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Program Overview | Ph.D.
Program | Internship InternshipsCommunity Health and DevelopmentSome of the issues studied by graduate students in community, health, and development include medical anthropology, health care delivery, HIV-AIDS, substance abuse, community development, and sustainable development (both domestic and international). Students typically find internships (and subsequent employment) with local, national, and international community development organizations, government agencies, medical institutions, non-profit organizations, and consulting firms. Scroll down for a complete list of past internships (listed in alphabetical order by graduate student) or select a link below for examples of past internships with specific organizations.
List of MAA Internships in community, health, & development :ASHLEY AAKESSON (2001) completed an internship
at the Congressional Hunger Center, a non-profit in DC whose mission
is "Fighting Hunger by Developing Leaders". She conducted
a program evaluation of the Mickey Leland Hunger Fellows Program
utilizing structured interviews, mail surveys, and focused discussions
with program staff and participants. Ashley also helped develop,
and recruit anti-hunger organizations to participate in, a program
to train beginning professionals in hunger relief, transition, and
economic development internationally. Her post-internship analysis
focused on the underlying definitions and assumptions of different
approaches to ending hunger and poverty.
KELLY AREY (2001) completed an internship with Center for Artistry
in Teaching (CAT), a D.C. non-profit organization committed to improving
the quality of education in the District of Columbia Public Schools.
She conducted an ethnographic evaluation of CAT's summer program
for D.C. teachers and students, the Student Teacher Enrichment Project.
Kelly utilized a variety of methodologies including interviews,
surveys, and observation, to examine student and teacher perceptions
of education and learning, as well as documenting student achievement.
Her post-internship analysis focused on issues of student and teacher
resistance in the experimental classroom setting.
MATT BARRANCA (1999) completed an internship with the U.S. Department
of State, Bureau of African Affairs, Dakar, Senegal. Working at
the American Embassy in Dakar, Matt conducted an ethnographic assesment
of the used clothing import market in Dakar. Matt interviewed importers,
wholesale and retail merchants in Dakar's open-air market, and defined
a set of risks and barriers faced by Senegalese importers looking
to develop trade partnerships with American exporters. The final
report was submitted to embassies in West Africa as well as EXIM
Bank, OPIC, and other governmental agencies and is posted on the
Embassy Dakar web site.
ERIC BERGTHOLD (2000) did his internship at the Institute for Multi-Track
Diplomacy (IMTD) in Washington, D.C. He planned and implemented
a dialogue for Eritreans in the DC metro area to discuss issues
of importance to the Eritrean community and to devise strategies
for peace and reconciliation with Ethiopians in the United States
and at home.
JACK BESANSKY (1990) came to the program after retirement from the
Federal Government. Jack interned with the Housing Management Corporation
of the National Council of Senior Citizens (now the Elderly Housing
Development & Operations Corporation). He worked with the Executive
Director and devised a test for architectural engineers and accountants
to help local organizations apply for federal funds to build housing
projects for the elderly. He also helped prepare an evaluation of
their program to help bolster support and compensate for cutbacks
the Corporation suffered in previous years.
MARCIAL CANDIDO (1991) Marcial's internship was at Refugees International,
where he was a Legislative Assistant for their Newsletter. He is
now with the Latin American Youth Center in Washington, DC, where
he works as a Counselor for Outreach Programs and teaches a "World
of Work" course.
JEANINE CHAPELLE (1989) did her internship with a community stability
project in Liberal, KS, where she was a Program Planner for youth
workers with refugees. After receiving her MAA, she became Director
of Refugee Services in Liberal, KS, where she coordinated social
adjustment and job readiness services and vocational English training.
She is currently the Family Resource Program Developer at the Tucson
Urban League in Arizona. In 1994, Practicing Anthropology published
her article entitled, "Families in Partnership: Qualitative
Interviews and Community Change." Jeanine is the owner and
Managing Director of Creative Community Solutions.
PAMELA CARLE (1992) worked as a Public Awareness Consultant for
the Wheaton Neighborhood Network. She coordinated an outreach program
to religious communities for an alcohol and drug abuse prevention
program. After graduation, she was a Program Coordinator for the
Montgomery County Community Partnership, assisting member groups
with facilitation, planning, needs assessment and outreach. She
is currently with Circle Solutions, Inc. where she helps fulfill
requests for technical assistance from state agencies and community
coalitions for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the
National Institute on Drug Abuse.
JANET COHEN (1989) did her internship with Earthwatch in Mexico
where she worked as an applied anthropology consultant for a fish
cooperative. She also worked in Alaska on the social implications
of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on Native Communities and presented
several papers on this topic at the Society for Applied Anthropology
(SfAA) meetings in 1992. She is currently the Anthropologist for
the Navaho Nation Historic Preservation Department.
ROBIN DELANEY-SHABAZZ (1995) conducted an ethnographic study of
Civic Works Youth Corps program (now Civic Works, Inc.) in Baltimore,MD
on behalf of the Corporation for National Service. The program was
one of 91 Summer of Safety programs implemented under the Americorps
initiative. She is currently a Program Manager for the Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. She is also a Research
Associate with CuSAG, working on ethnographic projects relating
to urban issues such as HIV, housing, and violence.
MARY FELEGY (1986) did her internship at the Cooperative Housing
Foundation in Washington. She coordinated an International Housing
Workshop, developed a reference library, and designed a housing
survey form for use in the Third World. She also researched possible
private sector roles in Third World housing development. She worked
with the Pennsylvania Department of Education on focused ethnographic
research for producing training materials to recruit students of
migrant workers into local school systems. Mary mediates for the
N.Y. State Court System, helping people understand how to go about
exercising their legal rights.
VICKI FERGUSON (1992) was part of a Joint Research Team on AIDS
and Family Education in Uganda where she helped with the planning,
evaluation and implementation of programs involving women and children.
She also compiled a literature database on AIDS in Africa for CuSAG.
She is a Research Associate with the Cancer Education and Prevention
Office (CEPRO) at Howard University, as well as pursuing a number
of consulting projects concerning AIDS and Africa. Currently, she
also is the associate Director for Legislative Affairs at the Washington
Office on Africa and Africa Policy Information Center.
JENNIFER GALBRAITH (1991) interned with CuSAG on the Focus on Kids
Project in Baltimore, MD, and has continued this work subsequent
to graduation. The project involves HIV intervention, education,
and risk reduction for adolescents and preadolescents in urban neighborhoods
of Baltimore. Jennifer is currently pursuing a PhD in Health Education
at UMCP, while working as a community Health Educator in Baltimore
on youth violence and AIDS prevention for the University of Maryland
at Baltimore.
KAREN GILBRIDE (2001) worked with the US Department of Agriculture's
International Programs Division on an agriculture development project
in the Republic of Armenia. Her work focused on putting together
an agribusiness tour for Armenian Ministers of Parliament to the
United States to study US farm credit systems and agriculture policy.
She also worked to promote agriculture-related technical and research
exchanges between the US and Armenia by forging linkages with the
Armenia project and established exchange programs.
LYNNE GREABELL (1993) worked with the National Association of State
Boards of Education. She compiled an annotated bibliography and
wrote a summary paper on an analysis of cultural factors influencing
HIV transmission and AIDS knowledge, specifically among adolescents.
She also made suggestions for policy implications in education at
the local, state and national level. She is currently a Technical
Assistance Director for the National Alliance of State and Territorial
AIDS Directors.
WENONAH HAUTER (1995) is an Energy Advocate (grassroots organizer
and state-based lobbyist on sustainable energy issues) for the Union
of Concerned Scientists. For her internship, Wenonah, in cooperation
with Nebraska Citizen Action, co-directed a statewide campaign called
the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Campaign,
which focused on mandating the use of renewable electricity (wind
and biomass). She helped develop a statewide campaign involving
environmental, agricultural, and consumer groups.
ARIANA HERNANDEZ-REGUANT (1991) did her internship with CuSAG doing
drug research in Washington, DC. She was a Visiting Scholar in Communications
Theory for Information Technology examining how visual technologies
affect society and the fact that theories of communication need
to be changed. This Fellowship was funded through the Catalan Government
of Spain and had two components: social science research, and video
production. She is now in the PhD program in Anthropology at the
University of Chicago.
HELEN HOPPS (1988) interned in the Office of Housing and Urban Development
at the U.S. Agency for International Development. She encouraged
AID agencies to consider issues of urban development in Africa and
developed strategy statements for different African nations. After
the internship, she worked for a law firm, representing plaintiffs
in a case involving a Fair Housing Act violation against developers
gentrifying a neighborhood. She assisted people filling out applications
for housing benefits and worked on a census with people in the building.
Helen is now working in El Salvador with a Human Rights Organization.
KOJO X JOHNSON (1999) completed a Fogerty Fellowship in cooperation
with the University of Maryland, State University of Rio de Janeiro,
and the University of South Africa. The abstract of a paper from
this internship follows: A comparative study of adolescent exposure
to structural and community violence is underway in Baltimore, Rio
de Janeiro, and Johannesburg in correlation with the Comparative
Study of Relationship Violence and AIDS Risk Behaviors. Utilizing
structured interviews, ethnographic interviews, focus groups, and
a modified version of the Conflict Tactics Scale[CTS2](Strauss et
al 1996) we have elicited narratives and quantifiable responses
from adolescents and adults interpreting their experiences with
and attitudes toward relationships, community life, and violence.
Preliminary findings indicate that marginal socio-economic status,
racism, geographic isolation, sexually transmitted diseases/AIDS,
crime, and community violence present, in varying degrees, sources
of adversity for adolescents in all three communities. Family and
friendship networks, religious/spiritual affiliations, education,
and active involvement in community organizations are among the
influences that have an insular effect against adverse influences.
LINDA KALJEE (1988) interned with the Select Committee on Hunger
of the U.S. House of Representatives. She researched previous hearings
to address specific problems of hunger in Houston, Appalachia and
among Black families. She then worked on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
as a Research Assistant for the University of Maryland School of
Pharmacy where she helped design a study, interviewed patients and
physicians, and conducted general observation. She recently completed
her PhD in Anthropology at the American University, while teaching
at UMCP. Currently she works in Baltimore, MD at the Center for
Minority Health Research.
LAURA McGRATH (1988) interned with the Community Improvement Division
of the Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development
of Arlington County, VA. She worked on a Historic Preservation program
researching land use and property in historic districts, as well
as collaborating with the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review
Board (a citizen advisory board). She was also involved with the
Neighborhood Conservation Program, where she worked with neighborhood
and citizen groups to conduct a neighborhood conservation survey.
Laura is now Signature Programs Manager with the Fannie Mae Foundation.
WILLIAM McKINNEY (1996) did his internship with CuSAG and the
Center for Minority Health Research in Baltimore, MD. His main responsibilities
centered on the production of a video, targeted at reducing violence
among adolescents in public housing. The video, "Parents for
Safe Children" was part of the Neighborhoods in Action community-based
program. Bill is pursuing a PhD in Anthropology at Temple University.
OWEN MURDOCH (1994) conducted an educational needs assessment concerning
safe sex practices in the gay community for the Sunny Sherman AIDS
Education Services at the Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, DC.
He also worked with the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)
at the University of Maryland, where he investigated trends in heroin
use in Baltimore, MD. This project was an attempt to make qualitative/ethnographic
methods of research immediately useful to the needs of policy makers
and epidemiologists. He is currently working as an ethnographer
at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
AKIKO NOGUCHI (1992) conducted research for and assisted with the
revision of a chapter on population issues for the Global Tomorrow
Coalition. Akiko has returned home to Japan, where she will continue
to combine her interests in anthropology and population studies.
CAITLIN PHELPS (2000) Caitlin completed an internship with the National
Women's Health Network, a D.C.-based feminist non-profit that advocates
for women's health issues both on the legislative and individual
levels. She worked with the Network on a project analyzing the Health
and Human Services' National Action Plan on Breast Cancer, a private-public
partnership that consists of research scientists, policy officials,
and women's activists. Caitlin hopes to use her research to provide
lessons and information for other activists in the Women's Health
Movement.
KARL POONAI (1998) interned as a research assistant at the Center
for Communication Programs at Johns Hopkins University, School of
Public Health and Hygiene. He will be assisting health and communications
professionals with research relating to the design and implementation
of international health programs. The primary focus of Karl's work
will be on producing a bibliography of culturally-sensitive AIDS
education films that will be used by the center and other agencies.
CLAUDIA SAUERBORN (2001) Claudia's strong interest in children in
armed conflict brought her to Belfast, Northern Ireland, where she
interned with a local organization called Community Conflict Impact
on Children (CCIC). In addition to conducting independent ethnographic
research with children in Northern Ireland, she contributed to the
organization of the conference "Building the Future; Young
People and the Troubles" and helped with the analysis of quantitative
as well as qualitative data on the impact of the Troubles on young
people in Northern Ireland.
PRISCILLA SAULSGIVER (1990) came to the program while she continued
a full-time position in which she was established. For her internship,
she developed and designed an independent living program for homeless
youth which was funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. She is now Program Director at Residential Youth Services
(a residential care provider to youth in the foster care system),
where she administers and directs services for abused and neglected
youth, including conducting research and development of new services.
KIM SHELSBY (1990) did his internship with the Center for International
Development and Conflict Management. He assisted with conflict management,
Tract II diplomacy, and workshops through the creation of annotated
bibliographies, technical reports and position papers.
HOWARD SIMISTER (1992) did his internship at the Patuxent Institution
in Jessup, Maryland, a maximum-security correctional facility responsible
for the rehabilitation of mentally disordered offenders. He conducted
an ethnography of the institution, and also provided therapy for
inmates. He is currently a Case Manager for Anchor Mental Health
Services in Washington, DC.
KEITH STURGES (1995) did his internship with Tiger Research, a local
consulting firm. He conducted ethnographic research, wrote and edited
reports. He also conducted a literature search for HUD and Fannie
Mae's Credit Cultures and Housing Finance Project. The project used
ethnography to examine disparities of home mortgage approvals between
ethnic groups. Keith was then hired on as an ethnographer with MACRO
International, Inc., conducting research for various projects worldwide.
MARISIN THOMPSON (1993) was a consultant for the Piscataway Recognition
Project in southern Maryland, negotiating with the federal government
to receive tribal recognition. She also wrote an article about 20th
century Piscataway for publication in a professional journal. ED THORSETT (1986) worked with the Baltimore
County Department of Aging to produce, write,
and direct a 30-minute video program called "Side by Side".
The video aired on cable TV and examined daycare facilities for
the elderly, focusing on how they operate and the help they provide.
He received his PhD in American Studies in 1994 from UMCP. He worked
as an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas. Currently,
Ed is in Ohio.
KATRINA THURMAN (1999) was hired by the Delmarva Poultry Justice
Alliance and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 27
to serve as a community liaison and educational / legal outreach
worker to poultry processing plant workers and poultry growers on
the Delmarva peninsula. Ms. Thurman organized and directed local
community action meetings, developed networks of individuals
interested in working toward justice in the poultry industry, and
actively served on committees organized to oversee the current goals
and future actions of the Poultry Justice Alliance.
JUDY TSO (2000) Judy Tso is completing an internship as a program
evaluator at Baltimore Reads, a non-profit that manages literacy
programs. She has been conducting an evaluation of two after-school
reading programs for elementary school students utilizing both ethnographic
and quantitative methods. Her methodology includes observations,
in-depth interviews and focus groups as well as survey and pre and
post reading test data. She is also working to revise the evaluation
plan for implementation during the 1999-2000 school year and is
inputing her findings into a larger organizational assessment for
use in meeting national out of school standards.
SANDY TYLER (1987) collaborated as a member of a research team with
the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland, College
Park, and a private religious agency in Colombia to collect data
and develop a training manual for volunteers working with street
children. She interviewed volunteers and children to develop this
manual, which is now being used in Colombia and disseminated to
other service agencies. After graduation from the program, Sandy
became a Project Coordinator on a National Institute of Drug Abuse
grant to do research and intervention with Latino kids in a Washington,
DC neighborhood.
KERRY WEEDA (2001) worked at the National Senior Citizens Education
and Research Center (now Senior Service America, Inc.) analyzing
a nationwide senior citizen employment program, the Senior AIDES
program. She collaborated with professionals in multiple disciplines
to assess and analyze the success of unsubsidized job placements
in this program. She applied anthropological and gerontological
methodologies to the program evaluation process while gaining familiarity
with aging and retirement policy issues. The resulting product that
was mutually beneficial to both the organization and to her own
development as a professional anthropologist.
JOSEPHINE WRIGHT (1997) interned with The Lighthouse, a research
facility of Johns Hopkins department of Public Health and Hygiene,
which houses five HIV-related projects. Josie worked on the SAIL
(Social Affiliations in Injector's Lives) project, addressing the
special problems that AIDS poses for women. Josephine wrote a paper
with a multi disciplinary team based on her analysis of data collected
from the field. The paper focuses on four domains which emerged
from the data, namely children, health care, housing and addiction.
She is now pursuing a career as an applied anthropologist in the
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