Hi! My name is Andi Goodall. I am a senior at Tulane majoring in Public Health and minoring in Management. As my last semester as an undergraduate student begins, I am starting to look for jobs in the Chicagoland area. I hope to work in health administration for a few years, then pursue a master’s degree in health administration. Though I am preparing for life after college, I am still thankful to be involved in campus activities such as Tulane University Peer Health Educators (TUPHEs) and Sexual Aggression Hotline and Education (SAPHE).
I am excited to start my semester as a reproductive rights and reproductive health intern. Previously, I worked with Dr. Lederer on a self-care research study. The study looked at how college students define self-care for themselves. As Dr. Lederer’s intern, I reviewed and coded the qualitative data to find themes. With the information collected, Dr. Lederer and I drafted an executive summary to the inform interested parties. This semester I will be doing a couple of projects with Dr. Lederer. The first project I am working on is a short literature review of college sexual violence prevention strategies. So far, I have found various articles discussion male-centered interventions, bystander interventions, and first-year focused interventions. With the Climate Survey data release, this information is especially intriguing, and I am looking forward to learning about the best practices for sexual violence reduction. Another project I will be starting soon is a follow-up study to an intervention provided around New Orleans. The original study was a focused attempt to reduce chlamydia rates around New Orleans. The study focused on African American males under the age of twenty-five. A free chlamydia test was offered to these men in places they often went such as barber shops. If the man tested positive, he was given a free prescription and later contacted by an official to gather the names of his previous partner. The official then contacted the previous partners and reported that someone they had sexual contact with tested positive for chlamydia and recommended getting tested. The original study hit a bump in the road when the men were not picking up their prescription or offering the names of their previous partners. This is where I come in. I will be transcribing interviews with these men to see what their barriers were to picking up the prescription or offering the names of their previous partners. I am excited to see what the interviews reveal, and I hope to find a way to reduce the barriers to treatment.