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Project Title
Flood Exposure and Road Access to Healthcare in Relation to Water-Related Disease Risk in Thailand: A National Subdistrict-Level Analysis
Activity Type
Research Assistant
Program Model
Plan A: GLIP
Eligibility: Exclusively for undergraduate or Master's degree students.
Duration: 1 semester or 3–4 months (depending on the international student's academic calendar)
University Financial Support:
- Tuition fees and other university fees
- On-campus accommodation fees (excluding electricity charges)
- Daily allowance for international students (240 Baht/day)
Eligibility: Exclusively for undergraduate or Master's degree students.
Duration: 1 semester or 3–4 months (depending on the international student's academic calendar)
University Financial Support:
- Tuition fees and other university fees
- On-campus accommodation fees (excluding electricity charges)
- Daily allowance for international students (240 Baht/day)
Duration
December 2026 - March 2027 (3 months)
Applicant Qualifications and Eligibility Requirements:
- Student Status: Applicants must maintain active student status at their home institution throughout the entire duration of the exchange program.
- Program Commitment & Return Requirements: Applicants must complete the full duration of the program and return to their home country on or before the official program end date, in strict compliance with immigration regulations.
- Scholarship Agreement: Applicants must acknowledge, accept, and comply with all rules, terms, and conditions of the scholarship.
- Overseas Health Insurance: Applicants must possess comprehensive overseas medical and health insurance coverage from their home country throughout their study, research, or training period in Thailand. The insurance benefits must explicitly cover sickness, injury, hospitalization expenses (both In-Patient and Out-Patient), medical and rescuer's expenses, personal liability, and death.
- Personal Financial Responsibility: Applicants must accept sole responsibility for all costs and expenses beyond the specified scholarship coverage.
- Schedule & Attendance for Course-Based Programs: For applicants enrolling in Course-Based Programs (Type: Registering in relevant courses), full-semester participation is required (November 16, 2026 – March 21, 2027). Participants must arrive at Naresuan University on November 12, 2026, and depart no later than March 22, 2027. Any changes to arrival or departure dates strictly require prior approval from the program coordinator and the university. (Note: For Internship and Research Assistantship programs, the duration and travel schedule will follow the specific timeline designated for each project).
Additional Project Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Environmental Science, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field.
- Experience in data management, statistical analysis, spatial data analysis, machine learning, or deep learning.
- Experience in data management, statistical analysis, spatial data analysis, machine learning, or deep learning.
Project Status
Open
Activity Details
Overview
This research project will investigate how flood exposure and flood-related loss of road access to healthcare are associated with water-related disease risk in Thailand. The work will begin with data preparation and integration of disease surveillance, flood exposure, road accessibility, population, and demographic data. Then, we will analyze and model to assess the effects of flooding, time-lagged exposure, and healthcare accessibility on disease incidence. Sensitivity and validation analyses will then be conducted to evaluate the robustness of the findings. Finally, we will develop a manuscript framework to support continued collaboration after the research period.
Weekly Plan
| Week | Activity |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Prepare data, including incidence rate, monthly flood data, population, road accessibility, and demographic data. |
| Week 2 | Construct the integrated analytical dataset and conduct initial descriptive analyses. |
| Week 3 | Describe spatial and temporal patterns of flood exposure and water-related diseases. |
| Week 4 | Develop the baseline spatiotemporal disease model. |
| Week 5 | Flood pathway: assess the association between flood exposure and disease incidence. |
| Week 6 | Flood pathway: assess the association between flood exposure and disease incidence. |
| Week 7 | Flood pathway: investigate lagged effects of flooding on disease risk. |
| Week 8 | Flood pathway: investigate lagged effects of flooding on disease risk. |
| Week 9 | Road-access pathway: assess the association between reduced healthcare accessibility and disease outcomes. |
| Week 10 | Road-access pathway: assess the association between reduced healthcare accessibility and disease outcomes. |
| Week 11 | Combined analysis: investigate whether road-access disruption modifies the effect of flood exposure on disease risk. |
| Week 12 | Compare and interpret findings from the flood-exposure pathway and road-access pathway. |
| Week 13 | Compare and interpret findings from the flood-exposure pathway and road-access pathway. |
| Week 14 | Prepare final maps, figures, tables, and preliminary manuscript sections. |
| Week 15 | Present research findings, organize the reproducible analysis package, and establish the next steps for manuscript development. |
| Week 16 | Present research findings, organize the reproducible analysis package, and establish the next steps for manuscript development. |
Project Manager
Full Name (EN)
SUDARAT CHADSUTHI
Faculty / Institute
Faculty of Science
Email
sudaratc@nu.ac.th