CLF-Lerner Fellowships

Established in 2003, the goal of the Center for a Livable Future-Lerner Fellowship Program is to support doctoral students at the Johns Hopkins University who are committed to the discovery and/or application of knowledge about public health challenges associated with the current food system, and/or the creation of a healthy, just, equitable, and sustainable food systems.

The CLF-Lerner Fellowship program is named to honor Sid and Helaine Lerner, whose generous support made it possible to establish the program. Each CLF-Lerner Fellowship award provides up to four years of support to be used for tuition, stipend, and/or research expenses related to individual needs. The fellowship program also provides enrichment opportunities such as a journal club, trainings, meetings with leaders in the field, and a network of current and former fellows. Prospective Johns Hopkins PhD students from all divisions within the university are eligible to apply and receive support.

Current Fellows

The Center awarded fellowships to three Johns Hopkins University students from the Bloomberg School’s Department of Environmental Health and Engineering for the 2024-2025 academic year. Currently, we have six fellows, including those from the 2023-2024 cohort.

For more information, please contact Philip McNab.

Department of Environmental Health and Engineering

• Natalie Armstrong, MHS
• Charles Bakin, MS
• Elizabeth Chatpar, ScM
• Elizabeth Crespi, MPH
• Mei-Li Hey, MEng
• Hyomin Lee, MS

Meet our Past CLF-Lerner Fellows