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Interesting student research related to Public Health or Health Administration and Policy:

• "Survey of Ashkenazi Jewish Young Adults Attitude about Testing for Gaucher’s Disease"
• "Should I Take My Meds or Not?: Pregnant Women’s Decision Making About the Use of Antidepressant Drugs"
• "Measles in a Modern World: Comparing the 2008 Outbreaks in Austria and the United States"
• "Hand Washing for Children"

Meet a HAPP student (via myUMBC video):

• Negar Ghaffari
• Kelly Mason
• Yasmin Teymourian

Benefits of undergraduate research to HAPP students:

• Work with a mentor
• Experience hands-on research
• Reinforce classroom learning
• Prepare for work or graduate school
• Travel to national conferences
• Receive grant funding
• Publish independent research
  • Orthodox Ashkenazi Young Adults' Knowledge, Experiences, Attitudes and Beliefs about Genetic Carrier Testing

  Melissa Chapman Broder.

  The American Journal of Bioethics. April-June 2001.

See a video of the 2011 International Research Program in Switzerland.

So, what are you doing next summer?

• International Field Research Program
• Summer Programs in the Health Profession
• Co-op/Internship Opportunities in Biomedical Research and for Pre-Medical Studies Students
• UMBC Summer Research Opportunities

Get started today!

For more information, check out this department's website:

Health Administration & Policy Program

For more information:
Janet McGlynn at mcglynn@umbc.edu or 410-455-5754