{"id":2336,"date":"2019-04-30T10:08:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T14:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/?p=2336"},"modified":"2019-04-30T10:08:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T14:08:47","slug":"meet-the-class-of-2019-relicious-eboh-a-future-shaped-by-rebuild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/2019\/04\/30\/meet-the-class-of-2019-relicious-eboh-a-future-shaped-by-rebuild\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Class of 2019: Relicious Eboh \u2014 A future shaped by ReBUILD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Relicious Eboh discovered a passion for public health work through research she did as a ReBUILDetroit student.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Through University of Detroit Mercy\u2019s ReBUILDetroit program, 2019 graduate Relicious Eboh says she learned about research, public health, serving others and, most important, a lot about herself.<\/p>\n

A member of the program\u2019s first cohort, Eboh has discovered a passion for serving the community\u2019s health needs that she says has altered the trajectory of her life. Now, she\u2019s sharing these experiences to lobby for more government funding in undergraduate research through the prestigious Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

ReBUILDetroit, or Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity, is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative for undergraduates designed to increase the number of underrepresented students in scientific research. In partnership with Wayne State University, Detroit Mercy has become a center for ReBUILDetroit students in biomedical fields.<\/p>\n

The program\u2019s focus is to encourage research in undergraduate students by providing leadership, mentorship and opportunities. For Eboh, this has translated into confidence in her ability to make a difference, even as an undergraduate student.<\/p>\n

Eboh is one of just two students from Michigan selected to participate in the Posters on the Hill event on Capitol Hill April 29-30. Hosted by the Council on Undergraduate Research, the event connects students with local representatives to talk one-on-one about the impact their research has made. Eboh and the other participants will also present posters of their research.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to be able to advocate to United States representatives to encourage funding of undergraduate research programs like ReBUILDetroit at universities,\u201d Eboh said. She will present her self-explanatory research, \u201cRelationship with the Father of the Baby and the Perceived Stress Among Black Women.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a graduating senior majoring in biology, Eboh has been conducting public health research since her first year. On entering the University, she had her eyes set on pre-dentistry but changed her mind early in her freshman year.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy passion for public health started when I took a class on health disparities my freshman year. I knew then that I wanted to do more people-oriented research in the area of public health and eventually become a physician,\u201d Eboh said. \u201cAfter graduation, I plan to pursue a master\u2019s degree in public health and my ultimate goal is to combine research, public policy and medicine so we can make sure people get the public health services they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through ReBUILDetroit, Eboh has been able to learn about research and community health through the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Wayne State University. Under the mentorship of Dawn P. Misra, associate chair for research and a professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at WSU, Eboh has been performing a minimum of 40 hours of research each summer since the summer prior to her freshman year at Detroit Mercy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very surprised by how I have been able to produce such sufficient research at 19-years-old,\u201d she said. \u201cI never thought I\u2019d get to the point of having such a contribution to science at a young age and having that research translated to such an audience that can make a change in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Eboh, going into her undergraduate studies, she had no idea what went into the research process.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew in order for medical discoveries to happen, there had to be research. I didn\u2019t know I could make a change socially through my own research,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She explained that the ReBUILDetroit program gave her the opportunity to learn about performing literature reviews of previous research, analyzing data and formulating questions. Once her research process was approved by Misra, Eboh went out and did the work \u2014 everything from statistical analysis to determining significance of the research, to recruiting subjects to study and conducting interviews.<\/p>\n

Eboh also met with and learned from the other ReBUILDetroit scholars as part of the bi-weekly cohort and consortium meetings. These meetings often included guest speakers who spoke of their research journey, conducting interviews, graduate school, conflict resolution and professional development.<\/p>\n

As a Detroit native and graduate of Farmington High School, Eboh said it has been meaningful to work and conduct her research in her hometown, but she hopes to expand her reach. The daughter of two immigrants from Nigeria, Eboh wants to give back to the areas that have given so much to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went back to Nigeria recently and I was able to see the whole public health aspect and the lack of public health care from a different perspective,\u201d said Eboh. She took medical supplies for a maternity clinic in Nigeria and returned with motivation to do more for her community, both in Detroit and abroad.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy parents have given me the opportunity to have a home here, but also a home abroad,\u201d she said. \u201cThey hope that one day I\u2019ll be part of the change that can be put in place.\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn more about Detroit Mercy\u2019s ReBUILD Detroit program, please visit <\/em>http:\/\/eng-sci.udmercy.edu\/research\/rebuildetroit.php<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Written by Rebecca Wyatt Thomas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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