Age: 22
Home Town: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Education: BA- Bachelor of Arts, Urban Studies/Community Health, Rhodes College
Specific Field Interests: Public Health, Women's Rights
Placement: Gramin Shiksha Kendra - Sawai Madhupur, Rajasthan
Area of Focus: Public Health

Highlights: Annika feels that India is a country of deep intensity and rich potential which has a great deal to contribute to a globalized world. She is excited to spend an extended period of time living and working with an impactful grassroots organization in India. She values the mentorship of others and the experience of becoming invested in a community. She hopes to contribute something that the community she will be working alongside finds worthwhile and valuable. She hopes to be able to communicate with the community fully on their own terms with fluency in Hindi. Her research with refugees in both Jordan and the United States has given her valuable experience in building meaningful relationships with people from different cultures, an experience she feels would help her in this fellowship.

Posts by annikagage

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A Poem

Being in a group is hard. Not always sure what I can offer. What my […]

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About Shame

Does shame make us healthier?   I felt a deep sense of discomfort as I […]

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Studying Malnutrition through Food Journals

A lot of my time studying child malnutrition in rural Rajasthan has been spent figuring […]

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My Life in Rural Rajasthan

When I speak with my friends about my work here in Sawai Madhopur, I joke […]

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Rethinking Education

When I began my observations at my placement, I felt concerned. Yes, I admit it.  […]

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Unlikely Assistants

As I squeezed into the still-moving jeep one morning in April, feeling eyes roam over […]

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“But Where Can We Put the Scale?”: Challenges of Data Collection in Rural India

“Data collection.” Sounds straightforward enough, right? During the Fellowship, I have led two different studies […]

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The Backbone of Rural Health

As I move past the “nothing-makes-sense” phase of culture shock, my discomfort has begun to […]

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