Global Health & Development

Lab leader: Courtenay Sprague

We are a cluster of researchers (faculty members, graduate students, independent researchers and practitioners) drawn from different disciplines and united by our commitment to ‘health as social justice’. Together, we investigate key global health concerns that influence groups and populations’ opportunities to be healthy. We collaborate closely with partners in the contexts where we work, whether Johannesburg, South Africa, Birmingham, Alabama or Bogotá, Colombia. Our goal is to conduct research using different methods and approaches to advance understanding of key problems, and where possible, to translate research into policy and practice for impact—whether at the level of the clinic, the city or state.

As part of this, we:

• Create opportunities for funding research, practice and training initiatives for faculty members, partners and students within the CPDD

• Support and mentor doctoral students, including field research and related training opportunities and travel or conference funding

• Cultivate and value diverse perspectives in our interdisciplinary collaborations

• Establish opportunities for dialogue with our global partners

• Share and disseminate our work with a range of stakeholders