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Doctoral Seminar in Economic-Strengthening Interventions for Sexual and Reproductive Health

Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Thursday, 3:30 - 5:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Larissa Jennings
Contact Name
Larissa Jennings
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Introduces doctoral students to recent advances in research on economic-strengthening interventions to address poverty-related factors in sexual and reproductive health with a primary focus on HIV and AIDS. Topics include behavioral economics, microfinance, cash transfers, financial incentives, and entrepreneurial-based health interventions that have been evaluated quantitatively and qualitatively. Fosters critical thinking on theoretical and methodological basis for economic-strengthening public health interventions in low-income countries and in the U.S.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Identify theoretical underpinnings of economic determinants of disparities in sexual and reproductive health (SRH)/HIV.
  2. Discuss range of SRH/HIV economic-strengthening interventions evaluated in the current literature.
  3. Critique research methods used by quantitative and qualitative public health scientists to address economic determinants of SRH/HIV.
  4. Consider research questions that may be used for dissertation research.
Enrollment Restriction
Doctoral students only
Instructor Consent
No consent required