France: Saint Denis, Maison des Femmes

Site Mentor: Jocelyn Brown, MD, MPH
Opportunities available at this site:
Summer Research Projects
Thematic Research Areas:
Social Determinants of Health, Maternal and Child Health, and Migrant Health
Global Pop funds students from the following CUIMC Schools at this site:
VP&S
Language requirement:
FrenchÂ
Potential activities that could be carried out at this site:
Literature Review, IRB development, Interviewing/Surveying, Data collection, and Manuscript writing
Other requirements or information:
This site offers on-site orientation upon arrival
About Projects with Dr. Brown in 2024
Project Title: Influence of structural violence on parental stress
Project Description: This project will be offered in conjunction with the University of Bordeaux's Institute of Epidemiology. Students will work with a Master's student in Bordeaux to develop a structured questionnaire and interview mothers at a perinatal center. The project will focus on the experience of discrimination of women/mothers served by the center.
Student Participation: In person
Travel Location(s): Bordeaux, France
Number of Students: 1-2
Mentored Research Project in 2022
An Integrated Care Model for Women Experiencing Violence: Observational Study of La Maison des Femmes in Saint-Denis, France
Students: Temitope Akinade (VP&S) and Sofia Ali (VP&S)
Mentored Research Project in 2021
Project: Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting: Pediatricians’ Comfort and Experience
Student: Emily Rutland (VP&S)
Mentored Research Project in 2020
Project: Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting: Knowledge and Attitudes of Pediatricians in the United States
Student: Grace Pipes (VP&S)