In the fall of 2018, I founded and launched the GSU SPH Research and Publication Club in response to persistent student requests to do research with me. The goal of the club is to build and improve upon the research and writing skills of undergraduate and graduate students, and to give students the opportunity to co-author peer-reviewed publications prior to graduation. As chair of the club, I have mentored, worked with, and guided graduate and undergraduate students in the identification of topics and the writing of manuscripts for publication. In 2018, 25 students signed up with the club’s first cohort. As of summer 2021, I have worked with 69 SPH and MPH students on 23 manuscripts – 11 of these manuscripts have been published, three have just been accepted and are in print, and the rest are in the works to be submitted to peer reviewed journals by the end of fall 2021.
I have just recruited 40 students for the fourth cohort. They are working on eight manuscripts on public health related topics to be submitted to peer reviewed journals by the summer of 2022.