Published on November 21, 2016  

The title of his dissertation is “Intimate Partner Violence and Depressive Symptoms among Women of Reproductive Age in Rural Bangladesh.”  Dr. Stake took a few minutes to write to one of his Samford mentors, Dr. Stephen Chew:  

“Looking back, my education at Samford (particularly Psych) was top notch and prepared me for the masters and doctoral work.  I know you were a huge part of that and I’m thankful for your investment in me.  For the next few weeks I’ll be editing my three separate papers for journal submissions and then exploring a few jobs associated with Hopkins.  My two advisors work internationally, one in Uganda in IPV and mental health, the other in Bangladesh in maternal and child health.  There are a couple of other international jobs associated with my dissertation committee from Hopkins I am exploring next week as well.  I’m praying about next steps, but hoping to blend in a little more administration and program development with international focus.  After a fairly demanding season, I’m aiming to stay around Baltimore/DC area with international travel until next spring and then re-evaluate where God is calling me to.  I trust that He will guide as He has done before at every fork in the road.  I hope you are well and so happy you are still investing in students!”

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