Student Internships
| Project | Sponsor | How Found |
|---|---|---|
| Nationwide study on vitamin D and other micronutrients' status among Mongolian Adults. A World Health Organization-funded nutrition research project. Location: Mongolia |
Harvard School of Public Health Ganmaa Davaasambuu, assistant professor Unpaid internship. |
Through a U-M global health poster session. |
| Developing accessible telehealth programs for hypertensive and diabetic patients in
La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia. Reviewed translated materials with native Bolivians for cultural apprpriateness,
administered surveys, and enrolled patients in two health studies. Location: Bolivia |
Quality Improvement for Complex Chronic Conditions John Piette Unpaid internship. |
Global Opportunities listserv (gphlistserv@umich.edu). |
| Occupational safety and environmental health: internship with the biosafety group
and research health and safety group. Working with a department of the University of Michigan promoting research safety
and assuring sound laboratory management. Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, University of Michigan JonExt Lillemoen Paid internship. |
SPH Careers Job Board. |
| Gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori infection in Lima, Peru: The Role of Water Contamination. Working in the environmental control laboratory of the Ministry of Health in Peru,
trained the laboratory staff in molecular methods to detect H. pylori and prepared presentations to be given to the Pan American Health Organization's
Inter-American Network of Food Analysis Laboratories. Location: Peru |
Ministry of Health of Peru, Division of Environmental Health Unpaid internship but obtained funding through the University of Michigan's Global Public Health Initiative and the International Institute. |
Extension of laboratory work begun during the previous academic year. |
| The role of home environment interventions on pediatric asthma symptoms, control and
health care utilization among innver city children in the United States. Working with the UM-SPH Center for Managing Chronic Disease, assisted in the writing
and research of a manuscript, developed questionnaires. and analyzed qualitative data. Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Center for Managing Chronic Disease, University of Michigan School of Public Health Noreen Clark, professor Paid internship. |
Responded to an email sent to all UM-SPH students. |
| Understanding childhood non-accidental trauma: guidelines are needed for trauma surgeons
and centers. Developed database and analyzed data for a retrospective review of pediatric non-accidental
trauma cases. Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan |
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Pediatric Trauma/Injury Prevention Amber Koeker Paid internship. |
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| Industrial hygiene at a refinery: mitigating related exposures. Assigned to several projects at an oil refinery, including noise contour mapping
in the clean diesel units, an assessment of two major ventilation systems used during
welding and grinding operations, and a gap assessment of naturally occurring radioactive
materials in butane storage tanks. Location: Washington |
BP Reynold David Paid internship. |
On-campus recruiting. |
| Noise surveying of the Briarpark Technology Center. Conducted a noise surveying project to measure the noise levels of potential hazardous
noise-generating activities, processes, equipment, and tasks at the Briarpark Technology
Center. Developed a report including the objectives, recommendations, methods, results,
and conclusions. Location: Houston, Texas |
Chevron Energy Technology Company Kathy Hendricksen Paid internship. |
On-campus recruiting. |
| Vigilance in a Petroleum Refinery: Keeping the Workers, Their Families, and the Community
Health and Safe. Evaluated refinery unit operators and laboraty technicians for physical and chemical
hazards, mainly noise and benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, xylene, and total hydrocarbons.
Also conducted personal and area exposure monitoring for benzene on maintenance workers
during particular tasks. Generated exposure reports. Location: Oregon, Ohio |
BP Michael Chambers Paid internship. |
On-campus recruiting. |
| Evaluating Detroit Community Markets: A Sample Survey of Customer Satisfaction and
Neighborhood Impact. Detroit Community Markets is a network of 14 food providers in the city that seek
to increase access to healthy foods. This project involved surveying customer demographics,
shopping patterns, attitudes, and overall satisfaction with the neighborhood markets;
analysis of the data and providing individual market managers with data to inform
their market practices and management. Location: Detroit, Michigan |
Eastern Market Corporation |
SPH Careers Job Board |
| Behind the Scenes: Environment, Health, and Safety. Two industrial hygiene projects and two respiratory protection projects for the research
and development group of a global biopharmaceutical company. Location: Chicago, Illinois |
AbbVie Inc. Eric White Paid internship. |
SPH Careers Job Board |
| Occupational Safety & Environmental Health Annual Lab Safety Inspection Program. This department provides leadership in promoting health, safety, and environmental
compliance within the University of Michigan campus community. This project involved
comparing the established inspection process with a newly developed program. Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Department of Occupational Safety & Environmental Health, University of Michigan Jon Lillemoen Paid internship. |
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| Protection and Maintenance of Michigan's Great Lake and Inland Beaches. This internship was with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's Water
Resources Division. One project was working to publish the annual Michigan beach report
and update EPA status recrods of inland and Great Lakes beachers within the state. Location: Lansing, Michigan |
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Shannon Briggs Paid internship. |
SPH Careers Job Board |
| Interdisciplinary Global Health Internship: Developing a Food Map to Assess Fresh
Food Availability in Cochabamba, Bolivia - Centro Vivir con Diabetes. Worked with the Centro Vivir con Diabetes, a Bolivian not-for-profit facility that
provides a multidisciplinary apprach to the treatment and prevention of diabetes. Location: Cochabamba, Bolivia |
Centro Vivir con Diabetes Paid internship. |
Global Public Health Initiative |