Rohan Dexter Jeremiah

    Email Address: rjerem@uic.edu
    College: Nursing Department: Women, Child, and Family Health Sciences
    Title: Associate Professor and Interim Associate Dean
    Office: 1160 NURS
    Webpage: https://nursing.uic.edu/profiles/jeremiah-rohan/
    Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes

    Research Interest:
    Public Health, Global Health, Refugee Health, Health Disparities, Men’s Health

    Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 6

    Qualifications of a Student:
    Some background and/or interests in community health, social sciences, and global health coursework

    Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
    This public health project is part of the Refugee Men’s Health Initiative to address the global health and well-being of ethnic minority refugee men as an underserved, vulnerable, and minority population. We are exploring the health needs of recently-arrived refugee men in Chicago within a community-based participatory research study.

    Students would assist with the preparation of literature reviews and manuscripts, help prepare Institutional Review Board Applications, assist in developing data collection instruments including surveys and interview guides, attend meetings with refugee service providers and refugee communities, and analyze data.

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