Category: 2018

Carol spent her summer in Zanzibar studying its tourism as a consumption service. Specific focus included the impacts on local communities, natural ecosystems, and economies. Her work delves into the deeper interconnections between ecotourism and degradation of the local environment by researching the contributions of the tourism industry to waste generation locally and ocean plastic…

Anudeeta spent six weeks in Uganda (specifically the cities of Lubowa and Kampala) during the summer of 2018 interning at an HIV clinic, the Joint Clinical Research Centre. For the past two years, Anudeeta has been working on a research project that aims to build an all-encompassing lifestyle and mental health app for HIV-positive adolescents,…

Jordyn completed the RARO Artist Residency Program in Buenos Aires during the months of May and June 2018. During her residency, she worked in three different studios to complete her painting and video installation project. Her intentions during this experience were to challenge her own work by way of new mediums and concepts. She is…

Elizabeth complete a summer internship in Tel Aviv, Israel working with an urgent care clinic that served asylum seekers and undocumented migrant workers. She worked with clinic staff to analyze medical record data to determine the most common diagnoses and how they had changed since the clinic opened in 2013. This work will help inform…

Jordan used the Isabel Bagramian Travel Award to work with the Grenada Ministry of Social Development, Housing and Community Development to establish the groundwork needed for the Ministry to generate recommendations guiding future policy decisions and the improvement of health services that the Ministry provides to their elderly population on a large scale. In order…