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Published on April 29, 2024

Over the course of the 2023-2024 academic year, the Dahdaleh Institute collaborated with a group of outstanding students as part of the Internship Program. In recent years, our internship program has expanded to include research positions across disciplines progressing towards novel and innovative global health research. Through this program, our global health interns have the unique opportunity to participate in various stages of a research project and gain valuable hands-on experience and insights.
Congratulations and thank you to all the interns for contributing to another successful year!
2023/2024 Interns

Experiential Learning
Guided by faculty and research fellows, interns explored a broad spectrum of urgent global health challenges, learning how to approach them with effectiveness, equity, and excellence. The program, coordinated by Theresa Dinh, paired trainees with researchers and supported them throughout their experiential learning journey.
This year, the following eight interns shared their experience in the internship program at the 2024 Dahdaleh Institute Intern Symposium on April 17.
- Gurher Sidhu (5:11): Assisting Social Science Research in Tuberculosis
- Shamim Samadi and Laura Rosa Pereira (10:08): Global Health: Wellness Impact Lab
- Shaista Alokozai (17:16): Internship Experience Overview at the Dahdaleh Institute
- Gaurika Agarwal (20:06): Designing for Global Health at the SaTS Lab
- Yashi Papola (38:19): Methodologies for Analyzing Experiences with Chronic Pain
- Ravjot Chana (42:25): Water System Challenges in the Canadian North
- Amen Okungbowa (45:49): Equitable and Resilient Community-Based Emergency Response Strategies in Rural Guatemala
Themes | Global Health & Humanitarianism, Global Health Foresighting, Planetary Health |
Status | Active |
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Shamim Samadi, Wellness Impact Lab, Global Health Intern [W23;FW23-24] - Alum
Shaista Alokozai, Design and Dissemination, Global Health Intern - Active Ravjot Chana, Global Health and Humanitarianism, Global Health Intern [FW23-24;S24] - Active Laura J. Rosa Pereira, Global Legal Epidemiology, Global Health Intern - Active Gurher Sidhu, Social Science & Health Innovation for Tuberculosis, Global Health Intern - Active Gaurika Agarwal, Front-End Development for SaTS Lab, Global Health Intern [W24] - Alum Amen Okungbowa, Climate Change, Health and Environmental Equity, Global Health Intern [FW23-24;S24] - Alum |
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