Other Recent Student Awards and Scholarships

Doctoral student Seunghye Hong was named one of the six Magnuson Scholars from the UW Health Sciences schools for 2007-2008. The Magnuson Scholars Program recognizes graduate students with outstanding potential for research in the health sciences. The scholars program, established in 1991 in honor of the late U.S. senator from Washington State, is part of the Warren G. Magnuson Institute for Biomedical Research and Health Professional Training. Hong’s research focuses on a contextually sensitive approach to health through investigation of the relationships between neighborhood contexts and health.

Doctoral student Jung-Eun Lee was awarded a prestigious Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship for 2007-2008. In her research, Lee is using the longitudinal data of the Seattle Social Development Project at the Social Development Research Group to examine the complex interplay of low-income children’s social contexts and their educational aspirations, most importantly how these interact and change over time.

MSW student Stefanie Bonigut is this year’s recipient of the Hooyman Intergenerational Fellowship. She is also particpating in the Hartford Gerontology Practicum Partnership Program. Her rotational placements are with the Alzheimer's Assocation of Western Washington and Senior Services.