Call for Applications: Summer Institute in LGBT Population Health

July 26-August 20, 2010, The Center for Population Research in LGBT Health at the Fenway Institute and the Department of Community Health Sciences at Boston University School of Public Health are hosting a Summer Institute in LGBT Population Health in Boston, Massachusetts.

We invite you to apply.
The Institute will provide participants with foundational training in interdisciplinary theory, knowledge and methods for conducting population research in sexual and gender minority health. We expect to select 12-16 graduate students and 3-6 early career scholars for inclusion in the program.
To be held over four weeks at Boston University and Fenway Health, the Summer Institute will include several components:
1.       a dynamic Cornerstone Seminar in LGBT Health and Social Life that will overview key topics, methods, and perspectives in the interdisciplinary study of LGBT Health
2.       an intermediate-level statistics and quantitative Data Analysis Course taught by instructors from ICPSR’s Summer Program; and
3.       hands-on training in analysis of LGBT population health data in the Interactive Data Lab.

There is no cost for tuition and slots are available for free housing in Boston University dormitories during the Institute. The Summer Institute is funded by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (grant number R25HD064426).
Please visit http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/FENWAY/training/ to download the Call for Applications which includes further details and instructions on how to apply.  Applications will be accepted until May 31, 2010.   For more information, call 617-927-6348 or email summerinstitute@lgbtpopcenter.org.