My research is currently titled, “Men’s Health and Intimate Partner Violence: Analyzing Interviews About Behavior,” and is led by Dr. Vijay Singh in the U of M Injury Center. This project is a mixed methods one, as Dr. Singh initially used surveys to collect data on men in two outpatient clinics in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti…
Category: WAGSFP 2018 Fellows
The Impact of My Research: The Empowerment of Women in Rural Regions of India
This summer, I will be working under PhD candidate Jennifer Zavaleta, studying the livelihoods and climate adaptation of Indian farmers. I was fortunate enough to work with Jennifer on this project this past school year. This summer will be a little different, however, because I will be focused on the specific impact women have on…
Okay, this is kind of late, but who cares: My Research and It’s Impact!
Hey so I know this blog post is kind of late, but in my defense I don’t see as many people who remembered to blog about this on time, so I don’t feel quite as guilty for forgetting to post this up earlier. At least, that’s the excuse I’ll use if Elizabeth asks. 😛 ANYWAYS,…
The Impact of My Research
My research project is investigating the effects of mom’s having had bariatric surgery (specifically, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, or VSG) on their offspring. Clinical and rat trials have shown that the offspring of moms who’ve had VSG tend to have low birth weights (“intrauterine growth restriction”) and have metabolic problems later in life. My project has…
A Late ‘About Me’
Well let me start off by apologizing for how late this is, unfortunately got carried away by an exam. But back to who I am: my name is Amira, and I’m a rising junior from Dearborn Heights, Michigan. When I’m not in Ann Arbor, I’m usually back home because it’s so close (and my mom…
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Does Gender Matter in Dental Hygiene Students’ Educational Experiences, Attitudes and Professional Behavior? A National Survey In 2000, the first ever Surgeon General Report on Oral Health was published in the United States. This report was eye opening in many ways because it drew attention to the sad situation that certain groups of persons in…
The Mental Health of Female Surgeons
This summer, I’ll be working with Ph.D. candidate Emily Vargas in the Psychology department to interview female surgeons about their perceptions of control and social functioning, along with their overall psychological health. Surgery overall is considered to be a highly masculine field, but with both feminine and masculine subspecialties within. While my own surgical knowledge…
Take a chance, make a change
While I try to make most of my blog posts positive and light-hearted, my research topic is focused on the hardships faced by gay men thus this post is taking a more serious form. [su_divider top=”no” style=”dashed” divider_color=”#fe0ddf” size=”6″ margin=”5″] My project focuses on the sexual misconduct experiences of gay men on college campus. This summer…
History of Breastfeeding in Brazil– Research Impact
I am working with Professor Victoria Langland, who holds a joint appointment in the History and Romance Languages and Literatures departments, on her project about the history of breastfeeding in Brazil. This project is a historical study of the development of scientific and social understandings of breastfeeding, human milk banking, and motherhood throughout the 20th…
Chicana Por Mi Raza
[su_heading size=”19″ margin=”30″]The research project I am working on with Dr. Cotera is called Chicana Por Mi Raza. The project focuses on recovering and documenting the activism work of Chicana Feminists during the 60’s and 70’s through a digital archive.[/su_heading] The impact of my research challenges how the Chicano Movement and Second Wave Feminists have…