Naomi Adaniya is the recipient of the 2008 Center for HOPES Doctoral Studies Traineeship Award for study leading to the PhD degree. Adaniya is a 2006 graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a joint degree in business management and health administration. She was the winner of the Beverly Kushinsky Virany Memorial Award for “achievement in leadership in Wharton, the university as a whole, and the community”, and was named the SUMR undergraduate research scholar at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at Penn. She won the Penn Alumni Student Award of Merit and the La Casa Latina Outstanding Leadership Award. She was also a finalist for the the Wharton Dean’s Award for Innovation and the Wharton’s Dean’s Award for Excellence. Her scholarly interests include health services research, health policy, health economics, and healthcare management research. Adaniya has worked as a health care staffer for U.S. Congresswoman Donna Christensen. Earlier this year, she taught healthcare courses at UPTC and at the Naval Academy in Colombia. Her long-term goal is to become an academic researcher in the healthcare field.
About the award
Critical to building a successful health care system in this country is scientific research to improve quality, expand access and deliver care efficiently. In response, the Center for Health Outcomes, Policy and Evaluation Studies (Center for HOPES) at The Ohio State University College of Public Health has created a doctoral studies research training award competition in health services research.
Candidates are expected to have a strong previous academic record in a relevant field, high scores on the required GRE entrance examinations, and be interested in pursuing research training in the field of health care system improvement. Applicants are asked to describe areas of study that they might anticipate undertaking, including specific topics and potential data sources. Preference is given to applicants with an applied focus who want to conduct studies in collaboration with health care systems, government agencies, employer groups, and/or professional organizations. Examples of topic areas suitable for study under this traineeship program include: improving quality of care, expanding access to appropriate care, enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of health services delivery, health economics analysis, health information and technology assessment, applied health policy analysis, and other areas directly related to making health care more affordable and effective.
Applications for the Center for HOPES research training awards are especially encouraged from Ohio residents, and proposed student research projects preferably will involve Ohio data sources and organizations. The research training awards will provide funds covering full tuition and graduate stipend for up to four years of full-time study. It is expected that students receiving awards will participate as a graduate research associate in studies being conducted by the Center for HOPES during the course of their doctoral program. Award recipients will take required coursework within one of the five divisions of the OSU College of Public Health. View a description of these PhD specialty tracks and their curriculum requirements.
How to apply
The 2008 deadline for applications has closed. Please watch this site for future training opportunities. For questions, please email Carol Smathers, Manager of the Center for HOPES, or phone at 614-247-4245.
