JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Johns Hopkins Center for
Injury Research & Policy
TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Training, education, and scholarship opportunities in injury prevention and control at the
Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy are numerous. These opportunities include:
DEGREE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
• Degree programs. Students may matriculate in a variety of Departments
at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, such as Health
Policy and Management, and Health, Behavior and Society. Degree
programs include the PhD, DrPH, ScD, MPH, MSPH, MPP, and MHS.
• Certificate in Injury and Violence Prevention. Designed for students
enrolled in a graduate degree program at the Bloomberg School who
are interested in acquiring in-depth knowledge in injury and violence
prevention. More than a dozen courses are available as options to
complete the certificate.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
• Summer Institute on Principles and Practice in Injury Prevention.
This intensive, competency-based short course is led by Center faculty,
and held in June. It is designed to enhance participants’ knowledge and
skills in injury and violence prevention. It is an ideal course for both
newcomers to the field and those who seek to broaden and advance their
expertise in injury prevention.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
• Susan P. Baker Scholarship. Established in 2012 as part of the 25th
anniversary celebration of the Center, the scholarship was created to
provide support for an outstanding doctoral student at the Bloomberg
School who has demonstrated great promise to make significant
contributions to the field of injury prevention and control.
• The William Haddon Jr. Fellowship in Injury Prevention. Named
to honor Dr. Haddon, a pioneer in the field of injury control and
prevention, this fellowship is an endowment designed to stimulate
academic excellence in injury prevention. The fund provides tuition and
stipend support for an outstanding doctoral student in the Department
of Health Policy and Management.
• The Nancy A. Robertson Scholarship in Injury Prevention. The Leon
Robertson family has endowed this scholarship fund to honor Nancy A.
Robertson. Exceptional doctoral or postdoctoral students specializing in
injury prevention in the Department of Health Policy and Management
are selected to receive support.
Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research & Policy
NIH/CDC-SPONSORED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
• Occupational Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Training
Fellowship. Focusing on injury prevention and control, students
supported on this training grant take courses in injury epidemiology,
occupational safety, quantitative and qualitative research methods,
prevention policy, and behavioral and social sciences. Funding from the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) helps
support tuition and stipend for eligible doctoral students.
• Interdisciplinary Research Training on Violence in the Family.
The goal of this doctoral and postdoctoral fellowship is to train
individuals to study the causes and prevention of violence and its
physical, reproductive, mental, and social health consequences, along
with research on preventive interventions. Students can matriculate
through multiple Departments in the Schools of Public Health,
Medicine, and Nursing.
ABOUT US
The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy (JHCIRP) is
one of the largest injury research and educational programs in the world.
We are comprised of a team of scientists, teachers, and practitioners
committed to reducing the burden of injuries through research, education,
policy and practice. We have a long history of advancing the public’s health
through the development, implementation, and evaluation of effective
injury control policies and programs.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy
624 N Broadway, 5th floor
Baltimore, MD 21205
410-955-2221
www.jhsph.edu/InjuryCenter
http://www.jhsph.edu/injurycenter/training/fellowships
To see examples of what our graduates are doing now, please see
http://www.jhsph.edu/injurycenter/training/where_our_graduates_go.