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Student Stipends

The OPHTC offers stipends to Hudson College of Public Health graduate students to complete program requirements such as a practicum, internship, dissertation, or other applied experiences. Students can be stipend recipients only once during their degree completion. We announce student stipend opportunities annually, usually during the fall semester. 

“Student stipend” refers to the “placement of a student in a public or nonprofit health agency or organization, particularly one serving under-served areas and populations, to work on a discrete public health project. This placement should provide structured opportunities and/or experiences to allow the student to apply acquired knowledge and skills in a public health practice setting. Field experiences are expected to contribute to the mastery of public health competencies, with a focus on balancing the educational and practice needs of the student with the needs of the community. Field experiences should culminate with a deliverable of a poster presentation or scientific report that must include the following sections: abstract, introduction, methodology, findings, conclusions and discussion.” (https://r6scphtc.tulane.edu/student-experiences/) 

Eligibility Criteria: 

  • Must be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen U.S. national, or foreign national holding a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States.
  • Must be enrolled in a health profession graduate program (MPH, MSPH, DrPH or PhD program) at a CEPH-accredited school or program of public health.

 

How to Apply

IMPORTANT NOTICE: 2025-2026 STUDENT STIPEND APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN.

Available Stipend Projects: 

Please review the projects on our 2026 stipend flyer. All application materials are due by February 27, 2026, at midnight (CST). Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Procedures 

  • Interested students are invited to submit (1) their resume/CV, and either (2a) a rationale of interest in one of the proposed projects, or (2b) a half-page description of the student’s own proposed project that aligns with behavioral health, mental health, opioid abuse or childhood obesity. To apply or to ask questions, please contact kerstin-reinschmidt@ou.edu
  • The stipend selection committee – comprised of the OPHTC and its Oklahoma partners – will review and discuss all applications, and will award available stipends based on the completeness, quality, and fit of the application.
  • We will notify successful applicants through an official letter of award.
  • At the start of the project, stipend recipients will have to submit several application forms (Student Placement Agreement; Forms A & B) and financial forms (Instructions on registering with Tulane for the financial piece will be emailed to each applicant separately). 
  • Upon project completion, stipend recipients will submit completion forms (Forms C, D, & E; an online form to be sent via email) as well as deliverables (Abstract & Final Report).

Forms For Successful Applicants

1. Checklist

2. Student Placement Agreement 

3. Form A - Student Profile

4. Form B - Objectives

5. Form C - Preceptor Evaluation

6. Form D - Student Evaluation

7. Form E - Completion Form


 Field Placement and Faculty-Student Collaborative Guide 

Practicum Handbook

 

Student Stipend Cohorts

2024-2025 Student Stipend Cohort

  • Morgan Rom, PhD candidate in Health Promotion Sciences, studies how menstrual health literacy and concealment contribute to delayed endometriosis diagnosis among young women in Oklahoma (ages 18–21). Her research uses surveys and photovoice methods to assess menstrual knowledge and explore social impacts of menstrual concealment, aiming to improve menstrual education and reproductive care.
  • Kalyn Smith, MHA student, is completing her internship with the Oklahoma Public Health Association (OPHA). Her project focused on early hearing screenings for school-aged children in Oklahoma. She analyzed current data and mapped key agencies and nonprofits advocating for hearing health. She also organized an educational webinar with audiology and speech pathology experts to raise awareness and promote local hearing health resources.
  • Colton Shaver, MPH student in Health Promotion Sciences, worked with the Native tribes in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas as a program evaluator. For his practicum, he developed a short survey aimed at identifying gaps in knowledge and access to sexual health resources such as testing and preventative medications like PrEP. The data gathered from his survey will help Southern Plains Tribal Health Board (SPTHB) continue to conduct educational outreach and assist in resource allocation.
  • Madison Hemenway, MPH student in Community and Population Health, completed her practicum with The Common Good, a nonprofit in Northwest Tulsa. She focused on tackling childhood obesity by improving access to healthy foods in this USDA-designated food desert. She led a community health needs assessment and partnered with the City of Tulsa on an RFP to help open the first grocery store there since 2016, aiming to reduce obesity and improve health for local children and families in one of Tulsa’s most underserved communities.
  • Rachel Newman, MPH student in Health Promotion Sciences, evaluated the Stay Fresh workshop. This workshop features Leah’s Pantry’s Around the Table curriculum, combined with photovoice and food boxes to enrich participant engagement. Her evaluation measured the success of each component alongside health outcomes such as blood pressure, A1c, and vegetable intake using a veggie meter score.
  • Christopher Moghaddami,  PhD candidate in Health Promotion Sciences, focused on how public and private stakeholders perceive success and collaboration in a nutrition pilot program. Interviews with nonprofit, corporate, and store leaders informed a model to define the sustainability phase for sites hosting the program. The findings aim to support nonprofits and evaluation teams working with nutrition incentive initiatives.

  

OPHTC group pic 2024-25


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