Graduate Student Opportunities
Earn a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Population Health and Aging
Gain interdisciplinary training at the intersection of medical sociology, social gerontology and demography.
This 15-credit Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) explores how social factors shape health and aging across the life course, complementing graduate work in sociology and related fields while preparing you for research, teaching and policy roles in academic, governmental and nonprofit settings.
Policy, Place and Population Health Lab
Graduate students receive training in population health research, various sources of data, diverse research methods, disseminating and communicating research, and other professional development areas. Students also have the opportunity to get feedback on their own research through regular lab meetings.
Undergraduate Opportunities
Service Learning
Undergraduate students at Syracuse University can use the Healthy Monday campaign and promotional materials as a framework to develop public health promotion projects.
The Lerner Center also serves as a placement for PHP 442 (Public Health Capstone). Each spring semester, one senior public health student is placed with Lerner to take a deep dive into public health program development, implementation and evaluation.
Internship Opportunities
The Lerner Center offers undergraduate internship placements for students interested in population health. Internships are either paid or for course credit. Opportunities are based on the center’s needs and a student’s experience and interests. The Lerner Center offers three types of internships.
- Health Programming
- Health Communications
- Research
