PhD student selected for Minority Health Fellowship program
Folarin Olanrewaju selected for the Minority Fellowship Program
PhD student Folarin Olanrewaju was selected for the Minority Fellowship Program, a nationally competitive fellowship of the American Nurses Association and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
The program assists people who are seeking graduate degrees and plan to work to improve behavioral health outcomes for minority communities.
The American Nurses Association is one of eight grantee organizations who administer the program with federal grants from SAMHSA.
Olanrewaju’s research focus includes investigating the potential of GLP-1 medications to reduce alcohol consumption, aiming to expand pharmacological options for individuals who may not benefit from traditional abstinence-based treatments. His faculty advisor is Rohan Jeremiah, PhD, MPH, professor and associate dean for global health.
Through the program, Olanrewaju will receive up to $22,000 to support his research and an additional stipend to attend a 3-day intensive training program in Washington, D.C.
The program aims to increase knowledge among practitioners, improve the quality of prevention and treatment, and grow the number of culturally competent mental and substance use disorder professionals who work with racial and ethnic minority populations.
Suzanne Phipps, a DNP student in the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner program, was a 2024-2025 awardee.