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Christine Suniti Bhat (she/her), PhD, LPC, LSC (OH)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Professor, Department of Counseling & Higher Education</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Past-President, American Counseling Association, 2025-2026</span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Website: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc">https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc</a><br>
Media: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat">https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat</a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 17, 2025 2:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> International Studies <international.studies@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Gawande College: Opportunities to Study, Research, and Intern in India - with Funding!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Ohio University has a long-standing partnership with Gawande College in Umarkhed, India, which provides unique opportunities for OHIO students to gain international
experience and funding support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Brought to you by the School of International Studies and Languages and the Office of Global Opportunities!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Want to know more right now about funding opportunities for travel to India?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Contact Haley Duschinski (<a href="mailto:duschins@ohio.edu">duschins@ohio.edu</a>) for details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:#999999">Haley Duschinski, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:#999999">Professor of
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<span style="color:#999999">Anthropology</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:#999999">Director of the<a href="https://www.ohio.edu/cis" title="https://www.ohio.edu/cis"> Center for International Studies</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://www.ohio.edu/cas/international-studies-languages" title="https://www.ohio.edu/cas/international-studies-languages">
School of International Studies and Languages</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:#999999">Chair of
<a href="https://www.ohio.edu/standing-committees/university-international-council" title="https://www.ohio.edu/standing-committees/university-international-council">
University International Council</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:#999999">Provost's
<a href="https://www.ohio.edu/news/2025/05/ohio-announces-transition-plans-office-global-affairs" title="https://www.ohio.edu/news/2025/05/ohio-announces-transition-plans-office-global-affairs">
Faculty Fellow</a> for International Partnerships and Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:#999999">Yamada International House<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:#999999">Ohio University | Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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