April 23, 2025

This month the Office of Global Health at the Dornsife School of Public Health introduced their 2025 cohort of Dornsife Global Development Scholars.

The scholars will each spend 2-6 months working with World Vision International on a range of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) projects.

Host countries include Indonesia, Lesotho, Tanzania and Zambia. 

Here are this year's scholars, who represent five schools and colleges across Drexel:

• Afua Awuah (Drexel College of Medicine)
• Aneri Amin (Drexel College of Medicine)
• Anthony “Tony” Owusu (Drexel College of Medicine)
• Emily Ernst (Pennoni Honors College)
• Filza Zuberi (Dornsife School of Public Health)
• Julia Wiafe-Jackson (Drexel College of Arts and Sciences)
• Milan Howell (Drexel School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems)
• Niya Manning (Drexel College of Arts and Sciences)
• Siddhartha Peri (Drexel College of Medicine)
• Viva Paintsil (Drexel College of Medicine)
• Vivek Babu (Drexel College of Medicine)

Meet the scholars and learn more about their academic interests, professional endeavors, hobbies outside of school, and what they're most looking forward to gain from this experience.

The next application for the Dornsife Global Development Scholars Program will open in fall 2026. All Drexel undergraduates and graduates of all majors are eligible and encouraged to apply. The program recently celebrated its 10th year.