The IPPH Summer Public Health Scholars Program is a 8-week paid internship that includes hands-on experience and immersion in a public health research setting.
Scholars will attend weekly seminars and lectures with public health leaders. IPPH faculty members will mentor interns, exposing them to the breadth of public health. Interested students should identify up to 2 faculty members with whom they would like to work. More information about each faculty member, including a broad description of their research interests can be found here.
Applicants must have a bachelor's degree and be enrolled as a full-time student in an Augusta University graduate or professional degree program. Applicants must be in good academic standing with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher (on a 4-point scale).
The application deadline is March 22, 2024.
2. Submit Resume
You will need to submit a resume or CV containing current GPA via email with the e-mail
header "2024 Summer Scholars Resume"
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TOPIC/TITLE |
| Monday, June 3 |
10:00AM - 11:00AM | Darra Ballance, MLIS, AHIP (in person) | Accessing Library Resources |
| Wednesday, June 5 |
10:00AM - 11:00AM 11:00AM - 12:00PM |
Dr. Michael Vitacco, Professor, SPH (in person) Dr. Alex Crosby, Medical Epidemiologist, Moorehouse School of Medicine (virtual) |
"Irreparably Corrupt and Incorrigible: Developmental Maturity, The Law, and Public
Policy" |
| Friday, June 7 |
10:00AM - 11:00AM | Dr. Brett Burrows, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Duke University School of Medicine (in person) | "Enhancing psychological well being & physical activity among chronic kidney diesease patients" |
| Wednesday, June 12 |
11:00AM - 12:00PM | Dr. Ban Majeed, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, SPH (in person) | "Factors Associated with Cessation Success (Abstinence of Cigarette Smoking) in US Adults who use Tobacco Products" |
| Friday, June 21 |
11:00AM - 12:00PM 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
Alexis Williams, MPH (in person)
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"Understanding Alzheimers & Dementia"
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| Wednesday, June 26 |
12:00PM - 1:00PM | Dr. Lynn Glenn, Dr. Margie Miller, Dr.Monty Philpot (in person and via zoom) |
"Lunchtime Chat with AU Government Relations - Health Policy and 2024 Legislative Update" |
| Monday, July 1 |
11:00AM - 12:00PM | Catherine Clary, Associate Director, Center for Rural Health, SPH (in person) | "Rural Health: Why it Matters no Matter Where you Live and Practice" |
| Wednesday, July 10 |
11:00AM - 12:00PM
1:00PM - 2:00PM |
Dr. Janie McKenzie, Assistant Professor, Minimally
Dr. Lauren von Klinggraeff, Assistant Professor, SPH |
"Obesity: America's Most Dangerous Epidemic"
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| Friday, July 12 |
11:00AM - 12:00PM
1:00PM - 2:00PM |
Dr. Sara Redd, Assistant Proferssor, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University (virtual)
Dr. Nicholas Colgrove, Assistant Professor, SPH (in person) |
"Examining Georgia's Abortion Landscape from 2010-2022: Trends in Abortion Incidence, Gestation and Methods"
"Defining 'Abortion': A Need for Clarity" |
| Monday, July 15 |
10:30AM - 11:30AM | Dr. Peter Rumm, MPH Directory of Policy Health Outcomes Military Exposures, Dept. of Veteran Affairs (in person) | "Introduction to Military Environmental Exposures" |
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Wednesday, |
11:00AM - 12:00PM 1:15PM - 2:15PM |
Micah Bass, MPH, Deputy Director, Office of Public Health Ethics & Regulations, CDC (in person) Rana Bayakly, MPH, Chief Epidemiologist, DPH |
"Public Health Ethics: An Essential Tool for Public Health Science and Practice"
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| Wednesday, July 24 |
10:30AM - 11:30AM | Dr. Daniele Fallin, Dean, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University (in person) |
The Importance of Public Mental Health" |
| Friday, July 26 |
10:00AM - 11:30AM |
Final Presentations (in person) |
Summer Scholar Students |
