July 20 – July 31, 2015
Summer Institute in LGBT Population Health
Call For Applications
Program Objective
The Center for Population Research in LGBT Health is pleased to
announce this call for applications from graduate students and early career
scholars. The Summer Institute provides participants with training in
interdisciplinary theory and methods for conducting population research on
sexual and gender minority health.
Participants will gain knowledge and skills in
the study of LGBT population health to
incorporate in their research careers. Over
the two-week program, trainees will deepen
their knowledge and skills related to life
course approaches for studying sexual and
gender minority population health.
A cohort of up to 10 graduate students and early career scholars will be
selected for the 2015 Institute that will be held over two weeks at Fenway
Health and Northeastern University. The intensive, 9AM - 5PM full-day
program includes:
1. Daily seminars in LGBT Health and Social Life to provide an overview of
key topics, methods, and perspectives - time provided for participant
discussions will be a major component. This year’s Institute will focus on life
course approaches.
2. Instruction in survival analysis, with hands -on application will be
provided. The course will conclude with presentation and discussion of
individual student analyses and strategies to advance life course research
on sexual and gender minority health.
Program Costs
There is no tuition charge for participation in
the program. Costs for housing in
Northeastern University dormitories will be
covered for up to 10 out-of-town trainees.
Trainees will be responsible for their own
transportation costs and meals. Limited
scholarship support is available to offset
these costs. To be eligible for housing and
scholarship support, participants must be U.S.
citizens, non-citizen nationals, or legal
permanent residents.
Contact:
[email protected]
or call 617.927.6319 to learn more
What:
Where:
ANSIN BUILDING
1340 Boylston Street
Boston MA 02215
T EL 617.267.0900
W EB fenwayhealth.org
2-week residential program
Fenway Health and
in sexual and gender minority Northeastern University
population health research
When:
July 20 – July 31, 2015
Who:
Up to 10 trainees interested
in incorporating LGBT
population health research
into their careers
Northeastern University Institute on Urban Health Research
website:
www.northeastern.edu
Contact:
[email protected]
or call 617.927.6319 to learn more
about the program
To Apply
About the Summer Institute
Sponsors & Faculty
Interested applicants may contact [email protected]
or call 617.927.6319 to learn more about the program. To be eligible,
applicants must be interested in incorporating LGBT population health
into their research careers and must be enrolled in a Masters or
doctoral program or have received a research doctoral degree within
the last 5 years. Applicants must also submit a transcript that
indicates successful completion of at least one statistics course on
regression.
Applicants must send the following in pdf format:
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The Summer Institute is sponsored by the
Center for Population Research in LGBT
Health (the LGBT Pop Center), housed at The
Fenway Institute (TFI) of Fenway Health in
Boston and by the Northeastern University
Institute on Urban Health Research. Our data
resources partner is the Inter-University
Consortium for Political and Social Research
(ICPSR), a part of the Institute for Social
An application letter (limited to 2 pages)
Official transcripts
CV
Writing sample
Names and contact information for two people who can be
contacted for a recommendation.
In the application letter, explain your interest and experience in
LGBT health research, your interest and experience in analyzing
quantitative data, your future research and career goals in LGBT
health, and the reasons you wish to participate in the Summer Institute.
Indicate if you will require housing or scholarship support in order
to participate. If sending a writing sample longer than 20 pages,
please indicate a section of between 5-10 pages reviewers
should focus on.
Send materials by email to:
[email protected]
Research at the University of Michigan. The
program is also supported by the Eunice
Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development (NICHD).
The LGBT Pop Center develops and
supports collaborative research
and educational programs to
understand and improve the health
of sexual and gender minorities.
The Summer Institute program is led by LGBT
Pop Center Director, Dr. Judith Bradford and
TFI Research Scientist, Dr. Kerith Conron.
Members of the LGBT Pop Center’s
Applications deadline has been extended to:
8pm (Eastern Time) on April 17, 2015.
participating faculty will guest lecture in the
Sponsored by: The Center for Population Research in LGBT Health
and the Northeastern University Institute on Urban Health Research.
www.lgbtpopcenter.org
Summer Institute program.