Sydney Blackston
Undergraduate Student in the School of Nursing
"Effects of Climate Change in Ghana"; Faculty Mentor: Jessica Kritz, assistant professor in the Department of Global Health
Maeve McKean Global Health Award
The Maeve McKean Global Health Award supports an undergraduate student in developing an independent, faculty-mentored research project that addresses a pressing global health and human rights issue. The recipient designs their project during their junior year and conducts international fieldwork the summer before their senior year.
Rooted in Catholic and Jesuit values, the award seeks to cultivate future global health professionals committed to community-engaged research and social impact.
The award is jointly administered by the Global Health Institute and the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service at Georgetown University.
About Maeve McKean
Maeve McKean (G/L’09) was the executive director of the Georgetown University Global Health Initiative (now the Georgetown University Global Health Institute) and associate director of the HIV Policy Lab at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law from July 2019 until her death in April 2020.
A public health and human rights lawyer, McKean’s work focused on the intersection of global health and human rights. She graduated from Georgetown University with a joint J.D. degree from Georgetown Law and a Master of Science degree in international negotiations and conflict resolution from the Walsh School of Foreign Service. Previously, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mozambique.
Her legacy will be embraced and extended by each successive award recipient.
Application Process
The application period will open in mid-summer. Visit the application page to learn more.
Donations
We are raising funds to expand the number of award recipients, giving more students the opportunity to pursue this unique opportunity.
If you are interested in donating, please reach out to globalhealth@georgetown.edu or consider using one of the following methods:
- Online: Please use this online donation form and add a note in the "Other" field indicating it is "to support Maeve McKean Global Health Award."
- By mail: Donations may be made by sending a check made payable to Georgetown University (add a note: "to support Maeve McKean Global Health Award"). Mail it to Georgetown University, Gift Processing, Department Number 0734, Washington, DC 20073-0734.
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