Globe trotters

At the Yale School of Public Health, students gain hands-on experience, allowing them to transform public health science into meaningful local, national, and global impacts. Meet eight YSPH students who, in 2025, engaged in public health practice opportunities that linked science and society across the globe.

Social and Behavioral Sciences; Maternal and Child Health

Ivy Child International, Concord Massachusetts

My responsibilities included a combination of grant development, research, program support, and community engagement.

Social and Behavioral Sciences; Global Health Concentration

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional office, Amman, Jordan

My primary focus was on maternal, newborn, and child health, as well as community health worker strategies across the region.

Health Policy; Climate Change and Health

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), New York

As a Leadership in Global Health Fellow, I focused on challenges to the development and implementation of climate-resilient sanitation.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

United Nations Development Program (UNDP), New York

My work focused on analyzing the impact of UNDP-supported health investment cases.

Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases

The Global Fund, Geneva, Switzerland

As a Health Systems Analysis Fellow, I worked on a comprehensive mixed-methods evaluation of Project BOXER (Build Oxygen for the COVID-19 Emergency Response), a centrally managed limited investment initiative.

Social Behavioral Sciences; Global Health

People for Successful COrean REunification (PSCORE), Seoul, South Korea

I taught English to North Korean defectors and worked on policy reports about the human rights issues they face.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Geneva, Switzerland

My role was to help align Gavi's public policy and engagement across the global sphere, particularly focusing on messaging for various forums and high-level meetings.

Social and Behavioral Sciences; Maternal and Child Health

The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, New Haven, Connecticut

As a Yale President’s Public Service Fellow, my role was centered around New Haven non-profit organizations, specifically SCDAA where I performed research on sickle cell disease to better inform the public of this chronic issue.