Undergraduate Award Winners

2023 Undergraduate Scholars

Read more about the 2023 Undergraduate McGill Global Health Scholars and their projects.

Montreal-based Global Health Projects

• Catherine Korman, Medicine | Addressing the social determinants of health through social prescription- Alayne M Adams, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Margaret W. Siber MDCM 1970 and George R. Siber MDCM 1970 Global Heath Scholar Award
• Ekaterini Damoulianos, Nursing | Addressing the social determinants of health through social prescription- Alayne M Adams, Department of Family Medicine
• Natasha Kandage, Environment and Development | State of Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care in African National Cancer Control Plans: Consensus Panel and Delphi Study- Melissa Henry, Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology -  McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Jordan Leeson, Physiology | State of Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care in African National Cancer Control Plans: Consensus Panel and Delphi Study- Melissa Henry, Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology
• Esme Longley, Sustainability, Science, and Society | Adaptive capacities and structured health vulnerabilities during disaster: Learning from the experiences of persons with disabilities- Matthew Hunt, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Samuel Koenig, Sustainability, Science, and Society | Assessing the nutrition sensitivity of food and agriculture policies and investments in Ghana- Grace Marquis, School of Human Nutrition - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Jasmine Johns, Environment, Ecological Determinants of Health in Society | Examining life stories in relation to indicators of women’s empowerment among Ghanaian farmer households- Grace Marquis, School of Human Nutrition - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Ariana Houman, Anatomy and Cell Biology | Participatory Research in Education and Agency in Mali (PREAM)- Claudia Mitchell, Department of Integrated Studies in Education - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Fernanda Arenas Suxo, JT Honours in Anthropology and International Development Studies | Producing and Using Global Health Research 1950 to 2020- George Weisz, Department of Social Studies of Medicine -  McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award

International Projects

• Elias Jabbour, Medicine | Evaluating the costs of intervention to improve the tuberculosis infection cascade of care in Brazil- Jonathon Campbell, Departments of Medicine & Global and Public Health - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Scholar Undergraduate Award.
• Khardjatou Marianne Djigo, Anatomy and Cell Biology | Pan-American Data Initiative for the Analysis of Population Racial/Ethnic Health Inequities - Mabel Carabali, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Spencer-Hick Family Global Heath Education and Training Fund
• Hamza Ahmad, Medicine | Exploring and comparing the current perioperative guidelines with ERAS at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan - Dan Deckelbaum, Department of Surgery - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Milan K. Sen Travel Award in Global Health Surgery and the Dr. Margaret Siber Global Health Scholar Award
• Zurui Li, Psychology | Arise and Win: Understanding the gendered impact of COVID-19 on young self-employed Nigerian women - Srividiya Iyer, Department of Psychiatry -  McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Alex Ava Hanadel, Anatomy and Cell Biology | Arise and Win: Understanding the gendered impact of COVID-19 on young self-employed Nigerian women - Srividiya Iyer, Department of Psychiatry - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Saad Razzaq, Medicine | Establishing a clinic-based health information system to guide decision making to support the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases - Charles Larson, Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health & Pediatrics - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Medicine Class of 1965 International Health Student Fund
• Omar Idrissi, Medicine | Remote implementation of a point-of-care ultrasound curriculum in a university-affiliated health center in Northern Ethiopia- Louise Pilote, Department of Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Vincent Duquette, Microbiology and Immunology, International Development Studies | Ukuvula Isango: Women's Empowerment and Post-Pandemic Reconstruction in Rural South Africa- Kathleen Rice, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Joseph I. Wolfsdorf Fund for Global Child Health
• Lucie de Carmamond, International Development | Ukuvula Isango: Women's Empowerment and Post-Pandemic Reconstruction in Rural South Africa- Kathleen Rice, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the IDRC Women RISE Project
• Raisa Chowdhury, Economics and Computer Science | Ukuvula Isango: Women's Empowerment and Post-Pandemic Reconstruction in Rural South Africa- Kathleen Rice, Department of Family Medicine  -  McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Alice Benjamin Global Maternal and Child Health Award

Northern Canada Projects

• Paulami Sen, Medicine | Bridging the gap from 'standards' to 'wise practices' in youth mental health: Co-designing approaches with Indigenous youth- Srividiya Iyer, Department of Psychiatry -  McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Margaret W. Siber MDCM 1970 and George R. Siber MDCM 1970 Global Heath Scholar Award
• Claire Xu, Anatomy and Cell Biology | Bridging the gap from 'standards' to 'wise practices' in youth mental health: Co-designing approaches with Indigenous youth - Srividiya Iyer, Department of Psychiatry -  McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Scholar Undergraduate Award
• Maddi Dorris, Concurrent Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education | More than Words- Claudia Mitchell, Department of Integrated Studies in Education
• Blake Linthwaite, Medicine | The Hidden Epidemiology of Trauma in Nunavik: Prospective Validation of a Novel Data Collection Tool- Evan Wong, Department of Surgery - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Margaret Siber Global Health Scholar Award.
• Alexander Laskaris, Medicine | The Hidden Epidemiology of Trauma in Nunavik: Prospective Validation of a Novel Data Collection Tool- Evan Wong, Department of Surgery - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Margaret Siber Global Health Scholar Award.

2022 Undergraduate Scholars

Learn more about the 2022 Undergraduate McGill Global Health Scholars in their own words.

Montreal-based Global Health Projects

• Nabila Abdalfattah, Political Science & International Development |Indigenous Youth Assembly - Claudia Mitchell, Department of Integrated Studies in Education - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Stephen Corber Global Health Travel Award
• Saruchi Bandargal, Med-P Program | Trauma-related admissions to intensive care units in Quebec: the influence of Indigenous status on outcomes - Jeremy Grushka, Department of Surgery
• Aïché Danioko, Environment | Participatory Research in Education and Agency in Mali (PREAM) - Claudia Mitchell, Department of Integrated Studies in Education - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Stephen Corber Global Health Travel Award
• Natasha Odessa Grimard, MDCM | Pregnancy and early childhood health among migrant and socially marginalized communities attending specialized community-based care - Kathleen Rice, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Alice Benjamin Global Maternal and Child Health Award
• Cedric Kafie, MDCM | Tuberculosis adherence evidence synthesis and update - Kevin Schwartzman, Department of Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Kenneth Remsen Global Health Award
• Isabella Kaksih, Psychology | ACCESS Open Minds - Cree Nation of Mistissini - Srividya Iyer, Department of Psychiatry - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Tia Kattler, International Development Studies | Supporting the health and social needs of underserved populations through social prescription: lessons from the Pandemic - Alayne Adams, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Allyson Kis, MDCM | Remote implementation of point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) in a university health center in Northern Ethiopia - Louise Pilote, Department of Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Alice Benjamin Global Maternal and Child Health Award
• Sajneet Mangat, History | Producing and Using Global Health Research 1950 to 2020 - George Weisz, Department of Social Studies of Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Bianca Matthews, Psychology | Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of a participatory video nutrition intervention for Ghanaian adolescent girls- Grace Marquis, School of Human Nutrition - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Hani Rukh E Qamar, Psychology | Early Psychosis in India and Canada: Investigating outcomes and family factors - Srividya Iyer, Department of Psychiatry - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the William and Caroline Krishnappa Travel Award for Global Health
• Simon Rahman, Dentistry (now in MDCM) | Conceptualizing context: How is context considered in the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control- Raphael Lencucha, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Margaret W. Siber MDCM 1970 and George R. Siber MDCM 1970 Global Heath Scholar Award
• Sabrina Savard, Psychology | Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care in National Cancer Control Plans in Africa: Current Analysis and Elaboration of a Blueprint - Melissa Henry, Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Amelia Stephenson, Neuroscience | Children's Worlds: International Survey of Children's Well-Being in Namibia - Monica Ruiz-Casares, Department of Psychiatry - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Saisha Vasudeva, Economics and Political Science | Innovation Adoption and Gender Equity - Paola Perez-Aleman, Faculty of Management - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Sadie Valente, International Development | Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of a participatory video nutrition intervention for Ghanaian adolescent girls - Grace Marquis, School of Human Nutrition - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award

International Projects

• Maya Côté, Environment | Air temperature, pollution, and health in Accra - Jill Baumgartner, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Spencer-Hick Family Global Health Education and Training Fund
• Ali Fazlollahi, MDCM | Implementing a Trauma Registry and Novel Trauma Team Training Initiatives: Tanzania - Tarek Razek, Department of Surgery - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Milan K. Sen Travel Award in Global Health Surgery
• Charlotte Keller, Biochemistry | Adapted Family Integrated Care in Uganda - Jessica Duby, Department of Pediatrics - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Leduc, Davis, Brun, & De Rito Undergraduate Award for Global Health
• Wan-Li Sun, Neuroscience | Finding solutions to thrive after birth asphyxia in Africa: An open-label dose-finding clinical trial (Phase Ib study) - Pia Wintermark-Department of Pediatrics - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Leduc, Davis, Brun, & De Rito Undergraduate Award for Global Health

Northern Canada Projects

• Lilly Groszman, MDCM | Improving the Quality of Trauma and Acute Surgical Care in Nunavik: Quantifying the Burden of Injury and Illness - Evan Wong, Department of Surgery - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Kenneth Remsen Global Health Award
• Yolanda Smith-Hanson, Cognitive Science | Pregnancy and Birth During the Pandemic: A Qualitative Study - Kathleen Rice, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Spencer-Hick Family Global Health Education and Training Fund
• Ericka Iny, MDCM | Trauma in les Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James: epidemiologic features, transfers and patient outcomes - Jeremy Grushka, Department of Surgery - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by The Medicine Class of 1965 International Health Student Fund

2021 Undergraduate Scholars

The 2021 Global Health Undergraduate Scholars

Please note that due to the travel restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all 2021 Undergraduate Global Health Scholars worked remotely on their projects.

Learn more about how the scholars spent their summer.

• Adam Alias | Supporting ageing populations through connections: a multi-stakeholder digital platform to tackle social isolation - Dr. Alayne Adams, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Spencer-Hick Family Global Health Education and Training Fund
• Sophie Arseneault | Canada Africa Initiative to Address Maternal Newborn and Child Mortality - Mr. Graham Atkinson, Amref Health Africa in Canada - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Stephen Corber Global Health Travel Award
• Catherine Auger-Morin | Implementation of point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Two University-affiliated Medical Centers in Northern Ethiopia - Dr. Louise Pilote, Department of Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Alice Benjamin Global Maternal and Child Health Award
• Mehrshad Bakhshi | Improving the Quality of Trauma and Acute Surgical Care in Nunavik: Quantifying the Burden of Injury and Illness - Dr. Evan Wong, Department of Surgery - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by The Medicine Class of 1965 International Health Student Fund
• Delaney Barth | Adapted Family Integrated Care in Uganda - Dr. Jessica Duby, Department of Pediatrics - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Scholar Undergraduate Award
• Catherine Dillman | Networks for Change and Well-being - Dr. Claudia Mitchell, Department of Integrated Studies in Education - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Scholar Undergraduate Award
• Jennifer Dollinger | Addressing Diagnostic Challenges for Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases in Kenya - Dr. Sasha Bernatsky, Department of Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Joseph I. Wolfsdorf Fund for Global Child Health
• Isabela Ferraz | Addressing Health Challenges in Developing Countries: Innovation related to Neglected Diseases - Dr. Paola Perez-Aleman, Faculty of Management - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholars Award
• Sofia Hempelmann Perez | Youth mental health services in Indigenous Contexts: Learning from the experience of the Cree Nation of Mistissini - Dr. Srividya Iyer, Department of Psychiatry - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Kenneth Remsen Global Health Award
• Allyson Kis | Improving the Quality of Trauma and Acute Surgical Care in Northern Quebec: Quantifying Current Capacity to Target Future Interventions - Dr. Evan Wong, Department of Surgery - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Margaret Siber Global Health Scholar Award
• Alua Kulenova | How is policy incoherence problematised at the global level, and what are the implications for NCD prevention? - Dr. Raphael Lencucha, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholars Award
• Sajneet Mangat | A Systematic Assessment of Disability Rights in Disaster Risk Readiness in India - Dr. Sébastien Jodoin, Faculty of Law - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the William and Caroline Krishnappa Travel Award for Global Health
• Laurence Martel | Examining dimensions of women’s empowerment among Ghanaian farmer households - Dr. Grace Marquis, School of Human Nutrition - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Scholar Undergraduate Award
• Isabel Muñoz Beaulieu | Ethics and the closure of humanitarian health projects - Dr. Matthew Hunt, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholars Award
• Paul Muset | Leveraging testing modalities data to improve estimates of knowledge of HIV status in sub-Saharan Africa - Dr. Mathieu Maheu-Giroux, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Kenneth Remsen Global Health Award
• Ishika Obeegadoo | Children’s Worlds in Namibia: International Survey of Children’s Well-Being - Dr. Monica Ruiz-Casares, Department of Psychiatry - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Joseph I. Wolfsdorf Fund for Global Child Health
• Layla Razek | From concern to commitment: Learning to center Black perspectives in reconfiguring healthcare education at SPOT - Dr. Hiba Zafran, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Stephen Corber Global Health Travel Award
• Maahir Shah | Integration of Population-based Cohorts into Synthetic Ecosystem Digital Convergence Platform - Dr. Raja Sengupta, Department of Geography - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholars Award
• Urvashi Singh | Early intervention services for psychosis in low- and middle-income countries Dr. Srividya Iyer, Department of Psychiatry - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Scholar Undergraduate Award
• Shu Song | Non-formal providers and NCD prevention and care in rural Bangladesh - Dr. Alayne Adams, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholars Award
• Sumaya Soufi | Networks for Change and Well-being - Dr. Claudia Mitchell, Department of Integrated Studies in Education - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholars Award
• Karine Talbot | Children’s Worlds in Namibia: International Survey of Children’s Well-Being - Dr. Monica Ruiz-Casares, Department of Psychiatry - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Scholar Undergraduate Award
• Josie Tuong | Young People’s Participation in Mental Health Policymaking: A Global Consultation - Dr. Monica Ruiz-Casares, Department of Psychiatry - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholars Award
• Eluxegha Umaasuthan | Translation in a Rural South African Hospital: Challenges, Barriers, and Implications - Dr. Kathleen Rice, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholars Award
• Jacqueline Yao | Producing and Using Global Health Research 1950 to 2020 - Dr. George Weisz, Department of Social Studies of Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Scholar Undergraduate Award

2020 Undergraduate Scholars

The 2020 Global Health Undergraduate Scholars

Please note that due to the travel restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all 2020 Undergraduate Global Health Scholars will be working remotely on their projects.

• Leah Birch | Listening to One Another Grow Strong Program: Mental Health Promotion for Indigenous Youth - Dr. Laurence Kirmayer, Department of Psychiatry - McGill Global Health Scholar

• Felicia Ca | Early intervention services for psychosis in low-and middle-income countries - Dr. Srividya Iyer, Department of Psychiatry - McGill Global Health Scholar

• Darshan Daryanani | Networks for Change & Well-being: Girl-led 'from the ground up' policy making to address sexual violence in Canada & South Africa - Dr. Claudia Mitchell, Department of Integrated Studies in Education - McGill Global Health Scholars supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholars Award

• Julie De Meulemeester | Family Integrated Care Model to improve the Quality of Newborn Hospital Care in Uganda - Dr. Jessica Duby, Department of Pediatrics - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Kenneth Remsen Global Health Award

• Katherine Fiallos | Community health workers address challenges in micronutrient adherence in indigenous children in Ecuador - Dr. Alison Doucet, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar

• Naomie Gamondele | Exploring culturally safe pediatric rehabilitation practice in isolated Indigenous communities - Dr. Hiba Zafran, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholars Award

• Sabrina Gill | Networks for Change & Well-being: Girl-led 'from the group up' policy making to address sexual violence in Canada & South Africa - Dr. Claudia Mitchell, Department of Integrated Studies in Education - McGill Global Health Scholars supported by the Leduc, Davis, Brun, & De Rito Undergraduate Award for Global Health

• Issa Gonzalez-Peltier | Addressing the Health Challenge Related to Neglected Diseases in Developing Countries - Dr. Paola Perez-Aleman, Faculty of Management - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholars Award

• Samir Gouin | Children’s Worlds: International Survey of Children’s Well-Being in Namibia - Dr. Monica Ruiz Casares Yebenes, Department of Psychiatry - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Leduc, Davis, Brun, & De Rito Undergraduate Award for Global Health

• Caroline Hodgins | Measuring HIV diagnostic coverage in sub-Saharan Africa - Dr. Mathieu Maheu-Giroux, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholars Award

• Minahil Khan | Scoping review of trauma courses in resource-limited settings - Dr. Dan Poenaru, Department of Pediatric Surgery - McGill Global Health Scholars supported by the Dr. Margaret Siber Global Health Scholar Award

• Alexander Lam | A multi-provincial study of household energy use, air pollution, and atherosclerosis in China - Dr. Jill Baumgartner, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Spencer-Hick Family Global Health Education and Training Fund
• Bea Lehmann | Evaluating a participatory video education model on nutrition literacy with adolescent girls in rural Ghana - Dr. Grace Marquis, School of Human Nutrition - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Leduc, Davis, Brun, & De Rito Undergraduate Award for Global Health
• Alexandra Maters | Rapid and in-situ water quality monitoring via ultrafast PCR - Dr. Andrew Kirk, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - McGill Global Health Scholar
• Nathan Mendel | Understanding and leveraging the power of advocacy for global health impact - Ms. Robyn Waite, Results Canada - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Anne-Sophie Roy | Tackling urban food and nutrition inequities in Dhaka, Bangladesh - Dr. Alayne Adams, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Kenneth Remsen Global Health Award
• Maria Rueda Martinez | Tackling urban food and nutrition inequities in Dhaka, Bangladesh - Dr. Alayne Adams, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Leduc, Davis, Brun, & De Rito Undergraduate Award for Global Health
• Laura Pinkham | Scoping review of trauma courses in resource-limited settings - Dr. Dan Poenaru, Department of Pediatric Surgery - McGill Global Health Scholars supported by the Dr. Margaret Siber Global Health Scholar Award
• Shiyang Shen | Implementation of Point-of-care Ultrasound in Two University-affiliated Medical Centers in Northern Ethiopia - Dr. Louise Pilote, Department of Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Margaret Siber Global Health Scholar Award
• Mariane Saroufim | TB Training for Community Health Workers- Dr. Faiz Ahmad Khan, Department of Medicine, Respiratory Division- McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award
• Tamara Sogomonian | Visuospatial relationship mapping in disability and global health policy making - Dr. Mathew Hunt, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy

2019 Undergraduate Scholars

The 2019 Global Health Undergraduate Scholars

International Projects

• Madelyn Clark | Understanding policy coherence for tobacco control: A qualitative examination of stakeholder perspectives in Kenya - Dr. Raphael Lencucha, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award

• Nardin Farag | Working with community health workers to fight malnutrition in Ecuador - Dr. Alison Doucet, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Joseph I. Wolfsdorf Fund for Global Child Health

• Gili Grunfeld | Child Abuse Evaluations at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK): Medical Education and Experience - Dr. Gillian Morantz, Department of Pediatrics - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by Davis, Brun & De Rito Undergraduate Award

• Salome Henry | Standardized Patient Study: An Approach To Understanding The Realities Of South Africa's Health System - Dr. Amrita Daftary, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Spencer-Hick Family Global Heath Education and Training Fund

• Matin Kerachian | National surgical, obstetric and anesthesia planning in LMIC's - Dr. Dan Deckelbaum, Centre for Global Surgery, McGill University Health Centre - McGill Global Health Scholars supported by the Dr. Margaret Siber Global Health Scholar Award

• Xheni Konci | Injury databases implementation and epidemiology of trauma in South America - Dr. Tarek Razek, Department of Surgery - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by The Medicine Class of 1965 International Health Student Fund and the Dr. Kenneth Remsen Global Health Award

• Isabel Levine | Proyecto Buena Semilla (the Good Seed Project) - Dr. Anne Cockcroft, Department of Family Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Scholar Undergraduate Award

• Gigi Millan Ceballos | Urban air pollution in Colombia - Dr. Jill Baumgartner, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Scholar Undergraduate Award

• Eliza Yadav | Evaluating two maternal and child health programs in India - Dr. Arijit Nandi, Institute for Health and Social Policy - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the William and Caroline Krishnappa Travel Award for Global Health and by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award.

Northern Canada Projects

• Brandon Au | Evaluation of trauma epidemiology and geographic distribution in Northern Quebec - Dr. Tarek Razek, Department of Surgery - McGill Global Health Scholars supported by the Dr. Margaret Siber Global Health Scholar Award
• Gemma Dingwall | Lateral kindness and creating supportive social environments for health - Dr. Anne Andermann, Department of Family Medicine
• Timothy Ellis | Transforming youth mental health and well-being in Puvirnituq, Nunavik as part of the pan-Canadian ACCESS Open Minds initiative - Dr. Srividya Iyer, Department of Psychiatry - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Scholar Undergraduate Award

Montreal-based Global Health Projects

• Happiness Anekwe | Born of War: The Perspectives, Rights and Needs of Children Born of Wartime Sexual Violence - Dr. Myriam Denov, School of Social Work
• Maha Asad | Improving Blood Pressure Outcomes for Haitians: A Screening and Lifestyle Intervention - Dr. Louise Pilote, Department of Medicine

• Mayaluna Bierlich | Planning and Expanding Global Health Research 1970-2017 - Dr. George Weisz, Department of Social Studies of Medicine

• Kira Förster | Planning and Expanding Global Health Research 1970-2017 - Dr. George Weisz, Department of Social Studies of Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award

• Homa Danaie | Evaluation of a nutrition sensitive agriculture intervention aimed to improve food security and dietary diversity in Ghana - Dr. Grace Marquis, School of Human Nutrition - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award

• Anna Davidson | Culturally Adapted Educational Tools for People Living with Rheumatic Diseases in Ethiopia - Dr. Sasha Bernatsky, Department of Medicine - McGill Global Health Scholars supported by the Dr. Margaret Siber Global Health Scholar Award

• Gianjeet Ramburn | Exposure to Indoor Residual Spraying Insecticides and Development Among South African Children Participating in the VHEMBE Study - Dr. Jonathan Chevrier, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award

• Rosemarie Vincent | Developing psychosocial support interventions for youth with type 1 diabetes in Haiti: a participatory approach - Dr. Julia von Oettingen, Department of Pediatrics - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Dr. Kenneth Remsen Global Health Award

• Duncan Wang | Addressing Health Challenges at the Base of the Pyramid in Developing Countries - Dr. Paola Perez-Aleman, Faculty of Management - McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the John Locke Churchill Scholar award

2018 Undergraduate Scholars

The 2018 Global Health Scholars (undergraduates and graduates)

International Projects

• Arisha  Khan and Maya  Kenton |  India:  The Translation of Costs Leading up to a Childhood Cancer Diagnosis into Practice and Policy - Argerie Tsimicalis (Ingram School of Nursing)
• Chloe  Pierret | Dominican Republic: Assessing the new 911 emergency service in reducing road traffic injury and mortality rates in the Dominican Republic - Ari Nandi (Ignacio Nazif-Munoz) (Epidemiology)
• Chloé  Mancini and Magdalena  Morales | Guatemala: Transition to Scale: Preparing the path for scaling up: Women's Circles as a collective intervention to improve maternal psychosocial health and wellbeing in marginalized communities of Guatemala -  Anne Cockcroft (Family Medicine)
• Clément  Belanger Bishinga | Haiti:  Screening and Management of Gestational Diabetes and Hypertensive in Haiti  -  Julia von Oettingen (Pediatrics)
• David  Paterson | Rwanda: Pediatric trauma epidemiology and outcomes in Rwanda - Jean-Martin Laberge (Etienne St. Louis) (Pediatric Surgery)
• Heydar  Ensha | Colombia: A pilot study of the acute cardiovascular impacts of exposure to traffic-related air pollution and its oxidative potential among adults in urban Colombia. -  Jill Baumgartner (IHSP/Epidemiology)
• Isabela  Fabri Karam | Peru: Validating first trimester pregnancy status in adult women to inform implementation of deworming programs -  Theresa Gyorkos (Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health)
• Julia  Munden | Senegal, Benin, Other West African Countries:  Barriers and delays in access to care for patients with head and neck cancers in resource-limited settings -  Dan Poenaru (Department of Pediatric Surgery)
• Leanne  Roncière | Haiti: Gestational diabetes screening to resource limited settings - Use of local glucose sources -  Julia von Oettingen (Pediatrics)
• Sarah  Wu | South Africa:  Standardized patients: an approach to understanding the realities of South Africa’s health care cascade - Amrita Daftary (EBOH)
• Tiffany  Paradis | Uganda: Validation of pediatric surgery bellwether procedures in Uganda - Dan Poenaru (Kathryn LaRusso) (Department of Pediatric Surgery)

Northern Canada Projects

• Carly Heck | North West Territories: Transforming youth mental health care in Ulukhaktok, NWT: Creatively integrating lay workers and community engagement - Srividya Iyer (Psychiatry)
• Claire  Styffe | Nunavik, QC:  Working with Inuit communities to improve cervical cancer screening coverage in Nunavik, Quebec - Paul Brassard (Medicine)
• Steven  Stechly | Waskaganish, QC: Violence prevention and creating supportive environments in Eeyou Istchee - Anne Andermann (Family Medicine)
• Mackenzie  Hamilton |Kuujjuaq, QC and Iqaluit, NU: Diarrheal Illness and Enteric Infections Among Young Children in Nunavik and Nunavut - Dr.Cédric Yansouni, Department of Medical Microbiology

Montreal-based Global Health Projects

• Alize  Gunay | Development of Guidelines for using Methotrexate to treat rheumatic diseases in Africa: systematic literature review - Sasha Bernatsky (Medicine, Epidemiology and Rheumatology)
• Annalise Hilts | Food insecurity and adolescent mental health - Frank Elgar (Psychiatry / IHSP)
• Djamila Saad  |Born of War: The Perspectives, Rights, and Needs of Children Born of Wartime Sexual Violence - Myriam Denov (Social Work)
• Ghassen Soufi |  AideSmart! Canada  - Nitika Pant Pai Medicine
• Iris Madeline | Planning and Expanding Global Health Research 1970-2017  - George Weisz (Social Studies of Medicine)
• Ivon  Parra |Physiotherapy resources available, and barriers to accessing physiotherapy services, for refugees living in Montreal, Quebec - Crystal Garnett (Physical Therapy)
• Joshua  Iyalagha | HIVSmart! Africa -  Nitika Pant Pai (Medicine)
• Lilia  Brahimi | Addressing the Health Challenges of those at the Bottom of the Pyramid in Developing Countries - Paola Perez-Aleman (Management)
• Mia Messer | Pathways to Health Equity: Culturally-Based Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion for Indigenous Youth - Laurence Kirmayer (Psychiatry)
• Shaista  Asmi | Exploring and enhancing disability and social welfare policy in Zambia through participatory research - Matthew Hunt (Shawn Cleaver) (School of Physical and Occupational Therapy)
• Siwen  Jin | Outcomes and family factors of early psychosis in Chennai, India and Montreal, Canada - Srividya Iyer (Psychiatry)
• Sophy  Mo | Is neuroimaging compatible with global mental health? - Eric Racine (Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Experimental Medicine, and Biomedical Ethics Unit)
• Tengyi (Thomas) Zhang | Investigating strain-specific differences between historical and contemporary Zika virus isolates - Selena Sagan (Microbiology & Immunology)

2017 Undergraduate Scholars

International & Northern Canada Projects

• Harry Kim | Northern Quebec: Diarrheal Illness and Enteric Infections Among Young Children in Nunavik & Nunavut - Dr. Cedric Yansouni (JD MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases)
• Aleksandra Pruszynska |Haiti: Barriers to optimal pediatric diabetes care in Haiti: Impact of nutrition, exercise and socio-economic factors – Dr. Julia von Oettingen (Montreal Children’s Hospital)
• Nathalie MacKinnon (Uganda) and Sonia Anchouche (Ivory Coast): Equitable access of children to surgical care – Dr. Dan Poenaru (Montreal Children’s Hospital)
• Tassia Araujo | South Africa: Exposure to Indoor Residual Spraying Insecticides to Control Malaria and Child Health in South Africa: The VHEMBE Study - Dr. Jonathan Chevrier (Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health)|
• Anudari Zorigtbaatar | Mongolia: Global Surgical work in low and middle income countries - Dr. Dan Deckelbaum (Centre for Global Surgery)
• Nirros Ponnudurai | India: Sustainability of IPAQT model in India, and case for a national Essential Diagnostics List in India – Dr. Madhu Pai (Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health)
• Tian Yi Chen | India: Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus amongst Tuberculosis patients at Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal – Dr. Madhu Pai (Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health)
• Alexa Franczak and Matt Desruisseaux | India: Costs incurred by families of children with cancer – Dr. Argerie Tsimicalis (School of Nursing)
• Mehar Gujral | India: Moral experiences of children and youth with cancer – Dr. Franco Carnevale (School of Nursing)

• Weimeng Ding | China: Air pollution and cardiovascular disease in rural China - Dr. Jill Baumgartner (Institute for Health and Social Policy)

Montreal-based Global Health Projects
 

• Paulami Sen | India: The Mental Health of Internally Displaced Youth in the State of Jammu and Kashmir- Dr. Jai Shah (Douglas Mental Health Institute)
• Jasleen Ashta | India: First-episode psychosis in India and Canada - Dr. Srividya Iyer (Douglas Mental Health Institute)
• Carla Achcar | Global: WHO 2017 Human Health Assessment of Mercury Pollution – Dr. Nil Basu (School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition)
• Allister Smith | Global: Ethics and emergent information and communication technologies (ICTs) in medical humanitarian aid – Dr. Matthew Hunt (School of Occupational and Physical Therapy)
• Maya-Lhanze Lama | Uganda, Rwanda & Cambodia: Born of War: The Perspectives, Rights and Needs of Children Born of Wartime Sexual Violence – Dr. Myriam Denov (School of Social Work)
• Fionn Adamian | Ghana: Improving nutrition - mapping change in knowledge and behaviours at the district level – Dr. Grace Marquis (School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition)
• Maria Rueda Martinez | Guatemala: Analysis of the drivers of malnutrition in Guatemala – Dr. Jan Adamoski (Bioresource Engineering)
• Matthew Malone | Outreach: McGill Perspectives in Global Health Blog
• Katherine Duncan | Outreach: McGill Global Health Film Festival

2016 Undergraduate Scholars

Anna de Waal

Political Science          

Dr. Nitika Pant Pai        
Capetown, South Africa 
Evaluation of an integrated point-of-care strategy for HIV self-testing in South Africa

Clare Fogarty

Microbiology & Immunology

Dr. Jonathan Chevrier
Limpopo, South Africa

Exposure to indoor residual spraying insecticides to control malaria and child health in South Africa,The VHEMBE Study

Tzu- Wei (Joy) Tseng

Microbiology & Immunology

Dr. Jill Baumgartner
Tibetan Plateau, China

Health and climate benefits of an improved cookstove

Koray Demir

Medical student (MDCM)

Dr. Cedric Yansouni
Kuujjuaq, Quebec

Diarrheal Illness and Enteric Infections Among Young Children in Nunavik and Nunavut

Madlen Nash

Microbiology& Immunology

Dr. Madhu Pai
Mangalore, India

Evaluation of Xpert HIV-1 Viral Load Test

Satya Filippova

BSc in Nursing

Dr. Franco Carnevale
Rapid Lake, Quebec

Understanding the moral experience of Algonquin children and youth in Rapid Lake, Quebec

Nadine Demko

Medical student (MDCM)

Dr. Dan Deckelbaum
Ukraine (Kyiv & rural)

Researching Injury and Surgical Disease in Low-Resource Settings through the establishment of trauma registries