Check out three posts by Rajesh Gururaghavendran, a recent MPH grad and alumni peer writing coach.
Write Choice describes the trials and tribulations of the determinants and strategies project that all students enrolled in Individual, Community, and Population Health know all too well. He offers great advice about how to work through challenges and the feeling of triumph you will have when you are done. In particular, he reminds students to ask questions and seek support from professors, TAs, and the peer writing coaches.
Common Mistakes in Public Health Writing offers guidance from hard-won experience on avoiding and recovering from these writing perils.
Write Recipe offers pointers for writing and publishing journal articles.
In Rajesh’s words:
I have a background in Public Health Dentistry, with specific training and expertise in addressing oral health issues among rural and underserved populations. I am particularly interested in epidemiologic methods, causal inference, non-communicable diseases, and cancer epidemiology. I am presently exploring the use of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) in applied health research under Dr. Eleanor Murray at BUSPH.
My favorite thing about peer coaching: I am passionate about research, public health writing, and teaching. I like helping fellow students to overcome challenges in their courses and I am happy to see them succeed in their program.
Fun fact: I am a hobby blogger and have recently taken interest in utilizing writing as a means of expressing my thoughts and experiences.
You can email me at: rajeshg@bu.edu