The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program is designed to build the nation’s capacity for research, leadership and policy change to address the multiple determinants of population health.

The program enables up to 12 outstanding individuals who have completed their doctoral training to engage in an intensive two-year program at one of six nationally prominent universities.

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David T. Grande

David T. Grande, M.D., M.P.A., was a physician studying health policy at Princeton University who wanted to further investigate social issues related to health care. But his education—a medical degree from Ohio State University and a master’s degree from Princeton University—did not provide enough training.Read more »

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Allison Aiello (Cohort 1) PloS ONE
January 25, 2012 - The pairing of masks and hand washing could drastically slow the spread of a pandemic flu.Read More
Michael Emch (Cohort 2) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences PNAS
January 24, 2012 - Researchers have found evidence for a climate-sensitive urban core in Dhaka that acts to propagate cholera risk to the rest of the city.Read More
Cleopatra Abdou (Cohort 6) RWJF Blog
January 17, 2012 - Dr. Abdou recently launched Healthy Egypt, a blog that discusses current health-relevant issues in Egypt while making social and health science concepts accessible to diverse audiences. Read More
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