The following is a listing of field practicums undertaken by University of Florida students enrolled in the MDP program to date. Click on the corresponding student’s name in the tables below under Final Report or Poster to see the respective documents. Final Reports can also be accessed here (opens in new tab).
MDP Field Practicum Sites to Date
MDP Field Practicums 2024
| Student | Host Institution | Location(s) | Project | Final Report | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Dunn | Lugenda Foundation | Lugenda Wildlife Reserve, Mozambique | Situation Analysis in Hunting Block L7, Niassa Special Reserve, Mozambique. | Bailey Dunn (opens in new tab) | |
| Carla Nelson | HealthStreet | Gainesville, FL | Health Information Exchange in the U.S.: Myth or Reality? | Carla Nelson (opens in new tab) | |
| Daneille March | IIM International | Chalata, Zambia | Funding the Future: Strategic Fundraising Plan for IIM International. | Daneille March (opens in new tab) | |
| Estefany Güechá Sánchez | 2811 | Bogotá and Medellín, Colombia | Enhancing the 2811 Business Acceleration Process for Colombian Ventures Advancing Regenerative Development, with a Focus on Gender Equality and Climate Action. | Estefany Güechá Sánchez (opens in new tab) | |
| Garon Jouannou | Southwest Advocacy Group (SWAG) | Gainesville, FL | Improving the Sustainability of Operations at the SWAG Resource Center in Gainesville, Florida. | Garon Jouannou (opens in new tab) | |
| Hailey Muchnok | Sarapiquí Conservation Learning Center | Sarapiquí, Costa Rica | Lingual Horizons: Enhancing Tourism in Rural Costa Rica through Capacity-Building and English Language Acquisition. | Hailey Muchnok (opens in new tab) | |
| Jennifer Quartey | Lugenda Foundation | Lugenda Wildlife Reserve, Mozambique | From Wildlife to Well-being: Direct Cash Transfer for Thriving Communities. A Case Study in Lugenda Wildlife Reserve Anchor Site, Mozambique. | Jennifer Quartey (opens in new tab) | |
| Rosemary Maro | Zero Waste Gainesville and Repurpose Project | Gainesville, FL | From Landfills to Zero Waste: Mitigating Greenhouse Gases for Climate Action. | Rosemary Maro (opens in new tab) | |
| Salvador Alexander Cuadros Cerpa | Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, UF | Tampa, FL | Public Perception of Exposure to PFAs and their Presence in Blood and the Willingness to Receive PFAs Blood Test. | ||
| Sydney Khanthavong | Mekong School | Ban Huai Luek, Thailand | Dammed Futures: The Social Impacts of Hydroelectric Dams along the Mekong River in Thailand. | ||
| Veronica M Souza | Prosci | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Organizational Cultures: The Role of Change Management Processes in Promoting Sustainable Development Practices. | Veronica M Souza (opens in new tab) |
MDP Field Practicums 2023
| Student | Host Institution | Location(s) | Project | Final Report | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Dukhu | Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP) | Gainesville, FL, USA | Assessing Employee Engagement in Corporate Social Advocacy Practices. | Ashley Dukhu (opens in new tab) | Ashley Dukhu (opens in new tab) |
| Damian Oakes | Groupe d’Etudes et de Recherches sur les Migrations et Faits de Sociétés (GERM), Gaston-Berger University | St. Louis, Sénégal | Perceptions of and Responses to Climate Change in Saint-Louis, Senegal. | Damian Oakes (opens in new tab) | |
| Genaro Guerrero Espinosa | Catholic Relief Services and Janan Secondary School | Bombo, Uganda | Improvement of Youth Leadership Development for Uganda’s Agricultural Curriculum at Janan Secondary School. | Genaro Guerrero Espinosa (opens in new tab) | Genaro Guerrero Espinosa (opens in new tab) |
| Julia F. Nelson | Tori a Volo Umbriaverde Shooting Complex | Todi, Italy | Potential Environmental Risks of Shooting Ranges & Proposed Measures to Minimize Them: A Conservation Awareness Study. | Julia F. Nelson (opens in new tab) | |
| Khaalil Williams-Frierson | Climate First Bank | Gainesville, FL, USA | Availability of Financial Resources for Renewable Energy: How Increased Access Can Lead to a Better Future. | Khaalil Williams-Frierson (opens in new tab) | Khaalil Williams-Frierson (opens in new tab) |
| Laras Salsabila | Livestock Systems Innovation Lab, University of Florida | Kathmandu, Nepal and Kigali, Rwanda | Formulating and Implementing Evaluation Framework for Localized Capacity Development Initiatives in Livestock Systems in Nepal and Rwanda. | Laras Salsabila (opens in new tab) | |
| Mesly J. Mata Loya | Kinandé | Porto Velho, Brazil | Indigenous Territorial Protection Efforts in the Brazilian Amazon. | Mesly J. Mata Loya (opens in new tab) | Mesly J. Mata Loya (opens in new tab) |
| Mirian Yadira Molina | World Resources Institute | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Restoring Landscapes: Assessing Factors Influencing the Potential for Restoration Practices in the Northern Coast of Honduras. | Mirian Yadira Molina (opens in new tab) | Mirian Yadira Molina (opens in new tab) |
| Raymond Hopkins | Friends of the ATC (Asociación de Trabajadores del Campo) | Estelí, Nicaragua | World-Building in Nicaragua: Constructing Agroecological Futures. | Raymond Hopkins (opens in new tab) | Raymond Hopkins (opens in new tab) |
| Sylvia Adisa | Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute | Kilifi, Kenya | Assessing the contribution of women to the production of blue foods in the western Indian Ocean (WIO) region; A case study of artisanal billfish fisheries on the Kenyan coast. | Sylvia Adisa (opens in new tab) | Sylvia Adisa (opens in new tab) |
MDP Field Practicums 2022
| Student | Host Institution | Location(s) | Project | Final Report | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antony Gitei Gathiru | Moving the Goalposts | Kilifi, Kenya | Gender (In)equality and female participation in Sports: A case study of Moving the Goalposts Kilifi, Kenya. | Antony Gitei Gathiru (opens in new tab) | Antony Githei Gathiru (opens in new tab) |
| Chioma Fidelia Iyamu | St. Patrick's Interparish School | Gainesville, FL, USA | Pilot study of elementary school food waste diversion and composting. | Chioma Iyamu (opens in new tab) | |
| Fallon Riaño Jiménez | Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems, University of Florida | Kigali, Rwanda | Rwanda Dairy Farm Assessment and Advisory Tool: a qualitative evaluation study of trainees' experiences and future use. | Fallon Riaño Jiménez (opens in new tab) | Fallon Riaño Jiménez (opens in new tab) |
| Fraleigh Krause | Harvesting in Spanish | Santiago Texacuangos, San Salvador, El Salvador | Build the Person, Change the World: Rethinking Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children. | ||
| Hannah Jo Maier | Kijani Forestry | Gulu, Uganda | Farmer Engagement in Community Based Agroforestry: A Case Study of Kijani Forestry in Northern Uganda. | Hannah Jo Maier (opens in new tab) | Hannah Jo Maier (opens in new tab) |
| Jeantel Cheramy | UF Environmental and Public Health / Gift of Water (GOW) | Gainesville, FL, USA | Analyzing heavy metal removal in point-of-use water filter systems. | Jeantel Cheramy (opens in new tab) | Jeantel Cheramy (opens in new tab) |
| Katherine McCall | Systems Acumen for Youth-Led Development Solutions (SAYDS) | Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya | Systems thinking education for youth: An evaluation of the SAYDS (Systems Acumen for Youth-Led Development Solutions) program in Kenya. | Katherine McCall (opens in new tab) | Katherine McCall (opens in new tab) |
| Khumo Nicole Senuku | Community Spring | Gainesville, FL, USA | Systems thinking in addressing structural poverty among formerly incarcerated people– creating equitable and inclusive prosperity for all. | Khumo Nicole Senuku (opens in new tab) | Khumo Nicole Senuku (opens in new tab) |
| Omar Hernández Carmona | City of Gainesville - Department of Strategy, Planning, and Innovation - Partnership for Reimagining Gainesville | Gainesville, FL, USA | Facilitating the co-design of the Partnership for Reimagining Gainesville monitoring and evaluation system. | Omar Hernández Carmona (opens in new tab) | |
| Priya Pershadsingh | Citizens for a Better South Florida | Miami, FL, USA | Financial sustainability: Lessons learned on developing and piloting a fundraising strategy for an environmental education nonprofit in Miami, Florida. | Priya Pershadsingh (opens in new tab) | Priya Pershadsingh (opens in new tab) |
| Sarina Kawall | Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Sustainable Wildlife Management programme | Rupununi, Guyana | Human-wildlife conflict focusing on small carnivores and small livestock in the Rupununi, Guyana. | Sarina Kawall (opens in new tab) | Sarina Kawall (opens in new tab) |
| Sebastián Ponce | Sapana Eco-Lodge | Sapana, Nepal | Implementing Wellness Tourism: Mindfulness-Based Intervention Services for Sapana Eco-Lodge, Nepal. | Sebastián Ponce (opens in new tab) | Sebastián Ponce (opens in new tab) |
| Trent Gautney | Electoral Reform Group | Georgetown, Guyana | Evaluating and improving community engagement for electoral reform in the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. | Trent Gautney (opens in new tab) | Trent Gautney (opens in new tab) |
MDP Field Practicums 2021
| Student | Host Institution | Location(s) | Project | Final Report | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Hart | Latin America Sea Turtles (LAST) | Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica | Volunteer tourism and community conservation efforts in Costa Rica: An examination of a volunteer tourism experience and its impacts on the Osa. | A.J. Hart (opens in new tab) | A.J. Hart (opens in new tab) |
| Alejo Sánchez Morales | UNDP Pequeñas Donaciones Mexico (PPD), Guardianes de las Semillas, Misioneros A.C. | Yucatán, México | Facilitating smallholder farmer engagement with data-driven agriculture: a case study in the Yucatán Peninsula, México. | Alejo Sánchez Morales (opens in new tab) | Alejandro Sánchez (opens in new tab) |
| Ana Ugalde Brenes | UNDP Pequeñas Donaciones Mexico (PPD) and Educampo Mexico | Yucatán, México | "Las reinas de sus colmenas:" examining women's empowerment in Kuxtalil cooperative's network in Yucatán, México. | Ana Ugalde Brenes (opens in new tab) | Ana Ugalde Brenes (opens in new tab) |
| Jennifer Johnson | Accountability Research Center | Washington, DC | Learning from the international diversity of health worker protests. | Jennifer Johnson (opens in new tab) | Jennifer Johnson (opens in new tab) |
| Katie Fiorillo | Kijani Forestry | Gulu, Uganda | Measuring women's empowerment in agroforestry activities in northern Uganda with Kijani Forestry. | Katie Fiorillo Dowhaniuk (opens in new tab) | |
| Nicole Picón | UF Livestock Innovation Lab / ILRI | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Research uptake for livestock systems in Ethiopia. | Nicole Picón (opens in new tab) | |
| Raine Donohue | Earth Innovation Institute | Iquitos, Perú | Identifying pathways to prosperity for rural communities in the Peruvian Amazon through the PRIME framework and the Green Value Tool.® | Raine Donohue (opens in new tab) | Raine Donohue (opens in new tab) |
| Sarah Strohminger | Dar Si Hmad | Agadir, Morocco | Impacts from fog water access in southwest Morocco: A household cost-benefit analysis. | Sarah Strohminger (opens in new tab) |
MDP Field Practicums 2020
| Student | Host Institution | Location(s) | Project | Final Report | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amira Hussein | B Lab | Gainesville, FL / Philadelphia, PA / Nairobi, Kenya | Strengthening Social Enterprises Contribution to Sustainable Development through Impact Measurement in East and Southern Africa. | Amira Mousa Hussein (opens in new tab) | Amira Hussein (opens in new tab) |
| Ange Asanzi | Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, UF / Alachua County Remembrance Project Committee | Gainesville, FL | An integrated approach to reduce the rate of poverty among African American communities in Alachua County. | Ange Asanzi (opens in new tab) | Ange Asanzi (opens in new tab) |
| Brenda Lugano | WWF Kenya | Gainesville, FL / Lamu, Kenya | Lamu Coast Conservation: A case study understanding community participation in Lamu Spatial Plan. | Brenda Lugano (opens in new tab) | Brenda Lugano (opens in new tab) |
| Caroline Baylor | Polk County Waste and Recycling | Polk County, FL | Evaluation and Improvement of Polk County Waste & Recycling Division's Online Request Platform. | Caroline Baylor (opens in new tab) | Caroline Baylor (opens in new tab) |
| Madison Smith | Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery | Gainesville, FL | Human Dimensions of Conservation Burials: Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, Gainesville, Florida. | Madison Smith (opens in new tab) | Madison Smith (opens in new tab) |
| Maurine Andia Akifuma | Cultural Arts Coalition | Gainesville, FL | Understanding the impact of Cultural Arts Coalition's after-school science program. | Maurine Andia Akifuma (opens in new tab) | Andia Akifuma (opens in new tab) |
| Yeyetsi F. Maldonado Caballero | Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales, Universidad Veracruzana | Gainesville, FL / Veracruz, México | Traditional charcoal production in agroforestry systems: What can we learn from global experiences? | Yeyetsi F. Maldonado Caballero (opens in new tab) |
MDP Field Practicums 2019
| Student | Host Institution | Location(s) | Project | Final Report | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adi Gangga | Gender Integration into Livestock Vaccine / UF / IDRC | Kathmandu, Nepal and field sites | Livestock vaccines value chains in Nepal: a gendered perspective. | Adi Gangga (opens in new tab) | Adi Gangga (opens in new tab) |
| Christina Joy | Tanzania School Foundation | Arusha, Tanzania | Community sustained pre-primary education in rural Tanzania. | Christina Joy (opens in new tab) | |
| Colleen Abel | USAID Rural Livelihoods Project / Red Cross / UF | Honduras | Honduras rural livelihood change, violence, and migration: a needs assessment for deported migrant reintegration. | ||
| Gustavo Prieto | CIAT Clima-LoCa Project | Cali, Colombia | Climate-relevant and low cadmium innovations to promote sustainable cacao production in Colombia. | Gustavo Prieto (opens in new tab) | Gustavo Prieto (opens in new tab) |
| Haaris Saqib | UF Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (SCCAHS) | Gainesville, Florida | Surfacing for Strategy: Organizational Learning for the Strategic Direction of an Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Occupational Health and Safety Research Center. | Haaris Saqib (opens in new tab) | Haaris Saqib (opens in new tab) |
| Jessica Mostacedo Marasovic | Florida Springs Institute | High Springs, Florida | Assessing agricultural production and water resources conservation in the Florida Springs Region (FSR). | Jessica Mostacedo Marasovic (opens in new tab) | Jessica Mostacedo Marasovic (opens in new tab) |
| Mackenzie Goode | Mpala Research Centre | Laikipia, Kenya | Patterns and perceptions of crop raiding by baboons in Laikipia County, Kenya - what it means for conservation and rural livelihoods. | Mackenzie Goode (opens in new tab) | Mackenzie Goode (opens in new tab) |
| Manuel Morales | Naturaleza y Cultura Internacional | Cuenca, Ecuador | Human-wildlife interactions in the Podocarpus-Sangay Connectivity Corridor, Andes of southern Ecuador: a socio-ecological and geographic characterization. | Manuel Morales (opens in new tab) | Manuel Morales (opens in new tab) |
| Paula Bak Cely | Instituto Centro da Vida | Alta Floresta, Brazil | “É da terra que a gente tira o alimento e tira o sustento”: Perceptions of Power among Family Farming Stakeholders in Mato-Grosso, Brazilian Amazon. | Paula Bak Cely (opens in new tab) | Paula Bak Cely (opens in new tab) |
| Pierre William Blanc | Gender Integration into Livestock Vaccine / UF / IDRC | Kaffrine, Sénégal | Newcastle Disease Vaccines Value Chain: A situation analysis of gender roles and participation in the Kaffrine Region, Sénégal. | Pierre William Blanc (opens in new tab) | Pierre William Blanc (opens in new tab) |
| Rio Trimono | UF Livestock Systems Innovation Lab / Heifer International | Kathmandu, Nepal and field sites | Dissemination of innovations to improve milk production and quality in Nepal's dairy sector. | Rio Trimono (opens in new tab) | Rio Trimono (opens in new tab) |
| Stephanie Muench | UF Livestock Systems Innovation Lab / University of Rwanda | Kigali, Rwanda and field sites | Evaluation of the Adoption and Dissemination of Innovations in Rwanda. | Stephanie Muench (opens in new tab) | |
| Weston Stitt | Fundación ETEA / Umami Area Honduras / Cooperativa Cafetalera Capucas Ltda. | Las Capucas, Honduras | Green Value Tool and needs assessment for Cooperativa Cafetalera Capucas Ltda. | Weston Stitt (opens in new tab) | Weston Stitt (opens in new tab) |
MDP Field Practicums 2018
| Student | Host Institution | Location(s) | Project | Final Report | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Melidosian | Asociación Latinoamericana de Cuidados Pallativos | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Deathics: the psychosocial ethics of death and dying within palliative care centers in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | Angela Melidosian (opens in new tab) | |
| Carlita Fiestas-Núñez | Unisinos, Associação dos Ilhéus Ecológicos | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Women entrepreneurs in Brazil recycle used cooking oil to produce artisanal soap, generating income for their vulnerable islander community. | Carlita Fiestas-Núñez (opens in new tab) | Carlita Fiestas-Núñez (opens in new tab) |
| Christine Mavrick | Timur Youth Mobile Classroom | Sandimen, Taiwan | Youth in Timur: Collaborative curriculum building for international learning. | Christine Mavrick (opens in new tab) | Christine Mavrick (opens in new tab) |
| Daniela Lizano | The Field Museum | Loreto, Peru | How are Indigenous Quality of Life Plans influencing conservation and rural development in the Ampiyacu-Apayacu River Basin of the Peruvian Amazon? | Daniela Lizano (opens in new tab) | |
| Daniel Acosta | Livestock Innovation Lab (UF) / Makerere University / Tufts University / Mercy Corps | Karamoja, Uganda | Supply chain analysis for a thermostable Peste des Petits Ruminants vaccine in Karamoja, Uganda. | Daniel Acosta | Daniel Acosta (opens in new tab) |
| Dylan Rigsby | CIAT / Hans Neumann Stiftung | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Coffee Talks: Facilitating conversation on climate change with institutional actors in Guatemala's coffee sector. | Dylan Rigsby | Dylan Rigsby (opens in new tab) |
| Emma Lannon | African Queen Adventures | Arusha, Tanzania | Understanding and measuring the impacts of ecotourism in Arusha, Tanzania. | ||
| Fiona Hogan | Peace Parks Foundation | Maputo, Mozambique | Evaluation of community development initiatives around Maputo Special Reserve. | Fiona Hogan (opens in new tab) | |
| Jesse Cosme | Universidad Sin Fronteras | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Seekin' a cause: cooperation between social movements of the island and diaspora. | Jesse Cosme | |
| Maria Waked | National University of Jujuy / Institute of Andean Ecoregions (INECOA) | Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina | Pedagogical trekking as a tool for local tourism in Tilcara (Argentina). | Maria Waked (opens in new tab) | Maria Waked (opens in new tab) |
| Mary Vasilevsky | EcoPeace Middle East | Tel Aviv, Israel / Ramallah, West Bank | 24 years of environmental peacebuilding: evaluating impacts of Ecopeace Middle East projects in Israel and Palestine. | ||
| Nicholas Diaz | Mercy Corps | Karamoja, Uganda | Assessing nutritional outcomes related to animal source food consumption in Karamoja Region, Uganda. |
MDP Field Practicums 2017
| Student | Host Institution | Location(s) | Project | Final Report | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazmi Ahmed | BRAC | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Urbanization and Equitable Service Delivery: an Analysis of Water Supply in Korail Slum, Bangladesh. | Nazmi Ahmed (opens in new tab) | Nazmi Ahmed (opens in new tab) |
| Jackie Allegra Curnick | Alaska Community Action on Toxins | Anchorage and St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, US | Environmental Health and Justice in Alaska Documentary: Pulling Teeth from a Polar Bear. | Jackie Allegra Curnick (opens in new tab) | Jackie Allegra Curnick (opens in new tab) |
| Maria M. Fontecha Tirado | Fondo Acción | Caquetá, Colombia | Being different: Social capital and community capacity-building for forest conservation in Caquetá (Colombia), under a post-conflict scenario. | Maria M. Fontecha Tirado (opens in new tab) | Maria M. Fontecha Tirado (opens in new tab) |
| Max Gelber | Hen Mpoana | Takoradi, Ghana | Plenty of Fish in the Sea? Shark Fishing and the Fin Trade in Ghana: A Biting Review. | Max Gelber (opens in new tab) | Max Gelber (opens in new tab) |
| Breton Homewood | INGENAES (USAID, UF) | Santa Rosa de Copán and Gracias, Honduras | From Field to Table: Men’s Participation in Nutrition Decision-Making in Agrarian Households of western Honduras. | Breton Homewood (opens in new tab) | Breton Homewood (opens in new tab) |
| Corey Jones | Redeeming Love Ministries | Luwindja, Democratic Republic of Congo | Reconstructing and rehabilitating gendered social fabric in Congolese post-conflict society. | Corey Jones (opens in new tab) | Corey Jones (opens in new tab) |
| Grace Kihombo | Salvation Army | Mbeya, Tanzania | Assessment of Factors Contributing to Girls’ School Attendance and Performance on Form Four National Examinations in Mbeya Region, Tanzania. | Grace Kihombo (opens in new tab) | Grace Kihombo (opens in new tab) |
| Rosanna Kingston | Rebuild Globally | Port-au-Prince and Fond Bayard, Haiti | Tires are good for the soles: process documentation of upcycling tires for a mobile livelihood project in Fond Bayard, Haiti. | Rosanna Kingston (opens in new tab) | Rosanna Kingston (opens in new tab) |
| Florencia Lathrop Rossi | Asociación de Servicio Comunitario Nacional y Ambiental | Corcovado, Costa Rica | Mujeres de Corcovado: Self-representation through design. | Florencia Lathrop Rossi (opens in new tab) | Florencia Lathrop Rossi (opens in new tab) |
| Sheila Nyokabi Maingi | Gender Links for Equality and Justice | Gauteng, South Africa | Power and agency: Strengthening efforts against gender-based violence through entrepreneurship training in Gauteng, South Africa. | Sheila Nyokabi Maingi (opens in new tab) | Sheila Nyokabi Maingi (opens in new tab) |
| Anna Martinson | Teach North Korean Refugees | Seoul, South Korea | Nonprofit financial sustainability in Seoul, South Korea: Teach North Korean Refugees. | Anna Martinson (opens in new tab) | Anna Martinson (opens in new tab) |
| Miguel Olivas-Pérez | Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional-Instituto Politecnico Nacional | Oaxaca, México | The impact of the public policies in the forestry sector in México. | Miguel Olivas-Pérez (opens in new tab) | Miguel Olivas-Pérez (opens in new tab) |
| Grace Palacios Chávez | Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) / German Agency for International Cooperation | San Martín, Perú | The role of Kichwa Lamas indigenous women in the conservation of their community forests and their participation in the implementation of the Conditional Direct Transfers (TDC) mechanism. | Grace Palacios Chávez (opens in new tab) | Grace Palacios Chávez (opens in new tab) |
| Grace Palacios Chávez | Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) | San Martín, Perú | El rol de la mujer indígena Kichwa Lamas en la conservación de bosques comunitarios y su participación en la implementación del Mecanismo Transferencias Directas Condicionadas (TDC). | Grace Palacios Chávez (opens in new tab) | |
| Stefi Rodriguez | Swaziland Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise | Lowveld, Swaziland | Gender Sensitive Evaluation of the Goat Value Chain in the Lowveld of Swaziland. | Stefi Rodriguez (opens in new tab) | Stefi Rodriguez (opens in new tab) |
| Tania Romero Bautista | Alliance for Research and Conservation in the Amazon (ARCAmazon) | Madre de Dios, Perú | An evidence-based approach to improving the effectiveness of conservation and sustainable development (CSD) projects in Madre de Dios, Peru. | Tania Romero Bautista (opens in new tab) | Tania Romero Bautista (opens in new tab) |
| Daniel J. Sarafan | International Justice Mission | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | An Overview of International Justice Mission’s Counter Labor Trafficking Initiative in Cambodia. | ||
| Derek Sindler | AgroFrontera | Montecristi, República Dominicana | Moving towards sustainable rice production in northwest Dominican Republic. | Derek Sindler (opens in new tab) | Derek Sindler (opens in new tab) |
| Nicole Yohe | Catholic Relief Services | Bidibidi, Uganda | The evaluation of water, sanitation, and hygiene: the Bididi refugee settlement. | ||
| Zotha Zungu | Old Mutual Flagship | Motheo District, Free State Province, South Africa | Data Know Best: Tracking Learner Achievement and the Impact of the Old Manual Flagship in Nine Project Schools in Motheo District, Free-State Province, South Africa. | Zotha Zungu (opens in new tab) | Zotha Zungu (opens in new tab) |
MDP Field Practicums 2016
| Student | Host Institution/NGO | Location(s) | Project | Final Report | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Anderson | Southern Environmental Association-Belize | Placencia, Belize | Coastal Resource Management within Placencia, Belize: Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities in Caribbean Development. | Russ Anderson (opens in new tab) | Russ Anderson (opens in new tab) |
| Amanda Brinton | APRADELASA, ADELVA, UNDP | Laguna Salada, Dominican Republic | A Needs Assessment of a Municipal Compost Pilot Project in the Dominican Republic. | Amanda Brinton (opens in new tab) | Amanda Brinton (opens in new tab) |
| Lacey Harris-Coble | Tanzania Forest Conservation Group | Kilosa, Tanzania | Income Diversification and Seasonality for Smallholder Farmers in Kilosa, Tanzania. | Lacey Harris-Coble (opens in new tab) | Lacey Harris-Coble (opens in new tab) |
| Iliana Jaimes | University of Indonesia, University of Florida | Jakarta, Indonesia | Water Management Assessment, from a Social Perspective, at the University of Indonesia Depok Campus and Green Infrastructure Recommendations. | Iliana Jaimes (opens in new tab) | Iliana Jaimes (opens in new tab) |
| Rugiyatu Kane | Ashoka Sahel | Dakar, Sénégal | Transforming Youth Years in Senegal: Developing a Youth Venture Program with Ashoka Sahel. | Rugiyatu Kane (opens in new tab) | Rugiyatu Kane (opens in new tab) |
| Oswaldo Medina Ramírez | Instituto Centro de Vida | Mato Grosso, Brazil | Socio-Environmental Governance and the Role of Civil Society: The case of the Mato Grosso Sustainable Municipalities Program. | Oswaldo Medina Ramírez (opens in new tab) | Oswaldo Medina Ramírez (opens in new tab) |
| Pilar Morales Giner | Foundation Access for Rights | Sofia, Bulgaria | Inclusion, integration, and refugee protection in Sofia, Bulgaria. | Pilar Morales Giner (opens in new tab) | Pilar Morales Giner (opens in new tab) |
| July Nelson | Shanti Uganda | Luweero, Uganda | Designing and Conducting a Needs Assessment for Shanti Uganda’s Garden Program in Luwero, Uganda. | July Nelson (opens in new tab) | July Nelson (opens in new tab) |
| Eunmi Song | Shanti Uganda | Luweero, Uganda | Understanding the reproductive health education needs of adolescent girls in Uganda. | Eunmi Song (opens in new tab) | Eunmi Song (opens in new tab) |
| Rebecca Starkman | Cotopaxi | La Paz, Bolivia | Llama Fiber Supply Chain Sustainability in Bolivia. | Rebecca Starkman (opens in new tab) | Rebecca Starkman (opens in new tab) |
| Rachel Velez | Carolina for Kibera | Kibera, Kenya | Fostering the Capacity of Kibera's Care Groups to Promote WASH Behaviors among Pregnant and Lactating Women. | Rachel Velez (opens in new tab) | Rachel Velez (opens in new tab) |
| Sarah Ward | Carolina for Kibera | Kibera, Kenya | Safe Spaces for Reproductive Health, Girls’ Rights, and Leadership Education: A Case Study in Kibera, Kenya. | Sarah Ward (opens in new tab) | Sarah Ward (opens in new tab) |
MDP Field Practicums 2015
| Student | Host Institution/NGO | Location(s) | Project | Final Report | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Anderson | SABMiller Brewing Company | Bogotá, Colombia | BEER: Brewing Employees Engaged with (Corporate Social) Responsibility. | Matt Anderson (opens in new tab) | Matt Anderson (opens in new tab) |
| Irving Chan Gómez | SABMiller Brewing Company | Bogotá, Colombia | BEER: Brewing Employees Engaged with (Corporate Social) Responsibility. | Irving Chan Gómez (opens in new tab) | Irving Chan Gómez (opens in new tab) |
| Ben Christ | Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas | Nazaré Paulista (São Paulo State) | Community-based Social Marketing for Atlantic Forest Restoration in Brazil. | Ben Christ (opens in new tab) | Ben Christ (opens in new tab) |
| Jessica Horwood | Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in South Africa program (EESA) | Cape Town, South Africa | Through the eyes of the client: an analysis of a student consulting program. | Jessica Horwood (opens in new tab) | Jessica Horwood (opens in new tab) |
| Kristen Marks | Rahab's Rope | Goa, India | Leadership development training for young women in Goa, India. | Kristen Marks (opens in new tab) | Kristen Marks (opens in new tab) |
| Gabriela Polo | UF Law Costa Rica Program/Isla Chira Oyster Farmers | San José and Isla Chira, Costa Rica | A situational analysis of community-based oyster farming in Palito, Isla Chira, Costa Rica. | Gabriela Polo (opens in new tab) | Gabriela Polo (opens in new tab) |
| Whitney Turientine | Senegalese Meteorological Service | Arusha, Tanzania and Senegal | Monitoring the Global Framework for Climate Services trainings of extension workers in Longido, Tanzania. | Whitney Turientine (opens in new tab) | Whitney Turientine (opens in new tab) |
| Chad Henry | Habitat for Humanity/University of the West Indies | Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago | Sustainable home food production systems in Habitat for Humanity communities in Trinidad. | Chad Henry (opens in new tab) |
MDP Field Practicums 2014
| Student | Host Institution/NGO | Location(s) | Project | Final Report | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Bryant | International Justice Mission | Washington, DC; Kampala, Uganda | Using information systems to build evaluation and learning capacities in NGOs | ||
| Samantha Davis | Wuqu' Kawoq - Maya Health Alliance | Paquip, Guatemala | Diversity and Availability of Foods in the Tiendas of Two Guatemalan Communities. | Samantha Davis (opens in new tab) | Samantha Davis (opens in new tab) |
| Antonieta Eguren | South African Wildlife College | South Africa (various locations) | Attitudes Toward Wildlife and Kruger National Park in the Makuleke Villages, South Africa. | Antonieta Eguren (opens in new tab) | Antonieta Eguren (opens in new tab) |
| Jeremy Lambeth | Interministerial Committee for Territorial Planning | Port au Prince, Haiti | Assessing International Scholarly Exchange in Haiti. | Jeremy Lambeth (opens in new tab) | |
| Liz Poulsen | Ministry of Public Health | Tumbaco, Ecuador | Adolescent Pregnancy in Cumbayá Ecuador: a gender-sensitive situation analysis. | Liz Poulsen (opens in new tab) | Liz Poulsen (opens in new tab) |
| Christa Roberts | Cayuga Sustainable Hospitality | Costa Rica, Nicaragua (multiple locations) | Monitoring and Evaluation of Sustainability Indicators at Hotels and Eco-Lodges in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. | Christa Roberts (opens in new tab) | |
| Alex Sprague | South African Wildlife College | South Africa (various locations) | Household Livelihood Surveys: Training Practitioners and the Case of Makuleke, South Africa. | Alex Sprague (opens in new tab) |
MDP Field Practicums 2013
| Student | Host Institution / NGO | Location(s) | Project | Final Report | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandra Clough | Southern African Wildlife College | South Africa - Kruger National Park | Situational analysis of Mangalene, Mozambique for a community-based natural resource project. | Leandra Clough (opens in new tab) | Leandra Clough (opens in new tab) |
| Taryn Devereux | Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), in collaboration with CIAT | Cauca province, Colombia | Gender dynamics in the adoption of climate adaptation practices: a case study in the Cauca Department of Colombia. | Taryn Devereux (opens in new tab) | Taryn Devereux (opens in new tab) |
| Seth Marsala-Bell | Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), in collaboration with CIAT | Cauca province, Colombia | Climate change, agriculture, & gender dynamics: a case study of campesinos in the Pedras River watershed. | Seth Marsala-Bell (opens in new tab) | Seth Marsala-Bell (opens in new tab) |
| Hans Goertz | International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) | Haiti (Petit-Goave, Jacmel and Desarmes) | Comparative tree-planting strategies: impact and application in Haiti. | Hans Goertz (opens in new tab) | Hans Goertz (opens in new tab) |
| Jessica Jefferson | Amazon Promise | Iquitos, Peru | Soy Capaz! Plus: Integrating environmental stewardship into health outreach. | Jessica Jefferson (opens in new tab) | Jessica Jefferson (opens in new tab) |
| Antonia Lliteras Espinosa | Universidad Nacional de Asuncion (UNA) Center for Leadership, Ministry for Women. (UF is a partner in project) | Paraguay | Today for Tomorrow: A Study of How Leadership Training Workshops Impact Students' Self-Efficacy and Equal Access in Escuela Agricola San Francisco, Paraguay. | Antonia Lliteras (opens in new tab) | Antonia Lliteras (opens in new tab) |
| Sebastian Pazmino | Ecuador Tierra Viva | Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador | Tierra Despierta: a social and physical study of the agriculture land in Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador. | Sebastian Pazmino (opens in new tab) | Sebastian Pazmino (opens in new tab) |
| José Orozco | Semilla Nueva (New Seed) | Guatemala | Understanding farmers' challenges and evaluating impacts of a sustainable agriculture NGO in communities of southern Guatemala. | José Orozco (opens in new tab) | José Orozco (opens in new tab) |
| Daniel Stirling | St. Joseph’s Hospital and Dr. Grau Albert Valencian Community Foundation (DGAVCF) | Kitgum, Uganda | Health barrier analysis to inform community outreach in Kitgum, northern Uganda. | Daniel Stirling (opens in new tab) | Daniel Stirling (opens in new tab) |
| Raina Zantout | Institut National de Recherche en Genie Rural, Euax et Forets (INRGREF) and Oued Souhil Farms Assocation | Tunisia | Human health risks linked to irrigation with treated wastewater in Oued Souhil, Tunisia, and gender roles in agriculture. | Raina Zantout (opens in new tab) | Raina Zantout (opens in new tab) |
| María F. Checa | Ceiba Foundation (in Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve) | Ecuador | Feasibility of a butterfly farming initiative in western Ecuador as a viable tool for sustainable development. | María F. Checa (opens in new tab) | María F. Checa (opens in new tab) |
| Gentry Mander | Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education | Belize | Cacao value chain analysis in Belize. | Gentry Mander (opens in new tab) | Gentry Mander (opens in new tab) |
MDP Field Practicums 2012
| Student | Host Institution / NGO | Location(s) | Project | Final Report | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Pittman | Southern Africa Regional Environmental Project (SAREP) | Botswana Namibia | Governance Dashboard Approach (group project) Developing monitoring systems for integrated water quality management in Mayana Village, Namibia (individual). | ||
| Indah Waty Bong | SAREP | Botswana | Governance Dashboard Approach (group project) Learning what life is like for an insider while remaining a ‘lekgowa’: A Participatory Approach to Understand Local Adaptive Capacity and Resilience in Nokaneng, Botswana. | Indah Waty Bong | Indah Waty Bong |
| Ramin Gillet | SAREP | Botswana | Governance Dashboard Approach (group project) Sankuyo on the eve of the Botswana hunting ban: Local perspectives and implications for the future (individual). | Ramin Gillet | |
| Nicholas Vasconcellos | SAREP | Botswana | Governance Dashboard Approach (group project) Analysis of institutions, policies and the cattle supply chain for small-scale farmers in Ngamiland District, Botswana. | Nicholas Vasconcellos (opens in new tab) | Nicholas Vasconcellos |
| Sydney Nilan | Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) | Costa Rica | Participatory Planning: Laying the foundations for collaboration in ecotourism development in Chirripó, Costa Rica. | Sydney Nilan | Sydney Nilan |
| Marliz Arteaga García Gómez | Universidad Amazonica de Pando, and Natural and Biological Science Area (ACBN) | Bolivia | A participatory process for developing a regionally appropriate climate change curriculum in Pando, Bolivia. | Marliz Arteaga García Gómez | Marliz Arteaga García Gómez |
| Stephenie Chatfield | Water is Life International (WiLi) | Ethiopia | Developing tools for impact: Sanitation behavior change among women in Awassa, Ethiopia. | Stephenie Chatfield | Stephenie Chatfield |
| Angela Quashigah | New Life Orphanage | Ghana | New Life Orphanage needs assessment and building project: Nungua, Ghana. | Angela Quashigah | |
| Sky Georges | Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary School (SBMHSS) | Chennai, India | Leadership 101: Setting the foundations for the next generation of world-class leaders. | Sky Georges | Sky Georges |
| Sheldon Wardwell | Development partners and the Jonglei State Government | South Sudan | Community Needs and Assets in Maar Village, South Sudan: Local Governance, Health and Fish Production. | Sheldon Wardwell |
MDP Field Practicums 2011
| Student | Host Institution / NGO | Location(s) | Project | Final Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Morrissey | FISH Ministries | Haiti | Assessing Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Needs at Schools and Orphanages in Rural Haiti. | |
| Kristen Augustine | Impulse NGO | Northeastern State of Meghalaya, India | Approaches to Combating Human Trafficking in Northeast India. | Kristen Augustine |
| Elihu Isele | Maisha Shamba | Western Kenya | Creating economic measures for a livelihood intervention in Western Kenya. | |
| Camila Pazos | Southern African Regional Environmental Program (SAREP) | Botswana | Past and Future Development Trends in Rural Botswana and Their Potential Impact on Community Health. | Camila Pazos |
| Tshibangu Kalala | SAREP | Botswana | Analysis of Social Networks Using GIS to Understand the Adaptability of Rural Communities in Botswana. | Tshibangu Kalala |
| Erica Odera | SAREP | Botswana | Creating Sustainable Development Indicators: Construction of an Adaptive Capacity Index for Rural Botswana. | Erica Odera |
| Greyson Nyamoga | SAREP | Botswana | Land Uses and Livelihood Options for Shorobe and Sankuyo Communities, Botswana. | Greyson Nyamoga |
| Jennifer Carr | Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) | Guatemala | Community-based ecotourism development in Uaxactún, Guatemala. | Jennifer Carr |
| Daniel McQuillan | Yachana Foundation | Ecuador | The Yachana Agro-Educational Project: Project Design of an Agricultural Education Module in the Ecuadorian Amazon. | Daniel McQuillan |