After reviewing 119 submitted applications from 38 universities, The Katie Memorial Foundation (KMF) is proud to announce three recipients of the 2010 Katie Evans Memorial Scholarship. They are:
Mara K. Hansen (Harvard University)
Mara K. Hansen will spend parts of the next year working in India and Morocco to design a comprehensive program to reduce the transmission of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) in Morocco.
Specifically, Mara will study the success of The
Corridors
Project, an
internationally
renowned
project
, supported by the Gates Foundation, that has
been
working
on
the
reduction
of
STI
and
HIV/AIDS
transmission
among
commercial
sex
workers
in
three
districts
of
Karnataka,
India
since
2005.
Mara intends to use the Corridors Project as a template for a similarly successful program that she will design for and present to her Moroccan colleagues. As
a Peace Corps
volunteer
working previously with
the
Moroccan
Ministry
of
Health, Mara created
educational,
prevention
, and
testing
programs
to
protect
the
health
of sex workers in the city of Boumia.
She is currently a master
of
science degree candidate
in
global
health
and population
studies at the School of Public Health at Harvard University.
Norah Herzog Meyerson (The University of Washington)
Norah Herzog Meyerson will work with Health Alliance International (HAI) in the newly independent country of Timor-Leste, to encourage healthy practices regarding maternal and child health at HAI’s Birth-Friendly Facilities. Birth-Friendly Facilities (BFF’s) are culturally competent, effective and sustainable medical facilities that provide an institutional alternative to home-births. In Timor-Leste, roughly 90% of women deliver at home, where medical complications are not handled safely – leading to one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Norah’s program will ultimately expand the function of BFF’s to include use as a women’s community center for education, discussion, and access to family planning methods in addition to offering mentorship to women in becoming champions of health in their own households and communities at large. Norah was previously a health care professional in Seattle, WA and Brooklyn, NY and a graduate of Pitzer College, where she received a scholarship based on leadership and community service. She is currently enrolled as a master of public health degree candidate at the School of Public Health at the University of Washington.
Megan C. Slaughter (The University of Minnesota)
Megan C. Slaughter will work this summer with the Uganda Village Project to improve preventative health education and healthcare provisions related to malaria, safe water, hygiene and sanitation, reproductive health, and immunizations in the marginalized Iganga district. Megan will serve as the leader of a team that develops partnerships with local community members and other organizations to facilitate collaboration in reducing health disparities, while increasing the sustainability of community health programs. Megan has worked previously with Americorps, the Independent Medico Legal Unit in Nairobi, Kenya, and the Center for Victims of Torture in Minneapolis. She is currently a master of public health degree candidate in community health education, with a concentration in global health and human rights, at the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota.
The finalists, and semi-finalists for this year’s scholarship are:
FINALISTS
Michelle Desmond, University of Washington
Devina Kuo, University of California, Berkeley
Jesse McKenna, Boston University School of Public Health
Brooke Nichols, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Kimberlee Roxburgh, University of South Florida
David Sanders, Oregon Health and Science University
SEMI-FINALISTS
Elizabeth Bunde, Tulane University
Patrick Ercole, Saint Louis University
Kathleen Maloney, Tulane University
Krystal Rampalli, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Kimberlee Roxburgh, University of South Florida
Sean Trafficante, Tulane University
This year’s applications were reviewed by multiple board members, KMF volunteers, and public health experts, in a six-stage evaluation process. Among many impressive applicants, we feel that this year’s recipients and their projects embody those qualities of leadership, innovation, and sustainability that we are especially keen to recognize with Katie Evans Memorial Scholarships.
(Community members from the Island Food Community of Pohnpei take a break from a community health meeting led by Alyssa Bittenbender, far left. Alyssa Bittenbender is a recipient of KMF’s 2009 Katie Evans Memorial Scholarship.)
Purpose
Each Katie Evans Memorial Scholarship supports outstanding work in international public health by providing a one-time scholarship of up to $3,000 towards a fieldwork project proposed by a qualified graduate student.
Timeline
- November 10, 2009: Application is available online.
- February 15, 2010: Deadline to submit application online.
- March 1, 2010: Recipients notified directly by telephone and email.
- March 31, 2010: Recipients, Finalists and Semi-Finalists named on KMF website.
Process
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE 2010 KATIE EVANS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS HAS NOW PASSED, AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS CLOSED. PLEASE CHECK BACK IN FALL 2010 FOR DETAILS REGARDING THE 2011 KATIE EVANS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP.
To apply for a 2010 Katie Evans Memorial Scholarship, please complete in full the embedded application document below, and upload the required documents.
Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to submit a complete application on time.
All applications must be submitted online. There is no “hard copy” application option for the 2010 Katie Evans Memorial Scholarship.
The application below requires applicants to submit three documents in Adobe Portable Document (PDF) format only, so applicants are encouraged to check in advance that they have the capability to convert files to the, or work in, the PDF format. You can learn more about the PDF format by clicking here.
Materials
In the application below, applicants must complete all of the following:
- Personal and Educational Information, typed directly into the form.
- Upload, where indicated, a Statement Of Interest, “describing your interest in international public health, the proposed project, and how you intend to carryout that experience.” The statement must be formatted only in PDF format.
- Upload, where indicated, a completed copy of the KMF Budget Sheet in PDF format only.
- Upload, where indicated, a copy of your personal resume in PDF format only.
Questions
See the application document for further details, requirements, and information regarding the 2010 Katie Evans Memorial Scholarships. Questions and comments may be addressed to us by email.
