Carissa De Young, an Erb Institute MBA/MS candidate, has been in Peru working
with Shared-X since early May. Carissa
is developing a strategy to measure,
communicate, and expand the social impact of Shared-X’s model of engagement
with smallholder farmers in a couple regions in Peru.
Elisabeth Michel, a School of Public Health MPH
candidate, is in Ruli, Rwanda facilitating and leading a hospital retreat that
creates a shared vision of high-quality and patient-centered health care, and
includes an implementable framework for decision-making and problem solving.
Dilparinder Singh,
a Ross MBA candidate, is working with PATH’s India Innovation Hub, which
encourages innovative approaches to healthcare.
He will also conduct a market landscape analysis of current malaria
testing and treatment algorithms in Ethiopia.
Michael Manansala, a Ford School MPP candidate, is in the Philippines working with Pearson Affordable
Learning Fund (PALF) and APEC to improve annual
student assessment and quarterly academic reporting by analyzing existing
student performance data and benchmarking it against publicly available data to
determine learning outcomes.
Naomi Wilson, a PhD candidate at UM’s School of Education, is
in Ghana working with Pearson
Affordable Learning Fund (PALF) and Omega Schools on the development of a structured,
evidence-based, and easy-to-use software tool for selecting new school sites
and determining appropriate price points for specific locations.
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| Carissa De Young, working alongside a professional coffee taster in Peru |
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| 2016 WDI Fellows (Naomi Wilson, left and Michael Manansala, holding flag) with PALF Manager for Efficacy, Owen Henkel, at PALF's orientation week in New York. Also pictured is Kara Foley, a UM Ross MBA student who is also working with PALF. |
