Ozeryansky Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to Norway for Research on Ukrainian Refugees

Posted: 4/24/2023 (CSDE Research)

Congratulations to CSDE Trainee Larisa Ozeryansky for receiving a Fulbright Fellowship award to support dissertation research regarding the health experiences of refugees from Ukraine! Larisa is currently a student in UW’s Interdisciplinary Individual PhD program and is advised by CSDE Training Core PI Zack Almquist (Sociology). Larisa will spend August 2023 to June 2024 at the Global Health Department at University of Oslo and the Norwegian Public Health Institute in Oslo, Norway. Subjects to be explored during the stay include healthcare access (barriers, programs, policies), the unique immersion and integration programs available to asylees in Norway (and implications on wellness of the nature-based activities), and other aspects of identity and belonging. This field work will complement the steps Larisa has already taken to start assessing health experiences and migration decision making for refugees from Ukraine, including the design and facilitation of an online survey during summer 2022 and the conduction of follow-up (virtual) interviews in winter 2023.