Rutgers Around The World

Dr. Joachim Sackey, an internationally renowned nutritional epidemiologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences at Rutgers, discusses his research in Newark, Botswana, and Senegal, in addition to his experiences working in food insecurity, HIV-related comorbidities associated with poor diet, and racial and sexual minority health.

International Students Milly Chu (Singapore), Shine Macwan (India), and Mariam Basta (United Arab Emirates), share their experiences of attending Rutgers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group also talks about their decision to study in another country, and why specifically Rutgers, as well as plans for life after college.

Former Study Abroad Peer Advisor, Sarah Pomeranz, interviews fellow Study Abroad alumni on their time across the world. Assata Davis (France & Spain), Julian Biller (Israel), Chelsea Wong (Hong Kong), and Kat Slusarczyk (South Korea) discuss how their global experiences positively impacted their career paths.

Dr. Karen Lin, a Family Medicine doctor for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Assistant Dean for Global Health, discusses her journey to and through Rutgers University, from her experiences as a graduate student to a globally-focused physician for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. In this episode, you will learn about Dr. Lin’s role as a faculty advisor for the medical school and her involvement with the community, both locally and globally.

Ifrah Akhtar, a 2019 graduate of Rutgers University, discusses her study abroad challenges as a Muslim woman, including being abroad during Ramadan in another country. Her experiences studying abroad inspired Ifrah to develop a resource for other Muslim students seeking a global experience, leading to the creation of her guide called, “Muslims Abroad."

Dr. Richard Marlink, Director of the Rutgers Global Health Institute, discusses the global impact of AIDS treatment in Botswana and its connection with New Jersey. The institute started in 2016 and focuses in the areas of advanced collaborative research, education, and service in a global perspective.

Jordan Steiner and Catie Buttner, doctoral candidates at the Center on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) in the Rutgers School of Social Work, discuss why gender-based violence against displaced and refugee women is a global concern. The center has organized a series of workshops to generate solutions and bridge the gap between research and practice on the issue.

Dr. Helen Fisher, member of the Center for Human Evolution Studies in the Department of Anthropology at Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences, and chief scientific adviser to the dating site, Match.com, talks about the science behind falling in love around the world and how millennials, technology, and more women in the workforce are changing dating and relationships.

On the fifth anniversary of the Rutgers Global Grants, grant recipient and assistant professor in Materials Science and Engineering, Dr. Ashutosh Goel describes how the funding has allowed him to collaborate with international partners and dig deeper into ways glass can be used to heal the human body.

Dr. Elektra Kostopoulou, a lecturer in Modern Greek Studies at Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences and faculty director of a new summer study abroad program to Leros, Greece, describes how students enrolled in the program actively engage with people in the Eastern Mediterranean who have been displaced by violence and persecution in their countries—and come up with tangible solutions.