Maju Brunette

MSc Global Healthcare Leadership, 2023

Dr Maria Julia (Maju) Brunette, born and raised in Perú, has substantial expertise in addressing equity issues among diverse communities in the Americas where she has continuously explored how to best adapt community-based participatory research (CBPR) methodologies to engage resource-constrained populations in addressing their health and social problems.

Dr Brunette, a social justice and health equity scholar, has secured external funding and conducted interdisciplinary research across a broad spectrum of topics including health equity, Tuberculosis diagnosis, urban poverty, underrepresentation of women and minorities in STEM, and community-engaged teaching and learning. Drawing on her skills as a scientist, health systems thinker, and advocate, she is fully engaged and committed to promote social justice, fight systemic racism and reduce social inequalities locally and globally. Her approach is as simple as it is creative and effective, beginning with an understanding of people and communities and involving them in developing systemic solutions.

She is an Associate Professor [Global Health Equity] at the Ohio State University. Dr Brunette received her degrees in industrial & systems engineering from the University of Lima, Peru (B.Sc), from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (M.Sc.) and from the University of Wisconsin Madison (Ph.D.).

Contact: maju.brunette@gtc.ox.ac.uk

MPhil Development Studies, 2023

Maya Sternthal is a MPhil Candidate in Development Studies. Her research focuses on how private American philanthropic foundations act as norm entrepreneurs in efforts to address global climate action.

Maya holds a Honours Bachelor of Arts in Diaspora and Transnational Studies from the University of Toronto where she assisted in research on the geopolitics of the lithium mining industry for green energy transitions, and the interplay between morality and bureaucracy at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. She has also held diverse roles in NGOs and postsecondary education, focusing on philanthropic development. Broadly, Maya is interested in the history of migration, social history, climate policy, and the ethics of philanthropy.

Contact: maya.sternthal@qeh.ox.ac.uk

MSc Precision Cancer Medicine, 2023

I am a Dental Surgeon studying reading for an MSc in Precision Cancer Medicine. I am involved in research regarding oral carcinogenesis in low risk patients. My aim is to become an academic head and neck cancer surgeon.

Contact: paul.capanni@gtc.ox.ac.uk

 

PGCE Modern Languages, 2023

I completed my undergraduate degree in French and Spanish at the University of Kent in 2019 and a Masters by Research in Latin American Studies at Newcastle University in 2020.

Going to on commence a Modern Foreign Languages PhD programme, during which time I was fortunate enough to teach a bunch of wonderful aspiring linguists, I realised where my true passion lies.

I joined the University of Oxford in 2023 to complete my training as a Secondary School MFL (Spanish and French) teacher, and it’s the best decision I’ve ever made.

Email: ellen.bishell@gtc.ox.ac.uk

DPhil in Medical Sciences, 2023

I am an Australian trained consultant haematologist with an interest in cellular therapies and bone marrow transplantation. I am undertaking a DPhil at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine under the supervision of Professor Ronjon Chakraverty. My work focuses on immune injury to the bone marrow stroma, and its impact on haematopoiesis.

Contact: daniel.north@gtc.ox.ac.uk

DPhil Law, 2023

I’m currently pursuing a DPhil in Law, with a specific focus on International Environmental Law. My research is centered on the regulation of agricultural emissions within the framework of the UN climate regime. It attempts to confirm the existence of a regulatory gap in the UN climate regime, leading to a lack of international stimulus on domestic and regional agricultural climate policy implementation compared to other sectors. I am researching options to close the gap, addressing the question of how stricter obligations to reduce agricultural emissions can be imposed under international law by examining methods of interpretation, possible amendments to existing treaties and new instruments to regulate agricultural emissions.

Besides my academic interests, I really enjoy playing sports, spending time outside, and travelling to other countries.

Contact: katharina.neumann@law.ox.ac.uk