Student Investigators
The Initiative to Advance Implementation Science in Nutrition engages graduate students, including Johns ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ doctoral and master's students, in order to support implementation research opportunities during their studies.
Audrey Buckland, PhD candidate
Dissertation title: Formative research: Understanding how to reduce breastfeeding inequities among Latine families living in the U.S.-Mexico border region in Arizona
Advisor: Kristen M. Hurley, PhD, MPH
Location: Arizona, USA
Masako Horino, DrPH Candidate
Dissertation title: Piloting, Evaluating and Scaling-up Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation as an UNWRA Standard of Antenatal Care in Jordan
Advisor: Keith P. West, Jr, DrPH
Location: Jordan
Kate Spielman, PhD candidate
Dissertation title: Breastfeeding support and maternal breastfeeding decision-making and practices in Yucatán, Mexico
Advisor: Kristen M. Hurley, PhD, MPH
Location: Mexico
Shannon King, PhD '22
Dissertation title: Relations Between Antenatal Quality of Care and Iron Folic Acid Adherence: A Multi-country Study
Advisor: Kristen M. Hurley, PHD, MPH
Location: Indonesia
Brigitta Szeibert, MSPH-Dietitian Program '23
Capstone title: Primary Prevention of Micronutrient Deficiencies During Pregnancy in Low-Resource U.S. Settings
Advisor: Laura Caulfield, PhD
Practicum Preceptor: Colleen Delaney, PhD, RDN, Technical Director for US Program, The Vitamin Angel Alliance
Location: USA
Eugenia Chung, MSPH '23
Capstone title: Designing Formative Research for the Introduction of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements in Cambodia
Advisor: Rebecca Heidkamp, PhD
Practicum Preceptor: Hou Kroeun, Helen Keller International, Cambodia
Location: Cambodia
Theresa Li, MSPH '23
Capstone title: Modeling the Impact of Increasing Coverage of Maternal and Child Evidence-based Nutrition Intervention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Methods and Results
Advisor: Vanessa Garcia-Larsen, PhD
Practicum Preceptor: Kristen M Hurley, PhD, MPH
Location: USA
Navya Sreeram, MSPH '23
Capstone title: Understanding the Landscape Towards Strengthening Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition Interventions (MIYCN) in Nagaland, India
Advisor: Amanda Palmer, PhD
Practicum Preceptor: Ashutosh Mishra, MBBS, MPH, MS; Senior Regional Technical Director, Asia; The Vitamin Angel Alliance
Location: India