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More Information and How to Apply

Summer 2024 application now available.

Click Here to Apply (application submitted via Handshake)

Summer 2024 Application Deadline: April 12th

More application details below

See this summer's Areas of Research Inquiry

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Summer Undergraduate Research Incubator (SURI) is run by the Provost’s Office as part of the Office of Undergraduate Research.  It is open to all returning NYU undergraduates who will be physically present in New York City in May and June.

The SURI is a 6-week summer program that runs from May 13th – June 30th for students who are interested in pursuing research or creative inquiry on issues of diversity or social justice. Students complete an original research or creative project under the guidance of a graduate student mentor and present their work at the end of the summer.  Students will also meet with NYU faculty and staff on topics including research skills, ethics, professionalization, and graduate school, as well as talks with NYU faculty about their research or creative practice.

The SURI is run by the Director, Undergraduate Research, Ethan Youngerman .    

SURI Recipients:

Are paid $16/hr for up to 31.25 hours/week -- $3,000 for the full 6-week program.

Conduct an original research or creative project under the guidance of a graduate student mentor

Attend weekly programming

Present their work at the end of the summer

Submit bi-weekly progress reports

Apply to SURI

Eligibility.

• Continuing students who will be sophomores, juniors, or seniors during the 2024-2025 academic year. Students who are graduating in summer 2024 are not eligible to participate.
• Students should be eligible for Federal Work Study and have an allotment left over for the 2023-2024 academic year, or have access to other funding to support summer work (e.g. MLK Scholars, Mellon Mays fellows, etc.). 
• Students have a commitment to pursuing questions of diversity or social justice in their research
• Students CANNOT be enrolled in a class during the 6 weeks of the program.  The SURI is a significant time commitment. There will be no exceptions to this rule.

Application

Click here to apply (application submitted via Handshake)

The SURI application consists of the following components (please upload all components as part of one file):

Statement of previous research experience, if applicable

• Include the names of any previous NYU research programs in which you have participated, grants you’ve received or applied to, and any research projects you’ve worked on while in college, including in class (200 words max).  Note: this program is designed for students new to the research process – we anticipate plenty of applicants writing “this is my first research project” for this section!

Area of research inquiry

• Choose one area of inquiry that you would like to spend the summer working on. See this summer's areas of research inquiry below.

Research interest statement

• What interests you about this area of research? You might answer this by also answering: how does it connect to your major and/or your past or future academic coursework? What do you know already about it, and what do you hope to learn by researching it more fully this summer? How does this connect to some of your lived experiences? If you have an inkling of what you’d want your own research project to be in this area, describe it (but again, this program is designed to help you  become  able to describe a research project, so we don’t expect you to have one already mapped out!). (500 words max)

Choice of back-up areas of research inquiry

• This is in case your first choice is not available; each graduate student fellow will mentor no more than 5 students.

Personal statement

• Place your academic record into the context of your opportunities and obstacles.  Why do you want to participate in the SURI?  Make sure you describe your goals in detail.  Include any special circumstances (i.e., personal, academic, etc.) that you feel are relevant to your application. (500 words max)

Email Ethan Youngerman Schedule an appointment with an Undergraduate Research Advisor .

Summer 2024 Areas of Research Inquiry

As part of your application to the Summer Research Incubator, you will be asked to choose an area of research inquiry (as well as two back-up areas) to work on this summer. The areas of inquiry are below.

Research Inquiry Area 1:  How is our current moment of ecological crisis related to race and gender inequality, capitalism, and even nationalism?  

We are often accustomed to thinking about these ongoing catastrophes as isolated phenomena, so what kinds of perspectives would make connections between these systems more obvious? There has been a recent surge in ecocritical studies as a way of addressing these concerns. And, feminist theorists have, for decades, considered holistic approaches to different fields of study in order to address the way that power dynamics and systems of oppression are often interrelated. Anyone interested in ecocriticism, critical race studies, feminist theory, history, and contemporary literature, art, and film may be interested in developing a project which thinks about the above questions. The study of literature, visual media, and film can also be useful for thinking about these fields in conjunction with one another through a method called close reading. Close reading involves observing and analyzing meaning in any given text. Using this tool, students can gain and/or enhance critical lenses which help to think across disciplines and respond to concerns which affect all of us in our contemporary moment.

Research Inquiry Area 2:  How do the lived experience of historically marginalized communities influence their trajectories toward becoming public school teachers?

According to the Pew Research Center, nearly three-quarters (73%) of public school teachers identified as White during the 2017-2018 school year. Despite various pathways toward teacher credentialization, teachers of color constitute a small fraction of the total public school teacher population in the United States. Facing political, economic, and educational barriers, some students of color persist in pursuing careers in public school teaching. This research inquiry will implement critical frameworks to examine the experiences of teachers of color on their path to the profession. We will explore the sociopolitical factors influencing pre-service or in-service teachers' ability to meet credentialing requirements, review educational policy documents to outline the pathways to becoming a teacher, and understand the lived experiences that inform the teaching philosophies of teachers of color. Additionally, our qualitative inquiry may incorporate culturally sustaining methods such as  testimonios  and  pláticas  that have traditionally been implemented to capture Latinx communities' experiences. Furthermore, we encourage some students to employ Critical Discourse Analysis as an analytical tool to examine language and power dynamics in educational contexts This research inquiry will be of interest to students studying education, political science, ethnic studies, history, gender studies, and other related fields. 

Research Inquiry Area 3:  What are some of the social or political determinants of differential health outcomes (including mental health outcomes) among minority populations?

The world has seen an increasing prevalence in the rates of mental illness over the past 27 years. Furthermore, the conditions in which people are born, grow, work and age are shaped by the distribution of power, economic and social resources.

Certain sub-populations by virtue of their health status, race/ethnicity, sexuality and gender are more vulnerable to adverse mental health outcomes as they are faced with multiple factors that impede access to quality mental health care. Some of the factors they are faced with include stigma, discrimination, low health literacy among others. This research area seeks to invites students to explore how multiple intersections of factors such as race/ethnicity, gender and class can significantly impact health outcomes. Students will also have an opportunity to examine some common conceptual frameworks that explore the role of institutional, political, social and health factors in driving adverse mental health outcomes.

There could also be an opportunity to conduct basic exploratory data analysis of public mental health data sets which the graduate fellow has already secured, and gain insight into how these determinants may emerge. This research inquiry will be of interest to students in health, social sciences (including anthropology), environmental health humanities, or majors which explore specific identities.  We welcome students who are seeking to explore the impact of certain determinants and intersectionality on mental health outcomes in various sub-populations locally and globally.

Research Inquiry  4: How do literature, cinema, and popular media inform contemporary politics of identity and community? What can we learn about the present by studying our cultural past?

Media not only reflects but also shapes the world. Films, books, TV, theater, and social media influence how we create a sense of identity, form communities, and perceive the world. My own doctoral research asks how filmmakers of the early 20th century played with film techniques to complicate queer, race, and class identities, and it compares these films with contemporary media. So, this research cohort invites students interested in the relationship between media and contemporary social issues. Students are encouraged to focus on historical periods and geographical areas of their interest to ask questions like: How are gender, sexuality, and race represented and, in turn, understood by audiences? Can media allow us to create communities in the “real” world? Can older forms of media teach us something about our complex, intersectional identities today? Employing methodologies like close theoretical reading, film and media analysis, and archival research, together, we will learn about our past to understand the present and envision future research paths.

Research Inquiry 5 :  A society’s intrinsic identity is preserved in its culture and passed on through performances from one generation to another as knowledge. Can study of such performances and texts highlight prevalent political ideologies? Do they offer insight to historical injustices and ideas of race and ethnicity?

Oral traditions such as folktales and performances are sources of a region’s cultural identity. My own doctoral research has been studying this orality as evidence of history and echoing gender differences, political authority, ethnicity and community identity. Through documentation, translation and analysis of folk performances we can understand the purpose, structures and functions of life. Additionally, study of popular traditions, literature, trends in migration and the role of translation helps identify how culture is transmitted across borders.

A society’s intrinsic identity is preserved in its culture and passed on through performances from one generation to another as knowledge. Can study of such performances and texts highlight prevalent political ideologies? Do they offer insight to historical injustices and ideas of race and ethnicity? Can they provide information on forgotten dialects or languages? A study of this kind employs qualitative and mixed research and data analysis for conclusion.  This research enquiry will be of interest to students studying or interested in areas of humanities and social sciences, including but not limited to anthropology, English, translation studies, cultural theory, performance studies, gender studies, globalization and migration theory.

Published July 20, 2023

Summer Research Inspires Innovation and Exploration

Staff Writer

• Students in the Undergraduate Summer Research Program conduct 10 weeks of research.
• New York City, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai students can participate.
• Career development, graduate school preparation, and research processes are also covered.

Each summer more than 100 undergraduates join NYU Tandon School of Engineering faculty inside their labs for the Undergraduate Summer Research Program. Guided by faculty and staff mentors, students conduct 10 weeks of practical research. In fact, their research explores cutting-edge ideas in cybersecurity, data science, emerging media, sustainability, urban engineering, and more. Students from Tandon, the College of Arts and Science and Tandon dual-degree program in Science and Engineering , NYU Abu Dhabi , and NYU Shanghai can participate. Many participants also receive a stipend to help cover expenses during the summer. Beyond the lab, students attend sessions on topics like career development , graduate school, and the research process from planning to publication.

Improving Pedestrian Safety

Lukelo Luoga, an NYU Abu Dhabi Computer Engineering major, participated in the Undergraduate Summer Research Program. Moreover, he partnered with the Connected Cities with Smart Transportation center at Tandon for his 2022 summer research project. “I am very interested in pursuing research. Becoming involved in research in New York City was a huge step toward this dream,” Lukelo shares. “This was also a chance to meet people from different backgrounds and form relationships that will benefit my career. My mentors have been very helpful in providing insights about professional life and graduate education.”

For his project, Lukelo optimized a machine-learning algorithm to help autonomous and connected vehicles predict pedestrian behavior and prevent harm. From the start, his faculty and mentors were supportive, helping him learn about the field and strengthen his problem-solving techniques. “They helped me understand even the smallest details of the project, which allowed me to feel a part of the team and provide important contributions,” he says. Already, the results are exciting. The model can closely predict the paths of real New York City pedestrians.

Harvesting Solar Energy Underwater

Alice Zhang, who is on the BS/MS track of Tandon’s Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering program, participated in the Undergraduate Summer Research Program twice. It allowed her to gain experience in research and data analysis and practice her presentation skills while contributing to a field she’s passionate about. “I have always wanted to get more involved in sustainability,” she explains. “I wanted to understand more about renewable energy, and I wanted to do research through experimentation.”

Most recently, Alice helped develop a lab test to measure how solar cells will perform at various depths below sea level. In fact, improving underwater energy collection could spark advances in seabed monitoring and other underwater systems. In addition to experimenting with innovative technologies, Alice has established strong relationships with her mentors and peer researchers. “Not only did they help me learn, but the conversations I had greatly impacted my decision to continue my studies in graduate school,” she says.

The Tandon Undergraduate Summer Research Program =

• 10 weeks of direct research and mentorship
• 350+ hours of focused research per project
• 100+ student participants every year

Designing More Inclusive Spaces

Joanna Ibrahim, a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering major at Tandon, spent her summer research project assessing and measuring the importance of inclusive building design. For their project, Joanna’s team re-created an NYU facility in a virtual reality (VR) environment. In a second VR environment, they updated the space to better follow inclusive design principles. Individuals then attempted to navigate each environment while wearing a VR headset and experiencing simulated visual impairment. In the space featuring inclusive design, participants achieved significantly improved mobility.

Thanks to this experience, Joanna feels confident in her abilities as she applies for internships in research and development. Like her fellow students, she credits the program with building her research, problem-solving, and communication skills, thus preparing her to push forward new discoveries and scientific growth in academia and the professional world. “This experience taught me how to collaborate on projects, conduct proper literature reviews, and reach out to other researchers and experts,” says Joanna. “It also really reinforced my love for engineering and research and made me excited about my future.”

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Meet Our Students

Melissa Adomako

Daliya AlMohammad Ali

Hamad AlRashed

Kiera Bloch

Julius Torres Kellinghusen

Johanna Miele

Andrea Muraca

John Pateña

Joshua P. Prasad

Marsha Williams

Sara AlMunif

Emeka Iloegbu

Mentalla Ismail

Alyson Lippel

Rashmi Shrestha

Faith Daniel

Rachel Lacy

Gabrielle Maranga

Karen Martirosyan

Jacqueline Saltarelli

Originally from Ghana, Melissa Adomako graduated from the University of Georgia with a BS in Biology in 2013. She graduated with an MPH in Global Health from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2017. She also holds a Global Health Diplomacy Certificate from the University of Oxford. Melissa works for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as a Regional Officer for Europe, Sub- Saharan Africa, and Multilateral Affairs in the Office for Global Research (OGR). In her capacity as a Regional Officer, she provides regional expertise, supports NIAID biomedical research activities, and facilitates opportunities for scientific collaboration. Prior to this, she worked as a Program Coordinator for Uganda, Ethiopia, and Kenya at the American International Health Alliance HIV/AIDS Twinning Center in Washington, DC. In this role, she supported the implementation of PEPFAR-funded projects focused on HIV/AIDS prevention and lab strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa. She also managed AIHA’s Volunteer Healthcare Corps (VHC) program, which placed health professionals from the United States in volunteer positions overseas. Melissa’s areas of interest include emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, pandemic preparedness and response, global health diplomacy, health systems strengthening, and global health security. She is passionate about mentoring and coaching early-career public health professionals and students.

Daliya AlMohammad Ali is a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) candidate. She received her undergraduate degree in Medicine from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and her Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Prior to joining NYU, her work focused on contributing to the infrastructure in Kuwait to support public health emergency management. Initially, she was part of a team that was developing a local hospital’s emergency preparedness and response plan in Kuwait. Soon after, she transferred to public health where she could have a bigger impact on planning and responding to public health emergencies, and was inspired to obtain an MPH from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia where she took courses in disaster management. Daliya has a wide range of experience in public health, where she has learned to effectively collaborate and engage with stakeholders in the public, private and non-profit sectors. She has worked in the occupational health department, managed the implementation of the WHO Healthy Cities Initiative in the Healthy Cities Office, managed the national polio surveillance program and was the national focal point for public health disasters when she was working in the Environmental Health Division in Kuwait. Daliya is pursuing the DrPH to gain managerial skills to expand her skillsets and become a more effective leader. Currently, she is working as the project coordinator of the NYC Transit Workers and COVID-19: Impact of Multilevel Interventions Study led by Dr. Robyn Gershon, and as a researcher on the COVID-19 Healthcare Personnel Study (CHPS) led by Dr. David Abramson.

Hamad AlRashed is a public health professional who works for the Ministry of Health of Kuwait in the Communicable Disease Control Department, and he used to serve as one of the national  focal points for the World Health Organization (WHO) prior to joining the DrPH program at NYU School of Global Public Health. Hamad graduated medical school from UCC in the Republic of Ireland and his professional work  experience started in the Kuwaiti hospitals where he worked as a physician for 5 years prior to  joining the MPH graduate program in UQ, Australia, in 2017. During the COVID-19 pandemic Hamad gained valuable experience in the management and  implementation of numerous public health projects in Kuwait which allowed him to expand his  knowledge, teaching, and leadership qualities. 

Prior to graduating with an MPH from NYU, Kiera graduated from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts with an undergraduate degree in psychology and biochemistry. She is currently the Program Manager for the Global & Environmental Public Health Program here at GPH. There she is responsible for managing various projects and strategic initiatives, including collaborative courses with UN agencies and other external partners as well as providing ongoing support for current and prospective MPH students. Throughout her time at NYU, both as a student and staff, Kiera has had the opportunity to work on a number of projects with the World Food Programme and UNICEF, including an evaluation of Home-Grown School Feeding Programs in Ethiopia, a cost benefit analysis of using primary schools as a delivery platform for other health interventions and a project looking at ways to strengthen the WFP/UNICEF interagency partnership in emergency settings. While her interests are ever evolving, Kiera is particularly interested in global governance and health-inclusive policymaking to address transnational threats to public health, like climate change, mass migration and future disease outbreaks. Kiera ultimately hopes to work in government or at a think tank, such as the Council on Foreign Relations, that will provide her with an opportunity to influence and advocate for policies that promote and protect public health.

Julius Kellinghusen is a public health professional with a passion for ending health inequity by supporting the most marginalized communities. Julius holds a B.A. in International Relations from Pomona College, where his public health career started when he interned with UNAIDS in Vietnam. Before earning a Master of Public Health degree from New York University in 2020, Julius served two years with the Peace Corps in Panama. There, working in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector, he helped a rural community rebuild their potable water system and establish a community water committee to maintain the system going forward.Currently, Julius is the Operations & Development Officer at HealthRight International, a global health and human rights nonprofit organization. In this role, he oversees the grant application process across HealthRight’s projects in Ukraine, Kenya, Uganda, Vietnam, and the U.S. He also leads fundraising and communications efforts and manages office operations from IT to human resources. Julius’s academic interests lie in implementation science, making impactful interventions work in the marginalized communities that need them most. Originally from Germany, Julius currently lives in Brooklyn with his partner and two cats.

Johanna received her Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community & International Health at NYU School of Global Public Health and her BA in Psychology from Columbia University. Johanna has been a New York State certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for over seven years, volunteering in college and in her neighborhood ambulance corps. Johanna is a Manager in the Emergency Management + Enterprise Resilience team at NYU Langone Health, directing the implementation of an enterprise-wide infectious disease response, mass fatality operations, mass decontamination, and multi-casualty incident readiness across several acute care and faculty practice facilities in New York City and Nassau County. During COVID-19, she and the EM+ER team coordinated the hospital's response through the strategic development of key task forces, emergency operations centers, and at the tactical level managing mass fatality surge operations. Prior to her role at NYU Langone Health, she worked at NYC Emergency Management as the Deputy Director of Health and Medical Planning coordinating with city, state and federal health officials in planning and response activities. During citywide emergencies, she worked with multiple public health and medical partners on a variety of natural and man-made hazards including supporting executive leadership during the city’s response to Ebola Virus Disease, Zika, and Legionnaires’ Disease. In addition to her work in public health incident planning and response she also worked with key agency partners on planning for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield explosives (CBRNE) incidents. Her work has been presented at the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine on the importance of the integration of public health in emergency management. She’s also presented NACCHO’s Preparedness Summit on emergency management response in coastal storms as well as the rapid planning model response structure used during COVID-19 at NYU Langone Health. This year, she’s hoping to publish her NSF Converge team’s research on transportation justice during COVID-19. 

Andrea’s professional path began in his native Italy; he built on his lifelong interest in biology by training at a hospital in Bologna and earning a master’s degree in human biology and pharmacology there. Hoping to expand the impact of his work from a “micro” to a “macro” level, Andrea enrolled at NYU and graduated with his MPH in global health leadership. Andrea also conducted research in virologic monitoring of intestinal transplant patients and worked on studies in chemo-prevention through nutrition, adding a credential in healthcare policy and management from the graduate business school of Bocconi University in Milan. Andrea spent a few years as a project manager for Johnson & Johnson, marketing medical devices for diabetics and innovative telemedicine software. As Director of Student & Alumni Affairs at the NYU School of Global Public Health, Andrea’s expertise lies in overseeing strategic planning initiatives, and academic program development to propel increased enrollment and retention while enhancing student achievements and learning experiences. Andrea is currently pursuing a DrPH, with an eye to practice and teaching, so he can continue on a track toward leadership in higher public health education.

John Pateña, MPH, MA ​​is a public health professional with a passion for promoting mental health through dissemination and implementation research. His career focuses on developing innovative approaches to prevent mental illness and support mental well-being among high-risk populations; scaling up evidence-based interventions and public health programs/initiatives in low-resourced settings; and fostering organizational- and systems-level changes through public health leadership. John has a dual background in public health and counseling psychology, integrating his mental health training with a prevention framework. John graduated from Brown University School of Public Health (MPH ’14) concentrating in behavioral and social sciences interventions. He has conducted mental health research at academic medical centers, developing and testing digital health interventions for behavioral health disorders and violence prevention. John has also implemented public health programs/initiatives in the areas of tobacco cessation, lung health, and chronic disease management at various non-profit organizations. He has extensive experience collaborating with community-based organizations, health departments, and health clinics. John also has a degree in counseling psychology, and has practiced as a mental health counselor working with youth and adolescents in hospitals, schools, and community centers. John is currently the Program Director at the Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health. In this role, he executes the Center’s intellectual mission, vision, values, and strategic plan to advance its research portfolio, educational initiatives, and community partnerships. John serves as the strategic and operational partner to Brown University to develop and grow the Center as a resource for digital health innovation. John is part of the 2021 inaugural DrPH cohort. He has a vision to be a public health leader within the population mental health field. John is currently a member of the Implementing Sustainable Evidence-based interventions through Engagement (ISEE) Lab at NYU and serves as the Section Leader for the Section on Advancing the Science of Implementation in Global Settings.

Joshua Prasad (Josh) is focused on building equity in communities through public health, entrepreneurship, media and innovation. Josh has served as the Director for Innovation at the Health Resources and Services Administration. Here, he built the Community Connected Health Initiative with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, as well as served as a key advisor for the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and Community Benefit. Prior to this, he was on the HHS Innovation team, where he served as the Director of Health Equity Innovation. Among other things, he led the $25 Million KidneyX Public-Private Partnership, served on the HHS COVID-19 Testing and Diagnostics Working Group’s Informatics team, led the creation of a Community Vulnerability Index, built a strategy for the Chief Data Officer related to Equity and Data sharing, and started the HHS Island Areas Council. Prior to this stint in government, Josh served at HHS from 2012-17, where he was a Special Assistant and Public Health Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Science and Medicine) within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH). Josh helped create Public Health 3.0, the first federal framework on SDoH, served as the Director for the National Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative, led OASH’s Healthy Weight, Physical Activity, and Nutrition efforts, as well as developing a regional implementation strategy for the National Adult Immunization Plan, among many other programs. Josh has led change with the private sector. At Deloitte Government and Public Services Consulting, he led projects on the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), Health Equity and COVID-19 related disparities for agencies like CMS, CDC, state government, and Managed Care payers. He was also the Center Director of a rural health center that expanded Medicaid patients’ access to Medication Assisted Treatment, mental health, telehealth, psychiatric and primary care services and integrated access to community supports related to food and housing insecurity and workforce development in their recovery. In 2015, he got involved in the emerging health innovation space, and co-founded Caravan, a startup focused on addressing and disrupting the primary care model by integrating it with community health workers and SDoH. He later worked at Sherbit in 2017, where he was Director of Health Outcomes and National Partnerships and helped expand their digital data dashboard towards preventive health and equity until their acquisition by Medopad in 2018. Josh also served as the Board Chair of Counter Tools, a national nonprofit focused on point-of-sale regulation and chronic disease. Josh completed an Innovation Fellowship at Harvard Center for Primary Care in 2016. He received his Master’s in Public Health from Drexel University, and his Bachelor’s from Rutgers University, where he majored in English and Psychology. He was named one of Drexel Universities’ 40 under 40 in 2017 and is an adjunct faculty member at the Dornsife School of Public Health.

Marsha Williams is a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) candidate at New York University's School of Global Public Health. Marsha’s current work focuses on healthcare systems' preparedness planning serving populations with special medical needs, including transplant recipients, individuals with end-stage renal disease receiving dialysis, the elderly and pediatrics. She has expertise leading and providing technical assistance to federal, state, and local public health agencies in response to public health disasters such as, H1N1, Zika, Legionella, Measles, TB, Superstorm Sandy, COVID-19 pandemic and most recently, the 2022 Monkeypox outbreak. Her research interests include global health security, communicable disease preparedness, disaster epidemiology and the impact of public health emergencies on medically vulnerable populations post-disasters. Marsha began her career as a Public Health Epidemiologist with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of  Tuberculosis Control where she worked on Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) outbreak investigations as well as  functioned as the Deputy Director, Regional TB Program Field Office for Bronx and Staten Island responsible for establishing the overall strategic direction of TB control and prevention programmatic activities and administration. Previously, Marsha worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global  Migration and Quarantine, as a Contractor, for the Pandemic Influenza Border Strategy Initiative and facilitated the evaluation of existing and proposed plans, systems, strategies, and services, in response to  public health disasters/emergencies and participated in refugee health initiatives, focused on the assessment and safe migration of refugees in partnership with CDC Specialist and the International Organization of Migration (IOM). Originally from Jamaica, Marsha received her BA from Colgate University and her MPH from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.  In 2020, Marsha was a fellow of the Harvard National Preparedness Leadership Initiative (NPLI), an executive crisis leadership training program which is a joint partnership with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Center for Public Leadership.

Sara AlMunif is a doctoral student at the School of Global Public Health at New York University. Sara works as a health policy manager at the Saudi Center for Value in Health which is part of the transforming Health System in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where she advised on policy frameworks that enable value-based healthcare implementation in the country. She has worked on many global health initiatives with international organizations, including the OECD’s Patient Reported Indicators Survey Project, the G20 Health Working Group, World Economic Forum’s Global Coalition for Value in Health, and the Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value in Health. Sara is a medical doctor by training and has a master’s degree in global public health from Georgetown University. Before working with the Saudi health system transformation, she worked at a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on preventative medicine and public health policies, and at WHO on equity and social determinants of health. Her interest is in health systems sustainability and equitable distribution of healthcare services. Upon completing her studies, Sara plans to continue to work on strengthening health systems globally by accelerating the progress on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals by implementing high-impact policies to protect population health.

Emeka Iloegbu is a first-year Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) student focusing on leadership and the quality of infectious disease activities in emergency and humanitarian settings. He holds an MSc in Forced Migration and Health from Columbia University and an MPH in Global Health from Mount Sinai. At Mount Sinai, he was inducted into the Delta Omega Honorary Society and received the Excellence in Public Health Service and Leadership award. He received specialized training in humanitarian aid and field epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School for Public Health and Implementation Science in Tropical Disease Research from the World Health Organization. Emeka has over ten years of experience responding to health emergencies in partnership with in-country NGOs and has contributed to field operations and policy discussions domestically and internationally. Emeka currently works as a Quality Management Officer within the Division of Disease Control at the NYC DOH Public Health Laboratory. He oversees the quality of laboratory operations and activities in response to disease threats such as COVID-19, Monkey Pox, Select Agents, and other emerging threats. His specialty is Microbiology and Immunohematology, and he holds a Board of Certification from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists and a New York State License in Clinical Laboratory Science. Before accepting this position at the NYC DOH, he provided laboratory testing and technical assistance to New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia, SUNY Downstate Hospital, and NYU Langone Hospital (Long Island) at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in NYC.

Mentalla Ismail is a Doctor of Public Health candidate in the School of Global Public Health at New York University. She earned her BS in Biology and Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati. As an undergraduate student she founded Refuge-UC, a student organization focused on mitigating educational barriers refugee students face after resettlement. Mentalla later continued her studies at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine earning her MPH in Public Health with a Global Health concentration. She completed her master’s thesis on refugee health literacy, developing a study to evaluate the functional and comprehensive health literacy rates of adult Syrian refugees. While completing her MPH she worked as a Research Coordinator at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in the department of Emergency Medicine where she led and facilitated multiple studies in the emergency department. After receiving her MPH, she expanded Refuge-UC into Refuge Collaborative, a non-profit organization that focuses on creating education accessibility for refugee students through mentorship. Mentalla currently serves as the Executive Director of Refuge Collaborative, leading education, and health promotion initiatives for refugee youth. Her research interests include education accessibility and refugee health literacy. She is passionate about creating and implementing public health programming that centers accessibility for refugees and displaced persons.

Alyson Lippel is a DrPH student at the New York University School of Global Public Health. Alyson received her BS in Neuroscience and Psychology from the University of Scranton in 2010 and her masters in Bioethics from NYU in 2012. Alyson has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for the last ten years in various roles ranging from Clinical Research scientist, Integrated Patient Centered Medical Team Head and Director of Medical Capabilities. Alyson hopes to acquire the skill set to assess determinants of health and implement innovative solutions on how to overcome potential barriers to care and pursue more diverse, equitable and inclusive clinical trials. She is interested in leveraging her strong cross-organization relationships to elevate the conversation around all aspects of public health, create a shared vision, advocate for change through internal education and information sharing and bring all the key stakeholders together to create a shared vision to deliver care at the highest level for all patients, not only through their physical treatment journey but support their emotional and cognitive health as well, with the goal of improving their quality of life.

Rashmi Shrestha is an adjunct faculty at New York University College of Dentistry. She teaches SAS programming, Data Management and Data Analytics in Clinical Research to graduate students. Rashmi received her MPH with a concentration in infectious disease epidemiology and a certificate in vaccine science and policy from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  She received her M.S. in Clinical Research from New York University College of Dentistry. She worked as a scientist for Lifecell Corporation for four years. She has years of experience volunteering for non-profit organizations in different capacities since 2003. She was one of the co-founders of Adhikaar, an organization based in New York City that promotes and advocates policy on human rights and social justice for the marginalized Nepali population.   She is also the Founder/Director of Celeritas Foundation, a 501(c)(3)public charity/organization dedicated to saving lives from preventable diseases in developing countries.

Faith Daniel is a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) student at NYU. She received her Master in Public Health (MPH) from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, where she studied population and family health and earned a certificate in health policy analysis and practice. Her capstone project focused on investigating the public health impact of Crisis Pregnancy Centers/Anti-Abortion Centers using New York City as a case study. In honor of her lifelong commitment to reproductive and social justice advocacy, she was named a Lion of Social Justice’22 by Columbia University. Faith is also a graduate of Bryn Mawr College where she earned her BA in Anthropology and graduated with Magna Cum Laude. She double minored in Health Studies and Gender & Sexuality Studies. Currently, she is the Project Manager for the Hospital Equity and Accountability Project (HEAP) at Community Catalyst. In her role, she co-facilitates a statewide coalition, Community Voices for Health System Accountability (CVHSA), that focuses on ensuring that New York State’s oversight of health facilities considers community concerns about proposed transactions and the likely impact on health equity. She also works on gathering more data, educating and influencing policy change pertaining to religious refusals that impact access to gender-affirming care, and reproductive health care. Prior to Community Catalyst, Faith worked as a manager in SBH Health System’s marketing and communications department. She was awarded an LGBTQIA+ advocacy and leadership award from SBH Health System in 2022 for her work with the Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee. A Bronx native and daughter of immigrants from Nevis, Faith is a fierce advocate for reproductive and social justice, LGBTQIA+ rights, and health equity. She does consulting work with health advocacy organizations and serves as a NY leader with the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.

Rachel Lacy has her BA in Theatre with a minor in Latin American Studies from Loyola University New Orleans and her MPH with a concentration in nutrition from Tulane University. She has worked as an actress, chef, a nutrition educator and most recently as a clinical research coordinator at the University of Virginia with a focus on cancer prevention and control with a specialization in Gynecologic Oncology.  She believes that the best public health solutions are interdisciplinary and practical.

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Gabrielle Maranga is a DrPH student at NYU School of Global Public Health and Senior Research Project Manager of the RECOVER Study at NYU Langone, which aims to study the long-term effects of COVID. Gabrielle received her MPH in Epidemiology from NYU School of Global Public Health in 2020. 

Karen Martirosyan is a DrPH student at NYU’s School of Global Public Health. He has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from St. John’s University and a Master of Public Administration from NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. During his time at NYU Wagner, where he gained an in-depth understanding of health policy and health systems performance, he had the opportunity to work with the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) as part of his Capstone Project. For this project, his team developed rural Indian market-entry strategies for the GeneXpert Ultra, a next-generation diagnostic assay capable of detecting TB and drug resistance. In addition to his Capstone Project at NYU Wagner, Karen worked with renowned faculty and

health policy researchers to explore intra-urban inequalities in Moscow, specifically examining how socioeconomic and health system factors affect infant mortality (with particular attention to neighborhood effects). Karen also brings eight years of clinical research experience from NYU Langone Health, Columbia University Medical Center, and, more recently, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, where he works as a Senior Global Trial Manager. With a strong interest in global health, health policy, health systems, and urban health, Karen is interested in utilizing data-driven insights to make informed decisions and develop analytical solutions. His pursuit of the Doctorate in Public Health at New York University is driven by his strong interest in implementation science, epidemiology, and health economics to design equitable health policies and programs to ensure the delivery of proven lifesaving interventions in low-resource settings.

Jacqueline Saltarelli is a DrPH student at NYU School of Global Public Health. She is the Assistant Director for NYC Treats Tobacco, a NY State Department of Health Bureau of Tobacco Control funded grant. In this role, Jacqueline works with healthcare organizations throughout all five boroughs of NYC to develop and implement policies to ensure that organizations are using evidence-based approaches to screen and treat their patients for tobacco use. Prior to working at NYC Treats Tobacco, Jacqueline was a Project Coordinator for the Child Sex Trafficking Action Team at the American Academy of Pediatrics. In this role, she developed a robust three hour online, interactive training for healthcare providers to improve outcomes of child trafficking survivors. Jacqueline additionally worked in development at NYU Langone Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, generating grant funding for multiple departments such as population health, cancer, psychiatry, and more. Jacqueline received a BA in Sociology with a concentration in Peace and Conflict Studies from College of the Holy Cross. She also received her MPH in Population and Family Health with a certificate in Health Promotion Research and Practice from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

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Jim kemple closes out tenure as executive director of research alliance for nyc schools.

James Kemple, senior fellow and research professor of teaching and learning, recently stepped down after 15 years as the executive director for NYU Steinhardt's  Research Alliance for New York City Schools . 

Learn more about his tenure, how the Research Alliance has changed, and what’s on the horizon for the future.

How was the Research Alliance started?

Kemple: “In the mid 2000s, the New York City public schools were undergoing some pretty dramatic changes and reforms led by a shift to mayoral control over the school systems. Schools gained more autonomy over spending and hiring, and a huge emphasis was placed on accountability, particularly on measurable outcomes like test scores and graduation rates. There was great concern about the lack of evidence as to whether these reforms were making a difference and to whom.

This led the community to coalesce around the creation of an independent, non-partisan organization who’d be charged with the mission of conducting research on questions that mattered to the key stakeholders in the New York City educational system. NYU Steinhardt stepped up and offered to host the Research Alliance; the chancellor of New York City Public Schools offered us access to their data and the opportunity to conduct research for and in the schools; and I was recruited to become the founding executive director in 2008.”

What are some of the ways in which the Research Alliance has changed over the last 15 years?

Kemple: “I see two dimensions of the Research Alliance’s development over the years. The first has to do with structural adaptations, chief of which is the way in which we collect, process, and manage our data. We have a data use agreement with the New York Department of Education (DOE) and the City University of New York (CUNY), and over the years we have built our own data management system that is distinct across the country in its size, its depth, and its quality. It follows students from the moment they enter the public school system to the moment they exit, and we can examine the data in a vast number of ways. In addition, we have changed our outlook on the role of communications. We now see communications as much more than “disseminating findings.” Instead, we view this work as a continuous process that begins even before a study is fully conceived and actively incorporates key stakeholders who will both inform and be informed by the research.

“The second facet of our development is the substance of our work and how we’ve carved out our niche as a source of evidence on the questions that matter. From the closing of low-performing schools to initiatives that support young men of color or computer science education in schools, the Research Alliance takes a hard-nosed look at the impact not just on the system itself, but especially in terms of disparities in opportunities and outcomes based on race, ethnicity, language, economic status, and so forth. This focus on effectiveness and equity allows us to provide evidence that is truly informative.”

What are some of your most memorable moments over your tenure?

Kemple: “The most meaningful aspect has been the privilege of working with such spectacular colleagues at the Research Alliance, NYU, the DOE, and CUNY over the last 15 years. These collaborations have been the circumstances in which I’ve learned the most about how we do the work and the implication it has for the future of our educational system.”

What do you see in the future for the Research Alliance?

Kemple: “We’ve more recently started to take an even deeper look at educational equity, and I see new Executive Director  Cheri Fancsali ’s commitment to equity as a centering and driving principle of what the Research Alliance will study, and what will make us a leader in that field. Equity is not just whether students come out of the educational system with similar outcomes, but are they being provided with opportunities that are commensurate with their level of need.”

Learn more about Fancsali's vision for the future of the Research Alliance.

What does the future look like for you?

Kemple: “I’m really looking forward to continuing my work at the Research Alliance by shifting my attention to helping shore up and refine our data management system in ways that make it more useful for our staff and other researchers around the City and the country who want to contribute to decision-making. For a lot of my career, I’ve focused on how we prepare young people to enter the world of work, how they form their understanding of the workplace and how they think about careers. I’m looking forward to continuing to do research on New York City’s career and technical educational system and new initiatives on pathways to economic security.”

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Division of Programs in Business Welcomes Academic Director and Full-Time Faculty

August 3, 2020

The NYU SPS Division of Programs in Business (DPB) is pleased to introduce five clinical faculty joining its centers of excellence in Human Capital Management , Integrated Marketing & Communications , and Management & Technology :

Shoshana Bass, Academic Director and Clinical Assistant Professor, Management & Technology. Dr. Bass will provide leadership and vision for the delivery and expansion of all credit and non-credit offerings pertaining to the division’s Management & Systems and Project Management programs. Most recently, Dr. Bass was Vice President of Sales Operations at Pearson Education, and across her 25-year career in Operations and Technology, she has held leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies including American Express, Hewlett Packard, and Equifax.

Milos Bujisic, Clinical Associate Professor, Integrated Marketing. Dr. Bujisic joins us from a tenured position in the Ohio State University Department of Human Sciences, where he led curriculum development, built a series of notable industry partnerships, and taught both undergraduate and graduate programs in the areas of healthcare, fashion, hospitality and retail. Dr. Bujisic’s expertise within the Marketing discipline includes pricing, revenue management, social media, customer service and customer experience.

Andres Fortino, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management & Systems. Dr. Fortino has an impressive portfolio of achievements and will bring a significant amount of expertise and experience to the position. His contributions to the program and the division have been several and his deep commitment and dedication to both DPB and SPS are evident in his outstanding teaching and service records. We are looking forward to Andres continuing his role as the MASY Academic Communities of Practice leader and building a solid research agenda for Management and Technology related topics.

Jennifer Scott, Clinical Assistant Professor, Public Relations & Corporate Communication. In addition to teaching and syllabus development, Dr. Scott’s role will include spearheading thought leadership across marketing and PR, in collaboration with experts at NYU SPS, as well as with external organizations. She most recently served as managing director, thought leadership for industry giant Ogilvy.

Beverly Tarulli, Clinical Assistant Professor, Human Capital Analytics & Technology. Dr. Tarulli has over 30 years of industry experience as both an internal HR professional and as a human capital expert providing service to clients. Most recently, Dr. Tarulli served as vice president, Human Capital Strategy and Workforce Analytics for PepsiCo.

Please join us in welcoming these accomplished faculty to SPS and the Division of Programs in Business. 

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Three NYU Scientists Named AAAS Fellows

NYU Professors Martín Farach-Colton, Rebecca A. Betensky, and Zhong-Ping Jiang

Three New York University professors have joined the ranks of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community. 

NYU’s Rebecca Betensky, Martín Farach-Colton, and Zhong-Ping Jiang are among the 502 scientists, engineers, and innovators who are recognized as 2023 AAAS Fellows by the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. A tradition dating back to 1874, this year marks the 150th anniversary of the AAAS Fellows.

Rebecca A. Betensky , professor and chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the NYU School of Global Public Health, is recognized by AAAS for her distinguished contributions to statistical methodology and biomedical research, including for survival analysis, clinical trials, and biomarker discovery. She has collaborated extensively on studies of neurological disorders, with a particular focus on Alzheimer's disease. Betensky was also elected for her outstanding leadership of a biostatistics department and her commitment to and accomplishments in the promotion of diversity in statistics, notably the development of an NIH-funded summer pathways program in quantitative aging research for undergraduates, including those from groups underrepresented in quantitative health-related sciences.

Martín Farach-Colton , Leonard J. Shustek Professor of Computer Science and chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, is recognized for distinguished contributions to the theory of data structures and their use in computer systems. His areas of expertise include big data algorithmics, storage systems, data structures, and streaming algorithms, and his most recent works involve addressing the shortcomings of translation lookaside buffers, a type of memory cache; giving the fastest key-value store for persistent memory systems, a new type of RAM; and devising a hash table that simultaneously offers the strongest known guarantees on a large number of core properties. He recently received widespread attention for a journal article that represented a new standard for hash table efficiency and helped solve a long-standing open problem in computer science. 

Zhong-Ping Jiang , professor of electrical and computer engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, is recognized for seminal contributions to nonlinear small-gain theory and to constructive nonlinear control design for mechanical, information, and biological systems. He has a vast body of work which focuses on interdisciplinary problems at the interface of control and learning. Some of his recent research explores how the nervous system works under uncertain conditions and the development of robust adaptive dynamic programming as a theory of human sensorimotor learning and control; safe and robust automated lane-changing technology; the construction of an AI-based closed-loop coordinated signal control system for multiple intersections, along with routing strategies for the smooth distribution of traffic flows; and resilient next-generation wireless networks.

“As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the AAAS Fellows, AAAS is proud to recognize the newly elected individuals. This year’s class embodies scientific excellence, fosters trust in science throughout the communities they serve, and leads the next generation of scientists while advancing scientific achievements,” said Sudip Parikh, AAAS chief executive officer and executive publisher of the Science family of journals.

The 2023 AAAS Fellows will be honored in Washington, D.C., on September 21, 2024. The Fellows will also be featured in the journal Science this month. 

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