May 11, 2017
Initiative announces Graduate Student Conference Travel Awards
The Population Health Initiative has awarded 13 Graduate Student Conference Travel Awards, which are intended to further the academic, research, or professional goals of graduate students as they strive to become the next generation of leaders in population health.
These awards were open to graduate students on all three UW campuses who were currently enrolled in a graduate degree program and had been accepted to present a population health-related paper, poster, or exhibit, or to serve as an invited speaker, at a conference, symposium, or other professional and academic meeting.
The 13 awardees span a range of disciplines and areas of research interest, as is noted in the following table.
| Name | School | Conference |
| Laura C. Chambers | School of Public Health | STI & HIV World Congress |
| Yu‐Chi (Rachel) Chang | School of Public Health | Neurotoxicity Society and International Neurotoxicology Association Joint Meeting |
| Anqi Cheng | School of Public Health | Joint Statistical Meetings |
| Youngjun Choi | School of Social Work | 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics |
| Sarah Edmunds | College of Arts & Sciences | International Multisensory Research Forum |
| Jordan Eschler | Information School | The 2017 Meeting of the Society for the Social Studies of Science |
| Yuan Hsiao | College of Arts & Sciences | European Association of Developmental Psychology biennial conference |
| Flavia Kapos | School of Public Health | International Epidemiological Association World Congress of Epidemiology |
| Sonali Mishra | Information School | Pervasive Health 2017 |
| Hana Mohamed | School of Social Work School of Public Health |
North America Refugee Health Conference |
| Elizabeth Oestreich | School of Public Health | Scientific World Conceptions, Genomics: Philosophy, Ethics, Policy |
| Kathryn Peebles | School of Public Health | International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science |
| Keshet Ronen | School of Public Health | International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science |
Please visit our funding page to learn more about these awards.