seoul
Requirements During and at the Conclusion of the Research Grant Period
During the research period, each grantee will be expected to maintain close communication with their local (university or workplace based) mentor as specified in their application. Regular supervision sessions need to be planned (e.g. every 2 weeks or monthly) and a supervisor’s report (one page only each time) needs to accompany the reports from the grantee required below.
Grantees will be required to provide one interim progress report during the program due 6 months following receipt of the grant) and one final report upon completion of the project, due 30 days from project end date as stated on the timeline. The progress report should include a report from his or her supervisor and a narrative and financial report identifying specific expenses covered by the grant, in accordance with the budget submitted by the grantee with the proposal application.
Grantees will be required to acknowledge IASSCS Emerging Scholars International Research Fellowship in all presentations and publications of research results.
To learn about previous fellows’ work, please go to: http://iasscs.org/small-research-grants-iasscs-emerging-scholars-international-fellowship-program
Submit all documents to iasscs.secretariat@iasscs.org by the deadline of October 17th with a subject line stating: IASSCS Emerging Scholars International Research Fellowship.
IASSCS reserves the right to decline proposals if authors do not strictly follow the submission guidelines or applications are incomplete.
Scholarship awards will be announced in December 2016
Fellowship tenure: January 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017
SPH Stories Submissions deadline: Oct. 7th
Submission deadline Friday, October 7.
SPH Stories is an initiative to engage our community in the power and importance of narrative to public health. Open to faculty, staff, and students! Use your voice in your own way - poetry, spoken word, song, etc. - to tell a story that matters.
Like tweeting? Interested in the The Report of The Lancet Commission on Essential Medicines Policies coming out in November?
Are you interested in The Report being released by The Lancet Commission on Essential Medicines Policies coming out this November? Do you like to tweet and want to help spread the word about The Lancet Commission on Essential Medicines Policies via twitter and other social media platforms?
Contact Dr. Veronika Wirtz or Juliana Restivo for more information (compensation may be possible)
What can be done to prevent intimate partner violence – save the date! 10/7
Get involved with Bantwana: Together to End Violence Against Women
Women in Tanzania experience alarmingly high levels of intimate partner violence, a key driver of poor mental & physical health, including HIV. IPV can be prevented.
Who can Play? Gender, Race, Sports, and Bodies. – Seminar accepting applications
The Gender, Culture, Women, & Sexuality (GCWS) is still accepting applications for our October/November micro-seminar: Who can Play? Gender, Race, Sports, and Bodies.
This seminar will happen at Tufts University and is open to GCWS member institution graduate students, seniors in WGS or related majors and faculty. It is one of several graduate-level micro-seminars that the GCWS is offering this year that is focused on specific topics in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Interested individuals can apply online at http://web.mit.edu/gcws/courses/application.microseminar.html or contact Andi Sutton, GCWS Program Manager, for more information (arsutton@mit.edu or 617-324-2085).
For a list of micro-seminars being offered next semester, visit our website: http://web.mit.edu/gcws/courses/microseminars-about.html
International Nurse and Physician Educators (Visiting Faculty) Wanted | Apply to the Global Health Service Partnership
The Global Health Service Partnership, Seed Global Health’s flagship program with the Peace Corps and the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), partners with countries in sub-Saharan Africa to tackle critical health care provider shortages by sending U.S. physicians and nurses to serve as volunteer educators and work alongside local faculty to educate and mentor the next generation of medical and nursing professionals.
OVERVIEW
The Global Health Service Partnership is accepting applications from U.S. physicians and nurses interested in serving as visiting faculty at medical and nursing schools in Liberia, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania and Uganda. GHSP is an opportunity to make a lasting impact in strengthening health care delivery in resource-limited settings. By helping train the next generation of local physicians and nurses, GHSP Physician and Nurse Educators make a sustainable investment in improving health outcomes in areas with the greatest need.
ELIGIBILITY
Volunteers are deployed for one-year assignments beginning in July 2017. Physician applicants must be board-eligible or board-certified in a clinical specialty. Nurse applicants must have a BSN and at least three years of clinical experience (advanced degrees and specialized board certification are preferred). All applicants must be U.S. citizens and have an active U.S. clinical license.
BENEFITS
GHSP is a Peace Corps Response program, which offers high-impact assignments for qualified professionals. Benefits for volunteers include transportation to and from country of service, monthly living stipends, housing, comprehensive medical care, a readjustment allowance, and paid vacation days. Seed Global Health offers debt repayment awards of up to $30,000 for qualified volunteers.
Contact: nurses@seedglobalhealth.org or physicians@seedglobalhealth.org