Center for Global Health Equity

CGHE University Scholar Award Past Projects

View projects from 2023.

The 2023 Center for Global Health Equity University Scholars engaged in immersive research experiences at global sites including South Africa, Ecuador, Rwanda, and Kenya. They additionally collaborated with local partners in underserved communities in the USA and they sustained virtual research engagement.

We are delighted to present the work of the 2023 Center for Global Health Equity University Scholars via their recorded poster presentations. Their initiative, coupled with their faculty and global community partner mentorship, builds the next generation of global leaders. 

Please join us in recognizing their collective efforts and in thanking the generous donors who make this work possible.

Augmenting Agricultural Sustainability with Satellite Measurements in the Context of Water Scarcity and Climate Change in Central Chile

  1. Benjamin D. Goffin, Department of Civil and Environmental Engr., University of Virginia
  2. Diya D. Gupta, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Virginia
  3. Fernando Neira-Román, Centro de Información de Recursos Naturales, Providencia, Chile
  4. Venkataraman Lakshmi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engr., University of Virginia 

Delays in Medical Care, Treatment, & Mortality in the Kigali, Rwanda PICU

  1. Owen Selden, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Virginia
  2. Dazhanae Houston, College of Arts & Sciences, 2024, Major: Global Public Health, African American & African Studies, University of Virginia
  3. Derek Meyers, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
  4. Principal Investigator: Tracy Kelly, DNP, School of Nursing, Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Virginia 
  5. Dazhanae Houston is a 2023 Sister Bridget Haase CGHE Scholar.

Pepea in Schools: Understanding the Special Education Landscape for Student with Autism in Kenya

  1. Halyee Ressa, College of Arts and Sciences | Neuroscience & English '25; Virginia Girling, CLAS, undeclared '26
  2. Mentored by Professor Mandy Rispoli, Associate Professor, School of Education and Human Development
  3. Dr. Saina Chelagat, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret
  4. Haylee Ressa is a 2023 Sister Bridget Haase CGHE Scholar.

Incorporating copper mesh in silver-impregnated ceramic water filters and evaluating supplemental bacteria disinfection in Hammanskraal, South Africa

  1. Karin Brett, Department of Civil and Environmental Engr., University of Virginia
  2. Maya Reese, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia&nbsp
  3. Reese Hertel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engr., University of Virginia
  4. Nkosinobubelo Ndebele, Department of Civil and Environmental Engr., University of Virginia
  5. Dr. James Smith, Department of Civil and Environmental Engr., Professor, Univeristy of Virginia
  6. Karin Brett and Reese Hertel are the 2023 Kristiane Kane Graham CGHE Scholars.
  7. Maya Reese is the 2023 Pamela B. and Peter C. Kelly CGHE Scholar.

HPV Self-Testing in Rural Ecuador

  1. Josh Rosenberg, College of Arts & Sciences, Women Studies and Gender, 2025
  2. Caroline Sublett, School of Medicine, 2026
  3. Dr. Julia den Hartog, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
  4. Dr. Ivan Palacios, Universidade San Francisco de Quito - USFQ
  5. Josh Rosenberg is a 2023 Glenn and Susan Brace CGHE Scholar.
  6. Caroline Sublett is supported by the 2023 Donna and George Lyle Family Global Health Scholarship.

Formative development of a personalized mobile health intervention to support people with tuberculosis in Moshi, Tanzania

  1. Liza Khutsishvili, McIntire School of Commerce, UVA Public Health Science
  2. Carolin Fabian, McIntire School of Commerce, UVA Department of Psychology
  3. Jacqueline Hodges, UVA Health Division of Infectious Diseases
  4. Kennedy Ngowi
  5. Krisanta Wilhelm, Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute
  6. Margaretha Sariko, Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute
  7. Marion Sumari-De Boer, Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute
  8. Scott Heysell, UVA Health Division of Infectious Diseases

An Assessment of Surgical Management and Outcomes in Infants with Tracheosophageal Fistula at a Tertiary Center in Kigali, Rwanda

  1. Kimberley C. Duru, University of Virginia School of Medicine
  2. Shaina Twardus, University of Virginia School of Medicine
  3. Jean-Pierre Habumufusha, MD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Kigali
  4. Edmond Ntaganda, MD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Kigali
  5. Tracy Kelly, DNP, University of Virginia School of Nursing
  6. Sandra Kabagambe, MD, University of Virginia Children’s Hospital

Risk and protective factors of repeat adolescent pregnancy in rural southwestern Uganda

  1. Sophie Lyon
  2. Elizabeth Kemigisha
  3. Viola Nyakato
  4. Daniel Atwiine
  5. Dorcus Achen
  6. Olena Ivanova
  7. Shakilah Nomatovu
  8. Monica Natukunda

Guidelines, Challenges, and Future Directions for Diagnosing and Managing Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Low Resource Settings: Exploratory Data from Tanzania and Rwanda

  1. Caleigh Smith, University of Virginia School of Medicine
  2. Magnifique Irakoze, University of Virginia School of Medicine, University of Rwanda
  3. John Lugata, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center
  4. Denys Ndangurura, University of Global Health Equity
  5. Leigh Cantrell

Cuidando Tu Bienestar: A mobile app for COVID-19 in the Hispanic/Latinx community

  1. Carly Stender, CGHE Scholar, University of Virginia, 4th year Biology Major
  2. Cristina Amador, CGHE Scholar, University of Virginia, 4th year Human Biology Distinguished Major
  3. Tina Nunez, Research Coordinator
  4. Cirle Warren MD, School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and International Health
  5. Kara P. Wiseman, MPH, PhD, Department of Public Health Sciences

The Right to be Seen: Health Data Visibility and Privacy in Transgender Communities

  1. Sophie Li, CLAS
  2. Aniyah McWilliams, CLAS
  3. Bailey Sword, CLAS
  4. Mentor: Professor Jess Reia, UVA School of Data Science