Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Announces 2015-2016 CLF-Lerner Fellowship Recipients

Sep 05, 2015

The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) has awarded 17 fellowships for the 2015–2016 academic year. The CLF-Lerner Fellowship program was established in 2003 to support Johns Hopkins University doctoral students who are committed to exploring the public health challenges associated with our current food system and creating one that is more resilient. The fellowship is named to honor Helaine and Sid Lerner and provides up to one year of financial support for tuition, stipend, and research.

Recipients of CLF-Lerner Fellowships are: Usama Bilal, a third-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Epidemiology; Elena Broaddus, a second-year doctoral student in the Department of International Health; Vanessa Coffman, a second-year PhD student in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences; Krycia Cowling, a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Health Policy and Management; Benjamin Davis, a fourth-year doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences; Danielle Edwards, a fourth-year doctoral student in the Department of Health Policy and Management; Kathryn Heley, a second-year doctoral student in the Department of Health Policy and Management; Hannah Holsinger, a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences; Yukyan Lam, a fourth-year doctoral student in the Department of International Health; Ryan Lee, a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society; Philip McNab, a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society; Natalie Reid, a second year doctoral student in the Department of Health Policy and Management; Sarah Rodman, a fifth-year doctoral student in Department of Health Policy and Management; Sameer Siddiqi, a second-year doctoral student in the Department of Health Policy and Management; Marie Spiker, a second-year doctoral student in the Department of International Health; Lauren Walsh, a fourth-year doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences; and Julia Wolfson, a fourth-year doctoral student in the Department of Health Policy and Management. 

“The CLF-Lerner Fellows represent the best of future food system educators, researchers and practitioners,” said Robert Lawrence, MD, director of the CLF and a professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “Thanks to the vision and generous support of Helaine and Sid Lerner, the fellowship remains a valuable resource to our students working to advance food system knowledge and explore the complex relationship between food, public health and the environment.”

In addition to financial support, the CLF-Lerner Fellowship provides enrichment opportunities such as a journal club, trainings, meetings with leaders in the field, and a network of current and former fellows. Johns Hopkins students from all divisions within the university are eligible to receive support during any stage of their doctoral programs. More information about the CLF-Lerner Fellowship and the 2015-2016 CLF-Lerner Fellows can be found on the Center’s website.