Projects and placements
The Centre for Applied Global Citizenship provides a wide range of challenging projects and placements through our courses in Applied Studies and Medical Anthropology.
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Student: Alice Gore Placement Organization: DSTL, Ministry of Defence |
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Student: Nicole A Haegeman Placement Organization: Marie Stopes International Placement Project: A small research project about the application of knowledge management in development NGOs. At the moment i'm going around interviewing/talking to knowledge managers in NGOs around London. |
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Anna Mousouli holds a BA in Social Policy and Social Anthropology from Panteion University, Athens. In 2004, she obtained an M.Sc. in Medical Anthropology from University College London. Her dissertation, which is entitled "Albanian Immigrants in Athens: Power Relations and Health (AIIS, Tirana 2005)", focuses on how the social position of Albanian immigrants and power relations affect their status in the Greek health care system, their perception of health and the relationship between the Greek doctor and Albanian immigrant patient. These issues are illustrated with reference to ethnographic data, gathered during fieldwork research in Athens. Anna has a continued interest in migration and refugee studies. She currently participates in “Kaisariani” oral history research project at Panteion University. This project aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the way in which significant historical events, such as the establishment of Greek refugees from Asia Minor in 1922, the German occupation of Greece and the Greek civil War, are narrated and experienced locally. |
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Student: Alexandra Bagge Placement Organization: DSTL, Ministry of Defence Placement Project: Engaging with Indigenous Groups Project - I am writing a report that will look at the practical strategies that missionary organisations use to engage with people/groups. In particular, it will examine the practices, approaches and principles used on the Alpha course in order to gain an understanding of how missionaries engage, interact, communicate and convert people from different cultures. Furthermore, the report will also relate Alpha to the wider practices of the 'charismatic' movement and missionary approaches to engagement. |
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Student: Ruari-Santiago McBride, I received a 1st at Queen's University Belfast BA Joint Honours Ethnomusicology and Social Anthropology and just completed Msc Medical Anthropology at UCL. I conducted 2 months qualitative research in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in May to July 2008 which formed the backbone of my masters dissertation, 'Policy and Process: The Management of a Therapeutic 'Tradition' in South Africa', which was interview focused with health professionals (biomedical and traditional), governmental agents and academics. I have a continued interest in medically orientated social research, especially the empowerment of traditional/indigenous healers. |
| Sabrina Dawood graduated from University College London, with an MSc in Medical Anthropology and qualified with a BA in Anthropology and Law from the London School of Economics. She currently manages an O-Level school for 1500 girls in Karachi, Pakistan. In June-July 2007, she carried out field research in the earthquake-stricken Azad Kashmir in Pakistan; focusing on women’s narratives of health and illness in the aftermath of the earthquake and NGO influx in the region. The research further expounds the meaning and imagery that the disaster acquired in the minds of its survivors and how they utilised it as a means of social introspection. |
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Student: Justin Knox After serving as a Peace Corps volunteer doing HIV prevention work in Swaziland, Justin earned his MSc in Medical Anthropology at University College London. Justin’s dissertation project explored the potential for developing a locally-adapted HIV prevention model for Swaziland by collaborating with traditional healers on interseces between traditional healing practices and biomedical understandings of disease. After graduating from UCL, Justin worked in the HIV service industry in New York City. Currently, Justin conducts research on ways to improve vaccination coverage rates in New York City for the New York City Department of Health. Justin is also currently earning a Masters degree in Public Health from Columbia University. |
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Mahnaz Hashmi "I currently work as a Consultant Psychiatrist. |
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Student: Gaelle Tavernier Gaelle Tavernier worked with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and studied sexual health behaviour in Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to develop adequate HIV/AIDS prevention strategies. She also carried out research in a slum in the capital of Guatemala for the benefit of a therapeutic centre for chid victims of intra-familial violence. In the summer of 2008 she worked in Darfur, Sudan where she assessed underlying causes of malnutrition. She graduated from UCL with an MSc in Medical Anthropology in 2006 and then worked for Marie Stopes International (MSI) on the implementation of reproductive health services in conflict settings. She is currently working as a qualitative researcher for Youthnet in London on a project examining self-harm among young adults in the UK. |
Student: Hannah Burnett
Placement Organization: Médecins du Monde - UK
Placement Project: I am researching job recruitment websites to find which would be most advantageous for Médecins du Monde to advertise their positions on. In doing this I am becoming more familiar with the set up of the organization and the types of specialized jobs they are looking for expatriates to do.
