GHOPE Research

Faculty affiliated with the Global Health Office of Pediatrics at Emory (GHOPE) are highly committed to bidirectional, equitable and meaningful research that can inform improvements in clinical care and public health related to child health. GHOPE faculty are actively engaged in diverse research related to childhood nutrition, neonatal sepsis, mortality prevention, HIV care, climate change, and more. Our faculty have secured funding from the National Institutes of Health (several R01s, three K awards, and large U awards), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and several other extramural private foundations. Click here for our publications from 2019 - 2024.

GHOPE helps foster cross-disciplinary research among faculty and trainees through mentorship and the creation of a rich research environment in which ideas are shared and developed collaboratively. Learn more about GHOPE partnerships here.

GHOPE Research in Progress sessions offers an opportunity for Emory Pediatric faculty a space to present grant proposals in the form of a mock study section or rehearse national presentations and receive feedback from colleagues.

GHOPE offers an annual Seed Grant (up to $10,000) for global child health research. Emory faculty and trainees are eligible to apply along with partners. Prior awards have been leveraged for successful NIH applications and have helped secure several extramural awards. Here are the previous GHOPE Seed Grant awardees:

• Lisa Cranmer & Elizabeth Quincer Expanding Uptake of Maternal Vaccination in Ethiopia
• Rebecca Philipsborn & Kristine Sufcak Heavy Metal Toxicity and Community Risk Perceptions after the Brumadinho Mining Disaster in Brazil
• Brian Zanoni & Madeleine Goldstein STIGMA: Decreasing Stigma During Healthcare Transition Through a Social Media Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Adolescents Living with HIV in South Africa