Joe Dupelle
Faculty Advisor: M. Bernardine Dias

Title: Project HATCH: Helping Advance Technology, Communication, and Health in Haiti

   
     
Short
Bio
 

Joe Dupelle is a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University’s H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management. Formally, Joe worked as a Congressional aid and spent two and half years in Tanzania as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Joe’s work experience consists of both domestic and international projects ranging in location from Haiti, Mexico, and East Africa to Capitol Hill.  Joe spent a year working as a marketing assistant after completing his biochemistry degree at Springfield College in Western Massachusetts.  Joe is interested in pursuing a career in international relations and national security.

     
Project Synopsis
 

The Helping Advance Technology, Communication, and Health in Haiti (HATCH) project endeavors to find cost-effective communicatioin and scheduling technologies that help empower rural community health centers, affiliated with the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) in Haiti, to provide better healthcare outcomes for their constituents.   By leveraging the personal experiences and skills of the project group members, our team represents a unique partnership between the H. John Heinz III School for Public Policy and Management, TechBridgeWorld, and HAS.