{"id":10243,"date":"2015-10-30T09:38:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T13:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/?page_id=10243"},"modified":"2018-07-25T17:38:37","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T21:38:37","slug":"grap-opps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap\/grap-opps\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Graduate Research Affiliate Program (GRAP) Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"CGHD Graduate Research Affiliate Program\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap\/\">About GRAP<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"CGHD Graduate Research Affiliate Program FAQs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap\/grap-faqs\/\">FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below are past opportunities listed in fall 2015 and 2017 application cycles. Past opportunities from fall 2016 can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap\/grap-opps\/cghd-graduate-research-affiliate-program-grap-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table height=\"240\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Literature Review\/Writing<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ID<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Project Title<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Faculty Mentor<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-bachman\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Bachman<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Literature review for publications on adherence experiences among adolescents living with HIV and their caregivers in China<\/td>\n<td>Mary Bachman DeSilva<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"01-bor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-bor\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Bor<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Perceptions of HIV among young adults in rural South Africa<\/td>\n<td>Jacob Bor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity: Literature Review of the History of Therapeutic Population Health (Bor)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/2015\/11\/04\/grap-03-bor\/\" rel=\"noopener\">03-Bor<\/a><\/td>\n<td>The History of Therapeutic Population Health (Lit Review)<\/td>\n<td>Jacob Bor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Investigating the Impact of Extreme Heat Waves in India (Foster)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-foster\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Foster<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Investigating the impact of extreme heat waves in India<\/td>\n<td>Susie Foster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Authoring a Case Study Documenting the Parallel Supply Chain in Malawi (Hasselberg)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-hasselberg\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Hasselberg<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Authoring a case study documenting the Parallel Supply Chain in Malawi<\/td>\n<td>Erin Hasselberg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Together to End Violence Against Women (Messersmith)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-messersmith\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Messersmith<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Together to End Violence Against Women (TEVAW), Tanzania<\/td>\n<td>Lisa Messersmith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-2017-quantifying-media-bias\/\">01-Gill<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Quantifying Media Bias Article Project<\/td>\n<td>Chris Gill, Matt Fox &amp; Don Thea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-2017-economic-evaluation\/\">01-Larson<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Need for Common Discount Rate in Economic Evaluation Article<\/td>\n<td>Bruce Larson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/?page_id=12961&amp;preview=true\">01-Sabin &amp; Messersmith<\/a><\/td>\n<td>WiseMama Uganda Project<\/td>\n<td>Lora Sabin &amp; Lisa Messersmith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-2017-mahmaz-manuscript\/\">02-Scott<\/a><\/td>\n<td>MAHMAZ Manuscript &amp; Communications<\/td>\n<td>Nancy Scott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-2017-mahmaz-qualitative\/\">03-Scott &amp; Fong<\/a><\/td>\n<td>MAHMAZ Qualitative Data Management Analysis<\/td>\n<td>Nancy Scott &amp; Rachel Fong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-2017-ncd-south-africa\/\">01-Stokes\u00a0<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Estimating NCDs in South African Adults<\/td>\n<td>Andrew Stokes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<h3>Qualitative Data Management\/Analysis<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"01-bor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-bor\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Bor<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Perceptions of HIV among young adults in rural South Africa<\/td>\n<td>Jacob Bor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"01-gill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-gill\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Gill<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Qualitative Analysis for the Mobile Continuing Medical Education Project (The mCME Project)<\/td>\n<td>Chris Gill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Development of Instruments and Collection of Preliminary Data on IPV Prevention in Bangladesh (Halim)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-halim\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Halim<\/a><\/td>\n<td>A Social Norms Intervention to Prevent the Perpetration of Partner Violence in Bangladesh: Development of Instruments and Collection of Preliminary Data<\/td>\n<td>Nafisa Halim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Qualitative analysis of newborn care and acceptability of antiseptic formulations (Hamer)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-hamer\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Hamer<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Qualitative analysis of newborn care and acceptability of antiseptic formulations for the Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial (ZamCAT)<\/td>\n<td>David Hamer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Together to End Violence Against Women (Messersmith)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-messersmith\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Messersmith<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Together to End Violence Against Women (TEVAW), Tanzania<\/td>\n<td>Lisa Messersmith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Acceptability and Feasibility of Wisepill among HIV+ ART patients in China (Sabin)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-sabin\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Sabin<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Acceptability and Feasibility of Use of Wisepill among HIV-positive ART patients in China<\/td>\n<td>Lora Sabin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Acceptability and Knowledge of Maternity Homes in Eastern Province, Zambia: A formative evaluation (Scott)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-scott\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Scott<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Acceptability and Knowledge of Maternity Homes in Eastern Province, Zambia: A formative evaluation<\/td>\n<td>Nancy Scott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-2017-mahmaz-qualitative\/\">03-Scott &amp; Fong\u00a0<\/a><\/td>\n<td>MAHMAZ Qualitative Data Management and Analysis<\/td>\n<td>Nancy Scott and Rachel Fong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<h3>Quantitative Data Management\/Analysis<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Data processing and basic analysis for the Wisemama Study (Bachman)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-02-bachman\/\" rel=\"noopener\">02-Bachman<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Improving ART Retention &amp; Adherence in Uganda among pregnant and post-partum women: The WiseMama Study: Data processing and basic analysis of baseline survey data<\/td>\n<td>Mary Bachman DeSilva<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Analysis of relationship between ART adherence and clinical outcomes among HIV+ patients in China (Bachman)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-03-bachman\/\" rel=\"noopener\">03-Bachman<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Analysis of relationship between ART adherence measures and clinical outcomes among HIV-positive patients in China<\/td>\n<td>Mary Bachman DeSilva<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Breast is Best: Data to Increase Breastfeeding Resources at BMC (Bonawitz)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-bonawitz\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Bonawitz<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Breast is Best: Data to Increase Breastfeeding Resources at Boston Medical Center<\/td>\n<td>Rachael Bonawitz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Improving ART Retention and Adherence in Uganda: The Wise Infant Study (Bonawitz)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-02-bonawitz\/\" rel=\"noopener\">02-Bonawitz<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Improving ART Retention and Adherence in Uganda- The Wise Infant Study (WIN)<\/td>\n<td>Rachael Bonawitz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 After Option B+: Maternal Retention in HIV Care (Bonawitz)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-03-bonawitz\/\" rel=\"noopener\">03-Bonawitz<\/a><\/td>\n<td>After Option B+: Maternal Retention in HIV Care<strong> <\/strong><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">*Potential overseas placement!<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<td>Rachael Bonawitz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Building a national HIV cohort from South African laboratory data (Bor)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-02-bor\/\" rel=\"noopener\">02-Bor<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Building a national HIV cohort from South African laboratory data (Coding in R)<\/td>\n<td>Jacob Bor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Epidemiologic Analysis of South African Laboratory Data (Bor)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-04-bor\/\">04-Bor<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Epidemiologic Analysis of South African Laboratory Data<\/td>\n<td>Jacob Bor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Rates and Predictors of Retention in HIV Care in South Africa (Fox)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-fox\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Fox<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Rates and predictors of retention in HIV care in South Africa<\/td>\n<td>Matt Fox<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Outcomes of Patients Lost to Follow-Up from HIV Care (Fox)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-02-fox\/\" rel=\"noopener\">02-Fox<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Outcomes of patients lost to follow-up from HIV care<\/td>\n<td>Matt Fox<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Cost Effectiveness Analysis for the Mobile Continuing Medical Education Project (Gill)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-02-gill\/\" rel=\"noopener\">02-Gill<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Cost-effectiveness analysis for the Mobile Continuing Medical Education Project (The mCME Project)<\/td>\n<td>Chris Gill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Improving ART Retention and Adherence in Uganda among pregnant and post-partum women (Halim)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-02-halim\/\" rel=\"noopener\">02-Halim<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Improving ART Retention and Adherence in Uganda among pregnant and post-partum women: Dataprocessing for the WiseMama Study<\/td>\n<td>Nafisa Halim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity: Millennium Development Goal Acceleration Initiative (MDGi) Baseline Evaluation (Hamer)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-02-hamer\/\" rel=\"noopener\">02-Hamer<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Millennium Development Goal Acceleration Initiative (MDGi) Baseline Evaluation in Copperbelt and Lusaka Provinces, Zambia<\/td>\n<td>Davidson Hamer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Post-Marketing Phase IV Studies of Type 1 Diabetes: Science or Marketing? (Kaplan)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-kaplan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Kaplan<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Post-marketing Phase IV Studies of\u00a0Type 1 diabetes: Science or marketing?<\/td>\n<td>Warren Kaplan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opporunity \u2013 A South African \u201cDatamining\u201d Exercise: Descriptive analysis of child Type 1 Diabetes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-02-kaplan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">02-Kaplan<\/a><\/td>\n<td>A South African \u201cDatamining\u201d exercise: Descriptive analysis of child health in South Africa: Type 1 diabetes<\/td>\n<td>Warren Kaplan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Together to End Violence Against Women (Messersmith)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-messersmith\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Messersmith<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Together to End Violence Against Women (TEVAW), Tanzania<\/td>\n<td>Lisa Messersmith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Social Network Analysis for the Uttar Pradesh Community Mobilization Project (Ruducha)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-ruducha\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Ruducha<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Social Network Analysis for the Uttar Pradesh Community Mobilization Project<\/td>\n<td>Jenny Ruducha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Are Public Health Messages on Obesity Reaching the Public? (Stokes)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-01-stokes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Stokes<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Are public health messages on obesity reaching the public?<\/td>\n<td>Andrew Stokes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-2017-quantifying-media-bias\/\">01-Gill<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Quantifying Media Bias Article Project<\/td>\n<td>Chris Gill, Matt Fox &amp; Don Thea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/mahmaz-cost-analysis\/\">01-Scott<\/a><\/td>\n<td>MAHMAZ Cost Analysis<\/td>\n<td>Nancy Scott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-2017-ncd-south-africa\/\">01-Stokes<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Estimating NCDs in South African Adults<\/td>\n<td>Andrew Stokes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-2017-cross-national-ncd-study\/\">02-Stokes<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Cross-national NCD study<\/td>\n<td>Andrew Stokes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<h3>Other<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"02-foster\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-02-foster\/\" rel=\"noopener\">02-Foster<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Syllabus development for course on the social determinants, epidemiology, prevention, and clinical presentation of malaria in Ghana<\/td>\n<td>Susie Foster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 GIS Mapping of Health Facilities and Catchment Areas in Zambia (Scott)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-02-scott\/\" rel=\"noopener\">02-Scott<\/a><\/td>\n<td>GIS Mapping of Health Facilities and Catchment Areas in Zambia<\/td>\n<td>Nancy Scott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GRAP Opportunity \u2013 Developing e-Monitoring Systems for Maternity Homes in Zambia (Scott)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-03-scott\/\" rel=\"noopener\">03-Scott<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Developing e-Monitoring Systems for Maternity Homes in Zambia<\/td>\n<td>Nancy Scott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-2017-quantifying-media-bias\/\">01-Gill<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Quantifying Media Bias Article Project<\/td>\n<td>Chris Gill, Matt Fox &amp; Don Thea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-2017-bioequivalent-medicines-in-chile\/\">01-Kaplan &amp; Wirtz<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Analysis of Bioequivalent Medicines in Chile<\/td>\n<td>Warren Kaplan and Veronika Wirtz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/grap-2017-economic-evaluation\/\">01-Larson<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Need for Common Discount Rate in Economic Evaluation Article<\/td>\n<td>Bruce Larson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About GRAP FAQs Below are past opportunities listed in fall 2015 and 2017 application cycles. 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Literature Review\/Writing ID Project Title Faculty Mentor 01-Bachman Literature review for publications on adherence experiences among adolescents living with HIV and their caregivers in China Mary Bachman DeSilva 01-Bor Perceptions of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8655,"featured_media":0,"parent":10221,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10243"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10243"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13173,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10243\/revisions\/13173"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}